Lay off the fan, already!

Okay, let's see...

The economy is in the toilet, my husband is out of work (no fault of his own), and the paper for which I work is about as useful as earrings on a buzzard.

Yep, that pretty well sums it up. But it could be worse.

I could be living in a George Orwell novel, with a spouse that refuses to work, and be unemployed myself. Sounds like I've got it made in comparison. Can't be down all the time, right? While rose-colored glasses don't so you a whole lot of good, crap-colored lenses aren't much better.

Who wants to knit with nothing but brown yarn for the rest of their life?

So, to balance out the crumminess, I bring you a list of Cool Things That Have Happened Recently.

10. I found some new blogs to read.

9. The coffee at work today was drinkable, and there were butter cookies, too. Bonus, dude.

8. We went to a great party earlier this month. While the reason for the party was doubleplusungood (a good friend moving away, insert sad face here), the party itself was excellent.

7. This week, I made six people throw back their heads and laugh out loud.

6. My sister made chili for us. It was outstanding chili, too. With corn and little bits of potato.

5. It's cold and horrible and miserable outside, but Himself doesn't have to go out and spend the day working in it.

4. I did a good deed and bought some yarn. At the same time! Here it is:

Nice, eh? It was made in Nepal at the Kumbeshwar Technical School, so by buying it, you're helping others help themselves.

3. My husband bought me chocolate.

2. While out shopping, I ran into an old and dear friend.

And the Number One Cool Thing:

Somebody is eating big boy food!