The Book of Awesome

I made a bittersweet visit Borders during its Going Out of Business sale....bitter because it was hotter than Hades, but sweet because I found some good bargains (for which I am always on the lookout!) One of my treasures was Neil Pasricha's The Book of Awesome. I want to poke through the book and share some of the most awesome things.

1. The other side of the pillow. I don't even have to explain this one.

2. The smell of crayons. The people who love this are probably the same people who love the smell of gasoline.

3. Licking the batter off the beaters of a cake mixer. The risk of salmonella from the raw eggs seems so minute in comparison to the cake-batteriness of the cake batter.

4. Picking up the "q" and "u" at the same time in Scrabble. Of course, only Scrabble afficionados can fully appreciate the value of this.

5. The smell of freshly cut grass. Kudos to Yankee Candle for creating a way for us to indulge in this bit of awesome all year round.

6. Laughing so hard you make no sound at all. Silent laughter is definitely the best thing ever.

7. Successfully moving all your clothes from the washer to the dryer without dropping anything. Yeah, you know what I'm talkin' about...

8. Finding money in your old coat pocket...this is way better than money you find in the washer.

9. Eating the extra fries at the bottom of the bag. Oh yeah.

10. Seeing a cop on the side of the road and realizing you're going the speed limit anyway. Epic win.

So there's a bit of awesomeness for the day. There's plenty more where that came from.