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No Longer A Pedophile Countdown: 177 days
My desk is covered in junk, there's only three of us gonna be in for the whole week, and none of us really feel motivated to do anything substantial. I'm hoping I won't have to do the finance claim today, becuase if I do, it'll be in a mad rush and all wrong and useless anyway, so.
I want to curl up in a ball on my couch and write or something. Instead, I am at work. Well, at least I've just been told I don't need to get finances ready until Friday. Much with the yay!
And now, for another instalment of Days Of Our Melle:
Melle: "Feh."
ChrisPuppet: ?
Melle: "You're no help."
ChrisPuppet: :(
Melle: "Aw." *pets ChrisPuppet*
ChrisPuppet: *coffee?*
Melle: "Yay!"
Junk on desk: *lies around*
Melle: *scowls*
ChrisPuppet: *kicks junk*
Melle: "Hee. You're so cute." ^_^
This episode of Days of Our Melle brought to you by Amy, pusher of all things ChrisPuppet. :D
I'm cold. Stupid office.
Also, might be going to give a talk about EU funding in April. Eeee! getting up in front of people! Giving a talk! I'm no good at this, I hate it and eeeee! Excuse me while I develop an ulcer in anticipation of something that may very well not happen.
Am bored. Also boring. Will go through LJ in a bit, memorifying entries, and then update Bunny List.
Somebody do something before I get so bored I eat my own face!
- Added more bunnies and one WiP-ish thing.
- Have finished Envy, will be starting Gluttony (story five of seven of Sin) today! Yay me!
Maybe it's just that I've always lived in Belgium, always known about social security, always known that if I needed it, there would be money enough for me to live on, if not luxuriously, as long as I would try to get myself out. (Because I don't know about the States, but over here, you do need to actually try to get a job to stay on welfare. Details available upon request. I have assimilated way too much of my mother's job. Argh!)
Maybe it's just that I'll always be a child of social workers, and raised with fairly socialist beliefs anbd principles, and always socialist/scommunist at heart. I just don't see anything wrong with the government helping those in need. That is, imo, one of the things they're there for, and I don't care in the least that I'm paying heavy taxes to support this and other government serivces in this country.
Yes, in an ideal world, people would pay this contribution voluntarily. But this isn't a perfect world, and I do think sometimes the government needs to do something that maybe people won't like, but which will benefit everyone in the end.
My parents have worked with poor, homeless and/or unemloyed people since I was a toddler. I have absorbed a scary amount of knowledge about the subject over the course of countless dinner conversations, if there is one thing I've learned, it's this:
You could be next.
There is no telling which way the wind will blow you. Looking at all the people my parents have worked with, there are people who never finished high school, but also people who have sometimes multiple university degrees. There are (some, very few) lazy bums, and people who just cannot get a break. Single mothers, single fathers, families, anyone.
You're not paying to support lazypeople taking advantage of the government. You're paying to help keep alive people who've hit a rough spot, just like others will be paying if and when you hit a rough spot. You're paying to fight generational poverty by giving kids a chance to study what they want, to find better-paying jobs, jobs they want, instead of jobs they're forced into because they need to start earning now. You're fighting poverty on the long run as well as the short run.
See, we're kind of scared they've forgotten all about us here in Europe. And we really, really, really want to see them. Anywhere in Europe is fine with us. We're willing to drive to Russia (well, she'd drive, I'd sit around being pretty ^_^) if need be. BUt that requires them actually coming here! Which is where you lot come in.
Signs. They can say whatever you want. "Don't forget you have fans in Europe, too!" "Remember your roots!" "European ovaries need you, Chris!" Anything. Displayed prominently on what would hopefully be the majority of the concerts on this leg (because *NSlashers are everywhere!), they may make an impact. Or at least make them think.
Please, people? If this works, I'll. Um. Bake cookies for everyone! Or something.
(Edit: Oh yeah, also? Spread the word? :)
In more yojful news, I may actually manage to finish Gluttony today! Yay me! Yay death! Yay me!
From: Melle
Fuck off.
Sincerely,
Trying to write, not in the mood.
I'd like to have your babies, please?
