Things I like a lot that you should too-1/11/11 edition

• Guilty pleasures = Glee - I don't know why exactly, but I love this kid's voice even in songs that aren't vocally his best. Here, here for guilty pleasures! *less than three*

• Pomplamoose - how into it the guy gets in their videos + the way the girl looks at the camera like she's having an inside joke + deadpan/tongue-in-cheek humor + interesting mix of sounds + clean visuals + actually working the Bieber "do" + being able to play (well) that many instruments and actually having somewhere to store them = love

• Josh Garrels' Music - I really like this guy's music as a whole. Definitely youtube his stuff.

• Acoustic instruments and A cappella (though not together obviously) - I will seriously never tire of this. There are too many to link to any one so I won't even begin to link any, but there's something about the complex layers in what can appear simple (like in acoustic instruments and a cappella voices) that always really strikes a chord in me.

• Open expanses of sky over open fields, trees, and bodies of water and the smell of fresh air - The sky and the nuances of nature have never failed to soothe me, no matter what's going on in my life. I love living in a rural area where I can still get to enjoy this but can get to a bigger area within an hour or less. Below is a cell phone picture that I took on the Cape Fear River back when it was warmer. ♥

• Our animals - Let's just face it. My dogs and cat are cuter than yours. You can't have them, but you can visit and get your dose of weiner dog, beagle, and big rusty cat loving nonetheless. ha Coyotes are going on my list of "Things I Hate A Lot that You Should Too" as coyotes killed one of our dachshund puppies recently, and we're pretty sure they're why we haven't see our white cat that disappeared too. RIP Sally and Little Cat :( (the white cat and the puppy on the far right)

• Just the right shade of a certain color - I love a lot of colors and color combinations, but I'm really picky when it comes to the exact shade of a color. Here's to finding (I think) just the right shade of color to paint the walls in the new house. I'll try to post the finished product when we get it done!

• Cheap, Blue Bic Pens and Prismacolor Colored Pencils, and Black Sharpies - Used separately or all together, I love them. A lot.

• The following quote from Plato that you've probably seen somewhere before but I still really like it - "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."