119. Let's talk honestly here

A little ambiguous I know but the other day my Best Friend came back to mine after a party and we had a good long slightly alcohol fueled chat. We discussed things that we feel uncomfortable discussing normal and just had a really nice talk. Obviously the subject of our conversation is between me and her, but it was really nice to get it out in the open, talking to someone about things that have been on your mind is such a release. I love having deep chats with her like that. I know we will have more in the future, it's one of the many highlights of having a Best Friend and I really like hearing her opinion on things. She makes me smile, it isn't limited to this occasion (yeah your pretty great, did you know that?).

118. The local in a pub

The other day I was in a pub (shocking news I know) and there was an old man (probably drunk) obviously a local who got the bartender to give him the pub guitar and came over to a small group trying to get one of us to play it. Now had one of our Musical Friends been there they would have been straight in there, he just happened to approach an odd group of teenagers of which only two people actually knew how to play a guitar, and they knew very little. Eventually one of these took the guitar and played the only few tunes he knew but the local was insistant on getting someone to play properly so when another group of teens came in (we knew them vaguely from school but they sat elsewhere) he approached one of the lads put his hand on their back and without even asking just handed them the guitar. He was a harmless old man who had nothing but good intentions even if he went the wrong way about it. When we left he told us to have a good night and it made me smile quite a bit.

117. Dancing through the streets at night

I have only done this a few times and not recently but I was in need of some head clearing time last night. At 1 o'clock in the morning I danced through the empty streets near where I live. I lay on a bench looking up at the stars and planes, I ran down a hill in the middle of the road, I sat on a high wall and watched the occasional car go past. I felt alive. Although it did not clear my head exactly it settled it down, that disconnection from everything helped. It made me think about however lonely we are, we're together in that loneliness (was that gushy enough? I felt I needed a but of cheesyness). I think the highlight of the night would have to be hugging the tree in the middle of our local roundabout (well a roundabout near my house). It really made me smile.

116. Buying a pen of my favourite variety

I have a favourite pen. Now I know this may be a little strange (my Best Friend does aswell, although we have different pen taste luckily) but there is a style of pen that -for me- gives the best line and just has the edge over all other pens. Before I found this pen I used to value Bic above all others (similar to a song I once heard live "If I'm gonna use a biro, it's gonna be Bic") however for my birthday (possibly last year) my Music Friend bought me a pen from Paper Chase and I haven't looked back since, I can't tell you how many of these I have been though, she started a love affair and it's still going strong. Of course I do use other pens, there are others that I like aswell but for me nothing compares to the Mechanical Pens from Paper Chase. My Mum bought me two new ones today it pretty much made my week.

115. Getting merry at luchean

My Literary Friend strikes again. It was his birthday a couple of weeks ago and he decided to celebrate his turning 18 he would hold a series of luncheans for his different Friends. It was our turn the other day and it was wonderful. He served a salad for staters, a lamb thing (I had the word for it until I started typing) with gnocci and my Music Friend made a victoria sponge with strawberry's in the middle for desert. It was all beautiful I don't normally eat salad but the dressing was beautiful, I haven't ever had gnocci or lamb something that good before (he is going to teach my Best Friend and me to make it) and the victoria sponge I just can't describe (after writing about each course I was sorely tempted just to put Mmmmmmmmmmmm because while thinking about it all thats what I'm doing in my head). We had wine with the meal and so everyone got quite merry (not drunk I should add) and we had some really nice chats. I can't think of a time I have been that merry that early (except possibly at my Family Friends birthday party) but it was lovely and although when I got home I was fed spagetti meatballs and fell into a food coma, it was a beautiful day. Of course when merry one cannot help but smile.

114. Getting drunk poetry sent to you

The other day I was just going about my daily business and I recieved this text from a girl I met when staying with my Long Distance Friend:
Dearest Rosalind,
Long Distance Friend (she reffered to him with his real name but for the sake of disgression I do not) and myself may or may not be slightly inebriated, so here is an ode to brighten your afternoon.
It is sunny here in Kent,
It's 30 degrees,
It's the end of lent,
Trees Trees Trees.
Love (a whimsical combanation of there names I will also not reveal)

I sent a short poem in return:
It's also sunny in the north,
it feels like summer has burst forth,
Your ode really made me smile,
It's better than what I can compile.
Enjoy inebriation.

To which I got:
Pickles are nice
Like ice and mice,
But not lice,
Fudging grass in my mouth (well he used a less child friendly word)
Love Long Distance Friend

We have an Eccentric Friendship I must say but they really made me smile.

113. Being fed toast while intoxicated

As previously mentioned the other day I went to a house party a Friend of mine threw and when we got back from this party at I think around 2 in the morning my Practically Sister dunkenly put on some toast and fed it to me and my Best Friend (who were both intoxicated aswell her more than me). There is something about food when you are in that drunken state that is nicer than it is normally. We have gone through midnight pasta, doritos and salsa, my Good Friend is particularly anamoured to these not-nice-when-sober chips from a local pizza house and I'm sure there have been many others. This time it was toast and it was glorious, really made my morning.

112. The drunken one flip-flopped cyclist

At a booze fulled party there is always one person who does something that really makes you smile. This time it was my Practically Sisters Ex who lost a flip flop. Upon not being able to find said flip flop he decided he could do without and just set off home on his bike with one flip flop, does that image not make you smile? It does me.

111. Getting 'I'm glad your not dead' texts

"Had the most HORRIBLE dream ud died. Was awful. Dont ever, ever die" this was the text I recieved from my Best Friend the other day (considering she's supposed to be a Grammar Nazi this is below par on that front). I quickly replied reassuring her I was not dead and got "Oh thank goodness. Beware of planes and deserts. Lots of love". A series of brilliant texts I must say and she did explain it later to me but I don't think it needs the added explanation for here. They really made me smile both of them.

110. Eating in the garden with Friends

The other day my Good Friend called me up and said "Hey, I'm making some chilli but I don't want to eat tea alone fancy coming round?" Now my Sisters aren't really a fan of anything vagually 'hot' (they put cream in Tikka Masala, lots of cream) so I jumped at the chance. It was her, my Best Friend and me all in the garden on a nice sunny evening just chilling and eating our chilli. There is something so lovely about sitting outside to eat, it feels like summer has come early. Anyway it really made my day.

109. Having a childish birthday party

I may have mentioned but I turned 18 recently and to celebrate this as well as having a Family Friend party I also had a party with all my similarly aged Friends. Now the average 18th would be a drunken celebration that half the people their didn't remember however I went for something slightly different. I decided to go for a party echoing that of my childhood, a picnic out in my garden with cocktail sausages, sausage rolls, homemade pizza, an 18 shaped cake, jelly and ice-cream. I dressed in dungerees with a huge red t-shirt, pigtails and had a tiara on my head. Like all dress up parties some people made the effort (and I loved them for it) and some people were less enthusiastic but even so it was a beautiful day. I brought out my teddy bears, the whole day made me smile.

108. Having a 'scent'

For a while I have been looking for a signiture scent, one people smell and go 'ah that smells like Roz'. I have been told occasionally I smell like soap and my Ex used to say I smelt like Treseme. Although they are both nice smells, soap is a little bland and I use whatever shampoo/conditioner thats in the house (at the time of the Ex it was just Treseme). I have always longed for something a little more memorable. For a while now every time we go to this shop down my room I have been sprizing myself with 'I want candy' and for my birthday my Little Sister bought it for me. I love smelling of 'I want candy' it's a beautiful smell (well I think so at least) and maybe in time thats what people will come to know me as smelling like (when I can remember to put it on). Anyway 'I want candy' makes me smile.

107. It's strawberry season

Well at least I'm pretty sure it is, as you might have guessed I bought some strawberries and they were beautiful. I sprinkled on a little sugar and sat leisurely sat eating them on the roof (well the extension roof my window opens onto). The sun was shining down and I was reading a really good book (An Abundance of Katherines by John Green I would definitely recommend it). There is something so beautiful about the strawberry, everytime you eat one it's like a mouthful of joy, especially when they are nice and strawberry-e (they also make strawberry jam thus strawberry tarts it's a cornucopia of lovelyness). It was a beautiful moment and it really made me smile.

106. "Spring is here, Spring is here, life is skittles, life is beer"

"I think the loveliest time of the year is the Spring. I do, don't you? 'Course you do." (Sorry got a bit carried away with my Tom Lehrer quotation).
I realised the other day that I haven't done a post about how much I like Spring yet even though it has been in the air for a while now. I just love it when you can begin to shrug off your winter coat and walk outside without a jacket (sometimes). Another thing I enjoy about Spring is I can crack out my Flip-Flops, my feet can be free once more, glorious. Things are easier and people are happier in the Spring thats just the way it goes. The thought of it being Spring really cheers me up (and the sun being out adds to that joy).

105. Quote of the night (well it was funny at the time)

Everyone has those nights (sometimes alcohol fuelled sometimes not) where someone says something and suddenly it's hysterically funny, it goes down in everyones head as quote of the night. It could also be know as an inside joke in some cases, as when said it will promt everyone who was there to burst into fits of giggles and get odd looks from any unknowing party present. The other night we had "It taste like ribena" and "I just don't know how to quit you", I could explain both stories but at the end I would only end up saying that annoying line everyone says after an explanation 'you had to be there' becuase most of the time it's true. Anyway it really made me smile and "I wish I knew how to quit you".

104. Sherlock Holmes and Watson

I am ashamed to say I have never read any Sherlock Holmes books although I am planning on at some point. However I have seen the new film and the BBC modern adaptation. What is brilliant about both of these is the relationship between Holmes and Watson they are just like an old married couple they love to hate each other. What ensues when you get an opposite paring such as they are is comic genius and in both versions you can tell the actors were enjoying it emmensly. Anyway my Best Friend and I only had one lesson the other day so we spent the rest of the day sat at mine watching the BBC's Sherlock it was brilliant I would definately recommend both that and the Robert Downey Junior version (I don't know how close they are to the original book but sometimes it doesn't matter. Anyway it really made me smile and I'm going to leave you with what was voted the World's second funniest joke about this whimsical pair:

"Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip, and after finishing their dinner they retire for the night, and go to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." "I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes" exclaims Watson. "And what do you deduce from that?" Watson ponders for a minute. "Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe. What does it tell you, Holmes?" "Watson, you idiot!" he exclaims, "Somebody's stolen our tent!"

103. Seasonal treats

We all know that christmas time brings about the chrismas pudding (which I dislike), the yule log, mulled wine (heaven in a cup) and many more. But it's Easter I'm bringing up today yes Easter Eggs are a large part of that but commercially it's the Cream Egg which tops the list of Easter treats. I know a few people who dislike the Cream Egg infact my Best Friend doesn't eat them (if she gets any she gives them to me, it's brilliant) but personally I enjoy them. Not only do I enjoy eating them but I enjoy the different ways people find to eat them. My Little Sister also has a tendency to randomly buy me cream eggs and slip them into my pocket. It really makes me smile.

102. Planning train journeys for the imaginary future

This September my Friends and I are off on that great adventure they call University where we break our parently ties and strike out on our own... scary stuff. Anyway as we are all planning on going to different parts of the country (well me and a couple others are in the south and everyone else is up north) we have discussed visiting each other and one of the things I really enjoy doing is looking a train tickets to all the different places. There is a depressing aspect to this as it will cost about £54 to see my Best Friend. However my Old Friend is going to a University near the seaside and it costs £20 (or less) to go see her for the weekend, the fact that I am going to be £20 away from the sea makes me happy indeed (and do not fear Best Friend I'll not eat for a couple of weeks so I can afford the train up to you). I was exploring visiting everyone and even though these were compleately hypothetical trips they made me smile.

101. A nice answerphone message

Now I normally dislike the answerphone especially mine as it costs me 10p to hear someone ask me to ring them back (which in turn costs more). It would be much easier for both parties if they would just text me the information. I also don't like leaving answerphone messages as I tend towards the rambly I don't make my point or I repeat things several times. Basically answerphones make me nervous. I also have a worry that the other person will not get the message. However when I reluctantly dialed 901 to recieve my message the other day and heard "Roz, I love you" it made my day. You might have become excited about my romantic prospects, sorry to dissapoint, it was not from a tall dark gorgeous man but from my Long Distance Friend and sadly our relationship is nothing more than platonic (this is not a rom-com 'Just Friends' case) but it's beautiful to be told someone loves you. It is also nice to know that when I feel down I can pay 10p for a pick me up. It really made my day.

100. Having a BIRTHDAY

Everyone has one whether they celebrate it or not. When you do celebrate it, they are wonderful, I have had a birthday weekend pretty much and it has set my happiness levels up enough to last me weeks. So many nice things have happend on my birthday I'm just going to list a few for you:
- It's the 100th day of the year and so I now have a bank of 100 reasons to be happy
- Champagne breakfast (well cheap fizzy wine but its the same difference)
- Birthday chocolates from our local cafe
- Lunch in the sunshine
- Becoming 18 and buying my first alcohol (I bought a bottle of Cointreau mainly so I could say the first legal alcohol I bought was Cointreau that'll be a tale for the grandkids)
- Chinese for tea with my friends
- Lounging in the sun
- Getting an email from past me (spooky eh?)
- Presents
- Birthday messages
I could go on and on basically it has been a wonderful day and I've been smiling all day so I think general birthday sums up why I am excessively cheerful today.

99. Getting a bunch of flowers

It may be the cliche of every womans dream, and I did not think I would love it as much as I did, but at my party (one day before my birthday), I got given a bunch of flowers by my Godmother and it was a beautiful. That was the first bunch of flowers I have ever recieved and I hope it wont be the last. There is just something about getting a bunch of flowers (especially one that nice) that makes you feel warm inside and when I find a suitible varse they are going to be put in my room so I can see them when I get up every day (well until they die but lets not think about that). It really put a smile on my face.

98. Chicken Pie

My Little Sister is the chef of the family, I mean the rest of us can cook but just not to her standards. One of her best dishes I have to say is her chicken pie it just has that something, it's chickeny goodness wrapped up in pastry. There is something inherently good about chicken pie partly the warmth and the feeling you get when you take a bite, the way it fills your mouth. Whenever we have it, it really makes my day.

97. Glittery hot chocolate

At the cafe down the road from my house they put edible glitter on the top of their hot chocolate and it always makes me smile as after I have drunk it I know that I have a glittery belly. I don't think I need to say anymore if you don't understand you probable never will (just think about having a glittery belly for a moment). It really made my day.

96. Watching a circle of 20 year olds play pass the parcel

My Older Sister turned twenty on Wednesday and to celebrate she had a party with kiddy food and a game of pass the parcel. It was wonderful watching them all sat round in a circle like children again (my don't I sould olf and introspective) and I know that I will probably be just like that two years from now (well actually in a little more than a week it is my party which will be even more childish than hers so I'm already there). Anyway it quite made my day.

95. Neighbours everybody needs good neighbours (I am refering to the TV program)

After reading the title you may have lost a little respect for me as if you have ever watched Neighbours it is not the best show in the world I must say. Still every week when I go round to my Old Friend's house before rainbows, we watch it together (she watches it everyday but I don't have the commitment) and it never fails to make me smile. Nothing happens fast if something is going to happen it is highly likely you will hear about it two weeks before, but there is something nicely predictable about it that I can't help but love. So every Tuesday, when I sit down and watch it, my heart will lift and I thank god I don't live on Ramsey Street.

94. Wearing ties to school

In our school we have a dress code for 6th form (the rest of the school get a uniform) office style clothing boys have to wear ties girls however do not (which is sensible as girls dont normally wear ties in offices). I however have a collection of ties as one day I plan to create a tie skirt (once I have the time and the ties) and I decided I needed a chance to display these. So everyday I get up in the morning and put on the tie of my choice and wear it with pride. It makes me happy inside.

93. Spinny chairs... with wheels

There is just something about them that is brilliant. You don't have to stand up to go anywhere, you just look completely ridiculas propelling yourself along. One of the brilliant things I find is people lose all shame as soon as they sit on them, it's almost as if suddenly it's socially acceptable to spin like a child and push yourself from one end of the room to the other. Though my floor is carpeted and not as easy to role about on as most, I still find myself rocking to get myself to the other end of the room instead of standing up. It makes me smile.

92. Dancing on the roof

This sounds alot more exciting that you are probably going to find it but I will go on. A few years ago we got an extention on our house and so you can now climb out of my bedroom window onto that extension and when its hot (which is rare) I enjoy just going out there and reading or some other odd pursuit. Yesterday I decided I was going to blast my music (well turn it as high as it could go which isn't high as it is only a laptop) and do a bit of dancing on the roof. As you can probably guess by now it really made my day.
(At one point one of the neighbours came out of their back door and I had to hide just incase they saw me... I don't know why I felt the need to hide, it was almost instinctive, it also made it a little more exciting).

91. Making a bubble beard and pretending to be a distunguished old man

This one I know may seem a little bit childish especially when I tell you that I did this alone in the bath. But sometimes all you need to make your day is a beard of bubbles made from bubble bath and a pretend pipe; or maybe thats just me. Jolly good old chap.

90. Bad driving (not dangerous)

The other day my Best Friend dropped my Best Male Friend off at work and then went to pick him up after his shift to take him to drama (she was driving she passes last week). She is a good driver I know this as I have been in the car with her quite alot since she passed (unlike me she takes every opportunity to take her mums car out). However on this particular day we just couldn't seem to get the lanes right (I say 'we' as I attempted to direct her at some of them) and there was alot of lane straddling, switching lanes in the middle of a roundabout, misscommunication as to which way we were going to take etc. Although this should have been bad there was no other drivers affected (well only once or twice) and no possible collisions so it was quite safe bad driving. Looking back it was just really amusing we all have those days while driving and although it shouldn't have, it really made my day.

89. Getting complimented on your choice of shoes by a stranger

The other day I went to a visit day at my potential university (if I get the grades I go there if I don't, Gap Year) and there were many things brilliant about this day. This little moment however really made me smile, we were being lead back to the foyer and she just leaned over and told me she really liked my shoes we ended up having a little chat about the course after that. It's nice to know that your style is appreciated by strangers and maybe next year she won't be quite so strange, really made my day.