Things that make me happy....

mint oreo cookies (I'm eating some right now)
sunshine
not having to set an alarm for the morning
central heat (those of you who have also lived without know what I mean)
really good goat cheese
my family and how amazingly crazy and wonderful they all are
the buffy "once more with feeling" soundtrack
pupusas (the national snack of el salvador)
acting childish
Tolkien
a hot shower
Hindi, an amazing indian restaurant in Nairobi (if it's still here)
my partner and everything about him
a bluetooth headset for my cell phone
Ursula LeGuin
knowning how to use SAS
Cumin
Lime
Black beans
Speaking passable spanish
Fantasizing about traveling
Planning trips (even better than taking them sometimes)
Really beautiful perfect powder snow (you won't believe Utah snow until you try it)
Lois McMaster Bujold
the sweater my step-mom made me (it's warm and cozy)
sesame oil
HOPS!!! (Double IPA anyone?)
(Pizza Port, Big Eye IPA, Rogue, Arrogant Bastard)
Belgian yeasts (do you see a theme here? :)
(Chimay, Unibroue)
Good pots for cooking
Pretty colors
the smell of spring
a well functioning compost pile
spending time with my nieces and nephews and little cousins (and being called auntie doctor)
Trader Joes
Utah Phillips
Pete Seeger
Being good at what I do
All my friends
an anti-war protest
rock climbing
almonds (raw, not salted)
finding distractions from doing work (hmm...can anyone guess what I should be doing being right now?)
being proud of my partner and what he does
unpacking a box (there are still many left to go)
my quote book
wine tasting
good chocolate (who's list wouldn't be complete without this one)
thai food, in thailand
Danskos
Scrubs (very comfortable pajamas. i doubt i'd like them that much if i actually still had to wear them in a hospital)
Tom Leher
Cowboy Junkies
Dar Williams
carabeeners
being on my bike
realizing how far i've come from high school
anti-bush jokes
Coffee (ideally fair trade, shade grown, organic. Zapatista coffee anyone?)
journaling
my wedding ring
dressing like a schlump
broccoli
tofu
running
David Rovics Download some of his songs for free. He has amazing activist lyrics
being a street medic and a legal observer (I'll let you search out these two yourself)

I think I could keep going for a long time, but it was a fun list to start. (I've added in some links related to these things for you to follow if you would like.)