I find that, while it takes big things to make me sad, it takes little things to make me happy.
I’m happy today that my mom, when she went shopping, happened to find some mayo and gave it to me. Oh and my sister bought me a drink last night, when she normally is quite, um, thrifty with her money.
Two new students came to my office hours today. My students are usually very shy, so it’s always nice to see one taking a risk. Office hours are a lot of fun for me, and I know the students benefit.
The guy across the street from work came over and complimented my new ride. I got to show him all the cool stuff. He showed me how to use a tire pressure gage thing that came with the car. I have always wanted someone to show me how to check tire pressure.
I recently, uh, had an employment bullet dodged for me.
Good Monday: get an angry call from Agent B demanding why didn’t I tell her I was starting work with Client on the 7th. 
wtf? wtf, wtf, wtf? I can’t be starting work anywhere on the 7th, I’m flying back from Scotland to Spain on the 8th and I’m not available until the 12th and this is the first news I have about getting a contract with Client! Yes, I did interview for “a client in their sector and location” but didn’t have the name and the interviewer had said “I’ll pass you on” but I hadn’t heard back. I can’t start anywhere on the 7th!
Lots of phone calls, lots of emails, I end up starting with Client on the 12th, with Subcontractor C through Agent A. It’s Bring Your Own Laptop and it has to be XP: luckily I’m covered, they’ve got people who are buying 2nd-hand laptops so they’re XP (what, you can’t install XP on a new laptop now? I suspect my coworkers won’t be the most computer-savvy in the industry). My housesitter had asked for permission to move his gf in, for the year they’ve got until they get their own flat; they’ll still be leaving the house every weekend (I give him a call whenever I’m going to drop by and have also spent time there in order to get something upgraded). I gave him the go-ahead.
Then it gets cancelled. Client has told Subcontractor C to get lost. Yeehaw.
It’s a bummer in that it was a rollercoaster and I’ve lost a small amount of money, and it’s thrown a wrench into my plans for the next few weeks, since my flat just isn’t big enough for a Cuddly Couple and me…
The good news is, Middlebro just found out when he got home (back into Having Internet) and has dropped me an email to call him so we can Set Up Plans for Dealing With Mom and Seeing The Kidlets. Any plan for Dealing With Mom which doesn’t involve “hey, Nava, you’re around so you do it 24/7” is a good plan!
For the past few weeks I’ve actually talked with people after classes for half and hour to a couple. Once I even hung out in someone’s dorm between classes.
It makes me a little happy, I hadn’t really talked with people for more than a few minutes face to face (without being having a reason like a project) since maybe a year and a half ago.
Rolling around on the living room carpet with my kitty! She’ll walk over to the carpet and meow at you, then flop herself down and streeeeeeetch. I dunno why she meows…maybe it’s her way of saying “watch me flop around on the carpet!” But either way, it’s cute.
Since this is yesterday’s thread- at dinner last night my kids were suggesting names for a hypothetical puppy which they have been hinting about, and they were cracking me and my wife up. After they went to bed we talked about actually getting one, which will make their little heads explode with delight (not really, fortunately).
When I saw this I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair. Then I decided I needed one of these for my house!
That was funny!
I had a refrigerator magnet that was in the shape of a police officer. If you pressed the button it said,“Please step away from the refrigerator”.
I had a very silly and fun dream last night that made me smile.
The first part of the dream was me being an horrible klutz, causing one near-disaster after another. Then, still in the dream, I thought that I might as well be a clown for real instead of just an amateur one. So I put on an silly clownish costume from an convenient Halloween bin: the blonde wig, the bath cap, the cleaning apron and the fluffy slippers, and I walked around saying outrageously stupid things and asking really dumb questions.
It was a great success: I made everybody laugh, and I felt wonderful.
I woke up this morning with a big smile on my face !
I love thunderstorms, and one was positioned just right for me to watch the entire hour it takes me to drive to work this morning.
Feel free to add new stuff about what made you smile today - I see no reason to stop just because Monday is over . . .
Thanks.
But remember, everything is better with fishnets. Just ask a fisherman!
Yeah, but the fish has its own thoughts on the matter . . .
Good on you!!
That was one of the most stressful days of my life.
It’s my husband’s birthday next week. I’ve got him a couple of CDs that we used to own but have gone missing over the years. It’s terribly out of season, but one of them has his favorite Christmas carol on it.
I’m terrible giving him gifts - I’ll get him something he wants, but then get so excited about giving it to him because I just know he’ll enjoy it that I just can’t wait. I once bought him the movie **Harvey **(we’re both Jimmy Stewart fans) and totally couldn’t hold out even one day. Seriously, it’s pathetic.
I need to ask him what else he wants, but I know that I’ve at least got these two CDs squirreled away and it makes me smile. Now I just have to hang on until next Tuesday, hey?
This morning I had what I thought would be a quick appointment. It turned into four hours at a place I didn’t want to be doing things I didn’t want to do with some runaround thrown in.
And I lost my ticket for the parking garage. You know the line…“Lost ticket pays MAX”. Uggh! But the lady at the gate waved me through.
That and it’s sunny and clear, and the flowering trees have gone into high gear.
thanks for this thread.
Quasimodem’s pubic hair OP. 
I’ve been laughing at Chris Kamara for the last three days.
Some friends are having me over for a cookout this weekend to celebrate my 40th birthday. Said friend is a year younger than me and much bigger (he’s about 6’ 4" and a Large Dude). I got an invite this morning which said something like “Why don’t you bring your skinny old butt over here on Saturday” which got me chuckling.
It’s a beautiful sunny day in SF and I took a walk along the Embarcadero. People out running and walking, dogs playing on the grass, little kids in strollers, tourists walking hand in hand. Makes me feel good.