It goes without saying we love our partners, friends, family, adorable pets and, of course, our work – but what else in life do we love here at Whitespace? To celebrate our inclusion in the Top 100 design agencies outside London (to be featured in the forthcoming edition of The Drum) and Valentine's Day today, we decided to put together a list of our Top 100 favourite things. And boy was it tough.
- 100 Cuckoo clocks
- 99 Amelie (the film, the girl, the soundtrack)
- 98 Skegness
- 97 Mario
- 96 Watching someone open a present
- 95 Singing really loud
- 94 New York
- 93 Looking at old photo albums
- 92 Peter Kaye
- 91 Breasts
- 90 Bad puns
- 89 Wildlife documentaries
- 88 Listening to football phone-in shows on the radio
- 87 CSI (but not Miami)
- 86 Finding things in skips
- 85 Really powerful and noisy engines
- 84 Feeling nauseous due to a date
- 83 Throwing scrunched up pieces of paper and getting them in the bin
- 82 My Grandma's kneidelach
- 81 The lengthening of days towards summer
- 80 Sushi
- 79 Being the last person that people sit beside on the bus
- 78 Perfectly formed XHTML
- 77 Snow
- 76 Champagne
- 75 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' reruns on Dave
- 74 Pixar Movies
- 73 Surfing eBay in bed with the electric blanket on
- 72 Haggis, Neeps 'n' Tatties
- 71 Learning cool facts about history
- 70 Mum’s homemade lasagne
- 69 Being a geek
- 68 Kissing with tongues
- 67 Being a wedding guest
- 66 Making meaningless bets worth 50p
- 65 Ginger haired people
- 64 Squishing putty rubbers into squidgy shapes
- 63 Edinburgh at festival time
- 62 Soor plooms
- 61 The smell of petrol
- 60 The A-Team
- 59 Marmite
- 58 Playing table football
- 57 Getting my haircut
- 56 Drinking freshly ground Monsoon Malabar coffee
- 55 Trying to reach 1000 bounces on a pogo stick
- 54 Spike Milligan
- 53 Camper vans
- 52 The west coast of Scotland
- 51 Driving on empty roads
- 50 Kung Fu fighting
- 49 Hiding and making people jump
- 48 LOL Cats
- 47 The magic and wonder of our unknown future
- 46 Getting mail
- 45 The piano solo at the end of Underground by Ben Folds Five
- 44 High Fives
- 43 Garden sheds and workshops full of tools
- 42 Dipping Hob Nobs again and again
- 41 Being surrounded by lots of books
- 40 HP Sauce
- 39 Hot baths in candlelight
- 38 Laughing at stupid jokes
- 37 Taking photos
- 36 Four-day weeks
- 35 Trees & forests
- 34 Being on the top of a mountain
- 33 QI & Stephen Fry
- 32 Monty Python
- 31 Fresh tracks in virgin powder
- 30 Massages
- 29 Wearing kilts (and looking at men wearing kilts)
- 28 Travelling the world
- 27 People who smile
- 26 Discovering an amazing song months before everyone else does
- 25 Drinking water when really thirsty
- 24 Chocolate
- 23 Long lies
- 22 Flying above the clouds
- 21 Homer Simpson
- 20 Apple
- 19 Dancing silly
- 18 Reflex catching of objects
- 17 Bedroom sports
- 16 Sunrise
- 15 Fish and Chips
- 14 Not knowing (or caring) what day it is when on holiday
- 13 Laughing so much that you cry
- 12 Alfresco dining
- 11 Swimming in the sea
- 10 Riding my bike through MASSIVE puddles
- 9 Garden peas fresh from the pod
- 8 Log fires
- 7 Pints of iced cider on a warm afternoon
- 6 Doing things that I have never done before
- 5 A nice cup of tea
- 4 Toast and butter
- 3 The cold side of a pillow
- 2 Popping bubble wrap
- 1 Sunshine
