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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Let's talk weather!

As I stumbled out of bed this morning, filled with hope just as almost every morning, I opened the curtains and...they guessed it wrong as usual.

I suppose that forecasters are of bad fame generally, as people like me might be tempted by the idea of blaming them for the weather. But...giving you a 'four days of sunshine coming your way' forecast and slamming you in the face with the usual puddle of gloom is just plain vicious!

Today is alkA and I's date-day. Sami is in kindergarten and we are free to roam the streets and coffee shops of Manchester with joy. Backed up by the promising forecast of last night, this morning I was feeling quite hopeful, despite the fact that the THREE of us are sick and spent the night sniffing, coughing and sneezing. Illness doesn't stop us anymore. After two months you kind of have to get on with your life despite the technical difficulties of tons of tissues and a red nose...

So, even though we could sum up about four hours of sleep for the night, I happily injected a cup of coffee in my veins and prepared the skateboard, to roll Sami into nursery. (A new fashion, taking place in our family - using this means of transportation to make Sami look cool in front of his day-care-mates, as he skates in with his dad.)

And just as we were going out on the street - the most normal for the past.hmm..16 months view - people with umbrellas. This means two things: 1. using a skateboard as an umbrella, and looking quite foolishly instead of cool in front of the other kids, and 2. our date is...well...dwindled from a glamorous journey of actually walking to the usual buses, umbrellas, wellies and mud. Yummy!

And as I, just as most English people, am starting to grow gills in this relentless, never-ending moisture, the UK is in its biggest drought to date. I think this only means one thing - become an amphibian or RUN!


Monday, February 13, 2012

Oh, Poop!

Do you know the joke about the guy that went to substitute for his friend's doctor shift in the hospital one afternoon?


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So,

The doctor walks out and leaves his friend, who has no idea about medicine to stay in his office.
He returns later that day and asks the friend how it went.

The friend says he saw three patients:

'1st one had constipation. So, I gave him laxatives.'
Doctor says - 'Good job! What happened?'

Friend says - 'He walked slowly at first and then started running'

'So, the second one had diarrhoea. I also gave him laxatives.'
Doctor says: 'What? You shouldn't have! What happened?'

Friend says - 'At first he started running, but then he started walking slowly'

:)

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Even though there's another bit to the joke, I find this one appropriate as we experienced it tonight!
While playing, Sami said 'I gotta poop, I gotta poop!' and ran out the door. alkA chased him down towards the toilet and half way through the hallway he stopped running and simply calmed down...

I can't describe the mess...

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Searching

In these times of constant mental anguish and turmoil, fueled by the fear of what's to come, I again am in a desperate need and search of sources of serenity.

In myself I have only found one answer to the riddle of self-blame and desperation - creativity.


 I wish to myself and to you new inspirations, new ideas and the bliss of attaining fulfillment through creativity. The more I experience, the more I realize that this, along with love is the only true meaning of life and happiness.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Gotta Love London!

Even though it's nearly a year since we went there, I am in a need of a new trip to this fascinating, versatile and fun city! There you can see things, which you never thought existed. Like a street, full of these: