'Morning =)

[culuyetille]

Could hardly be feeling happier =) The universe conspires towards my good fortune, apparently.
First of all, I slept late today. Such bliss when I am dragged from my bed *really* early during weekdays.

Yesterday, I spent a good part of my morning unpealing and chopping fruits for the gallons of fruit-salad my grandma had in mind. That, and stealing bits of codfish salad on my kitchen-living room comes and goes in order to set the table. There are few things more relaxing than housework, or any type of manual work, for that matter. At least for me. I love to sit still for hours and do nothing but think-think-think, but working with my hands takes my mind off of everything and to have some moments of such a bliss is wonderful. I guess that's one of the reasons why I like to draw. I'm reasonably good at it, I think - not that I couldn't use some training and dedication and classes. But see for yourself, take a look at my latest creation, or my Studio.
But I digress. The lunch was wonderful. The food, predictably enough since it was my grandma and my father doing it, was superb. And the cake was my favourite - chocolate&strawberries. I am very lucky to have been born at strawberry season. Almost all of my immediate family showed up, which was a very pleasant surprise, because normally they'd be off somewhere due to the holiday. I got to be hugged and given 'best wishes' several times by people who are very dear to me. There was talking, playing, cello, singing, and I enjoyed my afternoon throughout.

Other than that, life has been kind in general. One of my cousins got me the Animatrix DVD, something I've been shooting longing looks at since hearing it'd be on the stores this month. Now both he and another, younger cousin who's practically a little sister (5 years younger, I get to brush her hair and order her around and scowl when she doesn't want to eat greens and all that) are around and we're all spending the remainder of the holiday together.

Good authors/nice people have been falling from the sky on my lap of late. Since getting the MSN IM I've grown closer to both Aimee and Naomi (congratulations for making the Poetry course, darling!!), and that alone plasters a permanent smile on my face. I "stumbled" on another Brazilian at a yahooGroup and we're talking regularly, too. I'm so very happy to have found someone here who doesn't consider Slash, MalfoyCest or even Slytherin to be something to loathe but instead expand on. Not to mention that Lilith is a lovable person. =) But my luck is bigger. A few weeks ago I was all taken up in the reading of The Man Who Thought Too Much, an incredible LM/SS fic. I sent the author my compliments. These days I got a review of the kind every writers dreams of, with the strong and weak points of the story, plus an offer to beta it. Of course I took it up, e-mailed the girl and all that. Well, they turned out to be the same person. And I'm beyond thankful that yet someone else whose work I admire comes to tell me that they too like my writings. *on cloud 9*

Wait, there's more: a friend of mine, along with some acquaintances of hers, are publishing a fanzine - for those who don't know the word, it stands for independent publication by fans. She called me and said she wanted something of mine on it. So I'm... I'm getting something published!!!!

I believe in working hard towards your own goals, I really do. I've got this mandala (painting in geometric patterns with a special message/meaning) in my room, standing for: "the circumstances are not an excuse for me to fail". But to be showered with so many good things at once...

There are people who don't believe in God. I respect that, as long as they respect that I personally do believe. My own justification is quite simple and superficial, actually: the beauty of things. For instance, take a butterfly and a moth. Both came from the same evolution line, are similar in shape and function. If Darwin's survival of the stronger was all that there was to it, why would there be butterflies as well as moths? And that there are things so exquisitely carved/painted as butterflies or a smile or my personal favourite, the sky full of stars at night, only shows that there was Love in the making of it all.
This is a theory anyone can crash with a minimum of rationality, but God is not about rationality nor is my belief. Happiness comes from the inside. I myself have loads of reasons to be all bouncy, but there are many who don't and in spite of everything lead life with a smile on their faces and genuine hope in their hearts. May mankind's merits be credited to it, as well as its sins. I can't deny that the later jumps more to the eyes, especially with the media and all that, but...
*speechless*

Running the risk of going X-Files here, I want to believe. Period.