things i dig, part II

things i dig, part I
(first published April 22nd, 2007)

lightning . walking in a foreign country with the sole purpose of getting lost . giving a complete stranger a genuine compliment . the eiffel tower, and the dream of one day seeing it . a hooded jumper . seeing a photo that makes you wish you were in it . seeing a photo that makes you wish you'd taken it . a hot beverage in a massive take-away cup . leather gloves . feeling comfortable in a business suit, but never having to wear one . the cute hesitation someone might have just before asking for your phone number . walking along balancing on someone's garden fence . a cheese platter after dinner . a smile from a bus driver on a public bus . a smile from anyone . making eye contact with someone across a crowded room, cos for that second you're only looking at them, and they're only looking at you . pub trivia . victoria's secret fashion parades . chicken schnitzel and mushroom sauce with salad and chips, minus the salad . watching 'the amazing race' . getting a massage . getting a massage whilst watching 'the amazing race' . costume parties . tom ford . thinking about an old friend, then bumping into them shortly after . that second when an aeroplane's wheels leave the tarmac . milo . knowing that your friends are aware of how much you love them . a frisbee . Earth Hour . sunglasses . old cotton t-shirts . flanelette sheets . gisele bundchen . anything cooked on a barbecue . getting a roll of film back from the processors . finding exactly what you wanted on ebay . the smell of a candle after you've blown it out . a rechargeable battery on full charge . mates rates . when socks actually match . all-you-can-eat prawns . all-you-can-eat anything . squeezing every last bit out of the toothpaste tube . the involuntary noises you make when you finally get to bed after a really long day . bed . mini bottles of shampoo from hotels . french films . a pepper grinder the size of a table-leg . making shapes out of massive fluffy clouds . cloth napkins . the speeches given at a wedding or birthday . oprah's book club . a good stand-up comedian . teppanyaki . a $10 haircut at the barber's . a $90 haircut at toni & guy . being happy with your licence photo . having a licence . $1 meat pies from darby's bakery . watching aussie rules football . having no idea what's happening while watching aussie rules football . watching synchronised swimming . tanlines . feeling strongly about charity . watching hang-gliders launch off a cliff-top . skimming stones at the beach . giving your mum flowers for no reason at all . the names people give their cars . fabric softener . NRMA roadside assistance . bunnings warehouse . gold medal ribbon ice-cream from baskin robbins . playing blackjack next to your dad at a casino...with his money . knee-length ugg boots . unlimited phone credit . framed photos . seeing P!NK live in concert . owning a car, but walking instead . gravy . new music for your ipod . an ipod . a weekly 'australia's next top model' habit . 3M 'command' picture hooks that don't ruin your walls . a blackberry – and not the fruit variety . chopping vegetables with a sharp knife . being on holidays – even if you don't have a job to be on holidays from . your friends' art hanging on your walls . your friends . anything from lonely planet . bose audio equipment . walking with a friend for exercise, but forgetting that you're exercising . falling back asleep and resuming that dream that you didn't want to wake up from in the first place . waking up from a nightmare that you didn't want to have in the first place . recipe books . new kitchen appliances and utensils . running in the rain . your dad borrowing your car, and filling it with more petrol than it's seen the whole time you've owned it . boxes of old photos . people who don't go to gloria jean's . women who knit jumpers for orphan babies in africa . starburst producing a 1kg bucket of lollies – bring it . coloured milk . nate berkus . paper tableclothes you can draw on . markets . dunlop volleys .