Some places and times of day make me want to take a picture, not to use the word ‘inspire me’.

What is so distinct about this city? At least come Winter it is the crowded smoky bars smelling of cheap tobacco and beer. A smell your coat, scarf, and hair carry home with you. One that the morning after reminds you of the previous night.

The fall in the country is showing first signs of winter. I met this lovely cow on Saturday. She shared my opinion that the days have recently gotten too short and wanted to come home with me but I couldn’t fit her in the car. We bid farewell by exchanging mooos.

I still think about you everyday

and cry

more often than not.

I wish you had fought for me more

and I wish

I had fought for you

Then, there might have still been a ‘we’.

I have no doubt that modern technology has brought about many positive changes. But when exactly was the last time you stroke a conversation with a stranger sitting or dining right next to you? Even at parties, when our friends go out for a smoke, we update our statuses on Facebook or check our mail.As if we actually had something important waiting for us in our mailboxes… As if being alone and unoccupied were a shame. It isn’t and shouldn’t be!

Trying to meet people has, perhaps, become the most absurd. You can no longer just call someone and meet that person right then. People now need time for consideration, meetings can no longer be impromptu because no one wants to admit that she or he isn’t busy at the given moment. Busy is the new cool.