Things that Impress or Please you, or make you Happy...

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Things that Impress or Please you, or make you Happy...

This thread is kind of a counter thread to the "Things that annoy you..." thread (which, btw, is one of my favorite threads here)!

I just thought for the new year we could use a thread that deals with the things that compensate for life's annoyances and help us remember those things or situations we are grateful for.

First up, I'll offer a little website called "movieforums.com" :)

Re: Things that Impress or Please you, or make you Happy...

Pizza, cheeseburgers, and chocolate.

In a word, ART.

In a few more words:

Music:

Impresses:

Ensemble vocal européen / Philippe Herreweghe - Come falda di neve from Lagrime di San Pietro (1994), composed by Roland de Lassus
https://youtu.be/Ph75Q99XgWw?si=wxeHc1JI6SwOc9U7

Pleases:

Junko Yagami - MISS D.J. from Communication (1985)

https://youtu.be/lw1LwbYcbO4?si=Li4_MYWUHH8mvR9E

Makes me happy:

Noriko Sakai - Guanbare (1988) (Single)

https://youtu.be/_yDvSEim2_Y?si=OsMKcDSP59iWBRKX

Film:

Impresses:

Hiroshi Teshigahara - Woman in the Dunes (1964)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9xlqmyqftU

Pleases:

John Woo - Once a Thief (1991)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GOx5UwnZD4

Makes me happy:

Raoul Walsh - The Strawberry Blonde (1941)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUrSwmp4CjI

Painting:

Impresses:

Fra Angelico - Coronation of the Virgin

https://i.imgur.com/1vbAAyk.png

Pleases:

Edward Hopper - Nighthawks

https://i.imgur.com/0878Dy8.png

Makes me happy:

Matsuura Shiori - Hot Days

https://i.imgur.com/sQk2VYE.png

Literature:

Impresses:

Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Brothers Karamazov

“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”

Pleases:

Yukio Mishima - Patriotism

“At his leisure, the lieutenant allowed the unforgettable spectacle to engrave itself upon his mind. With one hand he fondled the hair, with the other he softly stroked the magnificent face, implanting kisses here and there where his eyes lingered. The quiet coldness of the high, tapering forehead, the closed eyes with their long lashes beneath faintly etched brows, the set of the finely shaped nose, the gleam of teeth glimpsed between full, regular lips, the soft cheeks and the small, wise chin…”

Makes me happy:

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki - The Key

“After looking at myself in the mirror, I looked at Satsuko. I could not believe that we were creatures of the same species. The uglier the face in the mirror, the more extraordinarily beautiful Satsuko seemed. If that ugly face were only uglier, I thought regretfully, Satsuko would look even more beautiful.”

Nothing feels better than when a meeting gets cancelled. My reaction every time a cancellation pops up on Outlook:

https://i.postimg.cc/SQMG0mKG/giphy-1.gif

Originally Posted by Torgo (Post 2429469)

Nothing feels better than when a meeting gets cancelled. My reaction every time a cancellation pops up on Outlook:

https://i.postimg.cc/SQMG0mKG/giphy-1.gif

Percentage-wise, it is 100% easier not to do things than to do them. And so much fun not to do them, especially when you are supposed to do them. In terms of, like, instant relief, cancelling plans is like heroin. It is an amazing feeling. Such instant joy.--John Mulaney

Re: Things that Impress or Please you, or make you Happy...

I'm happy Captain Steel made this thread.

Things that always make happy.
1) Smell of the moist soil after the monsoon season's first rainfall.

2) Understated warm sound of a nice Cedar top, classical guitar.

3) Sitting on the beach behind my ancestral home at nights, & listening to the waves lashing. Even better if the moon is out & it partially lits up the sea.

4) The song 'O Sajana Barkha Bahar Aayi' from the movie Parakh.

5) Running into my first crush (has happened only once in the past decade) or looking at her pictures when I clean the cupboard & find photo albums from school & college days.

6) My mum making any of my favourite dishes.

7) Eating ice cream at midnight.

I was impressed by the length, depth and production values of @Mr Minio's post!
It almost seems like he was preparing for this thread before it even existed! ;)

Re: Things that Impress or Please you, or make you Happy...

I like it when I find interesting things at my local record store---that are not expensive!

Originally Posted by Captain Steel (Post 2429586)

It almost seems like he was preparing for this thread before it even existed! ;)

Nah, just cooked up some stuff on the fly.

I’m grateful for my excellent health. Which, according to my internist, is 99% due to the fact that I walk for 2 hours every day. I don’t take good health for granted, that’s for sure.

One in 8 American women has breast cancer. I’ve managed to dodge that bullet, which is something else I’m grateful for.

When I get in somebody’s car and it’s not a trashcan.

Re: Things that Impress or Please you, or make you Happy...

Meeting up with a friend you've not managed to see in about a year. :)

Originally Posted by honeykid (Post 2430063)

Meeting up with a friend you've not managed to see in about a year. :)

Hmmm, if I haven’t seen that person for a year, there must be a reason. :p

A handmade pan ExtravaganZZa from Domino's Pizza always makes me happy.

Originally Posted by Mesmerized (Post 2430221)

A handmade pan ExtravaganZZa from Domino's Pizza always makes me happy.

Because of YOU!!!!!
Because of you, i now order this.

:D

I was almost involved in a 3 way collision in the supermarket this morning involving me, another man and a woman, we all stumbled around each other awkwardly and said "sorry, sorry, sorry" in quick succession.

Things that Impress or Please you, or make you Happy...

People that are honest, genuine, and overall friendly.

Originally Posted by ynwtf (Post 2430275)

Because of YOU!!!!!
Because of you, i now order this.

:D

I order this once a month with an order of cinnamon twists - with an extra icing cup. I'm ordering tonight. 🙂