Ya Know What's Cool?

....coming home after work and hearing "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House on the radio in the kitchen. That darling CruiserDog knows how to make Mama smile.

...getting my Tom & Jerry sleep-pants out of the dryer as soon as it stops and putting them on right there in the utility room.

...extra sharp cheddar cheese and Triscuits.

...a late-arriving Christmas present of multiple bottles of wine, cheese straws and Ghiradelli chocolates all packaged in a pretty basket, sitting on my desk Monday morning.

...Maybelline's Lash Expansion mascara.

...CruiserDog has to be curled up in a chair near me when I'm bloggin and he snores.

...waking up a few minutes before the alarm clock goes off and actually laying there thinking happy thoughts without trying or falling asleep.

...my iPod on shuffle mode so I can kitchen dance to my heart's content.

...anything from Bath & Body Works.

...gift cards for music.

...gift cards for everything else.

...the catalogs have finally stopped coming in the mail - for now.

...getting to see a real live taping for a stand-up comedy special.

...my plantation shutters in the living room and a fresh, not-broken driveway (2006's big home-improvement projects).

...planning a cruise vacation.

...having pickled okra in my salad today at lunch and remembering helping my mom make that in the summers as a kid and how bad it made the house smell, but it's so yummy. (I know, I'm warped.)

...VH-1 now has a freak parade called "I Love New York" starring the runner-up from "Flavor Of Love."

...the a-holes who bought the house next door who got it for a song and have put maybe $20K into it and think they can slap a huge pricetag on it and it's sat there for months and months because thankfully people aren't that dumb. House flippers are not cool.

...Gary Numan's "Cars" is on the radio and I'm feeling myself wanting to do that 80's dance that Courtney Cox did in that Bruce Springsteen video.

...pears.

...Williams-Sonoma peppermint hot chocolate.

...getting an appointment with my doctor to finally get rid of this crap I've had since New Year's.

..."Ferris Bueller's Day Off" was on TV over the weekend. All must stop when that's on.

...pedicures, preferably with the hot paraffin wax.

...burglar alarms to make me feel safe.

...500 thread-count sheets on my bed.

...along with an old quilt from my grandmother.

...being in my jammies by 6:00 pm.

...old friends.

...new friends.

Yup. I'm feeling a little fuzzy-wuzzy today. And that's cool. You can stick around here or not. There's wine over on the counter. Help yourself.