i like:

the typewriter i'm borrowing from a friend.

december.

interrupting gender roles.

somali tea.

matchmaking.

a great smile.

artie isaac (professor)

emails from amsterdam.

being facebookless (for now).

meeting new friends.

and finding similarities.

peacemaking.

snail-mail.

a good mix cd.

the fact that despite lacking radio and cd ability, my car still plays cassettes.

new cassettes from kate.

kate.

when people don't try to hide that they're broken.

and brightness shines through the imperfection.

when there are less options and choosing is easier.

childlike faith.

getting better.

friends who help you carry things.

and teach you how to carry less.

and offer you forgiveness.

and laugh with you.

and without you.

people who endeavor to live in love.

creatively.

people who smile at strangers.

and put away their phone when they're in conversation.

when there are no photos to prove it happened.

when the musicians forget the key of the song, but laugh and search.

when the two year old finally warms up to you.

those who live quiet and beautiful lives, in humility.

the cold air that reminds me i'm human.

and that this house is large, enough for us and all our friends.

that tomorrow i'll travel through time.