The Happiness Thread

I'm going home! For once, my packing is (mostly) on-schedule, so finally I can end this nightmare of a half-term and just get out of here.

 

I love all of your happinesses today! It makes me smile a whole bunch.

My sister texted me and said she's on her way and I'm still in my jim jams. Best be scootin' to it, I guess.

 

I enjoy writing for myself, because I get to write and not worry about the readers!

I don't have to worry about the question, "what does this have to do with the plot"

Since I write for myself, my answer would be. "I'll tell you what it has to do with the plot, F off"

I just write what I enjoy writing, and nothing else matters!

 

In one out of my two first projects I took a very good review. I still can't believe it! We played it in class and although it was the last film (which is somewhat not so preferable, since the critic is already tired and just want to go home) my teacher looked enthusiastic. Heard a bunch of good words. At last!

 

so i work with the public and offer one-on-one assistance by appointment for computer literacy, technology, resume writing, job searching, research, and a little bit of genealogy (not so much, since I am still learning).
I was told to only spend 30 mins with a person and don't go over 3 visits, but I understand that people learn at different speeds and need more help. So i've met with this couple almost every week for almost 2 months, teaching them how to operate their new laptops, teaching them how to navigate the internet, etc. (it was harder working with them because there were 2 of them at once and they were both on different levels). anyway, I hadn't seen them in a while.
A few minutes ago, one of the people comes in smiling and says "you helped me get a job! after you helped me, i got 2 interviews and one of them hired me!" She gave me a Christmas card with 2 cross pendants from the both of them.

I know how much she worked at learning her computer and I'm super happy that I could help her

 

I am so pleased I managed to 'save' my little owl avatar. It's actually a Christmas ornament of mine, and a vintage one at that, from Russia. I took it out of the box to put on the tree and was horrified to discover the base had broken. Because it's glass, it was very tricky. BUT I managed to extract the ornament from the base and use my super craft glue (Berol Marvin Medium ...every house should have this stuff around) to stick the owl's little backside onto a new clip.

So YAY! I'd have felt terrible if it had been broken. As if "I" had somehow died. But we live on, albeit with a glued-on arse.

 

Early Christmas present!!!!
A good friend who knows the perfect gift got me 2.5 lb bag of Licorice Allsorts. Some with coconut, some with nonpareils...some strawberry-flavored.
I would literally rather have this than a box of gourmet chocolate truffles made by world-class chocolatiers.

Cheers, Chris.
-SIN

 

One of the most interesting things about writing for myself, is the crazy stuff I can write, LOL.

Never thought I'd be writing a duel where the topic of Parenthood comes up as the two opponents from opposing Nations fight.

 

I knocked a massive section of my to-do list out this weekend. All but one present done, house cleaned, stupid sleep number bed troubleshot, christmas lights up, final essay for my course done and graded (an A, so I have a 4.0 to finish the course!), burnt out lights fixed, christmas veterans party at my house set up (for the ones with no nearby family), food bought, changed water on all the fish tanks and bedding in the guinea pig cage...

Hooray, this makes the next few days so much easier.

 

Last day at work for - almost - a week!

Today and tomorrow will be half traditional, Swedish Christmas and then I'm having my first British one the 25th.

God jul, allihop!

 

This could fit in many categories, but it gives me a slight amusement so I am putting it here

YouTube comment sections, everyone is a dam Road scholar, baccalaureate, Brainiac, who seems to know everything

Funny enough, I watched a video about how dumb people are more confident in their opinions and believing they know more.

So, I'm just saying I don't know a damn thing, LOL!

 

GOT PAAAAAAYYYEED!

 

Slightly in love. No idea who she really is. Workmate on a new job who makes me look forward to go to work just to meet her. She is probably not single, will find a subtle way of asking her.
But I am such a foolish boy when it comes to love. I fall in love far to easily, and plan my entire life with this stranger in my head.

For now I will live happily on the fantasy of us dancing together, laughing together, and living together.

 

Hurrah!

 

*Offers slightly tearful hug*

 

No more tablets
No more books
No more students' dirty looks

SCHOOL'S OUT FOR THE WINTER!

 

Not necessarily happiness, but I find it mildly amusing my odometer is at 90909.

 

Merry Christmas everyone!

 

I don't know how good or bad my writing is, but damn if I don't enjoy writing it .

 

Best wishes for the holidays, everyone!

Just caught myself bragging about you guys to family and visitors. Not done yet.

 

Pay day, weekend ahead full of more family things -- my niece was ever the drama toddler on Christmas, but she's so freakin' adorable I don't care--and I'm finally getting new glasses sorted tomorrow. It'll be a bit before I have them, but I'll have them, by golly. Washi tape is holding them together for now, badly, but at least I can semi-see.

 

No brag, just fact.