lists

i am a maker of lists.

they are not "to do" lists so much as items of importance or significance that i happen to arrange in a vertical manner. i have a terrible time accomplishing things once those things are introduced in list form. therefore, the "to do" list generally turns out to be a "to don't" and i am often left with feelings of shame and disappointment. instead of listing tasks that need accomplishing, i write down things that make me happy or that i find interesting or unusual. i keep the very best lists in two places: those created by way of computer reside in a folder on my desktop which is aptly named "lists" and others which are written on receipts, napkins, post-it notes (i hate post-it notes), and other scraps of paper are stored in an old blue and white tin that used to house my great grandmother's little tools and chisels. she carved and whittled doll house furniture with those little tools which i wish were still around for me to appreciate. time taketh away...

anyway, a list for today.

squint
crackle
exhale
swirl
glint
callus
divine
pinch
bust
fleck
scoot
cricket
relish