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Archive for June, 2007

How To Meet People In Big City or What To Do When Left Behind (ex-Tired Of Being Taken For Granted).

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* “Chimpance” by faboarts


They say you should not give people second chances when they screw it up ugly. But that would only mean… we’re all doomed to go to hell, since ALL have screwed things badly at least once in life.

I thought more about this when people around me started all-of-a-sudden changing. I write mainly about how I feel and give large amounts of space to analyzing my emotions… it’s like therapy sometimes. But now I want to write about “them” who made me feel discouraged, as I still can’t get past the evidence.

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*&$^&^*^#$#*(&(#^ … for losing part of this post! :(

What follows is a rewriting, but has lost the flavor.
Do enjoy, if you want. I’m still gonna mourn the loss ’til dry.

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I always thought that friends were meant to stay forever and always be around you when you need them. Until I lost them, one by one.

When one’s had my share of soar happenings, all they can do is withdraw from life and isolate on a remote isle, for days and weeks, and months, and ages. Or… start networking on a daily schedule, with a full agenda.

Either option, YOU choose. No one can push you to stay clear as well as no one comes to take you by the hand and get you to meet people. As wide as Bucharest is, the only possibility is to shout from the rooftop “I need friends!”. I wouldn’t recommend. :D

Sooo, we were left at soaring and mourning over the loss of friends and bitter finding out that those I called “true” are true no longer. Hey, but… shite happens! ;)

I’ll get over this as soon as I find whom to share my ice-cream with. No biggie!

In this blessed world there are always OPTIONS: Y!messenger, hi5, blogs… you name it! They say the Internet is a huuuuuge database. You only have to google. :) Truth is… I’m not that kind. :D I like to live and learn in flesh. Virtuality (virtual + reality) is NOT my middle name, although I spend large amounts of my time among pixels.* ;)

I’d rather use this tool as a prelude to an ice-tea face-to-face on a nice cozy terrace, somewhere downtown Bucharest. I know one I worked on last weekend, just perfect for an escapade. :)

You know what?! Writing IS therapeutic. I even lost my anger on the subject. Changed title, mood and style. Even the paragraphs are more relaxed. I smile, and that’s just fine for me. Life is pink! O.K., it’s starting to get weird. Better get a grip and get back to Earth while early. :)


See ya @deBufet for a soda! ;)

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*Not only the GREEN ones.

NOTE: This post is also featured on my Yahoo!360

Written by Diana

June 26th, 2007 at 11:55 am

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(no-name, just like the author)

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woke up to realize I don’t know the people around me anymore.

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It’s one of those times when all I see is me & God sitting on a bench, not talking. He looks at me with tender eyes, waiting for one word. And what do I do? I sit with my back turned against Him, thinking: “If I tell Him the truth, won’t He hate me? I’m not even able to lean against Him, though I wish I could..”

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June 22nd, 2007 at 3:18 pm

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The Info-Gap and Other Frustrations of the Mind.

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* “Interrogative Wombat” by ursulav


Pornind de la ideea dragului meu prieten Iustin - ca se considera “prost” (ghilimele pt atenuarea gravitatii unei afirmatii mult prea radicale) fiindca nu poate tine pasul cu aglomerarile de informatie din media (italice pt cuvintele subsemnatei care ii expliciteaza ideea), mi-am dat seama de ce multi dintre cei care lucreaza in IT sau in Jurnalism ori Publicitate se simt… deprimati.

L-am denumit generic The Info Gap, insa la un search pe Google am constatat - cu uimire - ca teoria e mult mai veche.* Pe alocuri, asa cum e explicata acolo, nu are legatura cu ce voi spune in continuare, insa in multe privinte se pot gasi asemanari.
(vezi nota de subsol)

Teoria mea despre Info-Gap se bazeaza pe urmatoarele premise:

  • Media expune concomitent prea multa informatie - fie de acelasi tip (acelasi subiect), fie de tipuri diferite (acesta fiind cazul cel mai “grav”);
  • Capacitatea de asimilare a creierului uman este mult depasita de avalansa de mesaje si mijloace de propagare a acestora (audio, video, tiparite, online);
  • Se creeaza o suprasolicitare care - patologic - duce la neurastenie si oboseala cortexului cerebral.
Observatiile sunt cumulate in timp, din experienta proprie si experientele cunoscutilor. Traim intr-o societate hiper-informationala care ne impinge la suicid, depresie si multe alte complicatii cu risc patologic ridicat. Si asta doar pentru ca… “digeram” prea multa informatie. :|

Nu stiu daca teoria mea este - mult sau putin - impartasita, insa prin vara anului trecut citeam in Business Magazin un articol - pe care l-am dezbatut apoi cu grupul de tineri de la TST - despre efectele tehnologiei asupra comportamentului uman (in special la adolescenti). Suntem inconjurati de mult prea multe surse de “informare” si gadgeturi care functioneaza concomitent, fortand creierul sa faca permanent multitasking. Ori nici macar un procesor de PC nu face multitasking (!) - da, asta mi s-a parut si mie culmea, fiindca eram convinsa de contrariu.

Hai sa ne imaginam ce inseamna asta
- statistic -
peste cativa ani.

:)

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*An info-gap is the disparity between what is known and what needs to be known in order to make a reliable and responsible decision.

Written by Diana

June 21st, 2007 at 3:16 pm

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Doar simpla umplere de timp & spatiu?

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*photo from Vista WPs

port conversatii telepatice pe Y!mess cu prieteni si dragi cunoscuti,
iar asta ma umple de o bucurie calda ca ploile de vara.

dar cu tine… cu tine e
mereu
alta poveste.

:)

iti dai seama? ne furam cuvintele din minte si de sub degete, anticipand trairi si emotii, acoperindu-le cu happening-uri si detalii… eu zic ceva, raspunzand la o intrebare ne(s)pusa, tu imi shoptesti in urechea virtuala, cu gust de capsune. ne miram ca doi prunci de stupiditatea si aerul fresh al conversatiei, ne calcam pe vorbe, pe idei, pe zulufi. tu ma mangai cu mainile intinse imaginar iar eu te cuprind stangaci cu amandoua bratele si ma zbat sa nu te scap printre pixeli. ne uram si ne iubim intre 2 emoticoni, speriati ca o sa ne prinda ploaia la birou si eu iar n-am umbrela. si dupa toate astea, ne regasim seara - goi de continut, intinsi pe cate o jumatate de pat, satui de vorbe si de messenger si de ploi si de vara si de aerul cald, imbacsit a Bucuresti…

ne tine treji doar ideea ca maine
vom conversa iar
gand-la-gand,
uitand de diacritice.

Written by Diana

June 20th, 2007 at 2:51 pm

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evil twin.

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we were brought up together -

funny how we escaped from that cell.
good friends forever,
until you dropped out of pills.

i found all your secrets,
the weird things you hide;
i’m gonna tell newspapers
you hacked your true life.

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now blisters start cover
the soles of my feet,
walking the miles without shoes
to run from my evil twin.

Written by Diana

June 19th, 2007 at 2:52 pm

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"Ne cunoastem de pe blog…"

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*tort by cealalta Diana, photo by me. Copyright 2007 (si tortu’, si poza)


Chiar asa: ne izolam din viata in Web 2.0 si spunem ca
traim.

Virtual, ne intalnim cu prieteni si cunoscuti (sau nu).
Virtual, cumparam haine & pantofi, esarfe si curele,
margelutze si bratzari.
Virtual bem & mancam.
Virtual vom ajunge sa si dormim, why not?!
In Second Life se poate.

Nu ma mir ca de cand n-am mai iesit din casa,
mi-a crescut parul cu 2,5 cm (barba nu e cazul)
si s-a schimbat anotimpul.

Welcome to Earth! Google Earth. ;)

PS: Azi cica e ziua mea. Pt “felicitarile, masa & dansul”, apelati cu incredere nr. meu de tel. SMS nu pot citi din motive de display facut bucati. I’m sorry. :(

Written by Diana

June 18th, 2007 at 1:22 pm

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Bucurii mici, bucurii stupide?

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*one of my fav pics, found on flickr.
Ma bucur ca un copil de lucrurile mici, de descoperiri si “coincidente”, de momentele in care anticipez fapte si vorbe, de atingeri simple si sentimente fara pretentii.

Ma bucur stupid, pt ca multi ma eticheteaza “kiddo” pt zambetul tamp si privirea pierduta in ganduri pe care numai eu stiu unde le mai indes.

Ma bucur de soare, de zilele in care ma trezesc cu mintea limpede si oamenii mici / mari & multi din jur pur si simplu nu mai conteaza.

Mi-e frica totusi de clipa in care toate astea vor trece neobservate, in drum spre “giob”.
Si ma apuca un soi de anxietate a anticiparii:
stau la panda sa vad cand am sa-mi pic in plasa. :)

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June 14th, 2007 at 6:20 pm

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A Few Extra Pounds.

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Solitude, underneath a thick and heavy shell of skin.

Can’t carry, won’t bear. :(

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June 14th, 2007 at 4:20 pm

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"One is the loneliest number."

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…and I’m beginning to realize it myself…

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June 12th, 2007 at 5:54 pm

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"Peshtishorul meu e mai "widgetty" decat al tau!" ** iar ziua mea e pe 18 (iunie)

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* ‘gold fish’ photo on google.com

daca ceva ma-mpiedica sa fiu libera, cu siguranta e surplusul de “bagaj” acumulat in urma unor experiente. placute sau nu, isi au rostul lor.. insa mi-as dori sa le reciclez.

  1. vreau o viata eco, light, organic; bazata pe fair trade si friends 4 good & bad hair days alike;
  2. vreau sa traiesc decent (English!) si sa-mi permit asta din salariu, nemaifiind nevoita sa cut through the cheese pt cate-o mica “extravagantza” here & there;
  3. vreau pe cineva* alaturi destul de matur incat sa ma ia cum sunt si sa ma faca mai buna pt mine before he does it for his own good (come to think about it, maybe it’s a little too much to ask?!);
  4. vreau o vara plina de evenimente in care sa ma implic/sa iau parte fara sa ma supra-incarc (i have this awkward “gift”);
  5. vreau capsuni sub toate formele: shake, imprimeu, congelate/naturale, de plastic, de bumbac etc;
  6. vreau plushuri mici-mici & moi-moi & multe-multe, cu care sa-mi umplu 1 cutie Rubbermaid verde de plastic transparent din Carrefour sau 2 cutii de carton cu model maro la 15 Ron din IKEA.
  7. vreau un cadou de ziua mea care sa nu fie nici prea-prea, nici foarte-foarte dar sa ma dea peste cap & make me super-happy for a long while after that (go figure it yourself!);
  8. vreau la munte, vreau la mare, vreau la nunti si b’estivale. :)
  9. vreau sa fiu sugar-high pt o vreme;
  10. vreau cireasha de pe tortul cuiva care… nu se zice, nu se spune… shhh! :P

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*someone playful, funny & witty.
*someone who knows his own defects & limitations but is willing to adjust to the right wave-length, bringing me up on the same level if necessary.
*someone who does NOT cheat on me when the going gets tough.
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**fiindca implineste simultan 10 dorinte. ;)

Written by Diana

June 12th, 2007 at 12:40 pm

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