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It was one of those fleeting, frightening moments when I was lost. And it made me think, essentially, what kind of a person I am, where I'm headed, what my aspirations are, what steps I should take. Indecisiveness leads nowhere. Perhaps after writing it out, I'll finally act on it.

For the sake of a soundtrack, this somehow mystic tune plays in my head.

Where Beyonce gets it...

Right, so if you thought Beyonce's "Girls" is catchy, that's where she caught it from. I'm most likely one of the last few people on Earth to find out about this quite obvious sampling, but I'm still frustrated at how the success of B's tune is pretty much 50% Major Lazer's doing.
PS: Rihanna rules!

#3

It's a beautiful song from 2006 that just made it back to the UK charts at #3!

Lyrics spark all sorts of ponderings. Maybe it's just that I'm in a thoughtful mood today.

I've got the moves!

It's all in the right moves. At the right times.

And when all you do is sit around and "think" about "moving", nothing can really happen. But it's oh so hard to make up your mind. Or is it just me? I'm a settler, for one, and I easily get used to whatever life brings, but at the same time I want more. Without knowing exactly what that "more" is.

I've always admired people with a clear goal in mind. From early on, they know: I'm going to be an artist, I'm going to be big in journalism, I'm going to set up my own business. And they do it. They follow through and do it.

And then there's people like me, who enjoy just living life, taking it one step at a time. And I can't seem to make up my mind as to what my goal is.

Neither here, nor there.

Good at everything, best at nothing.

For how long?

And it goes like this...

Earth Hour 2011

4 days to go, join in!

Happy New Year!

I absolutely realize I've been gone, out of space, away from the blogspot for waaay too long, with a faint hope that maybe someone missed my sporadic posts during that period (haha, oh, I imagine all the tears of disappointed followers...not).

But it's a new year now. It's a better year. A BIGGER YEAR! A year that shall be like no other! A year that started off quite well and feels promising so far. I'm not sure what exactly it will promise, yet I do have some "resolutions" that I'll get on with in 2011; see how far that goes...

And I'll renew this blog, for what it's worth. So see you soon, properly :)

So the world's not a happy place?

At least according to Gallup. Apparently, we should all move to the Scandinavian region if we want to feel satisfied with our lives and laugh at the rest of the world for sulking in misery. There must be something in the air there...

Alternatively, try USA or Canada, or Brazil for that festival feeling.

Right now, based in the UK, I guess I can settle for 54% satisfaction. But it's sad that Bulgaria is the least 'thriving' country in South-East Europe... our wellbeing index is just 6%.
Global Wellbeing Surveys Find Nations Worlds Apart

It's a bit depressing, this whole dark map of the world. Let's not get tangled up in statistics now and just try to make the most of what we have.

It's a thing of the past...

I'd calculate the number of hours left of my University life, just for the dramatic effect hour counts generally have. But I don't have time for that.

Currently maxing out the final few weeks of senior year. Projects again... Academia strikes again. Let it strike; according to my glorious plan for the future, these will literally be the last weeks of school work for a couple of years. Thank you, University, but I've had enough. I'm ready for a change.

Where will we go? What will we do? Only time will tell! And there's hardly any time left. Trying to make the most of it, but at the same time - being ready to move on. It's a love/hate relationship, that final stride, I guess.

And soon it will all be over, for better or worse.

The dog days are over.

Back to the future...

Today is one of those Fridays when you sit down and think about the future. Why? For one, because you realise it's near. It's always there, lurking behind the corner. The end of one era, beginning of the next. It's almost time to leave the safe confounds of the academic world (of which I feel I've had more than enough) and to embrace the world beyond. Where will it take us? What will it all be about? What am I doing about it all? Hmm... And again, I have the feeling that I'm not jumping into the future head-first... I'm one of those people who like things step by step. But today I wish I didn't go for little steps. I wish I found a way to go for something, no second thoughts, to have the utter dedication to a cause, to have a passion that will drive my actions, to know exactly which wagon I want to hop onto. It's not that easy. I realized, yesterday, that if I have a clear goal in my head, I'll pursue it till it's done. I don't give up easily; I try until the final fail. But when the goal's not clear, chances of me actually pursuing it are slimmer. So here's the task of the evening: set some goals. And get to them! Time's running up! ... and yeah, be chill and awesome in the mean time.

Social Media Week: London

It seems that late January is the time for all the social media buzz, starting with the Grammy's special social media summit last Friday and their campaign "We're all Fans!" and now continuing with the Social Media Week in London, New York, Berlin, Toronto, Sao Paolo and San Francisco. From Feb. 1st - 5th, the world will be discussing changes and trends in the online world. Sounds good. I'm attending one event for which I'm absolutely psyched - Social Media: Music To My Ears . Kudos for social media and real-life networking!

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We're all fans! - Grammy's initiative

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Time for Good Ideas

If you're in the NYC area and want to get some good ideas for 2010, why not attend the PSFK Good Ideas Salon on Feb. 4?

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WHAT

Good Ideas Salons are where forward-thinkers come together to share ideas to make things better, whether that’s better work, better play or a better world.

Based on the success of its Good Ideas Salon series in New York, the team at trends and innovation company PSFK has invited motivated individuals to produce their own salons—harnessing the talent and creativity from within their own communities.

Once a month, Good Ideas Salons from Jakarta to Toronto to Hamburg connect local innovators and experts to discuss far-reaching themes like collaboration, mobile, design, and more. Videos of the salons are then uploaded and shared on the Good Ideas Salons website, transforming these local perspectives into a global vision.

WHY

Because innovation doesn’t occur in a bubble—it occurs locally and globally, offline as well as on. Good Ideas Salons bring local innovators face-to-face to define and refine their ideas. Videos taken from the salons deliver those ideas to the world.

WHO

Drawing from a range of industries, Good Ideas Salons bring together people with a focus on lateral thinking, the desire to showcase their knowledge, and the wish to renew existing relationships with likeminded peers as well as forge new ones.

WHERE

Because good ideas are not bound by geography, neither are Good Ideas Salons. They are held in cities around the world, big and small. Potential venues include cafés, bars, offices, studios, theaters, universities, community centers and rented event spaces.

WHEN

The 3rd Tuesday of every month.

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Go get that good idea now! :)

Google Xistence Lives Life For You

There's been such a hype around the ever-so-popular social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Blogger and the like. We all seem to live more complex lives online than in real life. Really, that just sounds wrong. There are so many distractions online: updating your status on Facebook and looking through people's photos just because they're there, tweeting about your mediocre lunch at the cafeteria or clicking on all the links your followees post, going on MySpace to look at random music bands, going on Blogger to share something terribly exciting about life, possibly chatting on Skype and MSN in the mean time, checking all your e-mail accounts, going on LinkedIn for a professional update, and then of course looking through a whole lotta websites, just because they're endlessssss! Whew, well, that sounds like more work than going out for a pint with friends! And yet we seem determined to keep our 'online selves' alive and kicking, in on all the latest trending topics, gossip, and other possibly pointless information we absorb for hours in front of the monitor. It's an addiction and it's so hard to control, especially when you have 'nothing better to do in real life'. Oh, that's so sad and wrong, but I feel like a hypocrite saying that simply because I am one of those utter digital addicts. For one, it's cheaper to live online than offline ;) Either way, it's a twisted reality, this online world. Ironic, isn't it, that the more you use social media, the more antisocial you might become, in real life.

So here's a clever idea. Why not let Google live your online life for you? :) If only that application were real, it would save so much of your time, wasted in meaningless status updates that few people actually care about... And you know, instead of staring at a monitor 24/7, you can go out, meet friends, explore the world! (or, fine, play hours of WOW if you're THAT type of antisocial gaming person)

Let Google Xistence live for you online, so that you can enjoy REAL LIFE!!!



Someone please develop that app, I'll be one of the first customers! :)

All We See Is GaGa!

The Lady of 2009, the astonishing addition to the world of pop, the extraordinarily talented Italian-blooded blonde who changed music in the 21st century... Ah, we all know her. She's like the pop phenomenon of the century and seems to have even more tricks up her sleeve. Now that she's proven to be, mildly put, out-of-this-world extravagant in all things fashion, getting that 'WHOA' reaction every time, she has earned her place as... a Creative Director of speacialty products design at Polaroid!



“I am so proud to announce my new partnership with Polaroid as the creative director and inventor of specialty projects,” said Lady Gaga. “The Haus of Gaga has been developing prototypes in the vein of fashion/technology/photography innovation–blending the iconic history of Polaroid and instant film with the digital era–and we are excited to collaborate on these ventures with the Polaroid brand. Lifestyle, music, art, fashion: I am so excited to extend myself behind the scenes as a designer, and to as my father puts it–finally, have a real job.”

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We can only dream of all the fancy design this girl's going to come up with! Incredible! And only 23 years old... Go GaGa!

(via PSFK)

Let's get on with it!

A few months left, the last few weeks of life as an academic individual... who knows, maybe the last few months in London... it's one of the perks of life, that unpredictability. You never know what will follow, what turns your life will take. So all you can do is get on with what you've got right now and make the most of it. It's time to have the time of our lives :)
Now's the time for action. Now's the time to grab that opportunity by the neck, before it slips away. Just do it.
Easier said than done. For everyone. We all have determination, we all have that desire to be our best, but it's not that easy to be on top of everything. And time isn't always on your side. And things don't always look too well. BUT. Let's not give in to that sunken feeling of whatever it is that we feel when life's not working out exactly as planned. And let's look for an alternative. Cause we're above it all :) Sadly, total awesomeness doesn't pay your bills, but hey, it's a starting point :) Let's get on with it! Let's make this the semester that counts! Let's be everything, everywhere, everyday! Obama said it... Yes we can! :D
GO!

Peas and Grapes?!

No, no, no... My ears, oh God, my ears!
Is it just me, or is 'Nipple on mah cookie' just about the most retarded thing ever?! Well, they said it, let's get retarded. And now her lumps are cookies! Awesome. No. Why did I listen to this?! Why is it etched in my brain?! Well... maybe now it will be etched in yours too! *cue evil laughter*



By the way, there's something about BEP songs that makes them stick in your head so! It's pure evil! And pure annoying. Listen to this and Samara will come eat your cookies in seven days!!!

Alternatively, here's the Nipple song. Terribly insensitive from a culture point of view. But no cookies or peas, at least.

12A

So here's the result of white wine on a plane. Unedited.
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So, we’re somewhere above Regensburg. I have already discovered the beauty of drinking white wine on board. Red wine is a no-no, cause it gives me a bad case of ‘purple lips’… and we don’t want the passport control people in London to stop me because of the purple lips. Ha, I guess after a break like that I simply need to ease out of drinking… or get used to drinking a lot. Hahaha, don’t worry, it’s almost time to touch down in London-town. Been listening to ‘One Love’ and ‘Sexy Love’ on my iPod – those are two of the songs of Winter Break 09/10 :) Lovely stuff indeed.
It’s been a month since I left London on the snowy morning of Dec. 19th. Ah, what a month it was. Full of fun times, wonderful friends, dancing all night, having the best of days and nights :) Couldn’t get much better than that. If you judge a year by its beginning, than 2010 is bound to be TOTALLY AWESOME! Last semester of university, lots of plans, lots of uncertainty, it’s life, baby!

Yes, life.

I’m sky high and can see all the clouds below me! I love flying! Especially when there’s no turbulence, ah. And I love my iPod playlist that just decided to Transform Me :)

The sun is shining outside. I think I might land in London with quite the tan. If only.

Oh look, it’s the third little bottle. How lovely. How awesome.

Wow.

Distance to destination: 809 km. Time: 2:06pm GMT. Halfway there! Oh, that’s a song I don’t like cause it gets too stuck in my head (Meet Me Halfway by the B.E.Peas, oh joy).

Well, it’s goodbye party times in Sofia, hello London randomness :) Let’s see what the semester brings. Let’s see what the future brings… Let’s see what my art project will be all about, darn that lack of inspiration. I wonder if at any point I’ll start writing in the stream-of-consciousness manner, meaning that I just type, type, type (oh, the digital era), until I start typing too fast and my brain stops thinking fast enough to type it all up and then the deepest, darkest secrets stashed up in my consciousness start coming out. Hmmm, let’s see.

Now watch me shut this thing down!

Oh, that would be a good song to play when my laptop battery starts dying out. But nooot yeeet.

Truth is, I’m bored aboard this plane. My good headphones got chewed up by a kitty-cat, so now I can’t listen to music in its completeness. Ah well, it’s all good cause we’re above this stuff :) Either way, I’m bored. There’s an empty seat next to mine (mine is 12A), and then the aisle seat is taken by a guy who just sleeps. Actually, that’s usually what I do… Sleep. Not today though. Maybe it’s the wine. It’s the first time I’ve had wine at 11 582m altitude above the Rhein river. How I want to go to Berlin, by the way. It’s a goal of mine. I wonder when it will happen. Need to work, make money, be awesome :)

Cheryl Cole – 3 Words – now playing. Such an amazing song, and OH that video!!

I can vaguely hear a kid screaming in the background. Good I have headphones on. So antisocial :)

Alright, let’s see what London’s gonna be like this time around. Anyone who happens to be awesome and in need of a break in London, do let me know :)

Okay, one more thing, how come there’s no wireless in the air?! Ugh. The captain just spoke. He sounds cool. Oh, there was once a captain who kept telling us jokes (mainly on the lame side). It was hilarious.

The past two years have turned my life around. So there. Everything changed. And now I look back and think, what if this, what if that… Well, technically, not everything changed, but I’ve certainly adopted a slightly different approach to life  It’s all about doing what I want… everything else is just bound to fall into place… or else.

10 000 000 fireflies.

The End.