Even Numbers & Mushy Apples
50 things that stir my brain
Mostly random things on an ever-growing list, and the first time I’ve ever written it down. The more I live, the longer it gets. Science tells me my frontal lobe is fully developed at this stage in life, but these aren’t set in stone. I used to dislike mushrooms. I love them now. Who am I to say what I’ll like/dislike in 5 years… but for now this is where it stands.
Satisfactions
Finishing dinner with a cappuccino.
Being a regular somewhere.
The first two minutes with your dog after coming home.
Walking around the inside of a gas station during a long road trip.
The clicking sound of the gas pump telling you the tank is full.
A live recording being better than the studio version (Alice in Chains, MTV Unplugged).
When your ice cream reaches the perfect balance of frozen/melted.
A trout sipping your dry fly.
Sitting at a diner booth. Window seat. At night.
Seeing your lucky number out in the wild.
Pulling into a metered parking spot that still has time on it.
When butter spreads smoothly over toast.
Paying in cash (baller).
Taking your socks off at the end of the day.
Making breakfast for dinner.
Having last night’s dinner for breakfast.
When your package gets delivered early.
Drinking a beer on the sidewalk, or a good coffee at a quiet coffee shop.
A curly fry that somehow snuck into your regular fries.
The first sip of a Cherry Coke.
Spotting a cool car in the wild.
Discovering the origins of a sampled song.
A sweet estate sale find.
The smell of 2 stroke oil.
The banjo riff in “Snowshoes” by Caamp, 2:30 minute mark.
The way the Sun feels on your arm when you hang it out the car window.
Making fun of Jeff Bezos.
Even numbers.
One of the many cool cars cruising around California.
Irritations
Mushy apples.
Remembering a shirt you haven’t seen in 6+ months, with no idea where it went.
Scratching over a tendon.
Realizing your dog is getting older.
Hazelnut coffee when you ordered regular.
Leaving something on the bumper of your car and realizing after you drove away.
The smell of scrambled eggs getting wet as you wash dishes.
Opening the Spongebob ice pop. It looks like the Spongebob in my Benadryl dreams.
Missing part of a movie to get more popcorn.
The 1 sunflower seed in the bag that tastes like absolute shit.
Saying goodbye to someone.
When your favorite artist releases an album that kinda sucks.
A midnight craving for Ben and Jerry’s that will remain unsatisfied because the stores are all closed.
Ice cubes that taste like the freezer.
Soggy-skin buffalo wings.
Finding the piece of food stuck in your teeth with your tongue, but not a toothpick.
When a piece of clothing looks cool but fits terribly.
Forgetting to wish someone a happy birthday.
Losing a fish right before it’s in the net.
Streaky windshield wipers.
Waking up to the realization that you overslept for something.
Coldplay, OneRepublic, The Fray.
There’s more good than bad. Hopefully that’s the case with yours. What’d I miss?
#4 satisfactions hit home for me
You’re so cool 🥰