Today in my Politics of the MidEast class we discussed some of the historical background of the conflict-torn region. It seemed that countries today are largely basing their relationships on feuds from the past. Iran would like for the US to apologize for injustices done in the past before the two countries can begin working towards truly peaceful relations.
Personally, I think that is silly.
Why? Because what happened in the past... is in the past! Why do people today have to pay for the mistakes of their forefathers? I see no sense in this... Of course, there is the argument that history cannot just be forgotten, but if you want to 'get even' with someone, at least do it with the right people - the ones who were guilty in the first place! Otherwise, I'd never have a friend from Turkey cause I HATE Turkish people who ruled over our lands for 500 years!! Yeah, yeah.. Does it make any sense?? No. People now are different. You can't simply hate others for something they haven't even been part of. If my Turkish friend flat out told me something horrible that I couldn't forgive, okay, maybe I'd hate them later on; but basing my attitudes on intangible, unrelated things of the past is not right.
In an unrelated story, I just saw the Curious Case of Benjamin Button and it was indeed curious... it's one of those sad movies that make you cry in the end unless someone makes a silly comment to which you simply burst out laughing and forget the touching moments of the film.... Oh well... It was still a good movie. It made me think a lot about life and love and time.. sigh..
Speaking of time, it's time once again to do some nocturnal work. Love uni life!
Friday, 30 January 2009
Sunday, 25 January 2009
One week down...
I still can't believe the new semester is already rollin'.
Time is so unpredictable and flows in mysterious ways.
The past week has been full of new classes, old faces, new outings, old habits... It's been a week of adaptation, so to speak. Speaking of speech, I have instances when I randomly blurb out something in Bulgarian without even realizing it. Ha. It hasn't happened before - normally I can barely make a sentence in Bulgarian without inserting at least 2-3 English words in there, but now it's slightly different.
Anyway, my two favorite roomies and I started working on the Ultimate London BucketList which includes a whole bunch of places we want to visit before we leave London (not before we kick the bucket, okay?). It's time to start ticking items off that list cause before I know it .. poof... Uni will be over, and wham, the future shall slap us in the face in whatever way it wants :)
Time is so unpredictable and flows in mysterious ways.
The past week has been full of new classes, old faces, new outings, old habits... It's been a week of adaptation, so to speak. Speaking of speech, I have instances when I randomly blurb out something in Bulgarian without even realizing it. Ha. It hasn't happened before - normally I can barely make a sentence in Bulgarian without inserting at least 2-3 English words in there, but now it's slightly different.
Anyway, my two favorite roomies and I started working on the Ultimate London BucketList which includes a whole bunch of places we want to visit before we leave London (not before we kick the bucket, okay?). It's time to start ticking items off that list cause before I know it .. poof... Uni will be over, and wham, the future shall slap us in the face in whatever way it wants :)
Monday, 19 January 2009
Back in LDN
And it feels like I never left :)
London is just the same as I remember it; the usual clouds are out today, I even got rained on :) The streets, the shops, the people, the school, the messiness of my room - everything is just the way I left it.
Hmmm. It's like deja vu!
Now that we're in London mode, we'll start working towards making this semster the best thing ever! :D Alright! Lots of events, trips, concerts, surprises, explorations, etc, etc should take place over the next months! Of course I realise I'm great at planning things in my head, but when it comes to turning the plans into actions, that's where I begin to fail, accomplishing only about 10-20% of what I plan. Sigh.. And I always blame it on the lack of time; if that's not a lame excuse, what is? So a goal for this semester will be to accomplish at least 40% of all my plans! Okay? OKAY!
London is just the same as I remember it; the usual clouds are out today, I even got rained on :) The streets, the shops, the people, the school, the messiness of my room - everything is just the way I left it.
Hmmm. It's like deja vu!
Now that we're in London mode, we'll start working towards making this semster the best thing ever! :D Alright! Lots of events, trips, concerts, surprises, explorations, etc, etc should take place over the next months! Of course I realise I'm great at planning things in my head, but when it comes to turning the plans into actions, that's where I begin to fail, accomplishing only about 10-20% of what I plan. Sigh.. And I always blame it on the lack of time; if that's not a lame excuse, what is? So a goal for this semester will be to accomplish at least 40% of all my plans! Okay? OKAY!
Friday, 16 January 2009
Another break is over
A month and seven days.. Gone. Wow. It's unbelievable!
Actually, it felt like a pretty long time. And it was AWESOME, beyond awesome!! I had so much fun once again! And.. once again, it wasn't the most productive time of my life, sigh, yet at least I got to chillax for a while. Now it's back to Uni life. Oh yeah!
And once again, I don't really feel like going back to the UK yet. I don't know why. On one hand, omg, London - always good to be there. On the other... hmm... back to insomnia?! Haha, oh dear insomnia! My biological clock is forever screwed up thanks to the late nights and early mornings :)
Excitement... this semester will be fun, I'm sure! Once again I'll have the omnipresent pressure of the scholarship issue, but I'm ready - bring it on! Going back to study mode will take a while, considering how long I've been laid back for... But I'm sure time will fly again... as it always does in the great circle of life! :D
I'll stop writing now. I feel like my fingers want to keep typing but my brain can't keep up with that (I'm quite sleepy for some odd reason). Ready to go skiing tomorrow?
Actually, it felt like a pretty long time. And it was AWESOME, beyond awesome!! I had so much fun once again! And.. once again, it wasn't the most productive time of my life, sigh, yet at least I got to chillax for a while. Now it's back to Uni life. Oh yeah!
And once again, I don't really feel like going back to the UK yet. I don't know why. On one hand, omg, London - always good to be there. On the other... hmm... back to insomnia?! Haha, oh dear insomnia! My biological clock is forever screwed up thanks to the late nights and early mornings :)
Excitement... this semester will be fun, I'm sure! Once again I'll have the omnipresent pressure of the scholarship issue, but I'm ready - bring it on! Going back to study mode will take a while, considering how long I've been laid back for... But I'm sure time will fly again... as it always does in the great circle of life! :D
I'll stop writing now. I feel like my fingers want to keep typing but my brain can't keep up with that (I'm quite sleepy for some odd reason). Ready to go skiing tomorrow?
Monday, 12 January 2009
Sweet Revenge
Ah, neighbors... wonderful, kind, lovable neighbors... who try to screw over our plans. HA. If that's the way you want it, you've got it :) It's WAR, baby! And if there's nothing else I can use, at least I have super loud music blastin' at almost 1am. Sweet dreams (not), losers.
Hater mode NOW.
Hater mode NOW.
Sunday, 11 January 2009
And back...
Hellooo, Sofia!
Ah.. gotta love the snow... all the wonderfully dirty, darkish, yucky snow on the streets; the streets that have not been cleared from most of the snow - after all, it's a well-known fact that snowy, icy streets are so much better than clean ones, right? Also, who the heck needs to clear the airport and all the tracks there. Nah, planes can land on snow, no biggie! :) Gotta love Bulgaria, always dealing with all of nature's surprises adequately! Love it. Hence on the 14th of Jan., hopefully, Bulgarians will rise against the goverment, and overthrow all the corrupted sons of female doggies with a horrifying uprising! YEAH! haha, well, maybe not quite. I kinda feel that pretty much.. no one will show up :( Don't know why I have that feeling. BUT if you can, join in the protest, should be exciting! In front of the parliament at 11am till about midnight. Hmm, technically that will be the first protest I've attended in my conscious life (ie since communism fell, perhaps?). No wait, I've participated in a few protests, but only minor ones.. and this one, apparently, is going to be national! I wonder if anything will happen... I'll have my camera out just in case!
Also, I do believe it's high time to run for president of Bulgaria, as that old lady in the park told me 6 years ago... :P I'll keep you posted on my candidacy :)
Ah.. gotta love the snow... all the wonderfully dirty, darkish, yucky snow on the streets; the streets that have not been cleared from most of the snow - after all, it's a well-known fact that snowy, icy streets are so much better than clean ones, right? Also, who the heck needs to clear the airport and all the tracks there. Nah, planes can land on snow, no biggie! :) Gotta love Bulgaria, always dealing with all of nature's surprises adequately! Love it. Hence on the 14th of Jan., hopefully, Bulgarians will rise against the goverment, and overthrow all the corrupted sons of female doggies with a horrifying uprising! YEAH! haha, well, maybe not quite. I kinda feel that pretty much.. no one will show up :( Don't know why I have that feeling. BUT if you can, join in the protest, should be exciting! In front of the parliament at 11am till about midnight. Hmm, technically that will be the first protest I've attended in my conscious life (ie since communism fell, perhaps?). No wait, I've participated in a few protests, but only minor ones.. and this one, apparently, is going to be national! I wonder if anything will happen... I'll have my camera out just in case!
Also, I do believe it's high time to run for president of Bulgaria, as that old lady in the park told me 6 years ago... :P I'll keep you posted on my candidacy :)
Saturday, 10 January 2009
Almost over
Sigh... the Zurich getaway is almost at an end... It was so much fun! Hehe.
I'm excited about the last week in Sofia though! It should entail skiing, hanging out with friends, working on a couple of projects, protesting in front of the parliament and all sorts of other thrilling events! :D Yeah!
And then exactly one week later, I'll be in London. Hmm, at least I hope the weather will be nice. Who knows, who knows... Getting back into study-insomnia mode will be mildly challenging, but hey, it's a new semester full of so many surprises!! :) I have a lot more exploring to do in LDN, so get ready for action! :D
Also, as part of my still unwritten New Year's Resolutions (for example), I plan on updating this blog more, if only for the sake of the 4-5 people who read it every once in a while :)
Other resolutions might include more exploring of London, putting together a proper portfolio (about time), studyin' hard, having fun yay, setting long- and short-term goals and actually achieving them, finding another internship for this summer, becoming super active in any sense of the word, really, and enjoying every moment of my life... amen :)
We'll see what will happen. C'est la vie, after all.
I'm excited about the last week in Sofia though! It should entail skiing, hanging out with friends, working on a couple of projects, protesting in front of the parliament and all sorts of other thrilling events! :D Yeah!
And then exactly one week later, I'll be in London. Hmm, at least I hope the weather will be nice. Who knows, who knows... Getting back into study-insomnia mode will be mildly challenging, but hey, it's a new semester full of so many surprises!! :) I have a lot more exploring to do in LDN, so get ready for action! :D
Also, as part of my still unwritten New Year's Resolutions (for example), I plan on updating this blog more, if only for the sake of the 4-5 people who read it every once in a while :)
Other resolutions might include more exploring of London, putting together a proper portfolio (about time), studyin' hard, having fun yay, setting long- and short-term goals and actually achieving them, finding another internship for this summer, becoming super active in any sense of the word, really, and enjoying every moment of my life... amen :)
We'll see what will happen. C'est la vie, after all.
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
A Schwiizer Break
Whoa, finally another blog entry! It's been almost a month since the last time I was around. And what a month it's beeeeen! :D
Christmas is the best time of the year! (unless of course there's just coldness and gloominess and no snow whatsoever...) This Christmas break has been one of the best I've had - complete with friends, parties, fun, lazy times, trips, adventures, and all the rest. It's sad, though, that I only got to see my ACS for 2 evenings :( Either way, seeing them at least once is better than not at all, right? Love 'em!
I also got to hang out with the usual suspects from LBS again, hehe. We had one heck of a Christmas party, full of surprises and a bit toooo much fun (and a bit too much Bahamen)... What more can you ask for than a night full of dancing and cheering, and genuine awesomeness? :) That was Dec. 20/Dec. 21 (we finished at around 5am; though personally I could have kept on going till, I don't know, 9am? which is technically when I woke up and started roaming the streets of Sofia cause I just felt like listening to music and walking (in the rhythm of the songs of course)).
My Sofia days after that went by so fast - whoosh! Before I knew it, I was airborne on my way to Zurich with Mary, a great friend of mine. Oh, the good times, the good times! :D We made our way to Herrliberg-Feldmeilen quickly and painlessly, and here we met up with los Mexicanos Dessy and Nicky. Los Mexicanos - because the day after we arrived at their place in Zh, they flew away to Mexico and Guatemala to meet up with my parents. Mom and Dad celebrated their 25 anniversary in November and decided to continue celebrating with a two-week trip to Central/South America and the like. Though I'm a tad disappointed that I didn't get to go with them, I guess I got compensation here in Feldmeilen - if nothing else, at least we have a little llama farm near the house! :D
And how could I be disappointed when I got to spend New Year's Eve with a most entertaining gang of people :)) Kety, Ivo, Ireto, Tony, Mary, Harry, and Matro... We drove Feldmeilen mildly insane hahaha. True, we may have gone to bed early-ish on NYE, buuut the day before that and the day after were legendary :D Try cooking 7 NYE dishes with a belated hangover... sigh. Oh, the fond memories :) We walked around Zurich, Lucerne; mostly, though, we danced around the house cause we're dancer. Yahoo!
It was a fabulous week! Now Mary and I are still chillin' by the Zurich lake with Bobby the Golden Boy (dog). Every now and then we take a hike to downtown Zurich, to our favorite pub The Lion (great, right, I'm going to a British pub in Switzerland! wooow...) The place is cool nonetheless, far better than the Bloody Thumb (a typical Swiss Bierhaus with a typically grumpy Serbian waiter haha). We're listening to Viva Music Channel where the top songs are Human, Sober, Lost, Forgive Me, and random Verve tunes... I can sing any one of these now :D Especially Human, oh yeah!! Ah, the music obsessions :) See, I even have some free time to update this blog, baby! :D Here we go again with the smiley overdose... oh boy.
Just to mention, my sleep pattern is finally back to relatively normal! Ironic, isn't it... in about 12 days it will be insomnia all over again! lol. Okay, that's all for right now.
A happy new year to everyone! Wish you all the best - may all your dreams come true and may you feel good about life, love, and yourselves! Be happy always!!
Christmas is the best time of the year! (unless of course there's just coldness and gloominess and no snow whatsoever...) This Christmas break has been one of the best I've had - complete with friends, parties, fun, lazy times, trips, adventures, and all the rest. It's sad, though, that I only got to see my ACS for 2 evenings :( Either way, seeing them at least once is better than not at all, right? Love 'em!
I also got to hang out with the usual suspects from LBS again, hehe. We had one heck of a Christmas party, full of surprises and a bit toooo much fun (and a bit too much Bahamen)... What more can you ask for than a night full of dancing and cheering, and genuine awesomeness? :) That was Dec. 20/Dec. 21 (we finished at around 5am; though personally I could have kept on going till, I don't know, 9am? which is technically when I woke up and started roaming the streets of Sofia cause I just felt like listening to music and walking (in the rhythm of the songs of course)).
My Sofia days after that went by so fast - whoosh! Before I knew it, I was airborne on my way to Zurich with Mary, a great friend of mine. Oh, the good times, the good times! :D We made our way to Herrliberg-Feldmeilen quickly and painlessly, and here we met up with los Mexicanos Dessy and Nicky. Los Mexicanos - because the day after we arrived at their place in Zh, they flew away to Mexico and Guatemala to meet up with my parents. Mom and Dad celebrated their 25 anniversary in November and decided to continue celebrating with a two-week trip to Central/South America and the like. Though I'm a tad disappointed that I didn't get to go with them, I guess I got compensation here in Feldmeilen - if nothing else, at least we have a little llama farm near the house! :D
And how could I be disappointed when I got to spend New Year's Eve with a most entertaining gang of people :)) Kety, Ivo, Ireto, Tony, Mary, Harry, and Matro... We drove Feldmeilen mildly insane hahaha. True, we may have gone to bed early-ish on NYE, buuut the day before that and the day after were legendary :D Try cooking 7 NYE dishes with a belated hangover... sigh. Oh, the fond memories :) We walked around Zurich, Lucerne; mostly, though, we danced around the house cause we're dancer. Yahoo!
It was a fabulous week! Now Mary and I are still chillin' by the Zurich lake with Bobby the Golden Boy (dog). Every now and then we take a hike to downtown Zurich, to our favorite pub The Lion (great, right, I'm going to a British pub in Switzerland! wooow...) The place is cool nonetheless, far better than the Bloody Thumb (a typical Swiss Bierhaus with a typically grumpy Serbian waiter haha). We're listening to Viva Music Channel where the top songs are Human, Sober, Lost, Forgive Me, and random Verve tunes... I can sing any one of these now :D Especially Human, oh yeah!! Ah, the music obsessions :) See, I even have some free time to update this blog, baby! :D Here we go again with the smiley overdose... oh boy.
Just to mention, my sleep pattern is finally back to relatively normal! Ironic, isn't it... in about 12 days it will be insomnia all over again! lol. Okay, that's all for right now.
A happy new year to everyone! Wish you all the best - may all your dreams come true and may you feel good about life, love, and yourselves! Be happy always!!
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Home, Sweet Home
Ah... back. Finally.
Actually, it's been a week since I landed in the Bulga-ria. I've been sinfully lazy... Having a great time, too! :)
I've been hanging out with a whole bunch of friends in various locations, from mountain houses to jazz clubs :) It's been amazing, quite foodful :) Oh boy... good food is all around! And guess what, NO CORIANDER! :D Yeah!
Uhm, I was hoping for snow, but sadly there has been none... :( Sofia is bland and bleak. It's even worse than London cause at least London had tons of Xmas decorations whereas Sofia has almost none (kinda like my room). Sigh...
But the Christmas spirit of carefree happiness is all around!!! I'm happy :) You're happy... We're all Happy!!! :):D
And that's the point where my writing enthusiasm dies :P
Actually, it's been a week since I landed in the Bulga-ria. I've been sinfully lazy... Having a great time, too! :)
I've been hanging out with a whole bunch of friends in various locations, from mountain houses to jazz clubs :) It's been amazing, quite foodful :) Oh boy... good food is all around! And guess what, NO CORIANDER! :D Yeah!
Uhm, I was hoping for snow, but sadly there has been none... :( Sofia is bland and bleak. It's even worse than London cause at least London had tons of Xmas decorations whereas Sofia has almost none (kinda like my room). Sigh...
But the Christmas spirit of carefree happiness is all around!!! I'm happy :) You're happy... We're all Happy!!! :):D
And that's the point where my writing enthusiasm dies :P
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Just One More....
Ooooonnneeee more eexaaaaaaam, oh yay, and I'll be happy ever after :)) Haha. Awesome!!! Alright... one more, one more, ONE MORE! :D
Monday, 8 December 2008
One down...
One exam is done. All we have left now is two more exams! YAY!
Only problem is, the first exam I had was also the easiest :S
So the next couple of days shall be hell in a way :) And after Wednesday, Heaven will come!!! :D
Just a few more daaaays...
Only problem is, the first exam I had was also the easiest :S
So the next couple of days shall be hell in a way :) And after Wednesday, Heaven will come!!! :D
Just a few more daaaays...
Sunday, 7 December 2008
4 days, 3 finals
Alright.... time is ticking away and my flight back home is drawing closer and closer! :D I am absolutely ready for a break from school. This has been one buuuusy semester, but it was also full of loads of fun events! :) I loved the pure randomness of some days... and the excitement, and the parties, and hanging out with friends, and exploring London, and walking in the rain, and running around like a crazy fool, and drawing and designing, and dancing in my room, and smiling, and all that jazz... That I'll miss (practically everything but classwork;)
However, back home I'm ready for even moooore fun!!! And seeing all my friends again and enjoying the Christmas spirit!
Really, really excited I am :D
Only packing up my stuff will be a bit of a pain, but I'll worry about that once exams are done. :)
See you all soon! (well, and others I wish I could see really soon...)
However, back home I'm ready for even moooore fun!!! And seeing all my friends again and enjoying the Christmas spirit!
Really, really excited I am :D
Only packing up my stuff will be a bit of a pain, but I'll worry about that once exams are done. :)
See you all soon! (well, and others I wish I could see really soon...)
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Almost there!
YES! Today marked the end of an era... the end of advertising management :) A class which haunted me at night and brought shivers to my spine lol. The idea of the class - brilliant, it's just what I want to be doing BUT the execution... eeerrm, far from amazing... it's never good to blame others, but in this case I think the entire class will agree that if the teaching method in the class was slightly different, the overall experience would have been phenomenal :) Alas, it is what it is... or... it was what it was :) And now all that's left is a teeeenie-weeenie final exam worth 50% of everything.
That's the way, a-ha a-ha, I like it, a-ha, a-ha! :D
That's the way, a-ha a-ha, I like it, a-ha, a-ha! :D
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Can't wait!!!
Only three more weeks!!! Just threeeee!!! And I'll be hooooooome!!!!!!!
:D
Can you tell I'm excited?!
Nope.
Hehe.
Well, here are but a few reasons to be looking forward to home (not necessarilly in order of importance... more like, in order of 'my-brain-just-thought-of-that-now')
1) Snoooooow - i can't wait to play in the snow and enjoy a real winter for a change ;) I think the main reason I put this as number 1 is that so many people now are saying that it's like a winter wonderland back home and I am becoming increasingly envious of them (in a good way tho)
2) Hooome - just the thought of chillin' back home with my puppy and basking in familial love makes my heart warm :)
3) Christmaaaas - OMG can't wait for that super fun holiday! I love the spirit of Christmas and how all people suddenly start acting friendly; it's a miracle ! especially in Bulgaria ;) Hehe.
4) Friiiieeeeeennndssssss - Wohoooo, that's totally reason number ONE! :D:D:D I can't wait to see everyone I haven't seen in, oh, so long (or not THAT long, but it still seems like forever!)
And just cause I'm in a Christmassy mood, I'll post a link that's for all you wonderful friends that I'm going to see very soon! (Cheesy at it might be, I still love the message of that song;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8rY0Fyws20
So be happy everyone, have an amazing time, enjoy everything, and see you sooooon!
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Papers, papers, papers
Killing trees and squeezing all creative juices out of my brain - that's what I've been up to recently. And, naturally, I've been finding new and exciting ways to get distracted by the randomest things ever (making up words is so much fun!). I really need to make up about 1200 more words now, describing the works of a photographer of my choice (in my case, Elliott Erwitt - who I did NOT choose because of his fuuuunny images of doggies and life in general:) And then I have more work to do. And I will not sleep again... Sigh.. Hey, it's not even midnight yet, so I'm ahead of the game! :D (normally work starts after midnight and finishes at around 4 am .. though 2 days ago I finished at 6 am) Oh, University regime, how messed up you are!
I'll end this post now, as I feel it might be useful to add to my paper's word count now. Love you all!
I'll end this post now, as I feel it might be useful to add to my paper's word count now. Love you all!
Monday, 10 November 2008
November Rain
November is possibly the most pointless month out of all twelve. It's not quite Christmas yet, the pretty colorful leaves have all fallen down already, Halloween is done, and the only cool thing you get is Thanksgiving (only if you belong to a culture which celebrates it). Sure, happy birthday to everyone born in that month - you must have fun! But I think for most people, including Axel Rose & Co., November simply stands for rain and cold..
I don't like the rain that much, especially if it falls as often as it does here in London. Today, for example, is a disgusting day... so gloomy and wet. It's barely 3:30 pm yet it's already getting dark. Daylight savings should have gone the other way around... And while we're on that topic, why don't we make days last 48 hours instead? Work time will stil be 8 hours, but then there will be more opportunities for hanging out and wait, SLEEPING. Yay! That would be so cool :D And that way people will take twice as much to age.. so we'll all be forever young Hooray!
Oh... I think I got excited over something relatively impossible again.
November. Busy month. Lots of work, decisions to be made, projects to be completed, papers to be writ'. Sigh. But hey! It's also Kanye West month... I'll call it KW(ednesday). Sweet. Concert this Wednesday! I can't wait - I feel like dancing so much! And for once, I would like to dance outside the confines of my room ;)
And then Nov. 29 we have Roisin Murphy - who'll go crazy in the Carling Academy in Brixton! Another thing to absolutely look forward to!!! Oh, possibly Kid Rock concert on Nov. 30. Thanksgiving somewhere inbetween.
December, december, is so close! :D Come faster please, O, Month of Pure Awesomeness, snow, party times, and friends! Can't wait for Christmas!! :D
Hmm... you might actually say that this entry was just about as pointless as the month of November. Oh well. Updates are muy importante and so far I haven't been earning too many brownie points for them.
Till next time, brave adventurers!
I don't like the rain that much, especially if it falls as often as it does here in London. Today, for example, is a disgusting day... so gloomy and wet. It's barely 3:30 pm yet it's already getting dark. Daylight savings should have gone the other way around... And while we're on that topic, why don't we make days last 48 hours instead? Work time will stil be 8 hours, but then there will be more opportunities for hanging out and wait, SLEEPING. Yay! That would be so cool :D And that way people will take twice as much to age.. so we'll all be forever young Hooray!
Oh... I think I got excited over something relatively impossible again.
November. Busy month. Lots of work, decisions to be made, projects to be completed, papers to be writ'. Sigh. But hey! It's also Kanye West month... I'll call it KW(ednesday). Sweet. Concert this Wednesday! I can't wait - I feel like dancing so much! And for once, I would like to dance outside the confines of my room ;)
And then Nov. 29 we have Roisin Murphy - who'll go crazy in the Carling Academy in Brixton! Another thing to absolutely look forward to!!! Oh, possibly Kid Rock concert on Nov. 30. Thanksgiving somewhere inbetween.
December, december, is so close! :D Come faster please, O, Month of Pure Awesomeness, snow, party times, and friends! Can't wait for Christmas!! :D
Hmm... you might actually say that this entry was just about as pointless as the month of November. Oh well. Updates are muy importante and so far I haven't been earning too many brownie points for them.
Till next time, brave adventurers!
Sunday, 26 October 2008
8A
*****Just to make it clear: I wrote the entry below while airborne above Europe. It was a fun way to pass the time, and, as promised, I uploaded everything now that I'm back in London.*****
Iliyan wooing *or mooing* the cow
8A
… or 12F, to be more exact. I am sitting in my leather seat aboard an Airbus A320 heading to
The flight was an hour delayed because of a passenger whose luggage was deemed dangerous to the plane’s safety. Paranoia is all over the place. At least now we’re airborne, at 4:30 Bulgarian time, 2:30
I
AM
BORED
ABOARD
THIS AIRCRAFT.
Oh look, it’s like a wannabe Haiku.
Today is a bittersweet day. It is the end of Fall Break. Hence the bitterness of the day. Why is it also sweet… weeeell, I suppose it’s because of the sugar in the apple juice I’m sipping. Or perhaps because of the awesome array of memories and pictures I can now scroll through, commemorating the amazingnessnessness of last week. Let me tell you how it all went down.
Oct. 19
Left London really early in the morning… at 5:30a.m. I was out of my cozy apartment and into the dark, wild streets of Kensington. My goal was to get to the N9 night bus which goes directly to Heathrow terminal 5.
**Turbulence is shaking up my juice!**
Well, after about 30 mins of wandering around and taking random buses, I finally got to an N9 stop. The trusty sign said the bus would be there at 6:06 a.m. Great, that would get me to the airport at around 7:06 and my flight was at 8:30 – perfection. Only problem was, the bus didn’t come at the assigned time. So I panicked slightly. The next bus was supposed to come 40 minutes later which would ultimately make me miss my flight. Thankfully, 10 minutes later the N9 came after all. I got on, got to the airport on time, had a super quick breakfast thingy, and flew off to the magical
Mom and Dad greeted me at the airport, bringing the two elders with them: Grandpa and Rex J
**Oh hot damn, this is my jam, keep me partying to the a.m. … in the a-yer**
We all went home where we had the traditional welcome-home lunch. Mmmmm, roast lamb and all that jazz. What followed was sleep. Sleep that I had needed for oh so long! Beauty sleep :P And chillaxin’. I was happy to be home in my room where I can dance around all night without much concern for any neighbors! :D Yep, I started dancing in the a.m. feeling happy as ever. I was full of energy after my afternoon nap and was already thinking about the following day when the excitement would be at its best.
Oct. 20
I’d been waiting for that day for so long! You know how I’m very keen on surprising people and being utterly random? Hehe, I got the perfect chance to do all of these. That was the day when Kety, one of my friends from my internship, had a birthday! Actually, that was the main reason why I decided to go back home for Fall Break instead of hitting the slopes and roads of a different country.
**We are now flying above the awe-inspiring
I had tried really hard to keep my arrival a secret from everyone but my parents because I wanted to surprise Kety for her special day. I went to the LB office in the afternoon, my heart pounding with joy and excitement. The door opened and I entered the office where all my dear friends were working hard (or finishing up the work day). And hooray, I was so psyched to see them all again!! And indeed my secret arrival was surprising J It was so much fun seeing everyone’s expressions of astonishment. I was experiencing full-on bliss. And then I saw Kety and wished her a happy birthday – the moment was priceless :D Of course I had technically extended a cordial invitation to myself for her party, so as soon as work was over, Kety, Nina, Geri, Iliyan and I drove down to Olive’s bar in downtown
All in all, October 20 was a day to remember! It totally made my break!!
The rest of the break was dedicated to spending time with my parents and only 1-2 people other than my internship pals… Laziness was upon me with full force. All my plans to be somewhat productive fell apart the moment that plane landed in
Now, I didn’t even get to feel the days as they went by so fast! Before I knew it, it was Friday! But guess what, that’s when the other super fun part of break began!
Oct. 24
For a few days I’d been trying to get some people together for a BBQ party at our mountain house. It wasn’t until late Thursday evening when the plan was finalized and we had 100% certainty that we’d all spend part of the weekend away from
We arrived in Rayovo around 10:30 p.m., everyone starving and ready to get to the grubbin’.
**Ew, two kids are running around the aisle in the plane. My maternal instinct tells me to trip them! Too bad I’m not in an aisle seat… **
Iliyan and Petya were the firestarters (and BBQ-ers), Jass and Ket were responsible for the salad and other gourmet plateaus, Kossio was a boy for all purposes lol, and I was roaming around and seasoning steaks at the same time ;) Perfect organization, flawless execution. Radio 1 in the background…
As the grilled meats sizzled outside, everyone’s patience started slipping away and before we knew it, the table was all set and we all sat down and began a glorious hogging fest :) We ate and ate and ate and ate… we laughed, we sang, we snoozed, we ate. And ate some more. Did I mention we had tons of food?? It was gewd. We played some games whose goal I shall not reveal cause one of those days you’d be surprised… but I guess it would be loosely translated into English as “ML(hs)N” (oh looks like a scientific formula or something)
It was all quite entertaining :D And then at one point we all felt like sleeping. Good night…
Oct. 25
**We’re above northern
We started the day off with Team Pancakes. Slurp. We ate as if we hadn’t stuffed ourselves to oblivion the night before! It was still delicious :) And then we thought we’d had way too much to eat and simply HAD to go for a little walk by the river, with the main goal of giving Rex a bath (which failed miserably). Our walk was the Walk of Awesomeness. It was good that we didn’t run into many villagers, for they would have thought that we’re a bunch of lyo-lyo’s (ie crazy people).
Iliyan tried to communicate with cows (or bulls, as it turned out). Jassena almost fell into a well (a shallow one with no water but still), Rex carried a huge rock in his mouth, and the rest of just were being plain weird, as we always are :) We re-enacted TV commercials and band shots, we danced Bulgarian national dances (for about 3 secs), and did a whole bunch of other funny things. The walk was cut short because the puppy got tired. Oh, and we saw the craziest little tractor driver ever! He zoomed past us at 60km/h at least, smoking up the road, and sounding as if it was going to fall apart any moment now. Extreme!
Back at the house, we played a thrilling game of Monopoly where everyone owned quarters and houses, bargained around with properties, and was in particularly good relationships with the bank. Before we played, we had food. While we were battling for gameboard supremacy, we had more food. And, imagine that, we stopped playing at around 5pm to eat dinner! :D Our stomachs stretched out to the max. But it was all heavenly.
It was time for us to leave. Sadly. We had to be in
BBQ-ing
Loop-ing :)
Iliyan wooing *or mooing* the cow
Oct. 26
Family lunch! And then this flight.
I loved Fall Break! I would have loved it even more if it had lasted longer! But for what it was, it was absolutely amazing! I couldn’t have asked for more.
THANKS TO EVERYONE! LOVE YOU ALL! <3>
**and now my battery has 7% life left, so I have to go back to being bored on board of the plane for one more hour…**
Monday, 6 October 2008
A Few More Weeks...
In about 2 weeks our midterm break comes. AMAZING! I can't believe it!!! It's going to be fun non-school time, finally!
To compensate for that, though, the last two weeks of school are extra packed with work and projects. Go figure. I have to do layout for brochures, contact relatively famous people for a photography project, write several papers, and take a few midterms. Hooray!
I still have all the energy in the world, yet I seem to be lacking a little thing called... time. Yeah. Time flies. Especially this semester. A minute's here, the next moment it's gone... and then an hour has passed... and then a day. It's ridiculous. But what can we do, there's no escaping the man-made confines of a 24-hour day. Approximately 4 of those hours are allocated to sleep.
I don't have too many stories to tell. :( It's sad really. I am doing office hours right now at the Student Union office and the main reason why I decided to write a blog entry is cause I love the sound of this keyboard!! No, that's NOT an absolutely random and irrelevant reason to post this blog!!!
I registered for Spring 2009 now. I have all my classes for next term... all I have to do now is keep up my GPA and keep my scholarship so that I can actually continue my education. No biggie. Haha.
Okay, I'll actually be gone now since my office hours are over and I have to head back home for dinner. Love you all, and I will keep posting the most random blog entries when I have the time. PS: Happy birthday to anyone who happens to read this blog today (and who happens to have a bday today of course)
To compensate for that, though, the last two weeks of school are extra packed with work and projects. Go figure. I have to do layout for brochures, contact relatively famous people for a photography project, write several papers, and take a few midterms. Hooray!
I still have all the energy in the world, yet I seem to be lacking a little thing called... time. Yeah. Time flies. Especially this semester. A minute's here, the next moment it's gone... and then an hour has passed... and then a day. It's ridiculous. But what can we do, there's no escaping the man-made confines of a 24-hour day. Approximately 4 of those hours are allocated to sleep.
I don't have too many stories to tell. :( It's sad really. I am doing office hours right now at the Student Union office and the main reason why I decided to write a blog entry is cause I love the sound of this keyboard!! No, that's NOT an absolutely random and irrelevant reason to post this blog!!!
I registered for Spring 2009 now. I have all my classes for next term... all I have to do now is keep up my GPA and keep my scholarship so that I can actually continue my education. No biggie. Haha.
Okay, I'll actually be gone now since my office hours are over and I have to head back home for dinner. Love you all, and I will keep posting the most random blog entries when I have the time. PS: Happy birthday to anyone who happens to read this blog today (and who happens to have a bday today of course)
Monday, 29 September 2008
Horseman Sunday Photos
I just felt like uploading some pictures of horses... So enjoy footage (or hoofage hahaha) from Horseman Sunday, one of my favorite new traditions in London which brings together religion and about 70 horses on a festive day for the entire family.
Friday, 26 September 2008
Sicko
Soooo the entire University is sick, pretty much.
The Flu.
the who?
Oh well, it's an annoying illness that lasts for several days, includes sneezing, coughing, sore throat and complimentary headaches. Also, you feel pretty down most of the time. And things that would normally make you happy make you feel .. well.. crappy :(
How would I know? I've got it too!! Gah...
And that is why I'm going to sleep now. Wake me up when tomorrow ends.
Signing out... Gotta catch my running nose.... :S (ha, lame joke!)
The Flu.
the who?
Oh well, it's an annoying illness that lasts for several days, includes sneezing, coughing, sore throat and complimentary headaches. Also, you feel pretty down most of the time. And things that would normally make you happy make you feel .. well.. crappy :(
How would I know? I've got it too!! Gah...
And that is why I'm going to sleep now. Wake me up when tomorrow ends.
Signing out... Gotta catch my running nose.... :S (ha, lame joke!)
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