You know what I say? Every year I'm alive is the best year of my life. I've had too many close friends and family die of cancer, I've had a cousin die of an overdose, I've had family members commit suicide. I look at every day with the feeling "there but for the grace of the FSM." I am here and I am damn well going to enjoy it to the best of my ability. The "best" isn't a set of years, it's a moment to moment experience. I may grouse about anything at anytime, and I reserve the right to, but at the end of the day, I've lived one more day and I find that the most excellent thing I could have.
See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
SailAweigh - May 17, 2012 2:51:06 am PDT #5417 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Nilly - May 17, 2012 3:03:59 am PDT #5418 of 30001
Swouncing
Skipping oh-yes-yet-again, because according to t he Buffista Calendar, today is Vortex's birthday.
Happy birthday, Vortex! With lots of wishes for a great day and a wonderful year!
Also, exactly 10 years ago, took place the first Buffista F2F. I can't believe it's been a decade ago.
[Edit: Remember that little avatar we sent all around the globe and took pictures with it and then shipped it over to join the F2F as our replacement? Ten years ago. Wow. Oh, I miss posting with you guys.]
le nubian - May 17, 2012 3:31:48 am PDT #5419 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Yay Vortex!
Sparky1 - May 17, 2012 3:48:24 am PDT #5420 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Happy Birthday, Vortex!
Kidney ~ma, Morgana.
Yesterday the thermometer I was using on my daughter was reading 105 degrees, and she was miserable. Today she woke up and asked what we were going to do today because, "you didn't take me to the park yesterday."
billytea - May 17, 2012 3:49:33 am PDT #5421 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
There was a survey a few years back that looked into happiness. It found that on average, people hit a nadir of personal happiness around their mid-40s. From there, as they get older, they also get happier. People in their 60s are, on average, happier than people in their 20s.
tommyrot - May 17, 2012 3:55:18 am PDT #5422 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Birthday Happies, Vortex!
le nubian - May 17, 2012 3:58:46 am PDT #5423 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I think my personal nadir was around the age of 13. Everything has gone up since then except for a tight 6 months around age 17.
Jesse - May 17, 2012 4:01:17 am PDT #5424 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Happy birthday, Vortex!
Jessica - May 17, 2012 4:08:07 am PDT #5425 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My 20s weren't terrible by any stretch, but I never really felt comfortable in my own skin until I turned 30 and was able to lose a lot of the expectations of how people in their 20s are supposed to act. For people who are really good at the things 25 year-olds are supposed to enjoy, those years probably are the best years of their lives. For the rest of us, not so much.
(Growing up, my mother used to say I was born with a mental age of 47. I just never quite got the hang of being young.)
Jessica - May 17, 2012 4:15:07 am PDT #5426 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Happy birthday Vortex!!