"2008 + Reasons to Live"

[Sugar Smack]

I'm a compulsive list-maker, so I've added a module in my journal titled 2008 + reasons to live. It contains the small things that'll keep me cheered up until then. I have a pretty good list so far, including:

friends
family
French roast coffee
Paris
soft pillows
Roald Dahl stories
sincere hugs
good sex
feather boas
the beach
roasted marshmallows
bertha's cat pics
scent of a campfire
daily planners
cat paws
etc---->

How about some more inspiration. What do you live for? :)

[MissHoneychurch]

1. OK, let me think

a good book
good conversations
a movie that moves you
sitting in the sun, esp. in spring


...

[Sugar Smack]

2. Oh, sitting in the sun=

one of my favorite activities. :pals:

[MissHoneychurch]

5. Oh yes

and you have more sun days in NC than we in Germany. Unfair ... but I am happy for you.

I remember when I was a nanny in Charlotte, NC, I was sitting in March at the porch, let the sun warm my face .... I had a sunburn on my nose after that :eyes:

[Sugar Smack]

9. The first days of spring here were cold and rainy

and NASTY! Fortunately, it looks like it's going to be beautiful today.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

3. Mine:

NYC
Friends/Family
Writing
Movies
Books
Music
Democrat president

All I can think of now.

[Sugar Smack]

4. Thank you. I'm adding NYC to the list.

I *heart* New York. I have "Paris" and "San Francisco" already.

:D

[Starbucks Anarchist]

6. I'll be there in four months.

I can't wait. :bounce:

[Sugar Smack]

10. You lucky dawg!

:loveya: I know you can't wait. I've been there 3 times and I know what a fantastic adventure it can be. I'm very happy for you.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

12. I was actually born in Brooklyn.

But my family's moved around a few times. My parents immigrated to NYC, and soon after I was born, we moved to Mississippi(!).

I've been back a few times to visit, but this will be a permanent move, so I'm really excited.

[Sugar Smack]

30. 2008+ Reasons to live in NYC (added)

DELI FOOD *swoon*
pastrami & corned beef on rye with swiss, onions, thousand-island dressing and mustard
pickles
salami
muenster cheese
rich coffee
cinnamon
blini with sour cream
potato pancakes
bratwurst
*CHARACTERS*
creative people
festivity
street theater

[bridgit]

7. sure, i'm down wit dat...

but i got no list :cry:

[Sugar Smack]

8. raindrops on roses? whiskers on kittens?

:D

you can borrow mine!! It's fairly lengthy.:bounce: :toast: :party: :silly: :hi: :hug: :loveya: :donut:

[bridgit]

11. brown paper puppies all tied up in string (sung to the tune of fav things)

:thumbsup: :hi:

[Sugar Smack]

13. LOL! What're you doing up so early anyway, punchy? Hehe

:loveya: :pals: :rofl:

I loves brown paper puppies all tied up in string.

[bridgit]

14. girl howdy, we've put 550 miles on the car last two days just doing...

our thang, putting another 200+ on today, so i'm just up map-questing where it is we all need to go; but i'm jumping back in the rack any minute for about two hours ah-4 we head out = zoooommmm!!!

:hi: :loveya: :boring:

[Sugar Smack]

28. you are cracking me up, bridgit! I love you!

I need cracking up today.

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

15. Reasons to live:

Frodo (There is a Blue and Gold Macaw named Charlie who was 104 two years ago http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3414323.stm)
Watching awe inspiring sunrises over the ocean.
Greeting the sunrise over my mountains with a fresh cup of coffee in hand.
Best friends.
Old friends that I've found again.
Traveling the open road.
Sailing.
Coffee made from beans that were just ground.
Birds.
Windy afternoons watching the waves breaking.
Awesome lovemaking.
Flowers.
Sunsets.
The smell of freshly mown grass.
Brownies baking in my oven.
Having wonderful daydreams.
Knowing that some of my daydreams can come true.

[Sugar Smack]

16. That is an AWESOME list!

I have got to add all of those things. (I already have road trips!) :P :bounce: :yourock: :pals:

[In_The_Wind]

26. and

My flock of hummingbirds will be migrating back north every Spring.

[Sugar Smack]

29. hummingbirds! check!!

:pals: :yourock:

what a beautiful sight that will be!

[Lavender Brown]

17. Ooh

wrapping presents
seashells
new haircuts
the snooze button
postcards
rain

[Sugar Smack]

18. I love your list. It's a beauty!

I'm putting it down under "Lavender Brown".:D

[miss_american_pie]

19. Quiet

the first daffodil to bloom
baby kisses
friends that make you laugh so hard you cry
well-dressed men

[Sugar Smack]

21. Quiet, peace,respect,

privacy & of course friends that make you laugh so hard you cry!

:pals:

[RetroLounge]

20. "2008 + Reasons to Live"

Watching my kids grow...
Poetry.
Opening my very own independent bookstore!!!
White Chocolate Mochas.
Good sex in the morning.
Watching Trains go by.
Good sex in the afternoon.
Hugs when you need one, and even when you don't.
Good sex in the evening.
Writing.
Reading.
I haven't seen Vancouver yet...
Love, and everything that goes along with it, good and bad...
Flirting on DU.
Suckin' on chilidogs, outside the tastee freeze...
The possiblility of someday getting 8 hours of sleep.

RL

[Sugar Smack]

22. Check. Check! CHECK!! Love it!

I'm adding you to my list. :P :toast: :hug:

Y'all are cheering me up today like you wouldn't believe.

[no name no slogan]

23. Seeing you again very soon

that's a DAMN good reason, IMHO.

Hey, remember what I was saying about my journal? Well, I did it. You might want to shield your eyes before you visit it, though :P :loveya:

[Sugar Smack]

24. I DID SEE IT!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

THAT was brilliant. I am so lucky. Everyone has got to see your journal before you change it back. I laughed my ass off.

I cannot wait to see you again. :loveya:

[no name no slogan]

25. :-)

but who says I'm going to change it back? :evilgrin:
I miss you. :*

[Sugar Smack]

27. LOL!!!! Ok, it really is a work of art.

:rofl:

[Heidi]

35. n n n s's DU journal

gave me a subdural hematoma. And triggered my seizure disorder. And forced me to forever banish vermilion and permanent light green from my palette. :cry:

[no name no slogan]

37. so sue me already

everybody else is doing it :silly:

[Heidi]

42. I can't sue you.

Cuz I :loveya:

(I hope you didn't take my post as mean-spirited. I think you're better than, well . . . almost better than art supplies. :hug:)

[no name no slogan]

46. Yes, you would have to sue my Cayman Islands-based holding company

I, like many rich and Republican Americans, have incorporated myself offshore so that I no longer have to take responsibility for ANY of my actions. HA HA!

(and I knew you were kidding! Although I'm getting a little sick of it myself. Maybe I should use my mad CSS skillz for good instead of evil. :D )

:loveya:

[no name no slogan]

38. Oh, did I mention making plane reservations to see you

in the works. I'll let you know the details :*

[Sugar Smack]

45. YESSSSSSSSSS!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Deja Q]

47. Gross, get a room!!!!1

:P

:rofl:

[redwitch]

31. good heavens people!

Where's the chocolate?
And the good red wine?


love letters
a great bass line
great movies
Bill Moyers
George Clooney
the first sip of coffee in the AM

[Sugar Smack]

32. chocolate, check! good red wine, check! George Clooney-

come hither!!

I loved your list, that was marvelous. I just added it under "redwitch".



:D :pals: :yourock:

[Heidi]

33. There are so many.

Truth
Love
Work that I love and work that isn't finished
Sense of connectedness to everydangedthang
Knowing that I'm lucky or blessed or whateveryouwannacallit to be surrounded by other warrior folk
Girlfriends
Having something to offer
Enjoying the gifts that others bring into my life
Music
Call Me Wesley's endless reservoir of Brazilian Joke Photoshops ( :eyes: )
Ginger
Summer
Tiramisu

[Sugar Smack]

34. Heidi, I KNEW I could count on you.

:hug: :pals: :loveya:

GF, Thank you for a gorgeous list. And all of it's free but the taramisu! :P

[redwitch]

36. What a great list!

DUer amerikat makes the world's BEST tiramisu. I must get him to post the recipe... :hi:

[Heidi]

43. We can go head-to-head on tiramisu recipes.

Call Me Wesley is half Italian, and a waaaaaaaaaaaaay better cook than I am. :blush: I basically know how to make southern and midwestern stuff and a few French and Italian recipes, but CMW's got the _whole_ chef thang goin' on.

Please do ask amerikat to post his tiramisu recipe. It's my all-time favorite birthday dessert. *Faint-from-hunger.* :hi:

[johnnie]

39. Laughter

That's all for now.

[Sugar Smack]

40. Laughter is one of the BEST reasons.

[Heidi]

44. Laughter is a wonderful thing for which to live.

It's the only thing that gets me through my husband's bottomless supply of Photoshopped brazilian jokes and LSK's insidious encouragement of them. :rofl:

Heidi, who giggles lots better than she laughs :blush:

[Deja Q]

41. My career and my collection of items. Possessions.

Anyone is free to flame me. However, reality is more than just their mindset. :(


Oh, my personal honor as well. That is what I live for. And that goes back to my job.

[Sugar Smack]

48. Hm, I b'lieve I know a few other things you live for.

:rofl:

"fool me once, shame on...you. Fool me twice..won't, can't get fooled again."

[Deja Q]

49. True. My mind, much like a set of xmas tree lights, randomly blinks...

:D

And one day I'll get to live for some of them too. :rofl:

[EstimatedProphet]

50. I saw a book once called "10,000 thing to be happy about"

The author started writing down things that made her happy throughout her life, starting as a young girl. This reminds me of that book.

[Deja Q]

51. Wrong thread

:blush:

[EstimatedProphet]

52. Why?

[Deja Q]

54. Because I posted it in the wrong thread.

:7

[EstimatedProphet]

55. Ah. OK.

NP.

[no name no slogan]

53. I know-- SNAKES ON A PLANE!

In theaters Aug 18. How could you NOT be happy about that?

www.snakesonaplanemovie.com

[Lisa]

56. last novels in the Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket books ...

Due for release later this year or next. If you're a fan of either, you can look forward to reading them -- if you don't like the books, you can rejoice that the hoopla will finally be over (since both authors have said that there won't be any more).

[Sugar Smack]

57. Ah, remember when Stephen King announced his retirement?

Guess what? He couldn't help himself! He kept writing. :D

[Lisa]

58. maybe they'll start different series?

Neither have said they'll just stop writing. Handler (who writes the Snicket books) is already publishing successful novels under his own name, and has said he wants to move on.

[Blue_Tires]

59. ttt n/t

[lizziegrace]

60. I live for

my daughter's smile
hugs from friends
good music
my two rotten cats
the farmhouse I'm moving into next week
chocolate
good jokes
laughing
someday getting to New England in the fall
finding love again
another trip to the beach
the Colorado mountains
feeling cherished again by someone who truly understands what that means
more chocolate