infectious

They say that good cheer is infectious, so if anyone is in need of some happy they should come on over and soak me up.

I’m in a really good mood; the kind where I’m sitting at my desk grinning happily at nothing in particular. It’s all bubbles and giggles over in my corner, so you’ve been warned – I’m kind of obnoxious at the moment, but I am too happy to care.

Last night I went to the mall and bought a big pile of clothing for our adopted family. It was really fun trying to think of what someone else might like – I picked up some really cute things that I hope they’ll enjoy. I spent more than I had intended and bought things off the wish list that weren’t on the cards I took, but so what. With Friendmas is up in the air, I really only have one person to buy presents for (and he makes it really hard to do because he sucks) – so my overflow need to shower others with gifts will be applied to the family. They get things they need, I get to go shopping for presents, and I bank a little bit of karma – it’s win win all around.

The weather looked promising when I woke up, so I dressed warmly (go go plaid docs) and rode Lola in to work. I managed to snag an invite to the CBC Open House Tweetup to meet Canada’s Boyfriend, and my scooter would provide an easy way to get there and back without worrying about travel time. I’m really glad I went – I didn’t realize this until after, but this was likely the first event I had been to without dragging any of my crew along. That doesn’t sound like much until you realize that I went to a large event filled with strangers with no safety net planned in advance – and that is huge.

The Tweetup was *awesome*. I met so many cool people, saw some old favourites, and George himself fondled my iPad several times. After donating to the Food Bank, I wandered around for a bit before I had to come back to the office (where there were two packages waiting for me – hooray!). It’s gorgeous outside; a perfect winter scoot – and I am just .. content. A little hungry, but content. Stuff is good. And inside my head, it’s just awesome.