Abruptly Red

at West Paris, Maine

Say hello to (clockwise from top left) Sibley, Rockie, Niagara, Nahani , Cabot, Aurora and Nova.

Orbital dynamics on a beautiful day. #aerospace #gradlife (at Texas A&M University)

Upbeat graffiti for a low key day. (at Sweet Eugene's)

First day of the year commuting by bike. I love my bike. 36/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude

Woke up to my first April Fool's Day surprise. 35/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude

Today I'm happy for Spring jacket weather. 34/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude

My brisk walk to the computer lab was interrupted by a wonderful surprise: a wall of encouraging Post-it notes. What a great surprise. Thanks mystery Post-it-er. I 33/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude

Today I found the rare pink haired plaidosaur in its natural habitat: lined paper! 32/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude

Yesterday Spring was around the corner. Today Winter is back. But with a sudden loss snowfall this beautiful, how could I be mad? 31/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude

Also, this morning I woke up to a fresh coating of beautiful, white, tranquil snow. I really like snow. 30/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude

P.S. I posted this last week, but Tumblr only posted it now. Very weird...

I've been frustrated with this project for a while. Forcing myself to find things to be happy for is an exercise in disappointment and unhappiness. This project was supposed to be about boosting happiness, not making it into a chore. I've decided to continue this project on a day by day basis. If something strikes me, I'll post it as a Day of Happiness. Otherwise, that day will be unhappy as far as hashtags are concerned. But since when we're they the arbiters of what is and isn't a happy day? The other day I found this phrase penned into a nearby desk. Such an odd thing to see considering most of the desk art I see is full of equations or genitals. 29/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude

Math and old books. Two of my favourite things. 28/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude

Time to sleep. Finally. 27/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude

I may not be the biggest fan out there. I don't know stats, or keep up with sports news. But I love baseball. I love watching it, I love playing it, and I love that feeling, almost a recalled memory, of that feeling of impending Summer that's just around the corner. 26/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude

For my second post of the day, and the completion of my catching up, I want to mention this cool looking site, Code School. On the surface it looks like Code Academy on steroids. Very excited to give it a try in the future. 25/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude

A bit of a cheat. Today, this video, which must represent what people experience when I talk about aerospace, made me very happy. 24/#100HappyDays #100DaysOfGratitude