Monday, December 8, 2008

Things that delighted today

1) Babies wearing glasses. Four separate sightings!

2) A random young man in the library asking me to rate 3 other men's pictures, on facebook, in terms of hotness. (Less delightful: "My opinion probably doesn't count, I don't like guys," I said. He said: "Oh, are you in Rainbow Alliance? No? Why not?" No. Just... No.)

3) Foldy ears. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IjpZRSQ7t8

4) Colors: Weird-glowing bluish snow in twilight, sky gone mauve and gray at once, and a lusciously red-berry-filled tree supporting a small birdnest. Oh, and also wet pavement reflecting lights. There has been a poem gestating for over a year - the way traffic signals illuminated the tunnel beneath the railroad tracks - especially after rain or snow, when street and tunnel walls are lavishly streaked with red or green.

5) This picture from Iron & Wine's EP, "The Sea and the Rhythm":


I like things that are alluring without actually revealing anything.