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You’re grumpy, huh? I know you’re grumpy because The New York Times told me you’re grumpy. It told me I’m grumpy too. We’re all grumpy. Grumpier than we have been in two whole years. You’re mad at Congress and mad at President Obama, mad about gas prices and mad that Taco Bell’s new Cheesy Double Decker Taco doesn’t have as much cheese on the actual taco as it does in the photo on the menu. Actually, that last one may just be me. But the point is The NYT says you are in a “dour mood.”

Well, I’m here to help. Here are 10 gay ol’ reasons to turn that frown upside down.

1) Girls kissing – Psh, this is totally more than a smile-maker. It’s a heart soar-er. 2) Ellen – Sometimes we take it for granted that the queen of daytime is lezzer royalty. Every day she’s making the whole world brighter. Here’s a one-minute clip summing up this week’s Ellen DeGeneres Show.  

3) Jon Stewart – Remember that “transgender propaganda” hullabaloo told you about over the J. Crew ad of a mom painting her son’s toenails? Yeah, Jon Stewart thought it was as stupid as we did.  

4) Hyperbole and a Half – I have never met a lesbian who doesn’t love Allie Brosh‘s webcomic, Hyperbole and a Half. This week she published a new story about her simple dog. It is guaranteed to make you guffaw. 5) A dramatic reading of Gwenyth Paltrow’s new cookbook – I will ruin it if I try to use words to describe it.  

6) A 10-year-old girl’s rant to boys around the world – One of the best things Jezebel published this week is a letter a 10-year-old wrote to a children’s clothes catalog. She’s furious about the gender binary.

And finally #4 Okay one thing is that I could beat many boys in a wrestling competition that is up to my grade. Like at lunch today, I was an arm wrestling my friend that happens to be a boy. I beat him. Finally I took my hand off , because I knew he had enough. And also Jillian Michaels, or at least I think it is Jillian Michaels, she’s really strong. Probably the strongest woman I’ve ever heard of. So Asha, 8, give it a ponder.

7) A penguin being tickled – When my sister emailed me this video over the weekend, I thought, “Well, the Internet can shut down now. Nothing will ever be better than this.” (You might have seen this video in TheLinster’s post about 2010’s most challenged books.)  

8) Rachel Maddow makes a monkey gland – Maddow is always stopping by Late Night to mix drinks for Jimmy Fallon. A few weeks ago, she made him a little something called a monkey gland.  

9) Hark a VagrantK. Beaton‘s Hark! A Vagrant is one of the best feminist webcomics on the whole wide web. This week, she wondered if maybe Superman hasn’t just been getting in Lois Lane’s way all these years. (Click through. There are six Lois Lane strips to see!) 10) Sadie thinks you can do whatever you want! – And you know what? So do I.  

See? You totally forgot how grumpy you’re supposed to be. Chin up, muff-monkeys. We’re going to be OK!

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