In my previous entry I mention that one of the positive things I’m glad for is that I finally found what I want to do with my life. I’ve been in Canada for three years and wondering what I want to do after I left my country with an un-finished thesis work, thus without a diploma. I’ve been thinking and thinking that I don’t want to go back to school for another 3-4 years to deal with all that cultural-sportive stuff, but rather for a one year intensive program.
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My day didn’t go as smoothly as I wanted; apart from feeling mortified, I have a headache and I’m bloaty. Definitely the PMS (or something like it) is knocking at my door. But anyway, here are my Participation Positives.

– The love Patrice gives me every single second.
– Finally finding what I want to do with my life.
– Less than 40 days before seeing my mom, yippee!
– Isabel Allende’s new book “La Ciudad de las Bestias”
– A big list of things to do, to keep me busy. Needed it!
– The protests against war with Iraq all over the world.
– Patrice went grocery shopping alone.
– I’m working at the office the remaining of the week.
– 17 good books to read and 3 more I want
– Life, in general. I cannot complain, despite…

I’m very mortified today. Yesterday I had the feeling someone snapped me without a valid reason and now I cannot bring myself to openly tell this person about it because it’s probably just a misunderstanding and I’m over-sensitive for I think I’m PMSing again (I never know with my messed up cycles!). I’m afraid that if I say something it will generate more trouble than anything else and I really appreciate this person, so I’ll just let it slide.

Update: It was just a misunderstanding. Thank God for friends you can be honest with and tell them how you feel without getting in trouble.

I have tons of stuff to do at home and I don’t feel too good. Alors, I’m going to get busy, after chatting with the guys at the office. I wish I were there now…

Yesterday we went to Chapters with Patrice and he bought me two new books. Then, at night, while chatting with some friends I started lusting over my Amazon wish list and a couple of books I have listed there, but haven’t been able to find anywhere here in Montreal. While one of my evil friends (Jaya) was telling me that it was ok to love books so much, another wise friend (Sundar) told me “Stop! Read the ones you have now”.
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Shades of the Sixties is the title of the article on CBS News referring to the tens of thousands who marched today in the streets of Washington to say “No to War“. The participants joined their voces to those of people in San Francisco, Augusta, Maine, Rome, Berlin, Tokyo, Puerto Rico and Mexico City.

I heard Susan Sarandon’s words asking people not to be afraid to speak and ask for peaceful solutions, and I do hope Americans (and the rest of the world) will raise their voice because countries are made by the people, not the governments or a few who want to look for trouble abroad, putting the lives of the citizens in danger. I hope the voices of those tens of thousands will be heard.