Stone for thought

About two years ago Alexandra and I thought it would be a good idea to make some notes about how we are a young couple looking for a place to rent or buy and put them in the post boxes of the apartment buildings from areas we really liked. So we made what we thought were some really nice advertisements, with pictures and drawings and everything. Of course nobody called us back, except for an old lady that wanted to invite us at some health product presentation where people who attended could buy the product at the end of the show. Nothing is by accident, the old lady said, and if you left this note here, maybe it was meant for us to meet. We wanted to go along with the idea and go to that presentation, as we thought it was one of our few chances to get in that nice, old apartment building, with a high roof and big windows that we so much dreamed of. But on the day of the presentation Alexandra had an exam and I was in Baia Mare writing my dissertation so neither of us went.

And then, I was on my way to work, when I saw a note saying pretty much the same thing - a young couple looking for a place to rent. They too tried their best to be all nice and everything. Now, being more cynical then back in the days, I thought to my self 'Poor guys' and something like 'They think they are so hip'. Because no miracle will happen and nobody is going to offer one a great place with a low rent just because of a nice advertisement note. That's why we tell stories and read stories and go to films, because in most cases no one is going to ask you in for dinner just because they see you on the street, and from there you will not end up shooting people and finding out that you are some kind of spy with super powers. 

But at least we had fun that time, Alexandra and I, because we were walking around on those streets near the park in the night and we bought some burgers and ate them while leaning on a huge stone wall.

I was thinking of this when I was out, alone, walking on those quiet streets with tall, big yarded houses and I was getting kind of bored by it all. At first I was making plans how could I buy a house in such a great location like that, then I was being envious and I ended up being bored. It seemed to me they all looked the same and nothing really ever happened around there. And it got to me that, I don't know why, but I associate this with a scene I witnessed while I was in a shoe store looking for wedding shoes. A man was screaming at his little girl because she accidentally blown up her balloon and kind of scared everybody that was around. 'You're so stupid! Look how stupid you are!!' He was screaming.

So I turned around and headed home.

De Saptamana Mare

Azi am intrat in Sapatamana Mare, asa ca vin si eu cu un subiect mai in tema.

Am citit un articol bun aici-'Why Was Jesus Crucified?'

Isus nu a fost un tip de treaba a carui mesaj 'nu putem sa ne iubim cu totii unii pe altii' nu a placut liderilor religiosi si nereligiosi ai vremii. Asta poate duce la doua pareri - antisemitism sau faptul ca totul a fost o greseala facuta de autoritatile romane. Isus a fost un personaj polarizator. Unii din cei ce L-au cunsoscut au fost dispusi sa isi schimbe decisiv modul de viata in timp de altii l-au considerat prea periculos si au fost gata sa Il omoare. Astfel, poate ar trebui sa ne regandim pararea fata de Isus ca un tip care nu ar fi omorat o musca si sa ne gandim la cineva in stare sa fie crucficat.

Intreg articolul este interesant, ca suntem sau nu religiosi - spun eu:

http://larryhurtado.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/why-was-jesus-crucified/

Altele

- Un om e o lume.

- Eu mi-am pierdut lumea.

- Ai pierdut-o pentru ca aveai nevoie de el ca sa te simti deasupra oamenilor, ca sa poti iesi din orice situatie.

- Da.

- Dar daca nu te-ai mai preocupa atat de asta ai fi deasupra lor.

- Imi dau seama, e cercul vicios al orgoliului.

Business as usual

Vine un client, se auto caracterizeaza old-school, cumpara doua jocuri de la sold out, trage o injuratura la adresa lui Angry Birds si a iPhone-urilor, e nervos ca pustii nu se mai stiu juca si comenteaza de console. La urma imi lasa 5 lei bacsis... business as usual la 4Games.

2012

Daca tot e anul nou m-am gandit ca pot pune si eu ceva nou.

Ca un baiat bine crescut indic si sursa (intreg eseul e interesant):

http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html

Insomnii, Bach si Dostoevski

Acum doi ani stateam exact in acelasi bloc, doar cu un etaj mai jos, si cred ca eram cei mai galagiosi. Alex V. isi punea rock-ul pe sistemul lui 5.1, exersa la tobe ( da, intr-o garsoniera ) si ii venea inspiratia pentru chitra pe la 10, 11 noaptea. De multe ori ma ruga si pe mine sa il acompaniez si nu ne culcam pana la unu.

Anul asta m-am mutat exact in acelasi bloc, cu un etaj mai sus. M-am mai linistit. Acuma in schimb aud in fiecare zi televizorul vecinului.

www.4games.ro

De ceva vreme am inceput sa lucrez, asa ca poate am sa incep sa scriu mai mult pe aici. Nu de alta, dar am mai mult timp in care nu prea am ce sa fac. Desi nu prea stiu daca o sa ii vad rostul si probabil o sa ma opresc inainte de a incepe. Lumea lui Gabi ramane in mintea lui :)

Primul meu bonsai

... sau ceva pe acolo

Discutie despre Einstein

E o discutie de mai demult.

Ce am invatat la scoala cel mai bine .