For my last list I thought I’d feature five of my husband’s Small Things instead of my own:

1. Skating on a new box.

2. Not working at Rite-Aid.

3. Volkswagen Beetles from ‘66 and earlier.

4. Being debt-free. (He’s never been in debt, except to ME…)

5. “… and chicken.”

So there you have it, the five simple pleasures of a complex man.

It’s too bad I won’t be doing these updates in 2010, ’cause this weblog’s gonna be really quiet without them. Be sure to add me on Twitter or Facebook, and I’ll see you on the flip side!

(Oops… turns out this entry never published when I told it to.)

1. Rum balls.

2. Steaming some milk for coffee instead of just grabbing it from the fridge last-minute.

3. Chapstick.

4. Cuticle cream.

5. When every day feels like a Friday.

I’ve posted about ‘em before already, so here’s another online game I’ve been having fun with. It’s a slower-paced arcade-y thing called Fire Boy and Water Girl, and there are two characters that can either be moved simultaneously on different keys by two people, or one at a time by one lonely person whose husband doesn’t want to play with her. The players have to work together to collect diamonds while facing certain obstacles like levers and boulders and stuff (nothing too crazy). The most important rule is that fire and water can’t cross paths—yet for a while, I thought the characters themselves couldn’t touch each other, either, but then they did touch and nothing happened. So that makes it a little easier. Check it ouuut.

1. Gluing paper to paper.

2. Petting the branches of a Christmas tree.

3. I signed up to David Horvitz’s 2009 e-mail list a while ago, and I really enjoy the messages he sends. I don’t often act out his ideas, but I have done this one.

4. Ice water with lemon is always good, but something I’ve started doing lately is putting frozen fruit in as the ice cubes.

5. That video we’ve all seen of the octopus stealing a coconut shell. Who knew they could tippy-toe?

1. Petting a cat that’s been lying in the sun.

2. Saving up a bank of good ideas.

3. Fresh seltzer water.

4. Change machines.

5. I had a bad day a while ago that required lots of crying and a long, hot shower. When I turned the water off, I heard Chris coming into the bathroom. I opened the shower curtain and there he was, holding my towel for me.

1. Today

2. is

3. my

4. 25th

5. birthday!

Thought I’d try another Illustration Friday entry, finally! Bunny bouffant!