i like the sound my laptop makes as i type away on it. makes me feel brilliant.

i like not capitalizing things and not being chastised by anyone about it. (though it may make Anastasia cringe. which i think i could understand because i cringe when they use incorrect grammar on television. especially when its written!)

i like the look of the wooden shelf i hung in the art corner in a gravity- and geometry-defying manner. i'd like to thank the lady at the hardware store who suggested the hardware without really understanding what i was doing.

i don't like that the man at the hardware store didn't have the kind of saw i wanted and seemed not to understand that sometimes a girl just needs a saw.

i like the taste of butter on baguette bought solely for eating with butter.

i like that i reorganized my kitchen cupboards and now have a secret treat drawer.

i like that i'm still technically on holidays (even though i am back at home) and can stay up late reading chic lit (guilty pleasure) because i need to "test out" the bed i now have in the art room.

i don't like that is december-cold in my place.

i don't like that i check the mail box (and inbox) expectantly, frequently, even though there isn't any reason for there to be anything good.

i don't like that i cant remember how to cook.
ok, lie. one cant forget how to cook if one never really knew how to cook.

i don't like that i'm addicted to buying books (and books on CD) and there's no discount bookstore in town. or even in the nearest "big" city.

i like that my mom was right about the duvet cover. It does look nice after all. Mind you, i'm hard-pressed at this instance to think of a example of when my mom was wrong about something (with respect to giving me advice).

i like being able to send parcels in the mail to people just because i can.

i like that the biggest news in town is the upcoming referendum for a community rec centre (come on indoor pool!) and that i can spend my morning in the dentist's office chatting to the receptionist about it and not even be there to see the dentist.

i don't like that one of the bakeries in town has closed and that a Bargain! shop is opening. we already have a Fields and a Saan - do we need another store of cheap-quality items? Just because we're a small town doesn't necessarily mean that we like to buy crap. As evil as Wal-Mart may be, is it any worse than any other chain store? It at least would offer us more of what we need.

i like that i can spend time making up lists on my blog and not have to go study.

i like that if i want to study, i can. just for fun!