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3. sex on fire

January3

Hey Dude,

I mean the song…u know..the one from Kings of Leon; duh!!

listen here and read….

I first heard it this past summer (2009); it reminds me of so many things: the USA, of working 16 h a day and ending the nights with parties, over and over again;

reminds me of  friends, of people I liked, people that impressed me and of some people I hate…reminds me of 2 soldiers serving in Irak, reminds me of Niagara Falls and a pack of cigarettes thrown on the window of the hotel to keep it away from the cops, reminds me of the Starbucks cookies we ate at the Hilton after the Starbucks-girl would close the shop…

reminds me of the things I never did or where I never did before..reminds me of the bike riding nights, at 200 km/h and of a old house turned into a beautiful bed & breakfast..reminds me of working out on the beach at midnight and of skinny-dipping at night in the ocean, of the Stephen Decatur Park on the highway from Ocean City to Berlin and a fallen standing bike..

reminds me of spending 2 nights looking for plane tickets, Salisbury-Miami & Miami-New York after the hotel was booked and paid in full (cheaper rate ;) ) and 2 days before having to leave..of course I found them, and at a great rate ;) ..of a 2 hour and at the same time a life-time car ride to Dover MD, and of the rainy weather that made those 2 days after just right to get better…

it reminds me of a great and full September, of a day trip to Washington with friends at my side, of a trip with the Greyhound to Baltimore, of the beach and peaceful Ocean of Miami..of getting lost in the New York subway and of partying in the 8th floor of the Comfort Inn Manhattan Bridge hotel, of smoking in the Holiday Inn JFK Airport hotel parking lot in Jamaica, NY and of eating hot dogs all that night on the streets of NY :) ….

reminds me of the great feeling I had when I got back to America, in Ocean City and saw its streets at 2 AM..reminds me of the tears I had this summer and of the smiles and laughter that helped me pass them…of a 1, 2, 3, 4 ore more :P ..hot guys I met, of the cars and of the hot people in Miami…of a 50$ tip for taking 2 candles up to a room for a romantic night to a lesbian couple….

reminds me of a shift manager who doesn’t like foreign girls :) )…and of the fair well parties we had; reminds me of dancing in the rain on the bay, on this song.. :)

reminds me of who I was before this summer and of who I am now…reminds me of the life on fire I very much have and on how much I love it..

and it reminds me of Cristian (who asked me 20$ to buy alcohol 10 minutes after getting in OC)…of Vlad, Dan, Oana, Ioana, Ovi and Alina..of Gabi and Flori coming from Washington for a OC barbeque, of Anca and her husband, of Gigi (:p), Ralu, Claudel, of Teza, Pamela, Mike, Jake, Fred, Val, Katie, Jacklyn, Erin, Jason, Jeremy, of Roxana, Jamie, my Starbucks girls :D ,  Nucu, Damian, Tudor, Vali-what’s up and Iulica, Celin, Bob, Jiti, Mimi, Stefy-micuta, Adam, Elad, Ruxy, Clara, Aura, Sarah, Todd, Lee, Duran, Jackie, James and Delya, Sarah, Herman and of course Vince, of Roxana and Carey..of a CEO at a diamond trading company who took pictures with a snake in Miami, of a financial manager at a NY firm, of those 2 soldiers I mentioned earlier who made my last days in OC unbelievable funny, of the girl-lifeguard-that-saved-my-life, of the Harrison Hall pool and of a fake John Harvard statue. of someone who never existed :) ..

it reminds me and I love it…

and you, what does it remind you of?

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2. my next life

January2

i can never see myself as a future old person..and i don’t like it either…

that’s why, what Woody Allen has in mind, is a good recipe i would like to cook…and here it is:

future life

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1. 365

January2

Each year ends with December…(newsflash, huh?! :P )

Most of the time I don’t like it; it’s cold, and everything stands still because of Christmas and end-of-the-year thing. You have to do all sorts of paperwork, accounting thing-ies, inventories and so on…aaand my all time “favorite” (i think it’s in our genetic code) to make some sort of a end-of-the-year balance. What was good vs what was bad, what we accomplished and all new year’s resolutions.

And thus I got to my list; it was a tough year, with many things to overcome: people, situations, feelings..and other. This year I had more things to put behind than I expected 1 year ago :) …and then again, beautiful moments, memories and ideas…and most of all, satisfactions.

And because until next time when we do this, we have 12 months to go through, 365 is a new blog label..starting today, January 1st (no, not 2nd, that’s the posting date), I will publish 1 daily post about something I like, or a fun fact about me…I really have nooo idea how 365 will sum up, but we’ll see in December 2010 ;)

Happy New Year!!!

Cheers! ;)

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the things i get myself into :D

December31

I…have this tallent of getting myself into the clumsiest and most speachless and …funniest situations; even I get headeaches from all the “stupid” things I get myself into..I admit, that when all is calm, I have a blast on it :D

the latest one happened about 1 month and a half ago..(this only means a new one is about to come ;) )

me and some friends were supposed to spend the weekend at a cabin in Covasna; I was supposed to catch the 17 30 train with 2 other friends, to take us as close as possible but then the 2 friends kind of  “ditched” me, so to say.

next on the agenda, I lost the 17 30 train so I decided to take one 1 h later, which was supposed to drop me if on Brasov (that was the initial plan, but the first train would have dropped me closer)..half an hour after leaving Bucharest, my friends call me and tell me not to take the train to Brasov because they can not come to pick me up!!…imagine that!!…my solutions? get off in Brasov or on the way and take the train back home or, get a cab from Brasov to my destination..at midnight :D

so there I was, in the train, talking on the phone with some friends to see what to do next, having a creepy guy starring at me and always passing the corridor; I had 1 sandwich and 1 luggage bag and I was constantly looking at the watch while I was getting closer and closer to 22 o’clock..meanwhile, my friends at the cabin had some problems on their own…

what happened? ..a very good friend insisted on me spending the night at her grandma’s, in Predeal..took a cab from the train station up to her house, as I got off, 2 dogs came at me and started to bark and I was climbing the hill with a roller bag :) ))))))

second day, my friend, Cris, came and picked me up and we had a great, fun, and interesting weekend in Brasov…She was supposed to be there anyway, for a photo class she was taking; and while there, we decided to take as many pictures as possible..her themes were: pavement and architecture, so I decided to practice my talent ..and, here it is

see you soon with my next thing-ee :D

* I do have to say that this article is for amusement only and I do care a lot for all the friends involved..

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what happened?

December30

I promised some time ago that I will come back and tell you about my absence..here it is:

Most of the time is due to workaholic-ing :D ..starting with my day-to-day job and continuing with the second edition of “Tineri Antreprenori 2″ (Young Entrepreneurs) on which you can find some pics here.

After the final conference from “Tineri Antreprenori” I participated in the JCI European Conference, which in 2009 was held in Budapest, Hungary; before attending the conference, me and some friends, the ones from “Tineri Antreprenori”  went in a roadtrip: Balaton Lake, and across Austria.

Once back, my summer continued with my 2nd American holiday, by spending another 3 months that completely changed my life (that is another article ;) )….

and now, back home, same job but with different challenges, challenges accompanied by a promotion… ;) and things keep changing and changing….I took some decisions and I am trying to stick to them…

’till next time,

ttys ;)

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update

November19

so by the time it took me to start writing again, word-press issued a new version; which now means i have to update…the pb is i have no idea on how to do that :) )…so, i’ll try it, but if it doesn’t work and everything is ruined, then i apologize… :)

thank you

Me back ;)

November19

Hmm..What’s up Doc?

short intro:   yes I’m back in business; doing well and kickin’ :)

- wondering what I’ve been doin’ lately, how come I was out of the picture?

- well it’s comming up next, so keep on checking this out, cause i’ve got some stories for you :)

Cheers ;)

Eereena

Femei de cariera

March18

ce idee, nu?

in ultimul an, prietenii..si nu numai.. imi spun ca sunt o WORKAHOLIC-A…si ca sa vezi, mie NU mi se pare…

dar apoi ma gandesc ca intotdeauna pentru “-aholici” primul pas este cel mai greu, iar primul pas inseamna sa recunosti ca ai o problema, and I DON’T! oricum trec repede peste orice semn de intrebare care ar putea sa rasara si merg mai departe in acelasi ritm: AL MEU!

si ca vorbim de prieteni care vor sa traga semnalul de alarma; I have one…a friend I mean :P , care tocmai mi-a trimis un mail interesant, o povestioara sa spun asa, pe care am sa o redau mai jos, dar putin mai tarziu…

pentru ca suntem tot la capitolul prieteni, I have another one despre care si eu spun ca este intr-adevar “workaholica”..si stiti care sunt momentele cele mai funny? cand ne tragem de urechi una pe alta ca “la ce naiba mai lucrezi la ora 2 30 a.m?” :) …dar oricum, sa ne intelegem, nici una dintre noi nu se considera a fi “workaholica”!! nu-i asa Cris?

ce mai incolo-ncoace…am sa va redau mai jos povestioara de care va spuneam, cu toata stima pentru subiect…

apoi va astept la confesiuni la impartit pareri ;)

Mircea Dinescu: Femei de cariera
Odata, la serviciu, am dat de o colega nervoasa la toaleta. Iesise din cabina, isi netezea fusta si bombanea: “Stii bancu’ ala cu Itic?”. N-am stiut daca vorbeste cu mine, asa ca am mormait incert, in asa fel incit, la o adica, sa reiasa ca eu de fapt cintam. A continuat si m-a scapat astfel de propria-mi mutra buimaca: “Cica se ruga Itic toata ziua la Dumnezeu: da, Doamne, sa cistig la loterie! Ajuta-ma, Doamne, sa cistig la loterie, hai, Doamne, zau, de ce nu ma ajuti si pe mine sa cistig la loterie?! La un moment dat, Dumnezeu, agasat de atita vaicareala, se repede la el: ma, Itic, pe cuvint ca te-am auzit si m-am straduit din rasputeri, dar te rog frumos, ajuta-ma si tu putin: joaca la loterie!”.

Am hahait cu ea un pic, dar asteptam legatura dintre banc si motivul reuniunii noastre private. A continuat: “Asa si eu, draga: tocmai am facut acum un test de sarcina care, normal, mi-a iesit negativ. Am plins ca proasta, cu fundul pe colac, fiindca ma screm de vreo patru ani sa ramin gravida si degeaba! Dupa aia insa, brusc, mi-a bubuit mintea ca de
la ciclul trecut n-am mai facut sex, de fapt! Ca eu cu barbata-miu nu ne intilnim decit 8 minute pe zi, dimineata. Si, desi el n-are nevoie decit de patru minute pentru un act sexual, eu tocmai atunci nu pot, fiindca imi fac parul cu drotul, pantofii cu crema si botul cu ruj.”

Verifica-ti agenda, am putea sa ne vedem azi la 1.45 sa luam lunch-ul si sa facem un copil?

Ma uitam la ea cu ceva ce fusese pina de curind admiratie, dar deja nu mai eram sigura: femeie de cariera, obsedata de promovare, leafa, autoritate si performanta. Vorbea jumate-n engleza, jumate-n romana, cum se poarta acum, era toata numai taioare, promousan, targhet, auaernes, marchet, pablic-rileisans, plening, risarci, fidbac. Dama spirt, cu parul prins ca madam Ecaterina Andronescu-Abramburica, era deci colega-cea-fara-de-cusur, carierista care se temea doar de bomba atomica si de barbatii care cred ca femeile sint inferioare.

Avea un sot manager, care-si facea al doilea doctorat si chelise prematur din cauza studiului napraznic si ambitiei de a fi sef. Aveau bani, lucrau in multinationale, umblau numai cu nara pe sus, trosnea mindria-n ei. Dar n-aveau copii… Asta lipsea din tabloul perfect.

Cind au implinit 30 de ani au facut consiliu de familie, cu parinti si cu socri cu tot, si au decis sa aiba un baiat si o fata, neaparat in ordinea asta. Cind au implinit 34, s-ar fi bucurat sa aiba si-un pechinez, numai ca progamul lor de lucru era deja un pact cu diavolul. Ea se scula la 7 si pleca la 7.42 cu Renault-ul, el se scula la 7.34 si pleca la 8.02, cu Volkswagen-ul. Seara, ea venea la 9.10, comanda pizza, ii lasa si lui o felie rece, se culca, la 10..45 venea si el, minca uscatura. Apoi se strecura in pat linga ea, dar n-o trezea niciodata pentru sex, fiindca el trisa, seara nu facea dus, nu mai avea timp. Facea doar dimineata.

Ea vazuse-n filme cum femeile de cariera isi faceau test de sarcina la WC-ul firmei, deoarece acasa nu mai aveau timp. Ceea ce uita ea de fiecare data era ca numai din ovulul ei nu se putea isca nici un fat, mai trebuia si ceva de le el, parca. Dar el avea de invatat ca s-ajunga docent, ea avea de ajuns cea mai sefa si de cistigat bani. Copiii nu apareau, iar cuscrii faceau deja consilii numai intre ei, hotarau ceva, insa rezolutia raminea nerostita, telefonul tinerilor suna degeaba, iar la celulare nu raspundeau, erau in miting.

Pe ea, ovulatia o prindea numai in brainstormingul pentru campania de relansare a brandului. Iar el tot nu stia ce e aceea ovulatie, desi pe vremuri, cind erau studenti si obisnuiau sa mai si traiasca, ea ii desenase doua ovare si niste puncte pe care le inghesuiau alte puncte, cu coada.

Femeile s-au opintit citeva secole sa ajunga egale cu barbatii, iar acum nu mai stiu cum sa scape de acest groaznic privilegiu. Muncim ca niste timpite, ii multumim patronului ca ne da sansa extraordinara de a lucra si-n weekend, ca sa ne afirmam si sa ne tinem de deadline. Sefii pleaca de vineri la prinz si-i mai vezi luni dupa-masa, cind se deseapta din mahmureli de cinci stele.

Timp in care ai deosebita onoare de a le tine locul, ca de-aia ai dat atit din coate si-ai facut ulcer de cind maninci numai kebab in chifla, la serviciu, ca sa ajungi femeie de nadejde. Firma te-a rasplatit cu doua dioptrii suplimentare, dar miopia asta e semnul triumfului tau personal.

Noaptea visezi color Acrobat Reader, Outlook si Power Point, cosmarul ti-e impicatit de guguloaie de foldere galbene pe care scrie “urgent”, “campanie”, “scheme”, “rapoarte”. In somn, butonul Delete nu merge, nu scapi de patratici si te trezesti tipind. Nu pentru ca te innebunesc folderele, ci pentru ca e deja 7.30 si la 8 trebuie sa fii la firma si-ai dormit strimb si-ti sta bretonul ca o bidinea.

Scuza-ma, te las putin pe fir, ca ma cere unul de nevasta…

Munca e buna numai cind ti-aduce un franc cinstit in buzunar si, mai ales, iti da si ragazul sa-l cheltuiesti. Sistemul suedez prevede ca trebuie sa ametesti muncind cinci zile pe saptamina si sa ametesti in bar doua zile pe saptamina. Asta e raportul minim rezonabil.

Carierismul e plasmuirea bolnava a unor filme imbecile de la Hollywood, care insinueaza ca o femeie poate face orice, daca vrea ea: ajunge imediat director executiv, naste trei pui vii pe care ii hraneste cu lapte praf, sotul o iubeste lesinant, desi o vede cam sase ore pe saptamina (sau poate tocmai de-aia), iar el, desi e neurochirurg sef la Memorial Hospital, nu e stresat deloc, face mincare la copii, spala vase si-o asteapta pe ea cu masina la firma, seara. Pardon, noaptea. Nu se stie cind opereaza el pe creier si mai face si lectii cu aia micii, dar ea, nevasta, are de predat patru rapoarte zilnic, de zbierat la trei brokeri si de convins opt clienti sa investeasca.

Femeile care au vazut-o pe Diane Keaton in “Baby Boom” se lasa drogate de gindul inept al unui perpetuum mobile. Au senzatia ca se poate orice. Ca sotul, copilul, ciobanescul german si siameza asteapta oricit, ei latra la unison cu mindrie ca au o directoare in familie.

Cind ambii soti muncesc deopotriva, ajungi sa le intelegi masochismul, pina la urma. Pericolul dospeste abia cind femeia de cariera are acasa un inginer care scapa la 4.00 de la uzina, apoi vrea mincare cu sos, maiouri cit de cit curate si putin sex. Muncind ca o disperata ca sa nu cumva sa fie promovata alta in locul ei, la o adica, femeia se inscrie deja la divortul part-time si faciliteaza hirjoana extraconjugala a barbatului constrins de hormoni.

Cind constati ca fetita ta ii spune “mama” soacra-tii (care nici nu te-a vrut de nora, fiindca nu pareai gospodina si uite ca stia ea ce stia) si biziie ca pe bona o iubeste cel mai mult de pe lume, e cam tirziu sa-ti dai demisia. Copilul nu intelege ca tu crapi muncind ca sa aiba el garsoniera-n Bucuresti cind termina liceul (daca l-o termina, ca tu n-ai timp sa-i verifici lectiile). Copilul vrea sa stai linga el, calda, pufoasa, atenta, sa simta dragostea ca pe o perna de plus. Dar tu, care-ai raspuns la celular si-n clipa cind te cerea ala de nevasta, si i-ai spus lui “da”, acoperind o secunda telefonul cu palma, apoi te-ai scuzat din gene si ai continuat sa vorbesti cu seful de sectie la telefon, nu prea intelegi cum vine chestia asta cu renuntatul la cariera de dragul familiei.

Mircea, fa-te ca traiesti!

Apropo, cind ti-ai inchis ultima data telefonul, ca sa vezi un film fara sa te deranjeze nimeni? Nu e cazul, ca pe vremea cind ai vazut tu ultimul film inca nu se inventasera telefoanele cu On si Off, erau numai fixe cu roata si fir cirliontat. Vasazica: ultimul film vazut a fost un documentar despre bursa din Tokyo, ultima carte citita a fost “Notiuni de introducere in cibernetica”, ultima iesire in natura a fost pe ierbuta de la Romexpo, cind ti-a venit delegatia din Danemarca, ultima data cind ai gasit alimentara deschisa in drum spre casa inca se gasea nechezol, la taclale cu prietenele stai numai prin mesaje pe robot si odata i-ai facut uneia o confesiune prin fax, inca ii cumperi copilului haine cu doua masuri mai mici, fiindca atit purta cind te-ai angajat, ultima data cind ai fi vrut sa faci sex aveai ciclu, iar ultima data cind ai facut sex te-ai inhibat, fiindca uitasesi sa-i spui ceva contabilei.

Nu i-ai mai spus barbatului din viata ta “te iubesc” de-o vesnicie, nici n-ai avea cum, ar suna ca dracu’, ar trebui sa i-o suieri in timp ce-ti tai pielita de la unghii, imediat dupa ce-l ameninti sa nu cumva sa uite sa-ti cumpere tampoane cu aripioare si adeziv, ca-ti vine sigur diseara sau miine.

Am chiulit si-am sa chiulesc cu voluptate de la munca, intotdeauna. Chiuleste si tu, salveaza-ti viata, femeie! Atit cit se poate. Ia bunul simt, in doze homeopatice. Sa stii numai tu.

Cele mai frumoase petice de viata le-am capatat fugind de raspundere. Cea mai buna bere pe care am baut-o in viata mea n-a fost la Praga, ca lumea buna, ci in Herastrau, cind o taiasem de la sedinta de redactie, lasind vorba ca mi s-a spart teava de calorifer si m-au chemat vecinii sa string apa.

Mi-a ramas in cap (si mie, ca atitor altora) gafa de la TVR, de la Revolutie, cind habar n-aveau ca intrasera deja in direct, si cineva i-a zis lui Dinescu: “Mircea, fa-te ca lucrezi!”. Si Mircea a ascultat. Si a ajuns departe. Pina cind vom pricepe omeneste tilcul acestui indemn vital, vom continua sa ne prefacem ca traim.

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March3

yeap..that’s what I wanna do: share something with you guys: Dumb Reminders from No Use For a Name..

eu i-am “cunoscut” de curand pe cei de la No Use.. asa ca prea multe nu va pot spune decat ca melodia asta rocks, rules and it makes you pump and livin’ ;) so naturally, now it’s one of my favorites.. :)

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Violets are NOT blue, they are VIOLET :D

February15

ok…

daca nu v-ati prins deja, postul acesta este despre celebra si infama (pentru unii) Valentine’s Day…

WTF?..nu sunt o persoana amara, ci din contra sunt un om uneori copilaros, de cele mai multe ori bine dispus, rad cu foarte multa pofta, sunt si obosita cateodata pentru ca fac multe lucruri mai sunt si cranky :D …but basically, I’m a happy camper…

si ca sa ne fie clar, nu cred nici in teoria conspiratio-corporatista de a ne face sa cumparam orice, de la nimicuri la articole de lux (dupa buget coane Fanica) ..dar pur si simplu, oricat de ideala ar parea o lume in care sarbatorim iubirea, V’day si-a pierdut orice insemnatate in acest sens…

asta ca sa va scutesc de intrebari…aaa si nici proverbul cu “vulpea care nu ajunge la struguri..” nu se aplica….doar ca nu-mi place Valantine’s Day…nu o urasc neaparat, cat ma enerveaza de-a dreptul..si de-a stangul!…de ce? poate pentru ca DAU cu dreptul in stangul cand incerc sa imi fac loc prin Bucuresti si printre comerciantii care scot aceleasi inimioare, ursuleti de plus si I love U’s de peste tot…

poate pentru ca mi se pare kitch-oasa ca si eveniment in desfasurare..nicidecum pentru ca as fi patrioata sau traditionalista (which I’m definately NOT) incat sa cred ca Dragobetele are drept de autor pe teritoriul autohton…

Ok, recunosc ca am sarbatorit si eu V’day in anii de liceu, am dat si am primit inimioare si “chestii”  care merg in pereche si scot sunete pupacioase, cand de fapt imi era indiferent daca o sarbatoresc sau nu..but no more…mi se pare silly si lipsit de substanta….cred in ideea de la care a pornit totul si jos palaria in fata ei  ( btw..vorbim de palaria maro ca pe verde si pe gri tot nu gasesc :( ) dar nimic mai mult…

cam atat…

aaa si nu vi se par enervanti acei oameni care de fiecare data spun “noi ne sarbatorim iubirea in fiecare zi”…COME ON….YOU must absolutely DON’T!!…whatever…

in final de post pot doar sa imi cer I’m sory pentru ideile ce pot parea usor intortochiate, insa am scris cu o oarecare retinere..De ce? pentru ca desi am incercat sa nu cinstesc aceasta V’day, drept pentru care postez astazi, 15 Februarie (si nu 14), I still hate myself for not being able to let it go…

but in the end …eeh…what can you do?

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