reasons the world isn't so bad

people doing nice things. glue sticks. mugs of chamomile tea. watching your roommate drink chamomile tea for the first time and shivering because it's a) burning hot and b) it's chamomile. seasonal drinks. nonseasonal drinks. david sedaris. susan orlean. meghan daum. people. empty libraries. full libraries. wonderful librarians that are probably actually the child of a deity. mrs d, who somehow knows how everyone is doing any time of the day. e-readers. paperbacks. hardbacks. book releases. socks. consider the socks, really. socks are so great. thank your socks today. witty comics. dumb comics that make you laugh anyway. videos that make you think. videos that don't make you think. walking. sitting. nutella. peanut butter unless you are allergic. stories. history. linguistics and how poem and history are the same word in german. joke books. siblings who are basically joke books. sisters. support. being happy. crocheting. volunteering. sleeping. doing something. doing nothing. existing. sitting on the steps outside your house when someone you love sits next to you, says, "it's okay. it's okay. it's okay."