Because we all know I'm random...
Aug. 23rd, 2005 05:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
readingredheadI'm doing this as a writing exercise:
101 Things That Make Me Happy
1. the laptop I'm using to post this with right now.
2. caramel syrup
3. all the macrame bracelets I've made or been given (like the one I'm wearing right now, which is black with silver beads that spell out "TRUTH")
4. my sister's laughter
5. Boy Meets World (the TV show)
6. my church youth group
7. the cloaks Deanna gave me for my birthday
8. www.internetbumperstickers.com
9. my original Broadway cast recording of "Wicked"
10. my grand piano, which is older than I am and has keys coated in real ebony and ivory (made before poaching elephants for their tusks was illegal)
11. a perfect skimboard ride
12. the British Virgin Islands
13. my couch that I'm sitting on right now, which used to be my uncle's and is very nice to fall asleep on
14. the first season of The X-Files on DVD
15. my big, bulky red sweatshirt
16. baggy, worn-in bluejeans
17. brightly colored boardshorts
18. LED booklights
19. carving jack-o-lanterns for Halloween
20. the black dress that my sister and I just bought
21. having been to London
22. Italian-style cheese pizza
23. American-style cheese pizza (trust me, they're two different entities)
24. hot chocolate with marshmallows and whipped cream
25. Christmas Eve with my family
26. the last day of school
27. the first day of school (yeah I'm weird)
28. writing something that's completely silly and totally not my style
29. writing something that's serious and will someday get me published
30. getting a hug from one of my friends
31. playing That Game with Those Rules
32. going to the beach
33. reading fanfiction even when I know I should be doing something productive
34. singing in the rain
35. my long black rain coat that has been rained on in London
36. my UK edition hardback copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
37. beautiful sunsets
38. looking up at the stars from my bedroom window and wondering at all that's up there
39. hearing from someone who hasn't talked to me for a while
40. phone conversations that last longer than I know they should, but still are over too soon
41. Italian ice cream
42. fireworks
43. red pens (they give me an odd feeling of power)
44. alien conspiracy theories
45. eating popcorn that doesn't get stuck in my teeth
46. watching a movie with a friend and talking all the way through it
47. my family's digital camera
48. sitting for half an hour and just fooling around with MS Paint
49. inside jokes with my friends
50. crazy nicknames like "Chit" and "Candycane"
51. leather-bound books
52. the city of Florence at night
53. Christmas lights that the neighbors forget to take down
54. surfing in Florida
55. clear blue ocean water
56. any book written by Julie E. Czerneda
57. the Cambridge Study on Science Fiction (even though I still haven't bought a copy)
58. Pixie Stix
59. going on a sugar high with friends
60. staying up late into the night reading a book even though I know I should be sleeping
61. listening to music
62. running (sometimes)
63. wearing MUN clothing (I love my suits!)
64. getting an "A" on a math test
65. actually understanding the math on a math test (again, not the same as above)
66. being smiled at by a stranger
67. making a new friend
68. finishing a good book
69. finding money in my wallet that I didn't know was there
70. being complimented by someone I respect and/or admire
71. being the first person awake in the morning
72. winter weather
73. being the last one to go to sleep at night
74. love stories (yes, I did just type that)
75. Fushigi Yuugi
76. knitting scarves for friends
77. wearing a scarf I've made
78. writing freeform poetry
79. going on picnics
80. bike riding with my family
81. finding out that the book I thought came out in a month is being released early
82. laughing at my own stupidities
83. Christmas caroling
84. listening to Christmas songs in July
85. not having to be the one to kill the spider
86. fuzzy kittens of any kind
87. family dinners where we all can sit down and eat together and just talk about our days
88. serious discussions with my dad about anything -- the world, writing, my future
89. performing impromptu plays during lunchtime at school
90. my new red Dickies purse that can hold more books than my old one could
91. the comics (the only part of the newspaper I still read on a regular basis)
92. long, flowing skirts
93. Rainbow sandals
94. feeling sand between my toes
95. bodysurfing
96. procrastinating on something, only to find that the due date is pushed back
97. writing the perfect essay
98. when one of my little cousins says something profound and unexpected
99. clear blue skies
100. laser printers (even though they only work when they're turned on)
101. the thought that maybe someone I know was bored enough (or likes me enough? nah...) to read this list all the way through
Okay, well, now I'm really gonna go and do something productive, because that was just a reminder to me that I come across plenty of things every day that should make me happy, even if they're small things. I sometimes am annoyed because I don't think anything amazing is happening to me, or in my life, but I am learning that sometimes it's best to just shut up and see where life takes you while enjoying the ride -- after all, you only get to do it once...
1. the laptop I'm using to post this with right now.
2. caramel syrup
3. all the macrame bracelets I've made or been given (like the one I'm wearing right now, which is black with silver beads that spell out "TRUTH")
4. my sister's laughter
5. Boy Meets World (the TV show)
6. my church youth group
7. the cloaks Deanna gave me for my birthday
8. www.internetbumperstickers.com
9. my original Broadway cast recording of "Wicked"
10. my grand piano, which is older than I am and has keys coated in real ebony and ivory (made before poaching elephants for their tusks was illegal)
11. a perfect skimboard ride
12. the British Virgin Islands
13. my couch that I'm sitting on right now, which used to be my uncle's and is very nice to fall asleep on
14. the first season of The X-Files on DVD
15. my big, bulky red sweatshirt
16. baggy, worn-in bluejeans
17. brightly colored boardshorts
18. LED booklights
19. carving jack-o-lanterns for Halloween
20. the black dress that my sister and I just bought
21. having been to London
22. Italian-style cheese pizza
23. American-style cheese pizza (trust me, they're two different entities)
24. hot chocolate with marshmallows and whipped cream
25. Christmas Eve with my family
26. the last day of school
27. the first day of school (yeah I'm weird)
28. writing something that's completely silly and totally not my style
29. writing something that's serious and will someday get me published
30. getting a hug from one of my friends
31. playing That Game with Those Rules
32. going to the beach
33. reading fanfiction even when I know I should be doing something productive
34. singing in the rain
35. my long black rain coat that has been rained on in London
36. my UK edition hardback copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
37. beautiful sunsets
38. looking up at the stars from my bedroom window and wondering at all that's up there
39. hearing from someone who hasn't talked to me for a while
40. phone conversations that last longer than I know they should, but still are over too soon
41. Italian ice cream
42. fireworks
43. red pens (they give me an odd feeling of power)
44. alien conspiracy theories
45. eating popcorn that doesn't get stuck in my teeth
46. watching a movie with a friend and talking all the way through it
47. my family's digital camera
48. sitting for half an hour and just fooling around with MS Paint
49. inside jokes with my friends
50. crazy nicknames like "Chit" and "Candycane"
51. leather-bound books
52. the city of Florence at night
53. Christmas lights that the neighbors forget to take down
54. surfing in Florida
55. clear blue ocean water
56. any book written by Julie E. Czerneda
57. the Cambridge Study on Science Fiction (even though I still haven't bought a copy)
58. Pixie Stix
59. going on a sugar high with friends
60. staying up late into the night reading a book even though I know I should be sleeping
61. listening to music
62. running (sometimes)
63. wearing MUN clothing (I love my suits!)
64. getting an "A" on a math test
65. actually understanding the math on a math test (again, not the same as above)
66. being smiled at by a stranger
67. making a new friend
68. finishing a good book
69. finding money in my wallet that I didn't know was there
70. being complimented by someone I respect and/or admire
71. being the first person awake in the morning
72. winter weather
73. being the last one to go to sleep at night
74. love stories (yes, I did just type that)
75. Fushigi Yuugi
76. knitting scarves for friends
77. wearing a scarf I've made
78. writing freeform poetry
79. going on picnics
80. bike riding with my family
81. finding out that the book I thought came out in a month is being released early
82. laughing at my own stupidities
83. Christmas caroling
84. listening to Christmas songs in July
85. not having to be the one to kill the spider
86. fuzzy kittens of any kind
87. family dinners where we all can sit down and eat together and just talk about our days
88. serious discussions with my dad about anything -- the world, writing, my future
89. performing impromptu plays during lunchtime at school
90. my new red Dickies purse that can hold more books than my old one could
91. the comics (the only part of the newspaper I still read on a regular basis)
92. long, flowing skirts
93. Rainbow sandals
94. feeling sand between my toes
95. bodysurfing
96. procrastinating on something, only to find that the due date is pushed back
97. writing the perfect essay
98. when one of my little cousins says something profound and unexpected
99. clear blue skies
100. laser printers (even though they only work when they're turned on)
101. the thought that maybe someone I know was bored enough (or likes me enough? nah...) to read this list all the way through
Okay, well, now I'm really gonna go and do something productive, because that was just a reminder to me that I come across plenty of things every day that should make me happy, even if they're small things. I sometimes am annoyed because I don't think anything amazing is happening to me, or in my life, but I am learning that sometimes it's best to just shut up and see where life takes you while enjoying the ride -- after all, you only get to do it once...
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Date: 2005-08-24 02:29 am (UTC)It's a cool idea to write that list. Thinking of doing one myself now...
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Date: 2005-08-24 04:53 am (UTC)if you do one of your own, i'll definitely read it!
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Date: 2005-08-24 05:49 am (UTC)