August

1: getting static-shocked by lightning
2: when your manager says "drive-thru doesn't make tips" and then people DELIBERATELY give you tips
3: replacing the zip ties on the bin cage with bolts
4: watching Twilight for the first time in a few years (and still disliking it)
5: online shopping
6: Inside Out
7: stopping on the bike home for Powerade and then walking the rest of the way
8: "I'm not hitting on you, but..."
9: sitting in the back of the car to get good WiFi (outside)
10: Jack Johnson's Curious George soundtrack
11: busting a cap in Minecraft zombies
12: my very own Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
13: back-to-school backpack shopping
14: when your mom gets you a random book and the main character has a hamster
15: when the day's tips amount perfectly to buy a commemorative "last supper"
16: listening to and practicing the Pep Band songs
17: trial-and-error learning and experimenting with manual exposure controls
18: Atheist ranters on YouTube
19: 10th & 6th on SFEW
20: walking up with the sixth graders to convocation
21: raw and expressive student musical groups
22: dancin' the night away
23: song inspiration from newly-discovered guitar chords
24: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
25: God is an Astronaut's All is Violent, All is Bright
26: Fairport Convention's "Tam Lin"
27: when your legs work again
28: asking a favorite teacher for a college recommendation
29: packing a snack lunch for halftime
30: chugging through on a Sunday to get the homework done
31: first time at Roots Music Club

July

1: bringing Stanley home
2: peeking in on the sleeping Stanley
3: putting and arranging colleges on "the list"
4: text-raving about tofu dogs on Independence Day
5: In-stan-gramming
6: solving Sudoku puzzles
7: when the doctor's like, "So, you're healthy"
8: getting teased (and concernedly asked) about a past work injury
9: caramel Frappucino
10: The Color Purple
11: the Wodent wheel
12: holding the fort at drive-thru
13: playing soccer with my best friend and her little brother
14: finally buying the albums I've been listening to on YouTube for months
15: watching your hamster actively problem-solve
16: homemade pizza
17: writing on your work break
18: Sudoku with breakfast (to wake up the mind)
19: walking barefoot in the grass in the rain at night
20: researching cameras
21: foot pedal battles and finding creepy inscriptions inside a storage pod
22: organizing music scores
23: when your hamster's so lazy he uses his wheel as an extra bed
24: Stanley's little stuffed cheeks
25: choosing Fight Club for my summer reading
26: when you wake up and realize that terrible thing that happened to you was a nightmare
27: mixing music and editing videos for YouTube
28: studying derivatives over a mug of tea
29: hanging out with coworkers on break
30: a hammy spider-crawling on your back
31: teaching your friend manual