Spot

I love my cat. He's the cutest, silliest, grumpiest little tail-less fluff ball on four legs I've ever met. Just yesterday, my mom came up from home for the weekend and brought Spot with her so I could keep him up here with me (we had discussed this a week or so ago). I've heard him meow more in these past two days than I have probably over his whole life, and even though some of this meowing happened at 5 in the morning, it was still cute enough for me to not be annoyed at that. I think Spot is more than deserving of his own song, but since I'm not very good at making those, I'll just stick to a list of the things I love about him (f.y.i., this is only what I can think of on the spot; the list should be much, much longer):

- The softness of his fur.
- The stub of fluff where his tail would be.
- The many different sounds his meows have.
- How intense his cuddling can be.
- The way he's been following me around the house the past two days.

5-Minute Boba

So yeah, if you've never had boba before, you're missing out a funky, but super yummy snack. Boba are the little black balls you see at the bottoms of those cups up there. The black/dark brown is the original flavor, but they also come in green tea, some pink flavor, and completely plain rainbow (they look pretty, but really, they don't taste like anything).

Anyways, I was introduced to this drink by my boyfriend's cousin a few years back, and have loved it ever since. I haven't been able to find many places that offer boba, so finally I got around to getting and making my own. To make it the traditional way, it takes about half an hour of boiling and such for them to be done. But just this summer, that same cousin gave me some "Minute boba" (it really should be 5-minute boba) that's literally done in 5 minutes.

I love it. I can now get my boba fix whenever I want, even if I don't have a lot of time. It's just wonderful.

Heaters and Slippers

Living only two blocks from the beach can have some downsides sometimes. Mainly that when it gets cold, it gets really cold. My house, for some reason, really love to embrace the cold weather and become one with it. Now I would say that I like cool fall-like weather over warmer "my face is going to melt off" weather, but extremities can only handle so much.

Thankfully, this house comes with two conveniently located wall heaters (so I can stand right in front of one if I need to), and I have two amazing pairs of slippers. One pair is even a new Pikachu pair (both of the slippers have little tails on them too!).

I think being able to wrap myself up in comfy warm things is my favorite thing about cooler weather.

Get Your Walk On

There are few people in the world who will deny that walking is one of the most enjoyable and convenient exercise out there. You don't need any fancy equipment, you don't have to worry about not having enough room, and you don't have to totally exert yourself. Plus, you can take different paths every time you go out. You can even go at different times during the day (morning walks are my favorite)

Walking is even better when you're talking with a good friend. But then most things are better with friends.

Sunsets

Sunsets are beautiful. Especially when there's perfect cloud coverage. And yes, there is such thing as "perfect" in this case. You want a variety of shapes and sizes and types of clouds around; there should be a good collection of the whispy kinds as well as the puffy kinds. And you don't want any directly blocking the sun.

With this perfect set up of clouds, you get the perfect rainbow in the sky. The clouds catch all the oranges, reds, pinks, and yellows, while the sky itself is a bright blue, with green and then yellow closer to the sun. And as the sun goes farther down, the intensity of the colors goes up.

What makes all of this even better is a wonderful view of it all from atop an ocean cliff, where you can see the colors mirrored on the waves. Adding the extra senses of hearing and smelling the salty sea, the whole experience is pretty damn great.