Something who made you happy recently.

[Nick_Asano]

I don't know if I've ever felt "happy" in my life. It's not that I'm depressed, but that like love the definition is impossible to define objectively. It's when I've sought cliched happiness that I've felt the most miserable, and what makes people happy on TV makes me feel bored or underwhelmed at best or anxious and paranoid at worst. You could buy me a PS5 and a race car and I'd probably feel nothing. The closest thing to happiness for me is contentment. The thing you feel when taking a warm shower or when drinking an energy drink while listening to nostalgic music while reading a manga on a rainy Saturday morning at 5 A.M. Oddly enough for me contentment goes hand in hand with nostalgia and melancholy, but add too much melancholy and you'll just be depressed.

 

[DANDAN_THE_DANDAN]

I don't know how to be content.

Things that make me happy just makes me crave for it for far long after the stimulus had died as if it's nicotine.

Things I consider a hobby needs a certain level of motivation to put into before actually doing it, and sometimes it's just outright inaccessible like when I get writer's block or the wifi died for no apparent reason or the hesitation of sparing 20 minutes to watch an episode of nonseasonal anime.

Basically the things that make me happy will make me stressed thinking about trying to be happy, or worst, it got me hooked to the point my stress is needlessly elevated without it. How are some people able to be content?

 

[Exiled]

@DANDAN_THE_DANDAN I think contentment is something you have to actively practice. You might get it spontaneously at times, but just pursuing pleasure won't really get you that. Like you observed, you only end up wanting more pleasure.

You're content when you aren't seeking out anything, when you're just satisfied with your life as it is in the moment and aren't wanting anything else.

I don't think there's a singular method or philosophy that works for everyone, but I might as well plug Alan Watts, since he talks a lot about this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOZqGUCrje8

 

[Teddy]

Y'all obviously never been on a swing with someone you love pushing ya.

 

[hazzack]

i found this stack of things i drew/edit/animated back when i was high school.
they were crappy, but i wonder what makes me stop?

 

[Nick_Asano]

Cooking/eating pancakes (tip; cook them with butter or nothing at all, but NOT with oil), listening to songs recommended to me by my friends on MangaDex, drinking half a 2 liter of water (I didn't know how dehydrated I was until I started seeing colors), working out/stretching, sleep. I'd stayed up all day and night at the hospital for a friend who was undergoing surgery, so I needed it, along with everything else mentioned.

 

[DANDAN_THE_DANDAN]

Recently got into Vtubers, Matsuri's band aid bra video was the gateway for me... and now I'm head-deep in this neverending abyss. And even more recently did I find out that Indonesian Vtubers also exist. It's fun to look at an anime face without needing subs.

A couple days back, I spent three hours leaving timestamps and translations to Hana's recent stream. Shared it to r/VirtualYoutubers yesterday and got 120 upvotes which is nice. Found out that translating is pretty fun so rn I'm reaching out to a couple Vtuber translation channels to see if they want a new translator.

 

[BlackGeneral]

There a people in this world who think about me even when I'm not here.

 

[LonelyPerson]

Talking to a friend I haven’t spoken with in a while

 

[justforthelulz]

Friend I hadn't seen in months (since the lockdown, essentially) texted me out of nowhere, asking how I was doing.

 

[LonelyPerson]

Learning about my cousin’s life in America. Man she’s gotten way more mature than I remember. She used to be so innocent and little but here she is with a crush for goodness sake. Hah I wish sometimes I could go back in time but yeah it’s nice listening to what she’s been doing these days.

 

[pandascepter]

It's a long ago story, and i am still sad and happy about it at the same times.

My hero, i have never ever meet this person, till' this person gave me a letter.

His letter was a wish to meet me. Lying on the hospital bed, i finally can meet this person face to face. "Ah, look at you, youre growing much faster than i expected, i am sorry to make you visit me in this condition" he said it with a smile.

Don't continue if you're an emotional person.​

Spoiler

After he said that he had his last breath, i have mental breakdown there, someone who i want to meet so much just died in front of my own eyes. I dont even know what his real name is nor i get a chance to question such a thing like that. A week after his funeral i get a letter from him, he wrote this before he is dying from the illness.

And now it's my treasure because, he told me everything about what i want to know. And the truth itself.

Due to respect my hero i can't show you the letter.

 

[sterven]

Here I am middle of the fucking night starving with nothing to eat in the fridge. As I come to the inevitable conclusion that ima go hungry till morn I found an opened box of poptarts stashed away in the lower drawer. Needless to say i'm a very happy man right now.

 

[justforthelulz]

Solving one of those wooden brainteaser puzzles through focused brute force while maintaining the integrity of the puzzle's structure.

 

[sterven]

My ban finishing.

 

[Mr_Detective]

Phew! After days of struggling, sweating, stressing out, dying, and tearing my hair out, I can say that my PC build is finally completed and 99% functional!

Spoiler

Ahaha... I couldn't think of a better way to decorate the case, so it'll be like that for now.

I was inspired by this build:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGVlkdVUMAAQx2e?format=jpg&name=large
Too bad, I can't afford those fancy white motherboards and GPUs. XP Eh, doesn't matter.
I wanna put some Mega Man wallpapers in the back and by the bottom front, but that'll have to wait.

The one at the front will be a text box with Lan's face saying "Plug in, Rockman, transmission" in Japanese.

Why 99%? Because I have yet to activate my Windows. I wanted to reuse the key from my old laptop but it didn't work. I hope I can activate it over the phone somehow. If that's tied to my laptop's motherboard then I'll have to find another way. Either keygen or cheap Ebay key. Not sure if I can still get updates, though, lol.

Of course, I couldn't have done this without the help of the experts from many places on the internet. To those on this forum who offered me advice and kind encouragement, I appreciate your kindness!

Now, to clean up the boxes...

 

[pandascepter]

Noodles and Rice with some egg, and fries onion as an topping, then some good water.

 

[justforthelulz]

@Mr_Detective

Mega Man (X

I see what you did there...

 

[smugcatto]

Finally done the SAT. Mangas, I'm coming.

 

[pandascepter]

Pixiv.
pixiv now have dark theme........