Kaori said that when you have trouble sleeping, it means you need more sunlight. I always thought it meant that you need more exercise. But in the end, these 2 end up being the same thing. I usually exercise outside, afterall.
I never described Bastille Day with Gitte in Paris. It's kind of too late, but I do want to say that fire works are so much better when they are framed around a great piece of architecture like the Eiffel Tower. It also provides opportunities for the addition of light shows against the structure.
Everyone who has even been dependent on Muni (San Francisco's public transportation system) is familiar with the truism of waiting for the bus: the longer you wait the more committed you become to using that particular mode (as opposed to a taxi or walking, for example). The bus is both inexpensive and realitively quick, once it arrives and if you have already waited a long time you become invested in those benefits. And of course walking is only faster if you start right away and not if first you wait for 20 minutes. You with me?
So, the other month, Eric was talking about a friend of his who had been with the same woman for like 12 years and how this guy said that he didn't think he could ever get used to another woman if, god forbid, something happened to this one. This got me to thinking about how the waiting for the bus truism (is there a better word to call that?) applies to relationships. Eric was quick to point out that there is a different between being used to someone and this, but I am not sure. Do you think that the longer you do any one thing, like being with a person, waiting for a transportation mode, or working in a certain field, the more committed you become to it?
Put like that, I think the bus thing is more complicated bc when you are waiting for it, it isn't there. So, maybe a better way to think about is, the longer you spend preparing for some particular event (like a bus, a PhD, or True Love) the more committed you become to that thing and the less likely you are to sell out and marry a stock broker who will buy you a big rock. If this is true, it is kind of about personal belief systems and self-assigned identity (ie, "I am going to be a professior").
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Lilia asks, "Do you think that the longer you do any one thing, like being with a person, waiting for a transportation mode, or working in a certain field, the more committed you become to it?" Looking at your example, Lil, of the bus, I'd have to conclude: only if the person, like the bus once it arrives, is cheap and easy. ;)
(Okay, I just couldn't resist. Disclaimer: not my real feeling!)
How can waiting for a bus and being with someone be compared? The feelings of frustration and suffering while waiting for a bus (How long am I going to be waiting for this thing? Is walking a faster option? I'm going to be late! Where are the other people -- did I _miss_ the goddamn thing?)just grow and grow. Hopefully, being with someone is itself the destination, not just the method of transport to the next place! Not to say that we can't have our doubts, but if they increase by the MINUTE maybe it's better to stop waiting and start walking because the sun is out and the flowers are blooming.
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