best of 2012 (a partial list) (in no particular order)

family
friends
sir ross cash
kleenex
scrawny christmas trees
marfa thrift store
bow ties
wrangler jeans
riding a stationary bike while watching law & order: SVU (though a grisly way to start the day)
cutting all the sleeves off my t-shirts
vacationing in austin
third year of halloween costumes with hilary
that marfakind black-and-white skirt
neil young live, even for 20 minutes with 40,000 other people
red nail polish
late show with jimmy fallon (surprise entry)
buffy st. marie’s “helpless”