when life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life you have a thousand reasons to smile

So, i decided to take Alyse up on her suggestion to writing one of these, because it seems like something entertaining. So, here it is:

Glowsticks, cd's, converse, piano, guitar picks, mountain dew, cherry coke, vanilla coke, sobe, izze, barqs root beer, smiths, when you are on the exact same page as someone else and you both know it, indian bags, skinny jeans, cell phones, sunsets, sunrises, rain, lightning, arizona, california, traveling, laying in the middle of the road watching the stars, summer time, paramore, friends, fall, memories, concerts, all kinds of love, making mix tapes, making cd covers, hoodies, christmas lights, lava lamps, notebooks, notebook paper, pens, pencils, gel pens, thin tipped sharpies, lyrics, random/inspiring/funny quotes, when you've heard a song over and over but never really listened to the lyrics before and when you do you realize something, all of S.E. hintons books, poetry, techno music, good movies, choking on roxberry shakes from laughing at cosette's hilarious remarks on brittany spears, roxberry shakes, paradise bakery, panda express, cafe rio, wildflower cafe, five guys burgers and fries, zupas, new york burrito, chadders, jack in the box, p.f. changs, sonic, aloha smoothies, rumbi, target, hot topic, anchor blue, kohls, gray whale, zia records, death cab for cutie, the ocean, the smell of the ocean, the calming sound of the waves crashing on the shore, arizona sunsets, robots, rocket ships, dinosaurs, ziraffes, mesquite trees, palo verde trees, palm trees, scottsdale, mesa, phoenix, glendale, anthem, salt lake, orem, bushes, cars parked in driveways, fences, boulders, spaghetti, tank tops, band shirts, band posters, the beatles, head phones, any kind of artwork, hippie juice, wheat fields like the one across the street from cosette's house, photography, cameras, photo shop, perfect lighting, sepia tone, Muse, the bellagio, caesars palace, the rio, the luxor, skateboards, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, flash drives, lap tops, black light, indian bracelets, staying up till three in the morning, across the universe, juno, nick and nora's infinite playlist, the outsiders, the nightmare before christmas, skinny ties, chop sticks, incense, chinese characters, scentsy, neon leggings, bowling, martinelli's, black cherry soda, hemp bracelets, ice breakers, five gum, pina colada lemonade, when things click and just all of a sudden make sense, jumping in piles of leaves, walking places, schlotzkys deli, white nailpolish, black nailpolish, the used, innerpartsystem, tegan and sara, inside jokes, zumiez, walking the neighborhood late at night, laughing at the stupidest stuff, the arrowhead mall, the outlet mall in anthem, orange julius, italian cream sodas, meeting new people, finding a new outlet, indie music, guitar hero, strobe lights, fountains, coose coose, dippin dots, pride and prejudice, jumper, having conversations with people at two in the morning when they're barely coherent, icees/slushies, white chocolate, orange soda, crunch bars, skittles, starburst, ghiradelli's chocolate, blank cd's, cardigan sweaters, eyeliner, mascara, mint lip gloss from bath and body works, chase coy, little miss sunshine, art class lol, skelanimals, walle, shotglasses, shoelaces, the dollar store, champagne glasses, earrings, scary kids scaring kids, rainbows, hair straighteners, going to del taco or carls jr. at one in the morning with my madre, screen printing, chocolate mints, sedona, pason, prescott, motsuri festival, hawaiian ice, pineapple, homemade pizza, making words out of/in food, toothpaste, the sun, pajama pants, rings, goldfish, oreos, anberlin, taking back sunday, deep conversations, blasting music while driving on the freeway with the windows rolled down, fireworks, what happens in vegas (the movie), carolina liar, clouds, feeling alive, feeling free, punctuation, typewriters, that its finally getting warmer, when a hug is all you need, that despite whatever kind of crap you pull or what goes on there will always be a few people you can count on, spinny chairs, ikea, cinnamon, water, the notebook, iPods, airplanes, vending machines, being inspired as well as being the inspirer, sleeping in class, caffeine, cobra starship, reminiscing, being a stupid reckless teenager, green grass, sprinklers, lawn chairs, swings, that you can always tell how someone is really feeling just by looking into their eyes, neon colors, good hair days, that no matter what mistakes you make you can only ever learn and grow from them.

Here are some quotes that i think are reasons to smile:

"the best thing about being at the bottom of the stairs is the only way to go is up" -nolan

"what the damn hell?!" -my aunt dorothy

"back and forth like some walking spastic" -the used

"children in the dark cause accidents; accidents in the dark cause children." -cosette

"the world is a playground" -yes man

"do work son" -rob and big (lol)

"i never saw a sober person look so silly" -tex

"the best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time"