Things I think are wonderful.

I would just like to preface this entry with this: I wrote this entry once already but it was lost before I posted it. It was probably much more funny and charming the first time around. I thought about writing "Things I think suck" and number one would be getting a long entry deleted, but then I thought it better to start the new year on a positive note. So at long last "Things I think are wonderful."
Karaoke
So last night a group of friends and I went to karaoke. I used to be very nervous about karaoke and avoid it at all costs. However, once you do it, it is a little bit addictive. Songs I sang included "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash, "I'm just a girl" by No Doubt and"Miss You" by the Rolling Stones. However the coup de grace was a duet performed with a fellow Heb entitled, "If I were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof. You know it. And if you don't know it you should be ashamed. It was pretty spectacular and well received by all except the table of Southeast Asians who may have felt a little excluded by my "This one goes out to all the Jews out there." All the same, it was quite a show. Karaoke really makes you feel...ALIVE!
Snow
So I love winter and I LOVE snow. I realize that there are people who see the snow as an inconvenience more than a pleasure and I probably would too if I didn't have a warm place to sleep and depended on public transit. But fortunately I can hide from the elements and enjoy them at my leisure. Do you remember the game Donkey Kong adventure from Super Nintendo? And do you remember the level where they were in a snowy tundra and every once and awhile it would snow? Well, that level filled me with joy. And I feel that same joy when I look out to see 3-7 inches of snow falling on this beautiful city. Everything is so quiet and peaceful. I love the snow. I love eating snow. I love running in snow. I love falling in snow. I love watching other people fall in snow. It is pure joy come to life.
My Subaru
When my dear, old, dependable Galant became a lot less dependable and a lot more old this past fall, I went on a search for a new vehicle and immediately fell in love with the Subaru Impreza hatchback. I love it. It is truly wonderful. I love it because it is the car that suits the life I see myself living more so than the life I actually live. In this version I live out west in the mountains. I am rugged and outdoorsy. I camp and ski all the time. I need space to haul around my two yellow labs and firewood. I am immersed in nature and activity and need a vehicle that will support that life. In reality I live in the city. I live in an apartment with no fireplace so I have no need for firewood. I have no dogs because I am not allowed to in my apartment. I don't do many ourdoors activities because I am lazy and there aren't many available. The biggest challenges I need a vehicle to overcome are the occasional snow storm and dodging old people on the road. All I need to lug around are groceries (which, if we are being honest, I don't often have because I shop at walgreens) and laundry (because I refuse to pay to clean my clothes.) Yet I love my car because I can pretend I am living that dream life. And this morning after a significant snow my car both started and was able to plow its way out of a snow tomb with out fishtailing once. I love it and I think it is wonderful.
There are more things I think are wonderful, however I'm tired of writing, as this was my second time around writing this entry. Maybe later I give you some more tasty morsels.
Until then...