- Feeling inspired by other people
- Watching Greek and The Hills Monday nights & not caring what people think
- Listening to a good song about a million times, today it’s “Tiny Dancer”
- Obsessing over Earnest Sewn, Ksubi & J Brand skinny jeans because they actually fit.
- Going shopping at blah places such as Gap, getting classic pieces on sale, & then wearing them nice non-generic ways.
- Having one of those really good days at work, where all my coworkers and I do is laugh (while working, of course)
- Anticipating payday but when the actual day comes not be too excited. It reminds me that I don’t love money, and that’s a good thing :)
- Going to Arabic class and having one of those fun days where everyone laughs because our ustatha Shayma is so adorably hilarious.
- When ustatha Shayma asks me a question in Arabic and I’m actually able to answer it & she says “mumteza” (excellent)
- Listening to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, especially the old stuff.
- Visiting my aunt in South Central and looking out the window while we drive around; it reminds me what my purpose in life is.
- Meeting fashionably challenged people, because it makes me feel better about myself.
- Finding an all day metro pass in the morning.
- Taking the metro & bus everywhere in southern
- Pretty sorority girls & typical frat boys because I think they are TRULY enjoying college the way it should be.
- Being drunk enough to make out with a guy but not drunk enough to give him my virginity
- Not driving
- Getting papers back and reading cute comments from my male T.A s
- Dreaming about moving to the Middle East , Latin America, or
- Listening to men speak Russian, it’s so sexy.
- Going to parties where no one will pay attention to you because everyone is going dumb, getting hyphy, shaking them dreads.
- Studying on campus the whole day and being constantly distracted by people watching.
- Naturally pretty girls.
- Listening to The Beatles because they are just brilliant.
- Unexpectedly using the right word at the right instant.
- 1990s music, from boy bands to faux alternative rock and everything in between.
- Crossing off the last thing on my to-do list.
- Looking at old pictures of myself because it amazes me how similar/different I am.
- Using the number pad at work really fast without messing up.
- When my dog or cat lay down next to me in bed while I listen to my ipod.
- When my eyelashes feel long and dark.
- I love hearing the noise my heels make as I walk; it makes me feel like a woman and possibly intimidates others.
- Listening to Cuban music and hoping to dance under the
- Maintaining a genuine smile on my face the whole day.
- Exploring Judaism, Christianity & Islam.
- Colloquial Spanish & Castilian Spanish
- Making out with a guy who is way taller than me; I love when he picks me up.
- Getting late night messages from brilliant and interesting people.
- Having a visible collarbone.
- When I start writing and can't stop; That is the ultimate feeling.
- Laughing when guys get erections because they are so cheesy; it's hilarious when they try to act sexy and dirty.
- Understanding Economics!
- Knowing how beautiful my sister is & not being jealous but proud.
- Having super long conversations with my best friend Angel despite the fact that we have not seen each other in a long time.
- Knowing that my best friend has not replaced me with some cheap second-rate version of me.
- Knowing how truly proud of me my family is.
- Seeing people wear Uggs with shorts.
- Erectile dysfunction & genital herpes commercials. They are hilarious!
- Erectile dysfunction because it prevented me from losing my virginity.
- Guys who are extremely embarrassed when they get erectile dysfunction so they try to blame anything else.
- Late night conversations with my sister, my old roommate Veronica, and my current roommate Kris.
- Knowing that Kris and Justin belong together.
- Having crushes on guys no one would expect me to. I like dorky, chunky, & slightly weird.
- Realizing all I’ve accomplished but knowing that I want to accomplish more. I like setting the bar high.
- Running to my parents’ room after having a nightmare and sleeping right next to them.
- Having philosophical, theological, socio-economical-political and cultural conversations with my brilliant father.
- Making fun of fat, ugly, skinny, weird pedestrians with my mom and dad. Yeah, we are amazing.
- Spending the whole day at the beach then going to west la to get Salvadorian goodies to eat.
- Accents! Every type of accent. I love the Comcast commercial when the Asian man says “Sor-y Roger, yo a tie-gah nawh”, it kills me every time.
- Finishing a good book; it’s actually a bittersweet feeling. I’m happy that I finally finished it, but sad because it’s over.
- Listening/ Watching Hilary Duff’s “Wake Up”, “So Yesterday”, and “The Beat of My Heart”. As cheesy as they are, they make me so happy.
- I love the feeling of NOT being jealous of a boyfriend. I hate jealous people & I’m happy I’m not like that.
- Any occasion where I have an excuse to dress up
- Watching old Backstreet Boys, ‘Nsync and Spice Girls videos.
- Being in charge of something, anything, and running around making sure it all goes well. I love the leadership role.
- Going to dinner with anybody, it makes me feel so grown-up and social.
- New Years’ Eve. I love anticipating the New Year with grapes, champagne (apple cider) and family. I cry every time.
- My room when the curtains are opens (so the natural light will come in) and putting on some headphones and just giving in to the music.
- Getting haircuts, especially getting bangs. There is something so leavening about getting a haircut.
- Drunk college students, ONLY.
- When guys randomly introduce themselves to me, especially when they know I’m really shy.
- Sunday mornings, ALWAYS
- Randomly going on Jess’ myspace page because she always has the most brilliant things on it.
- The feeling I get when I truly grasp a concept.
- Looking back at all I have accomplished; it makes me eager for the future.
- Being on the passenger’s seat of anyone’s car while we both sing our hearts out.
- During the summer when my aunt, mom, sister, cousin and I go pick up grandma from work. I love to see the face she gets when she sees her daughters and granddaughters; in those instances she feels truly loved. I wish we were nicer to her.
- Doing anything for my step-grandfather; he is so hardworking and he deserves so much.
- Being inspired by hardworking people like my grandparents.
- People who speak more than one language
- Having amazingly enlightening drunk conversations; especially with guys because they are so honest.
- Having a cigarette with people I love after a night of drinking. We all go outside under the beautiful Davis night sky, share a cigarette, and talk about everything; this happens very sporadically (usually after a GOOD party) but when it does, it’s the best feeling and so worth that time I am detracting from my life through the ‘cancer stick’.
- NOT being addicted to cigarettes
- The friction between our jeans (or legs if I’m wearing a dress)
- Hip-hop, good hip hop always gets me in the right mood.
- Hanging out with my cousin Daya or the Diaz cousins; we are all so different but we always have the best times together. They are my favorite people in the world.
- Nik from Seasons’ firm faith in love; despite it all, he makes me believe that there truly might be love for me out there.
- Listening to my Arabic tutor Dima and her amazing stories about
- Watching Maury; I love every episode especially the dramatic DNA results, the secrets revealing, and those crazy out of control teenagers. Sometimes I’m tempted to skip class just to watch it; I never do, but it makes me smile that I even consider it.
- The term ‘dime-piece’ and when guys actually use it.
- Pretty much any type of slang.
- Watching white people dance to any type of Latin music; they are so cute.
- This couple during picnic day who was dancing to Brazilian music; he was a tall gorgeous nerdy guy and she was a short, cute girl. They were so into each other, dancing like if no one else was there; it was mesmerizing.
- Watching To Catch A Predator. The excuses those perverts make are so ridiculously entertaining.
- Trashy television such as Rock of Love with Bret Michaels or A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila.
- College students who embrace other kinds of culture. I love when white kids speak perfect Spanish or when anyone takes initiative to learn a new language.
- Conversations with my paisa Marinita; she is one of the best people I’ve ever met.
- Watching comedy shows. There is no better feeling in life than laughing.
- At the end of The Beatles’ 1967 recording of “All You Need Is Love” when Lennon and McCartney start signing the chorus of “She Loves You”; it always makes me smile.
- Buying CDs. I hate buying music online; it’s just not the same.
- Choosing to spend a day with my family over my friends any day.
- Listening to Salvadorans speak; it's so cute.
- Immediately uploading pictures from that night on Facebook.
- When John Mayer has a new post on his blog.
- How I feel when I wear pretty dresses.
- Jessica’s mom
- Living in
Lupe Fiasco "Superstar", obviously
-melidee
