{"id":563,"date":"2005-04-28T04:04:44","date_gmt":"2005-04-28T08:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nomes.malcolm-x.org\/?p=563"},"modified":"2007-10-10T09:31:09","modified_gmt":"2007-10-10T13:31:09","slug":"what-makes-me-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nomes.malcolm-x.org\/?p=563","title":{"rendered":"What makes me happy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yaser.org\/archives\/2005\/04\/a_few_of_my_fav.html\">Yaser<\/a> challenged me to draw up this list. So I did. While it&#8217;s hardly all-encompassing, it&#8217;s a start:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Music.<\/li>\n<li>Comics of all kinds. Reading, writing, drawing, making comics. <\/li>\n<li>Spider-Man.<\/li>\n<li>Action figures.  <\/li>\n<li> Rainy but warm days. Walking in the rain, getting drenched in the rain, running in the rain.<\/li>\n<li>One-day international cricket matches between India and Pakistan. And Pakistan wins.<\/li>\n<li> Humour. Joking and laughing. Laughing laughing laughing. And high fives.<\/li>\n<li>Drawing. Doodling. Countless Spider-Man doodles in the margins of my notes. <\/li>\n<li>Writing.<\/li>\n<li>Creating.<\/li>\n<li>Good rap.<\/li>\n<li>Reading. Good books, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikipedia.org\">Wikipedia<\/a>, comics, news, articles.<\/li>\n<li>Book stores.<\/li>\n<li> Walking. Running, even if I don&#8217;t run much. <\/li>\n<li>Being the centre of attention. Public speaking.<\/li>\n<li>Children. Working and playing with them. Summer camp.<\/li>\n<li>Acting. Performing. <\/li>\n<li>Dancing and singing though I don&#8217;t know how.<\/li>\n<li>Karaoke. <\/li>\n<li>Girls. Flirting, chasing, lamenting.<\/li>\n<li> Smallville.<\/li>\n<li>Movies.<\/li>\n<li>Pizza from Cora&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li>Good food. Mom&#8217;s cooking. <\/li>\n<li>The TTC. Subways, streetcars, buses and the RT.<\/li>\n<li> Old fashioned love songs, playing on the radio.<\/li>\n<li>Obscure songs no one else knows about.<\/li>\n<li> Helping people.<\/li>\n<li>Sweet Tarts. Caramilk. Juicy Fruit.<\/li>\n<li> Spontaneity.<\/li>\n<li> Talking. Discussing. Exchanging ideas. <\/li>\n<li> When my family&#8217;s together and talks about all kinds of things.<\/li>\n<li>Visiting family, where ever they are.<\/li>\n<li>India. Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li>My niece.<\/li>\n<li>Imparting what I&#8217;ve learned.<\/li>\n<li>Sleeping.<\/li>\n<li>Not sleeping.<\/li>\n<li>Long nights and short days.<\/li>\n<li>Long days and short nights.<\/li>\n<li> Getting lost so I can find my way again.<\/li>\n<li> Discovering.<\/li>\n<li>Learning, for the sake of learning.<\/li>\n<li> Hugs.<\/li>\n<li>Reminiscing.<\/li>\n<li>  Snow. Making snowmen.<\/li>\n<li>Cinnabon and Krispy Kreme. In moderation.<\/li>\n<li>Pranks.<\/li>\n<li>Jumping around.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><i>You swear you&#8217;ve heard it before as it slowly rambles on and on and<br \/>\nNo need in bringin&#8217; &#8217;em back &#8217;cause they&#8217;re never really gone<br \/>\nJust an old fashioned love song<br \/>\nComing down in three-part harmony<br \/>\nJust an old fashioned love song<br \/>\nOne I&#8217;m sure they wrote for you and me<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What makes you happy?<\/p>\n<p><span class='st_facebook' st_title='What makes me happy?' st_url='http:\/\/nomes.malcolm-x.org\/?p=563' ><\/span><span class='st_twitter' st_title='What makes me happy?' st_url='http:\/\/nomes.malcolm-x.org\/?p=563' ><\/span><span class='st_email' st_title='What makes me happy?' st_url='http:\/\/nomes.malcolm-x.org\/?p=563' ><\/span><span class='st_sharethis' st_title='What makes me happy?' st_url='http:\/\/nomes.malcolm-x.org\/?p=563' ><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yaser challenged me to draw up this list. 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