Weekend + Time "?"

So, the weekend was nice, time well spent, if we can put it that way.

Chris and I didn't do anything really.  Chris was on an extra shift on Saturday and so I went to see him on Sunday, which was about 3 hours away from my place. 

Not that far.  Not too bad. 

Besides, I think I've gotten used to the commuting by now.  That's how it is in our relationship.  With me being in one place, him in a nearby city, my parents and his parents in totally different continents, travel is the name of our game.  And it's nice.  I feel like it really keeps us on our toes.  Keeps the dust from settling too much.  =)

We chilled out on Sunday.  He ordered us some really good take-outs (my first time trying and now I am hooked!) and we watched a bunch of soap operas and TV shows. 

He kept asking me: Is this OK for you?  Is it boring that we can't go anywhere?
I said: No, it's fine.  It's relaxing.  The food is good and the TV is good, everything is good.

I think he just felt a bit guilty that we couldn't go out (because he was on duty), but to me, it was a great way to just stay in and relax.  I think he didn't worry too much at the end seeing that I was truly quite content of being a homebody.

On another note, Chris and I were reading some magazines a few weeks ago and he noticed that all of the watches or clocks that you see in advertisements all show the same time, i.e. 10:10 or 10:09.  And he asked me if I knew the reason why.  Of course, I didn't know and I said I would google it to find the answer.

Well, a few weeks have since passed and I finally remembered to do it.  And do you know what I found?  Well, it wasn't as exciting or as conspiracy theory as I had hoped, but it sort of made sense anyway.

Putting the time at 10:10 highlights the logo or the brand of the watch.  Most watches put their name and logo near the center anyway, so having the arms at 10 and 2 acts like brackets, which emphasizes and draws your eye to the logo/brand.

Another reason cited was that Lincoln died or was shot at 10:15.  However, I find that to be a bit of a wonky explanation.  So, I much prefer the marketing reason above.

And that's that.  A bit of a weird post, but that's what happened on our weekend =)

Take care, y'all.