human emotions are tricky little things. always throwing you right and left, making you hop through hoops. maybe that is only when you let them control you.

so even though i would like to wallow and be completely negative because im confused, let me just make a thanksgiving eve's list of what i am grateful for.

* good food
* ability to eat out whenever i want
* fabulous music that keeps me company
* my vision, even though it's slightly off
* drinkable water
* heaters
* extra warm blankets in uninsulated bedrooms
* comfortable beds
* my job
* felicity, the tv series
* my eyeglasses, even though they hurt my head sometimes
* finding the perfect pillow this year (down alternative rocks!)
* "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind"
* "garden state" soundtrack
* death cab for cutie's "transatlanticism"
* mornings where i want to listen to happy music
* recognizing that i have wings
* girls' nights out
* friends who know how to order me good drinks
* my spot on campus
* warm days where i can swim in the mornings
* jumping into the ocean
* capacity to feel openly, without being stigmatized
* new experiences
* learning new bits of information about long-time friends
* best friends
* cut fruit
* how freaking hilarious "my sassy girl" is and that annt has an all region dvd player
* wanting things but understanding that i don't have to have it
* being granted my first real credit card
* realizing how grateful i am for studying abroad last year

just bend the pieces till they fit