Happylist.

- Beautifully descriptive writing
- Nails perfectly painted a pretty color
- My perfectly painted nails atop Fitzgerald's words
- Being effortlessly awesome at academics
- Homemade iced tea
- Throwing together good outfits in minutes
- The Beatles
- The Getty
- Humphrey Bogart
- My dad's laugh
- Writing anywhere but paper (hands, walls)
- Pets
- The Yardbirds
- My little brother
- My rings
- My lacy lingerie romper I practically live in
- Putting my hair up when it's wet so it dries wavy
- Liking Dave Davies more than Ray Davies
- Writing
- Receiving positive feedback of any kind
- Learning from constructive criticism
- Amoeba
- Slurpees
- The beach
- The Bay Area
- The fact that Christine McVie is SO MUCH COOLER than Stevie Nicks
- Having an affair with Brian Jones
- Bringing songs out of retirement
- Being optimistic to the point of absurdity
- That  I lived in the former home of a 1920s starlet
- That David Crosby may still or once lived in that town
- That Richard Manuel definitely did in the 70's
- The fact that I figured this out by blasting the Band from a car radio, surrounded by old dudes drinking beer, and having a particularly endearing fifty-something with cool shades say, "You know one of those guys used to live around here?"
- The fact that Google can solve most problems regarding lack of information
- Killing bugs
- That time at Starbucks when I bonded with an older woman with green hair, who was sketching a natal chart, over killing bugs and keeping them in a jar. We both did it.
- Natalie Portman's SNL rap
- Jack Nicholson, and his apparently still-raging libido
- Music blasting, television on mute, preferably tuned to a black and white film
- Being practical
- Being a dreamer
- Ice cold beverages
- Slightly melted chocolate chip cookies (especially for breakfast)
- Barbra Streisand's apartment in The Way We Were!
- The Temptations
- John C. Reilly
- Success in all forms
- My furry leopard print coat
- Finding mixed CDs from long ago
- Glitter
- George Harrison as my favorite Beatle
- Jeff Beck
- Howlin' Wolf's voice
- Les Paul, for creating that gorgeous guitar, but also for his own musical accomplishments
- Discovering music
- Introducing others to music
- Self-education
- Knowledge! Endless knowledge!
- CREAM CHEESE
- The gangly charm of Jimmy Stewart
- Pre-Raphaelites
- Traveling
- Astrology in small doses
- Being physically obnoxious (i.e. Slapping asses and things of that nature)
- Randomly screaming for no apparently reason
- Running, dancing, any sort of sudden movement around my house
- Wearing the least amount of clothing as possible, but always wearing clothing
- Bubbles!
- Long, free flowing hair
- Fresh flowers
- Running into famous dudes at Whole Foods
- Always on best behavior at Whole Foods because everyone appears to be famous, even if they aren't
- Aimless jam sessions, and the ability to turn them off
- Musical visuals
- ACCENTS
- Dancing in the dark
- Freshly laundered anything
- Dreams full of surprises
- Advent calendars! (Even when the chocolate tastes terrible, and the most fun stems from popping it out)
- Candles
- CREATING yourself
- Records, record stores, turn tables, anything not new
- Maps, globes
- Scarves! Accessories! Hats
- Gifts, giving and receiving
- Making your dreams come true
- Being RELENTLESS (mostly when regarding the above)
- Candy, the holidays
- LIFE LIFE LIFE
- Fruit
- Writing!!!
- Reading
- Dreaming, imagining, being absurd
- Accepting the inevitable and enjoying everything else
- YOUTH, innocence, naivete
- Fireplaces, and the aroma of logs burning
- Hot chocolate, hot tea, warm beverages that don't quench your thirst
- FRIENDS
- Not seeing people for a while, and realizing that you fucking adore them
- Massive beds
- Being alone
- Being with people you love
- Socks, up to your knees
- Layers of clothing
- Forgetting fear
- Hair, in a thousand different ways
- Being openly unique
- Mmmm, positivity!
- The fact that I've probably repeated a few things by now, because they make me REALLY happy
- Being happy! Duh!
- Getting shit done, and being crazy/ambitious
- INDEPENDENCE, as a blessing, not a curse
- Careless of other's opinions, but not feelings
- Good (improving) posture
- Slinky grace, like a cat
- Confidence, not cockiness, not conceit
- Making lists
- The fact that I just want to KEEP building this list, because I know that SO MUCH makes me happy
- Just everything, for what it is. Good, bad, its there. Be happy, and fuck everything that goes against that. Its fucking LIFE, make it a good one, every single day.
- Have I said Jeff Beck? Well, fuck... JEFF BECK
- How about this? I'll just say, MUSIC.
- Your favorite songs on the radio, they just SOUND better
- Anything that brings happiness, or shines a little light on the world around us, not just the world we each live in
- Windows open wide
- Eggwichs in the Valley
- Did I say my little brother? I adore him endlessly
- The main wall in my bedroom, magnificently adorned with pretty faces and relics of my life
- The fake fireplace in my room that looks real, except that you can touch the artificial coal and flames, but I digress, as it is still produces heat!
- Little Debbie snacks, a not-so-guilty pleasure
- My love/hate relationship with Los Angeles
- Talking about music with anyone, period
- Katharine Hepburn
- Fun email correspondences
- Hoagy Carmichael! So much!
- Oh, um, London?
- And while we're at it, Buenos Aires
- and Tokyo!
- And my family in each respective city, except London, which makes up for it with babes and geniuses, and babe/geniuses
- Rummaging for records!
- The library
- Clothes, but not fashion
- Early cinema
- Cooking, baking, dancing!
- Exploring
- Intriguing characters
- Antiques, flea markets, thrift stores
- Open minds
- Fresh-cut flowers
- Ernest Hemingway
- Red lipstick!
- The French language
- DISNEYLAND
- Long legs
- Surprises
- The smell of vinyl record sleeves... Mmm
- Always being overdressed
- Piggyback rides
- Laughing and debating
- Natural light
- Orange juice
- Candles
- Extensive libraries
- Full house, abundant energy
- THAI FOOD!
- In 'n' Out animal friiiiies
- Bumby
- Albums with nothing but great songs
- Said albums all the way through, front to back, full pleasure
- Mini Rainbow Chips Deluxe cookies!
- Love

What's on your happy list?