The year of 2010

2009 is a year imprinted on my memory as the saddest year of my life so far, but that had strictly to do with the pain and deaths of other people.
2010 is a year that I will always remember because of my own pain and sickness. It has been the year of dozens of visits to the doctor, antibiotics galore and frustration and tears because ( Read more... )

Noes, noes, noes and woes.

What expletives can you yell to a landlord who wants you to pay 5 %  more for your apartment than what you do today, and who has raised the fudging rent with almost 10 % over the last two years? Are you entitled to tell them to go shuffle off their mortal coils?

Da-shiong bao-jah-shr duh la-doo-tze!

How am I going to afford ( Read more... )

I had a nice weekend with my parents, my brother and my wee niece! We went to see my aunt and uncle -- my niece charmed them -- and we went to see my cousin and his family -- my niece charmed them -- and we took walk dowtown meeting people who were charmed by my niece.
      I just realised that I can never have children, 'cause everyone will ( Read more... )

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It's the first day of the semester today, which means that I am, as usual, slightly troubled. I don't like having to meet new people and introduce myself to them, as I know I will most certainly not spend any time with those new people at all, apart from the few hours every week I have to see them at uni. Which is why I don't see the need to spill ( Read more... )