learn something new
Whether it's some cool scientific fact (like when I learned that cat's meows manipulate us because they're in the same frequency as babies' cries which appeal to our innate parental instincts) or something about someone (like that someone I know also has an irrational fear of white condiments).
find myself attractive
Most days I look in the mirror and I can find some sort of flaw with how I look and then I move along, but every now and then my hair looks just right, my outfit is cute, and I feel confident.
Danse Bacchanale by Saint-Saens
Because it's a band nerd tradition.
With Sympathy by Steve Jablonsky - Gears of War 2 Soundtrack
This song is at the most moving part of the game--well, as moving as a game can be when the point is blow grubs up. But blasting this song is intense and awesome.
What could be better than an urban metropolitan area right next to a temperate rain forest? Oceans, trees, mountains mixed with all the modern trappings or urbanity--sounds like a good deal to me.
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