What makes you happy or feel better?

In My Humble Opinion
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These days, it seems like so many bad things are happening, that it’s awfully easy to be overwhelmed with sad news and reports of tragedies. Therefore, let’s share what makes us feel better and more hopeful. Anything that makes you think less harshly of the world and your fellow (wo)man.

Two of mine:

  1. Troma movies and MST3K. Just knowing that there are people who enjoy doing such silly and amusing things, and do them because they want to, makes me feel somehow optimistic. I’ve not seen many Troma movies, and I may not ever, but just the general tone and idea of them is all I need.

  2. My gf’s smile. Ok, so it’s subjective, but it makes me happy :).

3) The Straight Dope. Gives me hope for the next generation. (I feel old just typing that.)
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• A good escapist book. Reading one or writing one.

• Sleep. “Sleep is death without the responsibility.”—Fran Leibowitz

• Buying stuff. Consumerism run rampant!

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(Warning: blatant sappiness follows)

My little boy. He’s so beautiful and smart and wonderful, and gets so much pleasure out of playing and using his imagination. Just looking at him makes me smile, and a hug makes my day.:slight_smile:

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Sam Hell I dig your list the mostest! My sweetie has just the cutest little dimples…ahem. Sorry, I started to get soppy there.

To add to that:

  1. My kids. Can’t say enough, so I’ll just leave it at that.
  2. My friends. Same as above!
  3. 2002 VW Jetta. Silver. Alloys. Sunroof. Mine. :slight_smile:
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My cat. Good music. Good conversation with good friends. Chocolate.

Anytime I witness someone doing something randomly nice for a stranger.

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My friends here in the U.S. So many of them, so kind and generous with their time.

I’m going to miss them when I return to the U.K. next week after almost six years.

Getting emotional just thinking about it. :frowning:

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Cold Beer

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Baseball
Finishing the yard work
Walking the dogs
NYPD Blue and West Wing
A good movie - anybody see K-19 today? I will probably go tomorrow.
Good Friends
Working Out

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I usually feel better after a long walk.

I almost always feel better after going to church, reading the bible or praying, although this is very personal and probably not helpful to those not already doing it.

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  • Bourbon

  • Working out

  • Painting a picture

  • Talking to my mom

  • A big-ass mug of strong coffee with non-dairy creamer

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The Beach

Movies

Music

Books

Friends

Riding my bike

Lipstick

Incense

Sex

Baby animals

Scented candles

Bubble baths

Monkeys

Not Bubble baths with monkeys, tho’. :wink:

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Seeing my girlfriend as I walk up that ramp at the international terminal at LAX. :slight_smile:

“To pass an evening with a drink and a friend”, to quote Neil Peart.

A full-throttle acceleration on my motorbike.

I’m a pretty simple man, really. :wink:

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Dancing like there’s no tomorrow.

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Shopping. It never ever fails. :smiley:

Talking with friends

Snuggling with my boyfriend

Scented candles

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My kids.

Sleep.

Music.

In depth conversations about silly stuff.

More sleep.

Oh, and Sam Hell, how can one not feel better after watching Cannibal! The Musical? I know it wasn’t originally made for Troma, but it fits the genre to a tee. I can’t help but smile whenever I just think about, "“Let’s build a snowman”. Watching the DVD with the commentary on makes it even more amusing, and oddly relaxing.

~V

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I forgot to include, playing with silly toys. I could easily get lost in a sea of giddy delight spending an entire afternoon at the Archie McPhee store in Seattle.

They’re website, and the things I have bought from them, either on line, or at their store are decent substitutes when I am home.

~V

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“They are” website? GAH! How I hate it when I mindlessly make a mistake, that just so happens to be, one of my biggest pet peeves.

Walks off, hitting self on head, for being so stupid…

~V

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Don’t watch the news for one whole week.

Sushi and warm Sake

Ya…Sleep is a good one!

Exercise–natural endorphins, never fails if you can get up the energy to just do it.

Good movie that I can get sucked into and, maybe cry about–except then sleep is hard, cause I get a sinus headache.

Cook a fancy dinner, plant some flowers. Perennials are cool, they always come back to greet you next year. Sometimes I forget what I plant, so its always a cool surprise to see them poke up and say hi.

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Definately singing with my band. It’s there that I get to escape into my own little world in which the music takes over and I get to be “free”.

I like being on the SD too, I’m just not sure it makes me feel better about the world. :wink:

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Nothing, nothing at all. :frowning: