Reading (For Dummies): Winter Blues

January 21, 2004

Winter Blues

Humans are genetically wired to prefer waking up in the same bed as other humans. Preferably naked, and preferably post-coital. It is a celebration of life to come to grips with that, and it has caused me laugh out loud on more than a few mornings (and nights) lately. Even I'm a slave to my genes.

Fortunately I've been spared the winter seasonal affective situation this year. Probably the bitter cold and isolation of foreign countries (not to mention a slightly better apartment) makes me a lot more calm in comparison.

Still, there are funny things that crop up now and then. I've been spending some time hunting around for a cheap source of Herbert Grönemeyer music (hidden purpose is mix tapeology), and Amazon constantly recommends add-ons to computer games that I bought for Annie on Christmas and Birthdays past. I suppose that's a little bit on the distressing side. Sometimes you just want to put those things in a box.

But then we all need to pull it out sometimes...

Posted by reid at January 21, 2004 01:40 AM | TrackBack

Comments

haha, yeah link to my livejournal

Posted by: kaitlin on January 21, 2004 09:02 PM

It's funny, well kinda. I had my physical box in a closet you had mistakenly taken the key to, so I could not even consider looking at it. I didn't even realize the key was missing until recently. There was a moment of panic when I realized that I didn't have access to my box anymore, even though I haven't looked at it since I put all the things in there. But then I considered leaving the box here, locked in that closet, whenever I finally move out. I could never come to throw it away myself, but some part of me would like to get rid of it. And I will certainly never be able to stop the mental boxes from opening up whenever they so choose. I guess maybe with senility ;-)

Posted by: Stephen on January 24, 2004 12:26 PM