Friday 21 November 2008

A relationship through choice or one with obligation. If you love someone and they place no obligation on your shoulders - it means no less of an obligation. Loving someone brings its own responsibilities. In you are with someone where there are stronger obligations - the ties are perhaps also stronger and deeper. And you still have the choice.

Thinking this evening...

Each relationship is filled with the sound of words not uttered.

In one kind of relationship, we keep our mouths shut as we don't want to hurt the other, but mainly in order to forge out some room for our own selves and thoughts.

In the other kind of relationship, we leave some things unsaid in order to protect the relationship, which can sometimes be at a cost to ourselves.

The silence in either instance can be hard for someone like me. But I understand the necessity of the unspoken. It gives messages in itself.

I know that in my case, from both sides, its the silence of a snow storm - calming, blanketing and safe. This type of quiet, the second kind, is the one that also allows us the opportunity to be ourselves. Which in turn lets out a slow trickle of trust and openness to say the things which are normally left unsaid and buried.

It doesn't work when its the other way around. "Romantic" Poppy knows what relationship she would like and what she has.

Thursday 6 November 2008

*takes her hat off

to the Americans.

Thank you.

I will admit that I hoped, but wasn't convinced that it would happen. But it did. I wasn't sure that you had it in you in enough numbers. But you did.

Last night, America just started to get back some of the respect that it lost in the last years.

A truly historic and defining moment which made me proud to be part of the human race and a chance for something great.

Of course, nothing will improve overnight and it'll be a hard slog and there will be some unpopular decisions, but at least there is someone who is actually leading and who has his head screwed on right at a human level. To achieve anything at all, you first have to dream.

Bloody amazing result.

:))

Tuesday 4 November 2008

Sorry, I have to add...

...that seeing McCain on TV just now doing his "The Mac is back" routine made my skin crawl.

Eurgh!

A 70+ man saying something like that is kinda gross.

Waiting with baited breath...

Ohhhh...I'm taking a break from watching the news and thought that I would give a sign of life ;)

Two big things going on at the moment. Of course, the US elections are (marginally) more important that waiting for M Linden's announcement tomorrow in regards the Openspace Sim pricing fiasco.

But both have me involved.

My hopes...Obama to win (please please please please please, do the right thing America!!!) and that M Linden also does the right thing and backs down (at least a bit) from the ridiculous 66% tier increase (and for no more prims or improved performance).

Both will make my Wednesday very happy :))

Ohh...coverage has just restarted...only 3 or so hours to go until the first results are in. Must dash!