another blasted esoteric list.

** I tried doing something different with the blog, but some people - not mentioning any names (::cough:: Natasha) - are thoroughly resistant to change. So bright orange it is! Perhaps I shall try and be (uncharacteristically) artistic and play around with the header or something. Don't hold your breath for that to happen though - laziness is my most dominant trait :P **

I woke up to an incredibly beautiful e-mail from my Mummy. It was 3 sentences long - but it made me happier than I have ever been. I rarely seek external validation...but Mama's approval of a decision I make/anything I do or say really makes a difference. And so I walked around with a smug-happy smile plastered to my face all day :)

Things that made today a lovely day:

- A new bright red toothbrush
- Natasha!
- Someone showering right before me. When I turned the tap, the water that hit me was WARM! Thank you 3rd floor early riser.
- A Test Series victory against Australia!!! What a wonderful farewell present for Sourav Ganguly. We will miss you, Dada!
- Dashing to the convenience store to make 3 super-important, life-or-death purchases - L'Oreal Hydrating Toner, cotton balls and M&M's
- 99c Cup Noodles :)
- Finishing a response paper 24hours before it's due
- Hoodies. fullstop. Anywhere, anytime.
- Carlos' yellow sweater & Carlos' banter
- Watching Gossip Girl with Angela, Britta and Pook. ooh-ing and aah-ing at trashy high school drama. And not feeling judged or guilty. Yes!
- Britta's Reese's Cups that REALLY hit the spot.
- Realising I have caught up on all my reading
- Conversations with Daliso - always! [Topics of discussion this evening included: party drugs, ManU vs Arsenal, 10 different footballers - their careers and personal lives, tattoos, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, music production, Keffiyehs and Palestine, Dizzee Rascal, Obama, race relations in the UK, the minority experience in Europe, the "American" identity, Zambian elections, homework and my obsessive need for Trance. all in 30 minutes]
- Claire and her Art
- The Blizzard October set, Trance Around The World 241 and A State of Trance 377 = 5 hours of spanking new Trance tracks (Daliso was right)
- Being reminded how hard you listen, how much you remember, how well you know me, how much you care. Your surprises give meaning to the music, give truth to the love.
- [future tense] Diet Coke-n-ice & The Office before bed.

Simple pleasures. Unbelievable joy.

And, the songs:
* Signalrunners feat. Julie Thompson - These Shoulders (Club Mix)
* Ferry Corsten - Made of Love
* DJ Governor - Lover Summer (Orjan Nilsen remix)
* Oceanlab - Breaking Ties (Above & Beyond’s Analog Heaven Club Mix)