My sister's birthday is on 28th May and I'm still figuring out what to give her. I think, the thoughtful gift might be cash. Because, she loves shopping and therefore she needs cash. But I already spent all of my pocket-moneys so it's me who needs cash right now. To buy her a gift of course. Hey, I could buy her a card expressing sisterly affection. Uh oh no, I forgot, she doesn't like words, she likes something cash on top, instead. I could give her my old monopoly money, no? Okay you know what, I'll just give her a hug and tell her that I love her. There. Solved the money problem.
“If I had a camera," I said, "I'd take a picture of you every day. That way I'd remember how you looked every single day of your life." "I look exactly the same." "No, you don't. You're changing all the time. Every day a tiny bit. If I could, I'd keep a record of it all." "If you're so smart, how did I change today?" "You got a fraction of a millimeter taller, for one thing. Your hair grew a fraction of a millimeter longer. And your breasts grew a fraction of a—" "They did not!" "Yes, they did." "Did NOT." "Did too." "What else, you big pig?" "You got a little happier and also a little sadder." "Meaning they cancel out each other, leaving me exactly the same." "Not at all. The fact that you got a little happier today doesn't change the fact that you also become a little sadder. Every day you become a little more of both, which me...
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