Welcome to my cosy little attic. I hope you feel at home. Feel free to navigate. I hope my insanity is catching. Comments are more than welcome.
What's Up (so don't ask)
30/10/04 The Dude left us - RIP
15/03/05 I turn 18... start counting my grey hairs
16/05/05 Last Exam. Forever, I hope.
21/05/05 Jack Johnson Concert - KickAss
25/05/05 I graduate... maybe
07/06/05 Kaz turns 18. About time bro.
Hey there. Today c'est mon pere's anniversaire. He's 51... what a glorious age. The date makes me think of his 50th birthday, which was one of the nicest parties I've been to in a long time. It was only a year ago, but it feels so much longer (thanks to the fucking IB) and it was quite an event... we rented out a beautiful restaurant on the coast in Estoril, and had a lovely dinner, followed through with speeches and dancing. Great party, great people. I love my life.I love you papa, happy birthday. Last night my father's speech was reminiscing of his party 20 years previously, in Stoke-Hammond, England, where he used to live. It sounds like it was a good party... and he left to Portugal the very next day. That makes 20 years in Portugal, so it's another reason to celebrate. Anyway, enough about my dad, he has his own site, so if he wants, he can write more. Don't count on it, though... the internet frightens my parents. In fact, I've noticed that the internet frightens a lot of people... perhaps frightens is the wrong word, but when I was in Italy, we had a very interesting discussion on people's views on it. It appears that some think it can kill your social skills... turning conversations into little more thanheyheywsupntinkewlbrbkbkg2gttyland, apart from that, these people think that meeting people on the internet is a sad event... however, I think that they simply don't understand the whole thing. You see, I never use the internet to meet people... it's much more effective as a tool to keep in touch with the hundreds of people I meet each year. Perhaps some of the people who diss it don't travel as much as I do, but when I know people in the US, the UK, Spain, France, Morocco, Dubai, Hong Kong, Australia, Malaysia, Holland, Germany (and more), writing letters to keep in touch isn't quite feasable. Sure, it's possible, but it requires some effort, and can easily dwindle away into never hearing from the person. Thanks to things such as MSN (or, to a lesser extent, AIM) I can chat to them at any random time... sure, I agree that the conversation is never as deep as it can be in person or maybe on the phone, but it keeps the connection alive so that next time we meet, it wont be as total strangers. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that letters or phonecalls are outdated, in fact I love getting letters, but email and instant messaging keeps the contact really alive, without the minimum 4 day delay between letters. The internet can be seen as a bad thing, of course, and it has it's share of negative aspects. It gives a lot of sick people a window to practice their sick fantasies (ie, chat sites) and can be used to commit big crimes... it can turn people into social nobodies, and it can become addictive, but I don't see that as a reason to shun it forever. Like all things, it's good in moderation.
But who am I to talk? I spend my free time dumping my thoughts on a website. get a life, me...
Geert, meu querido, tem dó dos mais velhinhos e explica o que é o AIM, porque eu presumo que não estejas a falar em tiro ao alvo (vai em português para testar os limites)(did you get around to watching Y tu mama también?).
