10 Happy things....
A long long time ago, when I was in college, a friend of mine started all of us making "happy lists" -- on the worst of days, we had to come up with 10 things that made us happy. I don't remember exactly who started it or, for that matter, how many of us were involved. I know that there was a time when some very bad days were made sunnier by a ridiculous number of happy lists. When someone would get cc'd on a happy list, so that they know that they were part of what made one of us happy, they would inevitably join the group and write their own happy list. So, in the great tradition of happy lists (which, by the way, are not required to be all happy cheery), here are my top ten:
1. When you say, "wow, people really suck, don't they?" there are always people around who will wholeheartedly agree with you.
2. Right after you say that (in #1) someone will prove you wrong.
3. My students who don't suck are awesome -- like the one who promised to be available to fix my computer years and years from now.
4. It's kind of nice (if a little weird) when someone you don't know very well tries to make you feel a little guilty for not hanging out with them more.
5. On Saturday, I went shopping for my new school clothes. This has got to be the high point of the academic job. There's always another school year for which you can buy new outfits.
6. I knew JT would not disappoint me. He's been the lone slacker on the last cd exchange and I got an email from him today promising that it will be out soon and explaining what happened. I knew I loved that kid for a reason.
7. Yankees are in town this weekend. I've barely been to any games this year, so two games in one weekend will JUST ABOUT make up for it.
8. I'll be the big 3-0 in 15 days. Woo Hoo! Go me! (I've decided to embrace it, rather than fight it).
9. Brian, my sister, my brother in law, most of Brian's friends and some of mine will always be older than me.
and finally,
10. I have finally found time to blog!!!!! The summer and getting back to school is ridiculously busy (no, I don't get summers off just because I work for a college, though that would be nice!) so it is great to finally see things starting to calm down a bit... and hopefully I will be able to blog more often :)
1. When you say, "wow, people really suck, don't they?" there are always people around who will wholeheartedly agree with you.
2. Right after you say that (in #1) someone will prove you wrong.
3. My students who don't suck are awesome -- like the one who promised to be available to fix my computer years and years from now.
4. It's kind of nice (if a little weird) when someone you don't know very well tries to make you feel a little guilty for not hanging out with them more.
5. On Saturday, I went shopping for my new school clothes. This has got to be the high point of the academic job. There's always another school year for which you can buy new outfits.
6. I knew JT would not disappoint me. He's been the lone slacker on the last cd exchange and I got an email from him today promising that it will be out soon and explaining what happened. I knew I loved that kid for a reason.
7. Yankees are in town this weekend. I've barely been to any games this year, so two games in one weekend will JUST ABOUT make up for it.
8. I'll be the big 3-0 in 15 days. Woo Hoo! Go me! (I've decided to embrace it, rather than fight it).
9. Brian, my sister, my brother in law, most of Brian's friends and some of mine will always be older than me.
and finally,
10. I have finally found time to blog!!!!! The summer and getting back to school is ridiculously busy (no, I don't get summers off just because I work for a college, though that would be nice!) so it is great to finally see things starting to calm down a bit... and hopefully I will be able to blog more often :)
