EDITED: I would love to elaborate, but it’s now almost 10:30 p.m. and I need to go to bed if I want to behave decently tomorrow when I start training. I didn’t post anything today because I was too psyched, finishing one book and starting another. Then I remembered I didn’t have an umbrella and it’s going to rain tomorrow so we went to Zellers to get one. And I’m PMSing… ouchie! I hope I will feel better tomorrow, and then I’ll tell you all about the job. Thanks everyone for the comments!
We were watching “The Recruit” last night and Patrice asked me if I had Opera installed in my computer (that’s because hottie Colin Farrell uses Opera to browse the internet) and I remembered I hadn’t reinstalled it when I upgraded my system. What a nice little browser this is :) My endless affair with IE was over because my computer was the victim of some nasty spyware and I moved into the Mozilla house, but then when the spyware was gone I went back to the evil Microsoft program. Now I’m singing with Opera and I really like it… Who uses this browser on a daily basis? What are your thoughts? I’m in love with the tab browsing IE doesn’t have and Mozilla and Opera were cool enough to come up with.
Bush Resignation Hailed by World Leaders – [Washington] The surprise resignation of the forty-third President of the United States, George W. Bush, on the second anniversary of the terrorist attack on America, was hailed by chiefs of state throughout the world. Mr. Bush announced that after, “two years of bloodshed, economic devastation, and spreading fear in America and abroad,” he saw no choice but to accept that, “I have held a title which I did not win, and for which I have proven unqualified.”
If only… They say dreaming is free. At least we haven’t been robbed yet. Thanks to the lovely Alex for the link.
Yesterday I avoided the media as much as I could. I had a busy morning with a visit to my therapist and then I stopped to see Elisa whose house was on my way back home. After that Patrice picked me up and we went to run some errands and came home around 7:30 p.m.. I was tired, annoyed with the heat and sleepy, so the time I spent in front of the T.V. was minimum.
However, we did see a few documentaries on the September 11 attacks. Looking at all the images again was painful, yes, painful. To this day I still can’t believe something like that really happened. But at the same time I was feeling guilty for not finding myself more moved and I told Patrice that I felt like a real bitch for not being able to feel real compassion for the United States of America. I told him that I feel compassion for all the people who lost their loved ones, but that I can’t make myself think the U.S., as a nation, was robbed its innocence. Not after what happened in Iraq anyway.
I guess it’s because I’m not American and the thing is, terrorism is not new for me. I grew up side by side with it, watching it happening every single day in my country. Yes, it hurts terribly to see such things, but I think most Colombians have developed this special layer of “Oh, again? Ok, let’s go on with our lives”. I don’t know if I’m making sense here, but terrorism, loss, pain and violence is something “familiar” for me. Probably that is what makes me be a little cold… I don’t know. I just don’t know.
While watching the images of the attacks, I was also remembering that 30 years ago (yesterday) Chile was going through its own drama when the socialist president Salvador Allende was killed in a coup organized by Augusto Pinochet. More than 3000 people died or disappeared during his dictatorship. The coup was terrible, many lives were lost. Apart from Chileans, who else remembers that? Images of people dying in every conflict of this world passed in front of my eyes.
My point here is that the pain doesn’t only belong to the United States of America and while it’s valid that they feel sorrow after the terrible actions of the violent and they deserve to be thought of, we must not forget that this world is ONE and only ONE and that while we’re looking for salvation in our own personal way, we’ll never find it. We must unite, we must look justice for all. Otherwise, more terrible things will happen… way beyond the things we had to see 2 years ago.
My eldest brother was born exactly 38 years ago. One of the kindest people I know on the face of the planet, I love my brother. I love my two brothers. I called him and he gave me the wonderful news that he just acquired a new computer for his design business… about darn time! He’s all happy, installing his design programs and playing around with it. Now that he has two machines his associate can come and work with him in the same place instead of pitching each other files and jobs from line to line. I’m really happy for him, life hasn’t been easy, jobs have been not easy to find, but he’s definitely doing well these days and I see no one else to deserve it better.
My day has been kind of uneventful, but not completely wasted. This afternoon I went to deliver a “thank you” note for the lady who interviewed me yesterday. It’s amazing to find such amount of information online on how to get a job and what you should do before, during and after an interview. I didn’t know growing up was this complicated, but I like learning. I’m waiting to have news before the end of the week and I’m still in good spirits and with big hopes of getting the job I applied for. If not, then I’ll keep on sending CVs and waiting for other companies to call; there must be a little job for me somewhere out there.
Patrice came back home with the absolutely wonderful news that our plane tickets to go to Colombia are free… F-R-E-E! The Trade Association of Colombia gave away some tickets to people of companies attending the flower event and Patrice’s office was among the “winners”. The manager had already bought his ticket, so Patrice and I are using the free ones. Isn’t that great? Woohoo! And on top of that, there’s a big chance that my mom and my brother will be joining us in Cartagena. Life sounds good these days.
What is not so good is a sore shoulder I’ve had since last Friday and even though I’m taking Robaxacet religiously, I can’t stay in front of the computer for long periods of time without pain driving me nuts. If the condition doesn’t improve after the weekend, then I guess I’ll have to go and see the doctor. Too much computer, Peter says, so I’ll be staying away from the mean machine tomorrow, first because my morning is full with an appointment and other errands, and second because it’s September 11 and I don’t want to be witness to any spectacle, blog-opera, that may come on the commemoration of the WTC attacks. Views? None. People who have read my blog know exactly what I think and there is no point on repeating the same stories again and again. May God will find you in peace with yourself and your loved ones tomorrow.
As for Mr. Bush, I hope he’s happy with the mess he made in Iraq and I’m asking if the pain and affliction after September 11, 2001 have diminished after killing so many people, friend and foe, in such an unfair way. As for Mr. Chrétien, Mr. Chirac, Mr. Putin and Mr. Schröder — I’m glad they are saying no to his demands. Dubya knew very well it was insane to start a war in the Middle East and now that it’s getting out of hand, he turns to the rest of the world asking for help when he didn’t give a crappola about what the rest of the world had to say when he wanted to go in his quest for oil. Welcome to the guerrilla world… I know all about it! They have been killing my people for over 30 years. That’s all I have to say. Osama and Saddam must be somewhere drinking booze and laughing at us.
