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Nov. 15th, 2003 10:49 pmCounting My Blessings
I was thinking about all the things that are going right in my life, and I thought I'd list some of them off -- big and small.
[If this were a meme, I would give it just one rule: no "buts" or "howevers" or "althoughs". The idea is to count my blessings, not qualify them.]
I was thinking about all the things that are going right in my life, and I thought I'd list some of them off -- big and small.
[If this were a meme, I would give it just one rule: no "buts" or "howevers" or "althoughs". The idea is to count my blessings, not qualify them.]
- I have a wonderful boyfriend, Lut. He's financially responsible, smart, patient with me, and sympathetic. He also appreciates me lots and tells me I'm great, which, you know, never hurts. ;)
- I have a truly awesome collection of friends, some of whom I've met in person. *hugs you all*
- I get to read Schlock Mercenary. Hey -- it's better than it sounds. Come to think of it, it's better than it's drawn, too.
- I work with great people at a great bank -- you know, that sounds like an advertisement or some PR thing from human resources , but it's actually true. I'm good at what I do, my boss appreciates me, and I get paid more than enough money for my needs.
- I've saved enough money that I can afford to buy a house and put 20% down on it. And while I'd obviously like to get a good deal on it and save money in the long run over renting, a bad deal -- even a very bad deal -- will only alter my rate of savings, not harm my lifestyle.
- One of my friends, when I suggested he count his blessings, responded with, "Um ... may I use scientific notation?" And I'm blessed to have the sort of friend that would make that comment.
- I'm glad I'm the sort of person who finds that comment amusing, too.
- It doesn't bother me that I'm not yet to the level of requiring scientific notation to count the items on this list. That's OK.
- I have never, in my whole life, made a fatal error. Or one that killed anyone else, for that matter.
- I have an ample supply of Diet Coke at hand. Mmm, Diet Coke.
- I'm doing a lot better than "Knightrider" this time around.
- I have a cat who comes when I call, and loves petting and cuddling better than anything in the world. Including cat food.
- My thin cat weighs 4.5 lbs now, which is a whole pound more than she weighed at her thinnest. Hey, don't laugh, that's a gain of 25% for her! (I put her on special high-calorie, high-fat cat food to plumpen her up, which I feed to her a tablespoon at a time whenever I'm in the kitchen and she's willing to eat -- can't leave it out or Fat Cat will scarf it.)
- I got my loveseat back from the repair people, and it's fixed and comfy and Lut and I can cuddle and watch Babylon 5 in front of our computers again.
- It's Saturday and there are a bunch of new posts on my LJ friends list. Whee! I'm not the only weekend poster.
- I don't have to go to work tomorrow. (It may be a good job but I don't like it that much.)
- Lut doesn't have to go to work tomorrow, either.
- I write fiction and other people actually like to read it.
- I can draw/paint things that other people enjoy seeing.
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koogrr likes me. I mean, so do a lot of people; I just felt like singling him out. Hi Koogrr!
- I have the best parents in the whole world.
- Lut and I still have three episodes from season three of Babylon 5 left to watch.
- Season four will be released in January, and then we'll have 22 more to see.
- When season five comes out, we'll finally get to see how the show ended. (No spoilers, please!)
- I have a nice warm bed, and I'm sleepy. So I'll go to sleep after adding just one more thing to this list:
- I can think of more things to add to this list.