Just a glance at news
Yesterday was the wedding day. It was everywhere all day long. Well, it was everywhere for a while now but the last week it was slowly culminating and yesterday it was just insane. I find it hilarious that Americans were so overtaken by the whole thing over 200 years after they made sure it was not their royalty. Including the constant reminders Obamas were not invited. This is what independence leads to - all the Commonwealth leaders were invited. Also being a king or something like it also helps. I had one weird moment when I realised that for British royal family inviting other European royals is like inviting most prominent members of your extended family. I wonder if they catch up on family gossip since the last time (the Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wedding I think) like normal families do. But I admit the wedding was pretty and the bride and groom looked happy.
Tomorrow is the pope John Paul II beatification day. And the Polish media are as crazy about this as American are about the royal wedding. I'm glad I'm far away as I don't think I could take it all day long. And as this is the beginning of long weekend in Poland as 3rd is day off. This will be a constant topic all that time. I'm happy I'm far enough to be almost unaware of all the political bullshit that this most cause with all the politicians trying to use this for their gain and calling each other unworthy of even mentioning pope's name. Way to many instances of remembrance that can be used for political gain in last month.
There were also devastating tornadoes in the US last week but they didn't warrant as much attention despite people dying. This time there were not in North Carolina although we got tornado warnings again. I'm kind of creeped out by this happening so close. Being European, big disasters were always something happening far away. There were instances of tornadoes in Poland but they are to the ones here as orcans are to hurricanes. The devastation scale is just not the same.
Now I'm going to my friend's concert and I hope I'll be back soon enough to catch Doctor Who repeat when I come back.
Tomorrow is the pope John Paul II beatification day. And the Polish media are as crazy about this as American are about the royal wedding. I'm glad I'm far away as I don't think I could take it all day long. And as this is the beginning of long weekend in Poland as 3rd is day off. This will be a constant topic all that time. I'm happy I'm far enough to be almost unaware of all the political bullshit that this most cause with all the politicians trying to use this for their gain and calling each other unworthy of even mentioning pope's name. Way to many instances of remembrance that can be used for political gain in last month.
There were also devastating tornadoes in the US last week but they didn't warrant as much attention despite people dying. This time there were not in North Carolina although we got tornado warnings again. I'm kind of creeped out by this happening so close. Being European, big disasters were always something happening far away. There were instances of tornadoes in Poland but they are to the ones here as orcans are to hurricanes. The devastation scale is just not the same.
Now I'm going to my friend's concert and I hope I'll be back soon enough to catch Doctor Who repeat when I come back.