Things I Like More Than Being Sick

Last week I had the flu, presumably swine. This week, I have been diagnosed with acute bronchitis, a resulting after-effect of my fluishness. I've gone into the office a few times since last Tuesday, each an aborted attempt to complete a full work day, & while I've been relatively effective in working from home, I've also been driven to compile the following list of "A Billion(ish) Things I Like More Than Being Sick."

1. Westlife's "Home"
2. Watching episodes of "Criminal Minds" on SurfTheChannel.com
3. My mom's dog
4. Falling asleep to the sound of the rain
5. Obama signing the hate crimes bill into law today!
6. Yuengling
   
7. The Cleveland Cavaliers, even when they lose
   
8. Puffs infused with Vicks
9. The Twitter 2 app for iPhone
10. Having DVR
11. My crazy fake hipster glasses
12. Anticipating the next "Twilight" movie
13. Men in suits
    
14. Nivea Essential Lip Care
    
15. Breakfast for dinner at Open City
16. Thanksgiving with my family
    
17. Hand-me-down pajama pants
18. Painting pottery at All Fired Up
    
19. Punny Halloween costumes
    
20. Phone calls with family members that lead to fun gossip about other family members
21. Champagne
    
22. The Sookie Stackhouse novels
23. Netflix
24. My Ann Taylor Loft black boots
25. Ohio
26. Reading my old writing
    
27. Grey t-shirts
28. Bravo's amazing marketing acumen
    
29. Salami salad from Sweetgreen
30. Taking the bus to work
31. Autumn leaves
32. Grande skim pumpkin chai lattes from Starbucks
33. PostSecret
34. Epic emails between long-distance friends
35. The beautiful Matthew Gray Gubler
36. Vending machine junk food
37. The first snow of the year
38. Waterbeds
    
39. Sleeping with two comforters
40. Emails from my former foreign exchange students
41. All Christian Bale movies
42. Staying in hotels
    
43. Creating ringtones
44. Reading old letters from my ex-boyfriend
45. Creamy soup, especially with corn &/or potatoes
46. Target flats
47. "(500) Days of Summer"
    
48. Outlet malls
49. Reading friends' blogs
50. The comfort of my LA class
51. My uncles' hunting cabin in Pennsylvania
52. Clean towels
53. My absurd purple GAP slippers
54. Glass elevators
    
55. The smell of my new shampoo, Herbal Essence Tousle Me Softly
56. Kraft mac & cheese in cartoon shapes
57. Browsing jewelry on Etsy
58. Comfort food from Rockne's
59. Proofreading
60. Brunch with friend
    
61. State fairs & carnivals
62. PG Tips hot tea with honey
63. My living room couch
    
64. Road trips
65. Being in weddings
66. Skinny dark jeans
67. Writing Yelp reviews
68. Clear, starry nights
69. Zooey Deschanel
    
70. The suburbs
71. Going to the movies alone
72. Cheap draft beer, especially served in the Midwest
    
73. Scarves
74. Adding to my bookshelf
75. Gchatting
76. House parties
    
77. Velvet Elvis cupcakes from Hello, Cupcake
78. My bangs
79. Argyle
80. Making other people laugh
81. Spicy fried rice from Paragon Thai
82. Walking home from work on nice days
83. Being asked for directions in the District
84. Leather interiors
85. Daffodils
86. Statement necklaces
87. Sleeping in
88. Funny things my grandmother says
89. The Disney Channel
90. Approval from the bosses
    

Come to think of it, I guess an appropriate thing to put on a list of things I like more than being sick would be "everything." But no worries, this should be my last sick post. I'm on antibiotics & am nearly done being a weakling. I think.