A List.

10 Things Easing My Winter Blues

1. My absolutely gorgeous iPod that my boyfriend George, George Glass bought me for christmas. He even got it engraved! On the sleek, shiny silver back it says:
live, love, loafe...
tripping lights fantastic
Isn’t that splendid? You may be asking should such a frivolous, materialistic object make me so happy. And I say ABSOLUTELY!

2. Adult Swim on cartoon network. In particular, Futurama and Family Guy repeats Mon-Thurs, and the Sunday night line up, which includes Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, Space Ghost and The Brak Show. I really have to thank Jeff for introducing me to the glorious insane world of ATHF.

3. Arrested Development on Fox and Scrubs on NBC. These two shows are such gleeful fun and so satisfying. They prove two things about sitcoms. One, the absence of a laugh track is a beautiful thing; two, TV is the greatest thing to ever happen, ever.

4. Curb Your Enthusiasm, season 1, on DVD next week. If I had HBO I would surely have included on this list the brand new season that just began. But alas, I am HBO-free. I really should just subscribe to it already.

5. My new soft fluffy organic cotton robe that, when I wear it, transforms me into a healthy happy cloud floating lazy in the sky.

6. Three straight shut-outs by Coyotes goalie Brian Boucher. God I love that team. And those new jerseys are just plain sexy. You Phoenix residents are damn lucky.

7. So Alive by Ryan Adams. There are no words to express how I feel about this song; just listen to it and be inspired and moved.

8. The Goddess pendant my friend Marianne sent to me. Already I feel my world changing and moving into better alignment.

9. Entertainment Weekly. It is practically my bible.

10. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, those crazy scientists and that plucky sublime grand old Spirit; it all just makes me so giddy.

Listening/using/watching/thinking about these ten things keep me from being one beastly grumpasaurus rex. At all other times, you would do well to stay away. It is January after all, prime grumpasaurus time.

You got an iPod, too? Did you check out all the accesories they make for it? Mine's a 20... yours?