The Top 1000

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  1. The euphemisms for throwing up.
    Riding the Porcelain Express, worshipping the White Goddess, (and my favorite) doing a Technicolor Yawn…

    Euphemisms are nice, but barf euphemisms are just AWESOME.

  2. When the pizza delivery guy is way earlier than expected. They tell you its going to take 45 minutes, but he’s there in 20…Awesome!!

  3. when little kids run around having fun, get hurt and get back up laughing and oblibious to any injury untill some parent points it out….yeaahh not that funny then…but just seeing that astonished look when a kid falls on their butt, then smiling when they get back up is enough to make my day!! XP

  4. the different ways to play Jenga
    1. the goody two shoes
    when you push out the middle bar slowly & softly
    2. the not-so-daring edge
    when you pull out 1 of the side bars but the center and other side bar is still there
    3. the risk-taker
    you only take this when your overly confident, are a professional or in my experience….had too much chocolate milk at breakfast :) this is when there are only the 2 side bars & one of them is taken out. This leaves all support upon one sigle bar that is on 1 side. Also leaves all players waiting to yell JENGA….but….whew, you got it out. Now all you have to put it on top without having it top..ple. shoot! :(

  5. Soft passionate kisses
    Finger tip touching
    Anticipation of contact
    Extended eye contact
    Proximity
    Sharing food
    Sharing everything…

  6. Congratulations on the sucess of the book. An absolutely enjoying reading such a brilliant written book.

  7. hey neil,

    i never heard about your site until today morning, on the daily newspaper…. and that paper too was’nt todays….. funny, but i read yesterdays paper as todays !!!!!
    but nevertheless, i came across your site through an article about your book release, and i definelty would love to own a copy of my own.

    i stay in the u.a.e (dubai), so when exactly will the copies be realsed in the middle east?
    or should i order it online?

    *cant wait to sniff that smell off new books*

    just another awesomeness some of us book worms enjoy !!!

    regards and all the best,
    franzita.

  8. -The salty smell of the ocean

    -Almost slipping but then not (Thanks, internal center of gravity!)

    -Baking food with friends & then devouring it as soon as its out of the oven.

    – Stomach grumbles as ways of telling if your hungry

    -The moment when the headache just stops

    -Getting to the end of a really long hike, & looking down to see how far you’ve gotten.

    – Singing (Seriously, how freaking amazing is the ability to make music with your voice, to have an instrument with you wherever you go, to connect with people all over the world and share memories and feelings in a split second)

    -Slang from your hometown

    :)

  9. Follow the map and going to carry luggage for 1000 meters to hotel, but discover a bus to destination half way~

  10. My personal favorite awesome thing is making a baby laugh, and if you do it again they laugh even harder. There is nothing sweeter than that beautiful sound of the baby’s laugh. Infectious, sweet, and totally disarming, their laughs and smiles brighten everyone’s day. I think it the qualities of innocence and delight that makes it the most awesome of things.

  11. watching TV series online or on a DVD where you don’t have to wait through TV ads or you don’t have to wait impatiently for the next episode for a week or so

  12. One I’ve realized through years and years of classic video games (namely, Ms. Pac-Man)

    Being down to your last life in a video game, and suddenly scoring enough points for a free man.

  13. After having a shower, still wrapped in your towel and you flop down on your bed and you’ve instantly fallen asleep without even planning it.

  14. Losing your last baby tooth.
    I do believe I was behind everyone else…all my friends lost all of their baby teeth before they were a teenager….. me….I lost my last one when I was 14. I was on a bus on my way to Canada with my French class and out it came.

  15. Walking in the front door and all you see is a big dog running at you with a huge grin his face because he missed you.

    AWESOME!!!

    1. hahaha sth almost the same happened to me .. I finished my first class and I was waiting my other class which will start after hour ..and then when I went to the class there was no1 ..and then I noticed its monday and class in this day xD

  16. Wait! There is no more?!!! It only went down to 449!!! These are my favorite part of the day! Please continue.

  17. I love The Book of Awesome! I just bought it & haven’t stopped thinking of awesome things in this crazy, mixed up world! Such as: The soft insides of a brand new sweatshirt.
    I mean, think about it. A blizzard has struck your northeastern Iowa county & you can’t pull out of the driveway to go to the job you despise to begin with. So what can you do?
    Go to your closet & scramble through looking for the perfect cozy piece of clothing to full-fill your warming pleasure. And when you push aside that hideous bridesmaid dress your best friend made you wear (in which the color of it makes you gag), there it is. That brand new lint/cat hair-free sweatshirt you totally forgot you had bought weeks ago on sale. So, my friends, take off that price tag, toss the clothes hanger, & slide into that fuzzy delight. Because believe me, once you throw that puppy into the wash, it will never be the same again. Unless you venture out into the blizzard to buy the same sweatshirt in a different color. Did I forget to mention the sale they were having?
    AWESOME!

  18. Oh man I have soo many awesome things to share…

    coming home from a long weekend of camping and your hair/clothes smell of campfire!

    a really sunny and cold winter sunday. Going for a walk and the squeek and crunch of snow under your boots.

    Hotshots in your mitts and boots!!

    Walking under apple blossom trees in the spring after a long winter. Breath it in!

    Overhearing neighbours making love instead of fighting.

    The smell of the ocean.

    Burying your feet in warm sand…

    I will stop there…but how easy is it to go on and on… xx

    1. more and more…

      The sound of wine being poured into a glass.

      Watching the clouds roll away from the sun and feeling the sun on your face.

      The memories that come to mind from an old song.

      Picking warm sweet strawberries and eating them straight away.

      The smell of coffee in the morning.

      Seeing old people holding hands and walking.

  19. Surfing on my own
    The perfect shave
    Good fitting shoes
    General anesthetic and going under
    Cold cold fresh milk
    Cold day and getting into a car that’s been in the sun…toasty

  20. Sometime knowing that there are no barriers
    Sharing everything with that one awesome LOYL
    Having no expectation in return
    Giving that special person all the time in the world

  21. The moment you take off a pair of heels you’ve been walking in all day. Being able to finally stretch your toes and feet…….AWESOME.

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