Easily Amused?

So, ok. I know I haven't posted things in a while, but seriously, it's just a blog. So, I decided to put a collection of things I enjoy. I hope you like some of my favorites, and I hope you get to know me better.

I like Sunday afternoons when I can lay around with Molly (my puppy) and fall asleep on the couch. I enjoy watching football on TV, but usually muted so I can see what's going on, but enjoy doing other things at the same time. I enjoy reading, even if I don't finish the book quickly. I enjoy going to the movies alone and getting there about 30 minutes early and watch the slide show in the theater, building the excitement till the ultimate fun starts - the previews. :) I like going out to eat, and trying new things. I like going to museums, zoos, aquariums, and garage sales. Yes, I said it, garage sales. I like writing, and sometimes I can't help but wonder if we really can express our soul through writing, or simply our writing becomes our soul. (that ones for you Steve)

I enjoy ice cream. Boy do I ever. I like any form of it, the my favorites are the ones that have peanut butter in them. I enjoy great salads, and croutons are my favorite part of the salad. Sometimes I will even save them till the end to make me happy. I enjoy singing, unfortunate for the world, I do. I enjoy dancing too, again, unfortunate for the world, but I do. I enjoy going on long roadtrips, fortunate for the world, I don't drive. But, I am an excellent backseat driver. I love exploring new things, and traveling to new parts of the world and seeing new things. I love meeting new people, but only if it is on a smaller scale, and not in big groups. I love piano music, and love it even more if they can sing while playing. I love people who can play acoustic guitar. I love it when I go camping and people can play the guitar and sing by the fire. Speaking of fire, I love BBQs too. I love to start the fire. I love that song standing outside of the fire by Garth Brooks too.

I love going to tower records (even though they are closing) and finding CDs that no one owns and trying to keep them a secret before they get too popular. I enjoy those listening booths at record stores as well. I really enjoy buying new music as well, all kinds of music, from rap to hip-hop, to jazz to pop to rock to dance. I enjoy going downtown and just people watching and making up stories for people. I like to get lost in downtown sounds and lights and be part of the city and enjoy the scenery. I like going into department stores and looking at things I can't afford. Speaking of department stores, I enjoy finding good sales too. I like buying new shoes, and I like shoes that are somewhat on the obnoxious side. I like to be unique and I feel that it shows my creative side. I love creative things, and consider ikea to be one of the most creative places. I LOVE ikea. I like CB2 as well. I would love to someday have the ikea design team come in and design my kitchen.

I really enjoy architecture. I love big huge tower constructions, as well as unique Franklin Lloyd Wright like houses. I like exploring new places and finding new hole in the wall places to eat as well. I enjoy Italian food, Mexican food, Japanese food, Korean food, who am I kidding, I like any kind of food. Shepard’s Pie is one of my favorite things, next to Sushi. :)

I like to play sports, I enjoy softball, tennis, basketball, volleyball, ping-pong, pretty much any sports I will try at least once. I like to stay active. I love to play strategy stuff too, and love thinking about the game as a whole, and someday I would love to be a manager or a coach of a team. Speaking of team, I love the Olympics, I love to watch cities compete with each other to try to host the Olympics. I would love to be on a team that tries to bring the Olympics to a city as well. On Sundays, I love going out and playing softball with my friends, I love my friends. Softball is the main way I have met my friends, and I absolutely adore them. I am not sure how my life would be without my friends. Since I am not very close to my family, my friends are not only something I enjoy, they are valuable to me. I enjoy going out after a game and having a beer, and getting to know people in more than just softball ways.

I like long walks, late night food, sleeping in, waking up early, walking the dog, working out, being lazy, and pretty much anything that is important to being a human. I enjoy dreaming big, and putting myself out there and living in the present. I like to be inspired, and I like to inspire people as well. Speaking of inspired, I am posting one of my favorite clips from youtube as well. Just click on the word "Easily Amused?" on the title line (select the user from the video and you will find something else special Aaron, Tom and Steve). This inspires me, and wish I could play the piano like this, and sing like this too. I found this clip on a lazy Sunday afternoon while I was laying around with Molly (my puppy). I enjoy things that make full circle, and ironically, football is on TV, still muted. I hear the city below me, and I feel happy that I am living in a wonderful city.

Dream big, worry little. Todd, things will get better, I promise. :) Good things happen to good people....