Inspired by David White's article in the current issue of The Campus Free Press (my university's independent student newspaper), entitled "Who Needs Drugs When You've Got This - 100 Things Better Than Being High," I have decided to make a list of 50 things that give me a high:
SCHOOL
1. Knowing the answer to a prof's question.
2. Finishing an assignment or a test before the due date/time limit.
3. Seeing a friendly face in the hall.
4. Being able to have genuine discussions with professors before/after class.
5. Receiving constructive criticism.
FRIENDS
6. Being there for someone at the exact right moment.
7. Knowing I can call my best friend at any time in the day and he will still answer.
8. Drunk texts/phone calls to/from people I miss.
9. Noticing things my friends would like when I am shopping for myself.
10. Knowing my roommates aren't just people I live with, but people who will always be willing to listen. I think that's pretty special.
11. Having the friends I have, period.
12. Knowing when a friend says "I love you," they mean it.
13. Being able to laugh together.
FAMILY
14. When my thirteen year old cousin is on MSN and asks me for advice.
15. When my mom/dad sends me a Facebook message for no particular reason.
16. Seeing my family in Alberta during the summer.
17. Getting drunk with my cousins. (Though I'm not sure if this qualifies as a "natural" high!)
18. The way my dog looks up at me.
VACATION
19. Being able to say I've gone to Hawaii.
20. Being able to say I've been to Paris, and am in love with it.
21. Being able to say my feet have touched the streets of Vienna.
22. Having my photographs from Hawaii framed at my parents' house
23. Getting compliments on them.
24. My feet touching the Atlantic Ocean.
25. Flying.
26. Coming home again.
DRIVING
27. Having the music so loud my parents hear me coming down the street.
28. Having a car full of friends.
29. Road trips.
30. Spur of the moment turns or stops.
31. Having enough gas to get to work.
MUSIC
32. Knowing the words for every song on a playlist.
33. Falling on that perfect track in shuffle mode.
34. Having a favourite song for every mood.
35. Bonding with someone over an album or a band.
36. Listening to true artists who want to change or influence the world, not just make money and get laid.
37. Kings of Leon. I don't need to expand further than that.
38. Feeling like I'm falling in love all over again when I listen to a forgotten album.
WEATHER
39. When the rain pours so hard it seems to be coming up from the ground.
40. When it's 25 above with a nice breeze.
PERSONAL
41. Conquering a fear.42. When the amount of cheese is just right on a pizza.
43. Being a vegetarian.
44. Letting go.
45. Stumbling on something beautiful, by accident.
46. It's cheesy, but learning something new every day.
47. Getting a compliment on how I dress.
48. Good hair days.
49. Writing something that I am proud of.
50. Meeting someone new.
Sorry for lacking of posting everyone. Hope this makes up for it! :)
Q: What's better than finding a new blog?
ReplyDeleteA: Finding a new blog that's quirky and different after looking at hundreds of boring ones that apparently don't have enough sense to use spellcheck.
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