#25: write a list of 100 things that inspire me.

i subbed in a sociology/government classroom the other day and it was senior skip day, and 4 of the 6 classes i taught were majority seniors, so very few people were in the classes. the ones that were pretty much got down to work, and then just hung out talking to each other or listening to music, so when i wasn't talking to any of them, i was just sitting there, so i decided to start my list. apparently, i was feeling pretty inspired, because i knocked out the whole list, coming up with 120 items. some of it are things that inspire me artistically, some politically, some intellectually, and some just in general, in life. here we go!

....warm days....budding trees....my mother....the coalition of immokalee workers....the civil rights movement....really great teachers....vibrant colors....1920s, '30s & '40s imagery....howard zinn....direct action actions....strikes and worker-organized boycotts....meeting new people....political discussions....non-fiction books....exercise....belly dancing....a visually beautiful movie....documentaries....bollywood....new dessert recipes....bookstores....thrift store finds....cute heels....elephants....cool journals....pen pals....things made from recycled content....crafster.org....foodgawker.com....sex-positive writing/attitudes....queer theory....queer porn & erotica....gender bending/ers....my friends....lively sea....the great lakes....travelling....the inca....the nahua/aztecs....the maya....the araucanians....the ezln....emiliano zapata....benito juarez....evo morales....cocaleros....machu picchu....llamas....nice yarn....indigenous myths....change....dark chocolate....biking....hairy legs & armpits....sewing machines....stacks of fabric....hot cups of tea....visits with friends....drawings of plants....gardens....puppies....my cameras....chunky necklaces....zines....cute mail....food co-ops....local farms....csa's....farmer's markets....old buildings....abandoned buildings....detroit....blair grinn....belle isle....cobblestone streets....emma goldman....the haymarket martyrs....lucy parsons....martin luther king jr.'s speeches....vandana shiva....chicago....stockholm....train travel....tom waits....cute dresses....old books....libraries....marquette....road trips....new grilled cheese sandwich ideas....small shows....mix tapes....lists....writing letters....prose....journalling....drag queens....drag kings....anti-capitalism....drawing....skeletons....airplanes....the human heart....frida kahlo....diego rivera....jose guadalupe posada....old delta blues....forests....crystal clear creeks & rivers....the upper peninsula....the circus....hip hop....long walks....adventure....ancestry....amanda cinco/my sister....wild lily of the valley....the (international) noise conspiracy....carrots....memoirs....photocopiers....