One moment in time

There are things that only happen in the presence of certain people (I’ve learned that more than 10 years ago, but I forgot it until now). Those moments are the magical ones, when some of the buildings appear in a new light, when some of the words without meaning seem charged with something else. I love those moments. And those people. And I always will. I think, without exaggerating, that my heart will be close to some man to whom I was never romantically involved forever (true enough, I can only count them on the fingers of one hand – don’t even need all of them).

Prima zi de lucru

Pe 26 noiembrie anul trecut mergeam pentru ultima data la serviciu la Bucuresti, iar pe 26 martie am inceput lucrul aici. Dar nu oricum, ci cu efort, facand un act in plus, Autonomo (un soi de PFA). Ma rog, partea dragutza e ca-mi place mult. Mai sunt si alte cateva parti dragutze pe care le enunt ca fiind colegii: Eva e din Cehia, Martine din Franta, Daniele din Italia. Ma simt bine cu nivelul meu de spaniola, caci e o limba straina pentru toti (eu o vorbesc, totusi, cel mai prost).
Dar pentru ca eu nu scriu lucruri fara sens, in postul acesta sensul este urmatorul: marti dupa-masa, pe la 6, m-a lovit una dintre cele mai cumplite gripe/raceli/viroze de care-mi amintesc: frisoane, tulburari de vedere, tuse, muci, dureri de cap (ce mai, tot tacamul). Asa ca miercuri dimineata, indopata cu medicamente care reduc simptomele si care mi-au incetinit reactiile, m-am infiintat la lucru. Bluza de pe mine era uda, uda, parul naclait (n-am indraznit sa-l spal, ca sa nu agravez situatia), iar privirea tulbure. Ce-or fi zis toti cei aproape 40 de colegi ai mei care m-au cunoscut atunci! Imi venea permanent sa rad cand imi imaginam cum ma vedeau ei. Norocul meu ca de a doua zi am fost mai bine, deci cred ca m-am scos.

Familia lui Harry

Asadar, azi noapte (spre dimineata) am terminat si ultimul volum din Harry Potter (and the Deathly Hallows). M-a lasat cu un gust dulce-amar, pentru ca mi-au placut aventurile lui (sunt mai coole in limba originala!). Mi-ar fi placut sa stiu ca vor mai veni si alte volume, dar, pe de alta parte, cat sa se mai lupte bietul baiat? Si, oricum, daca el a reusit sa aiba, pana la final, o viata buna, pentru noi, astialaltii, care n-avem lupte demonice de dus, ar trebui sa fie floare la ureche, nu?

Cesare Borgia

Am citit mult despre sora lui, Lucrezia, care, pe vremuri, m-a fascinat. Ieri am descoperit ca Cesare a murit la Viana, in Navarra, unde, tot ieri, era vant si frig, dar frumos. Micile localitati spaniole imi par neschimbate, asa cum trebuie sa fi aratat cu secole in urma; ma nedumereste faptul ca oamenii care le populeaza sunt imbracati ca mine si ca tine si ca au invatat sa conduca masini. De ce nu poarta hainele lor, pe care eu le stiu doar din poze si din filme?

Un filosof

Eu n-am stiut ca Schopenhauer s-a preocupat de homosexualitate. Interesant, ce sa zic!
He wrote that only those who were too old or too young to reproduce strong, healthy children would resort to pederasty (Schopenhauer considered pederasty to be in itself a vice). De pe wiki. O sa mai caut opinii despre subiect, mai bine la grecii vechi...

Diesel

Suntem in vizita la masina noastra, ceea ce mi-a amintit de dimineata ca am uitat de aceasta poveste de 1/zi de la Irina.

Asadar, cica pe 18 martie 1858 s-a nascut inginerul Rudolf Diesel, cel care a inventat motorul omonim. Se mai spune ca s-ar fi sinucis, din motive financiare, pentru ca motorul nu a fost un succes. Macar s-a sinucis frumos: s-a aruncat in mare!

What I´ve done by now

I have to honour to count up things from my life, therefore... I received this from D., and sending it forward to... Don´t know, still thinking.

And because I cannot think in "yes" only, I filled in the "no"´s too. Did I passed the test?

01) Bought everyone in the pub a drink - no
02) Swam with wild dolphins - no
03) Climbed a mountain – an entire one? Maybe yes, maybe no.
04) Taken a Ferrari for a test drive - no
05) Been inside the Great Pyramid - no
06) Held a tarantula. - no
07) Taken a candlelit bath with someone - yes
08) Said ‘I love you’ and meant it – yes!!!
09) Hugged a tree - yes
10) Done a striptease - no
11) Bungee jumped - no
12) Visited Paris - no
13) Watched a lightning storm at sea - no
14) Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise – yes and many many times
15) Seen the Northern Lights – no
16) Gone to a huge sports game - no
17) Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa - no
18) Grown and eaten your own vegetables - no
19) Touched an iceberg - no
20) Slept under the Stara – yes, so romantic
21) Changed a baby’s diaper - no
22) Taken a trip in a hot air balloon - no
23) Watched a meteor shower - no
24) Gotten drunk on champagne - yes
25) Given more than you can afford to charity - no
26) Looked up at the night sky through a telescope - yes
27) Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment – yes (that´s me)
28) Had a food fight - no
29) Bet on a winning horse - no
30) Taken a sick day when you’re not ill – yes
31) Asked out a stranger - no
32) Had a snowball fight – yes (what kina of question is that? I’m from Brasov)
33) Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier – no (just my skirt)
34) Screamed as loudly as you possibly can – yes!
35) Held a lamb - no
36) Enacted a favorite fantasy - yes
37) Taken a midnight skinny dip – yes! Old days, been so young
38) Taken an ice cold bath - no
39) Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar - yes
40) Seen a total eclipse - yes
41) Ridden a roller coaster – yes
42) Hit a home run - no
43) Fit three weeks miraculously into three days – yes (the miracles of love…)
44) Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking -yes
45) Adopted an accent for an entire day – yes
46) Visited the birthplace of your ancestros – no
47) Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment – yes and still do
48) Had two hard drives for your computer - yes
49) Visited all 50 states of USA - no
50) Loved your job for all accounts - yes
51) Taken care of someone who was shit faced – no
52) Had enough money to be truly satisfied – yes
53) Had amazing friends – yes (why else would I be answering this?)
54) Danced with a stranger in a foreign country – no
55) Watched wild whales - no
56) Stolen a sign - yes
57) Backpacked in Europe - no
58) Taken a road-trip – no
59) Rock climbing – no
60) Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice – no
61) Midnight walk on the beach - yes
62) Sky diving – no
63) Visited Ireland – no
64) Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love - no
65) In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them – no
66) Visited Japan – no
67) Benchpressed your own weight – no
68) Milked a cow – no
69) Alphabetized your records – no
70) Pretended to be a superhero - no
71) Sung karaoke - no
72) Lounged around in bed all day – oh, yeah
73) Posed nude in front of strangers - yes
74) Scuba diving – no
75) Got it on to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye - no
76) Kissed in the rain - yes
77) Played in the mud – no
78) Played in the rain – no
79) Gone to a drive-in theater - no
80) Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it – yes!
81) Visited the Great Wall of China – no
82) Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog - yes
83) Dropped Windows in favor of something better - no
84) Started a business – no
85) Fallen in love and not had your heart broken – yes and I´m thankful for that
86) Toured ancient sites – yes
87) Taken a martial arts class – no
88) Sword fought for the honor of a woman – no
89) Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight – no
90) Gotten engaged - yes
91) Been in a movie – no
92) Crashed a party – no
93) Loved someone you shouldn’t have – yes, who didn´t?
94) Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy – yes, I can still do that
95) Gotten married - yes
96) Had sex at the office - yes
97) Gone without food for 5 days - no
98) Made cookies from scratch - yes
99) Won first prize in a costume contest - yes
100) Ridden a gondola in Venice – no
101) Gotten a tattoo - no
102) Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on - yes
103) Gotten divorced - yes
104) Been on television news programs as an “expert” – no
105) Got flowers for no reason - no
106) Masturbated in a public place - no
107) Got so drunk you don’t remember anything – yes!
108) Taken illegal drugs – yes (´cause I don´t know which drugs are considered legal are where)
109) Performed on stage - yes
110) Been to Las Vegas - no
111) Recorded music - no
112) Eaten shark - yes
113) Had a one-night stand – yes (funny times!)
114) Gone to Thailand – no
115) Seen Siouxsie live - no
116) Bought a house - yes
117) Been in a combat zone - no
118) Buried one/both of your parents – yes (just one)
119) Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off - no
120) Been on a cruise ship - no
121) Spoken more than one language fluently - yes
122) Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone - no
123) Bounced a check - no
124) Performed in Rocky Horror - no
125) Read - and understood - your credit report - yes
126) Raised children - no
127) Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy - no
128) Followed your favorite band/singer on tour - no
129) Created and named your own constellation of stars - no
130) Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country - no
131) Found out something significant that your ancestors did - no
132) Called or written your Congress person - no
133) Picked up and moved to another city to just start over – oh, yes!
134) …more than once? - More than twice? - yes
135) Walked the Golden Gate Bridge - no
136) Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking – yes
137) Had an abortion or your female partner did – yes (don´t wanna talk about it)
138) Had plastic surgery - no
139) Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived – no (or yes?)
140) Wrote articles for a large publication - that´s funny! Yes, I would say so
141) Lost over 100 pounds - no
142) Held someone while they were having a flashback - no
143) Piloted an airplane - no
144) Petted a stingray - no
145) Broken someone’s heart – I would hope not, but I´m pretty sure I did
146) Helped an animal give birth - no
147) Been fired or laid off from a job - yes
148) Won money on a T.V. game show - no
149) Broken a bone - no
150) Killed a human being - no
151) Gone on an African photo safari - no
152) Ridden a motorcycle - no
153) Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph - yes
154) Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced - no
155) Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol - no
156) Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild - no
157) Ridden a horse – yes, but it was a little one
158) Had major surgery - no
159) Had sex on a moving train ;)) – yes (stop laughing)
160) Had a snake as a pet - no
161) Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon - no
162) Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing - no
163) Slept for more than 30 hours – yes (three full days)
164) Visited lots of foreign countries – no
165) Visited all 7 continents - no
166) Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days - no
167) Eaten kangaroo meat - no
168) Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground - no
169) Been a sperm or egg donor - no
170) Eaten sushi - yes
171) Had your picture in the newspaper - yes
172) Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime - yes
173) Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about - yes
174) Gotten someone fired for their actions - no
175) Gone back to school - yes
176) Parasailed - no
177) Changed your name – no (twice, back and forth)
178) Petted a cockroach - no
179) Eaten fried green tomatoes. - no
180) Read The Iliad -yes
181) Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read - yes
182) Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them - no
183) …and gotten fired from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you - no
184) Taught yourself an art from scratch - no
185) Killed and prepared an animal for eating - no
186) Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt - no
187) Skipped all your school reunions - no
188) Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language - yes
189) Been elected to public office - no
190) Written your own computer language - no
191) Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream – hell, yes!
192) Had to put someone you love into hospice care - no
193) Built your own PC from parts - no
194) Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you - no
195) Had a booth at a street fair - no
196) Dyed your hair - yes
197) Been a DJ - no
198) Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal - no
199) Written your own role playing game - yes
200) Been arrested - no

Am

nisip in par. De la Vilassar del Mar, 37 de minute cu trenul de apropiere, de la gara Sants, la 7 minute de casa.

Harry

Ca, pana la urma, tot singur te descurci in viata, asta am inteles eu din Harry Potter 6 (aia cu printul semipur), pe care am devorat-o in 2 zile (J. m-a intrebat daca citesc pe bune - mi-a fost rusine sa-i spun ca e o carte de copii, care se citeste usor, pentru ca el are pana acum o parere buna despre mine).
M-am apucat cu avant de partea a 7-a, care-mi va lua mai mult. Caci e pe englezeste. Asadar, m-am gandit sa propun o interactiune (sa invatam cuvinte noi). Cine stie ce inseamna urmatoarele:
- deathly hallows
- wand
- cloak?
O sa ma distrez bine cu Harry asta si presimt ca o sa le citesc si pe primele sase in engleza. Ca pe Severus Plesneala il cheama aici Severus Snape, ceea ce e simplutz, dar o sa fie cool cand n-o sa recunosc alte personajele. Tocmai am inceput. Cine e Yaxley, asta? Insa, in ajutor meu vine asta.

Hijos de Babel

Dentista, fugarita sa termine in doua zile treaba la dintii mei, stia unde locuiesc. Si ma intreaba, de conversatie, cum e cu Hijos de Babel. Ii marturisesc ca nu ma uit la televizor. Noroc ca am aflat despre ce era vorba in stirile Hotnews.

Ca peste tot!

Azi am fost timp de 4 ore la institutiile statului roman. Am facut un flotant pentru cineva, am schimbat un abonament la internet, am schimbat numele de la "curent" si, de asemenea, mi-am schimbat numele pe care voi plati de acum inainte impozite, la primarie.
Am facut un snop de copii dupa toate actele, am completat un miliard de formulare si am cautat dosar cu sina (nici nu credeam ca mai exista). Intr-un final apoteotic, prin ploaie intensa, am ajuns si la dentist. Uda, murdara de noroi si nervoasa. Dar am rezolvat.
Maine ma mai duc pe la banci, sa vad daca e posibil sa-mi schimb numele de pe carduri.
Nu mi s-a parut nici simplu, nici complicat, am intalnit formulare stupide (la electricitate am completat cerere de deconectare, dar una de conectare pe noul nume nu!), dar stiu ca, in urma mea, cineva isi va lua liber pe 19 pentru a incheia aceste demersuri: vin oamenii de pe teren sa execute in practica schimbarile!

Primavara la Bucuresti

E asa de frumoasa! Imi amintesc cand am cunoscut-o prima data, tot frumoasa era.
La inceput, acum, la intoarcere, orasul mi s-a parut prafuit si murdar. Acum nu mi se mai pare. Dar cred ca e si din cauza oamenilor, de care mi-a fost tare dor.

S-asa-mi vine cateodat'

Mai dorule, s-asa-mi vine cateodat'... Inexplicabil, fredonez asta dupa ce am ascultat Dulce Pontes.
Adica vroiam sa zic ca-mi vine (cateodat') sa ma sui in avion ca sa dau "o tura" prin Romania, sa vad ce mai e! Dar cum biletele nu se pot cumpara asa, brusc, trebuie "sa-mi vina" programat. Hehehe!

Mi-e dor

De o Feteasca Neagra, cu Tudor pandindu-ma sa nu beau prea mult. Hm...

Un Cadillac care a facut istorie

Azi, la 22.31, ma simt profunda. Si scriu: Iulian a facut un site interesant, asa ca-l linkuiesc, si Irina mi-a trimis o chestie coola, in traditia de 1/zi.
Pe 5 martie, in 1658, s-a nascut A. de la Mothe Sieur de Cadillac, militar şi explorator francez, fondatorul oraşului Detroit (Michigan, SUA), dupa cum zice wiki. Numele suna cunoscut, caci asa se cheama masina 'ceea de care o sa-mi iau cand ma fac mare! A, si mai zice Irina ca tipul era pirat! Si din asta mi-ar placea sa ma fac cand oi fi mare.
Si mai am: nu l-o chemat asa de la inceput, inainte era Antoine Laumet, dar nu i-a placut cum suna! Cred. Foarte tare, oricum...

I'm neither modern, nor trendy

And I like this song because it reminds me of someone. A blond boy, with long hair. Never get to fall in love with him. He is just a good friend, in Timisoara.

La plaja

Da, ieri am fost la plaja. Am stat tolaniti pe nisip, sprijiniti in coate, la soare. Erau 26 grade. Need I say more? Minunat!

Un joculet

De cand nu m-am mai jucat... Ultima data ma jucam ceva cu un viermisor care citea si eu formam cuvinte (stiu, nimic distractiv, doar educativ). Si acum am dat peste acest joc superb la altcineva pe blog.