The zen feel of the dog laying its head on my lap. I never want to get up.
The visual creativity of the Jujutsu Kaisen bunny fight scene.
The screensaver in my office showing pictures from the my past. The memories fill me up.
Paradise season 2 episode 4, “A Holy Charge”; so sad and so uplifting, a movie in a single episode.
The feel of hitting a tennis ball (or pool shot) when I pinpoint the sweet spot and everything is as I visualized.
The moment right before I fall asleep for an afternoon nap on a lazy Saturday.
The single bite and taste of a dish that combines flavors in a creative way that makes me smile uncontrollably.
The twinkle in an engineers eyes when I describe the perfect UI that is just barely in their abilities to achieve.
The sly smirk of a user when they use something great that I conceived of.
When I can’t stop laughing and can’t breathe and need to leave the room.
Analyzing little details in media, in people, in books, and in software. Seeing the meaning in between.
For some reason this list of things that make me feel joy also make me sad at the same time. Nostalgia maybe, or maybe I love things that have multiple feelings, mixed emotions.
There are many more. Do you think about this sort of thing? Sometimes, I just don’t know exactly how weird I really am; or if the only difference is that I wrote it down.
Whatya think?