100 things that make me happy.

[seanan_mcguire]

At the risk of sounding sappy, here are things that make me happy.

I think that everyone has certain things that make them unconditionally happy. Because it is a gray and dismal day, I'm listing some of the things that work for me. It's good to be happy.

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100 Things That Make Seanan Happy.

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100. Jamba Juice.
099. Unexpectedly finding Jamba Juice in Manhattan.
098. Tara answering her phone. ("Hello, my Seanan.")
097. Vixy answering her phone. ("Hi, sweetie!")
096. Finding fresh currants at the grocery store.
095. Having clear editorial paths to follow.
094. New comic book day.
093. Having a comic book store where everybody knows me by name.
092. Trade paperbacks.
091. Seeing candy corn in the store.
090. Autumn mix.
089. Figuring out what happens in the next book.
088. Lilly.
087. Sitting down in a movie theater.
086. New trailers for movies I want to see.
085. Used bookstores.
084. BPAL updates.
083. Pendant posts from Chimera Fancies.
082. Finishing a comic strip.
081. Making Kate laugh.
080. Blackberries on the vine.
079. Street pennies.
078. Diet Dr. Pepper.
077. My orange bedroom.
076. Mia liking a song from a pendant.
075. Finishing a chapter.
074. Seeing a dog.
073. Seeing a kitty!
072. Squirrels with endemic bubonic plague.
071. Amy Mebberson taking commissions.
070. LOLcats.
069. A new book from Stephen King.
068. Movie theater popcorn.
067. Heirloom tomatoes.
066. The Black Death.
065. Australia.
064. The horn section of the entr'acte for Act II of Little Shop.
063. The cover of 'Hey Mickey' from Bring It On.
062. The Counting Crows.
061. Playing with kittens.
060. Finishing a round of Iron Poet.
059. Opening a round of Iron Poet.
058. Email from my agent.
057. New episodes of Supernatural.
056. Dinosaurs.
055. Recording.
054. Taking long walks.
053. Double Gulps from 7-11.
052. Meeting deadlines.
051. Actually finishing a short story.
050. Pumpkin cake.
049. Creepy Australian zombie pumpkins.
048. Snakes.
047. Hugs.
046. Books about pandemics.
045. Serious scholarly works about zombies.
044. Zombies.
043. James Gunn.
042. Tyra Banks's slow, inevitable descent into madness.
041. My Halloween pillowcases.
040. Toy chainsaws.
039. Real chainsaws.
038. Buying art supplies.
037. Pumpkin Spice anything from Starbucks.
036. People setting my poetry to music.
035. People liking my albums.
034. Getting cards in the mail.
033. Man-eating plants.
032. Smelling like graveyard dirt.
031. My plush velociraptor.
030. People liking my books.
029. Coming home.
028. Leaving home.
027. Halloween socks.
026. Halloween everything else.
025. Getting a manicure.
024. Unfamiliar grocery stores.
023. Farmer's markets.
022. Flea markets.
021. Being all packed for a convention.
020. Not needing to do any laundry,
019. The orange ceramic octopus.
018. Haunted corn mazes.
017. Collecting covers of 'Rain King.'
016. New Disney movies.
015. TV on DVD.
014. Scott and Emma still being together.
013. Tasty Indian food.
012. Going to the theater.
011. Going to England.
010. Kentucky Fried Chicken.
009. Pumpkin patches.
008. The Other Change of Hobbit.
007. Used bookstores.
006. Freaky suede alien kittyface.
005. Pigeons.
004. Finding books I didn't expect to find.
003. Kettle corn.
002. McDonalds soft serve.
001. My friends.

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So that's my list. What's yours?

Comments

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

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093: I've figured that the really cute girl is Sarah, and one of the women is...Paula? But none of them know my name, and I'm not entirely sure if they remember me. The one guy may. I think. But I'm almost afraid to get too close because I feel bad for, you know, reading issues in the store. Even though I have been buying trades! And I am actually considering buying more, just on principle and such, even though I normally would not pay full price for such things. And yet, I must be blindingly obvious, and they haven't kicked me out so far.
092!
086
085!!
074
073
070, occasionally.
063
057
056!
051
047
034: If they are good cards with personal messages in them, and not just "Happy Holidays" sent out to everyone.
029: Where home = here
028: Where home = there
015!!!
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007: HEY WAIT WE ALREADY DID THIS ONE
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001

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

007: That's how often I seek to go to the used bookstores of the world! For lo, I am a slave to the literary goodness.

[kellan_the_tabby]

The kitten, even when he steals tissues from the trash.

Which he just did.

I'll find it later, thoroughly chewed and tucked away neatly in his food bowl.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Okay, your kitten is weird. But so is mine, so it evens out.

[kellan_the_tabby]

One way or another I've found they all are.

I suppose it simplifies things. Or something.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Lilly is trying for a prize in the weird Olympics. But then again, so is every other cat on the planet.

[kellan_the_tabby]

Alas, it's for someone else, but this made me think of you.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

That is AWESOME.

[stormsdotter.livejournal.com]

003. Kettle corn. Kettle crack!!! Squee!!! There's a Very Expensive Renn Faire near Boston that has a wonderful 3' iron pot they make kettle crack in, and they sweeten it with beet sugar and everything. I couldn't justify going this year for the corn. :(

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I love that we have microwave kettle corn now. Love it like BURNING.

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

I'm curious - are these, in fact, in the order you thought of them?

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

As a matter of fact, yes, it is.

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

BTW, you have good taste in music.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you!

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Finally getting a chance to listen to Vixy and Tony's album in the car.

Dude. Harvest mix at 50% off - FTW!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Win!

[yolandasfetsos.livejournal.com]

Wow, what an awesome list and a great idea too!

I like these from your list:

075. Finishing a chapter.
074. Seeing a dog.
073. Seeing a kitty!
070. LOLcats.
069. A new book from Stephen King.
065. Australia. (Since I live in Sydney)
057. New episodes of Supernatural.
044. Zombies.
004. Finding books I didn't expect to find.

And I would substitute this one: 005. Pigeons. with cockatoos and crows. :)

Enjoy your weekend!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Works for me!

[vaspider]

About half of mine begin with 'When Scout...' ;)

[vaspider]

Also, hee, 0034 :D

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Happiness. It only needs to cost a stamp. :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

As a mother, that's like, legally required.

[hsifyppah.livejournal.com]

They make microwave kettle corn now! It's actually pretty good. We live in the age of miracles!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

We definitely do live in the age of miracles. I <3 my microwave 94% fat-free kettle corn.

[igneous-smurf.livejournal.com]

049. Creepy Australian zombie pumpkins.
I keep telling you those pumpkins are normal, dammit! You're the one with the quite clearly radioactive-orange-mutant-pumpkins.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Perspective. We're doin' it right.

[lysystratae.livejournal.com]

I can maybe add to your happy - just saw pumpkin pudding at the grocery store

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

HAPPY!