Becoming a Smile Detective… A Conversation.

I thought it might be enlightening…and I have permission.

Me: Boo
My Friend: Hi hi   HOw are you?
Me: Hanging in there, enjoying working on my new site. Trying to stay above water at work, you know….
My Friend: You are on a new site?
Me: http://10happythoughts.com
My Friend: Very cool . . . I could have used this site the last few weeks LOL
Me: Start now.
Me: Put your lists in the comments.

Me: I’m trying to make a phenomenon, lol
My Friend: oh no I have had no hapy thoughts or smiles . . . so I could have used others
Me: Sure you do love.
Me: Talking to me, smile one.
Me: Other people’s lists, smile two.
My Friend: oh no . . . the last few weeks sucked
My Friend: lol yes talking to you is nice
Me: You can find 10 smiles, I have faith!
My Friend: lol nope
Me: Read the About page.
My Friend: maybe from this day forward but I doubt it
Me: I only found 2 the first day.
Me: Still married?
My Friend: oh yes
Me: Is that three?
My Friend: that’s about the only thing going well
Me: See, you’re a third done!
My Friend: LOL
My Friend: I like your positive outlook I have to say
Me: The world is shit, it always is.
Me: But we can find 10 things, then it’s not shit…. depends on what you look at.
My Friend: I have no doubt that usually that is true
My Friend: I am generally an optimistic person
Me: See, I’m a pessimist.
Me: Ok… example….
Me: My friend was parking her car, and the car ahead of her, got out of the car and started yelling at her, the driver got out too. They were like 5′ nothin.
Me: My friend is 6 feet tall glamazon.
Me: She got out of the car and they backed up.
Me: Now she was all mad and said, “Rude people suck.”
Me: I was laughing my ass off, because I could just see a little guy trying to take on a 6 foot female rugby player.
Me: Same situation, different outlook.
Me: So let
Me: s find you 7 more.
Me: Pets?
Me: (Is so going to post this on the blog)
My Friend: LOL I know you are going to post it
My Friend: and the pets are all healthy
Me: Did they make you smile today?
My Friend: My bro-in-law’s puppy certainly did, she has been amazing for trying to make me feel better
Me: Make them do that one crazy thing….
Me: Ok, 4…. seee…… almost half way.
My Friend: lol
My Friend: I could probably list 10 things really quickly that have made me frown or scoff or growl so far today and it’s not even noon LOL
Me: That’s an outlook problem!
Me: What’cha havin for lunch?
My Friend: LOL I’m having some string cheese, rice and chicken
Me: Meh, get ice cream for dessert.
Me: You have to be a SMILE dectective.
My Friend: lol
My Friend: I do see your point you have just picked a really bad time
Me: Seee… the thought of ice cream made you smile….
Me: That’s the point though.
Me: I’m gonna find you your ten.
My Friend: and as I said, I’m generally an optimistic person and could do this easily, just haven’t smiled much lately
Me: *gets his determined tongue stuck out the corner of his mouth look*
My Friend: won’t work, sorry, that still falls under the talking to you made me smile one
Me: Nope, you can count any way you want.
Me: Long as you come up with 10.
My Friend: I have vacation in three weeks and three days, that should be enough smiles to hold me over til then
Me: Nope, these are today’s smiles, tomorrow you gotta do another 10.
Me:
Me: Where you goin on vacation?
My Friend: ok a stupid customer just came in and made me laugh at him so there is 5
My Friend: Lake Tahoe via San Fran
Me: Oooo, customers are good for like 30 smiles a day.
Me: Ooooo, I love Lake Tahoe.
My Friend: I’ve never been
Me: Thought of that worth a smile?
My Friend: sure so 6
Me: You like Jello?
Me: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/4/7/
My Friend: Yes, I love jello and yes I knew what it is made of but that was cute and yes I smiled
Me: 7\
My Friend: mhmm
Me: You’re gonna get ice cream…..
Me:
Me: Ok, now you’re making me resort to knock knock jokes.
My Friend: probably not after lunch . . . and probably not today . . . I work in an ice cream store four days of the week . . . but I will probably have some otter pops
My Friend: you are going to tell knock knock jokes?
Me: Since my web browser is locked up, maybe….
Me: That thought alone should make you smile.
My Friend: you know did you ever think I am enjoying my mopey, wallowing-in-self-pity mood?  I don’t do pessimistic very well, but I like to enjoy it when I do . . .
Me: See, that made me smile.
My Friend: and your web browser locking up would only make me smile an evil smile because it is probably due to your talking to me . . . and I”m glad I can make you smile
Me: I enjoy it too. I just want you balanced.
Me: Plus this is instructional for my readers. You’re an adult, feel free to forget all about it afterward and go back to moping.
Me: http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/interactive/c498/
My Friend: oh I will believe me
My Friend: am I supposed to smil at their poor grammar in their write up? lol
My Friend: *smile
Me: No, at the silliness of an air guitar shirt.
My Friend: yes it is pretty silly
My Friend: and yes I smiled
My Friend: take your pick as to whether the smile was due to the shirt or the idiotic grammar
Me: Maybe you better not read my site….
Me: My SAT scores cringe when I actually type.
My Friend: My SAT scores don’t because I did much better on the math than the written . . . but I don’t over correct grammar any more
Me: *hands you a red pen*
My Friend: ok you got one more
Me: What’s that now?
My Friend: 8?
My Friend: phone, brb
Me: Your turn, come up with 2 more….
My Friend: I’ll let you know later what else makes me smile today