I would put bicycle under 'things worth spending a little more money on', but then my bike is worth more than many cars. Also, I can't drive.

Otherwise, good work. ;) (Especially re long distance relationships. When will I ever learn?)

good lord, stg. you have quite the way with words.

Alternate Versions

file under: cabin fever
occasionally people really suck or become overwhelming, and being alone is better than having a conversation. taking walks alone or striking up conversations when appropriate with strangers can help when i really don't have anyone to talk to.

file under: quitting: jobs
not always easy depending on one's financial situation and if you are poor & lack job skills

file under: growing up: long-distance relationships
sometimes hearts don't beat in sync even when they are under the same sheets, but they can feel astonishingly close over long distances. long distance relationships are also easier if you know you might live in the same city some day.

file under: goodbyes
unavoidable

file under: travel: montreal
not in the winter!

file under: travel: Ireland
while traveling the narrow windy hedge-rowed roads, bring snacks, because though the pubs have signs that say "Food Served All Day" this does not mean food is served all day.

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seean and dan, this feature is a wonderful new addition to the StG lexicon.

oh well, I do own a old and a new bike, can't drive too. great song!

every day you remind me why i love this blog

Beautiful entry. You've made my day. Thank you for that.

Thank you so much for this delightful anchor. It meant a lot to me today, as I relearn everything sometimes daily.

thanks for the link, sean.

file under travel: berlin
walk the city centre in a straight line from alex to else.

thanks for this song today, sean, it was perfect.

What's Baklava?

Thank you so much for your blog - I have never found anything else like it and don't think I ever will!

I have met someone who doesn't get the Sunday blues and has no idea what I am talking about.
also, extend the cabin fever time frame down to 'a few minutes'

Amazingly enough, I was just feeling desperately unhappy when I came across this, but I've also been sick and confined to my apartment for four days, so it made me feel better.

so what happens if you are stuck between making the choice of a goodbye or a long distance relationship? will two years of hearts in-synch beating crack so easily that this feeling of sad fear is warrented?

file under:Quality of Life:Love and Happiness
do not expect uninterupted joy. Sleep soundly in the arms of him(her) when they are there and don't expect not to (don't be afraid to) miss them when they're gone.

>so what happens if you are stuck between making
>the choice of a goodbye or a long distance
>relationship? will two years of hearts in-synch
>beating crack so easily that this feeling of sad
>fear is warrented?

i'm sorry camille, but yes.

that is so incredibly and unnaturally unfair of...life.

File under: Maps
Some people use maps to find out where they are...others paper their rooms with them and dream about where they are not.

File under: Lying: Little White Lies
Compare to sugar: everyone requires some, but too much and your tongue will bleed and grate against the roof of your mouth.

File under: Travel: Singapore
The smell of the wet markets...fish and water. Getting the "Western" meal at a hawker centre because of your fear of new things--eggs, sunny-side-up, baked beans, sausage. Signs that outlaw durian, spitting, picking flowers.

File under: Literature: James Joyce
The rush of language is overwhelming. A journey with a goal: to emerge inside someone else's head.

File under: Quitting: You
It was cheesy before Brokeback Mountain. Now it's just cliché.

File under: Music: Twentieth Century: John Adams: Road Movies
Sometimes new music is confusing and everything inside you exclaims "this is crap!" When this happens, you listen to John Adams for hours in the dark, with your eyes half-closed.