: congeniality … (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own : his need for some congenial company. [See note at pleasant.]

: finches at the feeder and robinsong at eventide

: urban exploration … with my coif and converse, pluck and pbr, i am ready to rock

: modest mouse … my brain’s the cliff and my heart’s the bitter buffalo (the years go fast and the days go so slow)

: simply naked … mango protein, pita chips, cool baths next to an open window

: friendship … pure and simple

: exotic italian imports … like pasta, or a rooster

: iTunes’ uncanny ability to play just the right song at just the right moment … i was sitting at my desk, watching forementioned finches and feeling a bit glum. i am not normally a “glum” person, but lately my energy has been slightly sapped and i find it harder to laugh genuinely. maybe it’s true, maybe the marvellina is harder to find in these days. and then iTunes pops on “jonathon fisk” and two delightful and distinct memories flood into my doldroms. i remember listening to a mix-cd on the 9 train, going back to brooklyn after work, a happy little hipster, heading home. i remember pearl street and seeing Spoon encore this very song and when the chord sort of shifts there, at the beginning, my heart syncopated in tune.

: daydreaming, always and ever………