Had quite a few things I've wanted to put on here lately, but just haven't got round to it. I want to write them properly though so I won't do it now...basically a long winded way of saying I'm still here! (Probably to no-one, but just in case it's not just me reading this!)

Why do people say things they don't mean? All it does is hurt people.

This is a repetition of what I've said before, but I just found someone who agrees and said it much more concisely :)

"It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one's thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone else with them."
-Isabel Colegate

I was reminded of this in a lecture yesterday - does anyone else think it's amazing that elephants can swim? and not only that, swim accross oceans?

This woman did such a simple but brave thing. It impressed me when I learnt about it in history a-level, and it seems it still does. I'm glad her funeral was a celebration and not a sad event - it appears fitting in my mind.
Also - as a side note - hearing Arethra Franklin in that setting must have been incredible.

It's not really important now, obviously Rosa Parks was the important one in this, but does anyone ever wonder what happened to the man she refused to give up her seat to? If he's alive, I wonder how he feels about the whole thing. Was he racist, or was he just a product of his society? taking advantage of the rules that favoured him (not that that makes it better). Did he or would he have attended her funeral?

As I say, it's kind of irrelevant now, but it would be interesting to know.