Things I think are Cool (Or… Is the word “cool” still cool?)

  1. Renaissance festivals
  2. Hot teas
  3. Djembes
  4. Mini Coopers
  5. The word “cool”
  6. Local coffee shops
  7. Live blues music

Does this make me uncool?

What are some things you think are cool?

Comments
54 Responses to “Things I think are Cool (Or… Is the word “cool” still cool?)”
  1. tam says:

    not forgettin sumpin
    a good deed not bragged about
    you
    my kids
    hot chocolate

  2. Marisa says:

    music festivals
    paying with exact change
    self-serve frozen yogurt
    midnight movie screenings
    local coffee shops (i stole one :) )

  3. Paloma says:

    buying a new CD and loooooving it.
    organic animal crackers from Trader Joe’s.
    the swish my blankets make when I turn back over after hitting snooze.
    looking back on your day and smiling.

  4. Raquel TWG says:

    A vivid vocabulary
    Crazy musical talent
    Creativity
    Eccentricity [yeah I like weird people]
    Depth. Not like deep water. Deep people.
    Good indie bands no one knows about
    Apple products

  5. Scavenger says:

    whats a djembe?

    ahh…….a 64 Pontiac GTO

    Women shopping at supermarkets wearing stilletto boots.

    • Women shopping at supermarkets wearing stilletto boots.

      Well, thanks for your honesty… :shock:

      A djembe is an african drum. Makes similar sounds to congas and bongos, but is only one drum. Mind is safely and silently tucked away in my closet because my neighbors would call the police if I played it.

  6. Brad Ruggles says:

    Sorry…Renaissance festivals = not cool. ;-)

    My list of cool:
    Anything Apple
    New music
    Wordpress
    Long bike rides in the summer
    A good movie on a big screen in surround sound
    Beautiful children
    An amazing wife
    New friends
    Coffee

  7. jonsquared says:

    Things I find cool:

    Mandy Thompson
    Tammy Hodge
    Craft Beer
    Voodoo Doughnuts
    AniBoom

    (psst. Tammy, you’ll be first billing if I posted this comment on your blog. Shh, don’t tell Mandy…)

  8. Shelly says:

    My cool radar:

    gi-inc.’s new office(brick studio – 2 stories)
    my newly discovered Diet Dr. Pepper cherry (I know – don’t hate)
    Alison Krauss (as of lately)
    HGTV (my fav. tv station now)
    online automatic bill paying
    my husband
    theology ;)

  9. Will says:

    Driving with the top down
    Jam sessions
    Cheerwine
    Dukes Mayonaise
    7 years of marriage (Mar 30)
    My PowerBook G4
    Reading a good book
    When God whispers in your ear

  10. critzpastor says:

    My best friend/wife wrestling with our son every night at bed time
    A birthmom who has the courage and love to place her soon to be born daughter in our family
    Coffee, any way shape or size
    Bike rides
    Seeing the lights come on in the eyes of a student

  11. Joy Renée says:

    my cools:

    opera.
    ukuleles and the people who play them.
    50% off (or more) sales.
    world’s fairs.
    bluegrass.
    ben and jerry’s.
    ball room dancing.
    lip gloss.

  12. Joy Renée says:

    oh yeah….
    and me.
    am i allowed to say that?
    hahaha!

  13. Ed says:

    Cool things (I won’t list all my cool friends, like you, because there are too many of them.):

    Peppermint Ice Cream

    Cherry Red Corvette

    Any Van Morrison song (especially “Sweet Thing” and “Into The Mystic”)

    Any child’s finger paintings

    Dancing in the rain. (Except for the dancing part I can channel Gene Kelly.)

    Wavy Gravey and his Camp Winnarainbow.

    The “Special” Olympics

    Physically disable surfers

    Volunteering

    (I’ll stop here, I could think of a 100 more cool things)

  14. pastortee says:

    Cool, clean, crisp air
    Hotsprings
    Lava
    Jugglers
    Candy Stripers
    Honesty
    Epistemology

  15. That login is from many moons ago and I have no idea how it got logged in. Hmmmmm

  16. edfromct says:

    Mandy, indoors it is never to cold for ice cream.

    • Right. But all the ice cream shoppes DO NOT have sit down areas inside. You walk up to the building and there’s an open window where you order. Then you stand outside or shiver in your car & eat it.
      KUH-RAY-ZEE

  17. Heidi says:

    coffee
    girlfriends
    mid day texts
    cherry lifesavers
    Isaac’s “I love you to the galaxy mama”
    bookstores
    Rain on my window
    beach
    Pink Floyd
    Random hug

  18. TheNorEaster says:

    Ice.
    Snow.
    Frost.
    Winter.
    Standard Time.

  19. Marisa says:

    Naps. Long naps.

  20. katdish says:

    Jesus – I’m not just saying that. I really think he was the coolest person ever. Notwithstanding the fact that He is the Son of God. He was super compassionate to those considered to be unacceptable and broken, and really stuck it to the self-righteous pharisees and teachers of the law. I want to be more like Him.

  21. Erin says:

    Djembes are way cool!

    (If you thought it was questionable to say cool… I just said “way cool”)

  22. I have no creative thoughts right now, but I had to chime in anyway…

    I love Ren Fests…but I don’t think they’re actually cool.

    Coffee shops and live blues, though? Very cool.

  23. Dan says:

    book stores
    guitar stores
    pretty much anything i can’t afford right now
    pizza & mountain dew
    AND – MARCH MADNESS BABY!!!

  24. i get so freakin intimidated when there are like 40 comments b/c i think nothing i can say will be anything different.

    but…

    i love lucy
    irish music
    apples already sliced up
    running socks
    jasmine
    Burberry Weekend perfume
    my new canyon running trail
    big bathtubs
    monterey, calif.
    purple toenail polish
    low-fat popcorn

    and…i could never forget
    cherry farm creamery (walk up window is COLD!)

  25. i love lucy
    pre-sliced apples
    running socks
    monterey, calif.
    purple toe-nail polish
    feet that AREN’T broken
    low fat popcorn
    my new canyon running trail
    happy pants
    irish music

    and…
    cherry farm creamery

  26. Mark Thomas says:

    I think there should be an asterisk by “djembes”

    Djembes are only cool in culture-appropriate music. Not in worship music.

  27. mandie says:

    I agree on all of them.
    Especially djembes.

    Things I think are cool…
    1. Cameras (like the Canon 5D Mark II, I’m praying for).
    2. hmm…it’s late…and apparently that’s all I can think of right now. I guess we know what is important in my world. : )

  28. Renee Little says:

    When my son falls asleep on my chest
    A good greasy slice of Pizza
    A wet lick from my Lab at 5 am to help wake me up
    Hanging out with my sister
    Warm balmly summer nights
    A fun and thought provoking blog!

  29. katdish says:

    mandy,

    balmy = not Boston in March

    balmy = 77 sunny, gorgeous degrees in Houston

    (I’ll let you curse me under your breath now…)

  30. Paloma says:

    reading in a squishy chair, with a blankie, by a window with a slight breeze.

  31. Paloma says:

    [add to above]… with a warm, perfectly doctored up cup of coffee.

  32. gitz says:

    sitting by a lake at sunset with a fire pit in front of me roasting marshmallows.

    hearing little people giggle.

    taking a good photograph.

    confidence that permeates the room without intimidating.

    sydney bristow in “Alias”

  33. Cindy Beall says:

    I like djembes, too.

    And a mean Excel Spreadsheet.

    Ahhh, that’s right.

  34. alece says:

    lazy mornings
    perfect pairing of acoustic guitar and percussion
    the wonder that is the internet
    spoon rings

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