Today music is making me happy.
Being able to work on my creative writing (a/k/a "slapping my imaginary friends around") is making me happy.
Temperatures above freezing are making me very happy!
Having a little kingdom of solitude all to myself (a/k/a my computer room, NO CATS ALLOWED) is making me happy.
The fact that I've kept a single pet alive and healthy for over 15 years is making me happy.
The fact that the sweet family living in the other upstairs unit in my building don't have to move is making me happy.
The fact that I have a tiny but solidly built little "family" around me makes me happy whenever I slow down enough to remember how lucky I am.
See, I may be mouthy but I CAN do something other than babble science and be a jerk
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