The List

Taking after pete, I'll start.

-I like taking the stairs two at a time
-I like sleeping during the rain
-i like the smell of my brother's cologne
-I like my brother and miss him more than he knows
-I like my parents and family and miss the rest of them as well
-I like my baby nephew wilson and zetta
-I like slack lining
-I like eating with friends
-I like large bodies of water
-I like staring off into fire
-I like ring-billed gulls
-I like bears
-I like that me and my best friend both named our childhood stuffed teddy polar-bears "Bear Bear"
-I like sitting around all day reading books
-I like movies that I can get into
-I like documentaries
-I like the smell of dirt (like the way Plymouth's stairwells smell like
-I like passionate people
-I like people that aren't afraid to step outside of their comfort zones
-I like people that don't care what others think
-I like having no drama
-I like walking and singing along lake michigan
-I like traveling
-I like the idea of studying and living abroad
-I would like to go to New York City one day
-I like that I'll be going to up-state New York to visit family for the 1st time in years in the summer
-I like my TA Kelly because she's fun and amazing
-I like waking up soar in the morning after working out (I feel accomplished)
-I like sitting out in the park
-I like "oldies" music
-I like singing (on any occasion)
-I like sitting and playing guitar by the window and watching the world go by
-I like having dinner with my family
-I like buying gifts for my parents that weren't bought with their money in some way
-I like the tought of one day being able to provide for my parents like they've done for me all these years
-I like listening to music loud enough in my ears to where I feel like my life is synced with a soundtrack
-I like simon and garfunkel
-I like watching "old" movies
-I like learning about other cultures
-I like figuring out/learning what made people who they are standing infront of me at that moment
-I like taking care of my friends
-I like riding the "L" tracks
-I like japanese hibachi grills
-I like mongolian bbq
-I like chinese food
-I like tex-mex and mexican food
-I like making spaghetti sauce from scratch because it reminds me of my mom
-I like fall the most, but I like spring as well
-I like conversations over coffee, tea, beer or wine on my porch
-I like watching the sunset
-I like the smell of photo chemicals on my hands
-I like flossing and finding stuff in my teeth (i feel it validates the process of flossing)
-I like having my eye brows waxed
-I like not knowing what my favorite color is
-I love old photographs
-I like the darkroom (it's comforting)
-I like that I now know some people in the darkroom
-I like talking to those people in the darkroom and helping them figure out their prints
-I love my dog Peanut
-I love that my first pets were named after civil war generals- Stonewall Jackson (my dog) and Ulysses S. Grant (my cat)
-I like the idea of getting a black cat and naming it Vengeance just because
-I like fields... no matter what Alex says
-I like receiving mail that isn't bills or junk mail
-I like history
-I love hearing stories about my parents before they were my parents
-I love my bestfriend Trib
-I like that my other bestfriend Cam is going to becoming up to chicago in the summer
-I like good photographers
-I like imagining scenes in my mind when I listen to music
-I like film (as a medium.. not a craft.. photo film)
-I like not writing blog entries straight across
-I like to think that I'll be able to do something significant with my life
-I like to believe one day I'll have a love life
-I like tea
-I like being a barista (when I can)
-I like my coffee with lots of cream and sugar
-I like video blogs
-I like filming my friends
-I like putting my friends/people in front of the lens and seeing what they do
-I like sandwiches
-I like chocolate
-I like baking
-I like cooking
-I like to rearrange my room when I grow tired of it
-I like lighting
-I like listening to music and watching thunderstorms with the lights off
-I like to play sports non-competitively/outside of a league
-I like to watch sports when in the mood
-I like wine and cheese
-I like a well carbonated beer
-I like well carbonated pepsi and dr. pepper
-I just like dr. pepper in general
-I like to drink water
-I like granola
-I like dancing in my apartment/home when no one is around
-I like sleeping in oversized hoodies and underwear
-I like lounging around in boxers
-I like to discuss politics, phycology, theories, news, religion, ect..
-I like music, but who doesn't
-I like being ridiculous
-I like cleaning when I'm stressed
-I like the thin curling smoke incense creates
-I like graffiti and street art
-I like being in movie theaters
-I like watching movies in the dark while rapped up in a blanket
-I like watching beatles music videos
-I like watching footage of old performances from the 50's-70's
-I like being with friends
-I like being alone
-I like naps
-I like to sleep in completely darkrooms that are silent
-I like making lists
-I like writing lists
-I like to keep up with whatever one (that I care about) is doing
-I like unexpected visits from friends
-I like visits from friends
-I like changing my hair when I get bored
-I like procrastinating
-I like to sometimes create awkward situations just to see what happens
-I like the smell of fresh laundry
-I like the smell of 'clean' more than anything
-I like the smell of things baking
-I like panting
-I like feeling productive (which i was earlier but now i'm not)
-I like feeling full... but not too full
-I like being told that my work is good
-I hate being told that I'm a good photographer (I always feel awkward and don't know what to say)
-I like days where the weather feels perfect
-I like getting songs stuck in my head
-I like knowing that I only do certain things around people if I feel comfortable with them (i.e. sing, dance, be affectionate)
-I like knowing that I rarely lie
-I like the idea of being in a band
-I like it when my room is clean (though I rarely is)
-I like people with good humor
-I like seeing who we used to be and realizing who we are
-I like the few times that I'm eloquent
-I like moleskins
-I like finishing journals
-I like collaboration
-I like that pete's friends are moving to chicago
-I like the idea of traveling to Wisconsin, indiana, and michigan this summer
-I like songs where I know every word
-I like road trips
-I like touring
-I like sleeping in my own bed
-I like swimming
-I like epcot
-I like words (most times)
-I like sub-cultures
-I like Jimmy Jones
-I like NOT eating at subway
-I like having money
-I like loosing money
-I like being broke
-I like the idea of doing what I want to do for the rest of my life
-I like stories
-I like the 1960's
-I like the 1920's
-I like 2009
-I like not loosing shit
-I like understanding things
-I like being able to think
-I like hugs from cat
-I like the idea of being done with moving and packing
-I like reflecting
-I like being native american although I wish i knew more about my heritage
-I like that no one can tell you who you are
-I like being able to find songs that are stuck in your head
-I like hummus
-I like the possibilities of what i could do
-I like change
-I like being apart of historical events
-I like judging what is historical and what isn't
-I like learning
-I like being in book stores for hours just figuring out what I wanna read
-I like movie stores for the same reason
-I like the journey
-I like the hunt
-I like the results
-I like diptychs
-I like thinking outside of the box
-I like trying new things
-I like being comfortable
-I like being uncomfortable
-I like the idea of time travel, though I fear it
-I like knowing that fears about both the swine flu and year 2012 is bull shit
-I like "quotations"
-I like seeing certain people
-I like being in chicago
-I'd like to be in Buenos Aries
-I like full sized beds
-I will like having my own bed in my apartment
-I like having my own room
-I like that i've tried out many different things so far in my life
-I like sushi and will have some for lunch
-I like lunchables
-I like Pete and Pete
-I like Are You Afraid of the Dark
-I like paranormal stuff
-I like retro and vintage stuff
-I like shopping with my mother
-I like home cooked meals
-I like grilling with Michael, Chris, and Kevin
-I like that we're trying to get an artist community going
-I like that people are intrigued and would like to form one too
-I like contrasty images
-I like shadows
-I like medium format
-I like the feeling of weightlessness that you get while swimming
-I like how my fingers and toes shrivel up after being in the water too long
-I like how light reflects off of water
-I like empty parking lots in the loop
-I like making ideas into tangible-physical forms
-I like completeing things
-I like giving up on things
-I like different perspectives
-I like adding periods after things weather they need them or not.



I'll add more later.. need to be productive.