I wish I was a little bit taller.

As I was swishing home on my pretty bike today (you know, biking superfast so the wind goes 'swishswishswish' in your ears), I rode past a girl walking along. And just as I went past her I'm sure I heard her crying.

And I'm ashamed to say I didn't stop to check she was ok. I didn't even look back. But I was so, so close to stopping. And I wish I had. Because that's the kind of person I want to be; someone who cares about others.

06 – A book that makes you sad

The best thing about books is that they are so alive. And it's so easy to forget you're not actually part of the story and share the characters' feelings and thoughts. And so, inevitably, there's a lot of sadness in books.

Looking over at my (rather messy) book case one book immediately slaps me in the face. Not literally. It's Ash Wednesday by Ethan Hawke. Yes, the Ethan Hawke. He's very much a modern day beat writer and he's surprisingly good. The book leaves that kind of uncomfortable sadness and it always leaves me feeling an emptiness I quickly have to fill with a good chick lit book. Or a hug, you know - whatever's to hand.

Dag 24 – Det här får mig att gråta (this makes me cry)

Romantic comedies. Weddings on TV (think Phoebe's in Friends). Sad films (think Remember Me. See it if you haven't already). Harsh words. Anger (my own, mostly - it always catches me by surprise. I don't like being angry; it's not who I am). Fear of losing those dear to me. Being tired and stressed. Injustice.

In summary; everything that makes most other people cry.

Dag 23 – Det här får mig att må bättre (this makes me feel better)

After yesterday's post I guess a feelgood post is in order...!

There's a whole lotta stuff that makes me feel better. And what works obviously depends on what made me feel bad in the first place. But fabric/crafts often does the trick.

I went to Abakhan on Monday. It's my best place. Ever. I didn't have that long but could have spent hours and hours and hours in there. They have massive bins of cut offs where they charge by the kilo. It's ace. You can ask them to cut it to length as well, obviously. I'm not good at fabrics, I don't know what anything is or what they're for - I go by how they feel and what they look like. Didn't buy much, one fabric for a skirt and one for a curtain (bedroom door has big window so need to cover it!), and I got some yarn and a crochet needle. Will show you results at some point...

Anyway. Spend hours - pretty fabrics - feel better. Simple!


Also - solidarity like this gives me back some hope about humanity.

Blonde isles.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11442920

I don't know what to think about this. It's hilarious. Yet very, very sad...