distance

It’s just gone midnight here in London and I’m pretty sure it’s raining. This doesn’t have much to do with anything but bear with my while I set the mood. It’s my friend Caro’s birthday today. I’m positive she doesn’t read this blog but that’s ok. At least you know I’m thinking about how terrific she is even when she’s a long way away. In fact, maybe you could think about her for a second too. I think she’d like that.

One of my housemates sometimes makes weird noises like he’s disappointed or something terrible has happened. Normally it’s just because he can’t find his frozen curry in the freezer. But it makes me wonder how we’ll ever know when something’s truly wrong. But then how do you ever know when something’s truly wrong or right or true. Is love love? Does it really hurt? Are you really sad or happy? Is hollowness just hunger? How do you ever know? Maybe it’s all just curry, somewhere in the bottom of the freezer.

Anyway, I’m going to Birmingham to visit my Grandma this weekend. She’s 97 in a week and hilarious and largely independent. Then I’ve got four days to prepare for my holiday. I’ll be gone for just over two weeks, to LA, San Francisco and New York (tips please!). I’m tired now and I need a break. Not necessarily from blogging, although I’ll only be here sporadically until the middle of November, but from the distance, the wondering. x

[photo via here. sorry this post was weird]

Filed by vic at October 24th, 2009 under world