It is a depressingly grey and dreary Thursday outside, all rainy and windy. Something is sure to tell me that it really is November, in all its dreary grey glory. And this is when Swedes get hit with depressions, trust me. I once read a book called the "Xenophobe's Guide to the Swedes", and they describe us as people who suffer from "svårmod" (A quick translation of the word would be gloom or melancholy). At least in winter. A tourist arriving in summer in Sweden will think that...wow. Look at all them Swedes...no clothes (well, almost), smiling happy people everywhere, lots of light...this is awesome! Same tourist coming to visit in ...oh, November, would not recognise the Swedes. Dressed heavily, all suffering from melancholy, shut away in their homes...yeah.
I really like reading those sort of books, though. We have a superb columnist here in Sweden, whose name is Herman Lindqvist. He used to work as a reporter abroad, and now writes both excellent history books and causeries. He never fails to make me laugh when comparing Swedes to for example French....Yeah, I sure wish I could write causeries like him. Well, next project, eh?
Cause I have to say that I actually got a kick in the butt with NaNo. I am now up in 3619 words, yay me. Thank chloe for doing word battles with me, and not giving me an excuse to say...I'll do it later!
2 comments:
Keep plugging away at those words, babe.. and use whatever tools at your disposal.. more power to you and chloe for the word battles.. w00t!
As for the dreary day, this is the very reason, or one of them, that I'm hesitant moving to the Seattle area.. I don't do gray and dreary well.. I may enjoy a good cloudy, rainy day on occasion, but I also need my sunshine.. I'd surely send you some if I could.. you know I would.. -hugs and smooches-
People in Buffalo New York get the same way. At least I've been told. I personally like cold and dreary but not for great lengths of time. That's why I live in "no seasons to speak of" California!
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