I’ll admit it. When I’m in a bad mood I’m cranky, abrasive and downright rude. I’m like a whining 6-year-old in a candy aisle, but my tantrums are bleak tirades about the crumbling state of the world. I make Sartre look like Bobby McFerrin. The funny thing is, when I’m happy, I don’t have time to sit around spreading cheer and gumdrops. I’m off feeding blue birds and petting deer. But today I realized that my blog makes me look like a big fat complainer and honestly, I’m pretty damn thankful for everything I have. I’m making a commitment to share stuff that makes me happy.

HAPPY THOUGHT #1: WEIRD APPLE STORE KID

In my 1st year of university we were handing in 10-20 page essays handwritten on foolscap, but in my 2nd year, the department insisted that we type our papers. Few of us had the means to buy our own computers and there weren’t enough spots in the labs to secure a machine if you worked late. You either grifted your way onto the library’s computer system, bribed someone to hold your spot in the lab, or made friends with a rich kid. The tenacity it required to write a shitty 200-level Shakespeare paper was astonishing. The fact that this kid is making Youtube videos on commercial property with borrowed equipment is freaking fantastic.