First a little palette cleanser from sources more eloquent than I;
"I had never spoken to her and yet her name was a summons to all my foolish blood."
"Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness."
"It is no crime that you remained a child...It's the rest of us who are pretenders; we pretend to be large and strong. You are just not able to pretend."
"To make happiness the goal is to kill it in advance."
Now to brass tacks.
I am a fan of the following, judge me accordingly;
-painted nails (on women)
-Levis
-the Midwest
-the smell of camera film
-using someone's name as an adjective
-brown shoes
-being lost
-getting found
-the moment the lights dim in a movie theatre
-bourbon whiskey
-New York City
-a bracelet
-dogs
-Table Rock Beach
-overcast days
-Alex Webb
-eavesdropping
-pushing buttons
-being barefoot (not in a hippie way)
-kindly sarcasm
-the big picture
-firm handshakes
-earnest embraces
-nerdiness
-Michael Mann
-independence
-subtlety until exactly the right moment
-a sweater that's a little too big
-chocolate chip cookies
-cussing
-Telluride
-too many pillows
-the ability to argue constructively
-secret hand holding
-observing someone exist unconsciously
-old blank tee shirts
-George Carlin
-grilled cheese sandwiches