when i was lost in the woods today the r called and told me he was stuck in a traffic jam in stockholm. he was driving in 20 km/h, had seen two accidents and now the man in the radio told him the road he had to travel was closed to all traffic. suddenly it didn't feel that bad walking in a swamp. at least the sun was shining and the pup enjoyed running in the frosty mud.

it feels a bit worse now, though. my chest hurts when i cough, my left shoulder hurts no matter what i do (probably because i carried a quite heavy stone for quite a long time through the swamp - but it had red lichen on it, so i couldn't leave it) and i'm cold. but the good things win: it's weekend, i have an unopened bottle of coca cola in the fridge, i have half a chocolate bar on the living room table, there are three of the heavenly chocolate pralines left in the box, and i don't have anything to do tomorrow so i can sleep as long as i want.

my sweet colleagues are good for my self esteem, by the way. yesterday i was called a ray of sunshine. there might have been a tone of irony in that, but i chose not to hear it.  ¶ 5:55 PM