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10 Things to Look Forward to This Year
any season but winter
Ibiza
find a house?
outcome of U.S. presidential election
will U.S. pull out of global and national nose dive?
Mel Gibson's The Passion of Christ
The Roundtable
What will happen in my neighborhood?
What will happen in the world?
What will happen in my heart?

10 Favorite Christmas Presents
Hello Kitty
Amelie Soundtrack
Lush
Mini disk recorder
Mesa Camilla (table heater)
Phone conversations with loved ones far away
Jim's curry dinner at Juanan and Inma's
Being a guest at Jesus and Amalia's for Xmas Spanish style
Hearing my Grandpa say "I Love You, Heather" on the phone
Jonah back home safe from England

10 Ways to help out with the Aids situation
ask God what you can do
expect ideas and opportunities to come
visit a sufferer regularly
give money to Aids charities
befriend the family of a sufferer
enjoy sex within marriage
research the disease
love extravagantly
pray regularly
push your comfort zones

6 Things I wanted to be when I grew up
Veterinarian
Published Poet
Missionary
Medical Laboratory Technologist
Horse Jockey
Country Western Singer

10 Favorite Pets I've Had
Casper the Little Mutt Dog
Murphy the not so Miniature Schnauzer
Dewey the Miniature Schnauzer
Nellie the Blond Afghan Hound
Sir Boots the black Afghan Hound
Hadji Ba Ba the Afgan Hound Puppy
Princess the Black Afghan Hound
Mae the Cat
Kati the Doberman
Razil the Horse

10 Favorite 80's Bands or Musicians
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Duran Duran
Suzanne Vega
U2
The Police
Depeche Mode
The Smiths
The Cure
Cocteau Twins
Kate Bush

10 Favorite Cities I Have Visited
Amsterdam, Holland
Marrakesh, Morocco
London, England
Edinburgh, Scotland
Budapest, Hungary
Toronto, Canada
Seattle,WA USA
San Fransisco,CA USA
New York City,NY USA
Seville, Spain

10 Favorite Movies
that I can think of right now:
Some Like It Hot
The Shawshank Redemption
Amelie
Sense and Sensibility
Emma
The Pianist
Life is Beautiful
About A Boy
The Three Amigos
The Black Stallion

2/07/2004

I feel really tired. this week has left me quite low on energy.
I hope that this weekend I can regain physical strength.
things are going really well with Amanda living here.
The insurance man came round today and I will be given back replacements of what was stolen.
I feel stronger in my spirit, somehow changed and a bit more whole than I was before the attack...
posted by Heather 2/07/2004 01:05:00 AM |

2/05/2004

thanks for the prayers and support everyone. i am doing really well. the visit from friends from Madrid and others have really helped the healing process. Jonah of course has been a star. still hard to understand why such horrible things happen in the world but i can definitely see some really good things come from it anyway.

today our new friend Amanda, the young artist that lives upstairs, is planning to move into our apartment with Jonah and I. I am soooooooooooo thankful that she wants to live here with us. I have been praying for close girlfriends here in my neighborhood. and also for a spaniard to move in with us so that i am forced to speak more spanish at home. AND she's an artist and a christian and all the things that i could use in a close friend right about now. Yay!!

posted by Heather 2/05/2004 10:45:00 AM |

2/01/2004

Doing better today. have occasional uncontrollable crying spells. and been working through some big self worth and personal safety issues. But I seem to be doing really well actually.

my glasses fixed up nearly as good as new. and i am surprisingly unhurt considering the man had a knife and was hitting me in the face for a good bit. just a bit of bruising on the face. a tiny bit of tooth chipped. but otherwise ok.

I am trying to go out into the street more today. i am a bit spooked but doing well. Tonight we will go out to friends house for a visit.

we have visitors the next few days and they are really good people that are good caregivers. So I am sure they are here at the right time.
posted by Heather 2/01/2004 04:20:00 PM |