Things that make me happy: The tingly feeling from peppermint; watching monsoons from the porch; late night alcohol-infused conversations about life, love & philosophy; being introduced to new music, books, art & ideas; random compliments from strangers that don't require a follow-up; warmth of clothes that come out of the dryer; laughing 'til I cry; reading a book on an autumn afternoon.
My failings: Driving; painting my nails; keeping in contact; taking pictures; pathetic romanticism & sappiness which I pretend to eschew; impulse control; sound judgment.
My vices: Intellectually & culturally intelligent artistic men; fancy cigarettes; cheap alcohol; sexy shoes/CFMs; shopping; good food; anything that sounds poetic or looks pretty; disenfranchised animals, gingers.
My goals: Live as passionately as possible; read with the abandon of a starved man at a buffet; graduate in English and Anthropology and go to grad school; learn a dying language; fall in love at least daily; make & appreciate art; be a cohort, support or simply someone to share the burden to anyone who needs it; get tattooed; learn how to do the lipstick trick Claire does in "The Breakfast Club".