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Here is the thread where we post little tiny random things that cheered us up when we really needed it.

Example: I thought today was going to be a rotten day. Work is really busy and I didn't get much sleep. The bus was late, and when it finally left, it was the Cowboy Busdriver who I really hate.

About two stops on, this little tiny girl gets on, and sits down next to me, as I'm sitting right up front on the top deck. "My sister tells me I shouldn't sit upstairs, as that's where the crazy people are," she tells me. "That's OK, I'm crazier than any of them," I tell her. "Nah, you're not crazy," she tells me with a laugh. Bright as a button, she proceeds to start pretending to drive the bus and brings me into the game, telling me what all her imaginary buttons and levers do. We play this game all the way down Marylebone Road until I get off.

When I get off the bus, I think about the hysteria about paedophiles, and how this type of innocent and charming interaction has completely disappeared. Kids generally shouldn't talk to strangers. But it did cheer both of us up.

Now you tell me your stories of random little happenings that made your day! I want a happy thread!

― kate (kate), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 06:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll let you know when it happens Kate!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 07:12 (twenty-two years ago)

What, not ever? It doesn't have to be recent.

― kate (kate), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 07:16 (twenty-two years ago)

oh right, well let me have a think!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 15 October 2003 07:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmmm, I don't know if this qualifies, but it is happy.

I was very stressed out yesterday about work, even though my boss was away. Then my mom brought me lunch and we had a tasty picnic outside.

Then this morning I woke up and determined that I would enjoy this boss-less day to the fullest! I got a fancy starbucks coffee and pumpkin scone. And just now I took a break to take a walk around the park across the street. I crunched pinecones under my boots, and that always makes me happy. I saw ducks sleeping and funny middle aged walkers with huge radio headphones on their heads. All this after holding a coworker's baby for quite a while (and he was very wide-eyed and calm). Tomorrow, the receptionist brings in her 4 week old kittens. I plan for it to be another relaxing day.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 16 October 2003 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

This was one of those "forces aligning against any attempt at happiness" evenings. The exgirlfriend factor was in effect. The friends-who-are-fighting-trying-to-put-you-in-between-each-other factor. The people-who-are-supposed-to-be-friends-lying-to-you-and-using-you factor. The day-at-work-sucked-so-bad-and-left-things-hanging-so-the-next-day-was-gonna-be-worse factor. The mom-mad-at-me factor. I could go on, but I'll spare ya.

Anyway, I've just got home, it's late, I'm wide awake, my house is empty, I'm wasted drunk, and seriously within one more incident of taking to my piano with a chainsaw, when suddenly A SQUIRREL leaps from my fireplace into the middle of the floor. I encourage him out the front door, no more worries, but something about that late-night random squirrel made me feel SO MUCH BETTER about the world in a way I can't quite describe. Like it had seemed God had been insulting me all day but suddenly it's like she throws a "j/k" in there at the end. I fell asleep smiling that night.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 16 October 2003 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay! Hooray! Thank you, Sarah and Nickalicious, for rescuing my thread! Those are exactly the sorts of stories I'm looking for. :-)

― kate (kate), Friday, 17 October 2003 07:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Right, this thread has inspired me to go and feed the ducks.

― Matt (Matt), Friday, 17 October 2003 09:09 (twenty-two years ago)

During the heat wave this summer,I was feeling cross and hot and sunscreen sticky and had stormed out of the house thinking my housemate was lower than pondlife (well he is), and then a Chinese dragon errupted out of the primary school opposite, followed by a jet trail of children banging symbols and shouting 'raaaahhh'.

― Anna (Anna), Friday, 17 October 2003 10:12 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

This morning, walking to work from the Hammersmith Tube, a mad cyclist weaving lazily through the traffic jam, singing HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF!!! at the top of his voice.

Now I've got it stuck in my head. Hurrah!

If I tilt my head, I can almost see the Thames from my new desk.

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Thursday, 10 March 2005 09:31 (twenty years ago)

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