What made me happy today?
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I do but I’m likely a little far away
I got most of it sorted this morning. The city owns the tree and will take care of it eventually. 4th of July weekend, so I ain't waiting for them. I can't believe it missed damaging anything. It's surrounding all my bushes and flower beds without actually touching anything. Having said that, there are more broken boughs waiting to come down behind it. Some of them hanging over the house. The power lines go straight through the main branches, bracketed by 2x4s that look to have been nailed up in the 60s. Not good. Like a said, the city owns the tree, so it's their responsibility but it's definitely my problem.
Just toured Mt. Etna in Sicily with the family. I've seen Aranal in Costa Rica and an active volcano in Iceland before, so this isn't my first foray into geologic wonder, but it was quite nice. Having sundried tomatos, olives, and Sicilian pizza this evening with some dry wine. My wife is all over her aperol spritz. Love everybody - chao bella! Mwah -
I once had a large bough crash through the passenger side of the windshield as I was driving. Had anyone been sitting there . . . .
Good luck, Homer! I hope city officials show up very soon and help you. It's very unfair that you should have to deal with a problem this big by yourself.
I live in an apartment block complex; there are 4 buildings of six apartments each, and I live on the top floor.
About 20 years ago, a violent windstorm blew through here. It was my day off work, so I went to the window and considering going out to my balcony, when suddenly I heard an almighty crack! and a giant redwood started toppling over.
It smashed into (and bent) the guard railing of the balcony below, but stopped just before it could do the same to my balcony. Thank goodness.I grabbed my phone and called the SES (State Emergency Service). They cleared everything up within a day or two.
I'm just relieved I didn't go out.
I need to balance myself out from the unhappy thread 
I'm happy to be rediscovering my writing again. My last separate writing folder was from 2018 but I went rootling through it, looking to stitch some pieces together for a possible story, and found so much that I still love which made me feel good for a little while and has the potential to do so again and again 
I'm happy to be rediscovering my writing again. My last separate writing folder was from 2018 but I went rootling through it, looking to stitch some pieces together for a possible story, and found so much that I still love which made me feel good for a little while and has the potential to do so again and again
I'm happy to be here on this forum, in a community that doesn't judge me for being an (aspiring) writer. 
I'm also happy for another reason. A couple of weeks ago, I was distracted by an entrancing idea that led me up the garden path but went nowhere. (It was lots of fun to write, and gave one of my supporting characters more backstory, but otherwise didn't advance the story). I developed it into a chapter, and my critiquing partner pointed this out. So I trashed the whole crapola and rewrote the chapter as I first planned it. It's much more logical and exciting now.
Moral: if you plan your story out, don't be distracted by shiny fun ideas that don't advance the story.
Or, in other words: Kill your darlings. (Mwahaha)... 
I'm also happy for another reason. A couple of weeks ago, I was distracted by an entrancing idea that led me up the garden path but went nowhere. (It was lots of fun to write, and gave one of my supporting characters more backstory, but otherwise didn't advance the story). I developed it into a chapter, and my critiquing partner pointed this out. So I trashed the whole crapola and rewrote the chapter as I first planned it. It's much more logical and exciting now.
Moral: if you plan your story out, don't be distracted by shiny fun ideas that don't advance the story.
Or, in other words: Kill your darlings. (Mwahaha)... 
Couple things I am happy about today. Of course, it's Friday, so I'm glad to have a few beers, stay up late, and eat something really unhealthy.
The artist I hired to do the cover sent me the full colour front cover yesterday and it looks so good I could cry. It's pretty much exactly as I pictured it in my mind. He says he'll likely finish the rest of it this weekend.
Last happy thing - my old bag of bones kitty who has been having some health issues and is super finicky when it comes to food - well, I just opened this new bag of freeze-dried pure chicken treats, and she LOVES them. Fills my heart with joy to see her enjoying some treats again.
The artist I hired to do the cover sent me the full colour front cover yesterday and it looks so good I could cry. It's pretty much exactly as I pictured it in my mind. He says he'll likely finish the rest of it this weekend.
Last happy thing - my old bag of bones kitty who has been having some health issues and is super finicky when it comes to food - well, I just opened this new bag of freeze-dried pure chicken treats, and she LOVES them. Fills my heart with joy to see her enjoying some treats again.
Happy because a two day trip has ended and I made it to my daughter's house without a major mishap despite the traffic in this area.
They have traffic out there?
I met some new friends last week and well all decided today that we should schedule monthly Zoom meet ups to keep in touch!
(making friends IRL as an adult is really hard, so I'm happy to have made such connections, and hope it lasts)
(making friends IRL as an adult is really hard, so I'm happy to have made such connections, and hope it lasts)
I traveled through Tacoma, Washington to get here. It ain't central Wyoming, lemme tell ya.
Oh. I thought you were still out in God's country.
Back home I whine about traffic when I have to go to the east side of town, but then I come out here and realize what traffic is. On the two lane highway to the island, some nutcase in a lifted atv passed dodged in and out of traffic and finally passed four vehicles (including mine) on a steep hill. I am happy there was no one in the oncoming lane and that I am sitting here writing this instead of reclining in a morgue somewhere.
Visiting US was probably the furthest I ever traveled so far. Most of that time I spent in Illinois, and about a week in California, Nevada and Arizona (going to tourist places). It took some time for me to get used to everything being so far way and needing a lot of time to get from point A to point B. I still have cousins there (some of them moved to Europe for studies etc) and even though they can speak/understand my native language they occassionally seem distant to me culturally as they were raised in the US.
OT: this travel definitely made me happy
OT: this travel definitely made me happy
