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19 March 2008
Tell me something that made you happy this week.→[More:]I watched Mo'Nique's Fat Chance last night. Mo'Nique always makes me happy.
Learning from GeckoDundee that I could use my cursor to scritch the MeCha puppy's nose. That was brilliant and awesome and everything good.
Also, having the mother of a student that I'm counseling tell me that she had seen a lot of positive improvements in her son's behavior and outlook since he started seeing me. He did most of the work himself, but I'm very happy that I've been able to help him with that, and that other people are noticing and reinforcing his progress. That's pretty awesome.
Last Wednesday was the opening day of the Wednesday evening farmers' market. They have live music, and beer, and food, and vegetables, and I love sitting there on a nice day with a beer and a book and watching people and puppies.
There's this one woman who goes every week, and has for at least the six years that I've been going. She's got some sort of cerebal-palsy-like physical disability, and possibly a mild developmental disability. She. Loves. To. Dance. Every week she parks her lawn chair directly in front of the band and dances her fucking heart out. Adults generally walk in a big circle away from her because, you know, people who don't look like us are weird. But she often succeeds in getting little kids to dance with her. It brings her such joy, it makes me tear up pretty much every time.
So that was cool. I'll go again tonight if the weather holds. Yay, dancing farmers' market woman!
OK, it was me and about a hundred other audience members, but it was still awesome! I got to sing "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" with Harold, people!
The vibe here in Chapel Hill these days is festive. Despite some recent bad news (the Eve Carson murder), the start of the NCAA tournament with the Heels as the top seed, and the first round being held in our backyard, is reason to celebrate. My husband and I were just walking downtown CH, and there are so many people around, dressed in Carolina Blue and whooping it up - it makes me happy.
I have never lived in a place like this, that lives and dies by a sport, but I have to admit that March Madness is pretty damn fun. I can't wait for Friday night's game. Go Heels!
OK, this is very sappy. I was in the car and this song came on the radio and I sang along with it. It made me happy because, um, you know, the lyric and all ...
I got to see Slim Cessna's Auto Club Monday night. I even took some photos. Now I'm listening to this song, over and over. Unfortunately, the rest of my life is a total wreck.
I have a friend coming over to cook out with us tonight on our new grill! We've cooked on the grill every single day since we got it except for yesterday.
After we eat, we are going to play a board game and drink wine. Yay! It should be a fun night.
The sun's out. My mood has lifted exponentially. Life is worth living again. There is no objective reason why this should be but I'm going to run with it anyway.
Also- yay cheap daffodils from Whole Foods! 30 stems for $5! Like bringing sunlight into my apartment.
Um... lots of things that made me sad and grumpy, but that's another thread.
MuddDude bowled two of his best ever in-league games yesterday - a 208 and a 217. He's practicing really hard and trying really hard to, and that makes me happy and proud for him.
We picked out wedding invitations, and they're super modern and minimalist and NOT STUFFY AT ALL, and I'm so excited that I get to thumb through my favorite poetry books for a suitable non-vomit-inducting love poem to put in it.
Finally, after many months, I got my new job today. Good: really interesting new job description doing lots of cool stuff on my company's 4 UK intranets. Salary increase, more training. Bad: it takes me 12 minutes to get to work at the moment, but my new job is in London which will take me over an hour to get there. Still, new job with great prospects and a pay rise: yay!
The fact that I've got 2 appointments on Friday that will lead to the awesomeness of new glasses (first new ones in 3 years and new sunglasses so I don't squint while driving, yay!) and more birth control pills. Yay pills.
I found out today that I got one of the Graduate Staff Assistantships at UW! Which means full tuition waiver (!) AND a stipend (!!) AND health and dental insurance (!!!). Which means I am fucking ecstatic right now.
Cute Couple : A stick figure bride and groom stand apart on the front of this white invitation, and are "drawn" to each other when this z-fold invitation opens up.
I got an appointment for my baby for TOMORROW with a specialist after being told the wait would be 3+ months. This makes me very happy as the quest to have him seen quickly has been consuming me. I am hap hap happy.
I bought new sheets and pillow cases. Cranberry red sheets and an extra set of purple flower pillow cases, to go with our burnt orange comforter (sounds strange, I know, but it all goes somehow). The sheets are cotton jersey, which I love. So soft. And all a bargain to boot, at the little home store down the street. A lady with an Eastern European accent helped me.
Realizing that I can take Friday off and finally get new glasses!! If I keep these old ones much longer, I'm going to become a hazard to myself and others.
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