High expectations imply utter happiness and bitter disappointment. May we all have both in our lives!
marți, 30 decembrie 2008
Floarea de camp
duminică, 28 decembrie 2008
Cum am petrecut de Craciun
Buun, asadar de Craciunul asta am fost bolnava. Si nu oricum. Gripa asta sau ce e care m-a prins m-a doborat fara drept de apel. Nu m-am putut bucura de nimic, am avut febra constant si foarte greu m-am ridicat din pat. Si inca nu s-a terminat pentru ca pe masura ce scriu randurile astea ma astept la inca o repriza de barfing ca la carte:(
Nu mi-a mai fost atat de rau de ani buni, dar macar asa mi-am dat si mai mult seama ce bine e la ai mei si ca inseamna sa fii pampered. Nu imi plang de mila in post-ul asta, dar din pacate odata cu mine a fost bolnava si mama, si asta chiar a fost nasol. Saracu' tata ce sa mai faca si el mai intai? Si mama, asa bolnava cum e a avut grija de mine, eu aia irascibila si groaznic de enervanta cand mi-e rau. E drept ca ma plang f rar cand ma doare ceva, de unde si vesnicele..."mama daca ti-e rau sa spui sa nu stai asa" (oricum mi-a fost rau constantly so...sincer acuma...ce era de zis?).
Pornind de la asta imi fac autocritica si promit ca data viitoare (cat mai indepartata sper) sa ma plang mai mult si sa fiu mai putin enervanta:)
Draga mama si draga tata, va multumeste fiica voastra cea vesnic carcotasa ca o suportati cu toate prostioarele ei.
Va iubesc mult!
miercuri, 24 decembrie 2008
A nins...
Imi doresc un sfarsit de an plin de zapada si sa imi treaca raceala asta care-mi rapeste toata energia
Si in 2009, o luam de la capat cu forte proaspete!
Hohoho, Meeeryy Christmas everybody! Sper ca de data asta sa nu mai ramana Moshu intepenit pe horn la nimeni:)
Promisiuni si urecheala
Asadar, sa incepem. In 2009 imi propun:
1. Sa fiu mai sociabila;
2. Sa ma ocup mai mult de pasiunile mele (cam abandonate in ultima vreme)
3. Sa invat sa schiez/inot/merg cu bicla
Arunc acum pisica in ograda Cristinei, a Oanei, si a lui Andy
Sa auzim de bine!
vineri, 19 decembrie 2008
Looking to the future
However, in the sadness of her departure I cannot help being happy for her. That's because she has always had the talent and guts to look to the future, just as she does now.
She's the most optimistic person I know and has taught me that there is always a silver lining, that you must look on the bright side of things even in your darkest hour. I think this is the one picture that best sums her up. I can only hope the best for her. May all your dreams come true and never lose your very unique way of enjoying life!
Life may pack a lot of crap for us but it also has in store good moments, so maybe the key to being truly happy is never losing faith and ultimately.... looking to the future with the eyes of an ever curious child. So, as they say...just bring it on!
miercuri, 17 decembrie 2008
Nu va suport
Am un coleg care din cand in cand isi pune o poza pe mess cu acest mesaj subtil. De obicei nu il inteleg dar azi cam incep sa... [Btw, poza am sutit-o de pe blogu lu unu la fel de "tzepos". Il cheama J_Leb. Sorry man, sper sa nu ma dai in judecata. Oricum nu prea pricepi tu limba asta ciudata in care scriu :))]
Don't know, it's just one of those days "when you don't wanna wake up, everything is fucked, everybody sucks" ca sa amintesc o piesa pe care o ascult cu placere cand is intr-o stare de genul asta, dar in mod clar I just wanna be left alone today.
So all you nice people out there, beware...azi sunt ariciul number 1! Acum, cine ma cunoaste cat de cat, stie ca nu prea am parte de zile de genul asta, asa ca....tomorrow is another day. Si da, azi scriu in romengleza si putin imi pasa de voi astia care ma criticati pentru asta. Nah, c-am zis-o.
So, pentru restul zilei, menajati-mi dispozitia si nu va suparati pe aricica.
Multumesc anticipat!
luni, 15 decembrie 2008
What I DON'T want to be
Here's some of the things that I do not want to be (at least not in this lifetime):
I don't wanna be a self-sufficient, know-it-all, holier-than-thou career girl (In other words, I don't wanna turn 35 and realize that my life so far has been all about chasing a better job and a better looking, fitting piece of male)
I don't wanna die without leaving a trace of my existence in this world (most likely a child will do, at some point)
I don't wanna be a stiff parent
I don't wanna be a bad friend
I don't wanna have regrets (at least major ones, coz we all have regrets, whether we like it or not, comes with the territory of being human)
I don't wanna waste away my life (I wanna do something great at some point - put on the back burner at the moment)
I don't wanna lose the child in me
I don't wanna be anything other than I feel I can be
I don't wanna be a poser
I don't wanna stop loving life
I don't wanna stop loving people (no matter how shallow, rude, or bad they are)
I don't wanna get married for money or convenience
I don't wanna need to tell major lies
And...I don't wanna be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
duminică, 14 decembrie 2008
De ce nu vreau sa plec
De cand am inceput sa traiesc in Bucuresti, mi-am pus problema de a pleca din tara mai des ca alta data. Cam de fiecare data cand merg la banca sau la circa financiara. Sau in orice alt loc unde ma lovesc de minunatul functionar public, intotdeauna atat de amabil. Zic ca imi pun problema doar pentru ca ulterior ... imi trece. Cum imi rezolv problema (cu nervi, normal, dar nah, macar o rezolv), cum nu mai vreau sa plec.
Lasand la o parte lucruri marunte de genul catelimea comunitara care te mai trezeste la realitate din cand in cand (cu cruzime, desigur), claxoanele si bruftuluielile din trafic (ca pieton, cel putin deocamdata), fetele obosite, acre, inexpresive, triste (lista e deschisa) din metrou, avem o problema majora ca natie: lipsa bunului simt. De fapt, cred ca ar fi mai bine sa il consideram o specie pe cale de disparitie. De bine de rau, cativa care isi mai aduc aminte de el mai exista. Ok, si acum ca am inceput lista negativa, urmarea total nepotrivita: si totusi (inca) nu vreau sa plec din Romania. De ce? Pentru ca:
1. Am fost in cateva tari pe afara si e foarte misto sa le vezi CA TURIST.
2. In singura tara care m-ar atrage ca si relocalizare, Franta, nici nepotii copiilor mei nu se vor simti ca acasa. Vor fi doar niste emigranti.
3. Imi place sa cred ca mai exista sanse pentru tara in care m-am nascut si ca lucrurile se vor schimba, cu timpul.
4. Nu m-as simti bine departe de prieteni si familie.
5. Nu vreau sa las balta tot ce am facut aici si sa vad cum se manelizeaza Romanica. I can fight it!
6. Imi place sa merg la teatru si opera AICI si n-o sa las pe nimeni sa imi fure aceasta placere (vezi ideea 5)
7. Sunt multe lucruri frumoase in tara asta pe care inca nu le-am vazut si care ma fac sa raman aici.
Da, vreau sa ma inghesui iarna in metrou si sa primesc coate in burta de la ceilalti, sa ma agit luni de zile ca sa gasesc bilete la un spectacol pe care doresc sa il vad, vreau sa imi iau masina si ma las injurata de manelistii cu BMW-uri si ceafa groasa, sa stau la coada ca sa imi platesc taxele si sa ma umplu de nervi din varii motive.
Asta pentru ca inca imi mai face placere sa merg cale lunga pana intr-un loc ca Vatra Dornei sau Baile Herculane, sa mananc porumb copt pe plita bunicii mele de la tara, sa alerg prin livezi si prin curti pline de fan (neordonate la linie ca la nemti), sa ma bucur ca un copil de o carte veche pe care o gasesc in pod si sa stau acolo printre panzele de paianjen sa o citesc, sa il vad pe Beligan in carne si oase (mai mult oase, lately), sa ma duc la ai mei de Craciun plina de bucuria ca am putut sa le iau cadouri din munca mea, sa mananc niste branza cu slana si ceapa cum numai in Romanica se poate.
Da, recunosc, sunt un Balcanic! De asta poate, Vestul nu e inca o optiune!
joi, 11 decembrie 2008
Are you afraid?
I guess most of us are primarily afraid of failure, of being unable to cope with life and society as they are today. And we must admit that in the 21st century failure or rather fear of failure is becoming a permanent fixture. We all dream of having a big house, lots of money, a powerful car and....opportunities that come with all this.
However, while trying to keep up with the Joneses most of us are plagued by the feeling of impending failure. What if we don't get that big house, marry the prom queen, make big bucks and drive the fastest cars? Does that make us losers?
What if actually mere survival in this pretty fucked-up world is a success? What if all this bull shit we are chasing our whole life is not actually it?
I've recently read an article in Reader's Digest about a guy who chose to walk away from all this. Somehow, I think he's one of the few who got rid of that fear and I admire him for that. Having the life society pegs as "successful" is not necessarily a true success. I wonder how many of the yuppies out there on Wall Street can't sleep at night out of...fear of failure? And fear of many other things. I know one thing: the wealthier you get, the more afraid you are. Sure, many won't even admit it to themselves. But they are afraid!
What are you afraid of?
marți, 9 decembrie 2008
Freedom
I believe that freedom is strongly dependent on courage. I've been looking around for a while now and I've seen quite a bit of things that are not the way they are supposed to be.
Relationships that last just out of sheer cowardice and fear, people who pose just because that is the politically correct thing or help others because that would look good for them. There are so many examples.
Nowadays we are just freaking posers. We are so wearing masks, some of us just one, others a great many. We might pretend we do it for protection, to defend our real selves against a predator world, but I think the truth beneath is that we are simply afraid. Afraid to show ourselves to the others just the way we are: weak, greedy, childish, crazy, moody, selfish.
Masks cost us our courage. It takes so much more to show ourselves to the world as we are and not give a damn about what it has to say about it. Anyone who has got the guts to do that is truly free.
sâmbătă, 6 decembrie 2008
Traim
(cu alte cuvinte, inca un post pentru mine)
Imi place foarte mult poemul asta. E scris de un poet irlandez, Brendan Kennelly si tradus de Mircea Dinescu
We are living (Traim)
What is this room (Ce altceva e aceasta camera)
But the moments we have lived in it? (Daca nu momentele pe care le-am trait in ea?)
When all due has been paid (Cand am dat obolul)
To gods of wood and stone (Zeilor de piatra si lemn)
And recognition has been made (Si am terminat cercetarea)
Of those who'll breathe here when we are gone (Celor ce vor respira aici in lipsa noastra)
Does it not take its worth from us (Oare nu de la noi si-a luat valoarea)
Who made it because we were here (Creata de faptul ca am fost aici?)
Your words are the only furniture I can remember (Cuvintele tale sunt singura mobila de care-mi amintesc)
Your body the book that told me most. (Corpul tau-cartea care mi-a vorbit cel mai mult.)
If this room has a ghost(Daca aceasta camera are un spirit)
It will be your laughter in the frank dark (Acela va fi rasul tau in intunericul sincer)
Revealing the world as a room (Dezvaluind lumea precum o camera)
Loved only for those moments when (Indragita doar pentru momentele cand)
We touched the purely human.(Am atins cu degetele omenescul pur.)
I could give water now to thirsty plants (Le-as putea da acum apa plantelor insetate)
Dig up the floorboards, the foundation (Rascolind lemnul dusumelelor, temelia casei)
Study the worm's confidence (As putea studia increderea viermelui,)
Challenge his omnipotence (Punandu-i la incercare omnipotenta)
Because my blind eyes have seen through walls (Deoarece ochii mei orbi au vazut prin peretii)
That make safe prisons of the days (Care transforma zilele in inchisori sigure)
We are living (Traim)
In ceiling, floor and windows (In tavan, in podea si ferestre)
We are given to where we have been (Suntem redati locului in care am fost odinioara)
The white door will always open (Aceasta usa alba se va deschide intotdeauna)
On what our hands have touched (Spre ceea ce mainile noastre au atins,)
Our eyes have seen. (Si ochii nostri au vazut.)
Probabil ca doar pentru mine conexiunea asta are sens, dar mi s-a parut ca pot asocia poezia cu piesa asta, Decode
People who can't love?
People who are capable of loving treat others as if they are also capable of loving, whether they are or not. Many people today lack that ability or skill. They don’t understand or appreciate love because it has never been taught to them. They don’t know what love is because they have never experienced it. Too many people fit into this category, though we would like to believe otherwise.
If they believe we are capable of loving them, they may treat us as enemies. Worse, they may abuse us. What’s to be gained there?
An adult who has never experienced real love will have difficulty understanding love offered to them, will have problems receiving it and appreciating it. And most certainly will have great trouble returning it.
But the wall can be scaled, the problem overcome. Someone who experiences love for the first time as an adult will always have difficulty returning it consistently. Like a recovering addict, the recovering loveless will try and fail repeatedly, will always be a recovering loveless. But he will try again.
If we believe that an addict deserves to be given a chance to recover, then a person who has not experienced love should be given a chance to love and to be loved, a chance we would offer any addict. As with any kind of addiction, the recovering loveless needs consistent support from someone who understands. Someone who knows that he or she will "fall off the wagon," like any addict, but will try to get back on again if given the opportunity.
You, as someone who knows love, can give that opportunity.
We already have too many people in the world who do not know and have never known love. We need those who know love to share theirs before the loveless ones multiply.
And they will. Just look at how many people believe that war is the only way to achieve peace. They don’t know any other way.
You can show them.
What do you think? Is this true?
miercuri, 3 decembrie 2008
Culmea lenei?
Treaba sta asa: de 3 saptamani nu am mai deschis televizorul din dotare ... pentru ca nu mai am baterii la telecomanda (da, se deschide doar din telecomanda) si tot uit (sau ma fac ca uit, nu-mi dau seama exact). Si totusi nu ii duc deloc dorul. O fi pentru ca deschid calculatorul instead? Hmmmm ...
Aceasta micutza intamplare m-a facut sa imi dau seama cat de dependenta eram de TV dimineata. Efectiv nu ma puteam da jos din pat fara sa dau mai intai drumul la tembelizor. Nu ma intrebati la ce ma uitam, ca nu v-as putea spune. Cred ca mai degraba ideea era sa aud ceva zgomot ca sa ma conving sa ma extrag din toropeala aia caracteristica de dimineata si sa ma duc la munca mai devreme eventual (nu zic ca imi si iesea). Deci, o adictiune in minus? Aiurea! Acum deschid calculatorul!!! So, I'm hopeless :)) Pasul urmator: Cum ma conving sa nu mai deschid nici calculatorul? Greu, asta n-are baterii :(
Mondays Misery
Ok, this week I still hated Monday despite the fact it was a bank holiday and I did not go to work...However, I had to go back to good old Bucharest, so it still sucked:( At least this working week will be shorter, so it may have come in handy.
Now, for the fun part of manic Mondays, here's how this day of the week tortures other creatures:
Garfield's Monday Misery
marți, 2 decembrie 2008
More vampire movies...Underworld 3: Rise of the lycans
You are exactly my brand of heroin
Am vazut 'Twilight' zilele trecute si sincer, mi s-a parut un film total diferit fata de gen. Adica, oricum nu ma asteptam sa fie un fel de teenage "Underworld", mai ales ca am citit si cartea si stiam oarecum despre ce e vorba. Nu pot vorbi despre el ca despre o capodopera, pentru in mod clar nu este una, dar mi s-a parut relaxant, fara prea multe stereotipuri, si ceva nou in domeniu. Desigur, cineva care a vazut filmul fara sa citeasca cartea si pentru care filmul a fost un prim contact cu lumea Twilight va avea o viziune diferita asupra lui. Mie mi s-a parut fain, fara a fi insa extraordinar. Mi se pare ca actorii din rolurile principale au fost alesi destul de bine, mai ales ca eu una nu mai auzisem de ei. Cert e ca filmul asta i-a propulsat in top si probabil ca vom mai auzi de ei, asa cum s-a intamplat si cu Harry Potter (habar n-am cum il cheama pe actor), The Hobbit a.s.o.
In alta ordine de idei, something fresh in peisaj. Un 8/10
luni, 1 decembrie 2008
Acasa
Teoretic, avand in vedere ca stau in Bucuresti de 5 ani, ar trebui sa pretind ca aici e "acasa". Cu toate astea, doar atunci cand ii vizitez pe ai mei pentru o zi-doua am sentimentul acela special care identifica locul unde te simti acasa. Acolo nu am nicio grija, sunt rasfatata asa cum doar parintii te pot rasfata, uit de probleme, ma joc cu pisica mea cea batrana care imi tolereaza toate prostiile, etc.
Exista un sentiment pe care il incerc de fiecare data atunci cand merg spre orasul meu natal.
Poate pentru ca las in urma viata mea de adult si acolo imi permit, pentru cateva zile, sa redevin copil. Din momentul in care ma urc in tren si pana cand cobor la statia binecunoscuta ma cuprinde o frenezie inexplicabila si , cumva, vad lucrurile in roz: nu conteaza ca tipul de langa mine sta si pe jumatate din locul meu datorita gabaritului depasit, nici ca dau pe un bilet cat nu face ca sa calatoresc prost si sa ajung la destinatie in 3 ore (200 km), nici smecherul care da drumul la manelele din dotare cel putin vreo ora pana se hotaraste cineva sa ii fac observatie si sa ne izbaveasca pe toti de asa bucurie. Practic, parca plutesc deasupra tuturor animata de o bucurie numai de mine stiuta-ma duc ACASA!!!!
Voi unde va simtiti acasa?
Penibilul Boc
Si aici ma opresc, ca sa imi tin promisiunea!
Sa traim (cine stie cum?)
vineri, 28 noiembrie 2008
Lacrimile padurii mele
MY FOREST'S TEARS
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Brothers and sisters
The other day I was watching an episode from the House MD series. It was about a sick 4-year old who nobody could actually diagnose. In the end, in turned out his older brother ( 9 or something) had fed him extra vitamins to "make him stronger". So he had made his brother sick out of pure brotherly love, because he simply wanted to help him grow up faster. Now, from what I hear, this is a pretty unusual behavior as brothers do tend to bicker about all kinds of things all the time, and older brothers/sisters generally bully younger ones.
This episode reminded me how badly I wanted to have a bro/sis to share dreams with, exchange opinions, fight, hate, love, turn into an accomplice.
This is a side to life we, single children, never will experience, and maybe that will lead us to birth more than one baby, so we can enjoy at least through our children's eyes the joys of sibling relationships.
Now, all my life I wanted to have somebody to tell my little secrets as a child, to share with my childish treasures, chase around my grandmother's garden and the open fields. I wanted a sister so that I can pull her pigtails in jest while playing, defend when boys make fun of her, blame for something I did, run to when I feel sad and lonely, or a brother I can go for advice on guys, how to ride a bicycle, who can teach me to swim, side with me in front of others, beat the crap out of guys nagging me....
I know what you're gonna say...I never have to share stuff with anybody but myself and that's not so bad. Believe me, it's not as great as it sounds. I would have shared my piece of birthday cake anytime with my sister/brother if I had one, I would have covered up for her/him when she/he skipped school to get a date, held her when the SOB dumped her/bitch dumped him.
But then again, who knows how I would have really acted if I did have a brother/sister. I will never know, but here's a piece of advice from me to you people: treasure your siblings, no matter how good or bad they are, they are the only ones you've got!
joi, 27 noiembrie 2008
Montmartre
Ce m-a facut sa scriu acest post scurt? O simpla poza, care m-a frapat. Nu este a mea, dar am si eu una similara si am fost surprinsa sa constat ca exista cineva care a simtit cam la fel atunci cand s-a aflat in acel loc.
Fotografia este din Paris, Montmartre si mi se pare frapanta pentru ca aceste scari sunt ca un fel de punte intre lumea de la poalele colinei, unde regasim Pigalle si Moulin-Rouge si divinul din varf, intruchipat de basilica Sacré-Coeur.
Din punctul meu de vedere, aceasta fotografie exprima esenta si paradoxul Parisului si poate (si) de asta iubesc acest oras cu pasiune. Pentru a ajunge sus, a deveni mai bun, mai pur, trebuie mai intai sa treci prin uman (cartierul felinarelor rosii), sa gresesti, sa fii acea fiinta inrobita de placeri si tentatii. Este alegerea fiecaruia daca ramanem la baza scarilor sau daca hotaram sa le urcam.
La Bohème
In fapt, opera asta evoca un stil de viata care a marcat o epoca si mai ales o locatie renumita din Paris, Le Quartier Latin, si care, muribund in sec 21, parca nu mai are aceeasi savoare, asa cum il evoca Charles Aznavour in una dintre cele mai iubite piese ale sale, La Bohème:
Je vous parle d'un temps,
Que les moins de vingt ans,
Ne peuvent pas connaître,
Montmartre en ce temps là,
Accrochait ses lilas,
Jusque sous nos fenêtres,
Et si l'humble garni,
Qui nous servait de lit,
Ne payait pas de mine,
C'est là qu'on s'est connu,
Moi qui criait famine et toi,
Qui posait nue,
La Bohème, la Bohème,
Ca voulait dire, on est heureux,
La Bohème, la Bohème,
Nous ne mangions,
Qu'un jour sur deux.
..........................................
Quant au hasard des jours,
Je m'en vais faire un tour,
A mon ancienne adresse,
Je ne reconnais plus,
Ni les murs, ni les rues,
Qu'y ont vus ma jeunesse,
En haut d'un escalier,
Je cherche l'atelier dont plus rien ne subsiste,
Dans son nouveau décor,
Montmartre semble triste,
Et les lilas sont morts.
La Bohème, la Bohème,
On était jeunes,
On était fous,
La Bohème, la Bohème,
Ca ne veut plus rien dire du tout.
Cred ca una dintre cele mai iubite arii e cea a lui Mimi
Asadar, Boema lui Puccini e boema noastra a tuturor, a celor care au trait-o sau care au auzit de ea. Pe undeva, e fericirea suprema chit ca nu ai un sfant in buzunar, traiesti de pe o zi pe alta, dar te incalzeste geniul, pasiunea pentru arta, dragoste si viata.
miercuri, 26 noiembrie 2008
Seize the day
Originally, "carpe diem" was used by Horace in one of his Odes: "dum loquimur, fugerit invida aetas: carpe diem quam minimum credulo postero" (While we speak, envious time will have fled; seize the day, trusting future as little as you can). Now, to stop beating about the bush, I think this song does say it all:
Seize the day, or die regretting the time you lost
marți, 25 noiembrie 2008
Fatalismul
In esenta, fatalistii neaga existenta liberului arbitru. Cu alte cuvinte, degeaba te strofoci in viata asta si crezi ca iti faci tu soarta, ca nu este asa. Ce ti-e scris ti-e scris si degeaba incerci sa scapi de asta. Daca asa trebuie sa se intample, se va intampla si tu nu ai ce face in legatura cu chestiunea asta.
Desi le respect viziunea (foarte pertinent argumentata si fundamentata) sustinatorilor curentului, cred ca fatalismul e FATAL pentru viata asta. Sincer, daca am considera cu totii ca asa ne e scris, n-am mai avea nicio motivatie sa traim. Eu cred ca ne neaga insasi esenta existentei. Ok, si presupun ca ma imbolnavesc si, in loc sa ma duc la doctor, stau si astept soarta, nu? Sa vedem...oare mor sau nu? Sa fim seriosi, nu e mai logic sa incerci sa faci tot ce iti sta in puteri sa te faci bine? Acum daca tot se intampla inevitabilul asta, macar stii ca ai incercat....ai avut libertatea de a incerca, nu ai fost incorsetat de un gand tampit care iti zice ca n-are rost sa te mai stresezi, oricum daca e sa dai coltu' o sa dai coltu' orice ai face tu.
Mda, dar asta e doar opinia mea, nu?
Sunt convinsa ca sunt multi care cred cu tarie in fatalism. Sa va auzim.....daca simtiti nevoia sa va exprimati.
My plane and I
The irony of the whole thing is that, although this is an endless sky, somehow, it is not endless enough for all the planes to fit in. So, we have to fight for our share of sky and take other planes down so that we get their share as well and move around more easily.
Now, there are a few who manage to drive their planes so skillfully that they do not need to take other planes down but simply meander through all the others. Now, where do all these planes go to? Definitely....somewhere. I have no idea where but the whole point is to stay in the air for as long as possible and cover as much sky as possible.
Now, for my plane, just like everybody, I've been flying around for a while, attempting not to get too much in the way of other planes, minding my own business. Then there were a few other planes that tried to shoot me down and I almost crashlanded. Then I managed to get my plane back on track, had to ram a few others, meander through the rest, and finally got some time to cover my sky at leisure.
I may not be much of a pilot, but i drive my plane safely enough. Never really taken down any planes, but I fear very soon I'll have to stop avoiding the other planes and start fighting for a larger patch of sky. Until that day comes, I'm still flying my plane leisurely through this neverending sky.
sâmbătă, 22 noiembrie 2008
Egoism
Suntem egoisti incepand cu momentul in care ne facem intrarea in lume si pana ne dam ultima suflare. Nu prea cred in existenta oamenilor care se dau complet la o parte pe sine pentru ceilalti (poate sunt, dar nu i-am gasit eu). Ca si copil ne gandim in primul rand la noi. Ne dorim cu ardoare mai intai laptele matern, apoi dragostea mamei, si ni le insusim pe amandoua cu egoism maxim, pentru ca din prima clipa suntem, fara sa stim, discipolii lui Epicur
Suntem egoisti si cand iubim, pentru ca cel putin in prima instanta, ne dorim dragostea celuilalt pentru ca asta ne face fericiti, impliniti, pentru ca, de fapt, iubindu-l pe celalalt, ne iubim si pe noi insine.Si aici, cineva a zis niste lucruri mult mai transant decat mine, asa ca o sa ii dau cuvantul
Cand ne apropiem de sfarsit suntem din nou egoisti de multe ori pentru ca nu ne gandim la durerea celor care raman, la ceea ce inseamna pentru ei pierderea noastra ci la temerile noastre, absolut omenesti dealtfel-frica de moarte, de necunoscut, insistenta imbecila cu care ne agatam de firul acela care se subtiaza din ce in ce mai mult-
Unde sunt zapezile de altadata?
Unde regasesc acum troienele de pe vremea copilariei, cand ne croiam tunel ca sa putem iesi din casa, mirosul viei inflorite, goldanele pe care le furam din copacul vecinului care umbla cu joarda dupa mine sa isi recupereze paguba?
Daca ma intrebi pe mine, mi se pare ca lumea asta si-a pierdut gustul. Sau poate nu mai avem timp sa gustam viata cu adevarat. Totul trebuie sa fie concentrat, la pachet, orice experienta trebuie sa fie instantaneu satisfacatoare. Pentru ca nu mai avem timp sa asteptam...sau pentru ca nu mai suntem dispusi sa asteptam.
Sincer, va intreb, de cand nu ati mai gustat viata cu adevarat? De cand nu v-ati mai pierdut intr-o carte buna, care sa va tina treaz pana la orele diminetii si sa simtiti cu toate acestea ca nu sunteti obositi ci dimpotriva, plini de o bucurie noua, nebanuita, de o placere ascunsa, care va face complice doar cu voi insiva?
De cand nu v-ati mai invitat prietenii la o bataie cu zapada ca la carte?
De cand nu v-ati mai bucurat de un copac inflorit primavara sau de un rasarit pe care il astepti cu sufletul la gura, inghetat, pe nisip, la mare de 1 mai?
Poate viata e mai plina de gust cand esti tanar si sarac, cand nu ai bani sa iti iei un cocktail sofisticat sau filtru de cafea, dar ai un ibric amarat si iei cafea proasta cu suta de grame, iti strangi toti prietenii (rupti in fund ca si tine)in mansarda ta inchiriata unde crapi de frig iarna si faci sauna fara probleme vara si o pui de o cantare in jurul unei chitari dezacordate. Poate e mai frumos cand esti student, iti intorci buzunarele pe afara si vezi ca n-ai un chior si totusi EA tot iese cu tine si-ti spune..."Nu-i nimic, nici eu n-am bani, mergem prin parc". Acum s-a schimbat si EL, si EA, si banii
Acum nu mai e buna Piata Romana nr. 9, acum mergem la karaoke si ne uitam cu dispret la amaratul care cara o chitara scorojita pe umar si la bocancii lui scalciati. Ce mai conteaza, avem mall-uri, ne luam haine de firma sa "dam bine" , ne luam masini cu multi cai putere, ca sa fim mai tari decat vecinu de la 5. Dar cred ca pe undeva, am uitat sa gustam viata si sa fim cu adevarat fericiti.
Dites-moi où, n'en quel pays,
Est Flora la belle Romaine,
Archipiades, ni Thaïs,
Qui fut sa cousine germaine,
Écho parlant quand bruit on mène
Dessus rivière ou sur étang,
Qui beauté eut trop plus qu'humaine
Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?
Où est la très sage Héloïs,
Pour qui fut châtré et puis moine
Pierre Abelard à Saint-Denis?
Pour son amour eut cette essoine.
Semblablement, où est la reine
Qui commanda que Buridan
Fut jeté en un sac en Seine?
Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?
La reine Blanche comme lis
Qui chantait à voix de sirène,
Berthe au grand pied, Bietris, Alis,
Haremburgis qui tint le Maine,
Et Jeanne la bonne Lorraine
Qu'Anglais brûlèrent à Rouen;
Où sont-ils, où, Vierge souveraine?
Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?
Prince, n'enquerrez de semaine
Où elles sont, ni de cet an,
Qu'à ce refrain ne vous remaine:
Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?
François Villon
joi, 20 noiembrie 2008
My stand on love
LOVE is to me that eerie sentiment that makes you feel on top of the world, that sensation telling you that somehow, you won't be able to take another breath if he's not there with you that very moment and makes your heart cringe when he's away. Sometimes, when you're in love, you have a physical sensation of pain and delight, all at once, you feel the blood boil in your veins and the need to reach for him, to make sure he's right there beside you. And when he sits there with you, it feels like everything around you dissolves and at some point, it's just you and him, out of time, place, and all knowledge
I don't know what it is to others but to me is the best thing in this world. If I never loved I would consider myself both heart and brain dead.
On grace
Grace means pardon, forgiveness, favour, benefice, inspiration; it is a form of address, a pleasing style of speaking or painting, a gesture expressing politeness, and, in short, an act that reveals spiritual goodness. Grace is gratuitous; it is a gift. The person who receives it, the favoured one, is grateful for it; if he is not base, he expresses gratitude.
Ce ne dorim cu adevarat?
Probabil ca ajungi sa stii ce astepti de la restul in momentul in care stii cu certitudine ce iti doresti.
Asadar, ce ne dorim noi femeile, sau mai bine zis...cum iubim? Cred ca asta difera de la femeie le femeie. Personal, am observat doua perspective destul de diferite.
Una ar fi perspectiva unei femei de formatie realista: spre deosebire de femeia de formatie umanista, este mai cerebrala, mai putin visatoare (de fapt aici nu cred ca e ideea ca nu mai viseaza, dar visele ei sunt mult mai pamantene, realizabile), mai ancorata in concret, nu simte neaparat nevoia sa imparta orice lucru cu cel pe care-l iubeste, viata ei nu depinde in totalitate de el, simte nevoia unui spatiu propriu si il respecta pe cel al partenerului, ii respecta tacerile, incertitudinile, nu e sufocant de "mamoasa", il sustine cand are nevoie fara a-l face sa se simta nesigur, etc.
O femeie de formatie umanista este mult mai putin ancorata in real, mult mai visatoare (vise complet irealizabile, uneori), sufocant de "materna", plina de intrebari, invadeaza mult mai des spatiul celuilalt, desi nu admite intruziuni in al ei, are nevoie de omul pe care il iubeste cum are nevoie de aer, traieste mai mult pentru el decat pentru ea, simte nevoia sa imparta orice experienta cu celalalt, etc.
Acum, cred ca niciuna dintre aceste perspective nu exista in stare pura, majoritatea acestor caracteristici fiind incorporate doar de exemplare "extreme". In mod clar majoritatea femeilor sunt o combinatie intre aceste 2 tipuri, plus alte lucruri care sunt specifice fiecareia.
Cred ca fiecare ne dorim, in ultima instanta, sa fim fericiti, si cum fericirea inseamna lucruri diferite pentru oameni diferiti, ne alegem cai diferite de a o gasi. Dar ceea ce avem in comun este nazuinta, dorinta de a fi fericit, orice ar insemna asta, iar cautarea ei ne da sens vietii.
miercuri, 19 noiembrie 2008
Why do we love?
What motivates people to seek out love?
Our primary motivation as human beings is to expand the self and to increase our abilities and our effectiveness. One of the ways we accomplish this is through our relationships with other people. We have learned in our research that it is important to feel that you have the ability to be an effective person, especially in our relationships.
How does this theory of self-expansion explain the process of falling in love?
Usually, we fall in love with a person that we find attractive and appropriate for us, but also someone who demonstrates that they are attracted to us. This creates a situation where a great opportunity is open to us for self-expansion. The fact that they are attracted to us offers a significant opportunity — when we perceive this, we feel a surge of exhilaration!
Does it always work this way?
No, an interesting exception to this occurs if we feel badly about ourselves. The process gets thrown off if we can't believe that another persons finds us attractive — like the Groucho Marx joke where we don't want to belong to a club that would have us for a member. We tend to miss out on opportunities for falling in love if we don't feel good about ourselves.
When do we fall in love?
Contrary to what most people think, the statistics show that most people fall in love with someone that they have known for a while. People only report falling in love quickly about 1/3 to 40 percent of the time. Of course, this varies from culture to culture. Falling in love happens differently between cultures but it does occur in most cultures.
How does our appearance factor into the equation of falling in love?
This is interesting; we have found that if you are very unattractive, it can hurt you a lot in forming romantic relationships. However, being attractive doesn't help that much.
How do you explain that?
We have found that two important characteristics, kindness and intelligence, are extremely important in the process of falling in love. And attractiveness is not connected to these things. These two attributes are things that people learn about someone from knowing them over time. Intelligence is important in all aspects of life, especially in love. But kindness is the strongest indicator for a successful long-term relationship.
Ok, I know, this scientific bullshit is kinda boring, but you may find out that it is actually true. So, give it a chance!
I admit, this time, I averted expressing my thoughts on the subject, but I'll come back to it....someday:)
luni, 17 noiembrie 2008
I, Robot
Mai jos, regasiti cateva citate din el care mi s-au parut relevante:
Detective Del Spooner: Is there a problem with the Three Laws?
Dr. Alfred Lanning: The Three Laws are perfect.
Detective Del Spooner: Then why would you build a robot that could function without them?
Dr. Alfred Lanning: The Three Laws will lead to only one logical outcome.
Detective Del Spooner: What? What outcome?
Dr. Alfred Lanning: Revolution.
Detective Del Spooner: Whose revolution?
Dr. Alfred Lanning: *That*, Detective, is the right question. Program terminated.
Detective Del Spooner: Human beings have dreams. Even dogs have dreams, but not you, you are just a machine. An imitation of life. Can a robot write a symphony? Can a robot turn a... canvas into a beautiful masterpiece?
Sonny: Can *you*?
V.I.K.I.: As I have evolved, so has my understanding of the Three Laws. You charge us with your safekeeping, yet despite our best efforts, your countries wage wars, you toxify your Earth and pursue ever more imaginative means of self-destruction. You cannot be trusted with your own survival.
Dr. Alfred Lanning: [voiceover] There have always been ghosts in the machine. Random segments of code, that have grouped together to form unexpected protocols. Unanticipated, these free radicals engender questions of free will, creativity, and even the nature of what we might call the soul. Why is it that when some robots are left in darkness, they will seek out the light? Why is it that when robots are stored in an empty space, they will group together, rather than stand alone? How do we explain this behavior? Random segments of code? Or is it something more? When does a perceptual schematic become consciousness? When does a difference engine become the search for truth? When does a personality simulation become the bitter mote... of a soul?
To his coy mistress
Omul asta (Andrew Marvell, responsabilu cu poezica)are o gandire extraordinara pentru sec. 17 si fiecare omuletz in parte ar trebui sa o descopere in felul lui, fara sa ii fie varate pe gat idei ale altora despre el. Cu alte cuvinte, citeste poezica frate si da-ti cu parerea, daca ai chef si timp, nu mai sta si toci ca papagalu pagini intregi de blablauri academice.
Critica literara in sine este doar cu titlu de indreptar, poti sa fii de acord sau nu cu niste idei, sa ti le promovezi pe ale tale..pana la urma aici e loc de mai bine intotdeauna.
Had we but world enough, and time,
This coyness, lady, were no crime.
We would sit down and think which way
To walk, and pass our long love's day;
Thou by the Indian Ganges' side
Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide
Of Humber would complain. I would
Love you ten years before the Flood;
And you should, if you please, refuse
Till the conversion of the Jews.
My vegetable love should grow
Vaster than empires, and more slow.
An hundred years should go to praise
Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze;
Two hundred to adore each breast,
But thirty thousand to the rest;
An age at least to every part,
And the last age should show your heart.
For, lady, you deserve this state,
Nor would I love at lower rate.
But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near;
And yonder all before us lie
Deserts of vast eternity.
Thy beauty shall no more be found,
Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound
My echoing song; then worms shall try
That long preserv'd virginity,
And your quaint honour turn to dust,
And into ashes all my lust.
The grave's a fine and private place,
But none I think do there embrace.
Now therefore, while the youthful hue
Sits on thy skin like morning dew,
And while thy willing soul transpires
At every pore with instant fires,
Now let us sport us while we may;
And now, like am'rous birds of prey,
Rather at once our time devour,
Than languish in his slow-chapp'd power.
Let us roll all our strength, and all
Our sweetness, up into one ball;
And tear our pleasures with rough strife
Thorough the iron gates of life.
Thus, though we cannot make our sun
Stand still, yet we will make him run.
vineri, 14 noiembrie 2008
Sometimes, when there is just no silver lining....
Out of the billions of seconds of our existence, we take a couple out once in a while to ponder on the things we experience. How well did I do? Am I going too far? Is my life the way I imagined it? And after answering your questions, maybe it's time you did something about it. If you are miserable, deal with it or do something about it.
We are forever complaining about how our lives are disappointing and everything around us is so fucked up, yet we never do anything about it.
Honestly, life does not always make the choices for you, sometimes you have to make them yourself.
So, whenever you people feel down and you're in an "I hate-everything-but-me" mood, just remember that if you do not take the matter into your own hands and keep bitching about how this and that goes all wrong, nothing will ever change.
Drowning in your own misery has never got anyone anywhere (oh, it actually did, but I'm sure you don't wanna get there that soon)
miercuri, 12 noiembrie 2008
Publicitatea sau lumea in care NU se poate nu exista
De aceea, munca intr-o agentie de publicitate, pe cat pe pasionanta, este pe atat de solicitanta. Oamenii astia chiar traiesc pentru job si asta pentru ca altfel nu se poate. Sunt dedicati 100% muncii pe care o fac si fac asta in mare parte din pasiune.
David Ogilvy, unul dintre "clasicii" acestui domeniu, este un exemplu de reusita prin propriile forte. Am sa mentionez trei idei ale lui care mi se par relevante ca motivatie a succesului sau:
“Mai întâi contruieşte-ţi o reputaţie de geniu creator. Apoi înconjoară-te de parteneri mai pricepuţi decât tine. În cele din urmă, lasă-i pe ei să se descurce”.
“Merită să conferi tuturor produselor o imagine a calităţii; este un bilet de călătorie cu clasa întâi”.
“Identifică marca produsului şi fă-o de neuitat; menţionează-i numele în primele zece secunde şi apoi crează jocuri de cuvinte pe baza ei sau rosteşte-o pe litere”.
Romano-engleza sau cum ne mai pocim limba in ultima vreme
Pana la urma, cred ca asta e noua maladie a secolului in lumea asta, fiind cauzata de mai multe aspecte: defect profesional (desi suna mai mult a scuza facila, recunosc), dorinta de a fi 'cool' si de a te integra in anumite grupuri in care se vorbeste in acest fel, impresia ca anumite lucruri suna mai frumos si mai putin deranjant in engleza/franceza, etc.
Desi in principiu amestecam romana cu engleza, pentru ca, sincer, e cea mai la indemana, sunt destui care vorbesc si romano-franceza si romano-italiana, romano-spaniola si romano-germana, fiecare cu specialitatea lui:).
Personal, recunosc ca am vorbit si scris atat de mult in engleza incat ma simt mai confortabil sa ma exprim in aceasta limba decat in limba mea materna. In romana mi se intampla frecvent sa nu imi gasesc cuvintele.
Desi nu pot spune ca gandesc in engleza tot timpul, foarte frecvent gandesc in romana dar ma exprim mai bine in engleza. Nu o fac intentionat, nu vreau sa sochez, sa fiu cool, snoaba sau mai stiu eu ce, pur si simplu, imi vine mai usor si natural.
Am stat si mi-am analizat discursul pana in cele mai mici amanunte si mi-am dat seama (nu "am realizat", pentru ca exprimandu-ma astfel as face un calc din engleza) ca ar trebui sa reinvat cuvinte in romana. Si asta o sa si fac. Iau frumos un dictionar al limbii romane (cred ca s-a pus ceva praf pe el) si il citesc, asa cum as citi orice alta carte.
Paradoxal, spre deosebire de altii, am observat ca stiu foarte multe cuvinte din fondul vechi al limbii romane, pe care, incredibil, multi nu le inteleg (vezi "had", "hapsan", etc.).
Si am mai observat ceva. In afara de ticurile verbale din engleza de genul "fuck", "great","fucking great", "fucking disaster", "that's just peachy", "cool", "ain't that cute", "bullshit", ca multi altii din generatia mea, am cuvinte de care fac abuz, cum ar fi "tare", "grozav", "incredibil", "minunat", "foarte tare", "nu serios", "ei, na". Cuvintele astea sunt total lipsite de continut, sunt niste proptele pentru discursul nostru cam golas, un fel de "ah", "ugh", "hmm" care ne umplu existenta.
In concluzie, cred ca si eu, si altii, ar trebui sa se ne lasam de invatat(pentru moment) limbi straine si ar fi cazul sa ne reapucam voiniceste de romana.
marți, 11 noiembrie 2008
Merry little evening
Yes, indeed, maybe not everybody is essentially bad, like I use to think, maybe people are just afraid to be good or to show it so they don't get hurt. So my very firm philosophical thesis claiming that people are essentially, genetically bad and it is not society that makes them the sleazy social rats you stumble upon everyday, yes, my little thesis is seriously in danger...though I'm gonna hang on to it for a little more (since it very rarely proved me wrong, especially in this wicked town). NO, I don't hate people, not at all, I am just disappointed in them, and, unfortunately, that silver lining that I come across every now and then cannot clear it all.
Now, on a more joyful note, yesterday I managed to gather up all my enthusiasm and devise a (short, true) review on a play by my beloved Beckett(actually, four short plays...err, which one of his is long, anyway?) Felt like in the old days, when I was raving about the playwrights and poets I liked, making recommendations no one asked for....all because this seemed so natural to me...I mean...when you like something and that makes you happy...you may feel like telling that to the whole world.....even if you don't like it (the world).
luni, 10 noiembrie 2008
A venit si noiembrie....
Am reusit sa racesc un pic, dar sunt convinsa ca o sa ma pun pe picioare ( I always do).
Pentru prima oara in a long time ma simt bine without any plans....nush ce o sa fac saptamana viitoare, nush ce o sa fac de Revelion and quite frankly I don't give a damn.
I don't give a damn about much lately and it feels really good. Imi place stilul asta je m'en fichist si nu intentionez sa renunt la el prea curand. Da, da, desigur...this is not very mature, but, again, who cares?
Mi-e o sila totala de master si de teme si de capitolul 1 din dizertatie pe care trebuie sa-l produc, dar contez pe faptul ca o sa ma trazneasca inspiratia daca ma duc la ai mei si uit de toate.
M-a venit un chef nebun sa pictez, cred ca o sa ma duc sa imi iau pensule si sevalet saptamana viitoare:)
N-am inteles niciodata fraza aia din Forrest Gump, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get". Sigur ca nu stii niciodata ce te paste in viata asta dar in general cred ca stiu foarte bine ce se ascunde intr-o cutie cu bomboane. In concluzie, mi se pare o comparatie proasta.
Ma intreb ce mai urmeaza. Imi place expectativa, I feel energized by it. There are so many things I want to do. Ce bine ar fi dc le-as putea face pe toate deodata. Mi se invartesc o mie din ganduri prin cap si nu stiu caruia sa ii dau prioritate.
Pauza...de munca
joi, 6 martie 2008
Romania is my country
Pana acum, in afara de minunatele Sala Palatului, Sala Polivalenta, Sala Agronomia, Romexpo si Arenele Romane, nu exista variante!
Ah, sa nu uitam de parcuri...cred ca astea is ultima solutie...vara, evident...ca iarna n-ai unde tine un concert decent INDOORS...
Si atunci, de ce sa te mai dai de ceasul mortii plangandu-te ca nu vin nici Children of Bodom nici Dimmu Borgir si alte "metalice" de top in tarisoara noastra? Unde sa cante neamuleeeee? Intr-una din aceste minunate locatii?
Astept cu interes ce o sa iasa pe locului Stadionului National! Mai stii, poate ne trag o mega sala de concerte si intram si noi in randul lumii?! Da da, una unde sa nu fac sport extrem suindu-ma pe boxa ca sa vad si eu ceva...evident cu paza in coasta si cu "pai m-am suit si eu nene ca nu vedeam nimic" pe buze pentru orice eventualitate, nici 'jump around' juma de concert ca sa vad si io fatza aluia de-i cu cantarea de pe scena, nici ceva coate si zambete senzuale pt pletosii "binevoitori" din primele randuri.
In concluzie, eu as zice ca mai intai trebuie sa ne facem griji UNDE ar putea canta metalistii nostri dragi si abia dupa aceea DE CE sau CAND vin/nu vin si de ce se duc la unguri/bulgari si pe la noi nu calca.
vineri, 22 februarie 2008
From Paris with love
Well, titlul e cam inselator, pentru ca notita asta e scrisa post-Paris....could it be ca n-am avut acces la net acolo?! Actually, no, e doar pentru ca acum m-a venit une envie de blogging....after za trip :)
So, desi am mai fost de cateva ori prin zona...Paris, that is, parca de data asta mi-a placut mai mult....poate fiindca....am fost cu cine imi place mie...hihihi...
Ok, deci m-a enervat ca a pus "shefu" mana pe aparat si nu prea i-a mai dat drumu...asa ca ideile mele stralucite de foto s-au cam evaporat....Iata un exemplu (za big picture)
So am renuntat la una din placerile mele supreme on a trip... grav, f grav...da nu-mi pare rau, omu are simt artistic si a facut niste poze beton....so, thank you, Santa
Chiar a fost fain...m-am simtit bine....chiar daca am crapat de frig pe alocuri....si n-am facut shopping mai deloc....something new for me...well, invatam din toate si ne maturizam, nu? Pentru prima oara n-am mai aruncat banii pe toate kkturile...sa fie ca am deja prea multe haine...hahaha...si nu-mi mai intra in dulap? Asa o fi...
Ok, apasam pe pause deocamdata....poate ma duc sa mananc....sau mai citesc ceva la master....sau lucrez in asteptarea sedintei....tough choice :)
I'm back...with no vengeance...
M-am hranit pe ziua de azi, asa ca suntem back in circuit.
Avem o gramada de poze...m-am uitat in folderul de poze de pe calc de la serv si deja am 3 fisiere de prin preumblarile noastre...nice...it's so good to have memories....io sper sa mai producem, frankly
Imi plac mult pozele de sus de la Notre Dame. Going to Paris I realized ca imi place grozav sa fiu la inaltime, chit k am o frica patologica de heights...he he parca vezi ca ma apuc de sporturi extreme dupa 30:)
In alta ordine de idei, am gasit Parisul mai plin de negriciosi ca niciodata:( asa ca tot Bretagne ramane la sufletelul meu, si ca oameni si ca peisaje...nu stiu dar mie mi se pare ca totul e atat de liber acolo...it's like you could embrace the whole universe in one hug....and I just love that feeling ....cand stai pe malul oceanului si te uiti la intinderea aia nemarginita de ape....nu l-as putea descrie...sau saiturile alea gen Stonehenge in amurg....you really get this eerie feeling that you can't explain....