sunshine, ducks and pathfinding

of COURSE i was irritated. you would be too if some guy had come running straight at you full-tilt with a child in his arms and a look of terror on his face, only to discover that he was just playing with his kid. and it's not like there wasn't plenty of unoccupied space to either side of me. i wasn't sure if she required emergency medical attention, or if i was about to be attacked with a young girl. neither of those possibilities made me feel entirely comfortable.

israelis fascinate me on this point, and my travelling there and back really brought it home. it might possibly be related to the middle eastern lack of respect for personal space, it might just be a general lack of concern for other people. i don't know how it works in the rest of the desert countries, but here the phenomenon is quite pronounced: if you have a choice of where to stand, you'll choose to be in the place that causes the most difficulty for anyone who wants to pass by.

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so next time won't have such a crowded destination. it took me a lot of chocolate and about a quarter-kilo of ice-cream (all that was left) to begin chilling out, the remainder of the workload taken over by how i met your mother and the big bang theory. maybe cable is a good idea - it's certainly one method of meditation :P

i would've ordered the coolest hat ever if i could be sure it wouldn't arrive between when i leave and get back from south africa...

i am a fan of nicholas cage, and i think these ads are awesome too :)

[didn't i post this already? now i have to add an episode of battlestar galactica, and an sms conversation with urchin that has pointed out the meeting time and place for us to talk about our lack of any possible future.]