My fault!

Trebuie sa recunosc,spasit, ca din pacate am lasat-o mai moale cu cartile zilele trecute si turnul ala inca vegheaza asupra mea. Therefore….i’m back,twice merciless and twice burning eyes…in curand Abatorul cinci.

/are cineva J.K.Huysmans-Liturghia neagra si o poate imprumuta ?

Time’s up!

Well yeah , time’s up, my folks are back home since this morning. I liked it, it was quite a nice and relaxing weekend, of course it could have been better, but for ‘that’ thing i wait for the next weekend. At 2:30 Am yesterday night after i saw Perfume : The Story of a Murderer i thought i probably should get some sleep, cause next day was monday, school more precisely. I got into bed and turned on the tv , browsed a little through the channels when something caught my atention , it were the Oscars. I didn’t have any clue about Tvr broadcasting them and i put the remote control apart and start enjoying. Dreadfully, i couldn’t understand a thing, because the two translators tvr provided were completely useless, more, they were annoying. I didn’t understood a thing from Ellen De Generes’s speech, which according to the public’s laughs was funny, i couldn’t hear it. Ellen was speaking, the translator were speaking, all in a row and i couldn’t a thing. Too bad. But what i understood were the awards, i couldn’t watch the whole show because it was stretching till the morning and i wanted to get some sleep. Finally,at 4:30 Am i fall asleep to wake up at 6:30 , so i did sleep, 2 hours, but still,it’s called a sleep ? or a stringed nap ? ) Anyways, surprisingly i didn’t felt tired today, i could make my way through.

Best Motion Picture of the year : The Departed [ ma asteptam]
Best Director : Martin Scorseze ( “The Departed”) [asta cred ca era sigur 100%]
Best Make-up: Pan’s Labyrinth [ vroiam sa ia premiul "Piratii din caraibe" dar nici El laberinto del Fauno nu a avut make up rau, a fost chiar spectaculos]
Best Actor : Forest Withaker ( “The Last King of Scotland”) [merita mai mult Will Simth pentru "The Pursuit of Happyness" ]
Best Actress:Hellen Mirren (“The Queen”) [ nu am vazut The Queen totusi aici vroiam sa castige Meryl Streep pentru "The Devil Wears Prada" , pacat]
Best Achievment in Visual Effects : The Pirrates of The Caribbean : Dead Man’s Chest [daca nici aici nu lua....]

check IMDB for further information

Perfume : The Story of a Murderer

Primul lucru care ridica semne de intrebare in legatura cu acest film ( adjectivele le folosesc mai incolo ) este titlul. Perfume asociat cu murderer.Nu prea se inteleg nu ? Doua antonime bine alese, insa care descriu perfect atmosfera si mesajul filmului , unul foarte complex de altfel.

In Parisul secolului al XVIII-lea , o femeie naste sub o taraba cu peste un copil, al cincilea ei copil care probabil va sfarsi in acelasi mod in care au sfarsit si ceilalti 4, murind. Insa soarta nu vrea sa se descotoroseasca asa de repede de micutul Jean Baptiste Grenouille, nu, nici gand. Cativa trecatori aud scancetul bebelusului, il salveaza si mama sa, care fugise este prinsa si spanzurata. Jean este dus intr-un orfelinat unde este privit ciudat de toti ceilalti copii pentru ca poseda un dar nemaintalnit pana atunci, nu era ceva aparte,pe care oamenii de rand nu il au,insa era mult mai dezvoltat, mirosul.Inca de mic Jean reuseste sa simta mirosuri indepartate si complexe, insa nu le miroase pur si simplu,le intelege,le traieste. La varsta de 12 ani este vandut unui pielar pe 7 franci, nestiind prea multe cuvinte in afara de numele mirosurilor constand in general in piatra,apa sau peste , Jean este pus la munca. Cand intr-o zi este trimis sa duca niste piei unui parfumier care incerca din rasputeri sa afle ingredientele unui parfum de succes, Jean isi pun cu adevarat si pentru prima data darul in functiune. Spre marea uimire a parfumierului care il trata cu ironie si sarcasm, Jean reuseste sa-i reproduca in doar cateva zeci de minute parfumul care era pe gatul tuturor. Parfumierul crede ca a dat peste o comoara si il angajeaza pe baiat, insa are din partea acestuia o singura doleanta, sa-l invete cum sa conserve parfumul. Parfumierul ii arata cum se obtine esenta de trandafir, insa Jean , naiv, incearca sa obtina esenta de fier,cupru , ba chiar si esenta din pisica parfumierului. Insa acestea erau doar experimente, ceea ce dorea el defapt era sa conserve parfumul unei fete. Dupa ce vede ca nu are succes, parfumierul il sfatuieste sa apuce drumul Grass-ului, un oras in care exista o tehnica speciala, si care il putea ajuta.

Insa nu obtine toata tehnica pur si simplu, o parte o creeaza chiar el. Astfel, un parfum trebuie sa contina 12 piese, impartite in 3 parti , prima parte este aparenta, a doua este corpul si a treia este inima, insa acestea nu fac un parfum grozav, parfumul trebuie sa se mentina, insa nimeni nu a descoperit a 13-a piesa. Ca sa mai scurtez, Jean omoara 12 fete , creend din fiecare o esenta pentru parfumul perfect. Cea de-a 13-a este insusi fata unui mare oficial, insa care reprezinta o prada usoara pentru tinarul parfumier.

Dupa ce amesteca toate cele 13 esente Jean obtine parfumul perfect, insa obtine si o condamnare la moarte prin rastignire. Insa se petrece ceva neobisnuit, parfumul are puteri nebanuite, toti cei care s-au strans in piata pentru a vedea rastignirea si care strigau criminalule deodata ii spun ca este nevinovat, ba mai mult, ca este un inger. Parfumul este cauza.

Desi Jean ar trebui sa se simta fericit el nu este , pentru ca nu a reusit sa conserve parfumul primei fete mirosite vreodata, asta sugerand perfectionism, Jean se intoarce in locul unde s-a nascut si isi toarna pe el tot parfumul. Locuitorii orasului sar pur si simplu pe el devorandu-l, la sfarsit ramanand doar hainele.

Povestea este tulburatoare, prezinta drumul unui nefericit al sortii catre perfectiune, care insa chiar in apogeul ei nu poate fi cuprinsa. Personajul este unul aparte, nu ii pasa de lumea inconjuratoare, pasiunea sa pentru parfumerie depasese limitele logicului , aflandu-se cateodata cu un picior in nebunie.

si totul doar pentru un parfum…. 10/10

new tag : Recomandari

Finally

At last ! Finally, i got outdoors, and no, no to buy something like coke or beer , which i had but this is not called ‘going outdoors’ , i went to the Noi Librari and Dalles Hall with a couple of friends to browse through the 1 march gifts. I saw alot of things , only the things that my friends were looking for were missing ( i’m not buying the gifts yet) i just followed them and look randomly all over me at the gifts with no certain purpose.

After that we went to the Noi Library, i went straight to the Terry Pratchett shelves to look at the titles. I saw some no-discworld books, but i don’t remember their names, i think it was something with ‘johnny’. I saw ‘Reaper Man’ ( next to be read after Mort i guess) and many many others , the usual price 35Ron. ‘Omg! Look! There’s Orwell’s 1984′ i said, yes because i runed out of chances to find it in the libraries, but i didn’t bought it yet . I took some money with me but didn’t spent one nickle ( ok,i spent 2 Ron’s but they were for the tube ticket ).

After that we wandered up and down Magheru still browsing for presents. Of course , they didn’t buy a thing neither did i but the walk was good , some fresh (?!) air was needed

It’s cold. Bollocks!

+ a new tag : ‘walks’

The Pursuit of HappYness

In primul rand am fost surprins sa-l vad pe ‘comicul’ Will Smith jucand intr-o drama, adica cu totii il stiam din ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ sau ‘Wild Wild West’ sau ‘ I,Robot’ , toate filme de actiune sau de comedie, dar niciodata nu l-am vazut intr-o drama. Insa a dovedit inca o data ca este un mare actor si a reusit sa intre perfect in pielea personajului pe care il interpreteaza, chiar daca initial rolul de om napadit de griji nu il prea prindea.

The Pursuit of Happyness este o drama miscatoare , cu un efect surprinzator asupra spectatorului , cel putin mie mi-a dat o impresie de bunastare personala . Chris Gardner este un tatic nefericit care locuieste impreuna cu sotia sa Linda si fiul sau de 5 ani Christopher intr-un apartament micut din San Francisco, anii ‘80. Chris nu e o persoana fericita in adevaratul sens al cuvantului dar incearca sa nu o arate, pentru a nu-i strica inocenta fiului sau, care la 5 ani ar trebui sa priveasca viata intr-o maniera pura. Chris vinde niste aparate portabile de scanare a oaselor insa treaba nu prea merge. Aparatele sunt considerate prea scumpe pentru simplul rol pe care il au. Din primele zece minute se observa ca Chris asociaza fericirea cu banii , si banii cu bunastarea familiei , care se cam duce de rapa. Dupe ce intr-o zi Chris vede oameni fericiti iesind dintr-o cladire a bursei , tinde si el spre fericirea lor. Treaba mergea asa : 20 de oameni fac un curs de pregatire de 6 luni in ale brokerajului si la sfarsitul acestor luni se da un test si este ales doar un singur om pentru slujba, insa in timpul acestor 6 luni nu li se da nici un ban . Chris nu dispera ( foarte mult…) si se inscrie la cursuri, si incearca sa nu-si piarda mintile. Dupa ce sotia il paraseste , lasandu-l cu cel mic , nemaiputand plati chiria, Chris se muta intr-un motel , intr-un adapost de saraci sau intr-o toaleta. Insa nu lasa aceste ‘lucruri marunte’ sa-i afecteze judecata , care in ciuda tuturor acestor poveri merge bine. Si pentru ca filmul e american , totul se termina cu bine, Chris este acceptat in post si de acolo nu exista decat o cale , in sus .

Filmul este miscator prin esenta, te invata sa-ti pretuieste viata, sa vezi ca nu tu esti cel mai nenorocit pentru ca nu ai bani sa-ti iei o bluza misto ( un caz…) , pentru ca ti-a cazut netul o zi sau cate si mai cate. Mi-au placut ambitia,determinarea si sarguinciozitaea lui Chris, care pana la urma face toate aceste lucruri pentru Christopher.

Personal, filmul mi-a schimbat putin perspectiva asupra vietii , chiar daca nu radical , insa a reusit sa performeze cateva schimbari.

Multumesc. 10/10

Atmosphere

Outside it’s snowing eazily, inside i’m preparing to watch ‘The Pursuit of Happyness‘ with a hot cup of tea near me. Perfect atmosphere.

Lazy

When i’m home alone for the weekends i don’t bother so much with cleaning, that’s why i look hopelessly at 2 empty bags of chips, an empty package of snickers, which probably should stay in the litter bin, but not at all surprisingly it sits on my desk. More surprisingly, i don’t have any thought about throwing them away. On my desk are also 6 pcs. of Lipton that are not to throw away, i said i could help myself with them.

I got my Coke special edition glass, it’s pretty neat. It’s red with a smilie face ( kinda emo looking :-S ) which says “I’ll eat anything as long as there are some chips in it ” . Funneh.

In weekends like this even if it’s a nice weather outdoors, like it’s now , well it was…round 13 o’clock….i don’t feel like going outside, in weekends like this one i want just to express my laziness, sitting down , drinking coke and stuffing in chips and chocolate, like a worthless fat guy that has no purpose in this world. Lucky me , i have a mest metabolism and i don’t grow fat even if i were to eat every day at a fast food , thing which i love. I don’t have to care about my silhouette because it’s always perfect , off the record , i should though put some more kilos. Thank god i’m not very tall, i would looked awful , i’m good as i am right now , no more growings thank you .

I just saw Lord of The Rings II : The Two Towers , i have to have alot of patience to watch films like this one, so many action. It’s interesting, makes me want to see the third part but i’m probably going to download it later….

/edit : later i talked with a buddy on IM and told me that the sun it’s just a coverage for the cold winter wind and low temeperatures….
/later edit : i finally took the thrash to the bin and made myself a hot cup of sweet tea

Boring #2….pitiful

Yeah, i think god or an empiric divine that is relaxing up there and drinks cockteils from a glass with an umbrella, up there where is sunny, ah! . So,i think him/her that makes my day, was very nice with me and gave me a friday as most as boring as thursday , and i’m not happy,not at all, regarding this of course. As usual, morning means a race against the clock when i catch some time to put me some questions like ‘ will i arrive on time? ‘ because i like to sleep alot and go to sleep late in the night, seems logically right? maybe, i still swear every morning the school. that god up there loves school, none of my curses happend , ah , maybe one day… . But afteral that fun made on me by the gods in the morning, i get to school on time, and then i wink thankfully.

Friday at school, if the first 3 hours pass then all the day passes, which is a nice thing. Today i was discussing with a mate about the maths test paper, which would take place tuesday.

‘any homework done there?’
‘ i don’t need any’
‘ ?! Why, you know if she finds you without a homework you’ll get a F’
‘Remember that test paper scheduled on tuesday?’
‘Yeah,what’s with it ? Any informations?’
‘Not quite, but i have a feeling we’ll be made a surprise….i think we’ll take the test now’
‘ I hope you’re wrong’
‘Me too…’

But of course, we did take the test….. i was kinda unprepared but i managed well
Now i wat for better days…..damn

i write in english because i can .

Boring

I think i’ve never had such a boring day for long time. But i guess this day was with a purpose, to remind me to seize the moment which i usually don’t, if you believe it ,sometimes, i live life in the most cautious way possible, yeah, i’m still surprising myself.

I wanted to talk in this post about our lovely Ratb , the wonderful Ratb that conects me ( don’t speak in thy names) with the place where i want to be. Being a moment of extremly honestly i admit i am , talking about Ratb, the most punkish person that exists, meaning i don’t use tickets or monthly subscriptions and sometimes i do tags . After a moment of aproximate calculations , i figured that i prejudiced Ratb with over 1000 Ron in the past 5-6 years, and yeah, i’m feeling very proud. To take it further, i wouldn’t pay 1,1 Ron for a 30 min trip with a horrible bus, not saying i don’t have the chance to sit down. I don’t look forward to sit down, but sometimes i really need to sit. And i forgot to mention that i’ve never been caught, maybe i have a great amount of sheer luck. But i guess ‘our’ situation is wonderful , ‘our’ as punkish travelers.

Last summer i was in Ploiesti with a buddy and we were heading towards the center. My friend lives there and knows how things come around.

‘Why don’t we take the bus to the center? Do we really have to walk all this way ?
‘Why? Do you have money to spend on tickets?’
‘Errr….we could travel without them’
‘ What ? ‘
‘ What ? Did i said something wrong ?’
‘No,nothing just ….in Bucharest do you travel the same way, i mean without a ticket ? ‘
‘Yeah,sure …..i’m not worrying a bit about getting caught…what’s wrong?’
‘To say it frank and straight, here all the buses and trams have ticket-checkers in ‘
‘ I like your jokes but this one beats all the rest’
‘I’m not joking’
‘Really ? Ah dammit, so we have to walk’

That’s why i said i’m in a great situation.

Day-to-day

Yesterday was quite a boring but dreadful day, of course, my love for mondays is well known, so i really wanted to rest in my bed a cuple of hours more not get up early in the morning to go to the bloody school, oficially, mondays should be banned, they cut all your joy to be alive, i mean always,but always mondays comes with bad news, we have to go to school, and generally people have to go to work, this after 2-3 days of laziness,which is very….relaxing i might say. I have mondays the laziest attitude of the week, i am always thinking about how warm and cozy my bed was and why the hell do i have to go to school? plus it’s rather cold outside.

oh well, i guess we can’t change this. so after classes, which went really quick for a monday i decided to go to the ‘rulez’ shop to buy some things. actually, what i had in mind was some machsticks in a special package, those ‘american’ matches if you know . we ( cause i went with a friend) got there really quick, so we had enough time to browse through the products. of course, i got myself a badge, but i didn’t see anywhere the matches, then i asked ” excuse me, a friend told me i can find here matches” , the salesman knew imediately what i was talking about so he bowed down and gave me and my friend 2 packages. i thanked nicely and then walked out breezly. my friend gave me his package, motivatig that he doesn’t need it. so i got two now.

if monday takes you out of your cozy bed and prepares you for the week, tuesday trains you further, thank god tuesday it’s an easy day of school. so is wednesday.

saturday or sunday it’s very probable to go to a theatre, i’ve never been for so long to see a play so it’s a urge.

i got a tiny cactus as a present. yay! ( i wished it )