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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.
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.
* 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
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.
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".
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?
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.
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.
-- 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.
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.
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.)
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.