the explanation

 

what started as late-night midterm procrastination during my sophomore year turned into an idle exercise i return to every couple of years. what are the things in this universe that make us happy? perhaps it is impossible to bottle happiness, but maybe it's important to document how our happinesses change over time. if you ask me, it's probably also impossible to ever be happy, but that's a whole other story.

on my ninth year of continuing this project, it was hard to hold off from listing things like 'never get acne again' or 'get infinite credit card points,' and perhaps that's a signifier of a change within myself.

i'll try to keep this up as i continue to grow.