sensory things
A worthy meme stolen from the lovely Ann Foreyt, who made it up herself:
sensory things that make me happy or that fulfill some innate need-want in me
top 10 scents:
- 1. lilacs in bloom from across a yard
- 2. campfire smoke
- 3. the pages of ancient books
- 4. the crisp air after a thunderstorm
- 5. freshly-baked bread
- 6. snowy evergreen forests
- 7. cinnamon
- 8. just-washed hair
- 9. indian food smells filling the house
- 10. cedar wood
top 10 sounds:
- 1. wind and rain beating against the side of the house
- 2. a chorus of frogs croaking
- 3. barbershop quartets
- 4. the opening guitar work in "I Feel Fine" by the Beatles
- 5. thunder
- 6. duets with pretty harmonies
- 7. trickling brooks
- 8. soda cans being opened
- 9. light, dancing flute melodies
- 10. softly singing tea kettles and boiling water
top 10 tastes (individual):
- 1. fresh pressed garlic
- 2. a bit of vanilla licked from the fingers
- 3. clover honey
- 4. cumin
- 5. ginger
- 6. teas of all varieties
- 7. good dark chocolate
- 8. cilantro
- 9. fresh sourdough bread
- 10. ripe blackberries
top 10 sensations:
- 1. large raindrops being slapped against my face by a high wind on the beach
- 2. warmth of a fire in the fireplace on a winter's night
- 3. jumping into a lake that is way too cold, and then climbing out to bask in the sun
- 4. trapping air in bedsheets and letting them slowly deflate until they fall to shape to your body
- 5. showers in the summertime, turning the water as cold as you can stand
- 6. the whoosh of air conditioning when you come in out of 90 degree weather
- 7. the feel of a frisbee in the hand
- 8. backrubs
- 9. cold glass
- 10. good sketching paper
top 10 sights:
- 1. rays of sunlight through fog
- 2. pretty people in light blue clothes
- 3. candlelight in a cozy room
- 4. thunderstorms and lightning bolts
- 5. looking up at the sun through a leafy tree in the wind
- 6. the milky way on the darkest night
- 7. eyes catching the light
- 8. tree shadows
- 9. clouds of all shapes and sizes
- 10. foggy days