Small Things That Make Me Enormously Happy
Submitted by buddy on Mon, 06/27/2005 - 10:17
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- The smell of a good curry drifting out of a restaurant as I walk by.
- A really good-smelling shampoo and conditioner
- After putting on a great outfit and doing my hair and makeup, putting on the perfect pair of shoes to complete my transformation from shlub into goddess.
- That drained feeling after a really hard boxing workout.
- The first day of the year you realize you can actually go out for the day without taking a coat.
- Waking up early on a Saturday, groaning about having to get up for work, then realizing it’s Saturday!
- Walking out the door from work, and promptly ceasing to think about anything work-related.
- Getting personal e-mail (i.e. – not spam nor work-related)
- Talking to a little kid and being astounded at how much more intelligent they are than you expect.
- Having my hair brushed, combed, or generally played with.
- Turning on the tv to find some really good cartoons on (Looney Tunes, Animaniacs, etc.)
- Waiting for my Guinness to settle.
- Fresh sheets.
- A cat purring in my lap.
- Reading a book I can't put down.
- Getting a really good bargain.
- Grocery shopping.
- Saying something off-the-cuff, and making people laugh unexpectedly.
- Theatre popcorn.
- Leaving work on the last day before going on holiday.
- Pouring over a travel guide (hard copy or online) in anticipation of a good holiday, and imagining all the things you might do.
- Going on holiday, only managing to do a portion of all the things you planned, and enjoying the hell out of yourself anyway.
- Imagining my family waiting for me at Vancouver Int'l Airport when I come home after 2 1/2 years away.
- Discussing with my boyfriend the places we'll go see that we've been missing, once we've finally returned to Canada.
- Loudly shuffling my feet through piles of fallen leaves while walking down the sidewalk.
- Waking up and looking out the window to find the snow has stuck to the ground. Though this doesn't happen much in either Vancouver or Manchester.
- Finding a present for someone you just know they're going to love, and anticipating giving it to them.
- Walking around a yarn store and squeezing and caressing all the luscious yarns.
- Looking up at the mountainside in BC and trying to differentiate between all the different shades of green.
Mmmm... settling Guinness... *drool*
Also, mmmmmm... curry... *drool*
Please explain. I've never had the pleasure of settling a Guiness.
A Guinness needs to be poured in a very specific way. It has bubbles, much like lager, but the bubbles fall. The bartender is meant to pour the pint 2/3 full, then let the bubbles settle. Then they top it up, at which point it gets those gorgeous brown/gold bubbles all riled up again. Cue me, taking my perfect pint back to my table, then watching it as the bubbles fall and the drink transforms into the black beauty we all know and love. Ah, the anticipation.
Here's a picture of a partially-filled pint of Guinness with bubbles, along with an explanation of why they appear to fall instead of rise.
Thanks for the description. Sounds luscious!