Stuff That Does The Opposite of Bother Me
by irms
I feel a followup is necessary to undo some of the moaning and groaning of my last posting. Here, I list some things that are the human equivalent to how a dog must feel when his belly is being rubbed. So, without further ado, I give you…my buttons:
People that employ seldom used words in everyday converstation.
The feeling of drying off in the sun.
Tucking my feet under the person sitting next to me. (The other person tends to not like this as much as I do 
Cran-Grape Juice, Lucky Charms, cinammon suckers, and cold glasses of milk.
Movie gift-certificates.
The way my dog lets me hold his feet when he’s sleeping.
Strangers that quote Friends or West Wing.
People that R.O.C.K. O.U.T. in their cars or to their iPods.
Telling stories about my family.
Brand new socks. (This one is universal, I think.)
Freshly showered people. All people. Bonus points if you still smell like soap.
Old people that hold hands in public.
Patriotic songs and Christmas music.
Watching skinny women drink regular soda instead of diet.
Falling asleep uncovered and waking up with a blanket over me.
Being humbled by an overwhelming truth, and the exhilarating moment when you confess it. (Examples: “I love you,” or, “I was wrong,” or “You’re my lobster.” (part 2)
Having my ears played with. (The jokes about being part-dog can stop right here.)
Perfectly salted popcorn.
Watermelon at barbeques and sunflower seeds at baseball games.
That sensation you feel when’ve been up for 50+ hours and you’re about to fall asleep. It’s like this terrifying free-fall, but you know it means good sleep is taking over.
Being graciously proved wrong.
Unconventional and truly useful business policies (like car-camping in Wal-mart’s parking lot, or offering free coffee to weary travelers [Baymont Inns & Suites]).
Waking up too early and realizing you still have two more hours to sleep.
Friends whose personal-space needs are nearly nonexistent. (I’m the friend that likes to playfully bat at you, or maybe even shove you from time to time.)
Your comments. Please add your own.
I really like the first one. ^^ I always appreciate when people use obscure words in everyday conversation, especially when they use them correctly. (Conveniently, this also means that if I don’t know what the word means they can explain it to me) Ah, vocabulary!
There are things that are so overwhelming aaah moments that my heart will swell with feeling my eyes fill up with tears, here are a few of them.
My family sometimes I wonder why I am so blessed. My brothers tease me about everything and anything but in my heart I know they love me. My nieces oh my god my nieces everytime I make some sort of slip and say something odd they imitate it you don’t know what that does to my heart, again I know they love me.
The love, respect, and reverence my nieces and nephews show towards their granny, my mom can not be put into words.
They way my dogs greet me when I come home, it’s at last the other part of me is home and I can breathe. Jellie demands your loving by butting her head against you it is such as wonderful feeling. How my mom has them trained to eat at certain times and they demand to be fed at that time. God forbid that you are a minute late. Oh my!
Looking at the home I have the privileged to live in and Thank God every single day for his blessing.
The other day I was watering the plants around the house and took a look around and noticed the kids riding their bikes up and down the road, and someone was mowing the lawn, then my other neighbors were playing on the go-cart, there was a light breeze it was totally wonderful.
This list surpasses my grumbly list, as there are far more things to be positive about but I rarely take the time to realize. Again mija thanks for the opportunity to right down my thoughts.
You are wonderful and I love you.
Another beautiful post, I like some of these things, specially “old people holding hands in public” and “Waking up too early and realizing you still have two more hours to sleep”
Nice post Irms, keep the great posting
Watermelon at barbeques and sunflower seeds at baseball games.
Friends whose personal-space needs are nearly nonexistent. (I’m the friend that likes to playfully bat at you, or maybe even shove you from time to time.
I love these two, they are the perfect things in life. To add to your beautiful list.
The smell of freshly bathed babies with lotion, this will forever be my favorite memory of my daughter. To go along with this: watching toddlers play with bubbles. There is nothing more carefree about a child with that innocence.