Things That Make Me Smile

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  1. The new Roots album, Game Theory.

http://myspace.com/theroots

  1. The new Outkast album and film.

  2. The LA Seminar

  3. Riding my long-board down a HYUGE hill and not falling on my ass after getting a bad case of speed wobbles.

  4. Buddy Wakefield’s poetry

  1. The fact that no matter how many times I email Cressey, Cosgrove, TC, or any other contributor on this site, they always have great advice and feedback although I’m sure they’re getting sick of me. :slight_smile: Respect.

  2. The Politics Forum getting back on track…maybe.

  3. The sweat on the small of a girl’s back in the gym when she’s resting between squats.

  4. The sweat on the small of a girl’s back in the bedroom when she’s resting between, uh, rounds.

  5. Putting an extra 25 lbs on someone’s bench press max by merely getting them to set up properly.

  6. Red Stripe beer and a cigar.

  7. The looks of shock on my friend’s faces when I actually enjoy a beer and cigar…

  8. Not blaming shit on genetics.

  9. The white Biotest box sitting on my porch when I come home from a long day.

  10. Good Will Hunting

  11. Chuck Palahniuk, Craig Clevenger, David Sedaris, Craig Davidson, Dave Eggers, Denis Johnson and many other bad-ass authors.

  12. Stuffed Chicken breast with sundried tomatoes, feta cheese and onion.

  13. Trying to get my pull-up total back up after gaining 30+ lbs and realizing I can’t do nearly as many as I used to.

  14. Breaking a new max on my deadlift everytime I try. And then realizing that I probably didn’t push it quite hard enough last time if I’m constantly adding weight.

  15. Telling the truth and not having to remember a myriad of lies that I’d most likely trip over and give myself away anyways.

  16. Slamming a protein shake first thing in the morning while in the shower.

What makes you smile?

-Nate

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You longboard? That’s awesome… I’ve got a 32 inch Sector 9 I use for around campus… whenever I’m not too sore from legs.

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Man, that’s alot of stuff! I’ll just go with ‘pussy’, it kinda looks like smile if you turn it sideways.

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[quote]Go heavy fool wrote:
Man, that’s alot of stuff! I’ll just go with ‘pussy’, it kinda looks like smile if you turn it sideways.[/quote]

Yea, but your girl will freak out if you turn your head sideways and say “look! it’s smiling at me!”

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  1. My wife & daughter when they’re happy.

  2. Improving my lifts and staying uninjured (which isn’t happening right now).

  3. Staking a claim to the only power rack at my employer’s gym before another employee can.

  4. Accidentally dropping weights after midnight at my employer’s gym and hopefully disturbing the employees sleeping upstairs.

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I just walked a total of 70 blocks (went the wrong way first, hehe, then had to double back) in flip flops only to find out that the place isn’t showing the UFC despite the fact that they announced and posted on the internet that they were.

Since my roommate bitched out and I’m new here and don’t know anyone else on campus, I was by myself. He promised to call if he found some shit to do…I get back and he’s gone with no call. Is there really anything worse than having to live with a bitch ass roommate? Only Jack Daniels is going to make me smile at this point.

By the way, sorry, I just had to share it with someone or else start my own ufc in the parking lot.

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Finding a movie that doesn’t suck. You all need to check out Poseidon. It was better than I thought it would be…much better.

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Are you sure number 18 makes you smile?

…I like getting a ‘special’ picture message from a certain someone every once in a while.

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  1. Getting random calls at night from my beloved ex boyfriend while he’s out with other girls and him ruining all his the dates because of his need to talk to me
    (he moved away from me so we had to break it off)

  2. going out at 6 am to throw javelin with my A&M friend on a field that overlooks this stunning lake

  3. How beautiful the south african non-reverse discus throw is

  4. seeing and flirting with my personal trainer and him flirting back
    (he is Gorgeous)

  5. dropping tapioca balls in my drinks(did I speel that right? Tapioca…)

  6. Seeing the moon through my window at night when Im laying in my furry bed-and then waking up to the wierd watery lights that are on my ceiling (from the sun reflecting my pool going through my window)

  7. the new Outkast album

  8. having private girls night out parties-renting a stretch limo-everybody dancing out of the sunroofs-and going to good clubs

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  1. little kids

  2. volunteering

  3. good books

  4. accomplishing goals

  5. girls that grab me by my superman belt buckle, pull me close, and say dirty things about “kryptonite”.

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[quote]julia87 wrote:

  1. going out at 6 am to throw javelin with my A&M friend on a field that overlooks this stunning lake

  2. How beautiful the south african non-reverse discus throw is

  3. the new Outkast album

[/quote]

Incredibly hot.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
Finding a movie that doesn’t suck. You all need to check out Poseidon. It was better than I thought it would be…much better.[/quote]

Really? Those previews scared me away from that one. I suppose I’ll check it out now, I wish I had known it was decent while it was still playing in IMAX…

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[quote]Bauer97 wrote:
Professor X wrote:
Finding a movie that doesn’t suck. You all need to check out Poseidon. It was better than I thought it would be…much better.

Really? Those previews scared me away from that one. I suppose I’ll check it out now, I wish I had known it was decent while it was still playing in IMAX…

[/quote]

It was one of the better showings of action that I’ve seen in a while. I never saw the previews, but I think more people should have given it a chance. After the first 5-10 minutes or so, it picks up speed and pretty much stays that way.

It wasn’t a true remake of the original aside from the basic premise of the boat turning over. It’s like the real reason most guys even saw Titanic the first time before we realized it was a love story…to watch a ship blow the fuck up and sink. The opening sequence is all CGI except for two closeups and it was done well.

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-All posts by Bastard X (if they don’t make you smile you have a stick up your ass)

-Flipping the big tire

-FOOD

DD

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  1. All Roots albums except The Tipping Point

  2. Guinness

  3. Strong chicks

  4. Summer nights

  5. Getting close to being able to deadlift six plates and benching four

  6. Football season is about to start

  7. This clip from Chapelle’s Show: - YouTube

  8. Salma Hayek

  9. Aqua Teen Hunger Force

  10. Catch-22 (Definitely not the movie, though)

  11. '69 Chevelles

  12. A Triple Play

  13. Boo Berry cereal

  14. Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary

  15. Walking barefoot in the grass

  16. Die Hard

  17. Sushi

  18. Goal-line stands

  19. A well played piano piece

  20. The Harlem Globetrotters

…and much more.

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  1. My truck when it’s clean.
  2. My yard when it’s mowed
  3. When MJ is happy
  4. When my son is behaving
  5. The first sip of a cold beer on a hot afternoon.
  6. Clocking off of work.
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Here’s a short list:

  1. Finding a simple love note from my husband, stuck to my speedometer.
  2. Listening to my old cat snore.
  3. My Indian starting on the first kick.
  4. Moving heavy shit at work while the younger guys watch and rattle off a littany of excuses.
  5. The greeting ceremonies of waterfowl.
  6. Baby ducks.
  7. Hummingbird wars at the feeders.
  8. Having one of the USAPL powerlifters at the gym tell me my squat form is quite good and that I’m breaking parallel.
  9. Milk Duds and cold milk.
  10. The word “Remission”.
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  1. summer nights
  2. the feeling of accomplishment after a great lift
  3. hanging out with the boys
  4. rugby
  5. entourage
  6. Muse
  7. “trying” to pick up
  8. life
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  1. Being so wore out on leg day that I can’t do anything but sit down for 30 minutes after.

  2. My new Tahoe

  3. My GF when she starts a sentence with “Umm” because it always precedes a request to get it on.

  4. The girls at the coffee shop

  5. Hanging with the boys

  6. Golf

  7. Limewire

  8. My new Converse shoes

  9. This site

  10. Family Guy

  11. Using my Husky as a pillow

  12. Using my Husky as an ottoman

  13. Rough housing with my Husky at the beach.

  14. Seeing my lab live more comfortably even though she’s got displagia. (swimming does wonders)

  15. Anchorman

  16. Greg Behrendt’s “Uncool” DVD

  17. The prospect of Fall drawing near

  18. The Detroit Tigers

  19. The Michigan/Ohio state rivalry

  20. FOOTBALL

B.

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  1. The kids going back to school tomorrow.

  2. My children and hubby

  3. Completing a workout without one person bothering me.

  4. Watching my children play sports.

  5. Breaking PRs

  6. Coming home to an empty house

  7. My gym

  8. Surge

  9. Getting a heavier tire at the gym