The Happy RANT THREAD!!!!!!!

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:50 am

This thread is anything you find brilliant, satisfying, interesting, beautiful, funny... etc

No matter how trivial, include it.. remind people how small things make a big difference in everyday life

A thread as antimatter to the anger thread, because not all things are bad..

Some things which I think are brilliant

getting into an interesting/engrossing book
feeling really satisfied after a good meal
feeling free
the quietness of libraries
laughter
the feeling you get when you have an unbeatable hand in poker (see, it really can be trivial)
finding money
helping someone out
drinking really nice whisky
smoking a roll up cigarette (and the process of rolling)
rain when you're inside

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:20 am

You are correct, my friend. Without anger, there would be no happiness. You cannot have one without the other. So, I fully endorse this happy thread!

Music
Laughter
The outdoors
Learning
Family and friends
Good food
Balance
The night sky

And yes, my post in The Cosmos Thread spurred the thing!

A_Northern_Soul · Post by **A_Northern_Soul** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:37 am

I like this idea...

Driving country roads
Bacon
A good nights sleep
Love's Forever Changes
Good coffee
Monkeys
Comfy trainers
Warm, sunny weather
Big walks
Pretty girls in small summer dresses, sunglasses and sandals
Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine
Raspberries

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:27 pm

having a good chat with your mates
swimming in the sea
discovering something special
cats
listening to classical music in the bath
animals
david attenborough
reading the observer on a sunday morning with a cup of coffee and some buttery toast
dressing smartly
waking up in the morning and not needing to jump out of bed
that calm darkish blue of dawn, which then changes to a light blue
parties
bonfires
exercise -> namely the rush of endorphins after a run which make you feel so fresh
camping
birdsong
christmas
sundays when you have nothing to do but enjoy yourself
drawing
beautiful ginger haired women
falling asleep in complete cool calm ambience
dark red and gold together
hot apple pie and ice cream (when it melts - just incredible)

Vexille · Post by **Vexille** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:03 pm

beer and nachos

Discovering awesome things, namely music, that you've known about for a long time but never properly paid attention to. But when you finally do it blows you away.

fujee wrote: beautiful ginger haired women

This man knows what's up

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:27 pm

All the above.

Plus, the satisfaction that only a man can feel, when he breaks wind and gets it to change note 3+ times.

Deep down, you know I'm right.

Möbius · Post by **Möbius** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:34 pm

Slender necked women
Almond shaped eyes
The aroma of freshly brewed coffee
Smoking a joint after a long hiatus
Barbecues
Reading a letter from a dear friend

Synthestesia · Post by **Synthestesia** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:41 pm

the sound of boiling water
thunderstorms (elaborations: the sound of our severe weather alert system going off, the heavenly yellow glow after one)
hiking alone on a misty psychedelic pine tree-filled trail in the mountains
having emotional/sentimental ties to music (twoism can understand this one)
my grandparents old house (elaborations: the little garden by the woods, the peeling sunflower-patterned wallpaper)
waking up to birdsongs
dreams (elaborations: EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM)
the feeling of creating music/art/poetry/other stuff
being alive

A_Northern_Soul · Post by **A_Northern_Soul** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:05 pm

This is ace, I'm coming back for round two -

Owls
Making tea properly in a teapot
Rediscovering obscure soul & funk records
Walking in bare feet
The photo I found on Saturday of my grandad during ww2 (he looked cool as hell)
Chinese steamed pork dumplings
Orange juice
Wandering around cool cities

Vexille · Post by **Vexille** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:08 pm

A_Northern_Soul wrote: The photo I found on Saturday of my grandad during ww2 (he looked cool as hell)

Sweet, I found one of mine as well. He was boxing on the deck of his ship in the middle of the Pacific.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:27 pm

Synthestesia wrote: being alive

thats the best one on here so far

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:27 pm

Vexille wrote:
A_Northern_Soul wrote: The photo I found on Saturday of my grandad during ww2 (he looked cool as hell)
Sweet, I found one of mine as well. He was boxing on the deck of his ship in the middle of the Pacific.

this is also really fucking cool !

Synthestesia · Post by **Synthestesia** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:35 pm

fujee wrote:
Synthestesia wrote: being alive
thats the best one on here so far

If you think about how random and chaotic the universe is, you are pretty damn lucky to exist.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:46 pm

A_Northern_Soul wrote: Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

In addition to this entry -

Bilinda Butcher

so unbelievably beautiful.

Synthestesia wrote:
fujee wrote:
Synthestesia wrote: being alive
thats the best one on here so far
If you think about how random and chaotic the universe is, you are pretty damn lucky to exist.

Very true, we should all be pretty damn grateful for that!

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:59 pm

fujee wrote:
A_Northern_Soul wrote: Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine
In addition to this entry -

Bilinda Butcher

so unbelievably beautiful.

Yes She Is.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:06 pm

Every photo i see of her i melt. She is so gorgeous and serene.

YELLOW · Post by **YELLOW** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:11 pm

currently happy that MDG confirmed there may be vinyl reissues of the BOC catalog

Yellow Records · Post by **Yellow Records** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:22 pm

The color yellow.
Magic: The Gathering.
Runescape.
DEEP, DROWNED OUT sounding synthesizers that provoke nostalgia in me.
Nostalgia.
Making fire sticks at bonfires.
Beer.
Bars.
Long car drives with friends.
Cigarettes.
Weed.
Sunny Days.
Dark Nights.
Working Out.
Listening to albums.
Vinyl.
Massages (giving and recieving).
Shooting.
Classic films that nobody's heard of.

Vexille · Post by **Vexille** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:23 pm

Just ordered a load of albums from amazon. Every time this happens I go "ok only get enough for free super ship saving" - 5 albums later "damn it!"

But then they arrive and I get over it.

Cryabetes · Post by **Cryabetes** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:28 pm

People's reactions to the term 'intelligent folk music' are wonderful. they run the whole spectrum of emotion from amused to critical to out-and-out angry.