OT Thread of Awesome

[168135]

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I thought that this might be kind of fun...

I received a book titled "The Book of Awesome" for Christmas (I believe it's also a website too!). The author listed everything that he thought was awesome and it surprisingly made for a fun read.

So, I will start:

Besides getting accepted to vet school...

1) That feeling of relief you get when you scratch an itch that has been really bothering you.

2) When you're frantically searching the fridge for something to eat and you're friend calls you, asking you if you want to go for pizza. Because pizza is soo much better than veggie nuggets and egg rolls (which is what I usually pop in the oven when I have nothing good left to eat!)

3) This one was listed in the book... but the cool side of the pillow! Omg... the best thing you can do for yourself when you can't sleep (and are too lazy to get up and do something else) is to flip the pillow over and relish in the coldness!

Who's next?

 

[pennyonthefloor]

4) The feeling of cleaning your ear canals with q-tips.... (yes... I get yelled at by every doctor I have ever been to has yelled at me). Greatest feeling after a shower.

 

[rosyreef]

5) this might not be for everyone.. but I love having my hair played with, or my head/back gently scratched... awesome! same with massages... soo nice

6) the feeling of a hot shower after being outside in the below freezing temperatures for an amount of time that makes it feel like your bones will never warm up!

 

[katryn]

7) going to the same mexican place so often that the waiter knows to bring you an extra bowl of cheese and asks you which of your favorite three meals you'll be ordering today.

8) Catching the cat who says he hates the dogs snuggled up between said dogs, sleeping soundly and purring.

 

[squibby]

9) Electric blankets turned on ahead of time to warm up the bed.

 

[Cautionary Tail]

10) Waking up with 53 pounds of cat on top of me. (There are only four of them... two are huge.)

My heating system sucks, so this is very awesome in the middle of the winter... in the summer, not so much.

 

[Horsingaround31]

11) That giddy feeling that arises when you climb into bed after a very loooooong day and realize that you can sleep in the next morning. Love it!

12) Snow days -- when it snows so much that even my office closes and I get a paid day off to enjoy the snow with my dog!

 

[New Foundland]

13) The astonishment that fills you up when you first find out about a small species of primate called the aye-aye which may or may not be the most awesome animal alive.

 

[DVMDream]

14) Having a cute gray kitten curl up under the covers right as you're about to fall asleep and lay on your arm that is freezing cold while she purrs away. 😍

 

[LMMS]

15) Discovering that you can STILL play Chopin and Beethoven on the piano even though you haven't officially sat behind a keyboard in more than 10 years!! 😀

**Film at 11... Have to get back to surgery...

 

[twelvetigers]

16) When you wake up on a Saturday/Sunday or day off and think you're late for just a second... then you realize you don't have to go anywhere. Especially when it's cold out! 🙂

17) The evening after a day of thorough house cleaning. The laundry is done, the toilets are clean, there are no dishes, no rolling hairballs... you can relax and enjoy the clean house.

 

[ninjacat]

18) Clean bed sheets
19) Showering after a really great work-out
20) Putting on a pair of jeans you haven't worn in a while and finding $20 in the pockets

 

[rosyreef]

18) Clean bed sheets
19) Showering after a really great work-out
20) Putting on a pair of jeans you haven't worn in a while and finding $20 in the pockets

Oooh, right on (with all three)!

 

[nyanko]

Only hockey players and others who do some ice sport will really appreciate this one..

21) The sound, smell and feel of the ice in the morning, when you've got the first ice slot after the rink opens. Only thing in the world worth waking up before the sun rises for. 😍

 

[Jamr0ckin]

22) Puppy breath.

23) Getting a "just because i love you" text message from your long-distance SO.

 

[luvmyleaguer]

24- Having a great ride on my horse then hopping off and her give me a hug. She always gives me a hug after I work her, and she nuzzles my stomach and licks my arms!
25- Sitting in the stall with my two horses when they are asleep. There stalls are right next to each other, and they lay down at the same time a lot. I love to sit with them and scratch them when they are napping.
26- The feeling you get when you check your phone and your school sends you a message saying: NO CLASSES DUE TO SNOW! I just got this text and jumped all around in my room. 😀

 

[Shadow23]

27) Finding quarters on the street (I am in constant need of quarters for the laundry machine and finding them in random places is oddly exhilarating)

28) Waking up three hours before your alarm goes off and realizing you still have three looong hours left to sleep 😍

Scarcelyheard - you are right! I feel oddly at peace after reading this thread.

 

[168135]

29) Putting pajama pants on as soon as they come out of the dryer.
30) It doesn't matter if you're bowling competitively or not... getting a strike or a spare is always awesome!
31) When you find out that the person who made fun of you for being a smarty pants in junior high chose McDonalds as a career... karma, baby, karma!
32) Getting a great mark on a test that you studied hard for.

 

[DVMDream]

33) Going through your Christmas presents and realizing that you never pulled out any of the money you got for Christmas...giving your checking account a decent jump and making you feel better about being able to afford interviews. 😀

 

[idahoequestrian]

34) The smell of a forest after it rains
35) Recently, the book "Inside of a Dog" by behaviorist/cognitive scientists Alexandra Horowitz (highly recommended for all dog lovers!)
36) Driving between a series of open mint fields in the summer, windows down, music up, wearing old cowboy boots and ripped jeans on the way to work at the equine clinic.

 

[VeganSoprano]

37. When you finally crawl into bed after a long day and your cat insists on spooning.

 

[thedogisgreen]

35) Recently, the book "Inside of a Dog" by behaviorist/cognitive scientists Alexandra Horowitz (highly recommended for all dog lovers!)

Oo, I'm reading this right now, it's really interesting!
38) When you get home from a long day at work and get a happy dance from your dog that always makes you smile. (And then she plops down to sit on her favorite place - your face 😀)

 

[deleted266066]

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[168135]

40) When you finally complete the DVD collection of your favorite TV show (mine is 11 seasons... it took me like 6 years!)
41) SNOW DAYS!
42) Having the bus driver call you by your name and asking you how you're doing every time you get on the bus and he's driving it.

 

[168135]

Anyone have any more?

42) When you get mad at the university on Facebook for being vague about class cancellations, the university starts being specific after a prof agrees with you. (Seriously, if 11:30 classes are on, why were you telling people that the campus re-opens at noon?)

43) Receiving actual mail... letters, cards, packages... that kind of stuff.

44) Winning things on Ebay (just won my first item.. whooo)

45) When you've lost all hope on an assignment and a classmate pays you a visit and gives you a hand.

46) When a prof is willing to provide you with a drive to the university and help you with your thesis on his day off. I love my university... the profs are AWESOME.

 

[zumazoom]

47) The first sip of coffee in the morning 😍.

 

[168135]

48) That reminds me... the new caramel cafe mocha at Tim Horton's. OMG WIN.

 

[VeganSoprano]

49. The AVECC diplomate who will be starting at my hospital soon. Woohoo!

 

[awaring1]

50. Laying down after a rough day and having your dog fall asleep on your chest.

51. Finally eating the food you have been craving all day.

52. Waking your horse up in the barn so he comes over to the stall door covered in shavings and looking all sleepy.

53. Going out to a sit-down restaurant after a month of mac & cheese and ramen noodles.

54. Heidi the cross-eyes opossum

55. The amazing support and laughs I get from my fellow SDNers 😍

 

[Ricegrad]

56. The first sip of beer after a really long week.
57. Cookies that are still warm.
58. Okapi kisses.

 

[bee83]

I love Heidi!

 

[l2vet]

59. when you feel like crap, and then a big-eyed basset hound puppy puts his head on your lap and kisses you.
60. the feeling of exhilaration and nerves just before a first date

 

[libster06]

61. Falling asleep to a thunderstorm
62. funny websites when you're down... foodnetworkhumor.com (maybe that's just me?).... AND while we're at it: 1000awesomethings.com!
63. Family and significant others
64. Best friends
65. The above two visiting you @ vet school

🙂 I love 1000 awesome things!

 

[teatime]

59. when you feel like crap, and then a big-eyed basset hound puppy puts his head on your lap and kisses you.
60. the feeling of exhilaration and nerves just before a first date

I'll add first kiss at end of said first date.

 

[twelvetigers]

And I'll add a kiss from your beloved husband/partner in crime after a long day. 🙂

Eight years next month...

 

[teatime]

And I'll add a kiss from your beloved husband/partner in crime after a long day. 🙂

Eight years next month...

Awww... that's cute. I miss my bf... 🙁

 

[kaydubs]

PANDORA
....I'm currently infatuated. This is how radio stations should be.

 

[l2vet]

PANDORA
....I'm currently infatuated. This is how radio stations should be.

👍👍👍😍

I'll add first kiss at end of said first date.

What about a first kiss from a basset hound puppy?

First kisses in general are pretty amazing.

 

[kaydubs]

I want a first kiss from a dolphin or an orca. Maybe even a manatee. Then, my life will be complete. 🤣 And, I say this in all serious 😀

 

[LetItSnow]

I want a first kiss from a dolphin or an orca. Maybe even a manatee. Then, my life will be complete. 🤣 And, I say this in all serious 😀

Their breath is atrocious. Fish-eaters, doncha know.

Um. Just so I'm not thread-jacking:

62. Any food at all, when you're at the end of a long day of backpacking.

 

[vacavet]

63. Successfully delivering a calf at 3 in the morning.
64. Palpating cows a on a freezing day.
65. Fresh smell of pine trees on a fall morning.

 

[Whyevernot55]

66. Popcorn, beer, snuggly kittens, and every season of CSI on DVD.
67. Frozen thin mints. Mmmmm.

 

[twelvetigers]

I have Pandora One and I'm listening to it RIGHT NOW. It's a requirement for studying. I would have the free version, but I got tired of exceeding the 40 hour limit, switching to another account, and then exceeding it again. 🙄

 

[l2vet]

It's not as though Pandora One is terribly expensive, either 😉

 

[wolfspeaker]

68) Successfully assisting a sow farrowing. Doesn't matter how many times you have done it, each time you save a piglet is exhilarating. Knowing that without your help that piglet would probably have suffocated(sows taking fooorrever to farrow, no contractions, narrow pelvis, etc).

Along the same lines, saving a piglet after being lain on by the sow. Some appear dead, snout blue-ish, body looking all crushed. You work on them for a couple minutes and then they take that 'first' gasping breath and you know they will be ok!



69) and because, well, it's 'that' number... Sex! (yes I said it haha)


E: TT did you use a second computer for a second account? My friend tried accessing her Pandora account on my computer, after I had reached 40 hours, and it would not let her connect. Said she didn't have any hours left. She logged in using her computer and she had hours. Just wondering how you worked around that?

 

[LittleWiz]

69) and because, well, it's 'that' number... Sex! (yes I said it haha)

👍

haha

70.) The feeling of being single. It's wonderful! After spending much of my teenage years in a relationship, it feels exhilarating to not have to answer to anyone!

 

[twelvetigers]

About Pandora... two computers and an iPhone. I can't remember what worked, but honestly, I paid the $36 in December and haven't looked back. Totally worth it to me.

 

[awaring1]

71. Getting the perfect parking spot.

72. Feeling/seeing results after working out for a few weeks.

73. Unexpected good news.

And now to cross reference some other threads...

74. New pack of highlighters/pens

75. Nutella 😍

 

[l2vet]

75. Nutella 😍

that stuff is so gross .-.

 

[awaring1]

that stuff is so gross .-.

Hey- no barfing in the awesome thread!