Making someone smile by Mahela Taj

Whether it’s a mistake made in school, work, or even just a bad day, everyone deserves happiness during tough times. Yes, even if you’re a Marvel villian. We are all people, and people need a mental break sometimes. Even the toughest of the tough cry to their moms at home, and that’s okay big guy.

However, many others can clarify that when being the shoulder to cry on, nothing is more satisfying than making a loved one’s smile jump out. Not only does it make you feel like you’ve done a good deed, but even the slightest smile can turn around their entire situation. And it might not even be an intentional joke, might even be just a trip on words, or a word that triggers some sort of memory. Either way, it’s an amazing feeling to be the Joy to someone’s Sadness. You could go on and on preaching on advice you were given by a TV show all you’d like, but sometimes all people need is a genuine smile or chuckle, even if it sounds kind of weird… but the feeling is worth it.



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Typing on Satisfying Keyboards By Manit Mallesh

Typing on a satisfying keyboards

You’ve probably typed on a keyboard before but have you ever typed on one of the most satisfying keyboards?

If you’ve ever went to Nebraska Furniture Market or Best Buy, you've probably gone to the side with computers and technology. If you were lucky enough to type on a mechanical keyboard, you would know how powerful you’d feel using it.

The keyboard makes you seem like a fast typer by making furious clicking noises , but in reality you can only type 20 wpm. The keyboard has one of the best feelings to it ,and the clicking noises are one of the best sounds you will ever hear. It makes you and your keyboard different from all the other boring and unsatisfying keyboards.

So the next time you go to a store that has technology look for a keyboard that jumps out at you, which would obviously be a Mechanical Keyboard and obtain the satisfying sounds it has for you.           AWESOME!!!

When Your Parents Give You Money And Say You Can Keep The Change by Finley Eidem

If you’ve ever been a teenager, chances are that you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.

It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon, and your friends are busy making plans. You had already gathered up enough courage to ask to go to the mall, see the movie, go to the diner, or whatever else you and your friends might’ve done as kids. And, by some grace of God, your mom said yes. Pretty great, eh?

But now, right as Sara’s mom is supposed to pull up in your driveway, you realize you’re forgetting something. A little green piece of paper. Something, that after having to pay for that lost library book last week, you don’t have. Oh no.

You walk downstairs, and with a deep breath, you speak the sentence every teenager (and parent) dreads,

“Mom, can I have some money for the mall with Sara?”

Your mom gets off the couch. You hold your breath, anticipating a rebuttal of some sort. She walks to the kitchen. You hesitantly follow. She gets out the wallet and pulls out a $50 bill. Your jaw drops to the floor.

“This is the only cash I have. You better not spend it all, and give. back. the. change.” She hands over the money.

Just as you stutter out a thank you, Sara’s mom pulls up, and you run out the door.

At the mall, you transform into a 60-year-old man: stingy, cheap, and overly cautious with EVERYTHING you buy. “Is it really necessary?” you ask every time you see something remotely interesting. The answer is no. It’s always going to be no. Forever and ever and ever.

You arrive back home, only spending half of what your mom gave you. Ready to part with the excess $25, you walk into your mom’s room. You extend your hand, armed with the cash. Unexpectedly, she utters one small sentence.

“Just keep the change for next time you go.”

The phrase forces you to do a double take. But once you fully comprehend, you run to her, hugging her tight, and gleefully skip upstairs, feeling like you’re walking on air, or like when you finally passed your history exam after the third (!!!!) time.

You tuck the money into your empty wallet and sigh a sigh of content.

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When Your Mom Actually Says Yes to Something You Want By: Scott McCord

For the First Time in Forever...

Everyone has an item that catches their eye. That one item they want with all their heart and they have eagle eyes on it. When you're at the store you figure this is your chance and you ask the boss. Mom. If you have strict parents you know what I’m talking about, but you think to yourself and just say “why not”. You ask your mom anyway even though you know she will say no but then the world stops, your eyes get big and your heart races. You see her mouth slowly move and the letters Y-E-S come out. Not waiting to see what she says next you scramble away thinking who is this woman what did she do with my mother and why is she being so nice to me as you grab the item and run back to your new favorite person. She scans the item and as you hear the satisfying beep you know your mission is complete when you hear the beep. Now it is time to chill with your new toy or junk food.

Some examples of what I have wanted and actually gotten are:

• Fruity Pebbles
• Cocoa Pebbles
• A tub of ice cream
• Electronics
• Candy

As you can see everything on this list is going to harm my body but WHATEVER it's fun to eat the food or play on the electronics but I take every last moment because it's so rare. As you walk out of the store you now have a new sense of pride and swagger but as you reach in the bag when you get in the car your mom says “ wait till we get home sweety”. I’m like bruh really I spent all time and energy and you gonna do this to me really mom really, but the wait is worth it because when you open the package it is a satisfying feeling that is

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When the DVD Logo its a Corner - Anish Yakkanti

When the DVD logo hits a corner of the screen

You know what’s even better than watching television on a Friday night? Better than going out with friends to watch a new movie? Better than finding a new show to binge watch on Netflix? You know what’s even better than all that?

I’ll tell you what: the DVD screensaver. Staring at a television with nothing on it. Just bland text on a black background, floating around and changing through the bright spectrum of colors of the rainbow. Blue then red then purple then green.

Sitting on the couch staring at a blank screen when you're supposed to be doing homework can somehow make you feel better.

• Soothing. Looking at this magical text float across the screen has a soothing effect. It is as soothing as staring into a sea.

• Escape. Nothing matters in this world you are transported to, no homework, no grades, and no arguments with siblings.

• Excitement. We’ve all felt it, the excitement fizzing in our bellies as the magical moment finally comes to be, but in the end the logo was just one pixel off and continues to bounce about.

The magical moment. Oh, you know the one, the bright spectrum of colors bounce straight into a corner. Not even a pixel off. It’s perfection.
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Finding Something in the Couch that has been Lost for Several Years by Holden Wilson

There can´t be anything better than laying on the couch after a long run right? It can not get much better until you find a lost item in the couch crack. Finding a terrific top-notch treasure, that has been lost for billions of years in the dark obis, can be awesome.Your favorite video game, diamond ring, favorite toy, or even your lost pet that your dad said ran away years ago. These things can make you happy again until you get bored of it and purposely throw it under the couch again. The best part about this gift is you don't even try to look for it. It is like a birthday gift, it is a total surprise to you. Most of the time you are reaching in the couch and ¨What is this?¨ and you find your favorite toy growing up as a kid. The second and final part is telling your friends or family about your magnificent find.

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The Power of One Leg by : Devika Nambisan

                         The Power of One Leg

The time of the year- NOT summer, NOT winter, NOT hot, NOT cold.

“Do you need a blanket?” “No” and “ Yes” are both possible answers. It is just a personal preference.


At night, when its cold as Antarctica , I see the need of a blanket. When we use a blanket, it is as hot as Sahara desert. Don’t Y’all feel like this situation is the end of the world? Well, I do and I have found the perfect and only solution to it. This might sound stupid but it is to put one leg out of the blanket and one leg under the blanket. Try it It feels like heaven.


Why?

It is just the perfect blend of hotness and coldness and there is no worry about being too hot or too cold.

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