This is why I love Vienna. Dogs are accepted everywhere. While I was apartment hunting, I did not come across one single place that said no animals allowed. The running joke here is the the Viennese prefer dogs to small children!
The microwave kind with light butter is pretty good...but true, its awkward to kiss someone after when you can feel the shell from the kernel on your teeth!
Have you EVER been abroad? On what exactly do you base your judgments? You say that Europeans want to disarm Americans. What the hell is Bush trying to do? In the last 6 years he has managed to make America less safe than ever before because of his administration and the way they handle things. Furthermore, happiness is in the eye of the beholder, those who value more at lesser cost will be happier than people like you who have to associate everything with money.
Unless you have the willpower of iron, I don't think there is any way to truly shut yourself off from love or being loved. Furycross, shutting down isn't the right approach to saving yourself from the "bad" relationships. Consider them to the stepping stones to finding the one that is right. I loved my ex but didn't realize he was wrong for me. Before him I had no clue what I wanted/needed in a partner, now I know somewhat better. Like someone said in another post, its better to have loved and lost rather than to not have loved at all.
Before I moved to Vienna it was driving in the foothills with the windows down, sunroof open, and my music. It was just me, my car, my music, and the road. It worked wonders!
My ex's favorite pancake combo--pancake, peanut butter, bacon, and tons of maple syrup...a heart attack waiting to happen. Oh, and sorry Justin, but Emu really didn't taste that good either.
It is amazing how a second can alter a person's life forever, whether it be good or bad. Reminds me of Alanis Morisette's song, Ironic. Live life as if there were no tomorrow.
RE: Dogs
This is why I love Vienna. Dogs are accepted everywhere. While I was apartment hunting, I did not come across one single place that said no animals allowed. The running joke here is the the Viennese prefer dogs to small children!