The Happy Post

This is the new Happy Post thread. It is NOT a discussion thread. Feel free to acknowledge and support a member's happy news, but please leave any disparaging remarks or disagreements out of it,

Sorry to have to start this thread on a negative tone. Anyone want to start this off with some happy news?

I'm on holiday from work next week and got my first proper IT work (short few day contract) during the week! A second step to actually starting my permanent career!

I'm happy I managed to make such a yummy mudcake today!

b(^_^)d

I has a happy! It's snowing! I have 'Kuddling Kiwi Straberry-Snapple' and the coffee is brewing Good start of the day is good!

I'm happy im too tired to be pissed that i have to go to work now.

I am very happy and content^^ It is awesome to be back on the feet when it comes to a matter that at least 90 % of the world is more than moderatly interested of. Shortly said, I am in love, I dont seem to be the only one either and its going good so far^^ Single life out of the window again it seems:) Work is great these days too, every other aspect of my life seems to be fine; except from wow that is, wow always gets on the bad side when all other things is working out:) Which is good too^^

I'm happy I might finally get a job, something I have failed to get in 4 years.

...Even if it's a cleaning job. Heh.

I'm happy my dutch school finally starts soon, so I can either look for uni or work here in Holland! About time too, considering I've now lived here more then a year! =)

Im happy because I only got 2 days of college instead of three this week \m/

I'm just happy in general. Early frost today, drive to work in the mist. I've got coffee in my hand and smokes in my pocket.

Simple things

Similar to Jayse. But it was (as usual) a walk to work across the "Ridge". Frosty paths and skittering squirrels. A big cup of tea and so far... very little work.

I think I'm in danger of smiling. or whistling. or both.

Silly things make me happy. And I guess I get quite silly when I'm happy.
I'm quite happy right n- OMG! That dog has a fluffy tail! Hihihihihhi! Here puff!

I put my new shoes on and suddenly everything seems alright.

Going to Wyoming this year to spend Christmas with some amazing people. Dead excited and of course, rather happy

I feel discriminated by this thread.

I broke my running record today!!!! ^^ After about two weeks of being stuck on some sort of stupid time plateau, I finally broke my personal record !! I'm so happy that I don't even care about the huge blisters on my feet!!!

Wohooo Gratz, Shae!!!! :D

Aaand I'm happy because it's almost christmas and I'm getting that christmas'y feeling. Singing the carols and cleaning the house... xD

Right. My parents are visiting me here in Hanoi so I'm showing them around a bit. And tonight we went to a small village outside Hanoi (or it was originally, it has been completey swallowed by the urban sprawl) called Lê Mât and had dinner.

What kind of dinner?

Snake. A small buffalo snake to be precise.

They pulled it out of a sack alive and dad (after discussing the price) accepted it. So they killed it before our eyes. Put the heart in my glass and emptied all the blood in a bottle of Vietnamese vodka. Filled up the glasses with the "blood wine" and we toasted.

Yes. I drank vietnamese vodka with blood and the heart in it. And the heart was still beating!

Then we had a delicious 7 course meal made out of the snake. Yummy.

.. That made me more sad then happy =( Poor snake!

I don't think it's sad that an animal is used to feed 3 people 7 courses and it is toasted for the food it gives. It's better than raping the North Sea for fish etc.

I have nothing against feeding on animals. I'm a strong meat supporter (in fact, in my diet I have to eat almost only meat). Just the way it sounded, having a still beating heart in a glass. Made me think of animal-cruelty >< Though reading again it wasn't specified how it was killed I guess.

The heart of vertebrates is "designed" so they don't need the brain to beat,. In theory, if kept oxygenated and supplied with nutrients it'll keep beating forever. It took me a good 2 minutes to muster the courage to actually drink the thing and it kept beating all along (and that was after all blood had been drained). So I'm fairly sure the snake died reasonably swiftly.

If that makes you feel any better?

I didn't think you were a bleeding heart (pun intended) vegan or something. Don't worry! I don't care if you are to be honest. But my point was it did not sound cruel at all to me. And I really do believe that an animal, if we kill and eat it, should be given some respect in that way. Not become a £2.99 Tesco chicken. Or a 99p beefburger.

Happy things? I made a spicy Caribbean sweet potato soup. It is delicious. But lacking in any meat

I do have some very nice chorizo at home though. Thinking of a pizza. Anyone want some?

I think this somewhat fits in here:

Happy Birthday Geldar! And, all others whom has birthday today. Wow.. it's actually many! 0_0 Happy Birthday you all!