shessmiling

I don’t want to be super skinny.
I am five feet tall.
I’m curvy.
I’m muscular.
I’M HOT.

Its just long enough to put in a pitiful little ponytail.
Most of the layers are still too short, though.

1. Meditation
2. Pasta and seafood with a rich, creamy alfredo sauce
3. That feeling you get when you first like someone
4. Being told that I’m important to someone
5. Singing to release energy
6. Jazz, Blues, R&B, any soulful music
7. The first five minutes of being in a hot tub
8. Walking to the creek with good friends
9. Late-night conversations about everything from muffins to religion
10. Running my fingers through other people’s hair
11. Understanding difficult concepts and helping people understand
12. Taking a walk
13. Taking abstract pictures
14. Open-mindedness
15. Putting on an awesome outfit and walking down a city sidewalk
16. Getting unexpected compliments
17. “Sisters, brothers, let me tell you how I’m feeling. You have given me such treasures. I love you so.”
18. Small, symbolic tattoos
19. Burt’s Bees Beeswax Lip Balm
20. Wearing a facial mask and feeling your face instantly cool off
21. Fancy dresses
22. Walking in high heels
23. Just-long-enough nails
24. Getting picture comments on myspace
25. Raw, emotional art
26. Long, strong hugs
27. Drawing on my clothes and shoes
28. Sorting through old stuff
29. People who you can’t help but smile at
30. Lighting, the casting of shadows, the highlighting of features
31. Watching House and figuring out the diagnosis early
32. People thinking I’m older than I actually am
33. Freestyle dance
34. People who have one interesting piercing
35. Screaming in the middle of the tomato field
36. Throwing rocks at the bank of the creek
37. Feeling pretty
38. Moving to a different stage of your life with your best friends in the world there to support you
39. Looking different than anyone else
40. Opening up to people for the first time and trusting them
41. Hats
42. The little lyric sheets inside CDs
43. The first week after having a new haircut
44. People telling me what they honestly think of me
45. Hearing someone tell me something very deep and personal (and true) about myself
46. Inside jokes
47. Slow, heartfelt songs
48. Meeting someone for the first time and really getting along with them
49. Free verse poetry
50. People who are truly inspirational
51. Big headphones
52. Men with pretty voices
53. Having clear skin
54. Balloons
55. Unexpected changes in music
56. Finding a song that is PERFECT for working out
57. Getting a really good tan
58. People who aren’t very sarcastic
59. Hearing an honest “I love you”
60. Music that speaks more than the lyrics
61. National Geographic Magazine
62. People that you don’t know personally recognizing you
63. Saturated colors
64. Helping people feel better about themselves
65. Wearing something I made
66. Pens that work
67. Teaching someone about autism
68. Singing with others and breaking into harmony
69. Waiting to get red streaks in my hair 
70. Random youtube videos
71. Rap that isn’t about sex, drugs, or money
72. Cityscapes
73. New clothes
74. Headshots
75. Eyeliner
76. Being on someone’s top friends on myspace
77. Andy Warhol
78. Comfy couches
79. Abstract art
80. Seeing people I know in the audience of one of my shows
81. Postsecret cards
82. This list
83. New music
84. Sharing my compositions and sketches with other people who understand them
85. Dancing like I’m making a music video
86. Putting up away messages on AIM that look really cool
87. Getting haircuts
88. Headbands
89. Hearing that I have pretty eyes
90. Getting over hard times with friends
91. Lace
92. Long necklaces
93. Comfy sweaters
94. Interesting patterns
95. Bangs
96. Swimming and skimming the bottom of the pool in the shallower sections
97. Hiking in the rain
98. Laying down in green grass
99. Thought-provoking music videos
100. Wearing new shoes