happiness is
i haven't been very good at being... well, at being, lately. probably won't post again until april (and won't be commenting from friday onwards), so: have a lovely spring, for those of you who do have spring, and all the best to the now-j3s who are waiting on results of various kinds, and all the best to everyone, really, whatever you are doing now and wherever you are or are going.

on that cheerful (?) note, a meme from wao, because i like this sort of thing.

Comment and I'll give you a letter (if you want); then you have to list 10 things you love that begin with that letter. Afterwards, post this in your journal (if you want) and give out some letters of your own.


1. Joseph Brodsky's poetry -- Brodsky is my Kent of poetry, by which i mean that he is the one poet whose work resonates with me, even if i cannot provide an objective defence or explanation of this. i posted some of his poems in fic posts, last year; here is a site with more of his work.

2. June -- a month i associate with holidays, and sunshine, and relaxation. especially holidays, eheh. the Junes of 2005 and 2006 were particularly important to me, for reasons not limited to the overseas trips embarked upon.

3. Jocke & co. -- which is a cheater's way of saying Kent. sorry, it had to be done.

4. JC nostalgia -- nostalgia of all sorts, really. but yes: while the JC years were not all sunshine and roses, they were good years, and i have many important memories from them.

5. the benign variant of jamais vu -- old things seeming new and fresh and bright and full of promise, all over again. realising, perhaps on a particularly sunny blue-skied day, where i am now, literally and metaphorically. rediscovering old songs, or books, or things which made me smile once and perhaps still do. (jamais vu in the usual sense, however, scares me. i like retaining my memories, thankyou.)

6. the Jurassic Park themes -- i'm fonder of soundtracks that rely more on piano and less on sweeping orchestral pieces (yann tiersen's work, for a start) but the Jurassic Park themes will always have a place in my heart. i adored the book and movie, i adored the soundtrack, and the opening theme also reminds me of RGS, because the school band used to play it when welcoming guests of honour. *laughs*

downloads: Jurassic Park (Welcome To) | Jurassic Park Theme

7. jangly guitars -- so lovely and upbeat. there's that link with The Smiths, too, since the phrase tends to crop up in descriptions of their sound.

8. Japanese food -- ahahaha, i could go on forever. sushi! wagashi! teriyaki anything! katsu curry! pocky! omu rice! and so on, and so on.

9. particularly striking juxtapositions -- especially if irony is involved somewhere.

10. January and other beginnings -- i am ambivalent about change, but there is something hopeful about beginnings, all the same.