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03 November 2012

What would make you happy?
Improved health with minimal effort. Failing that (and assuming further health deterioration), a nurse who doesn't mind bad puns. Otherwise, I'm happy enough to feel somewhat guilty about it.
posted by oneswellfoop 03 November | 19:55
Regular, satisfying companionship and sex. And a decent job.
posted by Orange Swan 03 November | 20:07
Right now? That someone else would cook these scallops.

Long term? I'd like to see my friends more.
posted by The Whelk 03 November | 20:12
Creating things I could be proud of.
posted by fleacircus 03 November | 20:20
Enough money to live independently, enough work to feel fulfilled, enough joy to fill up the rest.
posted by occhiblu 03 November | 20:47
A too-spicy sausage and onion pizza with an ice cold A&W draft root beer.
posted by Ardiril 03 November | 21:04
So many things. A random list, in no particular order:
*To go to sleep right now without having to wash my face, brush my teeth, etc. Couldn't someone do that for me while I get cozy in my bed?
*A night of sleep with no Phantom Baby interruptions (Phantom Baby syndrome is where you wake up in the middle of the night convinced of stuff like, the baby is in the bed with you and you are crushing him)
*A pedicure
*A meal plan for the coming week and a fridge full of food
*For all the cool food places in Astoria to move into this neighborhood
*A haircut
*A master suite with a wet bath and a sauna
*A trip somewhere tropical where I can lie on the beach and drink fruity frozen things

I will say that one of the things that makes me happiest happened today. Every year at the church Halloween party there's a pinata, and I love watching the kids scream and freak out when all the candy falls on the floor. I also love walking around with a huge bucket of candy and throwing extra into the frenzied crowd, extending the frenzy.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 03 November | 21:22
* To be given enough money to pay off the student loans and mortgage
* For my mom to find a new job she likes and pays decently
* To deliver a healthy happy baby in 4.5 months
posted by bluesapphires 03 November | 21:41
Just got in from the Symphony. My wife is in bed falling asleep reading and I am looking over email and such while my huge white cat rubs up against my left arm and my black cat sits at my feet. I'm happy. So that.
posted by arse_hat 03 November | 21:58
Knowing for a fact that the crane was being brought down.
Knowing that I would be included somewhere at Thanksgiving.
Having a bit more empathy for the fact that I might have lost my only home instead of being gaslighted with " this is not just about you".

posted by brujita 03 November | 22:01
I'd like my loan to be accepted by the bank. I still have 5 days before I know if I'm solvent or not.
posted by Splunge 03 November | 22:35
A collection of whimsical fascinators and a faceless assassin.
Seriously, with both, very little is outside the realm of possibility.
posted by ethylene 03 November | 23:05
An apartment I can afford in the neighborhood I want to live in, within which I can hang all the art I want.
posted by youngergirl44 04 November | 00:20
Not knowing the things about my childhood and my family that I've learned in the last two years. So many secrets. So many lies. Sigh.
posted by WolfDaddy 04 November | 01:31
More money in my pension fund. (I was an Equitable Life investor/victim - my pension disappeared 10 years ago and I had to start again pretty much from scratch.)

A life partner.

Losing that 30lbs and it staying off for ever. For. Ever. Are you listening, body?
posted by Senyar 04 November | 04:45
At the moment, my TV and home Internet service back. I can't print anything for work, and no TV's tough on the occasional insomniac.

And Obama winning the election. I'm not a praying person, but this one's got me lighting candles. It should not be this close. Why people so often vote against their own interests is one of the great universal mysteries. I mean, seriously Ohio? Your unemployment rate would be triple the current 7% if it weren't for Obama backing the auto industry during the financial crisis. Are half of you really considering voting for the guy that said let them go under? Not just let them go through bankruptcy and restructuring like he's trying to say now, but gone, caput, finished? Read the man's own words at the time, for christ's sake. And seriously folks, you really want to give up social security and Medicare to give billions in tax breaks to the already wealthy? Mind boggling. FDR would be scratching his head.
posted by Pips 04 November | 06:01
I would probably be much happier if my feelings didn't get hurt so easily.
posted by JanetLand 04 November | 08:17
Belief in myself
posted by Thorzdad 04 November | 10:12
My son's daycare to reopen Tuesday, or at worst, Wednesday.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 04 November | 10:26
*hugs wolfdaddy*
posted by brujita 04 November | 11:45
The return of my land line and my DSL, and also that of Pips.
posted by Obscure Reference 04 November | 12:14
1) A cure for autism

2) Enough money to provide for my son's future

3) Everlasting world peace
posted by Kangaroo 04 November | 13:02
some money and [censored] would do wonders
posted by Firas 04 November | 13:57
For my mom not to be sick.

Other things too, but that's the biggest right now.
posted by amro 04 November | 14:08
A healthy body and mind.
posted by deborah 04 November | 15:23
Me, too, Orange Swan, Pips, Janet. And hugs to Kangaroo, amro, Thorzdad, Semyar, Wolfdaddy, youongergirl, oneswellfoop, brujita, and whoever I forgot. Having my job not be horrible and abusive would help me stop being, pretty much, miserable. You know the story about how if you drop a frog in hot water, it'll jump out, but if you put a frog in a pan of water, and slowly turn up the heat, it won't know when it's time to jump, and will get cooked? I may be a boiled frog.

Happy? Knowing that my son is safe and settled (at least sort of). Having someone to share talk, dinner, wine, sex, troubles, triumphs. Enough energy to do some creative work. World peace. You know, the basics.
posted by theora55 04 November | 15:33
Being able to afford a trip to the dentist would be nice.
posted by johnpowell 04 November | 19:05
Less addiction and mental illness in my family would be super, thanks.

On a more positive note, I think it would make me happy to spend more time with friends. Laughing and talking shit does a body good.
posted by msali 04 November | 19:22
Things I don't have --

-- having my student loans paid off.
-- working in a job where I am fairly paid and doesn't involve the abuse, uncertainty and stress I deal with now.
-- having the leisure time to read more, paint, and spend more time with my girlfriend and dogs.
-- having a house or apartment in a good neighborhood in a big city.
posted by jayder 04 November | 21:59
I am happy. I just want to keep the wonderful things I have -- a loving Bear, great job, fabulous dog and kitties, comfortable home.
posted by bearwife 05 November | 14:10
You, and only you.

(Flirting makes me happy.)

posted by serena 05 November | 14:51
Things are very good, generally: I've been lucky in re job, house, dog, friends, extended family.

Less geographical distance from item 5 would be better, but that might compromise items 1 and 2. Item 2 would also be better if the roof didn't leak, but eventually that'll get fixed. (Also maybe if I actually owned it -- though on the other hand, maybe not.) A partner would be nice too, but thanks to 3, 4, and 5 it's not crucial.

In conclusion, I guess I'm already pretty happy.
posted by tangerine 05 November | 16:44
Flirting makes me happy.

Ha ha, same. Until it gets me into trouble. =X

Everyone is welcome to free hugs from me. You're all pretty nifty people, and I'd love to carry your weight even if for just a little bit.
posted by Eideteker 05 November | 16:55
Gas. I need gas. Stupid fucking mayor made me waste a day's worth of gas going to work Friday when there was no work (i.e., no students to teach), and now I don't have enough gas to get to and from work tomorrow. And there doesn't seem to be a drop in the five boroughs. Apparently there's plenty in CT, but I don't have enough to get up there and back. Tomorrow I can take the train (it'll be convenient for voting anyway), but if there's still no gas Wednesday and there's a bad storm, I'm staying home. Stupid fucking mayor.

(On a good note, I saw RCN trucks down the street earlier, so maybe we're closer to getting TV and home Internet back. I'd sure like to watch the election results tomorrow. For now, it's Barney Miller DVDs. I've watched Season 2 three times already. It's a comfort.)
posted by Pips 05 November | 18:07
To not be in debt. For my mother to stop drinking quite so much. For my father to get a job. For my crush to feel the way I do about him. To be working full-time. To finally hear from my host parents again.
posted by koucha 05 November | 19:28
Family estate stuff to be settled; to be back in a cold weather climate w/altitude and dry air; and to have 2nd good part-time job.
posted by buzzman 05 November | 20:36
Right now would be to be caught up on my work. Also, I really wish I liked my mother.
posted by gaspode 05 November | 22:14
The ability to explore my options in life without so much potential for failure.
posted by mccarty.tim 06 November | 17:56
Is this common in marathons and half marathons? || "Harper Valley PTA" with Barbara Eden

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