I should be studying right now. I really should, since I work in a group for this assignment. But I don´t want to.
I am going to be SO happy when this course is over, because then all the non-interesting courses are finished and I will have some superinteresting courses again. (and an extra long Christmas holiday, yay!)

Last year, in the Netherlands, one million animals were breeded to be used for animal testing. Out of these one million animals, 450.000 died without any tests being performed on them.

The scientist-to-maybe-be in me says there must be a good reason that happened. There is a strict committee that decides if animal testing is really necessary for a study. They would not allow waste of animals.

The animal-lover in me could cry about this.

The animals were either sick and could not be used for the tests, or did not meet the requirements to be included in the tests; wrong gender for example. The first I can understand. Test animals get sick too, you can't help that. They are living creatures after all. Although I do think some researches forget that sometimes.
The second, I can not understand. At all. I think it is absolutely unbelievable that there could not be find any other destiny for those animals than death. If even is was to be used for a different study, that would spare other animals, and in total less animals would be needed. 

It just makes me so sad, and angry that some people use these animals so nonchalant.

I don't believe in life after death.

I believe in life before death.

These are so wrong. I can't help it though: I LOVE them. It's such a great idea!

"We should always have a open mind, but not so open that our brain falls out." At first, I took it literal and thought it was rather stupid and childish. But then I understood. And agreed.

Autumn

Cycling in the rain ...with shoes that are only partially watertight ...and soaked jeans that stick to your legs ...and a coat that can't stand much rain ...and that also has no hood ...and you remember your sweater does have one, but only when you're just 200 meters away from home. But afterwards ...a really nice hot shower <3 Sometimes I really love cycling in the pouring rain, when I'm in the mood (but today I was not).

I like clothes. I like wearing nice clothes (although most of the time I dress quite basic because I can't decide what to wear...) but I also like just looking at clothes.

Usually I don't really like high fashion, because it is so rare to see something on the runway that I would actually wear.
But when I saw this, I didn't care it is totally unwearable. This is art. And art doesn't have to make sense.

Viktor & Rolf, Spring/Summer 2010