(winter took what summer had to say)

people, places, and things that have recently caused happiness

• cardigans

• having people on campus again. it was a lonely four months of summer classes. it seemed that the only two people people walking around were me and a middle aged woman

• people watching (see above)

• the anticipation of the new vampire weekend cd

• weddings!

• people in the computer lab who watch LOST for upwards of 6 hours

• the man in walmart whose sole purchase was a pregnancy test. good luck, sir

• the fact that the word "dawg" is still used in passing conversation

• my new grey (suede) converse

• impromptu road trips

• when i walk across campus, idly eating my granola bar, others are completely oblivious to the fact that i'm listening to "i like you so much better when you're naked"

• the fall, for the brief moment before the leaves get covered in feet and feet of snow