09 May 2006
give me
turquoise wooden shutters, songs that people send you, red bell peppers, wigs that sit funny on your head, water-soluble oil pastels, scraps of paper found in the street, little feathers, dewy post-shower skin, polaroid cameras, fake-out karate moves, juicy strawberries as big as your head, junior mints, old school hip hop, french accents, sidewalk chalk, guerilla art, skirts full of swish, books that have to be read in one sitting or else you think you might die, cold water when you're really really thirsty, the hands of that hot guy I married, bowling alleys, crazy swirly straws, handwritten love notes, pink radios, clunky dr. scholl sandals, five minutes of quiet, stories that have to be told in the dark, friends that listen to you go on and on and on and on and on and still love you, voices that make you think of sugar and gravel, great lash mascara in brownish-black, people that kick the lyrical windmills, aprons over jeans, words like 'illuminate' and 'verisimilitude', words like 'languid', giant bubble wands made from old metal hangers, toes painted bright pink, doors painted bright orange, the grace of God, the grace of God, the grace of God.
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Ditto. What a beautiful list.
ReplyDeletelovely...
ReplyDeleteI love this!
ReplyDeleteYou have a way of putting things that just makes me happy. I always read what you have written feeling like it has enhanced my day. It's like visiting with a special friend who always leaves you thinking, "They make me a better person. I need them in my life."
So thanks.
good to put those down, so that we can go back and remind ourselves where the joy is!
ReplyDeletenever postpone joy~
xoxox
God I love aprons over jeans.....I've rocked that look a few times just because and have gotten strange looks. Lovely list girlfriend and the photo makes me want to start making something!!
ReplyDeletethis post is so full of hope.... i can feel the turn... can you?
ReplyDelete:) you make me smile :)
ReplyDeletehallelujah.
ReplyDeletesigh...
ReplyDeletevery nice. very nice.
Waiter, I'll have what she's having!
ReplyDeleteperfect list.
ReplyDelete:)
can i have any leftovers? ;)
ReplyDeletei love you andrea.
! :)
sweet list, very hope filled :)
ReplyDeletelisten--will you just get it over with and write a book, already??!! It could be pages and pages just like this! I love the things you notice, the things that strike you...
ReplyDeleteTo quote a comment above, "you've enhanced my day."
you got some of those clunky sandals too! I got red ones with cherries painted on the sole, I"m still wondering if I can wear them.
ReplyDeleteLove your ramblings.
i heart your special words and cannot imagine life with you our personal hulagirl! thank you precious wonderful gift. kickass dude!
ReplyDeletei'm so with you on the turquoise shutters, junior mints and great lash mascara! great list!
ReplyDeletei think the book is right here - just copy each post into a book!
Gimme more Hula Seventy!
ReplyDeleteOh, loveley. I could SMELL those pastels when I saw the photo!
ReplyDeletethis is delicious. thank you!
ReplyDeleteFab list!
ReplyDeletea.
what a lovely photo!
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