"When I go forwards you go backwards and somewhere we will meet."

Title from Radiohead's Elecioneering from the "OK Computer" album.

ok, so its been a while since I've been here... I think its the dating life that takes away a lot of exciting news and replaces it with other news. But lets see what we got...

Now, for the UPDATES:

I am enjoying my month-long vacation from work. Actually, on my first day of vacation I went to work to finish a couple of errands and now I'm still kinda working... Theres a pending project that I still have to work on and I have been answering a few phone calls these past few days because our paycheck is a couple days late (I'm not the one responsible for payment but being the supervisor...). So my account had enough money for me to buy a pack of cigarettes, just now I went to buy one and I have a bit over a buck left. Sheeesh, I hope we get some dough soon.

Now I was also supposed to be coming back from a week-long trip. I didn't go. I was going to my father's house because he would travel and I would watch over the house. But, my father decided not to travel so I didn't go. I will in the near future, nothing confirmed yet.

In technology news: I am now a proud owner of a new cell phone. It was quite interesting actually. I was walking around the mall with my girlfriend and decided to go in a cell phone carrier's store and ask them what and/or how much they would give me if I changed to their company. With their offer I called my carrier and told them what I had received, my carrier then gave me this new phone for a buck (and now I have a fixed plan with lower rates)!!! Try it out in your neck of the woods to see what you can get!!! After that I did the same for my aunt and for my father. So now we all have spiffy new phones with cameras!! Which means I can take some pictures, useless and kinda nice ones. So now I have taken pictures of me sleeping, pics of me at a bar, all sorts of needless pics.

In family news: my brother (and Santa Claus) are coming to town!! My brother is coming tomorrow, Santa, I guess only Sunday. Its been a bit under two years that I haven't seen my brother so that will be quite nice. It would've been better if I had money, but... lets hope that problem is solved tomorrow.

Actually, I had some money, but don't anymore because my girlfriend's cell phone broke down so I went and got one for her for xmas. Now I'm just broke.

And speaking about dating... Again we had another crisis, again I asked to resign from my position and again she said things could and would change. Now, for blog readers this looks old and stupid now. But... I think things will work out, next time though I don't think I will threaten to resign, I will just resign. Occurring problems are fine, but recurring problems are just stupidity. Plus, blog readers would welcome the add in the number of posts a single Danilo usually has. lol, jus kiddin (I have a weird sense of humor).

So, Santa Claus is coming, my brother is coming, my birthday is coming (my money is coming??) For xmas we should have a family gathering on the night of the 24th, I will also visit my mother's side of the family (I haven't seen in quite a while). On the 25th we have here a much bigger xmas feast with aunts, uncles, cousins,... we have a big family so theres gonna be lots and lots of people. On the 26th... my birthday!! I have no idea what to do, it will be a monday, which sucks for nightlife. But I have high hopes, I will find something. For New Years, I will either be traveling or will celebrate with family. That is still undecided.

Merry xmas to all!! If I don't write until then, Happy & Joyful & Peaceful & Fun 2006!!
peace!

"And it always seems we're runnin' out of time..."

Title from the Chemical Brothers song, "Out of Control" from their Surrender Album.

So, what news?? The past four weeks were exhaustive for me (like that's new...). I ran a selection process for my company. So, that includes interviewing, group dynamics activity and the longest, training... The training started off with 6 people, after 5 days I dismissed one and on the sixth day I dismissed another candidate. It sucks being a recruiter and selecting those that do end up with a job or not, specially in a country that the unemployment rate is soooo high. But, like someone told me... Its business decision-making. Four passed the training, the two I dismissed weren't bad, just weren't as good as the others... I felt really bad on a dismissal, but someone had to do it. By the way, another training will start this week, but it'll be shorter, much shorter.

My social life is still the same, going out here and there, these past days I haven't seen my girlfriend much because she's having tests at her university so she is becoming a book worm (at least for a few days). I just went to my favorite bar a couple of times, once I was going to go out but I had a small fight with my girlfriend (everything is ah-okay now).

Looking through my emails recently I read a pretty interesting article. After watching Hotel Rwanda and The Constant Gardener, one thinks about how much the media rules what is important and what's not important for us. That is why I don't watch TV news anymore, I prefer to browse through many newspapers to see what's going on. There's so much going on out there, so much going on in our lives, help others, help who, care for what first??? Just one of those moments of reflection.

And the year is almost over, I am traveling next week, my birthday is coming up... What's going to happen next year??? This year was full of surprises, but so far better surprises then last year, last year was a pretty heavy one.

Im heading out now, gotta go to work. Last days before my month long vacation!!
peace & be happy!!

artwork: Joie de Vivre - Pablo Picasso