Okay, please add to the list as you see fit; by no means do I consider this to be definitive. I’m also going to try not to let it be just about food:
1. French press coffee. 1b. espresso
2. Asian take-out. Subcategories: shrimp sambal, hot-and-sour soup, crab rangoon, and the little divided plastic trays it comes in.
3. Feather pillows (one firm, one squishy).
4. Hot showers/baths. It’s a no-brainer — you’re clean, you’re awake, you’ve either warmed up (winter) or cooled down (summer). Throw in someone to wash your back, a little Clinique Happy shower gel and some gentle exfoliating cleanser and you’re practically in heaven.
5. Yoga. Ommmmmm. . . .
6. Mineral water. It’s fizzy, it’s tangy, it has 0 calories.
which has to lead me to
7. Wine. Any varietal except asti spumante and any but the best rosé’s.
8. Chocolate. Dark.
Hmmmm, mostly about food.
9. Sex?
10. SLEEP!!!
Okay — What does it say about me that sex was a question and sleep was in capitals?
Actually, it’s because I was realizing that sex would probably be considered more a discovery than an invention, and because I never get enough . . . sleep.
11. Toothbrushes
12. Lip balm in a tube
13. tampons?