NIFOC

Don't understand what's going on
Woke up this morning,
All the hurt was gone
This is a new beginning
I'm back in the land of the living

Monday, April 12, 2004

COMFORTING THINGS


These aren't things I just find sensual or that I just like, but things I find
specifically comforting:

SOUNDS

1. Someone whispering "I love you" into my ear
2. A low rotating power fan at night
3. Gentle snoring
4. Saxophones and Metal Drums
5. The sound of a foreign film, because my brain concentrates on the sound of the words while reading the subtitles. This is why I hate dubbed movies.
6. Rain falling gently
7. Silence
8. Waves crashing on rocks
9. Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"
10. The wind rustling through trees

SMELLS

1. Any good quality incense
2. Dry saliva
3. Wet soil - especially after a thunderstorm
4. Crayons
5. New books and magazines
6. Vanilla
7. Ground coffee
8. Leather
9. Pipe Tobacco
10. Wood burning on a winter's day

TASTES

1. Fresh snow falling on my tongue
2. Dr Pepper, A&W Cream Soda, A&W Root Beer
3. Hot Apple Cider
4. Chamomile Tea
5. Crab Rangoon
6. Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia
7. Amaretto on the rocks
8. Tears
9. Lemon & Salt
10. Peanut Butter & Jelly

SIGHTS

1. My son's smile
2. A starry summer night sky
3. The Ocean
4. Bonfires
5. Fireworks
6. A mountain lake next to a snow covered forest
7. A waterfall
8. Kaleidoscopes
9. Green fields
10. A beautiful naked woman

TOUCH:

1. A long strong skin-on-skin hug
2. A soft wet kiss on the lips
3. Wind in my face
4. Fleece
5. Clothes right out of the dryer
6. Fresh snow
7. Bubble baths
8. Water sprayed off waterfalls
9. Soft milky skin
10. Velvet