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15 / 100 Happy Days

THE RETURN OF THE SIMPSON \o/

Mah baby was missing for over a week.

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Solitude. Sat alone in the corner of a large room, my favourite, just taking in the twilight. A few short-lived moments of peace. Whispered prayers. Mindfulness. I like the amount of space this room puts between me and anything, everything, where I can feel disconnected from all the shit in my world.

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13 / 100 Happy Days

Today I graduated to kidney beans :) (huh?)

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12 / 100 Happy Days

Today I discovered Puppy Linux! And it got me a bit excited. Which is really something when you’re dead inside. Basically it’s this amazingly tinyyyy operating system, that works completely off RAM whaaaa? I had to try it, so here you see it (if you can even call that a pic) on my laptop. I have a little experience with Lubuntu which is incredibly lightweight and brings old computers back to life, but this is something different!! RAM ONLY I TELL YOU. This means it can be used with no hard drive whatsoever. Or if your hard drive got fried or something. Absolutely perfect for file recovery. So when Windows *spits* dies on you, this is the baby to salvage your stuff.

And it is of course free. F@#$ Microsoft. F@#$ Apple. Why should anyone have to pay for an operating system? Or any applications at all? I don’t know the first thing about computers yet I use Ubuntu only. Because it’s that easy, it’s really user friendly. It’s better, faster, safer, prettier, and of course free. Plus you have this wonderful community who will not rest until they find a fix for any problem you might face. Faith in humanity = restored.

Overview from official site

Wikipedia just have a look

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Haven’t posted yesterday’s yet because for some reason the link thingy isn’t working?

TESTING

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11 / 100 Happy Days

Found my beads from Grandma :) Was thinking of her only a day ago (she died 6 months ago) and kicking myself for not holding on to them. Didn’t even go looking, just having a bit of a clear-up et voilà! I very rarely wear any kind of accessories or jewellery, so I was sure I’d got rid of them last year, in the midst of my massive decluttering spree. I’ve had these over 20 years. They’re actually a lovely cheerful bright fuchsia, but I’m a shit photographer who has no idea what she’s doing. I SHALL WEAR THEM.

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I am so unhappy

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10 / 100 Happy Days

Surprised my mum with pizza :) She’s in a lot of pain and really suffering with numerous health problems. No time or energy to cook with appointments at two different clinics, she was just going to have a sandwich for dinner. Certainly didn’t expect lil ol’ me to produce anything with my wrists/arms so bad. Took me forever and had to make do with whatever’s in the house (since I can’t go shopping with these feet) and it might not look like much to you but ‘tis a victory I tell you!

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9 / 100 Happy Days

My mum gave me a whole tube of Rolo all to myself. “Because you deserve it.” Eeek. I’m very touched and very proud. You can’t get this stuff here you see. They got this pack (along with Cadbury’s chocs, Bisto, KP peanuts, etc) from Gibraltar on their recent holiday to Spain. Just her saying that alone is very special, but to give me such a rare and special gift :-D I EARNED IT MATE.

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8 / 100 Happy Days

Sis got me stuff from the chemist GOD BLESS HER OH MY GOD. My feet are so bad I can’t go out. Managing to navigate my way round the house but with great difficulty. Do you have any idea how digusting it is to run out of antiperspirant in summery Palestine?!?! I’ve had to do without and I’ve been rationing my toothpaste for days. This is just such a huge relief. Oh and the Always made me happy because the full drops stuff is so rare it’s usually hard to find ??? Now sit down and take a deep breath, don’t let my overly exciting life get you going. Breathe.

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Cute ribbony elastic headband thingies :)

Surprise gift from a very unexpected source.

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It’s not very often I get to share my crap in real life, and it’s an even more rare occurrence with my mum. But today we watched some Bruce together :) I stayed up for the Rock in Rio Lisboa livestream last week, and really wished she were there when he started playing most of her favourites. She watched all of them, about half a dozen songs. She almost cried; I was in tears. A very special moment for me.

Made her watch this too: my favourite bit from the whole show :-D

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5 / 100 Happy Days

These babies made me so happy today. Nutella is one of the most disgusting inventions in the history of the planet. And creamy peanut butter? Really? Like what even is the point? However they are my makeshift dumbbells :) They weigh 437g and 331g respectively. (Unchanged all week? No one eating?) I managed to do so so much more today. So many more forms, more sets, more reps. It’s a bit tricky having to try and stick to working the upper arms only, since my wrists and forearms are a frickin mess. But it felt great and my back & shoulders are good and sore. I first started out with tiny plastic tubs, say 130g of baking soda or something. So yeah. Even though it’s still a struggle brushing my teeth.. I’m very proud of my progress.

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4 / 100 Happy Days

Well I’ll be damned. Our new telly apparently plays a shitload more video formats than its predecessor. Previously I had to either hook up my laptop via HDMI or convert files or something. But, as demonstrated by an adorable baby [Battah] Simpson, it can even play 3GP hurrah!!!! This makes my life easier. Just bung any old thing on a USB stick and Bob’s your uncle. Amazing.

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3 / 100 Happy Days

Page-a-day cat calendar giving me hope.

STRAY OF THE MONTH. When she was rescued at three weeks old from a lawn in the Bronx, poor BLISS had a hip fracture and couldn’t walk, says her mom, Jessica Ashley, of Brooklyn, New York. A vet suggested that Bliss’s hind leg and tail be amputated. But Jessica felt she could get Bliss walking. She did physical therapy with Bliss for a month, and soon she was standing on all fours. Her vet was in such disbelief that Jessica had to post a video of Bliss walking on YouTube. “What a trooper!” says Jessica, who, it should be noted, is quite the trooper, too.

Three weeks is so tinyyyyy. Can’t find the clip though. Bah.

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1 / 100 Happy Days

My bestest cousin is even more wonderful than this pizza. We had a fabulous time. What a special day. The happiest I’ve been this year. Hooked up my laptop to the telly for a movie (Buster Keaton’s The Navigator) and some juicy YouTube vids (don’t ask). We tried this new pizzeria and they truly delivered (no pun intended). It was just so much fun. SCREAMED MYSELF HOARSE.

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#100HappyDays

Taking on the challenge my way

You can sign up here if you are so inclined. Basically, you’re supposed to post a pic a day of what made you happy that day. I’m all about the little things (QUEEN of The Little Things) so you can see the appeal it holds for me. However, I can’t do it. I can’t do what they want. If I sign up for 100 pics I know for a fact I will be joining the 71% of people who fail to complete the challenge.

Why so visual? If I stick to pics I’m setting myself up for failure. So mine will be more like the Gratitude Journal I once (or twice) attempted, where I just listed three (or was it five?) (memory like a thingymajigger) things I was grateful for that day. BECAUSE HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TAKE A FLAMING PICTURE EVERY SINGLE DAY WHEN NOT EVERYTHING IS SO TANGIBLE? What if I have a nice nap in the afternoon? Or a good night’s sleep, with no nightmares? What am I supposed to do, snap a pic of my bed?

What if more than one good thing happened that day, or I just want to share 10 pics of the same one damn thing that made me smile?

What if the moment passes before I get a chance to grab a camera? Like when [Battah] Simpson (traumatised kitteh) flopped up against me and purred her little head off?

And what if I’d just rather live the moment than scramble to capture it?

ALSO I’m very big on radio drama/comedy and voices and shit. Yes. Oh yes. It makes me happy. So expect some sound clips.

That’s why I’m doing this on Tumblr - so I can post pics, gifs, audios, and videos :)

A L S O if you know me you know that I can’t say something in one line if I can spread it over three pages. That pretty much rules out Twitter so *shrug*

Might switch to email for more privacy, I’ll see how it goes. But then the world should be deprived of the breathtaking thrill that is my exhilarating life between four walls!!!!

(Between four walls? Really? What even is this language idek)

I am boring as f@#%. You have been warned. #disclaimer

My personal hashtag is happy dumpling but I will also be using the official ‘100 happy days’.

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Forgot to say that I am the worst photographer you will ever have the misfortune to come across. No exaggeration.