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friend
hazard
ideals
relief
temple
labour
humour
kisses
island
jiggle
elated
reseed
forget
softly
refill
temper
resent
joyous
flower
thorns
hoping
shield
encore
gazing
family
... some of the 6-letter words that make up our 6 years of marriage. I'm happy we've got to where we are.

Barack Obama for President... I Guess



One of my biggest wishes for this year is to see a Democrat win the U.S. presidential elections. I've had enough of George Bush (before writing his name, I erased 6 adjectives that always come to mind when thinking of him) and I believe that no one could do more harm than him... except for all the Republicans put together. They are just a bunch of extremist, gold-digging racist people who would not think for a second of putting their country's and the world's best interest before their personal hunts. At some point I was attracted by the idea of seeing Giuliani in the White House, but his messages against illegal immigration turned me off big time. It's not an issue of supporting illegal immigrants, even though I was one of them. My problem with this matter is the lack of integrity U.S. politicians have been proving for the last 7 years, at least, when promising they would offer most immigrants a chance to get their Green Card after many years of hard work, while behind closed doors they didn't know which better means would help them hunt illegal immigrants down and send them home. It's true, at the end they came up with this 5-year residence, after which people would have to leave the States. Of course, let's have them work like slaves for 5 years, live in inhuman conditions and then chase them away; they'll have a few more dollars in their pocket and we'll build our economy on their backs.

The Democrats, on the other hand, have always shown more concern about immigrants, be it legal or illegal. The economy has always done better during their time and, although Bush doesn't leave much space for any effective positive changes, there's still a tiny hope that at least things won't change for the worse. Between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, I tend to support the latter, although I haven't followed that much his agenda. I only know that Hilary has never had to deal with poverty and will surely not care so much about immigrants, while Obama's father himself was an immigrant from Kenya... let aside the fact that he represents a visible minority. So Hilary's a woman... and? Women already have a good life and I don't see her fighting for any more rights... a woman, even the President, will never be able to change what a society dominated by men managed to build in so many years. I don't think that's what we need. It's surely not what I need. I need a world with less wars, if not none, U.S. with more respect for themselves and for the others and a neighbor who won't provoke Canada's collapse. I'm not forgetting that all of them are politicians before anything else, but I just see Obama as a valid president and as someone who might care less about oil and more about people. If that's possible.

You Never Know...

I've started this year in the best possible way: dancing the first night away (I wore red, I had money on me and I did kiss at midnight... let's see if all this really works), sleeping the next day, and feeling my friends close on my birthday. As Mi was saying, I think 2008 is pretty much a boring number, but the fact that I turned 27 makes me feel better about this year's numerology... I like the number 7 very much.
I'm afraid that I have very high expectations from this year, unlike from the last one. Some things are bound to happen, such as my graduation in April and the festivities in June, the parties I'll be having with some friends and my moving to Spain. There are other things I'm hoping for, but since I've learned the hard way not to have too high expectations, I'll just take each episode as it comes. I cannot help but be optimistic... and yet I'm trying to prepare for the worst.

La multi ani!


Vroiam sa fac asta pe 31, dar avand in vedere ca am primit un mesaj care m-a uns pe suflet si ca s-ar putea sa nu mai apuc sa scriu pe aici in ultima zi a anului, voi face acum urarile pe care le planuisem:

Cetin si Daniela, va doresc din toata inima sa fiti cu adevarat fericiti in 2008 si dupa aceea. Sa fiti sanatosi si sa ramaneti mereu dulci (eu asa va vad, nu faceti scandal :-) ), hatri, acizi - adica Cetin - si zambitori. Sa nu va pierdeti speranta, atata vreme cat nu va copleseste. In sufletul meu aveti un loc special, cu toate ca poate nu se vede. Si eu inca mai sper sa ajung sa va cunosc personal... poate la anul.

Mi si SilverHeart, sa fiti fericiti, sa nu mai intampinati greutati care sa va taie elanul, chiar daca doar pentru o scurta perioada, sa fiti din ce in ce mai uniti si sa priviti fiecare zi ce trece ca pe-o etapa din parcursul unei iubiri nesecate. Sunteti doua persoane minunate si meritati numai raze de soare, chiar daca in Copenhaga sunt cam rare. Mi, urare speciala: sa reusesti sa te imbeti in ultimele si primele zile din 2007/ 2008 dupa pofta inimii :-).

Nicole, sa ai cel mai bun an de pana acum, sa fii puternica si sa gasesti cat mai multe picaturi de fercire, care sa-ti transforme viata intr-o metonimie a optimismului. Chiar daca nu simti de cele mai multe ori, pentru ca nu mai stau atat de mult la computer, eu iti trimit mereu ganduri bune si ma bucur sa intrezaresc speranta in randurile tale.

Doamna Ela Roseni, multa sanatate va doresc si un an cu aceeasi bogatie spirituala pe care ati impartasit-o pana acum. Cat mai multe muze si bucurii, poezii si sentimente pozitive. Mereu este o placere linistitoare sa va citesc.

Quinzelle, sa-ti pastrezi jovialitatea, pofta de viata si bucuria pe care-o simti la vederea unui curcubeu, simtul umorului si luminita din ochisori. Sa ai cat mai multe realizari, sa fii sanatoasa si poate sa reusim sa ne vedem la anul.

Meplusmyself, sa te insoteasca in continuare setea de cultura si inspiratia de-a transforma marile opere literare in experiente personale, sa descoperi mereu mai mult decat te-astepti si sa ti se implineasca cele mai arzatoare dorinte.

Happy New Year!

Sacha, you know it's always a pleasure to drop by your virtual home, which makes me feel closer to you. You have an amazing talent for writing, your soul could not have found a more suited occupation than this. You know you have a very special place in my heart and that I'm sending you nothing but my most pure wishes. Don't ever change and have the happiest year yet!

These are pretty much all the people that I know that drop by once in a while and that I consider my friends. If I missed anyone, it wasn't my intention. I'm sending good thoughts to anyone who might happen to find this page. Have a Happy New Year, with health, joy and great achievements.