What Are You Happy About Today?

[.: Meri :.]

☾ I got some more old documents shredded, and helped wrap presents for our trip to see my grandparents! I think I'm steadily improving at the latter, although my wrapping work is still a little rough around the edges—sometimes literally.
☾ I managed to work in a little time for gaming today! ^^
☾ Also got to listen to some music while I was doing my workout this evening! I'm also noticing that I'm able to exercise for a good chunk longer now before getting tired, so I'm happy about that too—even though my legs hurt lol

 

[-Mars-]

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[-Raven-]

You ever like an artist or song or album already, but you come back to them or find something new from them at the right time?

Metanoia. I already liked MGMT but this song has been sort of a lifeline for my philosophical side since yesterday.

Everything in my life could do with some shift of status quo, revelations, healthier drama, so on. Metanoia captures a lot of that and more. More I can’t go over. And the overall aesthetic of the song.

The art they used in the YouTube upload isn’t even the cover for the single itself but the piñata looks like a hippo to me which is an eerie coincidence since that lying “friend” who left me with trauma really loved hippos. It’s a fascinating cover that says something about masking yourself only to be hit by whatever and trying to keep it up anyway.

It’s interesting that lately I’ve been so staved of philosophy, this song just wraps back to Jungian philosophy and has instrumental interludes for me to interpret, ala the prog rock music that festered in my brain and gave me greater philosophical inclinations in the first place.

All the genres it draws from remind me of how things are made up by a multitude of experiences and happenstance, fits the idea of metanoia itself, restructuring which only truly happens when those things have built upon another and settled and truly been learned. There are other lyrics about distractions and loneliness in there.

I don’t care about some grand universal meaning of life of society. I just want to be able to solve these things for myself. Understanding things in life creates connection through experience and that experience and those stories are what I enjoy looking back on.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

finally got another youtube video uploaded after a month. I found out that I needed to convert my videos to .MP4 before editing so the video editor didn't poop out. so now I can go back to recording and uploading videos, might not be on a consistent basis but I'll try to upload often

also even thought upgrading the RAM ended up not making much of a difference (bc the video editor was still overloading the CPU) I now have 20GB of RAM and my computer sure does load quite a bit faster than it used to lol

 

[Autumn247]

• I went grocery shopping today. They gave out free full sized chocolate bars and a pack of sunflower butter to anyone checking out, I wasn't expecting it so it was a nice surprise
• Took a nap today, felt like I really needed it
• Got a lot of healthy food at the grocery store
• Reading a good book called Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
• I got my cats another tub of Temptations treats and also a new catnip toy which they really like
• I always wake up in the morning to one of my cats snuggling next to me and trying to wake me up to give them their breakfast, it's really adorable every single time

 

[WhiteLily210]

I saw a hummingbird looking at me through the window.
Didn't think I'd ever get to see one again in real life!

 

[ZeldaCrossing64]

♡ Booted up Tomodachi Life this morning and was met with a neat surprise: All of the shops have new items! This is pretty rare, considering that there's usually one or two shops that have nothing new that day. I was especially excited when I saw the Haramaki and Judo Uniform in the clothing shop.

Spoiler

♡ Tried out Bowling on Wii Sports Resort and made quite a bit of progress in one session, I got 3/5 stamps and got to PRO status! I also saw some of my favorite Miis at the bowling alley, specifically Sakura and Abby! <3

Spoiler

♡ While I was still playing Wii Sports Resort, I decided to play Island Flyover and got the last 5 iPoints!! That doesn't mean I'm done with this mode because I still have to get the stamps, but overall I'm really happy about this achievement!!

Spoiler

 

[Midoriya]

This week has been absolutely fantastic!

- I've been getting great rest.

- My partner has been sweet to me.

- I got paid today and reached another milestone in my savings.

- My work has let me know they want to keep me permanently. Just waiting for final confirmation.

- I've been working hard all week and growing my skills.

- I'm still so happy I got one of the Yellow Cake collectibles from the restock yesterday. Definitely a highlight of my week.

- I had a tasty lunch today that I ordered since I'm low on food right now.

- I plan on getting a haircut tomorrow finally.

- I FINALLY tripled crowned a character for the first time in Genshin Impact, Diluc! I'm so happy that I made it to this point. All my efforts into building him finally paid off.

Spoiler: Diluc triple crown and character stats

Now I can truly set my heart ablaze.

- Finally, today is a special day.... IT'S THE RELEASE OF XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 3!! I can't WAIT to play this game (still need to finish the latter half of XC2)! I'm ready to explore and hack and slash my way to victory in the thrilling conclusion of the Xenoblade saga!

Let's keep going like this guys!

 

[LadyDestani]

Today I'm happy because:

- My dog is feeling better! Yay! I started him off with a small breakfast, but by this evening I gave him a full dinner plus his usual extra treats and he still seems to be doing fine.
- I saw the cutest squirrel today. It was young and small, doing lots of dramatic jumps and twists around the yard. It grabbed up a nut that was as big as its head and tried to jump onto a low hanging branch, but it missed. It was like those videos of kittens missing their jumps. It was fine, though, and made it on the second attempt.
- I had to conduct a training session for work today and I'm always nervous about these things, but I think it went really well. There was a lot of participation and questions from the group and they seemed to find it very helpful. That can go on my yearly review as an accomplishment.
- I went grocery shopping today and got more salad supplies for the weekend. I also found some chocolate chip cookie brownies that look delicious. I can't wait to try them.
- It's Friday and I should get to relax and sleep in this weekend.
- Only one more week until the TBT Fair!

 

[Mr_Keroppi]

This is stuff from today, yesterday, and the day before!!
☆ The day before yesterday we went clothes shopping! Its so nice to be able to go outside and in stores again after out whole two year covid thing. I got some amazing clothes! I got three full outfits of shoes, pants, and shirts!! I am really happy with the new stuff!!
☆ Yesterday we went out to eat for the first time in 2 years for my brother since it was his last day of work since School is starting. The place had the BEST SALAD EVER but the Alfredo was... well it was still ABSOLUTELY really good because it tastes like my Mothers but I was expecting a bit more for a $20 plate of food.....
☆ I figured out how to make instrumentals on my computer so now I have some of my favorite songs instrumentals that were never uploaded!
☆ I finished coloring a picture for my new binder as I am going to school and I made a cover to put in the front slot! Here is the coloring page of it since I don't have time to scan the colored version rn!
☆ I was happy because my mother finally went through all the packages as she does every once in a while and.... My Wii Fit U stuff was there! I am going to play it soon!!!
☆ I played Hey! Pikmin some more and completed a few more levels 100%!!

 

[Croconaw]

⟡ I picked up two of these drinks. They are pretty much extinct now because the store never has them in stock, but I found them at a convenience store. I purchased the last two.

Spoiler: drinks

⟡ My shoes are finally here. There was an issue when I bought the pair on Ebay. The seller never shipped them and I was issued a refund. I purchased this pair from a sporting goods store. I just like the all black aesthetic.

Spoiler: shoes

⟡ I was paid from work last night, and received a deposit for a sale from Ebay, as well. It was more than I expected.

 

[Shellzilla_515]

finally got another youtube video uploaded after a month. I found out that I needed to convert my videos to .MP4 before editing so the video editor didn't poop out. so now I can go back to recording and uploading videos, might not be on a consistent basis but I'll try to upload often

also even thought upgrading the RAM ended up not making much of a difference (bc the video editor was still overloading the CPU) I now have 20GB of RAM and my computer sure does load quite a bit faster than it used to lol

I had a notification that you uploaded a video today! I watched the entire thing and got some laughs out of it. You've done a 'great' job as a mayor making the city a livable place to live in lol. I'll stay tuned for the next video of yours whenever it comes out.

This week has been absolutely fantastic!

- I've been getting great rest.

- My partner has been sweet to me.

- I got paid today and reached another milestone in my savings.

- My work has let me know they want to keep me permanently. Just waiting for final confirmation.

- I've been working hard all week and growing my skills.

- I'm still so happy I got one of the Yellow Cake collectibles from the restock yesterday. Definitely a highlight of my week.

- I had a tasty lunch today that I ordered since I'm low on food right now.

- I plan on getting a haircut tomorrow finally.

- I FINALLY tripled crowned a character for the first time in Genshin Impact, Diluc! I'm so happy that I made it to this point. All my efforts into building him finally paid off.

Spoiler: Diluc triple crown and character stats

Now I can truly set my heart ablaze.

- Finally, today is a special day.... IT'S THE RELEASE OF XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 3!! I can't WAIT to play this game (still need to finish the latter half of XC2)! I'm ready to explore and hack and slash my way to victory in the thrilling conclusion of the Xenoblade saga!

Let's keep going like this guys!

Wow, that's a lot of happy stuff, Venti! Very awesome to hear that. Also, those videos you posted over at the Send memes thread still had me chuckling. That part where someone ordered the entire menu from McDonalds and the whole crew scrambled into the kitchen... I needed to breathe after all of that laughing.

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With that done, here are a few happy things for today!

• Making more progress in my art project. It seems like I won't be able to finish it before the TBT Fair starts, but that's okay since I'm getting so close now. My goal is to finish it in late August before September rolls around.
• Watching @/xSuperMario64x's newest video on his Youtube channel.
• Played Gran Turismo 7 and did some time trials and a couple of races. With the new update that came out recently, there is a new scapes location where you can take pictures of your cars in a small toy town! Usually, the scapes locations feature real places around the world, so when I heard that you can place cars alongside other diecast models and miniature buildings (basically shrunk down to a smaller size!), I didn't believe it at first. Anyway, I had a lot of fun placing them and felt like a kid just doing so. Some were taken yesterday while others were taken today. I'll put the photos in a spoiler for those who want to check it out!

Spoiler: Photo dump!

I'll list some cars used for each photo. Underlined names indicate that I have seen that said car (or similar in appearance) during my walks and drives!

From left to right:

1. 2006 Ferrari F430
2. 1999 Honda S2000
3. 1997 Toyota Supra RZ This is the same car I saw the other day!

From farthest to nearest:

1. 1968 Fiat 500 F Bruh, nearly four months later and Kirby is still there.
2. 1962 Volkswagen Sambabus Type 2
3. 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C

The only car featured here is the 2016 BAC Mono. You may have noticed that Sterling is on the front hood holding up a sign. If you're curious what it says, it's "Haha BAC Mono go vroom" lol. Also, if that giant hamburger was edible and tasty, I'd taken a huge bite out of it already.

From left to right:

1. 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Coupe
2. Dodge SRT Tomahawk X I'm fully aware this livery looks a lot like Spongebob lol. Someone made it a few months back. Also, this car itself is fictional.
3. 2009 Ferrari 458 Italia

From farthest to nearest:

1. 1991 Suzuki Cappuccino (EA11R)
2. 2003 Audi TT Coupe 3.2 Quattro
3. 2019 Porsche Taycan Turbo S AKA what I'd like to call the spaceship because of its 'engine' nose.

From left to right:

1. 2019 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro
2. 1966 Volkswagen 1200
3. 2015 Mercedes-AMG GT S

It is also possible to put my driver avatar in some of the locations! This means that my avatar has basically been shrunk down to miniature size. Am I playing Gran Turismo 7 or The Legend of Zelda - Minish Cap?

From top to bottom:

1. 2010 McLaren MP4-12C
2. 1989 Nissan Fairlady Z 300ZX Twin Turbo 2seater
3. 1972 Alpine A110

From left to right:

1. 1983 Volkswagen Golf I GTI
2. 1991 Mazda 787B
3. 1945 Jeep Willys MB

From top to bottom:

1. 1999 Nissan GT-R GT500 (better known as the Nissan PENNZOIL Nismo GT-R)
2. 1997 Toyota Supra GT500 (better known as the Toyota Castrol TOM'S SUPRA)
3. 1996 Suzuki V6 Escudo Pikes Peak Special

These three cars featured in the photo remind me of Gran Turismo 3.

From top to bottom:

1. 2015 Ford Mustang GT
2. 2016 Renault R.S. 01
3. 2011 Toyota Aqua S (or the Toyota Prius C outside of Japan) I actually saw this car earlier today when picking up my mother from work, and in the same colour too.

From top to bottom:

1. 2002 Daihatsu Copen
2. 1970 Plymouth Superbird
3. 2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD)

Yeah, you can tell I had a lot of fun taking pictures in this small toy town lol.

 

[Mr_Persona]

Been playing Style Savvy Fashion Forward all day. Right now I'm working on my first fashion show! Never knew this kind of game can be addicting and I just started it today at 3 pm, well its 12 am now so I guess i should say yesterday. Also earlier I've noticed that my character(Ashley) in the game reminded me of someone which turned out to be a persona character.

Spoiler: Pic of my character n comparison

Naoto

I'm serious tho I didn't try to make her look like Naoto, I just put an outfit together. I think its also funny that I happen to give Ashley sunglasses like how in Persona 4 the characters wear glasses in the other world. Guess Persona is secretly always on my mind without knowing. What's next, make my character's hair blue? haha Because that is what I had in mind but maybe not anymore. Well that was my day
Also want to add in that I my boutique shop music is preppy that reminded me of Persona music which is why I chose it and that was before I changed my character to this I guess Naoto look.

 

[Kitsuragi]

I have a Lolita meet up tomorrow, but it's kinda far away and I'm carpooling with someone. So, her and I are going to spend the day together today and then have a slumber party, then we're going to the meetup bright and early. I'm not sure what we're doing today! She's taking me somewhere I've never been so I'm very excited!

 

[Autumn247]

• I forgot about this but I have a picture of one of my cats (Mustachio) from a few days ago, she was trying to make me feel better when I was crying and very upset, she laid on me and purred and put her paw on my leg

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• Have had a very relaxing morning so far, listening to music, drinking coffee, and spending time with my kitties
• Feeling good today, motivated to get some cleaning done so I'm going to spend a few hours doing that

 

[Disneyfangirl23]

Went for a nice long walk
Went to the supermarket and bought bread and Slimming World dinners ( Lasagna and Cottage pie )
Our new kitchen is looking good ( it’s not done yet but you can see a difference already)

 

[hakutaku]

- The supermarket was finally stocking some of my fav carrot cake, so my mum picked one up for me as a nice surprise

- Generally just having a good weekend

 

[Midoriya]

I had a super relaxing morning. My partner was sweet to me this morning, and I had a tasty breakfast that my mom used to get me a lot when she was still alive: a sausage, egg, cheese toaster from Sonic. Perfect way to start my Saturday.

 

[Mairmalade]

- Got some cute little yarn decorations (picture below)

- Went out to lunch with my mom to a cool vegetarian/vegan restaurant

- Found a new store to shop for some items I buy often (great deals!)

- Spent some time with friends

 

[-Lumi-]

I have a lot of things to be happy about and thankful for lately. My new job has been going really well - my coworkers are all lovely, the atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and it's close to my home. This job is also letting me save money again which I couldn't do with my last job as it was part time and I simply didn't make enough.

In much more exciting news (at least in my opinion) my girlfriend is coming to visit at the end of August and ugh. I feel like my heart is going to burst. I'm so excited to see her and I'm so thankful my work has the last two weeks of
August off so that everything was able to click into place.

Also @deana sent me a picture of a cloud yesterday and it was the sweetest thing