In Memoriam

This post goes out to all the unneeded victims of the Dendermonde Baby-killings.

My condolences to the three dead people, two being children under the age of 2 and one woman of 54, as well as to the 12 babies and 1 coworker who have all been brutally stabbed and hurt by the crazy 20year old killer. My condolences go to the friends and families of the victims as well, and also to all the people who have lost a child before.

It is Friday, and since Sam begged for a replacement I said I'd switch with him so he could go on a pleasurecruise with his male friends without having to worry about posting this blog. Thank goth for twitter and me being so nice to help him out. What would he do without me :)

Today has been a sad day here, you will propably have heard about the killings in the day care center, and if you haven't, check the news. Even Perez has posted his condolences. It is a sad day in the western civilized world, but I would like to take the opportunity to not only stand still to what has happened here in Belgium, but also to what happens everyday in the world. Because murder and dying children are not something odd, but are a common thing in the third-world countries, and I think we should remember that more. We tend to forget about it, since we live in a safe and civilized place, or so we like to think. Sadly not everyone in these so-called civilized countries are as normal as should be. Anyway, let's just conclude that it's a sad day, and let's hope things like this don't happen again. Children are defenceless and having them as a target is cowardly and sick. Enough said.

Last week I did not ask a question but neither did Becca, but hey let's all mention that I didn't ask a question :p

My question for this week is: "Do you want children, and if so, do you already have a name picked out?"
My answer is: "Yes, I would love to have children, preferably a son, and I would call him Dante"

Answertime!

Last week Sam asked (yes I know all your names :) I'm not the only person who just used days instead of names btw) what the main event is that changed my life. I think for me it was the moment that me and my ex Bart split up, and I decided to not return 'home' but live alone and take the time to put everything together and get my life back on track. The two years following the breakup have been rough, not because of the breakup but because of the pressure that I set on myself. The ways that I wanted to explore, the lessons that I wanted to learn. It's been a journey to selfknowledge that I am still taking, but have had a hard time taking during those first two years of living alone.

On monday our beloved Becca wondered what our favourite book is, and I love reading but therefor my favourite book tends to change constantly :) I think at this time i'm going to say 'looking for alaska', because it's been a book that really grabbed my attention and made me both excited and sad while reading.

Tuesday then, mister Canada Chris. He wondered about Obama. And I love the fact that Obama is a president, but I also want to be realistic and I know he will not fulfill half of the things people expect him to do. We mustn't forget that there is lots that needs to be done, and people tend to see him as someone who is going to fix everything bad. He will not, it is impossible since things sometimes need time. I think people expect too much from him at this point, and even though I'm sure he will bring some change, I don't think he will be able to live up to the expectations only because the media and people have put the level of expectations way too high in an unrealistic way. He will do good and will bring positive things to the US, but let's just wait and see and take one step at a time :)

On wednesday our lovely Emma who has been lacking sleep this week due to essaytroubles asked about plastic surgery and what we would do if we could get plastic surgery for free and painless. Well, I think I would change my nose a bit, I think it's a bit too pointy, and I'd like to get a perfect skin :) Also I'd like to be a bit bigger and have black hair. lol. Okay, maybe I go over the top here but hey, it's a fun question nothing serious :) I love my life and the person I am :)

On thursday, normally my day but as said before I gave Sam my day this week after he begged and begged on twitter, Sam asked what our greatest achievement is, and I'd like to think that my confidence is my greatest achievement. When I was a kid I really had a lack of selfconfidence and my confidence has grown enormously the past three-four years. As well as my self respect. So yeah, let's answer 'personal growth', because I'm proud of the person I have become after lots of tough years.

I'd love to show you a picture of my socks but sadly I'm not wearing socks since I'm in bed already, so I'm just randomly going to present you a sock of the day!