Better you having to explain to the DA why you shot a guy, than someone having to explain to your family why you didn’t
Better to be judged by 12 than be carried by 6.
Both quotes are from an episode of TV series Blue Blood.
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First you change your hair. Then you hire a personal trainer. Then you screw the personal trainer. Then you lose 20lbs because of the shame associated with being naked in front of the personal trainer on a regular basis.
Sensitive Skin
One thing I’ll always be upset with my parents about, is not letting me have a pet while growing up. Specifically, a dog. But there weren’t any other pets either.
The bonds of love, trust, the non verbal communication, the companionship – all the things that I missed growing up (bar love).
I always thought I wanted another sibling, or a close friend – a partner with whom I could live, explore and share. Sister was too different a person for us to ever share much. And cousins were, well cousins – distant, competitive, or both. And I never really made close friends – wonder if it was my trust issues, my commitment issues, or just hard to find someone within the norms of class, caste, and location.
If only I would’ve had a dog. Not a family dog, not a neighbourhood dog, but my dog. A dog I would’ve grown up with – a brother. Like the son I have now, sleeping snuggled up against my back. Maybe I’d have been a different person. A better person. A stronger, emotionally, person.
If only.
*Monkey Girl: We are all completely beside ourselves
Saw Things we lost in the fire tonight.
I’ve seen the movie before, and liked it. It’d been a long while since, so saw it again, and it was like new again.
One bit about the movie struck me – it’s very un-American.
The character who binds all other characters in the movie together, is shot dead for being a good samaritan.
Yet, nowhere in the movie is there coverage of the killer, the police (2 passing scenes), the courts, jail, etc. There is no reference to rage, anger, revenge, or justice – the cornerstones of American movies that involve murder of a key character.
Instead the focus is completely on healing, on getting lives back together, on loving, on supporting each other through the hard time, on recovering, on accepting the good.
Things we lost in the fire is very un-American.
She, trying to kiss me to make up for being rude earlier.
Me: You aren’t Tango, you can’t make up for all bad behaviour by licking my face!
Driving at 60mph on a straight, but unlit, dual carriageway.
Thick trees dividing the two carriages.
Car waiting 200 yds ahead waiting to cross across from a minor lane.
100 yds, and it edges forward. Suddenly. Sharply. Minutely.
Instant cold sweat.
Cleared my Pocket list backlog last week – from about 1200 to sub 100.
Mostly by deleting a ton of articles.
Felt. So. Good.
With a small side effect. The remaining articles are the crem de la crem of my erstwhile long list – articles that I really, really want to read. And this is preventing me from reading them. Afraid that I might finish them too quickly, and be left with the monotony of the average.
Strong-hinted the girlfriend into buying me a Kindle paperwhite for the birthday*. Here’s a few early thoughts:
Discovered this accidentally a few days back, and it’s transformed my life :)
Set eggs to boil. “OK Google, set a timer for 10 minutes”
Fill cafetière. “OK Google, set a timer for 3 mins 30 seconds”
Partner calls to pick up dinner. “OK Google, set a timer for 5 mins”. Google and I run for life in 30 seconds.