I love a French press, we have one in the house and one in the RV but honestly I only use it when we're camping. At home we just use the automatic drip machine.
But to hold the theme-- it makes me happy when I'm out camping and I wake up early, get the water boiling, prepare the French press, then take a cup of hot fresh coffee outside and sit in my camping rocking chair, with the cool morning air, and listening to the birds sing. That's one of my very happiest of places.