February

1: Moonrise Kingdom
2: Brian Crain's album "Piano & Light"
3: playing chess with your teacher
4: being late to class with a similarly lost/confused peer at your side
5: your teacher talking in an indistinguishable eastern-European accent to make everyone laugh
6: beating six-month writer's block
7: seeing both sides of a story
8: running in stride with a dog
9: playing Minecraft Hunger Games with a friend
10: hilariously adorable puppet shows
11: making that bold, interpretative statement
12: people flocking to anyone who has food
13: coming up with dance moves in the shower
14: when you lend someone your phone, and they take a selfie and set it as the background pic
15: long, lonely, & quiet dirt roads
16: (addictive) simulated reality games
17: an unreasonably merciful Hunger Games opponent
18: school "field trips" to Keva Juice
19: when a sub cares more about you than your actual teacher
20: being artistic outside of art class
21: an unexpected reward for a good deed
22: a new look (for Minecraft)
23: crawling through the maze in the pit
24: eerily accurate personality tests
25: pricking your finger & watching the blood bubble up
26: screwing with Siri
27: semi-awkward encounters with pretty much total strangers
28: not being incredibly nervous on opening night

January

1: learning French
2: rennet-free string cheese
3: wondering about Igor & Stephanie in Cactus Flower
4: all-day story-writing inspiration
5: using language-learning CDs while you're doing other things
6: reliving falling in love with John Lennon
7: strolling & talking with each of your friends
8: unexpected fan messages on Twitter
9: your bio teacher assigning "hug a tree" as homework
10: turning off the phone & tuning into nature
11: cats meowing at you
12: Love Actually
13: getting surprisingly good grades
14: when your band teacher arranges a round for scales, and lets everyone choose which group, and you're the only one to pick the first group
15: watching birds out the library window
16: enjoying all aspects of the day
17: turning gross things into scientific learning opportunities
18: responding to a dog's quirks & the dog responding to yours
19: building a horse ranch on Minecraft
20: remembering things in real life in reference to what you were doing/where you were in Minecraft at that moment
21: successfully getting things done when the computer screen graphics are upside down
22: not being the only one whose stomach growls incessantly at the worst of times
23: Billy la Bufanda
24: Hugh Jackman in Oklahoma! (1999)
25: bowl after bowl of Corn Pops
26: Isn't She Lovely? by Lauren Layne
27: pure-gold, sun-melting sunsets
28: twinsies Biden & Boehner (State of the Union address)
29: teachers helping you make a choice by giving advice and, above all, asking your opinion
30: seeing how others serve the community
31: friends imitating you

December

1: Matthew Hussey videos
2: NaNo withdrawal symptoms
3: cool banjo/folk mixes
4: being able to prove a teacher wrong
5: when only five kids show up to class, so you get to watch Hulu
6: the parody songs in the Rutles movie
7: dramatic History Channel specials
8: The Iron Giant
9: way too much awesomeness for the public to handle
10: "Troika"
11: taste-test reviewing
12: Gene Wilder in "The Young Frankenstein"
13: drawing the little Jason Voorhees mask next to the date on Friday the 13th
14: rereading books from your childhood
15: young trees that tower over you
16: last-minute creativity
17: being everyone's Secret Santa
18: studying with the smart kids
19: crocheting craze
20: Hermes/aviator slippers
21: setting up luminaria
22: chill, bowling-alley parties
23: actively trying to NOT be a procrastinator
24: weird Christmas movie traditions
25: the good, the bad, and the wonderful on Christmas
26: light & fluffy German chocolate
27: "Eleanor & Park"
28: lessons from a bad movie
29: seeing a plane fly into the clouds
30: IMing friends about a school dance
31: "French Kiss"

November

1: midnight start on NaNo(WriMo)
2: the music video for "El Verdadero Amor Perdona"
3: going outside
4: wearing my coyote/armadillo hat while reading Romeo & Juliet
5: an adventurer speaking of their travels
6: winning some, losing some
7: the under-the-stairs mini office
8: University of Puget Sound
9: Swedish films
10: yarmulke-style hats
11: getting away with being a (stylish) rebel
12: friends interested in your private writing projects
13: being called "sweet" (especially if you're a little demon)
14: a bat sock-puppet
15: being able to have both opinions
16: skills passed down for generations
17: NaNo plot advice
18: fitting yourself into artwork
19: teachers letting you work alone
20: hand binoculars
21: Eric Whitacre's virtual choir
22: clever Pictionary interpretations
23: your half birthday
24: snow melting
25: friendly, generic counselor-student talks
26: spy missions
27: things to make you smile
28: moms that make awesome Thanksgiving food
29: overdosing on cuteness
30: conversation days

October

1: giving (successful) directions
2: strongly emotional short stories
3: Arilus cristatus
4: The Avett Bros' energy
5: restoring energy through juggling
6: the equivalent to school, in someone else's house
7: laughing comfortably with a customer service representative
8: gourmet-flavor Oreos
9: "turn off the lights" pranks
10: morning Starbucks fix
11: creamy bruschetta
12: driving fast
13: Amy Poehler on Parks & Rec
14: kitchen models at Lowe's
15: juice-box days
16: start-of-winter cold
17: climbing a tree, especially when you know you probably shouldn't be
18: the warmth from the sun bestowed upon you like a lord's blessing
19: Professor Bhaer from Little Women
20: spoiling the hell out of a friend for a birthday
21: vegan Pirate Booty
22: finding songs that pique livelihood
23: adorable microscopic creatures
24: homemade Butterfingers (my friend's)
25: science shows that show crazy stuff happening to/in the body
26: pulling out pumpkin innards with your hand
27: the interactions with others at birthday parties
28: the total childlike innocence of a person sleeping
29: forest fairy/hippie aunt sweaters
30: diligently researching and taking notes for a fiction work
31: ADHD hyperness

September

1: cool story plot ideas
2: finally finishing long & drawn-out books
3: lifting weights
4: learning to play a song from just hearing it
5: someone speaking up for you
6: Rosalind Franklin
7: corny '90s horror books
8: cheering on Serena Williams
9: intermittent rain sprinkling
10: origami creations
11: someone remembering & paying attention to you
12: chilly, drizzly days
13: friends' accomplishments
14: so many Netflix choices!
15: a happily-ever-after Nicholas Sparks movie
16: transportable study havens
17: Yoko Ono on Twitter
18: mediocre auditions
19: grandparents
20: dark, creepy roads
21: "This Empty Northern Hemisphere"
22: family history stories
23: grandparents + friends
24: suppressing coughs
25: friendly acquaintanceship
26: rain sounds for sleep
27: cliche fortunes
28: experiencing the universe
29: memories & flashbacks
30: science pick-up lines

August 5 - 31

Aug 5: priceless faces
Aug 6: good tofu dogs
Aug 7: glimpses of the world
Aug 8: castle houses
Aug 9: avocado-spinach paninis
Aug 10: "The Long and Winding Road"
Aug 11: traditional church
Aug 12: random, hilarious movies
Aug 13: playing with stuffed animals
Aug 14: Christopher Eccleston as Ben Jago
Aug 15: overcoming nerves
Aug 16: second days of school
Aug 17: CinemaSins
Aug 18: "Hear Me Lord"
Aug 19: reliving the old times with friends
Aug 20: second impressions of people
Aug 21: drawing bar graphs
Aug 22: the Island
Aug 23: exercise bikes
Aug 24: the backyard wilderness
Aug 25: Disney movie marathons
Aug 26: ebullient excitement
Aug 27: "Barrio sin luz"
Aug 28: a new friend
Aug 29: "Spork," the movie
Aug 30: being missed by some of the Mainlanders
Aug 31: personalized understanding of science concepts