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[shadesong]

Eight Legged Freaks was a fun movie, very much in the vein of Tremors. And Kari Wuhrer looked superhot.

stronae is coming to town tomorrow - yay! Just cleaned Elayna's room, where he'll be staying. Need to move the gerbil cage, though. Will do that tonight.

I really need to remember to print out issue 2 so far so I can continue to work on it in slow moments at work! Hey mousegrrl, can you e-mail it to me?

It's going to be a happily busy next few days. Tonight is yendi's writing night, then tomorrow stronae comes in (staying through Sunday).

Your assignment, should you choose to accept it: Tell me one thing that makes you happy. Or more than one, if you like. But even you chronically depressed people can find at least one thing. Mine: spontaneous hugs from Miss Kid.

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[dslartoo.livejournal.com]

Music. It almost never fails to cheer me up if I'm feeling down. I just sort through my stacks until I find something appealing, start it playing, and pretty soon I'm feeling better.

cheers,
Phil

[iroshi.livejournal.com]

Ooooh someone else who thought Tremors was a fun movie! Did you, like me, think that Reba simply stole the show? I loved her character. I knew the sequel wouldn't be any good when she wasn't in it. ;)

Things that make me happy:
Walking in the rain when I don't have to be concerned about my appearance
Making Chris smile
Listening to Chris play the guitar when he's in a really GOOD mood
The first two hours of hanging out with one of my kids
Dancing
Roller skating
Thunderstorms
WIND on my face and hands

And I've gotta go with you: spontaneous hugs from the kids is a BIG one. I remember...the first time I lost a child, my third child (I miscarried when I was 6 months pregnant), Christian was 3 years old. And he KNEW when I was sad, every time, and he would come and hold me and give me a hug for no reason. I asked him why he was doing that, once, and he just said, "'Cause you needed huggin'." He was as hyper as all 3-year-olds are, but yet during *that* time, he would sit in my lap for long times, even a half-hour or more (long for a kid that age not being entertained!) just holding me. He would let me know if Rose (16 mos, at the time) needed me, and I wasn't *there* enough to notice. Hugs from little people...one of the best things in the world.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Kids are absolutely amazing... Elayna surprises me every day. :)

[gwynraven.livejournal.com]

Things that make me happy:

1) snow
2) catching a glimpse of a really pretty cloud formation, or the full moon, or something like that.
3) making my girlfriend happy
4) whenever my oh-so-grownup 15 year old brother says he loves me
5) thunderstorms

Happy things...

[alphafem.livejournal.com]

... that good kind of exhausted I get after a *really* good gaming session along with the looks of wonder and entertainment from my players...
... snuggling in my sweetie's arms, watching tv...
... sitting beside Joe's bed watching him sleep, watching the rise and fall of his chest, the way his eyelids flutter when he's dreaming and just feeling the powerful awe that this little person is my son...
... time spent reading curled on my bed. All the better if it's raining outside...
... re-reading things I've written and being amazed *this came from me*...
and best of all...
... chubby arms around my neck, sticky lips pressed to my cheek and a rapturous voice shouting in my ear "I LOVE YOU MOMMY!"... I don't need anything else in the world if I have that...

[nailedshut.livejournal.com]

Makes me happy:

Professional/Intellectual:
The Aha! When I figure out something I have been trying to diagnose. Really - it's a cool feeling to be able to fix something that maybe not that many people might be able to fix. Call it pride, I guess.

Personal:
Anything my girl does. Anything at all. Right now, it's that she has figured out how to turn out the lights in a room if I hold her up to the switch.

Me, Me, Me:
A really good movie, a really good song (played really loudly), and well uh (kicks toe into ground)...you know ;)

[morenasangre.livejournal.com]

Of course Tremors rocked, don't be silly. It's one of the great "b" movies of all time.

Things that make me happy:

The feeling of a toddler cuddling into my lap
Hunching over a glowing screen writing down an inspiration at 2 am
Sitting very still and watching nature all alone
Bret hugging me
Being with Kari
Pleasing someone and fulfilling their expectations
Being alone in a place with no expectations and being able to make my own choices without taking anyone else into consideration.
Finding out that someone thinks I'm worth something
Teppanyaki food

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

All good things - and in a little over a month, you'll be having that last one. :)

[gallowglass.livejournal.com]

Family, and the friends I count as family. I spend most of my time alone, so the short periods when we're together are special.

[sage-and-sea.livejournal.com]

* curling up for a nap with the girl in the hammock
* doing a good job at whatever I'm doing
* road-trips with loud music and the bear navigating

[wolfieboy.livejournal.com]

For some reason I was having difficulty coming up with something for this quickly. I could give a pat answer such as being with cindygerb but that would be too easy.
But then I realized something that does make me very happy - I have a strong support network. A significant number of people care about me. Definitely something to be happy about.

[ariadnesthread.livejournal.com]

Things that make me happy:

Driving fast late at night with the windows down and really good belt-em-out bluesy torch songs on the stereo
Bittersweet chocolate
Good music
Knitting (sense of accomplishment for Making Things, plus it's physical meditation)
Curling up in bed with warm, loving dogs
Being with my parents when we're all getting along
The amazing feeling after creating something that has True Art in it (be it writing or other art)
Really connecting with people (got a little of that last night with an oooooooold friend)

One thing

[melvh.livejournal.com]

When I go to lie down at night and all my animals coccoon around me.

Re: One thing

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

I don't get cocooning animals - Adam's allergic. *pout*

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