Things That Make Me Happy

In an attempt to make myself less depressing, I've decided to start a list of things that make me happy. I will try to update this list daily, and just because something makes me happy one day, it doesn't mean that the next day I'll feel the same way.
And on that note...

11/26/02: The Citgo sign over by Fenway (I don't know why, but I can see it from my window, and it makes me happy, dammit!), going to Maine for Thanksgiving, looking forward to seeing RPI/Harvard play hockey on Saturday with Joe and Elaine!! (I don't even care that RPI is gonna get blown out of the water...I'm going through some serious RPI hockey withdrawal!)
11/21/02: Getting 2 100s in one day, having group meetings that only last half an hour, finally feeling like I might actually get somewhere with my research, getting closer to the end of the semester, prospects ;-)
10/25/02: Getting an 85 on my quantum midterm!!
10/11/02: Accents, Janida from the hair cutting place, people with manners, running into people you totally don't expect to run into (Matt on the corner of Mass Ave!)
10/7/02: Cute undergrads...well ok, one in particular, with a great smile and really nice eyes...hehe, I'm a terrible TA :-)
9/25/02: That 70s Show
9/24/02: Getting two donuts and a strawberry coolata at Dunkin Donuts for 70 cents!!
9/7/02: Meeting new people, The Thirsty Ear, the song "Bother" by Stone Sour, finally writing something here again :)
8/21/02: ALL of the "Outlander" series (including the companion book...yes, I'm turning into Erika!); the funny, pleasant man on the phone at the car repair place (even if the repair place is screwing me up the ass...oh wait, think happy!); not writing an entry here for over two months, and knowing THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT! (mwahahaha)
6/6/02: "The Other Half" (especially Danny Bonaduce); my new book, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (I want a Scottish Highlander of my own!)
6/1/02: Sean Biggerstaff
5/31/02: Laughing so hard it physically hurts
5/22/02: Chad Kroeger's voice (of Nickelback)
5/21/02: Starting a new book (currently Wicked by Gregory Maguire)
5/18/02: Graduating!; talking to someone I hadn't spoken to since freshman year about our futures (thanks Jonathan from chem mat 1, even if it was only for a minute)
5/16/02: Spending quality time with my friends; Chilis (the Monterey Chicken I had was really good!)
5/13/02: A 4.0 semester!; old TV shows (Gilligan's Island, Happy Days, Leave it to Beaver)
5/12/02: Furry orange monkeys, talking to random friendly strangers, my mom (happy Mothers Day)
5/11/02: Being hit on in French by the guy checking IDs at the casino (although I'm still not convinced he was hitting on me, I think he was just being friendly)
5/10/02: Going on a road trip with friends, making eye contact with a cute stranger on the Metro in Montreal
5/9/02: Waking up and having the following be the first email I read (heck, reading it any time):
"It is my pleasure to inform you that your grade in NumMeth..., strike that; um, er, whatever this course is really called, is an A.
I think your first homework (the gold star one) said it all: you know very well how to combine rigorous technical content with your ability to communicate that content. You seem to have that knack of an easy, somewhat conversational style while still expressing difficult material in a professional manner. I believe these skills will take you far; you are definitely one who "get's the job done, done well, and done with good spirit". (At least in numerical analysis, anyway!)
Best wishes at MIT and beyond!
- Tom"
5/8/02: Cheerleading Championships on ESPN; one-hit wonders; The Wizard of Oz and wondering where the red brick road goes
5/7/02: Realizing that anyone named Bert Nernie must have been made fun of quite a bit in elementary school; wondering why I always think of weird stuff while sitting on the toilet; the Barenaked Ladies
5/6/02: Being able to wake up and know that I have very little to do today (and that which I have to do may be done at my leisure); lying around on my bed with my headphones in and the music up real loud; my new Jimmy Eat World CD
4/30/02: Sharing a gas pump at the Hess station with Matt Murley (if you don't know who that is, don't worry about it); going to the mall and finding the perfect graduation dress and the perfect bathing suit (a bikini even!) within an hour