February 2010
6 posts
Observations from the top of the climb, pt 2
girl one: This is my room.
girl two: No, that can't be your room! That is where I am going to give birth!
girl one: Who are you going to give birth to?
girl two: Ethan. Come on let's find a place for me to give birth!
girl one: You can't give birth to Ethan, he's your brother.
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girl one: How old are you?
girl three: I'm 10.
girl one: Me too! Well, almost. What grade are you in?
girl three: I'm in 4th grade.
girl one: Me too. What school do you go to?
girl three: I go to school in Beijing.
girl one: Oh cool, Beijing, that's in, like, Tokyo, right?
Observations from the top of the climb, pt 1
Something about human nature draws us upwards. Maybe it is the result of our evolution over centuries, the years of climbing up the food chain and years of trying to dominate one another. When small children are climbing around in the climbing structure, the littlest ones seem to have trouble going down. It isn’t that they can’t physically get down, but more like the lightness of...
“I am so happy! It is like I have two boyfriends at once! I feel really happy...”
– Lok, on getting two meals because the waitress accidentally brought her the wrong meal and Lok didn’t notice.
Finding my quick wins
Quick win number one: finishing my New Hampshire quilt square.
Quick win number two: registering for a test that could not only improve my career but inject some adventure and excitement into my life.
Quick win number three: painting my nails.