This is another cheesy Chicken Soup thread. The premise is rather simple: Just talk about something that made you happy recently. I'll start.
The trees all over campus are blooming. On the south end of campus, there's this gigantic flight of stairs that's a real pain to climb. I don't remember exactly how many steps there are, but it's well over ten thousand. Anyway, there are lots of trees alongside the stairs, and they're all blooming. It smells nice, and it's very pretty. So even though I was about to pass out from hiking the Stairs of Death, I was rather happy. It had just rained, so the air was very fresh and fragrant. The sun was out, the birds were singing, the flowers were blooming . . . if that's not cheesy, I don't know what is.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Abigail is nearly potty trained! Last night and this morning she's been consistently going to the potty. *keeping fingers crossed it lasts*
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
I had to apologize to someone today for doing something completely thoughtless yesterday, and the person was extremely gracious and nice about it.
That made me very happy. Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
I get to see my boyfriend! We'd only been apart ten days or so but we've been ridiculously pathetic about it, and both of us are studying much better now we're together.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
My parents ran into one of my 2 best friends from HS in church Sunday. I hadn't talked to her in 5 years and now we're exchanging Email.
Pix
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
I walked 3.6 miles this morning. And on my walk I saw a lady walking her dogs and one of them saw some grade school kids waiting for the bus, so he dragged his owner over there, flopped on his back and got a multi-handed belly rub. It was so cute!!!
Posted by Diosmel Duda (Member # 2180) on :
Jon Boy--there are 148 stairs. I've counted them numerous times.
I woke up this morning and there were still five surprise cupcakes left over from last night. Yum!
(Though I wonder what cheesy chicken soup would taste like...)
Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :
The weather has been beautiful for 5 or 6 days now.
And that means girls are tanning by the pool outside my apartment. Yay for me.
Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :
I'm getting some friendship bread starter from the wife of someone I work with! I'm excited.
Posted by Feyd Baron (Member # 1407) on :
What made me happy today?
My thesis not getting torn up in my critique(well not yet anyways, the day is still early)
Feyd
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:Jon Boy--there are 148 stairs. I've counted them numerous times.
I'm sorry, but I think you're wrong. As I said before, there are well over ten thousand.
quote:I woke up this morning and there were still five surprise cupcakes left over from last night. Yum!
Ah, the true breakfast of champions!
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
On Tuesday, I had a great day. It started out in sort of a hum-drum lazy spring break manner; I messed around with my computer and took care of my little sister. Then as afternoon approached a couple of my friends ran a spy campaign against my brother and observed him bike to a _girl's_ house (He claimed he was watching a soap opera -- but most soap operas aren't 2.5 hours long...) My spy friends came over and brought croissants, so we ate those and while sitting around talking, I got a letter informing me that I received a presidential scholarship for the University of Oregon. Then my brother came home and we sold him a croissant in exchange for him telling us what he was doing at the _girl's_ house. And if the day weren't fun enough already, I sent the evening driving around north of town with a friend exploring some of the nicer views Corvallis has to offer (Well, that and we drove by the dump.)
Posted by solo (Member # 3148) on :
It's finally warm enough that I can use my windshield washer fluid to clean off my windows and the fluid won't freeze on the windows on my way to work. Spring is almost here!
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
I had lunch with my husband today.
Posted by Diosmel Duda (Member # 2180) on :
I actually didn't eat them for breakfast, though I was tempted to. Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
What's the fun in temptation if you don't give in to it? Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
My family is here to visit me!! We don't get a spring break at BYU, but my family does, so they decided to come out for the weekend. I love my family!
...Now I just have this nasty test to take before I have the rest of the weekend to have fun with them...
And yes, the blossoming trees around campus are very beautiful. Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
My new VCR has funny options. Not only can you screen out offensive language, but you can decide how much you want out. It can be off, tolerant, moderate and strict.
And on top of that, you can individually edit out "Damn & Hell" "Religious" and "Sexual" words. Now, the thing that has always amused my about Prime Time TV is that they will edit out the God, but leave the Damn it. If I set this up correctly, it should leave the God in and take the Damn out. Or, I could do it the way they do on TV.
The thing that made me happy about it, however, was the chuckle I got when thinking about Editing out all the "Religious" words and then turning on Benny Hinn or some other such program.
(Man, that is so lame. I really need to get a life.)
Posted by Thalia (Member # 3891) on :
My students were good in tutorial today - asked lots of questions about the readings, and laughed at my jokes. I felt I connected better with them.
Thalia
Posted by Mama Squirrel (Member # 4155) on :
Moose and Mooselet surprised me at work yesterday. They came by for a visit and brought me a Blizzard from DQ! It brightened the rest of my day.
-Mama
Posted by BYuCnslr (Member # 1857) on :
i woke up at 11:30 today...that felt good. It's the simple pleausures in life Satyagraha
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
I kicked my Synthetic Chemistry test in the teeth this morning. And believe me, it felt gooooood. Posted by NdRa (Member # 2295) on :
I'm going to eat a shack burger for lunch today. It's a huge polish sausage sliced open on top of the burger patty with tons of veggie toppings. You people have no idea how happy this makes me.
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
We got the newsletter to the post office! And you know, it's a whole lot easier now that we know it's machinable.
I will never again do a non-machinable bulk mailing. Never.
Ah, the simple pleasures.
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I got an e-mail from one of my German professors asking for a letter of recommendation for a teaching award. She asked me and a few others because we are her best students. It's nice to know that I'm good at one of my majors, anyway. Posted by ravenclaw (Member # 4377) on :
well yesterday I got offered a four year college scholarship.
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Congrats! You Ravenclaws are all such brainiacs. Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
My roommate and I really wanted to make hummus. We had everything we neede except the garbonzo beans and the lemons. So we went to our local ghetto food supplier, Town & Country Foods, and - can you believe this - not only were lemons on sale (6 for a dollar!), but garbonzo beans were on sale (2 for a dollar)! So I bought 10 cans of garbonzo beans and 6 lemons, enough to make 2 massive batches of hummus and one pitcher of lemondae, all for $6.00!
Merveilleux!!
Posted by ravenclaw (Member # 4377) on :
thanks I don't even remember anything about ravenclaws or hufflepuffs, I just like the name Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I slept alone in a king-size bed last night Posted by Zotto! (Member # 4689) on :
I got emails from my girlfriend, who is leaving for two weeks, INSTEAD of a MONTH which was what was originally going to happen. She's the craziest, most nonsensically sweet girl I know, and she makes me happy.
Apart from that, I'm now spending time with the kind of people who make lists of the good things in life. This makes me happy as well, knowing that such good people exist.
*loves Hatrackers*
*realizes how sappy this sounds*
[ March 29, 2003, 04:54 AM: Message edited by: Zotto! ]
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
Reading Kat's mother of the bride thread.
Posted by porcelain girl (Member # 1080) on :
two new super sexy brazierres. what can i say, underthings are very important to me
went to get the denim skirt i had looked at last week, i had to buy it in a size SIX and it is still a bit loose. okay, two months ago i would have bought a ten at the smallest. this is a huge deal for me, i haven't been able to wear under a ten since i was in junior high, and have even had to wear a thirteen, and my weight has always been a big self esteen issue.
time to make boys cry. Posted by porcelain girl (Member # 1080) on :
oh, and all my friends in richmond missed me very much, the weather was beautiful, and we had a picnic with dead people.
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
I got three letters from Paul in the mail today and was able to enjoy them without interuption as the rest of the family was away all day. The family being away was also really nice since my parents have, once again, been threatening to divorce.
Also: Napping on the small beach I found by the creek a few years, trading secrets with a close friend, and being here. I full-heartedly second Zotto!'s comment.
...Congrats Porce!
Edited because I'm wondering who the dead people were.
[ March 29, 2003, 06:22 PM: Message edited by: Pixie ]
Posted by ae (Member # 3291) on :
Today, I made progress in Final Fantasy X (Tidus is almost not a wuss anymore! Hurrah! In other news, FFX has the worst script and voice-acting I've ever seen. The only explanation I can conclude for why I continue to play it is "subliminal messages") as well as writing a poem, my first completed work in almost a month. Go me.
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
I had the world's most perfect grilled turkey sandwich for lunch today. It's just amazing. And half of it is waiting in the fridge for me tomorrow!
Reading kat's thread also made me happy. Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
Did I mention that KU is in the Final Four?!?
Posted by porcelain girl (Member # 1080) on :
pixie: a few friends and i had a picnic in a cool place called Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA. it is really big, hilly and actually quite pretty. jefferson davis, president of the confederate states of america, is buried there, along with a whole slew of other southern folk. and there's room for more Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
My friend's father told us about a really great sub shop downtown, and I had the most delicious chicken parmesian sandwich ever! *drools*
Also, I'm mostly packed for Germany!!! I didn't think that would happen until tomorrow night! And I still have lots of room in my second bag!
Posted by Natius Magnus (Member # 4970) on :
Hello everybody, I'm knew to this forum, so try to understand if I don't know what's going on. I agree with Jon Boy, there are at least 10000 stairs in that stair case. Anyway to the conversation at hand. The feel of a cool breeze on the back of my neck makes me happy. Nate
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Hansenj got my letter. That made me happy.
I'm just a few away from 4000.
Shooting the moon last night in a game against Icarus, Myr, and Laitment. That was awesome.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
Coming home!
Hobbes Posted by Promethius (Member # 2468) on :
Waking up with one of my favorite people in a lofted twin bed.
Posted by Toes (Member # 4603) on :
Well, this was actually on friday, but no matter. I was in my morning dance class at school and my friends and i decided we needed to go to the theater and make sure our dance would work. On our way across campus we glimpsed the parking lot, and believe it or not there was a camel! A camel in our high school parking lot! I don't know what's normal in everyone else's school parking lot, but its never happened to this school and chances are never again. We ran out to the lot (who cares about rule-breaking when there's a camel!) and got to pet the camel. Her name was Cassie by the way She was there, because she was being taken to a nursing home for animal therapy, and the guy who was transporting her and randomly chosen our parking lot to give her a breather and clean out the trailer thingy! We got to pet her once she sat down cause she must have been 4 times bigger than me. She was one of the double-humped ones from Asia. Anywho, what are the chances! Couldn't stop smiling for the rest of the day Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
A member of another forum I go to went to a conference and met Stephen R. Donaldson, and handed him a list of questions we came up with at the forum. And SRD personally emailed the webmaster to answer them! And...he said in the email that he's writing the Third Chronicles of Thomas Covenant!!
~Jane~
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Eating the second half of my sandwich.
And everything else. Today was just lovely. Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
It makes me happy that my good friend Nate (Natius Magnus) has joined Hatrack. Even though he's almost a thousand miles away in Seattle, I can still make fun of him. Like right now, when I point out that he spelled new wrong. Of course, I'm sure now he'll cry about how I always pick on him, but at least he still trashes me at chess. Welcome aboard, Nate.
[ March 30, 2003, 08:29 PM: Message edited by: Jon Boy ]
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Welcome, Nate!
My cousin was born today. And I finished packing.
Posted by Emperor Palpatine (Member # 3544) on :
Someone appeared out of nowhere on my doorstep.
I always like that.
Posted by martha (Member # 141) on :
I went with Joel to work on building the set and hanging lights for a Gilbert & Sullivan show over at MIT. I wasn't too thrilled with the tech process, because nobosy seemed to know what was going on or how to do anything. But after a while of feeling generally useless there, I happened to glance down the hall and noticed people folkdancing. I went over there and they had live music and they were teaching newcomers and I danced for about two hours and it was so much fun! And I'm happy because they do it every week, so I'm gonna go back again next Sunday.
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
This morning my art teacher asked me if I was going into art because, she said, "you are good at it."
That made my day.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Someone invited me over for chocolate pudding cake last night. Mmmm. . . .
Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
England won the Grand Slam!!!!! Three years running we fell at the final hurdle, last year we lost to France, this year... what a match! It was fantastic, lived up to all expectations... Ireland gave us a hard time in the first half, and then in the second half we ran away with it, romping all over the pitch, scoring tries from everywhere.... and we won the grand slam with our best performance of the tournament. Next stop, the World Cup! (I will be most impressed with anyone who can name the sport in question).
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I'm going to toot my own horn for a bit if you don't mind -
I got accepted into upper division graphic design, which basically means I get to stay in the program and graduate. (YAHOO!)
I've been waiting for my letter since Friday, and it finally came - all soggy because it was hanging out of the mailbox, but still legible.
This is areally big deal because the graphic desgin program at MSU is among the top 30 in the nation, private & public schools included. There were over 80 applicants in portfolio review this year, and only 36 openings.
Now I get to spend thousands of dollars more for a degree I could have had this spring if I would have figured out a major earlier. Yippee!!
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
After a grueling three years waiting tables at TGIF, I've finally been promoted to bartender!
Stop by your local Friday's sometime and check out the guys tossing bottles--that'll be me!
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Today I finally replaced the hideously ugly shoes that I dreaded putting on in the morning with brand new shoes! In the right color this time!
(note: despite what the cobbler says, you can't dye tan suede black.)
Posted by Wendybird (Member # 84) on :
Next stop, the World Cup! (I will be most impressed with anyone who can name the sport in question). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would that be soccer?
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Cricket.
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
There's a freaking world cup in a dozen freaking sports. Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
I went roller-skating yesterday and didn't break any bones!
Though I suppose I should explain why this is such a good thing. The first time I went skating was just over six years ago. I promptly fell and broke my wrist. Two months later, I tried skating again. I was doing much better until I broke my thumb. I decided that skates and I don't go together.
But last night, I broke nothing more than my record! I only really fell once, though I did have a couple close calls. I think I'll attribute my success to the fact that I was holding hands with a cute girl. She was very patient and helpful, which I really appreciated.
[ April 15, 2003, 11:52 AM: Message edited by: Jon Boy ]
Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :
Waking up. The sunshine. The soft, warm spring breeze coming through my open windows. The sparrows chirping on my balcony as they flit about the bird feeder. Wearing one of my favorite, comfy dresses. Making plans for the day. Petting Raina.
Posted by Cor (Member # 4295) on :
My good friend got a call-back for the part of Danny in "Grease" at a local community theater. He's been desperate to play the part since he found out they were doing the show...that was six months ago.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Reading Leonard Cohen reviews and interviews (there are hundreds online). I just put my head down and laugh. God help me, it isn't rational, but I absolutely adore this man.
I'm not a stalker, just quietly obssessed. I spend my life on one career, and it looks like now that I've finally gotten the hang of enjoying music, well ... it's just going to be one singer.
(But migosh, how can you not laugh? From a 1993 review:
quote:With his close-cropped gray hair, his large features and his lined face, Mr. Cohen looked something like a singing Easter Island head. He introduced many songs by gravely intoning some lyrics as poetry, and he usually sang while standing nearly motionless, eyes closed, his face a mask of penitence that only occasionally showed a smirk.
For Mr. Cohen, the concert is a somber ritual, not to be broken even by obstreperous audiences -- "Thank you for your incoherent screaming," he said calmly after one outburst -- and he ended his Paramount show with a biblical benediction ...
Screamingly funny. Yes, a singing Easter Island head, and yes, utterly beautiful. And yes, calmly, with great dignity, "Thank you for your incoherent screaming." Thank you all.
Good heavens, he is a riot.)
[ April 15, 2003, 12:37 PM: Message edited by: ClaudiaTherese ]
Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :
Beautiful weather and ice cream at our staff meeting!
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
80 degree weather.
Ni!
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I wore a swishy black skirt from Geneva, painted my toenails purple, and wore tall strappy sandals. It was cold and miserable and rainy, and I splooshed around looking fun and feminine, happily dry beneath my little black umbrella from Paris.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Flowering trees here in Portland. They're stunning, all pink and fluffy white. And the fact that I go to school down town and can walk under the newly green canopy...I love the city in Spring. It made me happy today.
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
My companion's smile when I woke up. Posted by prolixshore (Member # 4496) on :
Today is a good day. The sun is shining. There was good music on the radio when i woke up. Hopesfall is playing a concert tonight. what more you could you ask for in a day. I sure dont know.
--ApostleRadio
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
Waking up to a quiet house. Little brothers at school, parents not arguing, the dogs not barking... 'Tis a little piece of paradise.
Posted by Snorri (Member # 2195) on :
Spring is here - and I'm off work in less than a week!
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Morning class got cancelled. I got into a class I wanted later in the day (a course about devil-figures in literature). I took an evening walk through the English Gardens with a new friend.
It has been a lovely day. Posted by Zotto! (Member # 4689) on :
Had a day off from work. Got a letter from my girlfriend. Gave a good speech in English class.
Reading these posts!
Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
Nice weather and reading in the park.
Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :
*ba-da-BUMP*
So yeah, my life is pretty crappy right now. But it's not all bad! That's why I'm bumping this, to remind me of the good things in my life. So, here's what made me happy today:
Watching my cat sleep on the blue chair when I'm on the computer. I love the way she follows me around the house
Eating a darn good homemade hamburger for dinner
Finding another job posting that sounds cool! (Assistant Software Editor-Math)
Going for a walk when it's sunny but cool outside
Yeah, definitely some good in my life. --xnera
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
My son put his arms around my neck and said "I love you mama."
The speech therapist for the county told me neither one of the twins qualified for services, in fact they were scoring way above averages now. They've come a long way, since this time last year they were both six months behind.
While we were at the meeting Daniel kept picking up puzzle pieces and naming the shapes and colors, "This blue oval Mama? This red circle?" The kindergarten teacher said she had quite a few students who couldn't recognize the difference between ovals and circles and squares and rectangles. She was most impressed. I felt like a good Mom. Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
My so called boyfriend wouldn't talk to me for a few days, so I felt like I lost a best friend and a boyfriend in 1 when he asked to break up yesterday. He claimed I didn't talk to him. I didn't talk to him because I was always excluded from things. It created thunderstorms in my eyes for 2 whole nights and made me miserable. I would confide in others willing to know only to receive their pity. I hated it.. I just wanted to find his friendship with me again..
We finally talked today and I haven't smiled this big for a long while.. guess friends do find your faults but still know how to make you smile..
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Every day: Driving with the windows open on a cool night, with the radio blasting. Especially if it's a little humid, but still cool.
Today in particular: Elfquest
Posted by Saruman (Member # 2275) on :
Trimmed my toenails.
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Visiting Hatrack and finding out that other people hated the Matrix Reloaded as much as I did. Yeah! Go Two Towers Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
My boyfriend just got his SAt scores back and found out he got a 1470, includng a perfect math score!!! He's just getting over strep, and has been feeling down because he hasn't gotten very much college mail for some reason, so this is doubly wonderful.
Posted by Saruman (Member # 2275) on :
Stupid, happy people.
Posted by Mr. Happy Smitten Guy (Member # 5096) on :
Come here and give me a hug, Saruman!
((((((Saruman))))))
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
A dandelion fight on the walk in from the parking lot!
And beautiful weather!
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
Mr. Happy Smitten Guy
Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
Successfully giving someone else a tutorial on material that I'm supposed to know for finals in a week's time - which means I must at least vaguely know the stuff.
Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
Hugs from the people I love on the last day of school made me very happy. Friends are good things! Posted by Lime (Member # 1707) on :
Received an email from a friend who was over in Iraq with the Marines letting me know that he's back in the States.
The weather's great, we're almost completely moved, and we got our cable hooked up yesterday.
[ May 22, 2003, 05:26 PM: Message edited by: Lime ]
Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
Today's the last day of school and instead of crying for everyone, I'm happy that I have my best friend back. I'm going to miss all of my classmates but it can't beat having my best friend back after such a depressing interference..
It's times like these I can't stop smiling in such a pressuring world.
Posted by Steerpike (Member # 5179) on :
What made me happy today? I dunno, nothing noteworthy, but I'm in a pretty good mood regardless; and I guess that makes me happy.
Oh, the cheesiness. Posted by martha (Member # 141) on :
Linen makes me happy.
A donation came in today, and deep in the bottom of one mildewy box I found a set of six linen napkins that actually goes with a linen tablecloth that my aunt gave me, and my boss said I could keep them!
Did I mention I love linen?
Posted by Head Ditch Digger (Member # 5085) on :
I don't have to go back to work for till thursday next week.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
quote: My boyfriend (the rest doesn't matter)
blacwolve -- That's the first time I've EVER heard you say that! Wow! Congrats officially, now...
See? THAT makes me happy!
[ May 22, 2003, 08:02 PM: Message edited by: Raia ]
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Shiina Ringo!!! She's so wonderful! I can't believe how good her songs are! She's like all these wonderful musicians rolled into one and has this expressive low voice and she's from Japan and all of her stuff is just sheer bliss with all this wonderful texture, style and passion!
Posted by aretee (Member # 1743) on :
I was thrilled that I am, in fact, not totally surrounded by fearful insecure people. Just that fearful, insecure people are a lot louder than reasonable, well-rounded people.
That sounded awfully negiative, and cynical. I deserve to be, though. My week has been terrible, lemons into lemonade, I guess. Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
Hm, what made me happy today? I'm happy today because tommorrow is my last day of public school FOREVER!
Tommorrow will be the best day of my life. That is, after my car gets out of the shop. Posted by Zotto! (Member # 4689) on :
Getting 'hugged' by people on that hug thread. Woot!
Erm...I am a fearful insecure person. But I don't think I'm all that loud...>grin<
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
I DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL UNTIL AUGUST 27TH!!!
I FLY TO ISRAEL ON SUNDAY!!!
HE APOLOGIZED!!!
ANNIE'S COMING OVER TONIGHT!!! (not hatrack annie, my friend annie)
I'M GOING TO "DOWN WITH LOVE" TOMORROW NIGHT!!!
Life is good (finally!!!)
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
One year ago today, I married the most wonderful man. Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
Congradulations on the anniversary! Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
Congrats ludosti!!!
...What made me happy today?
I'm in the mediation program at my school and today we got a referal. The girls came into the mediation sniping at each other incessantly and with A LOT of anger. Two hours later, they left smiling. Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Olivet and her family are coming in town, and both our husbands said they didn't mind if we went out and saw a movie together. It's like a "girl's night out". I can't wait.
Posted by IndexCard (Member # 4585) on :
Claudia Therese got through to the psychologist that wouldn't call me back. Shortly after, said psychologist gave my mom a call-- at work-- to tell her that an appointment would be made shortly for me and a psychiatrist. That made me very, very, VERY happy.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
I got discharged Posted by IndexCard (Member # 4585) on :
Oh, well, Mack getting discharged made me happy happy hap-py too, but I thought that went without saying.
((((((((((((((((((MACK)))))))))))))))))))
Posted by Emperor Palpatine (Member # 3544) on :
Same here. Posted by littlemissattitude (Member # 4514) on :
This is fairly trivial, but it made me very happy today that the weather report says it won't be quite so hot the next couple of days. It was 100 degrees yesterday, and 98 or 99 today. It's way too early for that nonsense. Especially since I am without air conditioner or swamp cooler - have to make do with a couple of fans and lots of trips to the library. (Of course, I don't mind so much when my P. G. & E. bill is only twenty-five or thirty dollars a month when everyone else's is in the $150 to $200 range because they run their a.c. day and night. )
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I cleared off the floor of my room so I can dance.
It's a beautiful day and I can see the Alps from my balcony.
I'm going to a huge annual city-wide dance party thing tonight. Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
I worked at a church garage sale/ hung out with my friends from church today.
Tonight I'm going to a movie with my friends from school, including my friend who just got back from boarding school.
Trivial, I know, but it's been a good day. Posted by ravenclaw (Member # 4377) on :
I woke up at 7:30 AM on a Saturday, went on a hike, it was perfect weather, we got rained and hailed on, I had the most delicious hummus I've ever tasted (but of course everything tastes better in the mountains), I called one of my friends on a cell phone from the top of this big hike with an awesome view, I am muddy and sore and exhausted. Life is good and the best part, I'm gonna go take a bubble bath and then take a nap! yay!! Posted by TheKitchenZink (Member # 5187) on :
i thought about a pair of shoes that i got last summer that...mean a lot to me. and...not much else was good. i slept a lot.
perhaps i will force blacwolve to take me to that movie.
Posted by ayame001 (Member # 5176) on :
I was actually in a pretty crappy mood today and decided to go to the city in order to return some overdue books at the library. Upon reaching my destination, the library decided to be closed this memorial day weekend and thus I was left with nothing to do and an extremely large and heavy bag o' books. So I went shopping, found a perfect black tank and a lovely pair of linen pants and my day turned right up again. Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
This wasn't today but it still made me happy; I went to prom on Saturday with a friend of mine and had a blast! They had a Hollywood theme and the decorations were awesome and so was the food and I love to dace so that part was wicked fun as well. Then on Sunday I went to see the Matrix: Reloaded which was good so yeah, I'm happy!
Posted by * (Member # 4842) on :
I got out of work early so now I have time to post!
Posted by Toretha (Member # 2233) on :
I only had to work one job today-AND THEY FINALLY FOUND OUT WHO THE KILLER IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
Dude Toretha they did???? FINALLY!! ..linkage please.. Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
Dragon--- pictures?
Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :
Things that made me happy today:
Scritching my cat.
Wearing clothes that I bought for $6 at Goodwill.
Eating leftover grilled chicken, corn, and baked potatoes. Mmm.
Sunshine!
Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
Hmm. Nothing. Absolutely nothing made me happy today...
Except for the serial killer being found out....but that was more "relief" than "happiness."
*flops out on roof* I'm tired.
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
blacwolve, of course! Once I get them developed... Posted by Emperor Palpatine (Member # 3544) on :
Nothing. Absolutely nothing did.
Posted by Zotto! (Member # 4689) on :
Well, besides that hug thread, nothing made me happy either.
*pats Emp's shoulder*
I think I need to find some roses to smell.
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
I watched some X-Files today, something which I hadn't done for a while. I came across a good line that I had forgotten about.
"You're my one in five billion..."
~Jane~
Posted by TheKitchenZink (Member # 5187) on :
finished drawing picture of Christ on the cross and it looks decent...
went for hike with friend....
ate ice cream...
mmm...ate yummy veggie burger.
and now...will go sleep. sleep is SO NICE.
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
I went to a dance class for the first tiem in my life and it was SOOOO much fun. I'm starting to think there actaully might be something to this exercise thign that everyone always goes on about. I feel the best I have in a long time.
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I won a game of Assassins! Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Wrote a good paper about Hamlet!!
Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :
We got home just hours ago after two weeks of family vacation. My roses, clematis, and rhodedendrons are blooming. Mom had dinner all planned so we didn't need to eat another dinner out -- and it was fantastic. And I don't have to go back to work until Wednesday. Posted by Tresopax (Member # 1063) on :
The sun came out!!
Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
Ok, something did make me happy, as of a few minutes ago. Talked on the phone to an ex of mine and had a real, friendly, significant conversation. I've missed talking to him, and it's good to know I haven't lost a good friend.
Posted by LR (Member # 5109) on :
Getting to talk to toretha after a week of annoyances unpleasantness and other such disturbances in the life of a doorman
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
It's not raining!
*knock on wood*
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
Dragan: Ditto that. After 26 days (yes, we counted) of rain I'm all up for the days without rain to start.
Aside from that... Seeing people I've known for 11 years but hadn't seen in one. Everyone's changed so much... Having the house all to yourself is also rather nice. Not to mention quiet.
Best "happy day" event: Hearing Paul's (Black Fox's) laughter for the first time in over two months. It's funny how it's the little things like laughter that I miss the most. But anyways... VERY good day.
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
Pixie, is he back??????
Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
Foxy called you? That's fantastic!!!! Wonder if he got my email...
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I suppose I should balance out my whine. Hmmm.
Someone else paid for dinner. That's almost always a good thing. Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Making faces at the baby boy sitting (on his mom's lap) next to me at church and watching him smile and laugh.
Enjoying homemade lemon meringue pie.
Spending the whole day with my husband. Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
ethics gradient
Posted by ak (Member # 90) on :
Jane X!!!! I've been trying to find someone to talk to about the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant! I've been asking all my friends if they've read it and they all say no. Now I see you have! That makes me very happy.
I just finished The Illearth War last night. Started on the Power that Preserves. It's so sad! I don't know if I can bear it. I'm being overmastered by this destroyer who uses every good hope, every saving impulse, to trap people into despair! Save me!
When Thomas raped Lena in the first book, I almost put it down and didn't go on. It's so dark! He's so bitter and angry! How can he ever redeem himself from that? The only thing that kept me going was the promise of the giant who laughed, and the fact that Skyweir took his name from there.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I drove to Austin this weekend to go the wedding reception of an old friend of mine. She married a guy from Texas (which I thought was very clever), and so I could go. When I got there, we did the squeal and run thing, and she hugged for almost a whole minute. When we finally let go, she was crying, she was so happy to see me.
Bear hugs and tears of joy! Now THAT'S a welcome!
Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :
ak -- do continue reading! It is dark, but still manages to be heroic at the same time. Very compelling. I enjoyed it when I read it a few years ago. Sadly, while waiting to find copies at the second hand store, I lost track of where I was. I'll have to pick it up again. I think there are three series.
Posted by Fishtail (Member # 3900) on :
My boyfriend fell asleep with his noggin in my lap while we were watching videos on the couch this weekend. And then he left for a family gathering, wearing the ring I gave him for his birthday. Too cool.
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
I FINALLY got a job!
I have been home since April 22, and attempting to find a job has been a nightmare. I have applied at over 20 places and not a single one called me back. Today the temp service I applied at called me, and I start on Wednesday!!
The job seems perfect for me. It's a basic secretarial office job. The hours are 9-3 Monday-Friday. And I get paid $9.00/hour. Posted by Cassandra (Member # 4566) on :
School is completely over in three days!!
I'm getting a kitty!!
Posted by Diosmel Duda (Member # 2180) on :
Go you, hansenj! It took me a month to find a job, and since then, I've had two offers and a request for an interview. Go figure. Your job sounds nice. Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
I was fired from my crappy Chinese food job! (OK, that was Friday, and it didn't make me happy... But then...)
I got a new job, for better pay, and a friend works there!! YAYYAY!!
Posted by Charles7782 (Member # 5214) on :
you know what made me happy today knowing it like all other days before it will end. what made me sad is knowing another one comes right after it.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
(((((Charles)))))
Posted by frenchwomanonline (Member # 5084) on :
Happy ? yes :sunny wether and gardening. Now I've got pretty flowers in my little garden, grapes,and also thyme, mint, basil, chive and rosemary for good cooking recipes !!
Posted by BebeChouette (Member # 4991) on :
frenchwoman, that sounds like a small piece of paradise.
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
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Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
Having philosophical conversations with my boyfriend over IM in between my classes.
And my boyfriend in general. He always makes my day.
Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
Sleeping till noon always makes my day.
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
Playing with my new kitten, Valentine. She's just beautiful! And so much fun. I miss her! I want to go home and play some more!
Posted by Snarky (Member # 4406) on :
Winning my first game of internet mafia.
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Fumes from the wood stain.
Getting a power sander! It's all cute and feminine, too. It's so cool watching the hard edges on the tables melt away....
Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
I finished my finals!!!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAY! No more exams!!!!! Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
ApostleRadio
Posted by Cassandra (Member # 4566) on :
Amira, I finished my finals too today. We couldn't go to the same school, could we? I thought my school was the only one who ended now!
[EDIT] If you live in the UK, Amira, then we definitely don't go to the same school. Oops!!
[ June 05, 2003, 04:58 PM: Message edited by: Cassandra ]
Posted by prolixshore (Member # 4496) on :
seeing celia post my name as what made her happy made me happy, wow, hows that for sentence structure.
--ApostleRadio
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
it isn't
Posted by UTAH (Member # 5032) on :
I'm off for two blissful months before I have to go back to school and start setting up my classroom for the 2003/3004 schoolyear. Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
I did a search on google and the most unrelated result appeared... made me laugh hysterically..
Posted by coil (Member # 4571) on :
Speechless... (Explanation: there was a lindy hop swing exchange in Albany two weekends ago, which I went to. There is another in Ottawa from June 28-July 1, which I decided I could not attend due to lack of fundage - the registration fee is US $75. Swing exchanges are weekends of bands, DJs, sometimes classes & competitions, and a lot of "imported" dancers. TONS of fun.)
I just got this email:
quote:Hello coil,
Maybe you left an indelible impression at the Albany exchange. Maybe the lindy gods have a crush on you. Maybe you've died and gone to heaven. But whatever it is, somebody out there must think you're pretty cool, because you've been registered for the CRex Lindy Hop Exchange! Yes, you heard right. You have been mysteriously and anonymously registered for the entire weekend and housing will be arranged. A cheque (payment in full for your registration) was received last week. So, come celebrate your birthday and graduation canadian lindy-style.
Please reply to this email if you have any questions about your registration. See you soon!
The C-Rex Team
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
That's awesome coil!
I finished 9th grade today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay for summer vacation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
I've been whining about being sick for the last day or two and my friend stopped by the lab to drop of some homemade, fresh-out-of-the-oven, vegan cookies I don't know if cookies help one get over a cold any faster, but they can't hurt can they?
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
I have only one more killer final exam left, I have a possible job opportunity, and I went driving (needed to practice). Best part of the driving was where we went: 'The New Great Wall'. Hunan chicken and fried rice, mmmmmmmm...
So I'm a food addict. ::shrugs and grins:: But it's all soooooo good.... Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I got an e-mail from a friend from high school, and she will be here in Munich in about a month, right before I leave! I haven't seen her in a few years, so this is exciting. Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Oh my goodness.... I just signed up with a new bank, and I'm still reeling! It's a totally free checking account, no fees or paying for checks or anything ever.... and, for signing up for direct deposit, they put $100 in my account!! If I sign up for their (free) bill paying service, they'll put another $10 into my account! Whenever I use my check card, I earn a point for every dollar. At 25,000 points, I get a free round trip ticket anywhere in the US! Just for spending my money the way I do anyhow!
And, to top it off, they handed me a $20 gift certificate on the spot for the supermarket they're located in! That's a big deal for me, since I barely have enough money to eat right now. And, when Mark signs up, I'll get a Pyrex serving dish!
Holy cow! How can they do this? I'm totally stunned.
Posted by Snarky (Member # 4406) on :
Good grief! What bank is that? I want some free money.
Posted by Chamrajngar (Member # 3242) on :
ditto! Where's that bank again?
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
We've got two branches in Ithaca, and it looks like there are about 100 of them in Western NY, especially in the bigger cities like Rochester and Buffalo.
The $100 deal goes until the end of June, after which it goes back to $25, and after June 22nd, the Pyrex dish becomes a water cooler.
I love my new bank!
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
TCTC were probably the most emotionally charged books I have ever read - they made me laugh, cry, scream at certain characters, and even throw the book across the room at one point. When Covenant did the Really Bad Thing in the first book (you might want to take that out of your post, btw, because it could potentially spoil the book for people who haven't read it) I had to put the book down and walk around stewing for a while. But I picked it up again eventually. I couldn't just stop reading. I had to know what was going to happen.
aka, keep reading. Trust me. It doesn't get any easier or any less frustrating, but it is totally, totally worth it.
~Jane~
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
Dinner with Hobbes and his mom.
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
School is over! Yay!
And I got back my English term paper today. The only comments written on it were things like "Great," "Excellent," and "Good point." And at the end my teacher wrote, "Great ending, Great writing, Great paper! A."
Woo.
~Jane~
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I just had a lovely bonding experience with two of my dearest girlfriends as we went and saw Montana Shakespeare in the Parks put on As You Like It. It was marvelous and reminded me that yes, there are cultured people left in this sometimes barbarous place and that good entertainment is even better when shared with good friends. Posted by BelladonnaOrchid (Member # 188) on :
My last Credit Union member of the day, after gathering her things, stopped and looked at me. She smiled and said, "You know, I really like coming here. You tellers are always so nice, and get me out of here as fast as I think is possible. Thank you.", and then she walked off. I was just awe-stricken, I'm sure my jaw had dropped so low that it was touching the counter of my window. Way cool-we only usually get gripes about fees. Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Yesterday a friend loaned me A Game of Thrones, which made me happy.
Tonight I finished reading it, which made me happy.
Tomorrow sleep deprivation is going to catch up with me, which will make me cranky.
And then I’ll return it and snag the sequel, and the whole process will begin again. Books are such wonderful things.
Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
Spending nearly all day outside romping around the woods with my dogs - that made me very happy Posted by Fodi (Member # 5297) on :
I got called sexy by three different people! Of course I'm pretty sure they were just screwing around, but I was happy. . . for a little . . . damn.
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
Taking Fodi's sock.
Posted by Fodi (Member # 5297) on :
Another reason why there should be a What Made You Hate Celia60 Today? thread.
[ June 20, 2003, 01:24 AM: Message edited by: Fodi ]
Posted by filetted (Member # 5048) on :
realizing I'd gone a full week without a cigarette.
*goes back to climbing the walls*
Posted by 2 (Member # 4107) on :
My girlfriend called me from Pennsylvania this morning, making me [not care about being] late to work. And then she called me again tonight, from Delaware, and told me she was staying in a house that somebody had mostly moved out of, so there was nothing in it but a little furniture. I thought of being there with her, and that made me happy, too. (Tomorrow she will call me from Philadelphia, and the next day from New York. {jealous})
I think a bath's about to make me happy, too.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
PARIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And living in a mansion on the river Seine, with views (from the roof) of the Eiffel Tower, The Place du Concord, The Louvre, Notre Dame, and the Sacre Coeur in Montmartre (not to mention being less than 2 minutes walking distance away from the Musée D'Orsay, and Tuileries. Later in the week, we'll go to Versailles.
P.S. HARRY POTTER COMES OUT TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by ravenclaw (Member # 4377) on :
quote: Dinner with Hobbes and his mom.
I'm jealous! *misses Hobbes* but I do get to sleep in tomorrow, hoorah for no work on friday! which is why I am online at 3 AM... hum de dum...
Posted by BelladonnaOrchid (Member # 188) on :
Raia~ Paris is so much fun. I have been to all the places you mentioned, plus a couple.
A bit of advice-treasure every moment. I kept a journal while I was there, and it's so much fun going back through it.
While you are there-you simply must visit Le Centre Pompidou! That place is SO awesome. Thier collection of Picasso is so wonderful! AND BETTER YET, THERE'S A (fake) TREE GOING THROUGH THE LOBBY!!! Straight up to the roof some 3 stories up! It's so cool looking!
The Louvre is wonderful-unfortunately, about 1/4 of it was closed down for remodeling (?) while I was in Paris.
Wear walking shoes to Versailles-lots and lots of concrete and rocks all through the gardens.
My hotel was just down the road from Sacre Couer de Montematre-it's quite a hike up all of those steps, but such a beautiful view of all the little shops once you get there!
Have fun! Your having fun will make me happy today!
(Edit to add two things-1)Isn't the metro so stinky! I am convinced it is the reason why I've heard so many people say that Paris smells like pee! 2)Stay away from drunken Italians, they have a tendency to ask you to kiss them! )
[ June 20, 2003, 06:01 AM: Message edited by: BelladonnaOrchid ]
Posted by ravenclaw (Member # 4377) on :
quote: but I do get to sleep in tomorrow, hoorah for no work on friday! which is why I am online at 3 AM... hum de dum...
gah! I woke up at 4 PM! I'm not sure if that makes me happy or just really confused... Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
There was a dollar bill jammed in the bill acceptor when I went to go feed the meter, and I managed to get it out! Free parking for me!
Also my projects all seem to be going well. Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Someone resurrected my thread. That makes me happy.
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Not just "someone", either! Me!
I just had a brief and intense craving for asparagus, a vegetable I despise. Is that something that should make me happy?
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
You haven't been sick in the mornings, have you?
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I realized that, though I may sometimes not be completely satisfied with the girl I am today, I am a million times better than the girl I used to be.
There's always room for improvement, and I can always be a nicer person, but at least I'm not the little brat I was.
I'm happy that the one person from my elementary school with whom I'm still in contact can remind me of this, and I'm happy that she forgives me even though my friends and I were really pretty awful to her back then.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I got to leave work early.
And now I get to go see "my" band tonight and make eyes at the guitarists.
Posted by flyby (Member # 3630) on :
I remembered something today, and I think I really appreciate it more now than when it happened or even when I first realized it.
When my mom first got remarried, we lived with my step-dad's parents for a few months while we waited for our house to close. Right after we moved into our house, his father died. Today we were talking about that time, and it just made me so grateful that I have that connection to my family, because now I am making a more concerted effort to make his family also my family.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
flyby - that's wonderful.
---
Okay, me.
I WON A MOUNTAIN BIKE!!!!!
I entered a raffle at the Relay last night and I won the bike! Yay!
I'd rather have my own bike back, but I won one! I'm so excited!! And it's a great bike! Yay!
Posted by Deirdre (Member # 4200) on :
I recently won a Papa Murphy's pizza and an Air Bud III video.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Yay for Kat!
I'll be sure and get you a basket with tassles for the handlebars next Christmas
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Don't forget the bell.
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
I actually get to wake up in the mornings and see!!!! (I had Lasik on Thursday)
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
<--Jealous
I would love to have lasik. One of these days, when I have the money . . .
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
I have wanted to for several years, but I hadn't been able to scrape together the money. Luckilly, I was blessed with wonderful in-laws who were able to find a wonderful deal and were kind enough to pay for it for me. Posted by Zoia (Member # 5417) on :
Today my day was made by:
1- Taking a walk around my neighborhood at 5 AM with a pair of fake glasses on. 2- Doing power yoga. 3- Writing out a plan for how to get the Web Design and Graphic Arts club off the ground at my highschool. 4- Perfecting the James Bond themesong on my electric guitar. 5- Completing a goal that I had set a very long time ago. 6- Finally buying a copy of Ender's Shadow.
By the way, congrats on the Lasik!
[ July 26, 2003, 08:50 PM: Message edited by: Zoia ]
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
I rode two miles on my bike, when previously the farthest I'd ever ridden was about 1/10th of a mile! Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
I finally started my printer rep job, and I might get to go to my friend's cabin next weekend!! YAY!
Yesterday I was made happy by the imminent publication of Please Save My Earth in graphic novel form!!
<--- Geek
YAYYY!!
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
1- A comforting e-mail from a friend. 2- The LAN party. 3- Amka's little girl singing songs and telling jokes just to me while I was crushed by another player. 4- Getting 6 hours of sleep. Funny how some people would die if they only got 6 hours, while I enjoyed it.
Posted by ak (Member # 90) on :
Something I can't talk about yet. <grins>
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
::blinks::
::smirks::
Fine then, have your secrets. In the mean time, I'll sit back and let my imagination run wild.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I just saw my friend'sband play live... what a blast!
I've decided that if rock&roll is going to keep me out of heaven, I'm a lost cause. I just have this ... thing... for drums. And guitars. And guitar boys.
And now I smell all smoky and sick, but boy was that fun!
Posted by filetted (Member # 5048) on :
spending time with a good friend who came back into town.
spending time with another good friend who might be departing *sniff*
seeing a project take another teensy espilon step toward completion.
Posted by Feyd Baron (Member # 1407) on :
This didn't warrant it's own thread, so I'll put it in here. Also serves as a bump I suppose (too many morose threads on the front page, I think everyone needs some of Jon Boy's chicken soup thread.)
I made an A in Finance. Probably the hardest I've worked for any of my Business 'A's. But, that made me very happy, despite I feel a little like I didn't deserve it. But, I'm going to take it, and run. Real fast and real far.
Feyd Baron, DoC
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
I read beautiful poetry by Robert Frost that I hadn't read before...
#^_^#
Posted by TwosonPaula (Member # 5511) on :
My husband works with dirt and cement (In 110 degree heat). It makes me so happy when he gives me a big kiss and leaves dust on my face. I really feel like he's taking good care of us.
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Hey Twosun - have you seen the thread about the Hatrack get-together in Tucson next week?
Making a fruit smoothie with my new smoothie maker made me happy today!
[ August 08, 2003, 09:58 PM: Message edited by: ludosti ]
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
By the way, congrats, Feyd!! I know you were working hard for it, too. Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
My friend making me Kyo icons. Posted by TwosonPaula (Member # 5511) on :
ludosti- NO I never saw that thread, today's my first day on the forum. Let me find it!!! Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
I bumped it to the first page for you, so it shouldn't be too hard to find. Posted by meltingsnowman (Member # 4559) on :
Well, this is a bit late (not today), but the last few days have been pretty good. 2 days ago my girlfriend returned from California and that was wonderful, 2 weeks can seem forever. Yesterday I helped set up the bicycle race I was helping organize, and today we had the bicyle race. I was able to finish with the pack, but somewhere in the back....I was out late last night with my girlfriend, didnt get as much sleep as i should have , nor did I eat enough . And all in all, I relized that now my life is absolutly wonderful. I know that wasnt true some months ago, and it may not be some months from now, but for the time being, everything is great. Thats was what made me happy.
Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
I visited my grandmother in the hospital today. Although I was really sad to see her in such bad shape, it made me feel wonderful to hold her hand and see her smile, especially when she smiles so rarely nowadays.
I also got to spend time with my sister who lives in New Orleans, which was very nice.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Aww, meltingsnowman, that's so sweet...
quote: I actually get to wake up in the mornings and see!!!! (I had Lasik on Thursday)
SO unfair!!! *has 5.5 perscription*
Maybe Lasik is the solution to all my problems...
Posted by Emperor Palpatine (Member # 3544) on :
I slept in for about 10-11 hours for the third day in a row, which is kinda cool (but it's making me question my body chemistry, since Ive been sleeping roughly half of my days away.)
And I visited Powell's bookstore in Portland, which ranks pretty high up there on the awesome-ness scale. (The place was huge, I was enthralled for about 5 hours.)
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Raia - My prescriptions were -6 and -7, so you have better eyes than I did. There is hope! At my re-check this week, they said my eyesight is now 20/20.
[ August 10, 2003, 07:14 PM: Message edited by: ludosti ]
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
All the money I got for graduation... ($740!!!)
Being able to spend money.. (This was birthday money, though...)
Buying the Escaflowne movie box set! (With extra features and Soundtrack!!)
Posted by filetted (Member # 5048) on :
I bought a new shirt. It's excellent. Snaps up the front and on the sleeves (long cuffs). Kind of an odd gray/blue with a stitched pattern (subtle).
unfortunately it's long-sleeved, so I won't be able to wear it for a couple months.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Dad got a call today saying he's got a job.
Cable comes back soon. Yay.
Posted by graywolfe (Member # 3852) on :
Seeing my mom smile. I absolutely love that.
Oh yeah, and I had this odd chat. I was online getting ready to this fantasy football draft (I know, Yawn!) in a chat room with other Washington Redskins and (other fans from the NFC East) and one guy from our league decided to chat me up for a bit while we were waiting. He's a Redskin fan that is Egyptian, born and raised. We ended up talking for hours about International soccer, politics and history, great stuff. Not combative or unpleasant, just a nice sharing of perspectives. Great stuff.
Finally, not getting stung by a wasp. I got stung two days ago and that absolutely sucked. I didn't know if it could send me into serious peril (I have a severe allergy for bee stings), and luckily it didn't, but it sure hurt like -------- hell. Bugger stung me twice no less. Anyway trust me, a day without a Wasp sting is a good day.
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
My old boss sent me an E-mail today saying that they were publishing a paper on lipoxygenase. As it's largely based on my work she wanted to know if I'd mind being included as a co-author. Yay! My first publication! Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :
Smiling this week because: We got an investor and my employment now does not appear to be in immediate peril. They have long term interests that should keep us in good shape for the next five years if we don't mismanage our finances. Further, our pay is going back to normal (they cut everyone to the same salary this month, which for me meant a 40% cut).
Also smiling because my house is filled with the smell of Honey Baked Curried Chicken, dinner for tonight. I hope it tastes as good as it smells. I made enough so it will make fantastic chicken curry sandwiches tomorrow, one of my absolute favorites.
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
The AC guys finally came and cleaned the mold in our vents!
And one of my roommates and I made goodybags for our friends who will be back in Houston this weekend.
And tomorrow I get to see Pirates of the Caribbean again!
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
One of the ladies I work with has a son who's on the football team at his school.
The football team is doing a fundraiser.
So, she brought candy bars in to sell in the office!
Yay! Chocolate! I really needed it, too.
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
I came into chat after a very long day at school (plus hours of homework) and was given the "red carpet treatment" by my fellow chatraqueros. It gave me a much-needed warm fuzzy.
~Jane~
Posted by Marek (Member # 5404) on :
I found out how to use smilies from websites on AIM.
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
I just reread Jon Boy's and my (well DD's) posts on this thread and laughed at our very secretive flirting. Hehe!
Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
I wrote something. Well, something besides a post or a letter. I had a friend critique it, and she liked it.
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Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Wow. I was feeling totally sappy when I started this thread. I wonder what could have caused that . . .
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
I saw "Arrested Development". That was probably the peak of of my happiness today.
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
Well, I completely dominated and converted the Muslim world as the Spanish in Medieval: Total War... That took a while, and it was pretty sweet. Also, I had some pretty good chocolate chip "cookie" brownies.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
I got an email from my father.
My husband finished hanging the sheetrock in our basement, and came upstairs so we could snuggle on the couch while we watched TV.
My youngest child crawled into my lap and fell asleep earlier today. That's just such a sweet feeling.
Posted by Grisha (Member # 6871) on :
two words: Spumoni cheesecake
or maybe that should be three words? Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I get to go dress shopping with raia next week.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I just learned that I passed my shodan (black belt) test in aikido.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Wow - what a weird time warp, because I'm in that same basement right now, and it's completely furnished and comfortable. Just a year ago we finished hanging sheetrock!
As for today, well I watched my daughter Emily in her first gymnastics class after being moved up. Her coaches promoted her from the Beginner class to intermediate and she was really nervous that she'd be way behind the other girls.
But she held her own. And I talked to the coach afterward and asked if she was going to adapt to the class okay and she said "Emily? Are you kidding? I have to hold her back - she'll be caught up with them in no time."
It's a wonderful thing when your kids just amaze you. Emily is such a darn trooper, and one heckuva athlete. She also, this week, re-took a test. Last week she took it and made a 40/100. The teacher sent the test home to me and asked me to go over the material with Emily. She re-took the test and made 100/100!
She just had problems understanding what they wanted her to do, once I explained it, she did great. She also got A honor roll last term, and student of the month for being so helpful to other kids. Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
EVERYTHING MADE ME HAPPY TODAY. TODAY WAS AWESOME.
Posted by Risuena (Member # 2924) on :
Realizing that my best friend and I met 10 years ago tomorrow and planning our anniversary celebration . This year, the cheesiest possible gifts for under $10, next year, Vegas, baby!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Finding out that Katie's fabric, which we chose for the way it looked, is actually colorfast and everything! Yay! Machine washes for everyone! (Okay, just for her fabric and the dress it will become. But still.)
Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
There was a junk exchange table at Relief Society, and there was a brand new pair of boots that fit my boy. When he wears them with his tan overalls he looks like a little fireman. Also, there was a gift bag with the poster from Gone with the Wind on it.
Posted by NinjaBirdman (Member # 7114) on :
In my three classes today I got three grades back. All three were B's or higher, wooo wooo!
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Numa Numa!!
*dances around*
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Awww, mothertree, I can just imagine your son looking like a fireman. How cute!
What made me happy today: I was hanging out after aikido practice and we were talking about anime and how the characters always yell the name of the attack. Apparently there was some spoof where one character attacked and then the other did the same thing but without yelling it, and the attack did nothing. Then someone suggested that maybe we should do that in practice. I almost died laughing. <anime voice>shomen-uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuchi!</anime voice>
Posted by arevoj (Member # 7347) on :
I went through one of those drive through car washes, the kind where you drive in and sit there while the spray hoses work their way all around the car. As usual, the music was set appropriately loud for the experience (The Waterboys "Big Music"). When the soap srayed out all over the car it was MULTICOLORED!!! Excellent!! I must remember to do this again. You see, it doesn't take much....
Posted by Grisha (Member # 6871) on :
shopping made me happy today, and a call to set up an interveiw for a job. Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I started doing my taxes, and checked the "Married filing jointly box" for the first time. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
That is neat, Dag! I made the decision to stay out of work until next fall. I can't say it was a happy decidion, but it was a decision, and the fact that I made one is rather impressive.
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
quote: When the soap srayed out all over the car it was MULTICOLORED!!!
I envy you. I have always wanted to go in one with colored soap. I haven't found one near me yet. Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
That's good, Liz. Not that you're not working (I'm assuming from what you've posted that you're getting a little stir-crazy), but that you're taking the time you need to come back full bore and that you're not stuck trying to decide.
Rest up, then give your students hell in the fall. In that nice teacher way, of course.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
^ What he said.
Except I'm not sure about the last sentence. Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
You want her to do that in the mean teacher way?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Definitely! That's the fun part! Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
I can tell you what made me happy yesterday.
Yesterday, I did a tax return for a young couple who are in the process of adopting a beautiful baby girl.
They really had no clue what they could deduct and were terrified of owing the IRS.
To make their fear even greater, the adoption agency called them yesterday morning. They won't finalize the adoption until they are completely paid off.
Well, I was extremely thorough, got them a refund that will just cover what they still owe for the adotion, and once it is final they can get her a SSN, amend their return, and get an extra $2000.
I truly love my job!
Posted by gingerjam (Member # 7113) on :
my husband told me he almost has a finalised job in the city so we can move back...and then i won't have to live in a tiny desert town 10 hours drive north of Perth and away from family and friends! hoorah!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I got a package out to my friend Amy for her baby boy, containing the three "wearable blankets" I made him. Yay! I can't wait to hear what she thinks of them! (One has shamrocks... )
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
The sunshine. It's not a harsh light today, like most winter sunshines. It's like a promise that spring is coming...though slowly.
space opera
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Whoohoo!!!!!!
My tax refund just hit my bank account!
Checked online banking and now my savings account has $$$$ more than it did! I'm so happy! (gonna buy me a digital camera)
Which always makes me think of this funny song....
quote:There's money in the mail.. My Uncle Clarence wrote me in his will.. Since he died and went to heaven, I won't have to go to jail! Hallelujah, there's money in the mail.
FG
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Man! This is just my lucky day!
AND....
We had a piece of chorale sheet music we were working on that I needed the accompaniment CD for.
I went to the music store where I bought the sheet music, and they informed me that the CD was no longer available.
Today I checked the music publisher's web site, which also said the CD was unavailable -- So I e-mailed them and pleaded with them that I needed this.
They replied
quote: We are able to make a copy from a master CD for $29.95 plus shipping if you want to order the CD. Please let me know as soon as possible.
So I called them, gave them my VISA number, and I should have the CD in a few days! Things are really just going very well for me today! I'm so happy! I need a Mt. Dew!
Farmgirl
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Its Friday.....and I found out that I don't really have OCD or ADHD(I do still have ADD).....it was a really weird side effect of the medicine I was taking to help with migranes(which weren't doing anything) so my doctor took me off those and gave me a new prescription that actually works.........I can concentrate now without hearing an annoying ringing in my head and without feeling tons of pain......I win Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
I sent a half-snarky note to eveyone on the sales team.
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
I kept my cool.
Posted by Risuena (Member # 2924) on :
*bump* because I'm absolutely ecstatic right now, but the reason so doesn't deserve its own thread.
Virginia Tech 67 Duke 65 GO HOKIES!!!
I'm so treating this as an early birthday present to me. And I don't even like basketball.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
Annie told me she Loved me today.
Hobbes Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
posting in the "Where did you meet your significant other" thread...and going into more detail then was asked for.
Unsurprisingly Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
I found out that I'm going to get extra pay for a new task I've been given at the office!
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
Got my police check back, so now I can secure my job/loan/car, in that order.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
My father is alive. Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
oh, twinky.
(((((twinky)))))
i just think you're swell.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I went spice-shopping for Hobbes. Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Thank you. Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
KQ went spice-shopping for me.
Hobbes Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
My rocker's block! I busted through it! *dances*
FINALLY I can write music again!
Posted by AntiCool (Member # 7386) on :
I'm back to playing the guitar again, after a 2-month haitus to focus on learning banjo.
Now I'm having fun with both. Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
My Japanese class was highly amusing, as usual. I love my professor.
~Jane~
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
My friends are thrilled with their Renn Faire garb I sewed them. I'm getting adventurous enough to seriously consider making and selling some on Ebay. Posted by HesterGray (Member # 7384) on :
Today is pay day! After the debt I accumulated from 3 major car repairs in the span of 6 weeks, this brings me one step closer to paying it off. (Yes, I know, I should have just bought a new car. It's a long story.)
Also, for my independent study, I'm making a documentary about the Society for Creative Anachronism, and today I got an email giving me permission to use the music of a local Irish band in it. That made me very happy!
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We don't get a spring break at BYU, but my family does, so they decided to come out for the weekend. I love my family!![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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I didn't think that would happen until tomorrow night! And I still have lots of room in my second bag!
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Of course, I'm sure now he'll cry about how I always pick on him, but at least he still trashes me at chess. Welcome aboard, Nate.![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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SO unfair!!! *has 5.5 perscription*![[The Wave]](graemlins/thewave.gif)
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