Reasons to be cheerful

cjcp

Aside from it being a beautiful day, it starts getting lighter again this month. Daylight will soon* be upon us again. 8)

*Not really, but you've got to look at this from a glass-half-full perspective.

moonio

I've decided to treat myself to a trip to the Nice Carnival in Feb, but the hotel i want to stay in is really expensive so I have a cunning plan

spen666

cjcp wrote:

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*Not really, but you've got to look at this from a glass-half-full perspective.

I can't even see the glass , its so dark here

lost_in_thought

1. It's a lovely day
2. Christmas is coming
3. I haven't injured myself this year
4. I have a job, it's a rubbish one, but a job nonetheless
5. It's my birthday in a month and a half
6. I found some coffee
7. Christmas shopping
8. Christmas parties
9. It might snow
10. I've found a rowing club
11. The blisters on my hands hurt less today
12. I am loved by family and friends

I could keep going with this.... there are always reasons to be cheerful.

ride_whenever

ooo lit, where are you rowing?

1. I didn't die on my commute
2. my bike didn't break
3. new bike shop will be awesome
4. I have a pork pie
5. It's almost my birthday
6. I'm getting a new carbon mtb in the new year!
7. no one died whilst i was coaching this morning
8. i went coaching this am
9. it is sunny

singlespeedexplosif

1) My kids are gorgeous and ridiculously excited about Christmas
2) I'm going for a snowy night ride tonight
3) I'm not Welsh

MonkeyMonster

1. CJ still doesn't know for sure if I can scalp him or not so the worry is slowly erroding his sense of self
2. Its sunny
3. Gym session was good.
4. Not working tomorrow or thursday
5. Half day on Friday followed my all afternoon/evenin session in the pub.

:P

spen666

ride_whenever wrote:

ooo lit, where are you rowing?

1. I didn't die on my commute

YET

2. my bike didn't break

YET

3. new bike shop will be awesome

allegedly

4. I have a pork pie

not for much longer

5. It's almost my birthday

you're getting old

6. I'm getting a new carbon mtb in the new year!

its a long time till the new year

7. no one died whilst i was coaching this morning

YET

8. i went coaching this am

another night with too little sleep

9. it is sunny

[/quote] not for long

roger_merriman

1 I'm in a cafe in bushy park
2 weather is lovely
3 my wifes birthday
4 I have good job
5 I have the day off
6 I'm welsh

_Brun_

1. Worse things happen at sea.

Zephr

1. today is my day off
2. i found the annoying bit of glass in my tyre that has caused a couple of stealth punctures
3. Ive sorted out my coursework folder for the weekend
4. i have an amusing job
5. im not welsh

Monkeypump

I've only got 6 working days left between now and Jan 11th...

MonkeyMonster

_Brun_ wrote:

1. Worse things happen at sea.

Cannibalism!

stuaff

Hmmm....even a misathropic curmudgeon such as myself can find a few:
1. Some truly brilliant friends.
2. Cycling in general, in particular all the cracking people I've met through this, and the great times I've spent with them.
3. Speaking of which, I should be able to go to the Morpeth on the 18th!
4. Though this time of year is like drowning in a sea of work, it does mean pudding, cake and mince pies!
5. Only another twelve weeks to go to the next Friday Night Ride to the Coast.
6. And eight weeks until Rammstein play Wembley.
7. Wales. Lay off, it's lovely. And so's Scotland, btw.
8.Clever Italian and Taiwanese people who made my bikes.
9. I too have a job. At least for the moment.
10. I have the week's leave I wanted to do the British Legion's London-Paris ride next year.

lost_in_thought wrote:

4. I have a job, it's a rubbish one, but a job nonetheless

Which reminds me, any progress on the air traffic control thingy?

prawny

_Brun_ wrote:

1. Worse things happen at sea.

And worse things have happened to me.

lost_in_thought

ride_whenever wrote:

ooo lit, where are you rowing?

Sudbury - on the stour. It's just down the road from me in Essex.

ride_whenever

ooooh, looks like a nice stretch, are you coming to wallingford? It's going to be hell as usual, if it runs!

Wallace1492

1) My leg hurts - torn calf muscle
2) I can't walk properly
3) I won't cycle till next year
4) Work is rubbish
5) Its -3C at night and i need to scrape my car
6) My heating is still set on summer time, and house is cold
7) need to spend loads of money at xmas (bah, humbug)
8) Have to try and enjoy myself, although wishing it was all over

benno68

prawny wrote:

_Brun_ wrote:

1. Worse things happen at sea.

And worse things have happened to me.

My boy is coming home today after 4 months at sea - yippee!
I am Welsh.
Wales aren't playing rugby 'til February - thank god, I couldn't take any more!

Jamey

I'm going to ATP this weekend:
http://www.atpfestival.com/events/night ... lineup.php

cjcp

Benno68 wrote:

prawny wrote:

_Brun_ wrote:

1. Worse things happen at sea.

And worse things have happened to me.

My boy is coming home today after 4 months at sea - yippee!
I am Welsh.
Wales aren't playing rugby 'til February - thank god, I couldn't take any more!

But we are still better than that tin-pot outfit playing in white...

prawny

cjcp wrote:

Benno68 wrote:

prawny wrote:

_Brun_ wrote:

1. Worse things happen at sea.

And worse things have happened to me.

My boy is coming home today after 4 months at sea - yippee!
I am Welsh.
Wales aren't playing rugby 'til February - thank god, I couldn't take any more!

But we are still better than that tin-pot outfit playing in white...

The KKK have a rugby team now?

always_tyred

Wallace1492 wrote:

1) My leg hurts - torn calf muscle
2) I can't walk properly
3) I won't cycle till next year
4) Work is rubbish
5) Its -3C at night and i need to scrape my car
6) My heating is still set on summer time, and house is cold
7) need to spend loads of money at xmas (bah, humbug)
8) Have to try and enjoy myself, although wishing it was all over

Reason to be cheerful => its -5C at night in Edinburgh.

See - you can do it if you try.

benno68

Who plays in white???

il_principe

1. My clavicle's healing well
2. I have a new flat (finally)
3. It's nearly my Birthday
4. I have Assassins Creed 2
5. My girlfriend's sister is visiting us from Turkey
6. The Waitrose near me has an awesome selection of British ales
7. I just saved £1100 on a new dining table
8. I'm going to the pub tonight
9. Figures at work are looking promising for 2010
10. My Gran has made a great recovery from a cancer op
11. Not wearing a helmet and using headphones hasn't killed me... yet
12. Seeing all the Family at Xmas
13. All 3 of my siblings are still gainfully employed despite the recession
14. Chelsea are top of the league, Liverpool are floundering.

pastryboy

cjcp wrote:

Aside from it being a beautiful day, it starts getting lighter again this month. Daylight will soon* be upon us again. 8)

*Not really, but you've got to look at this from a glass-half-full perspective.

It should start getting lighter second week of January - so it's not that far off.

Christophe3967

pastryboy wrote:

cjcp wrote:

Aside from it being a beautiful day, it starts getting lighter again this month. Daylight will soon* be upon us again. 8)

*Not really, but you've got to look at this from a glass-half-full perspective.

It should start getting lighter second week of January - so it's not that far off.

.
In London the night's get longer from Dec 22, thanks to Boris. :roll:

LazyBoycp

I won the bake-off we had at work today to support the RNID. Get in! (Mmm, carrot cake...)

And I'm Scottish.

Jay dubbleU

My family
Finally got the drive train running perfectly
Nearly my birthday
Mrs JW has a new job
Permission to buy a new bike

iain_j

Reasons to be cheerful

1. I've got a secure job that pays well. Not always a great job but I'm grateful for it.
2. I'm back on my bike tomorrow after a day on the bus
3. I possibly saved someone's life today
4. Nearly finished my Christmas shopping
5. It's less than 3 weeks til winter solstice, which means it's not long til summer's on the way
6. When it comes to riding home tomorrow, it'll be past the halfway point of the week
7. I'm off work next week
8. I'm making steps in the right direction and getting happier
9. I'm alive and healthy
10. My friends and family are alive and healthy

cyclopsbiker

1. I'm not as OCD (though that really should be CDO) as I thought after reading the "So what weird things........" thread
2. I've resisted writing on the "So what weird things........" thread despite it being *really* hard not posting.
3. I cycled to work with my boyfriend today and he kissed me goodbye at the lights
4. the shower was hot (ish) this morning
5. the sun is shining (somewhere, on someone else, but hey, that's making someone's day)
6. I'm happy with my life, very happy
7. I completed my first log book last night (I'm a student sports massage therapist)
8. my mum was really pleased to receive surprise flowers yesterday
9. I get a 12 day break at Christmas (16 working days left)
10. I'm going to a snowy place in February