nothing exists without a cause of its existence

[aamcnamara]

I have been keeping daily lists like this recently. Somehow it has taken me quite a while to realize that I am allowed to post them on LJ. At any rate, just writing them down makes me happy, because I remember all the good things about right now. And the bad things, but that list always seems to be very short.

Things that make me happy right now:
- Today was one of those really excellent winter days--you know, the ones where it's clear and sunny and beautiful when you look outside, and you step out of the dorm and it's freezing, frigidly cold, and it makes you unutterably happy just to be alive and in this world.
- My dad sent me a care package of homemade cookies for finals. (My dad rocks.) He doesn't tell me when he's sending them, really; I just get an email from auxiliary services telling me I have a package to pick up, and I go over, and there's a package with my dad's handwriting on it. And then I open it up, and there are cookies.
- Finally having wishlists for all of my family members.
- Organizing hanging-out with various friends for over break.
- Other things about which I will remain quiet but pleased.

Things that do not make me happy right now:
- Actually having to study for finals.
- The cold air that keeps wandering through the window to say hi.
- The realization that my first-year plant will probably die over winter break, as it got pretty dried out just over Thanksgiving. (It is a papyrus plant, which wants a lot of water, and I don't have a very large bowl to stand it in.)

Now maybe I will make myself some tea, and see how this Hume guy looks from there.

Comments

[epicrauko.livejournal.com]

Aaah, I couldn't agree more with your winter day happy-feeling. Though I find myself also not being too fond of being blinded by bright sun on snow.

Your papyrus plant is welcome to make itself at home in my inverted frisbee-dish; there's more than enough room. My papyrus stayed moist enough through Thanksgiving break, though I don't know whether or not it'll survive winter.

[aamcnamara.livejournal.com]

Well, all you need for that is snow goggles. ...Not that I... own such a thing. I mostly make do with squinting. (Anyway, the snow's mostly gone now. To my eternal sorrow.)

Hmm. I would feel bad if I took you up on that offer and then they both died because there wasn't enough water for two plants for two weeks, though. We'll see, I guess.