Rainbows and Pots of Gold

Inainte de a incepe vreau sa le atrag atentia celor doua domnisoare care au aruncat un muc de tigara astazi in preajma Pietii Unirea ( de data asta nu la metrou). Rusine!

Asa.Acum.
Something for all you extroverts out there:
Once there was a little bird who was flying south; but the weather got suddenly cold and it froze. It fell to the ground. As it was laying there a cow came and crapped on it;the manure was warm so the bird defroze. The once again alive little bird started ciriping (excuse my lack of proper vocabulary). A cat heard it and went and cleared out all the manure and then ate the bird.
Moral of the story:
Not everybody who craps on you is your enemy. And not everybody who gets you out of crap is your friend. And if you're warm and happy, wherever you are, you should just keep your damn mouth shut.

Pastrati Curatenia!

Astazi in drum spre scoala am schimbat metroul cum fac in fiecare zi la Unirii de la magistrala 1 spre magistrala 2. Eh...acolo...unde isi incep munca metrourile moderne ale Bucurestiului, pe peronul unei statii din centru, era o punga de hartie a unei firme de produse de patiserie care va ramane nementionata. Cuprinsa de spirit civic am ridicat punga si am dus-o la cosul care era la mai putin de 2 metri.

Desi cand suntem pusi fata in fata cu asa ceva suntem inlclinati sa spunem ca nu avem de ce sa curatam ce au lasat altii (atitudine pe care trebuie sa spun ca am impartasit-o pentru o perioada semnificativa de timp) lucrurile nu sunt chiar atat de monocromatice. Ar fi cazul sa ne dam seama ca indiferenta nu o sa dea cu matura pe strazile din capitala si nici nu o sa stranga ambalajele care stau la 3 metri de cosul de gunoi din fata Ateneului Roman...de asemenea indiferenta nu o sa rezolve multe dintre problemele pe care le are Bucurestiul. Nu zic asta because i want to serve society or smth ci pentru ca vreau sa traiesc intr-un oras frumos...intentia este total egoista...Cateodata, admirand cladirile vechi sau gandindu-ma la o dupa amiaza linistita intr-o cafenea cu o carte in mana incepe sa imi placa orasul asta .. am un sentiment placut pe care de obicei mi-l poate induce doar citirea unei carti sau vizionarea unui film vechi...acest sentiment este risipit de imaginea oferita de ambalaje si sticle de cine stie ce bauturi pe jos.

Asa ca data viitoare cand vedeti o punga pe jos poate o sa va amintiti de postul asta. Si poate o sa va vada doi oameni care isi vor aminti de voi cand vor vedea si ei o punga pe jos ...

It's the end of the world as we know it

Da...cantecul este foarte cunoscut, este cantat de R.E.M. Nu asta e pointul postului astuia. Nu am mai postat de mult...mostly beacause nu prea pot sa zic ca am cititori fideli....nu asta e scopul blogului.Nici nu i-am facut foarte multa publicitate pentru ca ideea ar fi fost sa imi exprim frustrarile sau gandurile publicului fara ca acesta din urma sa stie ce mare privilegiu are.Abordarea este oarecum lasa banuiesc.

Acum in legatura cu titlul postului..obsesia mea pentru catastrofe naturale(sau nu) este bine cunoscuta in randul celor care cu adevarat ma cunosc...poate chiar si in randul celor care nu ma cunosc atat de bine..Well needless to say ca given this particular obsession banuiesc ca sunt multi oameni care sunt thankful ca fascinatia mea nu se naste din experiente premonitive. Astazi eu sunt thankful pentru faptul ca feelingurile alea enervante nu se concretizeaza...

Have you ever had the feeling that something really bad is heading your way...and by "your" way i don't mean as an an individual but as a group of people, a nation, a continent, a rase? That something so terrible is going to happen that Hiroshima will look like a cute little display of fireworks?No?.. Me neither.I was just saying...

Tactici de Tergiversare

Nimeni nu e imun.Pe toti ne cuprinde lenea la un moment dat. Pe unii mai mult si mai des decat pe altii.Ne-apuca des si ne tine mult.Insa sunt si momente cand oricat de tentant ar fi sa te lasi prada dorintei de a cadea in starea de "dolce far niente" circumstantele nu sunt in favoarea ta.Personal acum as prefera o vacanta de aproximativ o luna de relaxare totala.Carti bune, filme bune, mult somn si libertate de miscare. Desigur, chiar daca ma cert frecvent cu realitatea, tot ea castiga; ceea ce face disputele metionate mai sus total inutile...desi cine stie...poate some day. Cu totii amanam cate ceva.Asta nu e sanatos. Trebuie smuls bandajul.Altfel doare mai rau...

Recomandare: Mika - Grace Kelly.

The Mein Kampf Phenomenon

Don't let the title of this post allude you.I am not, in any way, supporting nazi movements. It's about persuasion, hallucinations and people with antisocial complexes and strong personalities.
Hitler was one of those people.I mean it would be preposterous to assume that Hitler single-handedly coerced an entire country to obey him. No. He managed to persuade them that his view on things was the right one and did so with arguments that seemed pertinent and logical (well they were very hungry and probably sleep deprived). So he looked like he had Parkinson and drove probably more than three women to suicide, so what? The people didn't know about that aspect of his life.They knew that he had found someone to blame for everything and if there was something Germany needed back then it was a scapegoat. Hitler made a career out of it. But did he really believe it?Was conviction the source of his madness or did he only take pleasure in killing and torturing and didn't really care who ended up dead or scarred? Bottom line is that he did what he wanted.Untill his death in 1945 Hitler had killed millons of people and not just jews; he had killed the handicapped, the old and those who remained in hospitals for extended periods of time for he considered them to be a burden on the backs of those who worked for a living.

But it sems to be impossible that he could persuade the people of Germany that what he was doing was right. How could he have done that? Of course fear played an immense part but that was later on. In my opinion nationalism had set the stage for disaster. And although we all like to belive that we're civilized creatures, the moment our animal instincts are subtlely awoken we may have a hard time separating instinct from rational opinion.

So was Hitler evil? Was he just severely disturbed or was old Lucifer in on it? You will find an abundance of people advertising both theories. Me? I think it's all about control. But we'll tallk about that some other time.

My recommendations: People in Planes - Falling by the Wayside , Paloalto - Last Way Out of Here and Staind - Epiphany. Enjoy.

Weekend prelungit

Am decis sa nu stau si sa ma plang de plictiseala.Asa ca astazi am la activ vreo 3 filme.Desigur nimic prea important.Filme relaxante si usurele.Ceea ce e interesant la ziua asta este muzica.Mi-am amintit de o dragoste mai veche: Staind (a caror melodie "It's Been A While" am adorat-o intotdeuna) care mi-a declansat asocierile spontane si asa am scos de la proverbiala naftalina si Puddle Of Mudd si Creed si nitel Nickelback (desi stilul nu e chiar acelasi) si chiar ceva Travis (desi acuma m-am indepartat la ani lumina de Staind). Dar daca a fost posibil pentru Usher sa coexiste in acelasi playlist cu Billie Holiday (ceea ce la prima vedre poate aduce a sacrilegiu) nu vad ce motive as avea sa evit combinatii gen Staind-Travis. De la piese cu mesaje sociale pana la dureri dulci-amarui, dispozitia creata de aceasta alaturare neconvetionala este superba in ciuda asteptarilor initale.Pentru aceste aduceri-aminte le datorez multumiri celor care s-au ocupat de coloanele sonore ale filmelor pe care le-am vizionat astazi.

Deci, recomandarile mele sunt as follows: Flowers In The Window si Love Will Come Through( de la Travis), It's Been A While si Open Your Eyes (de la Staind), Control (Puddle Of Mudd p.s. aici ar mai intra multe dar incerc sa ma limitez la un numar acceptabil), si In the Sun - Coldplay ft Michael Stipe.

Patience and Spare time

Lately I have been posting a lot. This is mainly due to an article in "Time Out" magazine but also to the fact that I have patheticly much free time on my hands for I have been striken by the flu. So my day has consisted of sleeping, consuming obscene quantities of tea, having a go at some homework and finishing a book. All of these actvities were supported by backround music. Right now I am desperately trying to find something to do cause I'm not used to not being swamped.I have considered watching some movies but dismissed the idea.My internet connection is not what it used to be and I never have been a patient person. Being able to wait is a quality I do not possess. The shallowness and lack of substance or actual purpose of this post is frightening to me.

No recommandations.Maybe a little The Calling.Yeah...I know..They're a little naive .sickness has softened me