things that make me happy today include

- the bowling for soup song "ohio," and driving in a convertible at midnight while belting said song at the top of our lungs. if bluebell really wants me back, i'm so there. those of you who have never experienced bluebell, i pity. those of you who have it within easy reach and do not eat it for every meal, just plain suck. granted, this way you don't look like roly poly puddings*, but how much do i care?

- the economist, especially (at the moment) because it can get away with telling entire countries that their new anti-terror policies suck because the very same policies were as completely ineffective against the anarchists as they will be against the jihadists. and for proceeding to note that both anarchists and jihadists favor beards.

- the mailman at work, who is the cutest little old man ever, and the fact that he owns a hairless cat named lucille bald


*beatrix potter, anyone?