beledi

i marched in a protest march-thingy today. it was the first time i've ever done it. they're trying to shut down three branches of our public library here in the city and one of them is in my neighbourhood. there was no consultation with the public, just an announcement a couple of days ago. and it made me angry. so when this protest was announced a coworker and i decided to go. it was awesome. about 600 people showed up and chanted and had signs and we ended up in front of city hall freezing our asses off, but hopefully making some sort of impact. it felt so good. like i could do something other than sit on my ass and bitch about it.

i had a moment of sadness this morning. i was laying in bed half-asleep and started thinking about family. then i thought about hugging my baba (gramma). and then i thought about hugging my gramma. and then i realized i couldn't any more and that some of the best things i remember about her were her hugs. i missed that so much at that particular moment that it took a lot not to break down in tears. but i made it. got out of bed, went to work, if a little more melancholy than i need to be. i miss her. christmas is going to be so weird withou her this year.

hope all of you are having a day where you know you're alive and like it that way...