Etceteras
Tuesday I leave for Prague. I need to decide if I am taking my laptop along or not. My mother who is in Aylmer, Ontario, right now, said that laptops should be considered luxuries as there are internet cafes.
There is so much packing to do and I am tired. I walked 3 hours today, in the wet fields. Also I need to clean the house because Valentina is moving in. She is the manager at a starbucks near my workplace, and she doesnt have a place to live, because the regatta in Henley is on, and alot of foreigners are in town renting all available rooms. She is an amazing person, always gets me free drinks and hugs everyone. She speaks 5 languages, and knows about people..... that one of her 17 yr old employees (a boy) is in a relationship with a man, 35 yrs old.....the owner of the Leander boat club (the most prestigious in all of England that gives out all the gold medals)....that my favorite candy is starburst.... (i'm not sure how she knew, because I never told her... but yesterday she gave me a whole roll of starburst.)
I bought a cape in a charity shop today. It is black wool with heavy red satin lining, and a black velvet collar. The label says 'Hand-tailored in London, H.M. the Queen. It is very gothic and royal, with a gold rose-clasp at the throat.
Next week I will be in the Czech Republic!!!! Last night I met a lady who grew up 20 km from Prague. Also, I know that half a glass of champagne and 1 glass of wine are the limit for me. I wasn't tipsy, but I felt very very tired after drinking a full glass of wine. If I had half a glass more I would have been stumbling. It's good to know, I never drank a full glass before. I'm not sure why I did, probably because nice man named Olli was telling me about his adventures in Indonesia and India and kept refilling my glass with a wondrous white wine from France. It tasted AMAZING, sweet, cold lavendar.
I was talking about star signs with Olli. It is a bit weird, I was off in my own thoughts thinking randomly that he would be a Leo. A moment later I heard him say something about star signs..... and he IS a Leo. He reminds me alot of a friend in Canada, that's all.
I learned a little piano piece, from the movie Amelie. But now it's boring, I know it off-by-hear and the same thing is basically played on two octaves. Knowing takes the magic from the piece... :-( I was listening to it for 4 hours, non stop, then played it. Mah. I need to learn a new song... Erik Satie's Gymnopedia No 1 to be exact.
My brother and I had a good conversation today. He's quite open these days.
I miss my littlest brother though.... he is so sweet and kind and sensitive, and annoying and fun and gives me hugs. That's one thing I am going to do next year at uni, give people hugs. I don't like kissing people, as they do, two kisses on the cheek... it's a bit wet, a bit unhygenic. I dont mind if people kiss my cheeks, but I would never, never have the courage of doing to someone. once my friend Robert (at uni) was so estactic about something he said, Oh Nicki I must give you a hug. Since then I gave him a hug, after we had a major argument, and he gave me a really big, comforting, it's-all-okay hug. Next year he's going to get wayyy more from me! I learned the most about hugs from Joban... ;-) She is the queen of them all, presiding in her realm of warmth, family, friendship, cheerfulness. They are amongst the best things a friend can give. =D
I must stop listening to the Gymnopedia, it is making me well up with a longing for something unknown, something beautiful that is caving in because it is unrecognized.
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