Knowing that maybe I brightened someone’s day on the internet :)
Patterns in licenseplates For example this one:
I plan on getting TF2ENGR on mine some day
Stargate SG1, a beer, some nachos and nobody else home.
Lots of things. Working on a project, reading a good book, a nice meal, vibing in nature, pleasant exercise. There’s a lot of suffering in the world, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy everyday things.
Cuddling with my partner in bed. Especially early in the morning, when I give myself an extra half hour to just stay close together for a little while longer.
Caterpillers
Bird photography. I’m a person who tends toward depression. It was honestly very surprising the first time I noticed that when I’m photographing birds I have a huge smile on my face the whole time.
I’ve been learning the ins and outs of my camera gear for the last year and making small improvements is really satisfying. But really it’s just being out in nature, looking at adorable birds and capturing those moments for later.
I genuinely don’t know. I only know what makes me momentarily forget about the lack of happines but I don’t think that’s the same thing.
I would normally say thats strange, but after covid, I can only say its normal.
I want to go back to the 1990s but have to be here in 2025.
Fixing things. Mostly if it’s for someone else.
Unfortunately as far as work goes, two of the things that make me most unhappy: driving, traffic, are tied to the job of fixing things for people so I quit that job :/
Damn. I usually got around that by having people send things to me to fix at my workbench, and then I mail them back.
Dopamine mostly
Cheese.
“Sometimes, I dream about cheese…”
Sometimes you got to say, “Please”
Sometimes you got to say, “Hey”
A simple man I see
Walking my dog in a winter forest.
Making music
Tinkering/assembling stuff and see it come to life. Bonus points if it’s something my kids can join in on.
Other contenders: (good) food, music, weather
