I like the ways words fit together, awkward encounters, and finding the funny. I pay attention...to it all.

Working, writing, remembering to walk more slowly.

Sunburning myself with ridiculously inadequate sunscreen application, making banana smoothies, and judging you for your sub-par sarcasm.

Generally, if it's got roots in southern culture, I'll dig it: Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, Lucinda Williams, the Avett Brothers, whiskey, barbecue, mac&cheese as a vegetable.

Also: Tina Fey, tacos, Aaron Sorkin, Annie Dillard, and manchego cheese. Zucchini, kale and tomatoes from my garden. Anything involving peanut butter (bonus points for a chocolate combo).

I lived in intentional community for a couple of years where simplicity was pretty important. I learned to do without a lot, but not: coffee, books (hello, libraries!), ridiculous emails from my sister, bacon (as in, the single reason I failed at vegetarianism), some solitude, and structure.

Jr. High romance (I work with middle schoolers), dialogue, and how our habits form us into particular kinds of people.

eating, drinking and laughing. preferably with good people, even more preferably with good music.

you're into lazy mornings with coffee and newspapers, like hearing and telling long stories with good punchlines, have an accent from south of the mason-dixon, want to swap book recommendations or know of good hiking around northern virginia