emily shonagon's list of things that quicken the heart

• my gloves being on my desk the whole time
• humming words to a tune without words
• telling the time by the big hand
• my boss’ squeaky brakes
• the quickening of my breath
• leaving things unresolved
• anything out of a cardboard box
• owning more pairs of undies than days of the year
• the way the french pronounce my name
• the three day weather forecast
• socks with toes
• looking into the wind till i cry
• the chance of a hat-trick
• a hat-trick
• visitors that leave me drawings for my pin-board