Not really a meme, per se

but I do like the idea of it--thanks, Britni!

Post a picture of yourself looking REALLY, deliriously happy.

I've come up with the following....

From last summer--shared birthday party for two of my friends (one of whom is the gorgeous lady on the left) at Ashley's. Great times, great friends, and great beer.



Next up... this must've been the summer of 2006. There's a great story but it's a little bit embarrassing, so, no. Suffice to say I was full of vodka... enough so that I got up on stage at Union Street and danced with the band.




I've just spent several minutes looking through all my FB albums. According to those pictures, I'm a really, deliriously happy person. I think that actually used to be true. These days, it's.... about half-true. It's no one's fault but my own. Growing up and getting real about life are pesky and cynicism-forming habits, but they're also pretty inevitable. Great pictures from the prior life though, including Halloween '05, Rocky Horror in '06, and several from my 2007 Chicago trip with the crew. I really miss them, and there are some absolutely fantastic shots from the Sox/Mariners game, fado afterwards, brunch the next day, and general hooligan-ness around downtown Chicago. 2008 was a really amazing year, but not well-recorded generally except for the Cubs Extravaganza. I picked this picture not because it's necessarily well-taken or anything, but because it really captures a lot of happiness--Jak, Cubs, weather, vacation, Chicago, probably four beers deep at that point, and about ten minutes from meeting Rich Harden.