The Stuff I Do Not Hate Rant

After the last couple of weeks of reading endless hate rants I thought it would be a good change to rant about what I don't hate!

So as a partial list:

I don't hate.

puppies
snowflakes
music
Skittles
boating
chess
addictively popping bubble wrap whenever I find it
and toothpaste that foams.

There I feel so much better now!

What don't you currently hate?

Cats
Puppies
Sunsets
air conditioning
shopping
sweets
internet
the color blue and you!

my family
air conditioning
exercise
bacon
pillows
learning
sharing
loving
caring
laughing
sleeping in

I currently don't hate:

The little lost dog I found today and fell in love with before I re-united him with his owner

My dog - Sossie day today so he loves me too
The sparrows in my garden
Rats
Gerbils
Dandelions
Buffy and Angel
Spartacus Blood and Sand
The four cows in the field at the bottom of my garden
The bats flittering about in the garden just as it gets dark
Stillalive
Spiderman
The Beano
Swan Lake
Ancient cylinder seals
Thoth
Anubis
Stars
Nectarines and cherries
Marc Almond





[edit on 16-8-2010 by berenike]

Nuance
The smell of pinesap
Bowhunting
Early color photographs
When kids ask honest questions
Wheat futures
Reducing waste, on any level
Pondering and entertaining contrary views, just because it feels good
The last note lingering in the air after a piano piece stops
The way lucky pennies seesaw into the gloom when they disappear down in murky water.
Moss

More....

Realizing that a great book kept me wrapped up for hours longer than I thought
Driving at night in the early fall
A well cooked, medium rare, ribeye steak
Great conversation with a friend
An honestly original and thought provoking movie twist
Swimming in the ocean
The point when you realize an acquaintance becomes a true friend
That new car smell

reply to post by Hefficide


oooh I love popping bubble wrap.
Seems i am not the only one who is far too old to be enjoying this activity.

reply to post by mumma in pyjamas


I kind of thought that being addicted to popping bubble wrap was a universal thing! Hand some to anyone and they WILL pop it!

Some more things that don't invoke my ire or wrath!

cold pizza

hearing a new song and feeling a strong attachment to the music

getting a card that the giver actually read and that actually suits you

Ben and Jerry's ice cream

First round UFC knockouts

Kevin Smith movies (even Jersey Girl)

Family functions that don't go horribly, horribly wrong!

A new electronic ANYTHING!

reply to post by Hefficide


Hefficide,

Couldn't let the opportunity pass to share the things I don't hate...

Love, ice cream and sunny days. These are the things I don't hate.

kindness, generosity, peace, understanding, intelligence, oxygen!!!

A tree, two trees, a forest. My mother, your mother, everybody's mother.

pretty things, ugly things. small things, big things. things in general...

I guess what I am trying to say is the only thing I hate is hate itself...

Thank you for the positive fibe......

Peace

A few more things...

Cold Heineken

Taking a gamble on a DVD and finding out that it's actually worth the purchase price!

Late summer nights when the air starts to cool off!

Finding long lost friends on the 'Net!

Fresh hot buttered popcorn at the theater!

Well, an exhaustive list would take quite a while to type out, so I'll keep it simple:

*Hot chicks.

*Music.

*Good movies.

*Hanging out with my hoodlum friends.

*(Most of) my family.

*A well made firearm.

*Computers.

*A few, select TV shows.

*My dog and dogs in general.

*Mama's banana pudding.

*Did I mention hot chicks?

*Also, decent looking chicks.

*And not-so-hot chicks provided a sufficient supply of alcohol.

*Books of all sorts, but particularly technical/scientific books dealing with audio.

*Most musical instruments.

*Video games, RPG's in particular.

*Learning.

*Afternoon naps.

*Fireworks.

That's enough for the time being. Cool thread.


TheAssoc.

Thanks for the replies folks! Some good stuff! It's all highly appreciated!

The Associate - I second the RPG thing! I'm a huge fan of Morrowind, Oblivion, and Fable II. Hundreds and hundreds of hours lost to those things!

Oh and to add to my list:

Anything that can be described as "chocolate inside of chocolate, then covered in chocolate" - truffles are a good example.

The sound of a child laughing.

Date night with my spouse.

Driving around in my car with the radio blasting.

Finding just the right outfit when shopping.

Getting an 8 ball break.

Baking something new and it actually turns out right.

Ahhh, a chance to express some gratitude, always a pleasure
I do not hate the following.....

sunsets
strong coffee
farmer's market
improvised music
smell of a Northwest forest
Oregon
mushroom hunting
fishing
epiphanies
friendship
exceptional herb(s)
home brewed beer
birds
flowers
mma battles (Fedor)
concerts
traveling
hugs
animals
abstract art
drum circles
ATS...of course

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