Laugh until you Cry

. the man who'd strug a hammock on the balcony of his 5th or 6th floor flat to catch all the sun
. England beating France last week and Scotland today
. Sergio Parisse
. IRELAND FUCKING WINNING THE GRAND SLAM DAMMIT
. Brain fucking O'Driscoll
. being able to ring home and, the minute my dad picked up, yelling wordlessly down the phone by way of greating
. On the Radio by Regina Spektor
. the smell of cut grass. Especially here, where it's so built up
. my friend coming all the way from King's Cross to bring me ribena and chocolate fingers cos I was ill
. my flatmate coming in my room, finding me ill and then telling me off cos "there are 3 doctors in this flat! ... I'll get Imran"
. "Shizuka, you're a doctor too", "yes but Imran is more competent"
. them bringing me balloons from the hallway (they've been there some time) to 'brighten up' my room. Please note; I think my room is possibly the most colourful in the flat
. sunny weather
. endless blue skies
. hearing Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now by the Smiths playing in the waiting room of the doctors
. taking to a friend of mine (albeit online) who I haven't spoken to in ages on account of him being in the Philippines
. Daemontreu's art on DeviantART

[stolen from my post to quiet_thrills]

Downpour

Try living in the real world, instead of a shell.

Tonight We Fly

And when we die
Oh, will we be that disappointed or sad
If heaven doesn't exist
What will we have missed?
This life is the best we've ever had

This Life is the Best we've Ever Had

. the man on the Tube who was clearly conducting an orchestra in his head
. the woman sat next to aforementioned man, and how she looked like she wasn't sure if he was insane or not
. business men reading "Watchmen" at the Tube station
. the man with the very smart pinstriped suit and crazy ass dreadlocks
. how Ireland are on their way to the Grand Slam
. the Six Nations
. rugby in general
. getting tickets to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs in Manchester
. the Irish. I love them
. Elijah Wood and his glasses in Everything is Illuminated
. seeing the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition
. Brian O'Driscoll
. finding that they made tshirts saying "in BOD we trust"
. this. Rugby genius I tell you.
. The Call by Regina Spektor
. the busker at Bank Tube station wearing a red top hat with a feather in it
. [from a while back] the couple who were the last to get on a *very* crowded Tube and spent the journey in a space really only big enough for one person, wrapped around each other. And then the guy saying "well, this is cozy" and the people around (inc. myself) laughing quietly to themselves.
. our new NE lecturer, who was showing us a picture of the true South Pole: "I'm not sure what that stick is, maybe it's the Earth's axis sticking out"
. Hysteric by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
. bloke on Valentine's Day to his friend, on the subject of first dates: "let's go to the cinema so we can *not* get to know each other"
. my sisters art mock final piece

[stolen from my post to quiet_thrills]