Task: Analyze the tweet's emotional connotations and classify it as either 'neutral or no emotion' or as one or more of the specified emotions (anger, anticipation, disgust, fear, joy, love, optimism, pessimism, sadness, surprise, trust) that best portray the tweeter's mental state.
Tweet: It is so exhilarating taking on the challenge of demonstrating + explaining WHY #JamesJoyce's #Ulysses is so endearing &amp; wonderful!
This tweet contains emotions: 
joy, optimism