Just a few of my favorite things: Ice cream cones in the winter. Nick Paumgarten's *Talk of the Town* columns in the New Yorker. 8 week old chocolate labs on my way to therapy. The scene in *The Talented Mr. Ripley* where Philip Seymour Hoffman can't keep his legs crossed. Okay, puppy mouths in general. Being the cause of someone else's spit take. Announcing every rainbow flag bumper sticker I see like this "Queers on the left!" or "Queers in the SUV!" etc. The drive to New York when the leaves are changing. Blackjack. Young daughters with their dads. When people's eyes water when they talk about a subject they love passionately. Kids on skateboards. Warm donuts. Gorgonzola. When my dad calls "to make the chit-chat". Jenya's cooking and freakishly small head. Betta fish. Brad Pitt's good bits. Elephants. Feeding the cat in the morning. Watching people fall asleep while reading on the subway. My girl troops. Anything that makes me laugh. Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.