Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Annoying

I'm still in the office. On the call. It started late, at 5.00pm, but was scheduled for an hour. It's 7pm now and we are all wondering when the hell will this guy finish?? It's not even interesting, the way he is speaking - no intonation, just bla bla bla.... I wanted to go to spinning! It started 15 minutes ago! Again, I will not go! Last week I was afraid of getting sick but now I feel fine. But no... And yesterday I had a French lesson. ...

IT'S DONE :)))

Now, I'm going home.

Przewlekle chora: starosc

As you know, last week was my birthday. I'm 26 now. And I think my body decided to prove me that I'm old. First, I had a bad cold. I stayed home for 3 days. Over the weekend I started to feel better. Not perfect, mind you, just enough to go to work. Everything is great, I don't have fever any more, my nose is running significantly less than it was last week. Except that now, I am getting annoying headaches every day. Not only. On Monday night I couldn't fall asleep. Nothing special, you will say. But I never have problems with falling asleep and I can sleep over almost everything. That night I was just laying there, my brain working like a computer with a new processor and really good memory card! After an hour I got up and read some. It took me 3 hours to fall asleep and the next day at work I wasn't able to do anything, I was so tired. But it happens sometimes, I thought. So the last night, I woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible headache and couldn't fall asleep. I took a pain killer and after some time went back to sleep. Then I woke up again with my stomach going all funky. After another half and hour I went back to sleep. So in the morning I stayed in bed longer. But I still could not eat anything, so far only a banana and a yogurt stayed in my belly successfully.
I am not that old!!! It seems that all the health problems I didn't get in the past years are coming to me now. I want to be young again :D

Time to go home

I signed in this morning, right after my morning coffee (around 10am) going to post something. I had nothing specific in mind, life is boring (nothing happening at work, Prince is sick, so we can't do anything after either). And now it's time to go home and I still haven't posted anything. I was actually going to close the window... and the computer and go home. Oh, first shopping - with a huuuuge list 'cause Prince shouldn't go outside. So I decide I will write at least this.
Stupid post, I know. But at least you know I'm still alive.

Sunday: FIRST SNOW!

Sicko

We watched Sicko by Michael Moore yesterday. Interesting movie, but of course people complain everywhere about their health care system. I cannot say that the Polish one is better, although I think that the Czech one is. It's probably offending for some of you to read this, but I am very satisfied with the service level I am getting here, especially with preventive care. But I that's not the point. The point is that I do pay for doctor's visits or for any special treatment. If I'd suddenly got some serious illness or had an accident, I wouldn't have to worry about money, because my insurance will cover it. But this is not the point, it's not what I wanted to write about.

The main thing, I cannot understand about America is the ideology of "the American dream" and individualism so extreme that only the individual. OK, you believe that every hard working person can live "the American dream" and earn millions of dollars. Somehow, I do not think it is possible. I guess I know too many people who could not live under pressure of success. I don't think I would like it, because for me success in life is something different than big bank account, something you cannot measure. But I am under the impression that it is extremely hard in the US for people who think similar, or who were simply unlucky. Because if you don't have money, no one will support you. And here is the difference.
In most European countries, the idea is that people should support each other and help the ones in trouble. You pay according to your means and get according to your needs. And everybody is happy. (I know, it's not that simple and every system has it's problems, but in my opinion it's still better than dumping sick people on the streets, 'cause they are not able to pay their medical bills.)

I know that this is again a post "how I don't like America". It is not my aim. Being with Prince makes me think about some things we in Europe take for granted. It makes me happy that I live in a system which cares about the people, where the government is for people, not the other way.

I have nothing against Americans, I loved the time I spend in the US, I think it's beautiful country with great people. It's just different. In some ways it's better, in some it's worse. Maybe I am trying to convince myself and Prince that Europe is better. But no, I know it's better :D (It's a joke.) It's just different.

A year older

GO MARTA IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY! GO MARTA!

That was the first thing I heard this morning and it was very sweet. Generally, the whole day is cool except I'm sick. But at least I'm working from home (meaning: checking email every half an hour, 'cause there is nothing to do).

Oh, you Americans

We saw "Who killed the electric car" yesterday. Very interesting movie, I didn't know it was technically possible. It's nice it is. I wish it would be still real.
But I don't want to write about cars, but about Americans. So they are talking about consumers not liking the car. The reason:
"For most Americans when we talk about sensitive energy policy, what most Americans hear: you're gonna make me drive a small car, you're gonna make me keep my house cold and essentially you're gonna make me live like European."
No comment.

BTW Iceland is using hydrogen powered buses - for those who saw the movie, it is actually possible.