In the wonderful French film Amelie many of the characters are presented as having several likes and dislikes. These items are little things in life that either give annoyance or simple pleasure.
Let’s have your list! I’ll start.
Gassendi likes:
Smoothly downshifting from fifth to third as he turns down his street
Lining up his books on the shelf in order of size
Shaving in the shower
Reading a magazine while eating sushi at a window table at lunchtime on a Saturday
Gassendi dislikes:
Sweating in clean clothes immediately after showering
Waiting for a clerk who is interrupted by another customer on the telephone
-reading to her cat (cat likes this too. cat purrs)
-hiking in the very early morning
-long baths
-pens instead of pencils
-making to do and shopping lists
snermy dislikes:
-listening to tv or radio (or movie theatre) too loud
-seeing people be embarrassed, even just in a movie scene.
-store bread (like wonder bread)
-wearing socks ever, shoes unecessarily.
-carrying around and following to do and shopping lists.
-Watching a thunderstorm while sitting in a rocking chair on the back porch
-The smell of scotch tape
-The crispness of line dried clothes
-The feeling of freshly cut grass on bare feet
-Freshly sharpened pencils
Jessica dislikes:
-Wide ruled notebook paper
-Messy homes
-Wrinkly clothes
-Junk mail
-Condensation on the ouside of a cold glass
-Fountain pens
-Late-night burritos
-Getting caught in a rainstorm
-That moment while playing scrabble when you realize you can form a kickass word
NightRabbit dislikes:
-Old butter with crumbs in it
-People who complain about the gov’t yet don’t vote
-Commercials for maxi pads
-The much-too-high-pitched beep of answering machines
** Ranchoth dislikes **
Sweating.
Eating.
The sound of pieces of pottery or ceramic scraping together.
Sunlight.
Taking money out of my wallet.
** Ranchoth likes **
The thril of finding a bit of detailed but obscure information.
Watching people I don’t like suffer.
Recognizing the various series’ of whirrs and clicks my hard drive makes when accessing certain files.
The warm evening breezes in October
puppy breath
dogs in general
Maggie and Tucker specifically
swimming nude
finishing something that has been put off for far too long
kissing
handmade tortillas
spring, summer and early fall
watching deaf people communicate with each other
** Stoid ** dislikes
winter
cats
screechy children
rain
licorice
injustice
lies and insincerity
answering to others
most sporting events
cologne for men