putting on a new pair of socks
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 03:55 (eighteen years ago)
beer after a 10 hour shift
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 03:56 (eighteen years ago)
walking onto campus just as the drill team is getting out of practice
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:03 (eighteen years ago)
/crepe (sry)
putting a CD on the muzak during the graveyard shift
getting into a bed made up with clean flannel sheets
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:04 (eighteen years ago)
being happy with a haircut
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:04 (eighteen years ago)
rediscovering an old favorite
(record, person, computer hoonja doonja, whatever)
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:05 (eighteen years ago)
hearing your favourite song on the car radio, even though you have it on cd and could listen to it whenever
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:05 (eighteen years ago)
purring cat resting on my feet
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:09 (eighteen years ago)
finally getting that thing to work
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:10 (eighteen years ago)
coffee of a comfortable temperature
coffee at a comfortable temperature?
friendly, but not overbearing, new coworkers
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:11 (eighteen years ago)
singing/rapping along to something in the car at high volume. not stopping just cause you're at a red light and people can see you.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:12 (eighteen years ago)
a cool, windy night
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:14 (eighteen years ago)
the workplace in manageable condition when i show up
being flirted with
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:15 (eighteen years ago)
getting an email/letter from a friend
shelving a new book
finishing a book
peeing outdoors
― milo z, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:16 (eighteen years ago)
loling @ ilx stuff
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:16 (eighteen years ago)
good zings
singing along to The Clash
― milo z, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:17 (eighteen years ago)
having the backseat to yourself on a road trip
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:17 (eighteen years ago)
being crowded into a tiny spot in the backseat cause you're surrounded by friends on a road trip
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:18 (eighteen years ago)
the crispness in the air early in the morning when the sun is out, but still tired and hiding behind clouds.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:19 (eighteen years ago)
a good comedy
looking in the mirror after a good shave
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:21 (eighteen years ago)
first sip of a drink you made yourself.
last sip of a drink you made yourself.
cooking with wine
having people comment on how neat your place is
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:22 (eighteen years ago)
(where neat = clean, not "peachy keen")
overhearing funny conversations on trains
― Just got offed, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:24 (eighteen years ago)
having your boss tell you that you are "indispensible"
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:30 (eighteen years ago)
(not that i believe dude, but it's nice to hear)
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:31 (eighteen years ago)
Little HOOS.
― libcrypt, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:37 (eighteen years ago)
a touch of HOOSY in the night
― Just got offed, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:50 (eighteen years ago)
having your finances in order
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:51 (eighteen years ago)
"Here's the steendriver"
― mookieproof, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:52 (eighteen years ago)
hearing the neighbors make hilarious noises during sex
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:56 (eighteen years ago)
foliage
― Sparkle Motion, Sunday, 30 December 2007 04:58 (eighteen years ago)
that rod stewart standards album
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 05:11 (eighteen years ago)
(just for the cover)
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 05:12 (eighteen years ago)
getting that thing you submitted approved
TEMPURA BACON
― gbx, Sunday, 30 December 2007 05:17 (eighteen years ago)
Knowing that my good buddy HOOS is out there, smelling the roses.
- J. Swells
― gbx, Sunday, 30 December 2007 05:18 (eighteen years ago)
takin my damn socks off
― piranha karenina (s1ocki), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 13:50 (sixteen years ago)
when the heat breaks after a 100 degree day
― sarahel, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 18:24 (sixteen years ago)
sitting under awning having lunch whilst it's raining heavily
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 18:27 (sixteen years ago)
riding a bike no hands down a hill
― a hoy hoy, Tuesday, 5 October 2010 14:09 (fifteen years ago)
TITTAYS
― "SEX" drought, 2 wisks (zorn_bond.mp3), Friday, 22 October 2010 15:47 (fifteen years ago)
can also be big pleasures
― O holy ruler of ILF (a hoy hoy), Friday, 22 October 2010 17:32 (fifteen years ago)
http://i55.tinypic.com/fkb6hh.png
― markers, Friday, 22 October 2010 17:37 (fifteen years ago)
living in a region where apples are grown locally; buying different sized macintosh and wine sap apples at Edge of the Woods
― youn, Sunday, 24 October 2010 21:52 (fifteen years ago)
taking a bite of a chocolate bar, taking a swig of really hot black coffee, and letting the chocolate melt in the coffee in your mouth
― swagl (dayo), Saturday, 13 November 2010 06:35 (fifteen years ago)
Oh damn that sounds beautiful, I have to try that soon.
― Dan I., Saturday, 13 November 2010 09:51 (fifteen years ago)
the sharp edge at/to the lip of a hand-blown wineglass, the fulness of the bowl
― youn, Wednesday, 12 January 2011 21:54 (fifteen years ago)
bookmarking my own post at the end of a thread
― aka the pope (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 00:48 (fifteen years ago)
typing 'brodie' and hitting send.
brodie
― Post-Manpat Music (dog latin), Friday, 15 July 2011 13:15 (fifteen years ago)
cleaning lint from lint trapthe smell of air from a dryer exhaust vent
― dayo, Sunday, 11 September 2011 19:51 (fifteen years ago)
― aka the pope (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, January 17, 2011 7:48 PM (7 months ago) Bookmark
fyi ilx does this automatically
― dayo, Sunday, 11 September 2011 19:52 (fifteen years ago)
met some old workmates for A HERBAL TEA today and felt so at ease.
― LocalGarda, Sunday, 11 September 2011 20:36 (fifteen years ago)
eating an entire bar of chocolate
― ima.tumblr.com (@imsothin) (m bison), Sunday, 11 September 2011 20:38 (fifteen years ago)
Lying in bed with all of our dogs cuddled up next to us. So primal.
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Sunday, 11 September 2011 20:58 (fifteen years ago)
swimming in open waterwalking into an air-conditioned building after you've been out in the sweltering heatthe powder on Cheez-Its rubbing off on my finger as I eat them, then licking my fingersdownshifting a manual transmission to get more powertrying to catch the subway home at 2am and finding out there'll be one last train before they close for the nightgetting a call from an old friend
― life should have a slow-moving fan (Lee626), Sunday, 11 September 2011 21:23 (fifteen years ago)
closing all finished tabs after an intense browsing sesh
― dayo, Sunday, 11 September 2011 21:29 (fifteen years ago)
Staying up till the small hours and sleeping in the afternoon.
― Pohnny Jolo (buckatee91), Sunday, 11 September 2011 22:08 (fifteen years ago)
Stretching out, preferably late at night, arms above your shoulders and prolonging the pleasure.
― Vision Kreayshawn Newsun (Le Bateau Ivre), Sunday, 11 September 2011 23:09 (fifteen years ago)
uninstalling shockwave 10.0 and watching the progress bar deplete itself
luka just came on the tv radio station my parents have on
― that's cute, but it's WRONG (CaptainLorax), Friday, 16 September 2011 00:41 (fifteen years ago)
drinking soda from a can using a straw
― 乒乓, Monday, 25 February 2013 20:11 (thirteen years ago)
slowly drinking coffee all morning from my thermal travel mug and feeling like I won some sort of prize that it stays hot for so long
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:50 (thirteen years ago)
pronouncing 'opine' as 'o-PEE-nayy'
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 6 October 2014 15:28 (eleven years ago)
fall cool, closed window, noon sun
― j., Monday, 6 October 2014 17:32 (eleven years ago)
making coffee at work
― mattresslessness, Monday, 6 October 2014 17:35 (eleven years ago)
Leaving a busy place and sitting down to get your thoughts together in a quiet place
― ljubljana, Monday, 6 October 2014 20:21 (eleven years ago)
tossing something in the trash from 7 ft away and have it go in
i am prtty good at this tbh
― marcos, Thursday, 22 October 2015 19:56 (ten years ago)
perfect temperature latte
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 22 October 2015 20:29 (ten years ago)
That moment, standing at the stove, stirring the sauce, and it comes together.
― Big-Panaceas: 1 (doo dah), Friday, 23 October 2015 16:02 (ten years ago)
attaching and sending that thing you've been working on all day
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 23 October 2015 20:16 (ten years ago)
waiting till the afternoon to attach and send that thing you worked on all morning so that it looks like you worked on it all day
― mattresslessness, Friday, 23 October 2015 20:21 (ten years ago)
restore previous session
― marcos, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 13:52 (nine years ago)
iced coffee
― Paisley Window Pane (Ross), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 17:59 (nine years ago)
lime in pbr
― clouds, Monday, 24 July 2017 00:02 (nine years ago)
earplugs at concerts & loud sporting eventsi get anxious in loud crowds sometimes & ear plugs feel like a hugthey calm me down so much
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 24 July 2017 01:50 (nine years ago)
popsicles
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Monday, 24 July 2017 02:43 (nine years ago)
Writing an ampersand by hand
Ampersands in general
― jeremy cmbyn (wins), Sunday, 12 August 2018 17:00 (eight years ago)
this is the small pleasures thread
here u go SMALL DISPLEASURES
― F# A# (∞), Sunday, 12 August 2018 17:14 (eight years ago)
you’re a small displeasure
― jeremy cmbyn (wins), Sunday, 12 August 2018 17:19 (eight years ago)
― F# A# (∞), Sunday, 12 August 2018 17:27 (eight years ago)
noticing that 'ampersand' and 'hand' rhyme, making wins' first line rather poetic
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 12 August 2018 18:05 (eight years ago)
I thought of a small pleasure earlier today and idly wondered if there was a thread.Now it's been bumped I've forgotten what it was.
― kinder, Sunday, 12 August 2018 20:13 (eight years ago)
Walking across a parking lot in the late afternoon sun and having a 40 foot long shadow.
Driving with the window down, wearing short sleeves and positioning your arm so the wind gets scooped up and whirls around inside your shirt.
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 13 August 2018 03:15 (eight years ago)
-- BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 30 December 2007 03:56 (7 months ago) Link
Try bringing that beer into a hot, long shower after you've been physically overworked during said 10 hour shift. My god.
― RabiesAngentleman, Wednesday, August 13, 2008 1:33 PM (ten years ago)
along these lines, an ice cold miller lite in the shower after working in the yard in the arkansas summer.
― andrew m., Monday, 13 August 2018 14:21 (eight years ago)
walking into an air-conditioned building after you've been out in the sweltering heat
this one can trigger painful bronchial spasms, unfortunately. in which case you just have to stay calm and take the shallowest of breaths until they stop.
― andrew m., Monday, 13 August 2018 14:23 (eight years ago)
marking ads as "offensive" on facebooki wish i could mark ads as "offensive" everywhere i go irl, it gives me a tiny thrill
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 13 August 2018 14:55 (eight years ago)
the guy who graffiti-ed "drake is a wet wipe" on a scorpion billboard in Bethnal green agrees
― plums (a hoy hoy), Monday, 13 August 2018 16:38 (eight years ago)