Happy Days

I don't know whether it's because the days are getting longer (it's no longer pitch black by 5:30!) or because the sun's been making an appearance more often recently, but the past few days have been, well, quite happy. Even yesterday, the darkest of all days, Valentine's Day.

Actually, I can pinpoint a few solid reasons for my good mood. I went into Glasgow last night to see The Hold Steady, who were absolutely amazing. The venue was packed full and the crowd was totally into it. Really, really good. I don't have a left eardrum anymore, but hey isn't that why we humans have two ears? Just in case one goes out?

Secondly, I'm writing an essay -- "Woah, this makes you happy?!" you say. "What happened to the old Julia?" Hold on a second! I'm writing an essay for my Animal Biology class on bioluminescence, isn't that cool?! Alright, well I think it's cool anyway. Giant squid, angler fish, copepods (zooplankton), crazy jellyfish, and red crustaceans, what could be better to the marine biologist? The best part is there isn't all that much conclusive research available on the topic, so at the end I can always say "...Or at least that's what we think so far. We're not really sure."

Next, the fantastic radio soap opera, Tenants, has been postponed! We're pushing the broadcast back to next term's radio broadcast, which will be starting April 23rd. Why is this good? Well, even though recording's almost finished, it gives us an extra two months to edit, add the perfect music and sound effects, and run a smashing publicity campaign. Also, none of us have the time to do any of that now. Sorry for the wait, but I guarantee it'll be worth it!

And here's the final kicker that made me the happiest: the washing machine in my building is finally fixed! I now have clean clothes and can see the floor of my room again. Wahey!