Specific Things I Like

• When people say "bada bing bada boom"
• Seeing a friend's handwriting for the first time, especially if it's bad
• Sharing an umbrella
• When people chant SPEECH SPEECH SPEECH and then someone actually gives a speech
• When dogs or kids enter the elevator with me
• When songs have specific people's names in them
• Hailing a cab
• Parents who take their kid's thoughts seriously and talk to them like adults
• Going on dates at the grocery store
• Niche references to books, movies, shows
• Going to the movie theater early to watch all the trailers
• When people use the name / birthday of someone they love in their passwords
• The concept of "retiring a jersey/number" to honor a player
• Rocking chairs and cushy recliners
• Finding random notes or receipts in used books
• The word "tutelage". Also "hijinx"
• Old school pencil sharpeners
• When my friends sing the wrong lyrics to a song
• Personal dedications on public benches
• Tucking friends and family into bed
• Bus drivers honking when they recognize each other
• Wearing mismatched socks
• Really poetic and deep lyrics hidden in party / dance songs
• Learning the meaning behind tattoos
• Unique dedications and epigraphs in books
• Watching kid's school talent shows / performances
• When songs sample real life recordings
• When people argue over who gets to pay the bill
• When people serve their companion food before themselves in a restaurant
• Surprise emails and letters to your friends who you text regularly
• Goofy dancing
• When animals from different species become friends
• Drinking orange juice out of mugs
• Bloopers - the word and the concept
• Passionate sign language experts
• Seeing kids on their parent's shoulders
• Having strong tan lines (especially sock tan lines)
• Adults in fancy clothes riding scooters
• Recognizing when I've adopted certain terminology or mannerisms from someone else in my life
• When pets are named after different animals or random objects
• Wearing Indian clothes
• Seeing people in Indian clothes
• Widespread pranks
• Using walkie-talkies
• Seeing the employee of the month
• When people run in sync next to each other
• Watching people embrace at the airport
• When doors have bells above them so you can tell when someone enters
• When animals infiltrate buildings
• The phrases "sweet on you" "I'm charmed"
• When people loudly whistle "whoo whoo" for applause
• Moving shoulders up and down and nodding and going "huh" "huh"
• Dangly earrings
• Pens that are attached to desks (like at banks) so you can't accidentally steal them
• Wearing big hoodies and storing things in the hood
• Segways
• Calling my friends dummy affectionately
• When people say "Shabaash"
• Purposely misquoting famous lines to get people's reactions
• When people store pencil/pen on their ears or in their hair
• When people run with their backpacks - looks goofy but cute
• Random thunderstorms or rain in the summer
• Calling people Boss, Chief, Guru, and related synonyms
• Walking into a full house of family, especially during the holidays
• When bus drivers re-open the door for someone who barely missed getting on
• When dogs are carried in bags and just their head sticks out
• Dates at furniture stores
• Adult field trips