Happy phone calls/messages

Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone today in 1876. It got me thinking about happy phone calls and messages I've gotten or made over the years. Here are a few:

• One year my parents called me up on my birthday and deliberately left me the funniest birthday message of them singing the "Happy Birthday" song to me. It was so funny and I kept it on my phone for ages.
• When my cousin and other friends call me to tell me they've got engaged.  Those really are the happiest phone calls because they've allowed me to share in their joy and it really is a lovely feeling in every sense. I do a literal happy dance when I hear such news.
• When I found out my brother and sister got into the colleges they wanted to go to they called me. Education is the best thing to have and the fact that they were going off to study what they wanted to study an be where they wanted to be was a source of joy for me.
•  When I call friends out of the blue, just because I can, I like hearing how happy they are and hearing about how things are going. They all make me smile.
• When I called my parents to tell them I got the job I've always wanted, they said they were proud of me. It's not like they haven't said so before, but it's always nice to hear them say that. I've always wanted to make them proud because I'm proud to be their daughter.

These phone calls/messages make me happy that Mr. Graham Bell made the telephone. If only because he made a machine that can spread joy far and wide.

If I could go into space

So, I'm very proud of my Mum because she's in a study at Michigan State University doing exercises that someday perhaps astronauts in space will do as well. (They're testing out what would be most effective for astronauts to do to keep them fit and healthy.) Why am I writing about this now? I'm writing about it because the first woman to go into space,  Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova was born today in 1937. It got me thinking about what I'd like to do if I could go into space:

• I'd like to be able to be weightless. (I realize I can feel that way in a pool or if I want to get all heigh tech-and get the resources to do it, I could go in one of those planes that simulate 0 gravity. However, being weightless in space seems so much cooler.)
• I think seeing the earth from up there must be really beautiful.
• I want to know what it's like to eat in space.
• I think it would be cool to exercise in space-if only because hopefully one day they'll do exercises my Mom tested out first. (I really believe my Mum knows best-at least in some things!) 
• I'd like to walk on the moon-if only to stick a flag in it with a Minion on it and because it looks fun!

The Rain in Spain

Maybe the rain in Spain doesn't mainly fall on any planes, but I can't help but like the song "The Rain In Spain Falls Mainly On The Plane). I like it because to me it's all about not giving up.  Plus, I like the movie/play it comes from called "My Fair Lady" mostly because I always like singing and dancing. (Everything's better with a song and dance.)  Anyway, even if you never sing or dance I hope you never give up on the good things you want to do  in life.  When in doubt, try again!

Fortune cookie wisdom for a Friday

I bought yummy Chinese food for lunch today and got this message in my fortune cookie that I thought was profound. Thus, I had to share it here. Happy Friday everyone!

Everyone is able

"We all have ability. The difference is how we use it." Charlotte Whitton
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I think what I love most about humanity is that everyone has the potential to do so many good things. If you're reading this I hope that you do at least one good thing every day. Even if it's just something good for yourself like treating yourself to something nice like a haircut or a nice dinner. Whatever you decide to do, I believe in you and your ability to do something good!

Hooray for Daniel Craig

As it is the actor Daniel Craig's birthday, it got me thinking of this clip I saw of how he made a little kid's day by visiting him dressed as James Bond. I like hearing about celebrities that use their fame to do something nice for someone else. I realize everyone can do something random to be nice, but stardom makes it seem more special somehow.  Anyway, to see how James Bond can make a kid feel really happy, watch the clip below.

The best part of the Oscars

So, here is all I have to say about the Oscars being last Sunday, yeah, the outfits might have been pretty good, the speeches slightly entertaining, but what made it all so much better for me is that this year's Oscars included MINIONS! (See below.) I wish they'd host every year, just because.