Random thoughts Stray memories

Sunday, May 17, 2009

I understand why some people could get names of their loved ones tattoo'd on them because I think I could, for you.

Today, during our weekly Sunday ritual of reading Postsecrets, you read the entry on Frank's convocation speech and turned away. You said, "This is what our society has become, convocation speech in (single) trite sentences".

I liked it anyway.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Yesterday, I baked a carrot cake for the first time ever. It was mostly pre-packaged, but I felt a sense of fulfillment from baking that cake which I don't get from work.

We both worked at home over the long weekend, you much more than I. However, you're much more affable about working on your rest days. You told me you enjoy working at home with me, because it's not so boring as when you work alone in your office.

That amazes me about you. The fact that you work more than I do and don't seem to burn out. But then, does it mean I'm a better emotional crutch to you than you are to me?

Once, while trudging home with bags of grocery, I turned and asked what you would do if I should die before you did. You said women have longer lives than men.

"But what if I should die before you," I insisted. "Would you marry your high school sweetheart?"

"No, of course not!"
you replied. "I would marry someone 30 years younger! In fact, she's probably being born right now!"

And we laughed loud and long over that.

Monday, May 04, 2009

Still eating the last of the fudge brownies we've baked 2 weeks ago. They were pretty good, despite the fact that we had to halve the ingredients and make do without some. Thinking of baking a cheesecake some time, as well as volunteering again.

Suddenly, life is filled with possibilities.

Sunday, May 03, 2009

Spent a large part of Saturday at the AWARE EGM, and was so glad that moral justice prevailed. Must not take things for granted, and am going to volunteer again, despite having less time to spare outside work.

Must remember that whatever happens, we must have meaning in our lives.

Saturday, May 02, 2009

Your Inner Nationality has surprised me. You're happy to be Swedish.
You are friendly, gentle, and modest, with a good heart and a lusty nature. You laugh easily, have a well-developed sense of irony, and tend to understand people intuitively. You are interested in new people, but will always maintain notions of insider vs. outsider, and this will lead you to commit to a group of friends and lovers who will be with you your entire life. If you have a weakness it's your timidity -- you feel pressure to remain 'lagom' -- on an even par with others. But this is also your strength.