Mr. Strauss keeps telling us to make lists of fifty things we love. And who am I to resist the trend, really? It's my 19th birthday, a good day to reflect on who and where I am.
1. A good conversation with close friends at home or Tim Horton's or Crabby Joe's (um, the Dutch might even call it gezelligheid...)
2. Heavy rainstorms to dance in
3. My country and my city
4. Canada
5. A cup of cinnamon spice tea on a cloudy day
6. Spring, its promise and its vibrant colo(u)r
7. Summer, the way the heat seeps into you and makes you tired and happy
8. Fall, the way it's crisp and cozy
9. Winter, the way spontaneous snowball fights start after every snowstorm
10. Standing to receive the benediction at church
11. Wednesday morning chapel
12. Watching someone laugh out loud
13. The feeling you get after you write something that expresses perfectly what you want to say
14. Washing dishes
15. Country music
16. Driving through a city at rush hour
17. Driving on the highway late at night
18. My family
19. C.S. Lewis's and J.R.R. Tolkien's writings
20. The poetry of John Donne
21. Playing with children
22. Thomas vander Zaag
23. Jehan Watson
24. Dorm-mates who make me put them on my list
25. Deep discussions late at night
26. Funny stories
27. Being surprised
28. Naps
29. Rejoicing with those who rejoice
30. Learning something new
31. Playing volleyball
32. Baking
33. When the song you want to hear is on the radio
34. Going to sleep after a hard day's work
35. the Christian Reformed Church
36. Super Smash Brothers for Nintendo 64
37. The Internet
38. Strong, black coffee
39. Being able to call home for 10 cents a minute
40. Poetry in general
41. Following links off Mr. Strauss' & Prof. Koyzis' blogs
42. The scene in Edward Scissorhands where Johnny Depp marches confusedly down the hallway completely wet and vaguely disoriented from having completely destroyed a waterbed with his scissorhands
43. Reading the cartoons at Toothpaste for Dinner... especially this one, when I'm in a philosophical mood...
44. Giving back massages
45. Watching the look on people's face when the realize that the guy they were looking for named Tim van Alstyne is actually a 5' 6" brown person.
46. Making corny theological jokes, or random references to John Calvin
47. Playing devil's advocate
48. Writing with gel pens
49. Blogging
50. Jesus Christ (yeah, the list wouldn't be complete without him, eh?)
Posted by Tim at April 9, 2004 03:02 PM | TrackBackHAPPY BIRTHDAY TYM!!!
Posted by: Marķa at April 9, 2004 06:01 PMHappy birthday, Mr. Van Alstyne!
I'll link to your wonderful list after Good Friday.
Posted by: Gideon Strauss at April 9, 2004 08:30 PMHappy birthday!
Posted by: David T. Koyzis at April 9, 2004 10:07 PMHappy Birthday. And great list. Numbers 2, 20, and 42 especially.
Posted by: Naomi at April 12, 2004 10:38 AMHappy Birthday!!! I love number 42! I totally forgot to include Jonny Depp on my list...oh well, next year. And yeah, I am certainly guilty of 45. Great list!
Posted by: andeewho at April 12, 2004 04:13 PM