matfein
The mist hung over the mountaintop, making the peak invisible. I was climbing this morning to the top as part of my camping trip. I don't normally like being outside, but this is fun, since I'm alone and enjoying the weather. I hope the mist clears up before I get to the top!
Under the sea, under the counter, under the tree. All of these phrases define space in relationship to other things. You cannot be somewhere on you own -- you only have meaning when you're related to somewhere or someone else. Maybe that's why we define ourselves by our social relationships.
I stood at the counter, crying. I couldn't believe how much this affected me. Most onions weren't too bad, but this one was filling my kitchen with fumes, and the tears were flowing. I needed to get the onion cut so that it would work in my recipe, but this was just ridiculous. I couldn't stop crying!
Seconds had passed since he broke the news. I didn't know what to say. He wanted to marry me? But I had such a lousy record of relationships. Who would want someone as broken as me? And what about my job? I'd have to move to be with him, and I didn't know if I wanted that!
Science is what I studied. Not that i studied a science myself. Instead I studied the history of science, which made me feel somewhat superior to the scientistis and engineers who just studied their own discipline. I had the perspective to see the long-term changes in science and to understand the societal impact of their work.