Things to be Happy About

[mbarrick]

This is sciencequeen's meme. The intent here is to counter the wailing pit of dispair that LJ tends to be since the whinging people do gets posted, but the good oft interrèd in our minds only.

• valerian, with whom all I have to be is me, who inspires me, and with whom everything just fits because we share the same tastes in almost everything. Plus there is added bonus that her family is not only not insane, but whom I actually like. 


• My lunatic cats with their strange rituals.


• Coming home to a wonderful apartment.


• To be at point in my life where not everything is a struggle anymore.


• Being the kind of person who always finds a way to land on my feet.


• Being a practical person that doesn't have to run for help when something breaks.


• Being a creative person.


• That I literally see things just a little differently than most people and I am able to share my way of seeing through my art.


• The people in my life that I can genuinely count on.


• That I have a decent job where I get to use a good cross-section of my talents.


• That I have my own art and Elaine's calendar hanging in my office.


• That I live downtown, just a short walk from everything.


• Coffee, cigarettes and booze.


• That nobody realised I was dyslexic until after I figured out how to spell properly.


• That even with people who think they know me well, I am almost always able to surprise them.

Really that is just a sampling. I have plenty of things to be happy about and I'm finding it hard to talk about them in general terms. There are lots of little things that I am happy with in the moment. Today, for example, I was happy to have lunch with kitsune_13 and go for a little walk afterwords. It's been ages since we were able to meet up for lunch. Maybe an easier list would be "little things that I like":

• Chasing tharsis just before bed


• Tending the house-plants


• Finishing a painting


• Typing on my old, manual typewriter.


• Sitting on the balcony, sipping a tomate.


• Getting comments on my artwork and photos in my LJ and on deviantART.


• Fixing little things around the apartment.


• The way tharsis sits with me when I use the computer.


• Kissing Elaine's neck.


• The little cloud of chloridic steam that puffs out of the dishwasher when you first open it.


• Feeling my back straighten out when I lie on the couch.


• The way _jazz_ dances around on his tip-toes and says "mrrk, mrrk" when he wants milk.

Where do I stop?

Comments

[cheaza.livejournal.com]

valerian, with whom all I have to be is me, who inspires me, and with whom everything just fits because we share the same tastes in almost everything. Plus there is added bonus that her family is not only not insane, but whom I actually like.

thats serously exactly how i feel about tif. I think imma gonna make my happy list later tonite. :o)