Bubbles

I am a facebooker...of course, who isn't these days? I always love when I log on and I have a friend request waiting for me. It gives me warm fuzzies! I feel popular! Hahaha. Yeah, I know, lame. But seriously, it makes me feel good. Then I click to see who it is, and it's no one I know. We have no friends in common, we're from different states, what the heck?! Who is this person and why are they requesting to be my friend? And as suddenly as my balloon was filled with excitement, it's totally popped. They pop my bubble. And it's not easy to pop my bubble, I'm a pretty bubbly person.

I was thinking about this today after rejecting some guy from California I had never met before, and I was thinking of all the simple pleasures in life that fill my bubble. For instance, when you see someone walking down the street and they trip. But it's like one of those half trips, and they kinda stumble for like 5 steps, and then after they regain their balance they quick look around to see if anyone saw what just happened. Yup, even though I'm stifling a laugh and looking the other way, I totally saw you. And my bubble was totally filled.

Or when it's snowing outside and all the paths on campus are ridiculously slippery. And I see a good friend of mine slip and fall on the pavement about 30 feet infront of me, so I pull out my phone to text him, "Did you have a nice trip?" and while I'm texting I slip on the exact same patch of ice he did. And then I'm laying on my back unable to get back up because my backpack weighs more than I do and it's too slippery to get a grip, so some big dude I don't even know comes and lifts me up and sets me down on a dry patch. Oh yes, bubble completely filled!

Or like when I'm sitting in an exceptionally boring, exceptionally long lecture and the person sitting in front of me is struggling to stay awake. At first, my bubble slowly starts to fill because it's fun to watch their head slowly droop down then suddenly snap back upright. But then, after they've successfully fallen asleep, the person next to them sneezes violently making the sleeping student jump and jerk awake, complete with a huge loud snort. Priceless. And bubble filled yet again.

Or when I'm leaving a store and I push the door to exit, except it doesn't budge. So I push harder. Still no budge. Then I start freaking out telling myself I got locked in the store. Why the heck does the store close at 2 in the freakin' afternoon?! Then my friend comes and pulls the door open, and I die laughing. Bubble soooo totally filled.

Alas, there are so many simple pleasures in life. So many things that make me laugh and totally fill my bubble. What fills your bubble?!