Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudel.

[hackthis_archive]

After some discussion sparky77 and I have decided we're vetoing this month. (Did I not tell you, Q? Executive decision, baby!)

So, while we await the changing of the tide/moon/karma and the proliferation of male!skating!slash (don't front I know y'all are gonna turn this stuff out), I thought to myself, "Self, all is not flaming poo and Sarah Palin. There must be some things that make you happy."

So, this post is to talk about happy things.

Jeff Buckley bootlegs make me happy. So do puppies. Christina Hendricks (shocking). Really anthemic work out music (feel free to share if you've got some!). Finding new artists. Quality public transportation. Disney movies make me happy (except for, like, Snow White which freaked me out in my formative years). Old movies with Marilyn Monroe or Paul Newman. Musicals. Double whammy of The Daily Show and Colbert Report. My guitar. Bacon. Good stories fanfic or pro. Books.

I could go on all day. And I possibly will, but now it's your turn, we all know what pisses us off, but what makes you happy? Is it a story? A song? A photo? An old shirt? A movie?

I bet you'll feel better just talking about it!

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[prysmicdork.livejournal.com]

(Because I failed to speak up and say hi on lurkers day) This week it's Damian Lewis that is making me happy, first in Band of Brothers, and now I'm working my way slowly through Life (which has the added bonus of Sarah Shahi, who is also the awesome, and random happy making Michael Cudlitz guest starring, except his neck tattoo kind of freaks me out).
Also, cheap former Valentines candy, yay heart shaped Dove chocolates! (except for how they come with weird advice from Martha Stewart of all people)

[lembeau.livejournal.com]

LIFE!! How were you so awesome? I miss having Dani and Charlie on my screen. Are you on S1 or 2?

[lambourngb.livejournal.com]

I adopted a cat from a shelter two years ago. While she's always been friendly, she's never been a "lap cat". Two weeks ago she decided, on her own, that climbing down to sit on my feet on the couch was pretty cool. The next day she decided that perhaps sitting on my shoulder while I napped on the couch was even cooler. Now she's pressing herself against my neck, squirming into my lap without a by-your-leave, and doing her best to mold herself into my space.

I have no idea what has prompted the turnaround, but it makes me happy. ( Geez, just figured out that kittens and rainbows make me happy- gotta go watch a car chase/explosion to recover from this. )

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Geez, just figured out that kittens and rainbows make me happy- gotta go watch a car chase/explosion to recover from this.

HAHAHAHAHA!

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting for the skateslash from you, just so you know. you got me into the Olympics with swimslash in the first place! in the meanwhile, this (http://tyrannicides.livejournal.com/390.html) makes me pretty happy - Weir/Lysacek with some very sexy powerplay. =)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I am not writing this one, darlin', don't hold your breath on it.

[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

Sushi! The sound of ropes hitting the mast on a sailboat (or on a flagpole, since it's almost the same sound). Sparkly stones, particularly expensive ones. Cute things falling asleep. Stories where people make out against a wall. Penguins!

This post!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You like penguins? I am shocked to hear this. I did not know that at all ;-)

As for liking shiny stones I have been singing this song for weeks now.

[alethialia.livejournal.com]

Crisp apple strudel makes me happy!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

What about doorbells, sleighbells and schnitzel with noodles?

[slashpile.livejournal.com]

This musical about Poe:

[romanticalgirl.livejournal.com]

PORNSWAT. Panera's cinnamon bagels. Icy cold water. Warm socks and slippers. Monkeys. The smell of stuff baking - breads, cookies, whatevers. The way the light sparkles off my ring when I get it cleaned. Hearing my kidlet read to me. Email from my friends. Jane Russell. Rosalind Russell. Rosemary Clooney. Smart, snappy dialogue in old movies. The warm powdery smell of baby skin. Having my hair petted. Carnations. Puns. Tight, one-shaped hugs that make you feel surrounded and loved. Laughing with friends. Sleeping in. Banter. Kissing. Hot boys who are also complete dorks.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

PORNSWAT is most defintely of that happy :) I have never seen Rosemary Clooney in a movie, I shall have to rectify this, huh? What do you recommend?

[chicklet-girl.livejournal.com]

1. Cooper calling Ben "boo."

2. Ice cream. (Almost) any kind.

3. Waffles! (Yes, an exclamation point.)

4. Prince's guitar solo in "Let's Go Crazy."

5. "You're normal people the way the people in Ordinary People are normal people." (Tony to Ziva, NCIS)

6. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, especially what happens after "Oh, you can't do that with a ping pong ball!"

7. Strictly Ballroom, especially what happens after "That's the future of dancesport!"

8. James Bond theme songs, but especially The Man with the Golden Gun by Lulu.

9. Yarn stores. So much potential!

10. Anything baked by my mom.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

1. People seem to think I made this up in 'Son is on Midnight Run' but I totally didn't. Hell, it has to be pointed out to me!

3. I love waffles. And yet why are they so hard for people to get right? The ones with the little squares! The big squares get dried out!

4. I LOVE PRINCE!

8. My favorite is Goldfinger. I think that's because of the two lines in the middle of the movie where Bond's all "Do you expect me to talk?" and Goldfinger is all, "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"

The delivery there is just impeccable.

10. It is a fact that you and your mom can make the exact same thing with the same ingredients using the same tools and hers will taste better.

[bibliokat.livejournal.com]

Olympic spoilers for tonight ahead!









SHAUN WHITE, BABY! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (especially after watching the USA teams curl:(

[sequinedfairy.livejournal.com]

butting in here, so sorry, but: HOW FREAKING ADORABLE WAS HE, OHMYGOD. I THINK MY OVARIES EXPLODED WHILE WATCHING IT.

[redheadaholic.livejournal.com]

This makes me very, very happy:

http://www.youtube.com/user/eskimokissproject

Seriously - it's hot gay boys. And ice skating. In German! If I could somehow work the GK and BoB boys into this universe, I would happily live in this fictional land forever.

Oh, and redheads make me happy, too. Did I already mention that?

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

I did not know you had a guitar!!!!

Ray makes me happy. And grilled cheese with bacon. And crack. And the ocean. And Pornswat. And the vetoing of February. And This.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I have many hidden talents ;-)

And I can now see you and Ray at the beach, having grilled cheese and bacon he brought in a little sandwich baggie. Ray is awesome like that. That's totally how Ray would propose, too.

p.s. There's a uniformed fireman on my TV. All I seem to be noticing is how that would look on Cooper.

[lembeau.livejournal.com]

"Self, all is not flaming poo and Sarah Palin. There must be some things that make you happy."

I kinda <3 you.

Florence + The Machine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da6bBKLPEGg&feature=related). The new Massive Attack album, which I somehow did not know about until you asked for it a couple posts ago. The String Quartet Tribute to Massive Attack, fuck, I love it so much, which got me listening to other String Quartet Tributes. Diana returning to White Collar (http://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/02/marsha-thomason-promoted-to-series-regular-on-white-collar/)--I'm waiting for the scene where she makes out with Natalie Morales. Sherlock Holmes and while I loved the boys, I loved both the girls just as much. Kalinda (http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3359803648/nm0659544) from The Good Wife, she freaking pwned everyone's collective ass last ep. I'm half in love with her. Frozen raspberries. My blanket, which is gorgeous and soft and warm. Salted peanuts with Twix, trust me. The tv option on the elliptical machine that allows me to watch TDS and TCR instead of monitoring my heart rate and calories lost. The Manpain Flowchart (http://walkingshadow.dreamwidth.org/1431.html). The water pressure in my shower. My small accomplishments, whether anyone knows about them or not. Discovering and marathoning Kitchen Confidential (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460654/) while laughing my ass off. Awesome fic recs from fandoms that I don't follow. Feist and her flying toast (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYF0qU5WSew). Baking. Having a working washer and dryer in my apartment.

[jenna-thorn.livejournal.com]

Thank you for linking to the news about Diana/Marsha Thomason. I was disappointed to not see her after the first couple of episodes, because I thought there was a lot of potential there.

[snarkaddict.livejournal.com]

David Tennant. generation_kill. holmesian_recs. Sherlock Holmes. My flist. YOU! ♥

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you!

[shaney.livejournal.com]

Having a good and peaceful day at work where the kids are relatively good and generally cooperative. WHITE COLLAR (my largest source of happiness now). Hanging out on Saturday with good friends. Music. Reading good fics (porn or otherwise).

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I love music.

[veryshortlist.livejournal.com]

Tim Horton's anything. Easy access to good cheap coffee. Rudy's book. Rudy Reyes. Crazy bastards. s2b2. Hugs.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Rudy is awesome.

Lovely timing, this.

[jenna-thorn.livejournal.com]

Men carrying babies or toddlers. It hits a nerve that traditional feminine caretaking doesn't. There's nothing sexier than a man with broad shoulders with a sparkly magic wand in one hand and a sleeping fairy princess, her deelyboppers askew, sound asleep and drooling on his shoulder.

Holding hands. Romantically, platonicly, maternally. Comfort in touch.

Sitting on the sand and watching the waves roll in.

Walking between trees.

Witnessing strangers being happy. So thank you for this post.

Re: Lovely timing, this.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You are very welcome!

[confide.livejournal.com]

Reading books, the breeze, *NSYNC songs (don't LAUGH), spending time on my computer, working out, my pug Lucy, and awesome pictures like this:

(http://s576.photobucket.com/albums/ss201/marcinators/?action=view&current=tumblr_kxfxp9Qqoa1qzy6ogo1_500.jpg)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

That's such a pretty photo!

[inmyriadbits.livejournal.com]

Old movies with Marilyn Monroe or Paul Newman

Like The Sting! I love that movie. Paul Newman AND Robert Redford in the same movie, plus period clothing (designed by Edith Head, no less), plus CON MEN? *swoons* And now I want to go re-read The Big Con...

Also, coffee! And books about Victorian London with entire chapters devoted to how the city likely smelled. Being able to go out for drinks with my best friend from kindergarten, and for coffee with my best friend from high school. Discovering a cache of multiple epic-length Captain America/Iron Man fics of slashy, plotty goodness (something I never knew I apparently always wanted). Getting rid of old junk. Vintage alarm clocks that actually wake me up in the morning. Texas sunshine. :)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

OMG! I love The Sting! I prefer it to Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, which is considered blasphemy in some parts, but I don't care.

[maurheti.livejournal.com]

My job. Siting on my porch on a sunny, breezy day with the perfect cup of coffee. Or a beer. Beer! Homemade cookies. Generation Kill. Music. Music that reaches inside and changes things. Books. Fresh-baked bread with cheese -- any kind of cheese. People's stories. SOUTHLAND.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You are one of the few people I know who genuinely seems to enjoy what they do; I am envious (but in a good way). And Beer! Oh, joyous lovely beer. And word to what you said about music that changes how you feel.

[redjacket.livejournal.com]

The Olympics make me happy! Seriously. I don't know what I did before they were on six channels of my television but I am very, very happy they are.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

The Olympics are like the lover you can't nail down. They show up every few years, you have marathon events where you act crazy and then they leave and you're sad about it for weeks afterward.

[storm-petrel.livejournal.com]

Televised curling! Hot chocolate with Bailey's, bright colour filters, impromptu conversations with strangers, Canada winning medals at the Olympics, remote fieldwork up North where no one's ever been except your crew, teacup pigs, ice cream sandwiches, winter days when the sun comes out and it warms up and the air starts to smell like spring and Ray Person, obviously (I got into GK because of you, so thanks for that!)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

a) What kind of fieldwork do you do if you don't mind my asking?

b) What is a teacup pig? I assume this is not bacon in a jar.

[chrismm.livejournal.com]

*delurks, sort of--is it still delurking if you've delurked before?* What an awesome post. (Also, February always sucks--I just forget from year to year how much. I'm not sure what February's damage is.)

What makes me happy now:

Southland. Homemade naan. My cat, Daniel. Hot showers. Excedrin for Migraines. Castle. Jon Huertas. Delaware St. John (http://www.delawarestjohn.com/volume1.htm). kd lang. xkcd. Art. Singing. Jethro Tull. Diet pop with Splenda. Stories, ooooh, yes. My friends. Smart people. We Are All Connected (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGK84Poeynk) (YouTube video). Janelle Monae.

But what makes me most happy right now: the Shared Work program, which means when I get my pay cut next month, I at least get to go part-time, so I won't have to work as hard for my reduced salary. :D

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Also, February always sucks--I just forget from year to year how much. I'm not sure what February's damage is.)


WORD! I forget that and then suddenly's is February and all I can think is, Hurry up the orbit earth, this has to be over soon!

Also, what is a Shared Work program? I know not this concept. It sounds, however, like you don't get paid every month. I don't think I could do that.

[ricochet (from livejournal.com)]

but what makes you happy?

The weather is gorgeous right now. The cherry trees are already blooming. I get to wear jeans to work tomorrow. My city is having a giant party, and it's going really really well. I got to Zipline over a major road. My NHL team was leading its division at the break. My national team is doing pretty good so far. Hayley Wickenheiser exists in the world. This post is full of awesome. And at the risk of TMI, my dad is coming up on 6 months cancer free.

Life's pretty good right now.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

First of all, YAY DAD! *\o/* Congratulations all around on that one.

Second of all, I know not this Hayley person you speak of. Please to enlighten.

Third, I am way jealous about the zipline thing. I want to Zipline!

[slickmc.livejournal.com]

I'll also delurk for this post:

Kittens, seeing other people holding hands, books, bookstores, libraries, Robert Frost poems (the older ones), coffee (with milk and sugar), tea (with milk and sugar), springtime, warm sunshine, naps, happy endings, snark, UST, Amelie, flowers, the perfect song on the radio, beautiful paintings, baking, pies, seeing people eating the things that I baked, the moon, fireworks, ladybugs, warm clothes fresh from the dryer, receiving mail, making people laugh, finding the perfect present for someone and then watching him/her open it, old houses with awesome architecture...

I could probably go on for a while. Nice post!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I think this is an excellent list. I too love things warm from the dryer! And old architecture! And naps. And warm sunshine. Okay, this is just turning into a big old 'me too!' but that doesn't make it any less true :)