Maine va incepe, la Copenhaga, o ampla conferinta despre schimbarile climatice, conferinta la care vor participa reprezentanti ai fiecarui stat din lume. Mi se pare foarte amuzant faptul ca la noi abia daca s-a mentionat acest eveniment, pe cand in afara s-a vorbit de luni de zile despre ceea ce se va intampla in Danemarca in saptamana urmatoare. In fine, sa presupunem ca ceea ce se intampla in plan politic in Romania e mai important in momentul de fata. Desi asta nu e o scuza.

Sunt curioasa cat de multe vom afla zilele astea legat de ceea ce se discuta acolo. Ca de obicei, e mai important sa vorbim despre politica, despre viata persoanala a nu stiu carei vedete sau despre averea lui nea Costel, decat sa aflam ce se dezbate in plan mondial in legatura cu schimbarile climatice.

Daca vreti sa aflati mai multe despre Cop 15, BBC are un articol interesant, pe care il puteti citi aici.

Iar aici puteti afla cum vad celelalte tari incalzirea globala, daca ea reprezinta o amenintare sau nu.

Ador sa ma uit la Gilmore Girls. E un sitcom witty si captivant care te binedispune ori de cate ori esti in a bad mood sau fara chef. Pentru mine, de fapt, e mult mai mult decat atat.

Anyhow, ieri am vazut ultimul episod din sezonul 3 (in total sunt 7),  si a fost un moment care mi-a placut foarte, foarte tare. E vorba de discursul lui Rory (as in the daughter) de la ceremonia de absolvire a liceului . Here’s what it sounds like:

Headmaster Charleston, faculty members, fellow students, family and friends, welcome. We never thought this day would come. We prayed for its quick delivery, crossed days off our calendars, counted hours, minutes, and seconds, and now that it’s here, I’m sorry it is because it means leaving friends who inspire me and teachers who have been my mentors – so many people who have shaped my life and my fellow students’ lives impermeably and forever. I live in two worlds. One is a world of books. I’ve been a resident of Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County, hunted the white whale aboard the Pequod, fought alongside Napoleon, sailed a raft with Huck and Jim, committed absurdities with Ignatius J. Reilly, rode a sad train with Anna Karenina, and strolled down Swann’s Way. It’s a rewarding world, but my second one is by far superior. My second one is populated with characters slightly less eccentric but supremely real, made of flesh and bone, full of love, who are my ultimate inspiration for everything. Richard and Emily Gilmore are kind, decent, unfailingly generous people. They are my twin pillars without whom I could not stand. I am proud to be their grandchild. But my ultimate inspiration comes from my best friend, the dazzling woman from whom I received my name and my life’s blood, Lorelai Gilmore.

My mother never gave me any idea that I couldn’t do whatever I wanted to do or be whomever I wanted to be. She filled our house with love and fun and books and music, unflagging in her efforts to give me role models from Jane Austen to Eudora Welty to Patti Smith. As she guided me through these incredible eighteen years, I don’t know if she ever realized that the person I most wanted to be was her.

Thank you, Mom. You are my guidepost for everything.

Imi faceam putina curatenie prin calculator, si am dat peste un document cu niste chestii foarte interesante despre prietenie. Chestii pe care le-am salvat acum vreo 2 ani jumate… Atunci cand am descoperit ce inseamna cu adevarat prietenia. M-au impresionat foarte tare, si vreau sa le pun si aici.

You know you have a friend for life when they answer the phone at one in the morning because you can’t sleep and have a lot on your mind, and they don’t mind talking about nothing to get your mind off everything.
They spare some time to spend with you.
When you know that if something bad happened to you they’d be there for you, no questions asked.
When you can look at them when something is wrong and they know it just by the look in their eyes and all they have to do is offer a hug and you feel a thousand times better.
When you know that they’d never lie to you, and would never hurt you and if they did it would only be for your betterment.
They can make you laugh when skies are the darkest, and they’re there with a good movie and some popcorn when you’re totally depressed.
And even if you’re a thousand miles apart, it doesn’t matter because what you share with this friend is so much deeper then what lies on top that distance plays no role in your friendship.

Friendship is when they push when you need it, but never too hard; and stand back when the time is right but never too far.
And the true test of friendship is if you’re willing to do it all back in a heartbeat.
When your life is so much better because you know them, and they bring out the best that lies within.

A Good Friend

In kindergarden your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon when all that was left was the ugly black one.

In primary school your idea of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you; held your hand as you walked through the scary halls; helped you stand up to the class bully; shared their lunch with you when you forgot yours on the bus; saved a seat on the back of the bus for you; knew who you had a crush on and never understood why.

In secondary school your idea of a good friend was the person who let you copy their social studies homework; went to that “cool” party with you so you wouldn’t wind up being the only freshie there; did not let you lunch alone.

In pre-university your idea of a good friend was the person who gave you rides in their new car; convinced your parents that you shouldn’t be grounded; consoled you when you broke up with Nick or Susan; found you a date to the prom or went to the prom with you (both without dates); helped you pick a university and assured you that you would get into that university; helped you deal with your parents who were having a hard time letting you go.

On the threshold of adulthood your idea of a good friend was the person who was there when you just couldn’t deal with your parents; assured you that now that you and Nick or you and Susan were back together, you could make it through anything; just silently hugged you as you looked through blurry eyes at 18 years of memories; and reassured you that you would make it in university as well as you had these past 18 years; and most importantly sent you off to university knowing you were loved.

Now, your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices, hold your hand when you’re scared, helps you fight off those who try to take advantage of you, thinks of you at times when you are not there, reminds you of what you have forgotten, helps you put the past behind you but understands when you need to hold on to it a little longer, stays with you so that you have confidence, goes out of their way to make time for you, helps you clear up your mistakes, helps you deal with pressure from others, smiles for you when they are sad, helps you become a better person, and most importantly loves you!

Si ceva care imi place foarte mult:

What I’ve Learned About Friendship

• I’ve learned that there are many good friends around, but true best friends are hard to come by.
• I’ve learned that sometimes you love a best friend more than a boyfriend.
• I’ve learned that a best friend is more important than a boyfriend.
• I’ve learned that you can do something or nothing with a best friend and still have the best time.
• I’ve learned that a true friendship has many memories, both good and bad, but all important.
• I’ve learned that sometimes the most used part of a best friend is the shoulder you cry on, and the shoulder you are willing to lend.
• I’ve learned that when a best friend is happy, you find yourself happy too, even when it has nothing to do with you.
• I’ve learned that a best friend’s family soon feels like your own.
• I’ve learned that the only one who truly understands is a true friend.
• I’ve learned that nothing ever sounds stupid, funny, or unbelievable to a best friend, and you never feel stupid saying whatever it is.
• I’ve learned that sometimes it feels like a best friend is the only one who will ever care about you and think you are beautiful in your own way.
• I’ve learned that you always have that something extra to give to a best friend in need, and can count on that in return.
• I’ve learned that your heart is forever touched by a true friend, no matter how things end up.
• I’ve learned that when your heart has been broken, a best friend is the best band-aid for it.
• I’ve learned that a best friend will call you in the middle of the night to talk without thinking, and it’s OK.
• I’ve learned that in many cases, a hug and a kind word from a best friend is the only thing that helps get you through the day.
• I’ve learned that a best friend would stick up for you no matter what the consequences are.
• I’ve learned that best friends can sing at the top of their lungs and not worry about singing the wrong words or being out of tune.
• I’ve learned that best friends stay up all night and on the phone for hours talking without even realizing it.
• I’ve learned that a best friend can tell the difference between a silly crush, and more than that.
• I’ve learned that sometimes a best friend is all you have.
• I’ve learned that sometimes you wonder how she knew, but then you realize that’s just how close you are.
• I’ve learned that when you are true best friends, everyone else knows it.
• I’ve learned that, most importantly of all, best friends will always be best friends, no matter what is happening in their lives, where they are, or what they are doing. A best friend is irreplaceable. This is the most important thing I could have ever been taught by a best friend.

Da, sunt in moodul ala de a filosofa. Whatever… Am avut doua ore de filosofie, deci e de inteles.

Mai demult am ajuns la concluzia – mai bine zis, am constatat – ca doar persoanele pe care le iubim reusesc sa ne raneasca cu adevarat. Putem sa fim insultati de o persoana de pe strada si sa ne deranjeze chestia asta destul de tare, dar ranile cu adevarat adanci, care dor(la propriu), sunt creatiile persoanelor apropiate.

Si ideea este ca tu, in viata asta pe care o ai, lunga/scurta, optimista/pesimista, echilibrata/haotica, vei suferi. Nu tot timpul. Dar vor fi destule momente cand se va intampla asta. Pentru ca esti, asa cum a zis Aristotel, “zoon politikon”, si traiesti inconjurat de oameni. Oameni cu care nu ai nicio legatura, si oameni care fac parte din viata ta de zi cu zi si cu care ai construit diverse tipuri de relatii.

Care ar fi alternativa? Pai sa nu te mai atasezi de oamenii din jurul tau. Doar ca e putin cam complicat sa faci chestia asta, si oricum viata fara iubire nu are sens, asa ca o sa o lasi balta.

Concluzia este ca ar cam trebui sa te obisnuiesti cu ideea ca cei dragi te vor rani din cand in cand, iar tu ii vei rani la randul tau, din cand in cand. De cele mai multe ori probabil fara sa vreti. Daca ai trai fara sa suferi, nu ai aprecia la valoarea lor toate momentele de fericire pe care viata ti le ofera.

Ce ar trebui sa faci atunci cand esti ranit? Pai… trage aer adanc in piept, gandeste-te ca viata e frumoasa si ca totul e trecator, si lasa-te in voia durerii pana cand nu mai simti nimic. Cu timpul, rana se va cicatriza, si chiar daca inca e acolo, macar va fi protejata de ce se intampla in jurul ei. Iar dupa inca o vreme, nu va mai ramane decat un semn neclar, dovada ca ai trait si ai iubit cu adevarat – dovada pe care doar tu o vei cunoaste. Resemneaza-te cu faptul ca nimeni nu e perfect, si gresim de foarte multe ori de-a lungul vietii. Cel mai important lucru e sa invatam din greselile pe care le facem, pentru ca doar asa putem creste.

Si inca un lucru, la fel de important: invata sa ierti… Nu aduna in tine remuscari si nici repulsii, caci ele nu vor face decat sa te traga inapoi.

Smile and think about tomorrow. It will be better.

Ma trezesc eu frumos la ora 9 dimineata, imi iau castronul in care imi pun laptele si cerealele, si ma indrept spre calculator cu intentia de a-mi verifica mailul si de a termina niste chestii incepute zilele trecute. Foarte dragut.

Totul merge bine pana cand intru pe mail si vad acolo ca subiect al mesajului primit de la 9a.m. (site cu stiri): “Romania a implinit 1 an de criza”.

Ok. Stai sa procesam informatia. Deci pam pam, Romania, criza economica mondiala, tanana, 1 an de zile. Wow….

Hai frate! Pe bune acum. Chiar in halul asta sa ajungi, sa scrii despre aniversarea crizei financiare in Romania?! Am uitat sa precizez ca sub titlu troneaza o poza cu o briosa cu o lumanare in varf, pe un fundal negru. Foarte… trist, sa zicem. Dar cred ca ’stupid’ e cuvantul cel mai potrivit.

Am ramas vreo 5 minute uitandu-ma la titlu si experimentand diferite senzatii. Mai intai ‘I laughed myself to tears’, dupa care am ramas blocata cateva secunde, urmand sa deschid mailul cu dezgust sa vad daca e si ceva plauzibil in el.

Dar totusi… Romania a implinit un an de criza?! Come on dude, give me a break. It’s one of the silliest pieces of news I’ve ever heard.

Ah, si exista si doua clipulete de pe youtube care iti explica fenomenul pe care noi se pare ca il numim criza creditelor. Cred ca aceste clipulete sunt singurele chestii cu rost din tot articolul (chiar daca putin sadice, in final), pentru ca asa poate sa inteleaga oricine ce s-a intamplat de fapt.

In orice caz, articolul se gaseste aici. Enjoy :>

Oh yeah babe, that’s where I’m going. Mi s-a acrit de caldura din Bucuresti, si de foarte multe alte chestii de asemenea

Restul vacantei voi fi mai mult plecata. Unde? Prin Parang, pe la Targu-Mures si prin Amsterdam. Nu stiu cand o sa mai scriu aici, dar promit ca atunci cand se vor calma lucrurile voi povesti tot ce am facut in aceasta vara . Si tot ce va urma, probabil.

Pana una-alta, enjoy your vacation!

Oh, and remember it’s a wild world…

Birth Date and Time:

December 19, 1991 11:45 AM

Birth Location:

Bucarest, Romania

Sun Sign:

Sagittarius

Section 1: How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others

You are a gentle, sensitive person with a deep understanding
of people and a very tolerant, accepting, nonjudgmental approach
towards life. In a noisy, competitive atmosphere you are often
receding and withdrawn for you are not an aggressive, forceful
person, and you intensely dislike conflict. In fact you tend to
be somewhat passive, to wait, watch, observe, feel and know much
- but to act little. Letting things resolve or work themselves
out in their own way, rather than directing or forcing your will
upon them, is often your way of dealing with problems.

Section 2: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation

You are a gambler and an adventurer at heart, one who loves
to take risks, to discover and explore new worlds, and to take
the untried path rather than the safe, reliable one. You are an
independent soul, freedom-loving, and often very restless. You
need a lifestyle that provides opportunities for travel,
movement, change, and meeting new people. A steady routine which
offers much in the way of security but little in the way of space
and freedom is odious to you.

Am fost fascinata dintotdeauna de astrologie. Asta nu inseamna ca sunt de acord cu orice. Mereu am crezut ca un om are anumite insusiri si datorita faptului ca s-a nascut intr-o anumita zi, si la o anumita ora… Ca planetele ne pot influenta personalitatea. Dar nu inghit afirmatii de genul “astrele ne controleaza viata”; “e scris in stele ca o sa …”. TU esti cel care isi contureaza viata, prin tot ce faci, tot ce zici, tot ce gandesti, tot ce inveti, tot ce iubesti sau nu, tot ce vezi, tot ce creezi.

Pot sa spun ca da, sunt asa cum scrie mai sus. Cel putin deocamdata. Poate peste ani voi fi opusul… We’ll just have to wait and see.