Innocuous things that make you irrationally happy (a list thread)

The tick-tick of a nicely working derailleur when you're freewheeling along.

Sun is shining, nearly a weekend, and I was just briefly delighted by the sound of a (male, not particularly camp) coworker tittering like a naughty little schoolgirl.

(trying to make the most of being irrationally happy as my most irrationally-angry-making coworker has just got back from lunch, bah)

- hearing YMO (Technopolis iirc) in tacky chain sushi bar

Oh I love when ppl ask me for directions and I'm all like "Yeah! You're on X st now, you just hang a left and (etc etc)"

― (Simple) (Elegant) (Stevie D), Friday, 1 October 2010 16:01 (5 months ago) Bookmark

came here to post about this!

55. manic phase

56. making a St Patrick's Day playlist, Mr Veg and began dicussing the finer points over dinner. Mr Veg adamant that I should include Def Leppard's Pour Some Sugar On Me. Me going WTF? then reminding me that they recorded it while they were holed up in Dublin, Rick lost his arm etc etc...and then I lol'd and lol'd and lol'd

57. Youtube videos of babies laughing uncontrollably at dogs doing dog things.
58. Hockey hugs after a goal. And the handshake-line after a playoff series is won.

59. on the way home y/day, a boy of about 7 or 8 sat on a riverbank, staring contemplatively at a pair of swans right in front of him, staring peacefully back at him

(this would not be so <3 if I were not so distrustful of both children and swans)

60. My dentist is like a dude straight out of Mayberry, sweet and lovely and quaint, the whole office feels like a delightful time machine. Today, greatest thing ever. As I'm having work done, my Mayberry-esque dentist begins describing a scene from Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke to his wonderfully square assistant. I had tears rolling out of my eyes as he describes in great detail the scene where the stoned motorcycle cop pulls the van over after it has caught on fire, his assistant looking on wide-eyed and not laughing really at all. It was all so surreal and hilarious and I have NO idea how my dentist even got onto the subject of weed or where Cheech and Chong fit in.

But it was great and made me happy despite being trapped in a dentist chair

61. Weaving through stopped bumper-to-bumper traffic on my bike
62. Secret passages and underground tunnels

non-rejected jbr screennames that probably should have been rejected but the urge to torture with puns is too great

My friend's very exuberant and ruffly dress today.

Buying a food and its expiration date is your birthday.

but that's sad :(

"Happy birthday!! YOUR FOOD IS DEAD NOW >: [ "

I think it's just that I'm vain enough to appreciate any reminder that I was born, even in the form of a memento mori (for the food).

"when does this cream expire – June 12? – how delightful, I am alive."

oh my god, that is p beautiful actually.

It's a totally little kiddish feeling. "My borthday is Important."

Noisy little bastard shouting the name of every car that passes the bus while his brother climbs on the seat next to me. All while the mum is browsing Facebook on her phone, completely ignoring their behaviour. Still half an hour of this to go before i can get off.

I get the birthday expriation date thing too. Also seeing a car commercial and the disclaimer says PRICES GOOD UNTIL [YOUR BIRTHDAY]!

I think not_goodwin is in the wrong thread.

For real, right now the crushing synth in Zombi's "Surface To Air" is making me irrationally happy.

oops. :-/

67 (I think) -- being done with the @!(#*&$I()^& weed-eating/edging. I hate doing it, but I love looking out and being able to say "yeah that looks a lot better."

new clothes.

Depositing a check via ATM

68. Old men wearing incongruous clothes. Like the old Chinese dude I saw the other day, wearing a sun hat and an awesome Morissey jacket.

69. Dogs that jump up and lick your face with affection no matter the time of day or how often you see them.

There is a young woman who works as an aide at one of the schools where I drive kids. She's somewhat pretty, but not a knockout by any stretch, and I have not had any lascivious thoughts about her. But she has a grade-A good-person's face and somehow just looking at her makes me feel happier about the world.

Which is to say, people whose innate goodness radiates from them make me happy.

otm

there's a tube driver in london who speaks with a really heavy caribbean accent, who says at every stop: "the next stop is....please take all your belongings with you and wherever you go, whatever you do, whoever you see, whatever the weather, have a NICE day!"

at every stop that exact same mantra! i turn off my ipod whenever he's driving just to listen to him.

he should get an award

tell me which line please

love those people

there's a lovely bagger at my supermarket, shy young girl and she always gives a big beaming smile & is so genuine & sweet, I just love her to death, she makes my day

ron4n, that guy sounds awesome. there used to be a bus driver in San Francisco like that, but he retired :(

I have sort of made it my life goal to be this person in everything I do p much

that is a great story, ronan.

Not sure where to put this. Geir just said this in another thread:

They are, I would think, rare indeed.

Avenues. Love 'em. There's the one I cycle down through Hyde Park on the way to work, iridescent leaves lit by the morning sun, and a lime one through the grounds of Chiswick House, shady and cool and very green.

Oh, and while we're at it, and similarly, sunken lanes.

Trolling this thread for ideas right now, iirc, could use some irrationally happy time today.

go rub your wifes stomach jon

(lol at this out of context)

Definitely part of the plan, but have to wait until way later tonight.

hey have you done the whole headphones on the stomach thing? that was my favorite part of my wifes pregnancy.

played beach boys to him all the time.

Also squeezing a good pimple makes me happy. This has nothing to do with pregnant wives

Haha, yes we have. We received those "Belly Buds" as a gift and we have a six-song playlist that gets played quite often. There is a Beach Boys song on there!

Pet Sounds, man. The whole thing. Do it! :)

Actually I was going to say ILXORs having babbys, like Mordy's little Dalia, and jjjusten getting married and ppl doing v cool things make me happy...and jon anticipating a babby even though I know he has the weight of the world atm <3 <3

I played my kid pet sounds, smile and simon and garfunkel. recently he told me fleet foxes are his favorite.

simon & garfunkel was my favorite as a kid

Getting a really good set of letters in Scrabble, and having two spots available to play the bingo so you know you can't be blocked.

scrabble makes me irrationally angry.

ooh, we have a thread for that too