Weekend

Countryside weekend

Finally we went to the countryside. It was about time considering we haven’t been there in a very long time.

It wasn’t anything special. We had lunch, played with the cat, fed the rabbits and just enjoyed the peace and quiet. Seriously, you could only hear the birds and the wind.

It was so nice!

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What can I say, I’m really happy that Summer came. There is one thing that I would like to do on the next payday. I would like to go on a drive for the entire day and just stop somewhere and have lunch. I would really love that!

But it will take a little bit longer before that will happen. Till then, here are the rabbits.

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There are 3 other white, but they have underground tunnels and most of them go there to cool down or sleep without being bothered.

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There are actually 3 generations there. But the oldest one, Vera, doesn’t like to be photographed. They were really funny when we gave them fresh grass. Rabbits are cute when they eat.

And there there’s the cat. I don’t think my father was ever so attached to a cat like he is to this one. This cat, as fluffy and nice as it looks, is a real killer. Everyday a mouse/rat dies because of him.

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And yet, he’s the sweetest thing when he comes in contact with humans. The fact that we were eating meat with more meat doesn’t have anything to do with his attitude. Nope, he just loves us like that.

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It was nice.

I wish the weekend would come faster, but its barely Tuesday so another 4 days of hard work and then just one day off. Well, I did have a 3 day weekend, I can’t actually complain.

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A 3-day weekend

I felt somehow lonely Friday. I went to work and for the first time I felt like an outsider. It was a weird feeling considering that general atmosphere there is pretty relaxed and friendly.

So I’m blaming my stupid brain for working so hard at making a big deal out of nothing.

And with that said I am now enjoying my 3-day weekend before my night shift. And Marlanu’ is enjoying himself as much as I am.

I must admit that we are a lazy bunch. I mean, all I did today was to knit and read “Peril at end house” by Agatha Christie. Not very productive at all, but after all it is the weekend so why not indulge myself in a little bit of mystery.

I was thinking to myself while I was knitting that in the past month I was pretty washed out and tense if I might add. These two emotions (if I might call them that) really don’t mix well. The wash out part comes from me not taking much care of myself. That’s not a good thing, I admit, but really who on earth could stand wearing make up in this heat?

With make-up during the summer I feel like the the wicked witch of the west and I have this wild urge to go on the streets and scream “I’m melting“.

So the washed out sensation must be from the fact that I don’t wear make-up while everyone else does. Well, at my new job they all wear make-up.

In a way I find it weird, at my old job I was the youngest and here I’m not the youngest and all the girls are pretty, each with her own style and personality. It’s like a fashion show, seriously. And I haven’t even mentioned the Chinese girls from the 18th floor who have all these awesome clothes and look impeccable.

Jealous? A little bit. But I would’ve been more jealous a couple of years ago. Now, I just wish to get my salary and buy a new pair of sneakers and an autumn jacket. Yup, I crave for autumn and the nice cold weather.

And yet I would not refuse another outing to the beach.

This summer has been good to me. I’ve got a new job, new friends, lost weight in a healthy way, still broke but hey we can’t have them all.

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Weekend

The weekend is back and so is the heat.

This is one of my last weekends that I will actually have some peace of mind. My training period at work is almost over and I start real work in about a week. I actually did something that I would normally wouldn’t do, I actually picked the night sift. So for the next two months I will be working the “graveyard shift” as most people know it.

Even now I am wondering why I picked that shift, but then I remember that I just don’t have anything to do in the next two months and why not work a little bit harder and get more money before I start university once again.

I believe the experience of not having a job for two months opened my eyes and showed me that it can always get worse and if you don’t prepare yourself for this kind of situations you’re basically screwed.

I am not worried about the night shift, because I’m already used to staying up late to 3 in the morning; the question is can I keep it up for two months?

So I am just making sure I am in the right state of mind before I start working for real.

Knitting, making my new list of books to add to the MP3 player, making sure that I won’t neglect the blog, watching some anime movies/series, anything that can keep my spirits high.

I know this might sound weird but life, my life, seems to be really screwed up. I don’t believe I ever had a period when I was happy and just didn’t worry about things.

Every time there had to be something that went wrong

Ahh, I know there is no such thing as having the perfect life, but could I least have a break from all the shitheads that are out there? Seriously, I am getting sick and tired of putting up with everything and everyone.

At least I got good books available to me and I can always lose myself into someone else’s life of joy, sorrow, troubles and achievements.

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Good Morning

Yup, it’s Monday morning and I’m in a good mood. Go figure!

A nice relaxing weekend can do wonders. I finished one of my needlepoint project (sorry, no photos) and “The apt pupil” by Stephen King, managed to see an entire season of Family Guy, I slept during the day (it was so good), ate lots of ice cream and chocolate (my tummy didn’t agree much with this), went out with Johnny (we saw The wrath of the titans in 3D) and I even took a few photos.

So where should I begin?

I shouldn’t depend on my iPod to take pictures. As I said, me and Johnny went out this weekend and we ended up in some weird neighbourhoods. While we were strolling around I saw this really old but beautiful bulding and I took a picture of it from far away (with my iPod).

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I really liked how it looked on my iPod and I asked Johnny to get closer. Well, how should I say this. You don’t get to see these kind of things everyday. I mean, a beautiful old building, the old car in the yard, it didn’t feel real.

Rare scene in Bucharest

While I do like the effects of Instagram, I really think that I haven’t done justice to this rare scene. I cannot undo this one and truthfully I don’t know when I’ll end up in that neighbourhood to re-take the photo. I guess we live and learn.

After our little stroll we went back home and we had our afternoon nap. I don’t think I’m the only one that thinks this, but what was in my mind when I was little. If I could just have all of those naps I didn’t took in my younger days things would be so much better. I now know why cats (including Marlanu’) love to sleep all day long.

Marlanu' taking his afternoon nap

Remember how I said I don’t like Stephen King books because of my wild imagination and how much I dislike the horror genre. Well, he is growing on me. I would like to go more into detail about The Apt Pupil but I won’t. This little story left me feeling confused about my own feelings towards the main characters. All I will say is that at the end of the book I felt sorry for Todd and the old man Dussander. I don’t know why I felt sorry for them, in fact I should’ve been happy that both of them got what they deserved.

How can one fell pity for a war criminal and a deranged kid that enjoys stories about the Holocaust? This feeling still bothers me.

Now, I can move on to The Body, the third novella in Different Seasons. I actually know what’s going on in this one because of the movie Stand by me, but I really want to read it.

I also mentioned that we went and saw The Wrath of Titans in 3D. Well, we went to Sun Plazza Mall and the quality of the movie was lame compared to the time we saw Underworld at IMAX. But we did end up with 2 pairs of 3D glasses that came with the movie tickets and that’s a nice thing to have as a memento. As for the movie itself, well it would be nice to see the first part before going to see it. It was good, I could say it was better than the first part but it’s one of those movies you go to see when nothing else is available. It’s not bad but it isn’t that good either.

Ahh it’s nice to enjoy the weekend. ~

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Where has Winter gone?

The weather is really weird. I should be complaining about the cold, the heavy traffic because of the snowy roads and the fact I froze my butt off because I haven’t dressed properly.

Instead I get a very nice bus ride to work (I got a seat on a pretty empty bus), the traffic is OK and I’m dressed like its spring.

It’s such a shame not having a real winter.

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I’m currently enjoying a really nice black coffee. I made a habit of making my own coffee at work, rather than buying it from the vending machine. Not only does it smell really good but the taste is amazing (Lavazza isn’t cheap but a pack for two weeks isn’t much).

I know I should not be writing, but I really cannot write here. It became a habit of mine and it’s pretty hard to break.

I am pretty happy to say that I managed to cross off some things off my resolution list. It’s as Lina  said, almost half of the things on my list can be accomplished in a month or so. But I don’t want to turn this into a race; I want to enjoy each and every one of them.

So, I went to a club without whining and I actually enjoyed myself. First it was a special outing since it was Johnny’s name’s day (Ro: Sf. Ioan Botezatorul; En: Saint John the Baptist). Second we actually went with people that I like. And third, the club we went to was really cool, small but cool.

It was really awesome: good music, good people, and great atmosphere. What more could’ve I asked for? Well, I didn’t ask for anything more. I was enjoying myself so much I danced my poor legs till they were hurting so bad I couldn’t walk normally.

The only thing I didn’t like was the second club they decided we should visit. Yup, at 3AM they decided to change clubs. So we went from the cool little Club Maya to the very big Club Player.

I must admit that the music in Player was better than the one in Maya. But, truthfully I didn’t enjoy myself there. It was the people that were there and the entertainment (porno midget should clear things up) that really wasn’t on my taste.

Even so, the outing was awesome.

I also crossed out the “wear a dress/skirt” resolution.

This weekend I also managed to squeeze in a Bollywood movie: 7 Khoon Maaf. 1 down, 9 more to go.

Did I mention I bought needles for knitting and I’ve been studying really closely on how to knit? Well I did my basic research and I don’t find it so hard. I wonder if I’ll keep my opinion once I actually get started.

So, all I can say is that I had a very busy weekend. For once it actually felt long. I also wanted to mention that I will be keeping “My week in photos” project; I’ll just post the pictures in the evening. I think that makes more sense.

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