A Few of My Favorite Things

[cbertsch]

I'm too tired to compose the entries I've been planning to write, but do have the energy to list some of my happiness triggers:

• The flannel shirts I got out of storage a few months back, after not using them since we moved to Tucson, and have been deploying as jackets avant la lettre
• The way a freshly opened sleeve of Thin Mints smells
• Getting hit with a snowball by my winter-deprived daughter
• The rush I get from guitar-centric New Order songs, from "Ceremony" to "Krafty"
• Making a drop step, followed by a hook shot
• Anything involving sliced beef, mushrooms, ginger, and onions over rice
• The point of no return
• Arts and Crafts-style homes on Berkeley side streets
• That tingling sensation on the tip of my tongue
• Hearing a cat -- in this case Smokey -- crunch dry food in the kitchen
• A kiss on the neck
• The smell of nasturtiums
• No longer having to worry about whether the Bears will make the Tournament
• Making people feel better about themselves
• The font and leading in those MIT Press theory books
• Eating a corn muffin together with a Vietnamese coffee in the Encinitas Pannikin
• The research my partner is doing on interesting new music
• Whole-hearted hugs

So there you have it: I'm becoming an inspirational poster!

Comments

[ex-benlinus.livejournal.com]

Maybe a school or somethin? I'm guessing we wouldn't have much luck finding wood floors though.
I'm just over 6 feet, but I'm way out of practice. My fg% will be an embarrassment. I remember back when I played pickup games I overheard these kids talking about me as we were running back up the court after I missed a shot. I heard, "The kid's got good form, but he can't hit a fucking shot to save his life."
Since then, I've taken it on as sort of a mantra - I'm all style, no substance. It's one of those charmingly sad things about me. Haha.

[cbertsch.livejournal.com]

I never could shoot to begin with. I can set a nice screen, but that's about it. The other problem with outdoors is the sun. I try to avoid burning my bald head and playing in a cap can seem a little ridiculous. Still, I'd be willing. Where in the OV are you?

[ex-benlinus.livejournal.com]

Maybe we could play at CDO High? That's close to you, right? I'm up off Palisades.
Don't forget the party Saturday, yo!

[cbertsch.livejournal.com]

Do I have directions? I'll be there 10-something.

[cbertsch.livejournal.com]

Oh, and are there courts at CDO? I've never seen any when I go to James T. Kriegh Park next door.