things that make my day: a cup of peet's black coffee with a chunk of bette's biscotti, a perfectly balanced hua mei, a big bunch of fuchsia orchids for 25 baht, a sunny but not sweaty day, a beautifully written page, freshly baked real sourdough, bay area summer/bangkok winter breezes, the berkeley marina, dusk, a smoked turkey sandwich from genova, panda pictures, rice fields, a new hat, a big hug from my mum.