BlogHide Resteemsloges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoGratitude #56: Being a regularI make a habit of not being too uppity when trying out a new cafe. In fact, I’ll deliberately make less effort with the staff in my first visit to a cafe than I normally would in order to seem like…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoGratitude #54: Table GapTable Gap is basically the same as Thigh Gap but with tables instead of thighs. Let’s start again. The second someone gets on a crowded train they’re already planning how to minimise the pain of…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoGratitude #53: People running in the streetWhenever I see people in regular clothes running in the street my mind instantly races at the possibilities. Are they running from or towards someone? Trying to catch a tram or simply running late…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for cafes open at 6amYou’d be surprised just how many people are floating around at 6am looking for coffee or breakfast. People are working harder and longer these days and I’ve got the proof: about 6 years ago I used…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for haircutsI once heard someone important say the following… “Fear is the surest indicator that what you’re about to do might just be great” and I really internalised it. Well I never really acted on it…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for haircutsI once heard someone important say the following… “Fear is the surest indicator that what you’re about to do might just be great” and I really internalised it. Well I never really acted on it…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for haircutsI once heard someone important say the following… “Fear is the surest indicator that what you’re about to do might just be great” and I really internalised it. Well I never really acted on it…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for sunglassesWhen I was 18 months old I contracted a cool infection which led to something cool called Third Nerve Palsy (or Oculomotor Neuropathy when I want to feel like Patch Adams), which resulted in cool…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for laundromatsTo be honest when I started writing today I wasn’t that grateful for laundromats. They seemed like an uninspired solution to an uninspiring problem, and I still largely feel that way. As the price…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for massage therapistsTake the following with a grain of salt because I think most jobs are weird, but I couldn’t think of anything worse than being a massage therapist. Every opening of the door marks the entrance of…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for wonky cafe tablesThe Earth’s surface is not uniformly flat, there are things like mountains and tree roots and grassy knolls. Come to think of it, God really did a number on us. The poor-workmanship of both Jesus…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for balconiesIs there anything more human than wanting to be higher than someone else? Since time immemorial Kings have commissioned bloody battles and enacted baffling laws to seek out or protect some higher…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for old-school removalistsI love old school removalists. Well I’m not sure if I actually like them or if I just like them compared to the new breed of hot-shots flooding the marketplace with their boyish good looks and…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for waiters who know their roleSome waiters take the piss. Seriously. They amble over to your table like Snoop Dogg, take a seat next to you and proceed to act like a randy teen trying to get to second base at the local drive-in.…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for the power of BrandBranding is one of the most under-appreciated aspects of society. When most people hear the word they automatically think of the companies they see on Entourage (or Bro-ntourage as I sometimes call…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for double-knotsThere are things in life that take a little bit of extra work up front that potentially save you a lot of time and trouble down the road, and I like to count double-knots as one of them. An extra 3…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for the bill-paying pantomimePaying the bill with friends is pandemonium. Usually when a group walks to the counter the one poor soul entrusted with paying is handed an amount of money by her friends that may or may not be in…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for ScientologyThe previous tenant at my place was a Scientologist and I’ve been receiving her mail for the past month or so, and while I’ve been pretty diligent at returning mail from other senders the…loges (26)in gratitude • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for street artWhat exactly is the allure of street art? This question has plagued me for a few years now, and when I say “plagued me” I mean I’ve committed 10 seconds of my attention towards it about 8 times in…loges (26)in life • 7 years agoToday I'm grateful for Toy SoldiersToy Soldiers was a 1991 film starring basically nobody except for Louis Gossett Jnr, whose shiny bald head played a minor role. It’s one of those films you assume everyone has seen but in reality…
