I like puppets, parties, poppyseed bagels and cream cheese, discovering new music, mac and cheese, grilled cheese sandwiches, having wine and cheese parties with a million kinds of cheese, Marimekko prints, marcona almonds, fresh figs, midcentury modern design, metromint water (that I can't find anywhere but Darwin's), striped socks, doing only one thing at a time, sea turtles, great hotels, Bollywood movie dance scenes, crayons, making pesto with my mom, fishing with my dad, relaxing on the boat, knitting, museums, riding the subway, sitar and tabla, Swedish fish, Oilily socks and Dansko clogs, steel drums and palm trees, planning trips, taking trips, songs with xylophones, Shakespeare, ice skating, pancakes, bagpipes, swinging on a swing, Christmas Eve, riding in a convertible with the top down, boat drinks, In-N-Out Burger, rainy days, turning over rocks, playing in the mud, dressing up and down, autumn, Disney World, walking in crunchy leaves, surprises, daydreaming, Junior Mints, wind on my face through an open taxi window as it speeds along Storrow Drive late at night, clever T-shirts, building snowmen, board games, stargazing, British accents, swimming in the lake, swimming in the ocean, Legos, adventures large and small, picnics, tidepools, all kinds of exploring, romance, mystery, intrigue, salty air, fireplaces, things that remind me of when I was small, sidewalk cafes, great shoes, jukeboxes, reading the Sunday Globe at Darwin's, a restorative brunch with friends after a crazy night of fun, celebrity gossip, being home, getting away, Cinnamon Life, snowstorms, fun times in the Square, basil, rosemary, cilantro, the music bar at Louis Boston, telling stories, NPR, candlelight, pain au chocolat, al fresco dining, bakeries, bookstores, maps, long languorous lunches, hanging out in the South End, drinking good wine with friends, Sunday nights, spontaneous dance parties, road trips, passion fruit, flip flops, mint juleps, farmers' markets, sunshine, parrothead tailgating, sing-alongs with my brother, my grandmother's pot roast, icebox cake, musicals with tap dancing, shuffleboard and croquet, riding an old junker bicycle down Whitehead in the dark, the sound of snowfall, warm socks, weddings, the Yankees, a great chevre, midcentury modern homes, Christmas shopping, afternoon tea, babies, thunderstorms, Irish pubs and live Irish music. Cities. The desert. Trying new things, being silly, making traditions, and spending time with family and friends. I like bananas with brown speckles on the outside. I really don't like hot weather, multitasking, the President, or American Apparel moving into the old healthfood store across the street. I hate hurrying. When I grow up, I am going to be a teacher. If that doesn't work out, I'm going to work for Sesame Street. Or maybe I'll become a DJ.
