March 3, 2004
*Watches fire*
Wow, I haven't updated this in over a month! Time just flies so fast. College has kept me incredibly busy, thankfully this semester is over.
I've been on a break since friday and it'll last three weeks until I have to start my next semester, so right now I'm bored out of my mind. Since I'm on vacation the logical thing for me to do would be going to the beach or the mountains or something, apparently fate has decided that it's not going to happen.
Things where I live have been getting pretty bad, the violence has escalated to incredibly dangerous amounts. There have been news going around about how things are getting ugly in Venezuela, sadly it's all true and a lot worse, it's depressing seeing pictures and reading things like these: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=589&ncid=734&e=5&u=/ap/20040303/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_protests
So many people are getting hurt and killed because one moron who just won't give up because he's power hungry. I've been stuck in my house all these days because people outside are burning trash, tires, matresses, parts of old cars, etc. as a protest against everything that has been going on these past few days. I took a few pictures but they're blurry because things started happening at night and I didn't have my tripod with me:
http://www.tabulas.com/~Choco/gallery/album14075/
Those pictures are from yesterday night and some from today. It's terrifying to know that you can't get out of your own appartment because it's surrounded by fire everywhere.
I'm sick of having to run away from tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets. I'm getting scared seeing people walk around with stones and Molotov cocktails in their hands, I just want this whole thing to be over once and for all.
Of course, while I'm writing this there's a big bonfire going on out there. My house is black right now because of all the smoke..... again......
I've been on a break since friday and it'll last three weeks until I have to start my next semester, so right now I'm bored out of my mind. Since I'm on vacation the logical thing for me to do would be going to the beach or the mountains or something, apparently fate has decided that it's not going to happen.
Things where I live have been getting pretty bad, the violence has escalated to incredibly dangerous amounts. There have been news going around about how things are getting ugly in Venezuela, sadly it's all true and a lot worse, it's depressing seeing pictures and reading things like these: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=589&ncid=734&e=5&u=/ap/20040303/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_protests
So many people are getting hurt and killed because one moron who just won't give up because he's power hungry. I've been stuck in my house all these days because people outside are burning trash, tires, matresses, parts of old cars, etc. as a protest against everything that has been going on these past few days. I took a few pictures but they're blurry because things started happening at night and I didn't have my tripod with me:
http://www.tabulas.com/~Choco/gallery/album14075/
Those pictures are from yesterday night and some from today. It's terrifying to know that you can't get out of your own appartment because it's surrounded by fire everywhere.
I'm sick of having to run away from tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets. I'm getting scared seeing people walk around with stones and Molotov cocktails in their hands, I just want this whole thing to be over once and for all.
Of course, while I'm writing this there's a big bonfire going on out there. My house is black right now because of all the smoke..... again......
Posted by Choco on March 3, 2004 at 08:05 PM | talk to me

