In response to Ben's recent note about hate, i decided to take things in a different direction. In fact, quite the opposite direction.
Ahem.
1. People who are polite.
Often times, walking through campus, there's the accidental bumping into. And not just light tapping of shoulder to shoulder, mind you. I mean a violent, jarring convergence of bodies that does not, surprisingly, prompt a "sorry", "excuse me" or "paron me". They're simply shrugged off and you're left to spend the next few minutes recovering and bitching to your friends. I do however applaud those who take the time to apoligize and live the moment with you. It leaves you with a smile, and a good day. Or good 3 minutes.
2. Weird rhymes.
Take this lyric from "Waste of Paint" by Bright Eyes
"i know a man who's mostly made of pain
he gets up, drives to work and straight back home again"
But he does not pronounce the word "uh-GAYN"m it is sung "uh-GEHN"
I like that. Moving on.
3. People who are there.
I don't mean simply, people who are present. I mean people who listen to everything. And they respond with advice. And they help you all they can, even if it's just listening to you. It's just really nice to have a helpful ear, and to have someone to vent to.
4. Weather.
It does crazy things. Especially now a days. It snows while the sky is blue, it's warm in December. Snow happens on Christmas. Two years in a row. Even though this year, it left my family trapped in the house, and we didn't/couldn't go anywhere. It's great. Most of the time.
That's about it. So far.
