what makes me happy

1. Sitting around with the PIG and realizing that if I play my cards right, I get to do that for a long, long time.

2. Cleaning out of my office and unearthing heirloom treasures of a sort: ancient handouts, thank you cards of olde, a pack of cute bookmarks I brought back from a conference.

3. The number of people who've said, "It won't be the same here without you."

4. Jogging with the fam, even if one of them is going to defect, I mean move away.

5. Friends who make things. Thoughtful, cute, funny things. You know who you are!

6. Kittybelly, especially when kittyback was facing me just a second ago.