Klubmasta Will
TRIBE Member
(Inspired by a conversation with everyone's favourite Libradragon ...)
What are your happy places? What are the moments or places that make life worth living? Here are some of mine:
1. Watching the sun rise at Lake Rosseau in the summertime. Something about the smell of morning just makes the world make more sense.
2. Sitting in a movie theatre as the lights slowly start to dim. Anticipation is everything.
3. Watching the Fox pre-game show minutes before kickoff of an NFL playoff game. Again with the anticipation thing.
4. Visiting Ron’s Comic Room at the Paperback Exchange in Scarborough. Spending the day flipping through comic books, shooting the shit with Mr. Clarke and Troy. If I was a religious man, this would be my church (it’s where I go when I need to think).
5. Driving up to a party and seeing a long (but not crazy) line-up. You can often tell how hype the party will be by the electricity in the air on the way in.
6. Lecturing to a class at Osgoode. I’ve been doing it for over a year and it still makes me nervous and gives the best damn adrenaline rush you could imagine.
7. Landing at the airport in a foreign country, not being able to speak the language, finding a cab driver who speaks a *bit* of English and saying “Take me to where the action is …”
8. Standing at the door of a plane, 15,000 feet in the air, your heart in your throat, getting ready for a 65 second freefall that will change your perspective on life itself.
9. Getting ready for ‘The Great Canadian Paintball Game’ in Keswick (the best playing field in Ontario imho) to start. As the whistle blows, you hear the refs on their walkee-talkees “FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE ... GO!GO!GO!GO!GO!GO!GO! GOOOOOO!!!” It always gives me chills.
10. Waking up Sunday morning and cooking breakfast for that special someone.
11. Waking up Saturday morning and knowing you have nothing to do except watch Batman cartoons.
12. Opening up a new DVD, sliding it into the player, cranking up the home theatre and just thinking “ohhh yeaaahhhhhh!!!”.
13. Taking off from work super early on Thursday to beat the rush hour traffic as you embark on a long-weekend road trip with your best friends.
14. Waiting patiently for a 24 ounce porterhouse (with large side of mushrooms) at The Tulip.
15. Spending Sundays with my dad. Taking care of him, helping him eat, talking to him about anything (even though he can no longer answer), or just holding his hand and watching football.
Those are the first that come to mind ... I may add more later.
So ... what are your special places and special moments?

What are your happy places? What are the moments or places that make life worth living? Here are some of mine:
1. Watching the sun rise at Lake Rosseau in the summertime. Something about the smell of morning just makes the world make more sense.
2. Sitting in a movie theatre as the lights slowly start to dim. Anticipation is everything.
3. Watching the Fox pre-game show minutes before kickoff of an NFL playoff game. Again with the anticipation thing.
4. Visiting Ron’s Comic Room at the Paperback Exchange in Scarborough. Spending the day flipping through comic books, shooting the shit with Mr. Clarke and Troy. If I was a religious man, this would be my church (it’s where I go when I need to think).
5. Driving up to a party and seeing a long (but not crazy) line-up. You can often tell how hype the party will be by the electricity in the air on the way in.
6. Lecturing to a class at Osgoode. I’ve been doing it for over a year and it still makes me nervous and gives the best damn adrenaline rush you could imagine.
7. Landing at the airport in a foreign country, not being able to speak the language, finding a cab driver who speaks a *bit* of English and saying “Take me to where the action is …”
8. Standing at the door of a plane, 15,000 feet in the air, your heart in your throat, getting ready for a 65 second freefall that will change your perspective on life itself.
9. Getting ready for ‘The Great Canadian Paintball Game’ in Keswick (the best playing field in Ontario imho) to start. As the whistle blows, you hear the refs on their walkee-talkees “FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE ... GO!GO!GO!GO!GO!GO!GO! GOOOOOO!!!” It always gives me chills.
10. Waking up Sunday morning and cooking breakfast for that special someone.
11. Waking up Saturday morning and knowing you have nothing to do except watch Batman cartoons.
12. Opening up a new DVD, sliding it into the player, cranking up the home theatre and just thinking “ohhh yeaaahhhhhh!!!”.
13. Taking off from work super early on Thursday to beat the rush hour traffic as you embark on a long-weekend road trip with your best friends.
14. Waiting patiently for a 24 ounce porterhouse (with large side of mushrooms) at The Tulip.
15. Spending Sundays with my dad. Taking care of him, helping him eat, talking to him about anything (even though he can no longer answer), or just holding his hand and watching football.
Those are the first that come to mind ... I may add more later.
So ... what are your special places and special moments?