These are a few of my favourite things

- D

 

- The British style of spellings (notice the "u" in favourite up there?)

 

- Listening to a good guitar solo

 

- Waking up in the morning with a smile. A.K.A. Waking up without an alarm

 

- A lazy Saturday

 

- The brief silence after a long conversation

 

- A nice joke

 

- Fish fry made by D (esp mackerel)

 

- Live music (I am a sucker for live jazz)

 

- Writing a blog which stimulates some comments (Pl. note readers)

 

- Comedy Central

 

- A fast paced basketball game

 

- A ODI not involving India

 

- Any cricket match not involving India

 

- Roger Federer on the tennis court

 

- Walking in a cool breeze

 

- The 5th set of a tennis match (even if it ends 6-0)

 

- Going to Best Buy (NOT shopping there)

 

- A night of sleep without any dreams

 

- Long drives

 

- Good music during long drives

 

- A cloudy day on a long drive listening to good music

 

- A cloudy day on a long drive listening to good music and NO rain

 

- Cracking my neck after a long day at the office (I know it freaks people out, but call it one of my few addictions)

 

- The last week before going to India

 

- Radio commentary

 

- Having music playing through the day

 

- Lots of mails when I open my Inbox

 

- Silence

 

- D and I both doing our work, in separate locations, humming the same songs

 

- Greenery