Bring on some good stuff

[annathepiper]

And now, for the sake of making this something besides the Operation Rebuild Anna's Bosom Show, and because I'm way too damned grumpy, a list of some things which don't suck:

1. Even if the weather sucks with a mighty and vociferous sucking, I can come home to a cozy fleece-and-flannel blanket, and a spouse who will make me hot chocolate. Good hot chocolate, with real marshmallows, because she refuses to buy packet cocoa.
   
2. Friends who bring me amusing audiobooks to listen to and therefore make me expand my reading exposure. sksouth, I'm lookin' at you.
   
3. Related to previous, Louis L'Amour's Trail Mix Vol. 1, my first introduction to works by this author. This particular audiobook is narrated by Willie Nelson, who's amazingly apt for the material.
   
4. Friends who bring me new music to listen to. Again, sksouth, most notably for getting me interested in buying Angelique Kidjo, Habib Koite, and Gaelic Storm. Also technoshaman, for relentless plugging of Gaia Consort.
   
5. mamishka, for encouraging solarbird and me to actually go see Gaia Consort.
   
6. Jam yesterday, 'cause yeah, I needed that. Thank you, pocketnaomi, for bringing pie!
   
7. mamishka again, for playing Star Wars Trivial Pursuit, at which she and I are still fairly evenly matched.
   
8. Getting to go to kathrynt and llachglin's house over the weekend, to celebrate their little girl Lillian turning 2. I am in awe of that kid every time I see her.
   
9. Kind lurkers who leave me links to surprise Alan Doyle video, because few things cannot be helped by addition of The Doyle. Thank you again, Alicia!
   
10. Even on days when work happens to annoy me, it is always good to remember that I do actually have a job.
    
11. Continually photogenic kitties.
    
12. Friends who, even though they now live in an entirely different city from me, still remember to email me on their iPhones in the middle of a Great Big Sea show. I wish I could have been there with you, fredpdx!
    
13. Even in a year where my own ability to produce new words has been sorely challenged, there yet remain an abundance of nifty books for me to read. I still have to keep skewing the national reading average, doncha know.
    
14. Forthcoming spinoff series Caprica, because you betcha, I'm going to keep paying attention to anything that the BSG crew puts out once BSG is over.
    
15. Continuing decent medical support as I inch my way towards having a bi-boobular chest again. ;)
    
16. Nice, soothing chamomile tea.
    
17. And, because many things are also improved by zombies, a nifty little short film about how young love can't be stopped even after a zombie apocalypse.
    

How about you all? Tell me about some things that don't suck.

Comments

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Vixy and Tony rockin' da house... and getting there and back again all on my own (although having to leave early did suck, it only sucked marginally).

A hot tub, a good girl's soccer game, and a young gentleman who can keep up with me at airplane geekery. These are all related... :)

Compersion.

Seeing you back at work, even if it's a bit of a slog.

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

I installed a new non-flimsy non-plastic toilet seat, AND replaced the tubes in the kitchen light fixture and got all the dead bugs out of it!

[kindredsgirl.livejournal.com]

I found a nice babysitter at the last minute for choir rehearsal tomorrow.

and I got a raise!

:) *hugs*

[pocketnaomi.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome! I feel like I belong and all that stuff now. :)

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

Thank you for Zombies.

Have you seen the trailers for Dead Set yet?

Eye candy and soon, literal candy

[wildshadowstar.livejournal.com]

The fact that Indy Jones now has more viewing capabilities and more temptation leverage. Russell Crowe's new movie Body of Lies and the new movie he's working on.

It's the month of Halloween, meaning there is various places to buy chocolate in mass quantities.

It's Fall; I like all seasons, but fall is probably my most favorite.

[mamishka.livejournal.com]

Things That Don't Suck in the Life of Mamishka!

1. Finished my tax paperwork today and got it in the mail. Per usual I overpaid, which is a good thing, and now have $450 forwarded to my taxes for next year and look forward to getting my stimulus check now that the economy is in the crapper. Good timing that!
2. Finding that my Star Wars Trivia Pursuit game was at MurkNorth and getting to play it with annathepiper!
3. Dinner and movie with Glenn which included the entertaining rat at the Harvard Exit (which I'm thinking might need to be a children's book), the angriest fountain EVAH!, and being told that Glenn 'appreciates' me.
4. After taking a week off from temping work and feeling guilty/bad about it, I ended up being the hero of Scarecrow and have picked up 4 shifts this week for people who are sick.
5. Watching Chuck and Pushing Daisies online. Wheeeee-eeee! Love them shows!
6. Still having fun on SW1.
7. Went to Gaia Consort with annathepiper and was happy to find that I like all three of the albums I bought, and especially like Evolve.
8. Dinner tomorrow with imalion! Yay!
9. Being invited to be a guest panelist again at Arisia this year. Yay!
10. The fact that even though I am really poor, I have enough to get by. It ain't great, but it's something.
11. My Mom loves me. A lot.
12. Great Big Sea concert not so very long ago.