Putting up lights

It's finally got cold here. Not very cold, but cold enough to feel a bit wintery. It's been raining all day today and I suddenly got the urge to make our house a bit christmassy. Unfortunately we don't have much by way of decorations. I scrounged up all the lights we've been gifted over the years and some left over ribbons and twigs. And now our house is much brighter, but my sister is not amused. She thinks it looks like a circus.
Whatever. I like lights!

my room





living room

6th of December 2009

It's a year later. We may have a different government (finally!), but we still have the same police force and no one has forgotten.

I went to the midday march in memory and (eternal) protest. I must say that I was pleasantly amazed by the amount of people that showed up despite the atmosphere of intimidation the police have been trying to enforce. I managed to conclude the march and return home unscathed, after inhaling only the requisite amount of teargas. I must say that this new teargas (bought from Israel I heard) is much better than the last. It doesn't sting nearly as much and it clears from the air in only a fraction of the time the old stuff used to. God job to the Israelis!

After I left, all hell broke loose.