The Happiness Thread

I agree a slower pace of life and the awareness of what really matters (our family and friends, also co workers) is something worth keeping. I only wish we could go outside and do some sport, because I've reached a point where I'm seriously considering to take up dancing, since I don't want to hammer kung fu over my neighbour's heads.

People have been so enthusiastic with me, both online and in real life, I feel like I'm finally breaking out of my shell. It seems to me, all you need is the feeling you've got nothing to lose.

I've just had the longest conversation with my neighbour, and I've lived here for years! It was great. I liked her before, and I like her even more now.

 

Oh, did he, now?

So if Governor Tom calls up the Guard, I shouldn't be surprised, eh? I'm still hoping it won't come to that, but . . .

 

Something silly, but I'm going to mention it anyway:
I got a very nice response from Kris Rusch in reply to a comment I made on her latest business blog post, encouraging me to finish my WIP in good time despite all the crap and cancellations we might be facing into next autumn. It makes for a little bit of happiness, and I'll take it.

 

It has been years since I was in such terms with Humankind.
I still think we are all dickheads, but I forgive all of us.
I can even forgive myself.

 

In an attempt to be positive:

Even though our hotel stay was cancelled... I stil have less than four working hours before my (long weekend) vacation!

Since we're living under lockdown now the vacation will be 90% self isolating and 10% fighting people over food (from a safe distance, of course).

I surely hope Papa John's still do delivery!

 

I got through five of the twelve bagels I bought from Costco last week before the mold set in.

Why is this in the "Happy" thread?

Because that's a new personal best for me. I was smart, only opened one sleeve of them, finished four, found mold on #5 but not #6 so I got that into our (very very limited) freezer space.

Sleeve number two? The unopened one? As much blue on it as jewelry from the Southwest...

 

I think I have the pedal set properly now, and boy
is my left foot no longer lonely. Whoo bass rolls!

 

Yeah, but Osaka City has about two and a half times the population of Rhode Island, Osaka prefecture (state) nine times, and the metro area (which sprawls outside the prefectural boundaries) almost 20 million people.

Plus the Costco is in Kyoto prefecture, although you'd never know it as the boundaries here aren't as big of a deal as those between American states. More like passing into a different county, you might notice a sign if you're looking closely.

But anyway, bread. The Japanese are very good at bread. If you like white bread. If Wonder Bread hurts to chew and scratches the inside of your mouth with its rough, rough crusts, you're in luck in the Land of the Rising Sun.

They also make good rolls (seriously) and some of the pastry stuff they do is quite nice, and they do a good baguette/batard etc. No Italian rolls though, which you need for a good Italian Beef sandwich. Japanese french bread will melt like cotton candy if you put gravy on it. Bagels are hard to find, pretzels (the soft kind) virtually nonexistent.

Wheat bread? Maybe, very soft stuff. Multigrain, rye, black bread, not a fucking chance. So Costco has one kind of multigrain, three or four kids of bagels, yeah, it's pretty good, but generally the bread section of a Japanese supermarket has about as much variety as the soy sauce section of an American joint when it comes to straight-up bread.

ETA: Japanese white bread is fucking great for French Toast though, gotta give them that.

 

Remember how penicillin was discovered in mold on oranges? Maybe that blue stuff could be a new antivirus. Why not give it a try?

 

When I went outside, there was this strange phenomenon...



Sunshine.

 

My coronavirus test came back negative.

Yay! This means I'm safe, for now.

 

I'm happy to know you are all ok. Naomasa298, I'm real glad to hear!

It is us the ones in real charge now, to keep social distance is saving human lives. The task is hard, but we can make it. We need to keep together in Spirit.

My deepest gratitude to those who have proven so far their intelligence, common sense and strength. Everyone has a task, no matter how 'big' or 'small'

We need YOU.

Yes, there is Hope... I believe we can make this.

 

So, I got married Saturday of last week, and we are glad we did, because last Monday the government called off weddings and only permit immediate families at funerals.

Several things went wrong, but there was very little drama (it was all during preparations). But let me tell you, looking the one you love in the eye as you exchange vows made it all worth it to me.

 

It finally feels like things are going in the right direction. A new direction perhaps, but not a bad one. This makes me very happy.

 

I scored a bottle of hand sanitizer for my father-in-law and twelve rolls of toilet paper for us today.

Good news as it looks like lockdown may be starting soon.

 

Jesus how much do you shit.

 

Some people do buy in bulk to save them having to fetch more. Hubby and I do this via Amazon, our last run was in January, before things hit the fan, we should be good until the summer, maybe even the new school year. I got fed up with those carry handles snapping when I take the stuff home from the supermarket (no car after all)

I am almost tempted to write an open letter for bridezillas to read.

 

So I’m going back to work on Friday

 

I could take pictures if you really want to know, but that'll be extra. Seriously though, that's how the local shop sells TP, in packs of twelve rolls. Never thought of that as unusual honestly.

 

Don't need to tell me about the quantity thing. For the longest time hot dog buns were sold in packs of seven.

Of course, that's not too weird, since hot dogs aren't sold at all. Cocktail wienies, yes, but just regular-sized hot dogs? Gotta go with Johnsonvill Bratwursts, which are no longer hard to find.

Lots of one-bite or skewer-based foods in restaurants are sold in threes. Four, pronounced "shi", is also death, but I can't remember what's wrong with "two." Something or other. And seven seems to be popular for a reason that I either don't remember or never learned as well.