march

1. people hearing the phone ring from the other room and yelling back "coming!" as they hurry to go answer it.
2. a goldendoodle being walked does a double-take when a man skateboards by.
3. two little kids, a boy and a girl, playing patty cake at the bus stop.
4. the nervousness and excitement i feel when i buy a fruit for the first time and learn the proper way to cut it; today it was a honeydew melon!
5. a little girl wearing a pink helmet with cat ears rides her scooter and arrives at the crosswalk before me. she stretches out an arm and with a tiny hand, red from the cold, gestures to the car on the other side to go ahead.
6. two teenagers share a quick peck on the sidewalk, then look around awkwardly when they notice me walking by.
7. it's the first 70 degree day of the year; a group of friends sit on a stoop sharing cigs and beers, laughing and enjoying the weather.
8. a strong gust of wind blows by; a mom kneels down to hug her toddler so he won't get knocked over.
9. setting a goal for myself to have a lucid dream before the end of march, and actually making it happen!
10. my favorite intersection has a pie store on one corner and a pizza place on the other. it smells heavenly when i walk by.
11. a man next to me at the crosswalk waves at two women across the street. they approach laughing, one of them says "i thought that was a really 'Mike' looking guy!"

february

1. my heart skips a beat when i listen to a song i've heard a hundred times before, but it's been a while and i'm still moved by it.
2. a woman apologizing to her cat and asking for forgiveness cause she accidentally stepped on her tail. humans apologizing to other animals.
3. the sounds of pigeons cooing loudly outside my window.
4. remembering how in love i am with this city and how alive i feel when i walk past strangers.
5. fluffy wild bunny leaving tiny pawprints in the snow.
6. singing loudly as i walk home cause i found $20 on the ground and i'm in a great mood.

january

1. a group of girls laughing, talking about their weekend.
2. a silly interaction between coworkers: one put his cold hands on the other's neck to make him squirm.
3. slowly remembering how to ice skate; a man skates by me and waves hello.
4. it snowed enough for me to make a snow angel.
5. a little boy excitedly showing his mom a painting of a monkey in the art museum.
6. a group of friends chuckle after seeing me nearly slip on a patch of ice and catch myself.
7. as soon as the last customer of the day leaves i lock eyes with my coworker and we both scream.
8. three girls watching a movie together, squealing and clapping when a character wears a pretty dress.
9. being recommended a beautiful, tearjerker movie. being told definitively "you should watch it tonight."
10. a mom and her toddler, jumping over cracks in the sidewalk.
11. a grey house with a brown roof, next to a blue house with green curtains, next to a brick house with an orange door.