The special 275th piece! (Things that make you happy)

Member Name: iamasadlittleboy

Product:	Things that make you happy
Date:	18/08/09 (34 review reads)
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Advantages: Happy me doesn't look depressed

Disadvantages: Not always there, My job still depresses me

I'm not the sort of guy to feign joy on enjoyment, if I dislike something it's obvious, if I'm not entertained by something I depressed, if I'm slightly saddened I look like I should be on suicide watch and Prozac should be prescribed immediately. This has the clever effect making it incredibly obvious when I'm happy as I'm either giggling like a giddy child who's just been given their first lager shandy or smiling from ear to ear as though I've been doped to the eyeballs. Often they can occur both at the same time and I really do look like I'm on drugs.

The things that have this marijuana type effect on me are often so simple and unsophisticated that they effect me much more than perhaps people realise they do. Though there is also the slightly costly ones that feel like treats as opposed to just those magical things that make me smile and melt inside in an instant.

The most obvious things are things like music and comedy, I know this is actually something that's not specific to myself so others will relate. Music is something that can play with peoples emotions so easily that it can tie their heart in knots of sadness, or send them to the brink of elation. I still can't really listen to many Snow Patrol songs with out either feeling sad or a little bit bitter, put on some Our Lady Peace however and you have me smiling and thinking it's blissful. Put on something like "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (The Dan Band Version) and you have me on the floor like the proverbial escaped loony.
Comedy has the same effect, people are happy when they smile, even the most terrible of jokes can turn a frown upside down and sneak a little giggle. This would probably explain why I own so many silly DVD's and like humour like things like Bottom, Family Guy and The Life and Times of Chuck. Other folk might think my liking for toilet humour a is bit banal (get it?) but it makes me smile and therefore it's important to me.

Of course video games also make me happy, a form of escapism from the relatively boring life I live, a chance to blow things up or be a millionaire, a chance to play for Manchester United or a chance to save the world. It may seem silly again, but despite the frustration of games they alleviate the anger and dislike of the real world I seem to have. A resentment of the job I have and the depressive self nature is easily forgotten when I'm smashing seven shades out of some triad gang leader.

Sport is another thing that makes me happy, I might not be good at it, but when mixed with beer this is one of the best things in the world to watch. Ranging from watching my team slaughter some poor rivals (...like West Ham...) to watching a toe-to-toe war in the centre of a boxing ring a la Cotto-Margarito. The fire in the heart of a great rivalry like the Ashes is always something to behold and a pleasure to not only watch, but to just know exists. Even though he has retired Joe Calzaghes fighters always made my heart pump and the adrenaline and tension was almost as good sex, the 36 minutes of none stop punching such as the victory over Jeff Lacy was just...special.

I'm over weight, I admit I'm a bit of a slob, not just the excessive beer I drink but the food I eat, and I don't care I'm fat due to the simple fact I like food. Food makes me happy! If I'm sad I will eat. Be it something filling, like a lovely steak from down the Miners, or something small and sweet like a bag of Fruit Salads, food can often make me smile. Thankfully work is close enough to a chip shop to walk to when feeling terrible at dinner time, it may seem like nothing but just the 5 minutes spent with some Chips, Sausage and Curry from Sea Breeze.

A rather selfish one, but days off work are brilliant. I can't stand that office, filled with idiots, answering machines and all round gossip, things I can't stand to be quite frank are meaningless drivel and stupidity (they could well go into a "What makes you sad" piece)

Of course the things that have been making really high recently have all been related to be happily in love with a wonderful girl who seems to have taking my heart and done magic things to it. In recent times she's made me happy in so many different ways and made the most pointless of things seem like heaven, she'll (even if/when she read this) she won't truly acknowledge how happy they made me.
The most important thing is feeling wanted, not something I've often felt in a family in which mum was closer to my sister, my father was closer to my brother and I felt like I had no one. What some people don't realise is feeling wanted isn't only the greatest feeling in the world, it's also the one you miss when it suddenly vanishes. We've all had relationships that ended quicker than they should have and leaving a feeling of resentment to the other person, it's often because the feeling of being wanted and loved has just gone instantly.
The silliness I've managed to get away with with her around me has made my childish happy side come out as a much stronger part of me than it had been for a while. Walking down the street groping each other in broad daylight and yelling things like "Get off me Bruvva" and "But mummy told me it was ok sister" just to get reactions from strangers was one of the best times I've had in years. Silly? Yes but damned fun and childish!
Lying on the beach holding hands and watching a midget dog struggle to get up some stairs might also seem pointless, but the feeling of relaxed childish innocence is a blessing that I've missed. We all need times to be away from the stressfulness of the real world and lying there in each others arms is about as relaxing as possible.

Of course sex is always something that makes people happy, but loving sex with someone you don't just find attractive, but someone who you connect with...that's brilliant, mix it with knowing they'll be there in your arms the following morning. That is a special feeling. Knowing that that girl is going to have a huge impact in your life that still makes me feel funny and my heart melt.

Happiness is simple.

Summary: Happiness is my best friend, I guess it appeals to all...