The happy cosmic hippie thread - Page 8

zelda_pinwheel · 09-13-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Laz116

Not enough happy people, makes me all sad.

But anyway look at how water damage really can be fundament for renewal:

I'm no handy man, but I think I did all right (and it actually feels good to accomplice something with your hands for once).

WOW !! laz, i'm so impressed !!! you know, if you wanted to take a little trip to paris, i could use some help with a few projects around here...

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I'm happy because I'm more encouraged today than yesterday about the outlook for humanity. Today I listened to Stephen Pinker giving a talk entitled "A brief history of violence" on iTunes. It's a free 2007 podcast from "TED Talks". The title doesn't sound very upbeat, but hearing him explain how drastically and steadily violence has decreased from the time we were hunter-gatherers through the Middle Ages to today puts things in a whole new perspective. I don't think I'll ever look at those who nostalgically pine for the "good old days" in the same way again.

His message is that despite all the dire news stories of crime and craziness we're bombarded with daily, this does appear to be the best of all possible times to be alive. Our fascination with the negative blinds us to the tremendous progress we've made as a species.

Here's hoping this post will make someone else happy.

that is refreshing and encouraging, and it makes me happy too (which is a nice change, because listening to the news invariably makes me depressed and discouraged. maybe i should stop.

). i'm happy you shared that info with us.

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Pets make me happy.
The "T" stands for "Trouble."

yeah you can tell from the look in his eyes.

my kittehs make me happy too, when they're not driving me crazy.

here's one :

here's the other :

zelda_pinwheel · 09-13-2009, 02:12 PM

(and yes, in that last photo, she was that close. or possibly closer.)

WT Sharpe · 09-13-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

my kittehs make me happy too, when they're not driving me crazy.

here's one :

That is so ultimately feline! Wonder what it is about cats and boxes? I have to keep my ukulele cases closed when the ukes aren't in them because the cat thinks they're beds.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-13-2009, 06:46 PM

oh, i know !! it's like boxes have some kind of special gravitational field that only cats can feel. you should see her trying to get into a box that's barely big enough for her head : she can spend hours just shoving around the room.

she's insane.

Slite · 09-14-2009, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

oh, i know !! it's like boxes have some kind of special gravitational field that only cats can feel. you should see her trying to get into a box that's barely big enough for her head : she can spend hours just shoving around the room.

she's insane.

Isn't "insane" sort of a given when felines are involved?

Just as "selective hearing" can be used to describe goggies?

ravenne · 09-14-2009, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

yeah you can tell from the look in his eyes.

my kittehs make me happy too, when they're not driving me crazy.

here's one :

Aww, she's so cute! With a little training she might become the insane one next to the fish one day

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Originally Posted by Slite

Isn't "insane" sort of a given when felines are involved?

Just as "selective hearing" can be used to describe goggies?

Very true!

GeoffC · 09-14-2009, 11:32 AM

don't bother buying toys for cats - just point them in the direction of a box and watch them spend hours hiding and sleeping

Mindy · 09-15-2009, 01:12 PM

I got a job! (finally)
And not just a job, a promotion!!!

Sooooo relieved.....

zelda_pinwheel · 09-15-2009, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slite

Isn't "insane" sort of a given when felines are involved?

true.

Quote:

Just as "selective hearing" can be used to describe goggies?

...not just goggies...

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Originally Posted by ravenne

Aww, she's so cute! With a little training she might become the insane one next to the fish one day

i bet she's ready for that now.

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Originally Posted by Mindy

I got a job! (finally)
And not just a job, a promotion!!!

Sooooo relieved.....

yay !!! congratulations !!! this calls for a toast : zany carters all around !

(sorry, no smiley with twirly straws) what kind of job is it ?

as for me, i'm happy because i've just come back from the dentist, and i have NO CAVITIES !!!

nomesque · 09-15-2009, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindy

I got a job! (finally)
And not just a job, a promotion!!!

Sooooo relieved.....

Woohoo!

Congrats.

Verencat · 09-15-2009, 06:07 PM

Yay for Mindy!

I'm so happy for you!!

montsnmags · 09-15-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Mindy

I got a job! (finally)
And not just a job, a promotion!!!

Sooooo relieved.....

Mindy: New rank, Grade 3 Archangel

Now it's "DON'T FARK WITH THE FAIRY OR SHE WILL SMITE YOUR ARSE TO HELL AND BACK!".

Congratulations, Mindy.

Cheers,
Marc

Slite · 09-16-2009, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Mindy: New rank, Grade 3 Archangel

Now it's "DON'T FARK WITH THE FAIRY OR SHE WILL SMITE YOUR ARSE TO HELL AND BACK!".

Congratulations, Mindy.

Cheers,
Marc

With a +2 Holy Avenger? (God, i can't believe i still remembered that from D&D... geekalert!)

And I think that qoute should go on a t-shirt!

zelda_pinwheel · 09-29-2009, 06:52 PM

well, i just had a brilliant evening. i went out to dinner with some friends to (belatedly) celbrate my birthday. good food, margaritas (so i'm a bit drunk), and i even got some pressies, and on my way home from the restaurant, i passed in front of a café and noticed my beloved, irreplaceable umbrella in an urn propping open the door !! now, the irony is, when i first lost this umbrella, about 2 months ago, i went to all the places i thought i *might* have forgotten it, *including* this café, and they told me "no no, haven't seen it". so it was, to say the least, unexpected to notice it sitting there. but i am so happy to have recovered it ! it's a very old umbrella, probably older than i am, and they don't make them like that anymore. no matter how hard the wind blows, this umbrella will never be turned inside out. probably, i will fly away, with the umbrella as a sail, before that happens. and since i lost it i've been very sad every time i think of it. so i really can't say how happy i am to have recovered it ! purely by chance, just walking past. and i had a very funny conversation with 4 guys who were the last clients in the café, at a table just outside the door, when i noticed it and picked it up.

an excellent night, really. who would have thought, an umbrella could count so much ?

kazbates · 09-29-2009, 07:56 PM

Zelda, if I ever do get to Paris (or you get to Northern Virginia) we will definitely have to go somewhere to have a few margaritas, my favorite beverage!

Congrats on recovering your umbrella. It does seem like the things they make nowadays just don't last like they used to.

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09-13-2009, 02:12 PM	#107
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	(and yes, in that last photo, she was that close. or possibly closer.)

09-13-2009, 06:46 PM	#109
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	oh, i know !! it's like boxes have some kind of special gravitational field that only cats can feel. you should see her trying to get into a box that's barely big enough for her head : she can spend hours just shoving around the room. she's insane.

09-14-2009, 11:32 AM	#112
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	don't bother buying toys for cats - just point them in the direction of a box and watch them spend hours hiding and sleeping

09-15-2009, 01:12 PM	#113
Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	I got a job! (finally) And not just a job, a promotion!!! Sooooo relieved.....

09-15-2009, 06:07 PM	#116
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Yay for Mindy! I'm so happy for you!!

09-29-2009, 06:52 PM	#119
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	well, i just had a brilliant evening. i went out to dinner with some friends to (belatedly) celbrate my birthday. good food, margaritas (so i'm a bit drunk), and i even got some pressies, and on my way home from the restaurant, i passed in front of a café and noticed my beloved, irreplaceable umbrella in an urn propping open the door !! now, the irony is, when i first lost this umbrella, about 2 months ago, i went to all the places i thought i might have forgotten it, including this café, and they told me "no no, haven't seen it". so it was, to say the least, unexpected to notice it sitting there. but i am so happy to have recovered it ! it's a very old umbrella, probably older than i am, and they don't make them like that anymore. no matter how hard the wind blows, this umbrella will never be turned inside out. probably, i will fly away, with the umbrella as a sail, before that happens. and since i lost it i've been very sad every time i think of it. so i really can't say how happy i am to have recovered it ! purely by chance, just walking past. and i had a very funny conversation with 4 guys who were the last clients in the café, at a table just outside the door, when i noticed it and picked it up. an excellent night, really. who would have thought, an umbrella could count so much ?

09-29-2009, 07:56 PM	#120
kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	Zelda, if I ever do get to Paris (or you get to Northern Virginia) we will definitely have to go somewhere to have a few margaritas, my favorite beverage! Congrats on recovering your umbrella. It does seem like the things they make nowadays just don't last like they used to.