1. Pumpkin Spice Lattes
2. Harmonica and/or piano in rock and/or folk music
3. When people ask me about my car and I get to tell them how cool it is
4. That Barack Obama takes the time to visit his Grandma
5. Elements Chicago bought 24 of my journals!
6. http://www.slickdeals.net
7. Bobby Dazzler’s pumpkins
8. My pumpkin
9. Headless Horseman Dog Costume
10. When silkscreening works (especially after you promised someone that you’d silkscreen them some stuff)

Unfaves:

1. That California voters can change the state constitution by signatures and popular [uneducated] vote (see #’s 3, 6, 9, and 10).
2. That UPS will deliver a mis-addressed package to your last known address without contacting you or the sender, nevermind that you haven’t received mail there for 4 years.
3. Yes on Prop 8 people
4. People who listen to public radio but don’t contribute during the pledge drives.
5. Spam comments on my blog
6. Yes on Prop 8 people
7. Driving
8. Shorter days (only 53 more until they get longer again!)
9. Yes on Prop 8 people
10. Yes on Prop 8 people

Unfaves:

1. People who must have thought the signs say “Slow traffic keep left.” Oh wait, maybe they’re British. My mistake. Whatever. Move over!
2. Not having as much time to spend with my dog as he deserves
3. Inexperienced cheesecake politicians (thank you, Guphy, for coining this term) being selected out of nowhere for VP
4. Shorter and shorter days
5. Pebbles stuck in my car’s wheel
6. Not having enough money to retire tomorrow
7. Marginal ratings for an amazing presidential candidate who deserves the highest ratings ever. C’mon, people!
8. Being stuck indoors on beautiful days
9. Cyclists who disobey traffic laws (riding on the sidewalk is the worst, followed by riding on the wrong side of the road)
10. Internet Explorer and people who use Internet Explorer

Faves:

1. Gleanings part 2
2. 3 day weekends
3. Sun-drying figs and tomatoes
4. The petting zoo at the State Fair
5. Obama stickers
6. Google Apps
7. Winning 2nd place at the State Fair
8. The Mother Hips (as those who know me know, this is an all-time fave, so I thought I had to put it in here at some point)
9. seeing Burning Man cars going down the freeway
10. “…somethin’ fierce”