Day 2 - Carla vs. The Universe 2:1 :-)

Well, I did promise myself that this would be my nagging corner... You see, I'm in a bit of nag-therapy.

All of a sudden, I saw myself hitting the big 30 and realized that I have been nagging a lot more than desirable for the past decade or so. Justice be made, I do have a lot of reasons to nag, but I also have come to the conclusion that it's been more energy draining and time consuming than desirable and it does seem to bounce off my four walls.

So, I have fully understood that I do have a need nag, but only to a certain extent (and then move on, because, after all, life does seem to go on without me anyway...), and I also need to be more effective while doing it. That's why I'm sending out the echo of my words, that bounce off my walls and enter the realm of the "world wide web" and, hopefully, will meet someone on the way that will eventually nod in agreement and don't just say (the all-so-dreaded) "well, that's just how life/the world is".

Even though I do (from now on) publicly allow myself to nag, I also want to make this the corner where I tell all about those things that warm me up inside. Those moments when the universe and me seem to be in unison. That's precisely what I mean to tell you about today... :-)

I guess I should start by saying that I'm not a soccer/football fanatic, but I do love to watch my team play (and particularly, WIN!) every now and again. With this clarification made, I am proud to announce that I'm one of those who saw (well, the wording should be "heard about", because the game was only transmitted by an extra paying channel provided by our cable tv supplier who requests an absurd amount of money for this extra service - Shame on you!) F.C. Porto beat S.L. Benfica for 5-0! It's not like we don't give them a real beating every now and again, but this time it was particularly divine, not only for the amount of goals involved but also because it just has a mist of instant karma to it. On an interview before the game, the coach for Benfica was asked which was the desirable result for that game and he just blurts out... 5-0! I guess he just forgot to be more specific about who would get those 5... and who would be left with the 0... :-)

Another high moment of the recent past was the friendly game between Portugal and Spain on the past 17th. I guess most people remember Portugal's downfall before Spain in the World Cup '10. I certainly do. :-( I really was expecting our boys to show nuestros hermanos how good we are, but they seemed to not be so sure about what they were doing in South Africa and so we got our... hmmm... backside... kicked and wrapped, along with those return plane tickets. :-S

Well, even though it was a friendly game (but, honestly, who cares?!), we outdone ourselves and sent the Spaniards home with their tail between their legs, with a major 4-0 (a robbed one, I must say, otherwise it'd have been more)! Yay Portugal! High 5, Mr. Universe! :-)