Engine

The one that could of course.

Also my car engine. My first car. I remember looking at it and wishing I knew what everything was and how it worked. I can do basic stuff.... check oil, window washing fluid... other fluids.... check the air in tires... what's left... pump gas ;) That's about it for my car mechanical expertise!

Disregard

I'm wondering if I should disregard someone's request. Well, that's not up to them actually... what's done is done. I'm wondering if I should LIE to cover up that things aren't how they want.

I told them I was going to change my plans. They didn't like that, but it was already done. Too late. So I'm wondering if I should avoid them so they don't have to know, or say "My plans changed before you made your request. Sorry you're not happy with that."

I'm getting really frustrated trying to navigate this person's issues. What's wrong with me that I stick it out with people I care so much about, when they wouldn't throw me a life raft if I was drowning.

luggage

Weird. Someone just told me there was talk of charging for carry on luggage. I've heard this before. It'll probably happen. They got all panicked. I may have to start traveling with no luggage and/or sending things by mail. How stupid.

I wish trains were cheaper. I'd totally do Amtrak instead - HAPPILY - but I'd need a sleeper car for long trips and that makes it cost prohibitive. No way I could sit in a seat for 24 hours. I need my sleep.

Primitive

brain

emotions

I wonder if primitive humans had emotions like ours? Did they get as distressed? Distraught? Did they get as happy? Excited? Did they form friendships? Bonds? Did they love the way we do? Both romantic and non? Did they plan? Anticipate? Did they wonder about death and worry about loss? How did they feel? Was it similar to how we feel today? Was it similar to how some of us feel today? Was it more like deviants? The mentally ill? More like well adjusted people? Like children? Like thugs? Like nuns? Did they have deviants, mentally ill, and well adjusted primitives? How were their emotions?

Outgoing

Most people think I'm that. I guess I just see meeting people differently than others. They're a person, I'm a person... unless I see a reason to not treat them like a person, I will. If they seem un-human in some way, then maybe I won't. Or maybe I'll approach them anyway just because I'm curious...

Tasting

I once went to a chocolate tasting event. Happened out of nowhere. I was in a mall and struck up a conversation with a woman in the food court. She told me there was a chocolate tasting event at the mall that day. It was cheap. Maybe $5 or $10? And you got little boxes of chocolates from various vendors. - I was so there! My new friend and I had a very nice time :)

Upright

Haven't been doing a lot of that recently. Ok... before you get the wrong idea ;)

I've been lying down a lot. A LOT. The first few days I may have had the start of a flu. Hard to know. I wasn't sleeping well, the temperature outside and in was much hotter than I'm used to, the air conditioning wasn't on, and that could be what I was feeling. Now flu-ish symptoms have gone, the AC is on high, but I still find myself flopping down every now and then, lying on my back, and closing my eyes as my mind goes from one imaginary conversation to another.

Hallowed

Funny... I thought "Hallowed be thy name" but I was also picturing the Geddysburg address.

"...we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who have struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract."

I memorized the whole thing when I was about ten. My choice. I did it as a memory exercise. I did pretty well. I checked the quote above via Google after I typed it, and I only had 2 words wrong (I changed them!)