stop being a grump.

i was grumpy by 5:30 this morning. 

i didn't want to leave my warm bed, ruby wouldn't stop crying, and then karl lagerfeld insulted and degraded adele and several other things, rick santorum ran his mouth about planned parenthood, and mitt romney ran his mouth about everything. i was in a foul mood. 

but i went to the gym. i ran three miles. i felt better.

it's days like this that i make lists and today it was this.

the most random list of things i’m thankful for:

Prop 8 being ruled unconstitutional!!!!!

XRT

The way running shorts make me feel

The Huffington Post

Arianna Huffington in general

The New York Times online, especially on Sundays, so I can save $6.00

The chocolate cake donut from the bakery by my apartment I ate Sunday morning on my walk

Hair detangler that smells like strawberries

The person who invented hair detangler
A text/email/phone call from someone for no reason

Gnocchi

Martha Stewart

Michelle Obama

Ellen Degeneres

Tulips and peonies

Bob Marley
Tom Petty

Really crispy bacon

Diet Coke
My book club

Chocolate with caramel

The Head and the Heart 

The really handsome man with the salt and pepper hair who works at the Halsted Orange line stop. One of these days, I think we should say hi instead of just stare at each other through the glass booth.

Mitchell’s

Pizza Nova

Leslie Knope 
Mango salsa from Dominick's
Men who pursue
Men who make me laugh, really laugh
Men
Dark chocolate pudding that's 10 calories and sugar-free
Email threads with girlfriends that last all day
People who keep you accountable
Avocados
Jim
Target
NPR
Mindy Kaling, Conan, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert. All of you. Yes.
Sigur Ros
Bon Iver
David Gray
Being completely satisfied by cleaning your bathroom cabinet and organizing your pantry
Wednesday night plans that involve dinner and a play
Paul Konerko 
15 days until pitchers and catchers report. I can smell the grass.

Grateful feels a lot better than bitter.