A List

A list of things that bring me joy:

1. Any poetry by Walt Whitman, Ashe Vernon, or Maya Angelou. Also, “The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock”
2. Lesbians.
3. I ran a half marathon once
4. Horses. That video of the baby horse getting excited and falling over a ball
5. Firefly, Grace and Frankie, or Parks and Rec
6. Strong female friendship
7. Queer, intersectional feminist, or poly media, specifically the “Pansy” series and the “Body” series of the Heart radio
8. I’ve driven myself cross country
9. I worked on a dairy, in Vermont at a cool farm in Michigan, and at a cool farm in Tucson
10. That day we spent in Tucson on the citrus orchard
11. I rock at telling stories and shaggy dog stories
12. President Obama once went on “A Prairie Home Companion” and talked about how important stories are
13. The solar panel is technology that spread comparably fast to the cell phone
14. When a baby panda is born it’s small enough to fit into the palm of a human hand
15. Dark chocolate is good for you in small doses
16. That time I was farming in Kentucky and got snowed in and it was beautiful and that dog, Boxer, I think, would come on runs with me
17. The movies: The Princess Bride, Moonrise Kingdom, The Addams Family, and Moena (not necessarily in that order)
18. I once biked up mount Whiteface
19. My bare breasts scared off a bear
20. I fight the patriarchy every day by existing
21. Self care is a radical, political act
22. I am valid and my opinion is valid and deserved to be acknowledged
23. I am young and I have so much time to figure my shit out
24. I am going to be wildly successful
25. I am loved, and charming, and beautiful and funny
26. I deserve to be love
27. I am imperfect and make mistakes and I deserve forgiveness
28. More to come. . .