perceive

the sun was hiding behind the dreary clouds on saturday. goodbye, sun. back to status quo, dark and depressing.

then there was this venture into south london if the lush suburbia of middle class surrey is still considered part of london. i lost a lot of money in the pub quiz machine. i was shit on pop music or british geography or obscure names from cricket. i couldn't manage the bonus round. i've always been hopeless on abstract examinations. but all others standing next to me breath the bonus round with gusto. my husband was in his element. he knows his trivia.

in a birthday gathering, a christening reception, a wedding party, everyone should know everyone. but that is why there are tables, or corners. we gravitate towards people we know.

in an event the childhood friends are different from the present work colleagues. there are also the special mates, we share affinities and likes, in our case, tottenham hotspur. we can formulate the term family from our friends. and there are also blood relations, also called family.

but how do we amalgamate the special forces in our lives? they may all glue together or they may not. they're the sum of our parts, the unique ingredients for a resplendent existence.