Pro-ed

I've got my Flickr account pro-ed today. It feels just great to have a dream come true, and it's perfect not to have to pay. A pro account to a Flickr addict means much more than its face value, and well, of course, it made my day!

Tản mạn: Protection

"Everyone needs protection," I said, in the weak light from my small lamp clamped on the bed's head board .
"No I don't!" she jumped up from the floor and curled into the blanket.
"You do, hon. You are defending yourself. It's self-protection."
And she was already snoring.

Protection. It's almost non-existent, but...

You have your purse zipped up and avoid ice-cream shops for one whole day after you buy a 1-grant-worth camera. The next day you think you've saved a lot.
You have a scar on your left leg, and when standing, you hide your left leg behind the right one, and lean your arms against the wall so that you won't fall.
You think a rose isn't a rose if without thorns.
You reckon that a boy or a girl just tries, and always fails, to act cool when s/he doesn't have someone to date.
You have a pimple on your face, and you spend 20 bucks on a tube of concealer just to cover it. When you regret later, you spend quite an amount of time persuading yourself into believing that you will of course use it in the future.
...
And one day you feel low, you're scared as you suddenly realize that you can't think of any name to make a phone call to...

Have you ever noticed hair on a poppy's stem? It's protection. A flimsy tent could offer you a little protection in the storm, and a little is whole lot different from none. Life is way better off when you know protection is just around to be found.