things I love

hugs. shoulders. smelling. cooking. wearing a bow tie. wearing mismatched socks. friendship bracelets. the strokes. permanent markers. grocery stores. marginalia. books. jumping on beds. awkward hugs. introducing myself as jared. dancing. fist bumping professors. beards. mustaches. boys who grow beards for me. nicknames. big headphones. loud music. crosswords. the avett brothers. movies. tattoos. poster putty. pie. hot rod. flying. sunny days. spanish. cartoons. super things. computers. barefeet. pancakes. short fingernails. cupcakes. refund checks. babies. mexican hombres. jumping. walking across campus. soup. helping. smiling. tan lines. hammers. marbles. stickie notes. families. beatles. dreads. jeans. lists. alphabetizing. love. culture. tortillas. elvis. summer. cousins. vampires. novels. memoirs. being read to. reading aloud. watching movies in spanish. saints. greek islands. being dirty. being dirty. roommates. boys. adventures. longboards. tongues. recycled paper. conjugation. mixed cds. napping. being productive. imagination. education. common sense. volcanoes. faces.