So this weekend was a bit of a roller coaster. Or rather a very nice walk in the woods, except for falling in the pits with spikes in. Basically, had my sister visiting, which was in itself amazing. But also we had a really good time touristing it up around Oxford and seeing the bits I haven't seen yet, including the unbelievably cool museums that are scattered around. Old scientific instruments and dinosaurs aplenty. The less good part was the me hurting myself with sports (my knee and then just a particularly nasty bit of overexertion). I learned, to my detriment, that the lasting legacy of my quasi-Nietzschean sports schooling is an ability to push myself that radically exceeds my current level of physical fitness. Oh, but I forgot some more of the good bits, which included more time with new friends and seeing another play - King John, a lesser-known and less-performed Shakespeare.
Anyway, the last few days in general have made me put a lot of thought into relationships, and my role in them, and what that means to the other parties...there is such a diversity of relationships, and I could probably do a lot better by a lot of other people if I just thought a little more about how I impacted them. From the trivial and mundane - I had a nice chat with the lady at Sainsbury's today, for instance, that seemed to brighten both our mornings - to the very important, like the role I play in my sister's life. Anyway, no particularly profound thoughts yet - mostly just I think its something I should think about more with everyone, rather than the few people I do spend a lot of time thinking about how I relate to.
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