to airplanes,

you are a myth, a fantasy, a magical vessel transporting us to places in hours in what used to take months or years.

to trees,

you give us oxygen, show us beauty, and exhibit fifty shades of greens, yellows, and reds.

to movies,

thank you for letting me live in your reality, your world, if only for a few hours at a time.

to unicycles,

thank you for standing up for yourself.

to books,

for having a beginning, a middle, an end. It provides a nice a sense of closure, one oft found nowadays.

to watches,

you’ve always had a great sense of time.

to language,

thank you for bringing a sense of unity to the world, for uniting a nation, and making each and every one its own.

to CNN,

I can always rely on you for “BREAKING NEWS.”

to Mondays,

it must not be easy being so gloomy all the time, but without you, we wouldn’t appreciate the other days.

to Thursdays,

thank you for being the Friday to Friday.

to photos,

thank you for enabling us to reminisce and feel nostalgic immediately, whenever we please.

to cameras,

thank you for translating one thousand words with one snap.

to arms and legs,

thank you for always being by my side and supporting me.

to the time I had one hour to defeat multiple pterodactyls in the middle of the ocean to save the universe,

thank you for being a dream.

to lost in translation,

for reminding me it’s ok to be lost.

to salmon,

for inspiring me to always keep going, even when you’re against the current.

to the moon,

for reminding me there are two sides to everything, despite not always showing it.

to my guy friend who has a ponytail,

thank you for amusing me every single day.

to the iPhone 7,

thank you for keeping an earphone jack on the new model. oh wait.

to Frank Ocean,

thank you for finally releasing your album. I love Brunett.