November 21st, 1997

Crime in the city

This area is supposed to be one of the worst neighborhoods in town, but so far it's been really quiet, even on weekend nights. I figure it's the cold or something, or people are the same here as everywhere else, that is, nice to you if you're nice to them. Tonight was a little different, though. Someone on the bottom floor threw a chair out through their kitchen window, without bothering to open it first. I was sitting at the computer, doing some web graphics, and just heard a loud crash, followed by falling glass. Strange feeling, I've never seen anything like that in this country...

I _love_ taking hot baths. And now I finally have a bathtub, so I can. Just thought you might wanna know that :).

I feel happier than in a long time at the moment. And the job has a lot to do with that. Or perhaps it's the people I work with. It's mostly women, and they all talk like I wasn't around, or rather as if I wasn't a guy, which I find funny, and not a little interesting. So the atmosphere is good, and I'm doing OK so far. I think I'll like it there. Then there's my friends, whom I can now see as often as I like, since I live so much closer, and of course my online friends, many of whom mean a great deal to me. I ran into Miila last night, we used to chat for hours, about everything, and I really did miss our little chats. She's kind of busy IRL though, but at least now I know she's alright. I don't really distinguish between net friends and real ones anymore, they're all equally close. Although if you don't talk to people on the net a lot, you probably have no idea what I mean :). But I think it's important to have a real life as well, and now I do, so I've achieved some kind of balance, and I like it.