On wedding bells and world aid
May. 10th, 2008 11:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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It's official. Both my housemates are now engaged. The first one got asked the question a couple of months back, and has already set a wedding date in late September. Roommate A was engaged Thursday night. She came home squeeing and bouncing while Roommate D's already-high voice jumped up another octave in cooing. I'm definitely happy for them, but you won't hear high-pitched cooing from me ;)
This means at some point over the next few months, I'm going to have to look for another place to live in. I could technically stay at my current apartment and become the pseudo-landlord. But I'm reaching the point where I'd really just want a place of my own. Housemates are good for short-term living arrangements, but my introvert meter (think Sims, with that little meter thing floating on top of my head) has been drained almost to empty over the last few years.
2.
As a follow-up to my last post, I've been doing some research on who to give aid to in response of the Myanmar cyclone. I got an email from MoveOn.org the other day, urging people to donate to avaaz.org, a group that's "raising funds for the International Burmese Monks Organization, which will transmit funds directly to monasteries in affected areas."
After looking through the reasoning behind the campaign -- that monks are the only ones already established in various communities to start giving out aid right away -- I'm inclined to give this group a try. Unless any of you have heard negative things about Avaaz or this campaign (I'm all ears, since potential aid money is at stake here). Maybe I'll split my donations between this group and something more reputable like the Red Cross. This way, part of my money can start going into immediate relief while the other part can eventually be used toward long-term rebuilding under the hands of an internationally established organization.
It's official. Both my housemates are now engaged. The first one got asked the question a couple of months back, and has already set a wedding date in late September. Roommate A was engaged Thursday night. She came home squeeing and bouncing while Roommate D's already-high voice jumped up another octave in cooing. I'm definitely happy for them, but you won't hear high-pitched cooing from me ;)
This means at some point over the next few months, I'm going to have to look for another place to live in. I could technically stay at my current apartment and become the pseudo-landlord. But I'm reaching the point where I'd really just want a place of my own. Housemates are good for short-term living arrangements, but my introvert meter (think Sims, with that little meter thing floating on top of my head) has been drained almost to empty over the last few years.
2.
As a follow-up to my last post, I've been doing some research on who to give aid to in response of the Myanmar cyclone. I got an email from MoveOn.org the other day, urging people to donate to avaaz.org, a group that's "raising funds for the International Burmese Monks Organization, which will transmit funds directly to monasteries in affected areas."
After looking through the reasoning behind the campaign -- that monks are the only ones already established in various communities to start giving out aid right away -- I'm inclined to give this group a try. Unless any of you have heard negative things about Avaaz or this campaign (I'm all ears, since potential aid money is at stake here). Maybe I'll split my donations between this group and something more reputable like the Red Cross. This way, part of my money can start going into immediate relief while the other part can eventually be used toward long-term rebuilding under the hands of an internationally established organization.
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Date: 2008-05-11 02:36 am (UTC)