Why are you happy? (Part 2: Through the Portal of Time)

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That other thread is just a little too long these days. So, your happiness? The news of the Lord of the Rings rerelease info pleases me, but I'm more generally happy just because it's almost the weekend!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 August 2003 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Because today is my last day at this job!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 22 August 2003 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

yay Aaron!

― Ally-zay (mlescaut), Friday, 22 August 2003 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay for me!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 22 August 2003 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

TODAY IS MY LAST DAY OF FULLTIME WORK COS I'M GOING TO GRAD SCHOOL

but I'm keeping the job half time cos I need the $$. and I'll be fucking busy. and poor.

BUT YAY NO MORE REAL JOB JOB FOR A WHILE!!

― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Friday, 22 August 2003 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

so congrats to Aaron, it's a great feeling, isn't it.

― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Friday, 22 August 2003 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah! Congrats to you as well!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 22 August 2003 18:47 (twenty-two years ago)

It's Friday, my son is right next to me (drawing), I'm taking him to a supposedly kid-friendly art exhibit tonight & also to Gattitown, an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet/arcade/game room, currently none of my friends are lying or deceiving me (or possibly cuz I got away from those "friends" ha!), and even the heavy melancholy I was feeling for missing the Radiohead show last night (FUCK YOU SOOO MUCH WORK URGH!!), my friend Kevin called me from the show and held his phone up for a good 5 minutes and God it sounded so good!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 22 August 2003 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I am ignoring my utter lack of money (thankyou, red wine!) and preparing to go out to the strains of Sean Paul. And I have an exciting internship in London next week. And the fridge is bizarrely well-stocked at the moment.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 22 August 2003 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

because I just ate a great big meatball sandwich!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Friday, 22 August 2003 19:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Because Verizon finally got their leaden ass off of their golden ziggurat and are sending a guy out to fix my DSL line (and the DSL loop circuit for the entire building once I discovered that it wasn't just me)

They decided to do this when I threatened to have Millar negotiate for me.

― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Friday, 22 August 2003 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

And I just had a Vietnamese grilled pork sandwich from this place.

― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Friday, 22 August 2003 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I am extremely happy because in the midst of a work-related bizarro (too many details to go over here, but it's interesting in a wrong way), something has gone fully right with the ability to maybe go all-electronic with our paper reserves as soon as Fall Quarter -- and though it might not sound like much, believe me, it's VERY welcome.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 August 2003 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I just got this email from one of my coworkers:

Please be advised that beginning Monday August 25, D**** M***** will be IN the office working, and for a change can be reached at his extension (XXXX) or by cell phone. He will return to his usual routine of NOT being in the office on Tuesday September 2, and will once again not be reachable by telephone, cellular, or thru L***** D********. Recommencing Monday Sept 2, he will be ignoring e-mail and voice mail habitually.

Thank you.

― Ally-zay (mlescaut), Friday, 22 August 2003 20:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I make awesome techno music! HAHA fuck you Kompakt I got yr NUMBER.

― Millar (Millar), Friday, 22 August 2003 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

i built my new CD rack, and it actually holds stuff up (fuck wall-mounting tho...). we also got a new widescreen tv, vcr and dvd today. i had the nicest waffles i've ever had this morning which eased slight hangover mucho - as did good pizza later on, i paid fat cheques into my account for the first time in ages, it was a really funny episode of Scrubs tonight ("I've seen bigger breasts...no I don't mean yours...although...kudos!"), i am DJing briefly tomorrow night and have not planned it, i made a list of cool buildings around west london to take photos of...the only real downer was that footage of gareth dancing coming out too poor to even see anything, but maybe that's for the best.

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 22 August 2003 21:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Because even though my heartfelt happiness got overlooked in the starting of another thread, I still feel so so happy. : )

― David. (Cozen), Friday, 22 August 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I remember your happiness, David. But I'm refraining from ingratiating myself to you with congratulations until I hear how much your award money is.

― jewelly (jewelly), Friday, 22 August 2003 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

See, at this point I'm not even worrying about syntax around you!

― jewelly (jewelly), Friday, 22 August 2003 22:47 (twenty-two years ago)

It is Friday night and nearly 8pm and I have NOT HAD A SINGLE BEER TODAY yet I feel FINE.

― Millar (Millar), Friday, 22 August 2003 22:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I just got some work that was hanging over my head DONE DONE DONE.

― Matt (Matt), Friday, 22 August 2003 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I filed a state complaint for a low-income single mom so that the school would stop jacking her learning-disabled 4th grader around. Feels good.

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 23 August 2003 00:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I just found a bunch of perfect bras, which is really hard to do, being flat and all. Also I still cannot stop listening to the Hedwig soundtrack and that makes me happy.

― Maria (Maria), Saturday, 23 August 2003 02:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I just got home from job number 2 and am about to go TO THE BAR! yee haw.

― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Saturday, 23 August 2003 02:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I am happy (despite being home on a Friday night *laughs*) because:

1. I am finally content friendship-wise.
2. I have caught up on loads of sleep.
3. Earlier in the evening I listened to some music I'd been meaning to listen to for awhile.
4. Today was surprisingly cool for an August day.
5. I was in pain so I took half a Vicodin and a whole prescription-strength naproxen sodium tablet. Happyland! (No, not the one that burned to the ground.)

*smooches* to my buddies....

― Just Deanna (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 23 August 2003 02:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not sure this counts as happy. But some stuff that was going to be done through a publisher isn't anymore, and I'm just going to do it myself. I'm fairly sure sales won't be affected enough to cancel out the fact that that means more of the profits go to me. It does mean I need to do more work and be more self-critical.

(And no, it isn't the vampire novel, it's some gaming stuff. Possibly lots of gaming stuff, which would once again mean making it look like I'm a game writer instead of a fictionator.) Some of this stuff is a lot of fun, so I guess the happy part is that I have an excuse to go ahead and do it now.

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 23 August 2003 02:37 (twenty-two years ago)

PK wrote me a friendster testimonial-- aw, shucks...

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 23 August 2003 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I am much more relaxed than usual.
I finally cancelled AOL, which was satisfying because the dude I had to talk to to cancel was a real dick but I denied all of his special offers and his insults and got it done, and this new internet provider seems good so far and it costs half as much.
I'm about to go to Coppola's and get a sandwich consisting of cheese fried so that it's good and brown with hot and sweet peppers, onions, and artichoke hearts encased in it and then this vinegary sauce on top and now I'm drooling.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 23 August 2003 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

B/c it's Saturday afternoon and I've made the informed decision to put off my grading till tomorrow.

I'm having a cig and a Lone Star, just got through listening to Eminem's first album and am now listening to my brother's newest. Rapalicious!

― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Saturday, 23 August 2003 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh shit, I totally read that last word wrong and was very shocked for a second!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Saturday, 23 August 2003 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I just talked my parents into loaning me enough money to pay for school this semester, and if I make dean's list again, they won't make me pay it back. Halle-fucking-lujah.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Saturday, 23 August 2003 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I just blew a shit-ton of money all on myself

― Millar (Millar), Saturday, 23 August 2003 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Rah for living large. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 23 August 2003 20:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Pootie Tang came from Netflix. And I'm making hot wings tonight, with lots of lemon.

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 23 August 2003 21:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I am in air conditioning. aaaahhhhhh

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 23 August 2003 21:42 (twenty-two years ago)

nice lunch, nice nap, nice dream

― BLACKOUT '03! (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 23 August 2003 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I could afford a Domino's pizza for once, because Ally linked an mp3 of Richard X' 'Into You' and that's about it really.

― Barimarimarima (Barima), Sunday, 24 August 2003 00:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah yes, you've heard that as well? It's spiffy and then some!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 24 August 2003 00:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I finally fixed my light and smoke detector, cleaned the bathroom, and I might buy a used sewing machine tomorrow (if it's cheap enough).

― rosemary (rosemary), Sunday, 24 August 2003 00:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I had a NYC-sized corned beef sandwich with decent rye bread and Russian dressing at Langers today. Followed it up with apple pie and coffee.

― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Sunday, 24 August 2003 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Then I watched Rich perform 'Finest Dreams' without Kelis on Top Of The Pops with a fine-ass troupe of dancing girls while he pushed keyboards, sang along to the vocals and mixed drinks. As out there as TOTP gets these days. Also, my current crushes Fearne and Girls Aloud were hanging out.

(I'm getting small pleasures from trivial things these days, which could spill over to the counterpart thread...)

― Barima (Barima), Sunday, 24 August 2003 01:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm going to drink the lsat beer

― NA (Nick A.), Sunday, 24 August 2003 02:09 (twenty-two years ago)

so *that's* how people get into law school ;-)

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 24 August 2003 02:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm happy cuz it's still the weekend and I had pina coladas.
I'm unhappy because my fucking blender is broken so I had to basically just have them on the rocks instead of in that familiar frozen drink form, but what can you do? If anything, it made me more drunk cuz the ice wasn't melted. You know? So it was just the pina colada mix and rum diddy rum in my tummy tum tum.

One time I tried to go water skiing, like in high schoo lor somethingk and I never was able to do it and I just got water up my nose water up my nose water up my nose and it was ghorrrible.

― Sarah McLujsky (coco), Sunday, 24 August 2003 02:18 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm happy because AT&T finally fixed the problem and i have my phone back.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 24 August 2003 19:43 (twenty-two years ago)

this might be the codeine talking but I'M HAPPY JUST COS!!

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 25 August 2003 02:03 (twenty-two years ago)

having friends who make you smile is indoubtedly classixxxxxxxx

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 25 August 2003 02:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Cuz I'm drinkin' Heine, postin' on ILX, a wee bit blunted, and just gave out assloads of itty bitty flyers to kids all over UK campus for my band's show Tuesday night, which I'm hype about cuz it's this weird little like Lexapalooza-kinda-thing or something cuz the bands playing are completely different styles of music from each other.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 25 August 2003 04:44 (twenty-two years ago)

im happy cos i like our new band and im excited about playing real soon at the wunderbar

― hellbaby (hellbaby), Monday, 25 August 2003 08:43 (twenty-two years ago)

hope the gig goes well, lisa. any plans to play in dunedin?

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 25 August 2003 23:20 (twenty-two years ago)

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actually no; I spoke too soon

it comes and goes

― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 19 December 2005 21:57 (twenty years ago)

don't worry cozen. have a peanut.

― Cathy (Cathy), Monday, 19 December 2005 22:01 (twenty years ago)

As long as it is not a circus peanut, that could make a man suicidal.

― Lars and Jagger (Ex Leon), Monday, 19 December 2005 22:04 (twenty years ago)

four more applications left now.

― bob abernethy (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 01:36 (twenty years ago)

i got my honours invitation exactly one week ago and i already have an awesome topic and the supervisor i wanted. go me!

― gem (trisk), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 02:03 (twenty years ago)

I am not happy anymore.

― Cathy (Cathy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:49 (twenty years ago)

: (

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:52 (twenty years ago)

Ironic use of leet/txtspk - C/D

― Dan (LOLz) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:53 (twenty years ago)

new apt.
transit strike = more bikes.
pay raise.
terrible emo music.
snow boarding.
new bike.
eating less, drinking more.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

― ddb (ddb), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 23:09 (twenty years ago)

wasted.

― jeffrey (johnson), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 23:18 (twenty years ago)

PAY INCREASE! Long overdue too -- 8.5% retroactive to October.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 23:23 (twenty years ago)

that's pretty sweet

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 23:27 (twenty years ago)

Because today is my last day of work for TWO WEEKS!!! rah! rah!

I was looking for a job and then I found a job, and heaven knows I'm miserable now... except, wait, I'm not miserable at all. I'm in a jolly mood!

― The Hills Are Alive With Celibate Cries (kate), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 10:58 (twenty years ago)

I'm happy because I'm pregnant! :-)

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 11:05 (twenty years ago)

I'm happy because Pink is pregnant, too :)

Also because of this, the grand finale of a very ~~drunk~~ happy evening yesterday:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/slightlyfoxed/xmascake.jpg

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 11:54 (twenty years ago)

That looks yummy Arch, as does the red wine!!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 11:58 (twenty years ago)

That looks like my idea of heaven, actually. ;-)

― The Hills Are Alive With Celibate Cries (kate), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 11:59 (twenty years ago)

Congratulations Pink!

I am happy because my liver does not appear to have packed in yet. Because there is a chance (a chance, but there) that I may get to work on a v.interesting project next year, which may (massively slim) lead to ... gasp ... a job. Because last night I did some daft voiceover work and it sounds quite good actually and non-cringey. i am also trying to suck out the remaining happiness of my last 24 hours in London for a whole week, before I have to go back to Wolverhampton and become beseiged by teenage fears again.

― Anna (Anna), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 12:16 (twenty years ago)

Thanks Anna! What is it about going back to your hometown that turns you back into an 18 year old again? I hate that!

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 12:18 (twenty years ago)

This is why it's good not to have a hometown...

Which reminds me, there was a thead I wanted to start today.

― The Hills Are Alive With Celibate Cries (kate), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

I am happy! Are you happy?

I am happy because, I have a job interview and I won a prize!

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 10 February 2007 12:43 (nineteen years ago)

I'm stressed but happy. The mixed happiness is that of evicting my roommate, which means short-term stress and long-term expense but a life much more to my liking once the moment's consumed.

The unmitigated, undiluted happiness is thanks to the girl and the gig.

And hey, my butcher gave me four half-pound burgers at cost and I grabbed a bag of sesame-seed buns that were past their sell-by, which meant four for me and four for the ducks.

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 10 February 2007 18:22 (nineteen years ago)

Because even though I'm not a goal-oriented person, I achieved a goal a couple of weeks ago, which was to run 10 km without stopping (or stopping very little, i.e. for traffic). I did it again a week later and just tried to do it but couldn't do the whole thing again without walking a little bit (run 5 - 8 miniutes, then walk 1 or 2). Hard to breathe properly when it's -23 C, so I think I'll let myself off the hook. In an hour I'm going to donate blood and that always makes me happy (yes, I've been pigging out since I stopped running an hour ago so I should be fine).

What was the prize, jel?

― Bryan (Bryan), Saturday, 10 February 2007 19:04 (nineteen years ago)

I am newly single after 10 years and I have a huge crush on a new person, which makes for fantastically anticipatory and exciting weekends.

― Hard like armour, Wednesday, 21 February 2007 22:30 (eighteen years ago)

Well, the board's back, I'm happy enough there. But it's one of many reasons.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 21 February 2007 22:31 (eighteen years ago)

List. Go.

― Hard like armour, Wednesday, 21 February 2007 22:33 (eighteen years ago)

starting in about 30 mins i get to...

see my lady
have an ice cold beer
have fun at band praktiss
make/eat falafel
watch Lost

plus it's a warm beautiful day in Little Rock!

― andrew m., Wednesday, 21 February 2007 22:37 (eighteen years ago)

-Minnesota weather feels tropical (at 45 degrees F)
-LOST is on tonight
-coming weekend should be less slammed with activity than this past weekend
-beginning to think I'm going to be able to pass physiology
-I'm plotting out what kind of dessert to make this weekend
-bought a new guide to drinks with recipes and now I have ingredients to go with them as well

― Sara R-C, Wednesday, 21 February 2007 22:45 (eighteen years ago)

at this very moment? track pants, real tacos with lotsa lime, bill maher

― gabbneb, Thursday, 22 February 2007 04:02 (eighteen years ago)

Post-Lost euphoria, bed w/ heating pad and novel beckoning.

― Beth Parker, Thursday, 22 February 2007 04:12 (eighteen years ago)

test

― get bent, Thursday, 22 February 2007 05:54 (eighteen years ago)

i'm happy because this pain-in-the-butt group project is finally finished and turned in and i have nothing to do tonight but chill.

― get bent, Thursday, 22 February 2007 05:55 (eighteen years ago)

too drunk to know better

― modestmickey, Thursday, 22 February 2007 05:55 (eighteen years ago)

I am happy because my dinner was good, my tea I've made looks great, I'm listening to an organist play happy hardcore hits and the board is running fine. Among other things.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 February 2007 05:59 (eighteen years ago)

i'm happy because our team's goin' to trivia finals in june!!

― impudent harlot, Thursday, 22 February 2007 06:09 (eighteen years ago)

1) Just got a massive pay-rise
2) Happy shared house where everyone is lovely
3) New GF
4) Job is looking actually kinda enjoyable and okay.

I'm well aware that I'm the kind of person that less well-off people detest. I would have.

― The Wayward Johnny B, Thursday, 22 February 2007 09:35 (eighteen years ago)

1) The Zoning Board of Appeals gave us the okay to tear down our house, so now we can start all the next steps.
2) A client who has owed me money since August just paid me so I can make the daycare payment for another month
3) My kids are so darn funny and cute
4) The server for the webstream at wvvy.org is still up and running this morning and playing a good dance mix
5) I have enough work right now, not too much (always a balancing act for freelancers)

― Maria :D, Thursday, 22 February 2007 12:46 (eighteen years ago)

I won a prize for being a brilliant scholar. Seriously, I was shocked too.

― jel --, Thursday, 22 February 2007 14:04 (eighteen years ago)

congrats on the house win maria!

happy b/c:

1. excitement of new ilx
2. good tv (Idol, Lost, tonight, Mavs!)
3. mood stability
4. exercising more and getting back on track with eating
5. have decided to be naughty and sneak out of work tomorrow to go see Barak Obama!

― Ms Misery, Thursday, 22 February 2007 14:10 (eighteen years ago)

i like seeing sam happy.

as for me, ive got my mother coming out from australia and my daughter coming out of my uterus within the next week. bi-generational attack! i think its happy. maybe.

― sunny successor, Thursday, 22 February 2007 15:54 (eighteen years ago)

And then your mom takes your daughter away to be raised among the wallabies. Surely.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 February 2007 15:55 (eighteen years ago)

as for me, ive got my mother coming out from australia and my daughter coming out of my uterus within the next week. bi-generational attack! i think its happy. maybe.

this is awesome!!

― Ms Misery, Thursday, 22 February 2007 15:59 (eighteen years ago)

well she sure as hell wont be raised by bald eagles on my watch!

― sunny successor, Thursday, 22 February 2007 16:14 (eighteen years ago)

TRAITOR or um something.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 February 2007 16:17 (eighteen years ago)

Yay for babies, mamas, TV, Barak, exercise, food and moods!

― Maria :D, Thursday, 22 February 2007 16:24 (eighteen years ago)

I went to the eye hospital and not only are my eyes fine, but they put some stuff in them that made everything look really trippy for several hours afterwards!

― braveclub, Thursday, 22 February 2007 16:26 (eighteen years ago)

My birthday celebrations kick off tomorrow with
1) a work lunch followed by
2) mucho drinking in the evening at the pub frenzy
3) thereafter dancing and a band 'til the wee hours with
4) recovery at the beach the day after (forecast: fine and hot) and perving on my crush.

Repeat steps 2-4 for Saturday & Sunday. Follow up with a day at the races next weekend. Life cannot be better atm.

― Hard like armour, Wednesday, 28 February 2007 23:04 (eighteen years ago)

finalist for a merit-based scholarship to UNC! which I am going to assume means that I got in, even though I don't find out for another month. at any rate, now I get to put on nice clothes and go schmooze with people and make good first impressions! I haven't done that in ages!

― bernard snowy, Wednesday, 28 February 2007 23:06 (eighteen years ago)

ten months pass...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/12/wrussia112.xml

― remy bean, Wednesday, 16 January 2008 04:44 (eighteen years ago)

Okay, that's pretty great.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 16 January 2008 05:36 (eighteen years ago)

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