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The weather finally cooled down, and the whole city smells fresh. I love the smell of rain falling on asfalt. It gives me the feeling everything just started all over again, and I feel so alive.

My exam today was ok. I thought I would do better, but I don't think I failed. I took a day off, and basicly slept a large part of the afternoon. After dinner I went to church and had a nice talk with the reverend. He's Nigerian and came to Belgium to study for three years, so he has exams too. It was fun talking to him.

In the evening, Sanne and I decided to get a dvd and watched 'Keeping Mom' with Rowan Atkinson. It was quite funny, but really predictable.

Julie, thanks for letting me know the pictures are still visible. I read your post on smoking. It made me think. In Belgium they -finally!- made a law about smoking in restaurants: you can't. Guess what: everytime we go out eating someone is smoking. And it's not only that they are smoking, but the restaurants provide ashtrays! I mean, it's illegal to smoke in restaurants, but the owners put ashtrays on the table!

We're just a weird country. It's legal to use soft drugs. You can even grow your own cannabis plant. This law was made by the same gouvernement that spends loads of money in smoke prevention, and claim they find it very important that children have a good lifestyle and get healthy food.

Oh, I would want to believe them, but they make it hard, don't they? They allow the parents of those children to smoke pot, as long as the actual smoking doesn't happen when the kid is in the same room. Can you believe that?! A parent can be totally high while caring for their kids, and that wouldn't be any problem. As long as the children get their five portions of fruit and vegetables.