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What Do You Really Love ? :)
« on: October 18, 2013, 01:47:36 PM »
As a contrast to the What Pisses You Off thread...

Post here everything you really enjoy and appreciate :)

I'll get the ball rolling...

1. Going to the cinema to see a film you enjoy immensely. The whole experience of going to the cinema - sitting in that seat and the movie starting.

2. Summer. I'm just really into sunshine and heat :lol. Where I live - there is a BIG park and not too far away from a river that runs all the way to the next town where swans / geese / ducks / pigeons all hang out. It's a really nice place to be in the summer.

3. A good night's sleep.

4. Playing guitar / writing and recording a song you are really proud of.

5. A really satisfying meal that you don't want to finish :lol.

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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2013, 01:48:50 PM »
I love hating things. It gives me purpose.

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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2013, 01:55:34 PM »
Music.  Love being wow'd by new bands.
Sarcasm.  Fuck you if you can't handle it.
Exercising.  6 days a week right now.

As for little things... I love when I pull up behind a car at a red light that is going straight, and I'm turning right, they give me enough room to squeeze by.  :tup
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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2013, 02:29:59 PM »
Nice thread, man.

Music that really thrills me
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Reading a good book
Watching ridiculously over the top action moves (The Expendables)
Having fun with friends
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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2013, 02:33:58 PM »
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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2013, 02:36:26 PM »
A few things off the top of my head:

- That first slice of pizza from my favorite pizza place
- Exercising, especially riding my bicycle listening to music
- Riding my motorcycle. Once I enter this state road that is a few miles from my house and I'm able to get up to speed, it feels like I'm flying. When October comes it's even more perfect
- One of my friends laughs, life long friend of mine and her laugh is the most infections thing ever.

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« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2013, 02:38:32 PM »
Music that just hits home and evokes all kinds of wonderful emotions.
Exercising, pushing it to the last set of intervals, pushing the last 20-30 minutes of a long bike ride, pushing it to the last rep of weight training.
Watching a really good stage or race in cycling. Paris-Roubaix usually delivers every year, and a few other races and some GT stages too.
Playing music to a crowd that really appreciates what you're playing.

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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2013, 02:44:59 PM »
For a real answer: music. I just discovered a band called Touchstone. After sifting through a lot of crap, the feeling of finding a band that just makes sweet passionate love to your ears is a feeling like no other. DAT BASS

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« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2013, 02:47:51 PM »
Such a jolly thread!  Who are you what what have you done with Kotowboy??   >:(   :lol
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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2013, 02:58:56 PM »
When the lights go down right before  a band you love is about to take the stage.

That feeling when you have worked on your lawn/landscape all day and you finish and stop and take a minute to admire what you have done.

My kids laughter.

Breasticles.

Eating all the lesser bites of something you love and saving that one last best bite for last.

Riding with the windows down in the spring with the smell of honeysuckle or fresh cut grass in the air.

The sound of new heads on my drums.

Doing the laundry and finding a 20 dollar bill that survived the washer dryer.



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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2013, 03:27:16 PM »
My first couple things are fairly cliche but it is the Gods honest truth.

- I adore and love my wife. She makes me want to make her proud of me and brings the best of me out....and understands and comforts me when the worst of me makes an appearance.

- My kids. I didn't think it was possible to love three different people with the same type of passion and excitement. I honestly spend most of my time trying to figure out ways and things I can do to make sure they never have to feel and experience the pitfalls and trials of 'being a kid' and only enjoy the best parts.

"Selfish" things I love...

- a good hour Trail Run. The peace of being in the woods and out in nature along with the release of stress and clearing the mind of a good exercise is really my therapy.

-  fishing with my father. I really don't like the act of fishing....it's boring and my mind is way to active to sit and fish, but my father loves it so I habitually go with him to fish to spend that time with him. Some of my best memories are of he and I sharing sunrises on the lake.

- hearing/getting the genuine "I love you" and hug from any of my kids.

- making my kids laugh. All three have the most unique laughs that when heard....even if you don't want to....you are forced to laugh with them.

- wrestling with my boys. It's just fun, especially when all three try to overtake me. I'm certain I have one of the most formidable 'stomach claws' around

- one on one dinner with my wife. It rarely happens nowadays so when it does, it's a good reminder of why I think she's the coolest person around.

- target shooting. Just something about firing a few hundred rounds down range if at a shooting range, or into a log if at my Grandpas. Great release of stress and the majority of the time target practice will evolve into some sort of competition with whomever is with me...so that's always fun.

- watching a Hockey or Baseball game in person. Nothing beats the atmosphere of live professional competition and the stadiums they are held in. The sights, sounds, smells, people.....all tie into one another.

- writing or drawing. Two 'releases' I used to count on a lot but that have taken a backseat to being a parent and husband it seems. I have to find a way to re-incorporate these into my life.

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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2013, 03:32:33 PM »
Quiet evenings with Mrs. P and a bottle of McMurray Zin.
The look in Mrs. P's eyes after the bottle of wine is gone.
Playing fetch with Sagan while simultaneously reading my Kindle.
Putting on my sunglasses while leaving the office for the day.
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes.
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes.
Silver white winters that melt into springs.



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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2013, 03:40:15 PM »
Winter
Music
Long games of Civilization V
The woods.
Ginger sodas
Staying up late at night, everything is so peaceful
Going to sleep after you stay up late is one of the greatest feelings.
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« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2013, 04:03:07 PM »
- Standing on high places at dusk/night
- That moment right after sunset when the breeze subsides
- Guitar Solos
- Discovering I like someone
- The sound of the hairdryer, and the flow of hot air on the skin.
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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2013, 04:06:53 PM »
Nice thread, man.

The feeling you get when you're working for your study and stuck on some exercise, and you finally get it

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That feeling when you're working for a living and getting paid rather than getting handouts. I hope to experience that again soon.

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« Reply #15 on: October 18, 2013, 04:09:08 PM »
- Standing on high places at dusk/night
Oh yeah.

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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #16 on: October 18, 2013, 04:11:06 PM »
This Cat  :heart


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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #17 on: October 18, 2013, 04:19:54 PM »
Jamming on the keyboard is something special to me, and finding the just right chord progression by just randomly placing my hand on chords I cannot name, then record them.. That's special to me.

Writing, whether it be lyrics or poetry or short stories. I have been told I have a way with words.

Walking, on a cool, overcast day, with a light breeze. My favorite weather.

Night, decently warm, with a light breeze, without mosquitoes. The same sentiment.

Playing that really fast song with the orchestra. You really get into it.

Staying with friends, even if I'm not extremely involved with whatever they're doing.

Nostalgic video games when its cold in the house, or winter and I have the back door open (don't ask why).

Nostalgic movies (sometimes I just want to watch Watership Down every day)

Watership Down. To me, that is one of the greatest books in existence.

Sharing said book or music with others, and hearing their feedback. I've given away a copy of A Farewell to Kings and can't wait to hear the feedback of it (I still don't exactly know the person I gave it to, only hearing from a friend of his that he really liked it. One day I will find out exactly how much.) (I let a friend borrow Watership Down, he read it within about a week, he LOVED it. That made me happy.)

Cold weather. As long as I am wearing a jacket, it is heavenly.

Certain foods my mother makes I will eventually share with my college roomates not long from now. (Coddle, Chili, Mushroom Rice, and many others.)
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« Reply #18 on: October 18, 2013, 04:26:17 PM »
Blasting music in my car
Hot, dry, clear, sunny days
70F or higher nights
Baseball spring training games
New releases from my favorite bands
Making my own CD versions of albums, adding extra material.  Sometimes making my own artwork.

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« Reply #19 on: October 18, 2013, 04:36:22 PM »

- Discovering I like someone

There's a word for this feeling in the Norwegian language: Forelsket

I always thought that was super awesome.
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« Reply #20 on: October 18, 2013, 04:44:32 PM »
The word sounds lovely too.  :tup How do you pronounce it?
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« Reply #21 on: October 18, 2013, 04:47:51 PM »
I think it's for-EL-shket

I don't know much Norwegian, so maybe someone who does can chime in.
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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #22 on: October 18, 2013, 04:48:15 PM »
I love poetry, and a glass of scotch, and, of course, my friend Baxter here.

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Re: What Do You Really Love ? :)
« Reply #23 on: October 18, 2013, 04:50:08 PM »
When the lights go down right before  a band you love is about to take the stage.
One of life's greatest joys. Classic intro music can make it all the more awesome.

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« Reply #24 on: October 18, 2013, 05:00:57 PM »
Getting a hug from a friend.

It can vastly improve your day.

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« Reply #25 on: October 18, 2013, 05:05:17 PM »
I kinda love the poignant feeling of melancholy and warmth I'm getting from reading your words.   :-[  Maybe more from me later...

Music is a top love on any occasion, however.    :heart
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« Reply #26 on: October 18, 2013, 05:34:58 PM »
I love Green Day :)  :heart


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« Reply #27 on: October 18, 2013, 07:17:42 PM »
red heads, boobs, girls with tattoos

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« Reply #28 on: October 18, 2013, 07:24:26 PM »
Red heads and british accents. Or a combination of both.

I also love Chipotle.

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« Reply #29 on: October 18, 2013, 07:33:31 PM »
Right now? As obvious as it is, my new girlfriend. Been in a really bad place the past few years, with some shitty relationships, and this lady just swept into my world and made it 100% better.   :heart

Other things:

Buffalo wings.

My pets. Even those crazy ass dachshunds.

Good music.

A good night's sleep.
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« Reply #30 on: October 18, 2013, 10:36:00 PM »
Music....when I listen to music, it takes me places. I've discovered the beauty of seeing the notes as notes on a wave, while the tones of those notes are the colors. I enjoy lyrics but I mainly don't listen to the words, I listen to the notes of those words and its delivery.  For some reason, most of the songs I really enjoy are the least favorites of many on this board (based on the survivors). Its something I take to heart, and am very serious about. Sometimes I'll sit outside or when I'm outside and listen to the music of nature.
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« Reply #31 on: October 18, 2013, 11:11:25 PM »
ART! There's so much you can do with art that it's crazy-- it's a perfect way to express yourself and pour your emotions into something whilst simultaneously crafting something that you put hours of blood, sweat, and tears into. It's just a great experience overall, creating art, viewing art, anything to do with it for me. That's why I'm working to become a professor of it, so I can relay this experience to others and continue creating art throughout my life!

Also--

Soccer. The feeling of being on a soccer field (or a pitch, yee) is one of the most exciting feelings ever. The endless hours I've put into practices, games, and training all becomes worth it when I get on the field.

Music, of course, is one of my grandest loves as well.  As with art and soccer, music takes me places other things can't. It creates a separate, ethereal world.

Other things would be reading, hiking, running, the feeling of eating an amazing meal, movies, and doing things with friends. I'd also probably add college to this list-- it's one of my favorite things as well.

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« Reply #32 on: October 19, 2013, 12:26:28 AM »
OK, other than the obvious ones....


That moment when I'm feeling in the shits and the perfect song comes from out of nowhere.

Walking through the dining room at work and seeing someone mop the sauce off of a plate with his/her bread.

Making kids I don't know laugh in public, especially on the train or in a Starbucks or something.

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« Reply #33 on: October 19, 2013, 01:55:57 AM »
Driving on a highway through the night with music on.

Getting buzzed with friends or having a good evening.

Being in love (well, DUH.)

Finishing stuff I can be proud of.

Cooking a nice meal. This ties in to the one above I suppose.

And other things I can't think of now.
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« Reply #34 on: October 19, 2013, 01:57:02 AM »
My favorite thing in the entire world is the crack of a bat. When the ball hits the sweet spot of a bat, man, what a sound. It's amazing how something so simple can be so beautiful.
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