Thankful

Man Or Astro-Man gives me the big, dumb, goofy smile. 

Things I am thankful for but take for granted most of the time:

• Bike lanes
• Netflix Instant
• Free days at museums
• Tim Dufrisne
• Thanksgiving dinner at my Dad's house: crab legs, steak, Rocky IV and working on my car.
• Free, unsecured, public Wi-Fi
• 24 hour establishments--provided that neither I, nor my friends, have to work there.
• The iO training program
• My dog, Henry (on another list; I don't care)
• Having studied under Piotr Hoffman
• Hair straighteners (see here)
• Organic milk--I have no idea why it tastes so much better than regular milk.
• iPhone jailbreak software devs
• Google's search engine, maps, mail, and voice applications
• The heaters at CTA train stations
• Free refills on deluxe drinks like pineapple and orange juice
• Costco--for bankrolling my dreams.
• I still have my hair
• I've yet to attend a funeral.
• Every woman I've ever loved still talks to me.
• The art/music/soul of Jawsh Hageman
• Stern Pinball for keeping silverball alive
• Having an olive complexion that makes me practically impervious to sunburn
• The first four seasons of The West Wing
• My editor, Tess
• Double encores
• Spooning
• Waking up without having to set an alarm
• Converse All-Stars
• Auto/Paperless billing
• Nutella (i.e. breakfast frosting)
• Instrumental surf music
• Mr. Clean Magic Erasers--Seriously. Magic. 
• GPS
• Sprayway, the world's first and only streak-free window and glass cleaner
• Express clearance rack
• American Apparel 50/25/25 track shirts
• My father's love and faith in me
• Midnight releases
• New razors
• Clinique bonus time
• System updates
• High-fives
• Second chances
• Apple's Mag-Safe connector
• Michael Lewis' Empire Improv
• Alex and Jace letting me write for Anarchygolfballs.com
• Long, circular, philosophical tangents with Denise
• Rehearsals
• Tina with the Weather
• My Halo team: Squidy19, Bardkun, Arco311, TimDuff.
• Alba and Kate, my Wingmen
• Jeff for being the band/house mom he never wanted to be
• The big leather couches at the Atlantis Casino in Reno, NV--perfect for reading.
• My car for not breaking down in almost ten years
• My bike for generally being a handsome devil
• Record parties with Lisa
• Seinfeld for going out on top
• Jay-Z's discography
• Dostoyevsky and Kierkegaard for making me respect Christianity
• Nietzsche for helping me understand the roots of Christian morality
• McKenzi for teaching me etiquette and the finer points of ice skating
• A good pair of over-the-ear headphones
• Down jackets
• Air conditioning
• Harrah's Steakhouse lunch specials
• Lake-Fucking-Tahoe
• TMCC high school--I'd have been lost without this place.
• My health
• Every student who asked me a question that I had look up
• The readers of my blog
• Internet porn