Recent things that make me happy, material and immaterial:
1. My mother's visit
2. The smell of lotion on my lower arms
3. A giant crush on the coffee man on 53rd and 7th, and his 75 cent coffee
4. Our new spice rack
5. Opposite shoe purchases: Melissa rubbery high heels, and suede Toms (both black)
6. Greenpoint, as always
7. The end to the am-I-or-aren't-I-registered-to-vote-crisis: New York voters, you can use this website to check

Makes me unhappy:
1. My mother's departure
2. Creative mental block
3. So many movies to see and no time to see them
4. The spice rack fell down