About a year ago, I finally got two cats, after living in apartments where pets weren't allowed for years and years (and years). They are adorable, after the way of cats, and also happy: the one who was scared all the time before has started sleeping on my bed when I'm reading there, right where I can pet him. They also lick each other sometimes, which is awesomely cute.

Also, the smell of melting chocolate is divine. Eat it with a spoon, or put it into brownie batter and eat that. If chocolate is Just Not Your Thing, do lemon sauce or caramel or whatever. High-quality refined sugar makes your brain happy, for very sound reasons.