does pt.2 make u think “part two” or “point two”? or wait-does it even maybe make you think “2 points” if u r a graphic designer and think in the unit of points?

anyways, heres another couple breathtaking things that i have been meaning to add to my previous list.

1. peacocks. literally everything about them. the first real up-close encounter i had with a living real peacock that wasnt me looking at one at a zoo was in scotland when i was in high school. we were visiting different castles and on the lawn of one there strutted a peacock. when a peacock is near you and he begins his ritual “peacocking” when he spreads his gorgeous feathers to win your attention and maybe you can be his girlfriend, i sometimes literally cannot think of a more beautiful thing than what is in front of my eyes. i cannot believe the colors that are painted, the iridescence of that olive, and how each feather seems to have an eye that is looking at you. and he batts his eyelashes and says “i am the most wondrous creature ever to be painted.” his colors cannot be recreated on canvas. you could never paint him. when i began planning the rooms in my house 9 years ago or whatever, i had planned to make my office decorated with colors and textures entirely drawn from the peacock. he is one of the most inspirational palettes i have ever ever ever seen.
2. ravines. its funny because i was googling photos of ravines just now and one of the first ones that came up was a peacock standing in one. what is he doing in there?
3. old pretty native american women with silver hair and weathered faces. i cannot explain why this is breathtaking to me but for whatever reason when i think of human, mortal “beauty” this the first image that comes to mind. i am flushed with an awe and a peace and a desire to mirror that type of aged beauty some day.
4. music. this is so so so vague. not all music is breathtaking to me. in fact-hardly any is. there are one or two piano pieces that i can think of that take my breath away. there are a few artists/musicians i can think of off the top of my head who compose music frequently that takes my breath away (i.e. sigur ros, innocence mission, sufjan to name a few). and there are a handful of songs or compositions that have several ambient layers of stories and feelings perfectly orchestrated to make my heart nearly stop or explode out my chest. i also feel this especially in certain songs that have no form or format but are a flowing arrangement of several short “feelings” stories. the nature of these songs brings my heart to one place then either lifts it or drops it sharply like that climatic fall of a roller coaster. speaking of which,
5. roller coasters. i love them. not because they are beautiful, but because they are exhilarating to me. yes. they take my breath away. especially the flume-which i would loosely consider a roller coaster. it is my #1 favorite ride.

five is good for now. i wish i could have started the numbered list at 9 since technically it is a continuation of my last list but unfortunately the formatting department of this post will not let me change the numbers to start at 9. i am smart enough to figure it out some other way-i know this-but i dont care enough. oops. i know theres more to be added to this list so until next time, peace & hair grease.