neola: 79/1000

having a grown up Pride with my best b and my boothang. Who needs a dyke march when you have fancy grilling foods and whiskey gingers?

neola: 78/1000

contemplating my (new) home in Portland and listening to Sharon van Etten

neola: 77/1000

riding my new bike alongside a Portland sunset

neola: 76/1000

january sunsets in jackson, ms.

neola: 75/1000

A freshly groomed and fluffy Sampson. So handsome!

neola: 74/1000

Getting to chat nearly every day with one Vince Falconi.

neola: 73/1000

A puppy named Sampson who lovingly greets me at the door every day.

neola: 72/1000

brand new shiny records from a foxy girl on Valentine's Day.

neola: 71/1000

i keep bumping into photo booth pictures of me with my favorite portlanders.

neola: 70/1000

grandma kisses

neola: 69/1000

pretty girls who smell like almond and shea butter and wilderness and bears and freedom.

neola: 68/1000

Finding a two-liter bottle of Topo Chico in the Ssip.

neola: 67/1000

that one lady at cracker barrel who calls everyone "hun." i think her name is Debra.

neola: 66/1000

sleepy eyes for all the right reasons.

neola: 65/1000

I like feeling a little adolescent dancing to this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRtd8ArvH_s

neola: 64/1000

Watching a room full of 4th - 6th grade public school teachers giggle their way through dancing the water cycle.

neola: 63/1000

Back when Amy Winehouse was at the top of her game, the curve in her voice could pull the shiver right out of my spine. Today is for "You Know I'm No Good" and that curve's effect.

neola: 62/1000

When the world feels like it's caving in on you and the tiniest pieces of bad news or interruptions become a mountain of sadness, sometimes it's the smallest and insignificant acts that brighten you most. Thank g for amazing haircuts.

neola: 61/1000

Secretly listening to Taylor Swift songs at work after official working hours are over.

neola: 60/1000

"Miss You" photo messages from my b on a day like today.