I have always admired her. Can’t wait to see what she does next

There are some remarkably idiotic things happening in the world. I read the news, entertainment, politics and the like and sometimes I just can’t contain my jaw from dropping to the floor.

Moving Day: July 1st is not only Canada Day, but also National Moving Day in Quebec. Most renting/leasing contracts end on June 30th. That results in a moving craze, with moving companies working overtime, traffic jams and absolute insanity (people have to bring their own fridges and stoves). Most people who aren’t moving themselves are in fact helping others move. That’s the day that I’m going to be sitting on my front lawn with a coke in my hands, giggling. No, really

No Aliments: I don’t know what kind of a jackass first got this idea. If you are married and one of you decides to stay home with the kids so that you can keep going to work and doing what you love, that is a sacrifice in itself. For anyone who has not stayed home with children for a longer period of time it always looks like a breeze, but let me tell you, if you are not ready to strangle the kids by the time one week has passed, you are not doing it right. Frustration is part of the job, and a job it is. So, when you decide you’re sick of them and want a divorce, it is absolutely despicable to ask to not ever pay alimony. What the hell is wrong with you? They stayed home, depending on you and now you just want to leave them high and dry? And apparently, that’s not just a male problem, as Melissa Etheridge now proves.

Paparazzi: Really? Kristen Stewart may have been a bit tactless when comparing pap pictures with rape. But if you think about it… This is the girl that can’t even walk out of her own home without being photographed. She can’t go anywhere without a huge group of paps following her against her will. They take pictures of her and sell them, against her will (which, might I add, does not go along with the laws where it says you need to have the consent of the person you’re photographing when you want to sell them). It’s basically mass-stalking, with the consent of a society that claims that such situations come “with the job”. I was not aware, she was signing up to give up her privacy. Here I thought she was just an actress.

Oil Spill: I don’t have to say much about this one, since a lot of people are talking about it already. But here’s a question: Are you seriously telling me that humanity is ready to drill holes in deep waters in order to get oil, however they have absolutely no back-up plan on what to do should this whole thing - oh, I don’t know - blow up? How much stupidity can fit into one human being’s brain?

I don’t think there’s anything more important in life. You can be rich, you can have a big house and a big car, but none of that really matters when you come home to an empty house with nobody to call and nobody to wrap your arms around every once in a while.
I don’t mean love as the one-dimensional guy-girl-marriage relationship. Love can be a lot of things, you can love your parents, you can love your friends, you can love another person unconditionally without them loving you back, you can feel loved by someone even if you don’t plan on marrying them, you can love yourself. Love is the root of all goodness, acceptance, kindness, respect, growth and understanding in this world.

So yes, I love my friends, I love my family. I love everyone who ever meant anything to me in my life, even if they’re not in it anymore. I love them for all the reasons that I used to love them for. I hope that each and every one of them is happy and lives a life full of people who can show them that they’re special.

Look at me, going all fluffy-romantic-poetic on you guys.

Finally, I’ve got a minute to breathe. The thesis is done and over with - yes, I actually had it printed, bound and sent to the office this week. Now it’s onto the next hurdle: exams. But I’m sure that even that will be over in a breeze.

And then? There’s a big question mark right there. I’m 22 years old now, I’m on the verge of maybe, possibly getting my Bachelor’ degree. So what now? Well, for anyone who thought that I’d say goodbye to classes for now and go to work I have some disappointing news: not gonna happen. At least not for another two years I’m gonna try and get my Master’s degree as well.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get into an Interpreting program, but I’ll study “translatology” instead. Basically, I guess, it’s more of the same. I’m just postponing the jump into real life for a little while longer

Me and my hermit life have decided to emerge again.

I’ve spent the better part of the past weeks either holed up in my apartment with ice cream, chocolate and coffee or at the library. I’m almost finished with my thesis and now preparing for my exams. It’s actually quite liberating to know you’ve accomplished the process of writing 30 pages of nicely worded, logic arguments and that all your examples finally line up.

Here’s some music to cheer everyone up