Ah... it's "otter"...

This is what I think about on the morning train:
One of my closest friends turns 23 today! I haven't said "congratulations" and we practically never speak anymore, but I still count her as a friend - we grew up together and were neighbours for more than 20 years.
It's quite funny that of all the people I spent every day and weekend with in high school, only one reamins my friend today.

In the morning there really isn't anything that can beat the sound of English with a really thick Swedish accent (google any Nobel Prize-award ceremony and you'll understand what I mean). I don't mean to mock these people because I know why they speak like that. (The vocal chords can't form the correct sound after a certain age; this is why adult immigrants always have an accent if they learn a new language whereas children don't.)

You know, I realised something on the bus this morning, and I'd like for you to let me finish before you start telling me that I'm a complete moron.
We like to argue for the fact that "everyone is equal". Everyone should have the same rights, no matter of age, gender, religious beliefs and so on and so forth.
When reading the newspaper I came across a few rows about a boat that had capsized. Some of the passengers died and among the dead were women and children.
I get it, I really do. Children are the future and women can carry life, right? I get it. I suppose that's also why they want "women and children" to get spots in the lifeboats before the men. Let's be honest - an article that said "boat tipped and 18 passengers died - 4 of them male" wouldn't really capture the attention. So how can we claim that everyone is equal?

Middaythoughts:
This lecture is so incredibly dull - nothing new, nothing new...

Afternoonthoughts:
Awww... chickens! They're so cute!