This year (and most of the time), I am thankful for:
HarvardGirl, BrandeisGirl, Trebor, Schinkel, Subcontinent and her family, CornellBoy The Aged Ps, Roommate J, Athena and her roommates, The Street, Interns T, N, and C, the ex-neighbors, The Tales of the City series, The Wire, air conditioning, Mr. President Elect Obama, family, turkey (and sometimes ham), taco nights at ResidentialCollege, chocolate, chocolate croissants, Master Awesome, Frenchman Adviser, Connecticut, Adrian Tomine, Hanif Kureishi, Roger Ebert, Raymond Chandler, Coretta Scott King, the cabin, the continued health of the people I love, Lord Byron, Francis Crawford of Lymond, Dido Twite, fedoras, the inventor of nail polish, champagne, the Getty Museum, the liberal arts, Jeffrey Eugenides, civil rights, stationery, cookies, tea, conversation, Desmond Tutu, The West Wing, House, Stephen Fry, voter registration, the artist formerly known as Masterpiece Theater, salsa lessons, Knox College, Princeton, the United Nations, Atticus Finch, Alexandre Dumas, George Bernard Shaw, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Some Like it Hot, mayonnaise, Small World Coffee, and YOU.