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40 Things I Love

It’s gonna get weird!

Niki Marinis
6 min readFeb 3, 2019
Katie Dutch

The wonderful miss Bonnie Barton tagged me in her 40 Things I Love post and I’m taking a bite out of it and jumping off the deck!

What DO I love anymore? I’ve been depressed for so long sometimes I don’t even know. Like Kris Gage mentioned in her Top 40, I’m going to forego the obvious answers. Much like the 6 Things I Can’t Live Without question on an OKCupid profile, I won’t list “blood, air, food, water” like a jackass. I’m giving offbeat, weird, creative, but true answers. Enjoy!

1. Disco Balls

I love me some goddamn disco balls, man. Sparkly, flashy, bright, eye catching, ridiculous, outlandish, over the top. That’s how I like my accessories.

2. Thrift Store Owls

I noticed I saw tons of owl things whenever I went to the thrift stores and took it as a sign to start collecting them. 9 years later I’m drowning in delightful owl chachkies and art. They need their own room at this point.

3. New Age Hippie Shit

Tarot cards, astrology, crystals, chakras, I Ching, aromatherapy, feng shui, energy work, meditation... This stuff is fun and a great way to focus your energy, especially when you feel scattered and anxious for answers. I’ve learned a lot about myself, felt…

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Niki Marinis
Niki Marinis

Written by Niki Marinis

Weird Girl, thrift store owl collector, heartbreaker, lush, aspiring adult. IG: DocJohnnyFever nikimarinis@gmail.com https://nikimarinis.medium.com/subscribe

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