These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

In honor of my wife’s return to ye olde blogosphere, here’s my (partial) list, in no particular order.

• The umbrella scene from My Neighbor Totoro
• What’s Going On
• Realizing on Monday that you have absolutely nothing going on Saturday
• Post-dinner conversations that eventually devolve into poop stories
• Late night conversations that end up going much later
• The final swell of sound during “Catch The Breeze”
• That moment when an album suddenly clicks
• When my wife surprises me with my own form of kryptonite: cheesecake
• Days that start out with dark and gloomy rainstorms
• This photo of Renae and I
• The fact that Renae goes by “Mrs. Opus”
• Trying out new software on the iMac
• Zion, and all of its kooky, wonderful folks
• Moping
• The charge of the Rohirrim
• At the risk of this sounding like a dating ad, long drives
• The Tredways
• Arts & Faith, and all of its kooky, wonderful folks
• “Moskau”
• Robin Guthrie’s guitar tone
• A big slice of devil’s food cake and a tall glass of cold milk (whole milk, of course)
• Riding my bike to work
• The improv comedy stylings of my co-workers
• Seeing all of the pieces of a design come together (and work in Internet Explorer)
• Soul Survivor
• Talking about web design to others
• Playing with dogs
• Getting folks hooked onto new music, movies, books, and TV shows
• Simpsons quote-a-thons
• Date nights at the local Barnes & Noble
• Community dinners
• ExpressionEngine
• Grilling steak
• Mr. Beaver’s statement about Aslan’s safe-ness, or lack thereof
• Spike (especially this scene)
• Having the house to myself when Renae goes away for the weekend
• Renae coming back after she’s been gone for the weekend
• Lying in bed while its raining hard outside.
• “Midnight Madness” screenings
• Reading and understanding comic books
• The finger gunfight scene in Spaced
• Listening to Samuel L. Jackson drop the “f-bomb”
• Samurai, ninja, and cheesy kung-fu movies
• Working from home when Renae is there
• The writings of C.S. Lewis
• When lunch consists of nothing but French bread, sausage, cheese, and fruit
• My family’s heritage
• Cornerstone memories
• Discovering some great new blog
• Working on Opus