The more observant amongst you may have noticed that I put a blog post up recently, only to take it back down again a few days later. The truth is, I'm sick of hearing myself whinge about singledom/men. As someone* pointed out to me earlier tonight (when I was less drunk than I am now**), I was making lots of generalisations about an entire gender. I really need to stop doing that. People are individuals who happen to be male or female, beyond that - well, it's really not up to me to make sweeping judgements based on a handful of experiences with individuals.
*changes subject apropos of nothing*
You know one side effect of riding a beautiful bike that I really love? The people who start up random conversations with me because of it. It's like having an adorable puppy***; everyone wants to stop a while and exclaim and fuss over it, ask questions about it, and maybe even pet it. Tonight as my friend* and I approached the princess, there was a small group of well-dressed people taking a close look over it, and as I got closer they cooed over my panniers, wanted to know where I got my (knock-off knogg) lights, and asked did I buy the bike from Steve, purveyor of fine bicycles in South Melbourne?**** We all stood around and had a nice little late night (drunken**) chat about how fine it is to ride a bike in Melbourne.
And just like that, I'm feeling more hopeful about the world once more.
Good night!
*you know who you are!
**two glasses of wine and I'm officially off my face.
***God I wish I did have an adorable puppy. Then my life would truly be complete.
****Details may not be correct, see '**' above.
Monday, September 26, 2011
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2 comments:
No matter what you blog about, you have a fan in me. Stay strong and chin up my friend
A few thoughts...
1) Nothing wrong with having a few drinks and being a bit off ya face.
2) Most people (by which I mean people like you, and me: slightly odd but still somewhat sane and reasonable) know, even when they're making them, that generalisations are false. But they help us to get out our frustration at things that happen, or not as the case may be.
3) Yes, an adorable puppy would be lovely, but I think the bike is easier to look after.
:-)
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