Bloghop of Joy

So I saw a couple of my friends doing this bloghop and thought it sounded fun, so here goes!

Kyra and Clare decided to set up the Bloghop of Joy to make people remember all of the good things in life that make us smile even as we deal with blizzards, leaky ceilings, or other general craziness associated with winter. The point is to make a list of joy with at least five things that make me smile so here you go:

My car. I started a new job in January and they wanted me to have a car. I live in Boston which is a huge pain to drive around in so I wasn't too thrilled about it, but I truly love my car now. I've had cars before I moved to the city, but I never really cared about them. Regardless of how absurd it sounds I smile every time I see my car even though it typically means I'm on my way to at least 11 hours of work.

My computer. Yes, the list of possessions continues. I feel a little bad having a list of such shallow items, but it's my list so get over it. Last year I decided my laptop just wasn't cutting it and decided I needed a new computer. Around this time, my friend was touting his super awesome desktop he had built himself. I decided I needed to one-up him and build an even bigger and more powerful computer than his. several hours and a big chunk of money later, I had the behemoth I call my computer. I'm more attached to this thing than is probably healthy. I put a lot of time and effort into designing and building it, and knowing that my computer is absurdly overpowered just makes it even better. Just to give you an idea, here is a picture of my baby in all its manly glory:

My Family. Ah finally, a break from the procession of stuff I'm proud of. My family has become very important to me over the last few years. I've finally started to shake off the teen angst of high school and started to really appreciate them and everything they do for me. I spent my senior year of high school 3,000 miles away from them and then moved to Boston to go to Northeastern University which is where my dad teaches. I hang out with my parents at least once a week and will find it very difficult to move away when the time comes.

Psych is back! For those of you who don't watch Psych, your life is empty and meaningless. Last season ended with a huge cliffhanger and I've been twitching with anticipation ever since. The new season finally started up again on Wednesday and all is now right with the world.

And last but certainly not least:

Writing Kind of obvious since I'm blogging this, but my writing is truly one of my truest happinesses. I started writing because I needed a way to de-stress, and found something in myself I never expected. To this day, writing is the only this that truly relaxes me and without it I would go back to being the angry, arrogant, immature jerk I used to be.

Well that's it; my list of joy is complete and I really do feel better about the weather! Big shout out to Kyra and Clare for making everyone's day just that much better.