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January 27th, 2010
January 25th, 2010
12:08 pm
The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates
the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.
It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend
a little of this mystery every day.
Never lose a holy curiosity.
/Albert Einstein/
Each morning on my way to work in the sea of strangers I keep seeing familiar faces.
When I start wondering where could I have met them - I understand, that I just see those people each morning at abut the same place on the street. After you have seen them so often they become just like your acquaintances.
For me the most familiar one of those "morning strangers" is a man in a shabby coat that I meet every morning on Terbates street on my way to work. I would say there is nothing special about that man, except that he looks kinda like an artist - in that shabby coat, with shoulder-length curly hair that has grayish color, and with that distant minded look on his face. He is very punctual as I have noticed that I am late for work if I see him on the corner of Terbates and Blaumana street, and that I am in time - if I meet him somewhere around Dzirnavu street.
Then there is an office lady whom I noticed. She probably works in the publishing house of Business and Baltija as some kind of higher-up managers. When it's warm, at least twice a week you can see her wearing a new business suit and each morning she looks just like after a beauty saloon all shinny and perfect.
And there is a girl. She is always rushing on the opposite side of the street, and from time to time she has that big portfolio case with her. I assume she studies in Latvian Art Academy and then I know when they have to hand in their projects and exam works.
Of course there are all the sales clerks and shop assistants who look board to death as there is not much to do and tons of other people I don't see as an individual but only as a part of the big gray routine.
The thing is - I wonder about those "morning strangers" I mentioned earlier - if I see them out of the gray crowed as en individual, do the see me?
This was my short philosophical thought for this Monday morning.
Have a wonderfully week and take care!
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January 23rd, 2010
10:43 am - OK, I went with the flow
Dear LJ friends,
you have the wonderful opportunity to ask me anything you'd like to.
Questions can be anonymous and will be shown only in case I answer them so enjoy.
ask in here - http://www.formspring.me/Bazilis
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January 18th, 2010
11:28 am - URGENT!
Dear, most valued LJ friends,
for a week I have been struggling because I cannot decide on a netbook. For now the time is running out, as I need it by the start of end of next week latest. So I would be most grateful to anyone who can give me an advise on which one of the fuck*ng lot offered to take.
Funds available for it - about 260 LVL (but - the cheaper the better);
Planned use - killing time in long flight by watching and listening to what it has (headphones will be used most of the times). Basic MS office functions for it to be taken to and used in the Uni;
Dimensions and weight - I am looking for something light and small, like 10" and about 1.something kg heavy;
Battery life - the longer the better;
After long struggle I have stopped at Lenovo Ideapad s10-2 and Samsung N140
As I am sure as least good 25% of my LJ friends are smarter then me in this field, I sincerely hope for your help.
Thank you for your attention. Have a very nice Monday!
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January 12th, 2010
08:43 pm - Babe you are a Guitar Hero
Pretty impressive ad for Doritos.
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December 10th, 2009
10:46 am
Quote of the day:
A compromise is an agreement
whereby both parties get
what neither of them wanted.
Actually, I don't have much to write.
University is taking most of my time, good news it that this is the last week and then I have to back there only next February. Not so good news - I have two difficult exams this Friday and Saturday, so I'm gonna be really antisocial this weekend. Well, can live with that.
Still getting used to drinking 2l of water every day, had to cut on coffee because I cannot drink both water and coffee in these quantities.
I have made an interesting observation at work - it is not only the middle and lower middle class that's immigration elsewhere, even the higher-ups like famous lawyers and politicians have started moving. You know what this means - we are in even bigger s*it then people can imagine. I just deep it this country gonna sink because of the incompetent government and passive people who didn't see anything expect they'r own wealth, until it has become much too late. It actually makes me sad to see my homeland in this kind of a pitiful state. I never imagined it would go this far.
Well at least I will stay here and do my best for some more time. As I have a job that I love and I HAVE to finish the University, if I don't not only my friends are gonna laugh at me, I won't respect myself anymore.
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November 29th, 2009
03:00 pm - arabica + mocha = coffee, as a meal for today
Hallo dear LiveJournal,
an here I am back with my complains about how and what I think of my freaking luck.
Past three days had more unpleasant surprises then past few month.
1. Friday afternoon I got the wonderfully news that I have to hand in the report for 16 pages I have barely starter tomorrow (that is - on Saturday) morning, otherwise I am not allowed to write the exam for this subject.
The problem is - this exam was planned for the next Saturday, not this one, so I had not studied for it, nor have I finished the report.
You can imagine how happy I was, that yet again I will have to retake an exam. I actually had a shock and desperately needed to speak to someone to easy my stress, but nobody was in the office, and as soon as I call someone they are too busy to listen to my pointless blabber. So had to keep all the stress inside, wouldn't say it made my day brighter.
2. Went to Uni in the evening, as for Friday there was a Law exam planned. Just before the exam professor announces that she has put all the grades already in the register, for those who had all the reports hand in and all the midterm tests written. And she announces me as an example of those who has a low grade and who can take the Law exam to higher up their final grade in this subject. Strange was that I had finished all the midterm tests with at least a 6 in them, so I had no idea how my final grade got to 4. Guess what - because she had put me a 1 in the homework. Well, doesn't matter, I took the Law exam, that was oral by the way. As you can imagine - with my luck I got the worst possible ticket. But funny thing was, I know most of it. Still have no idea what I got in the end, but shouldn't be so bad.
OK, after the exam I had few hour of less-stressed-occasions. And then, as awaited something happened again.
3. You know, I really hate it when people do not ask or listen to your reasons. Because it they would - world could become a better place. Most definitely.
Why did I mention it - cause friend of mine got a beating because the other party imagined something and not asking for details got berserk.
Things like that are not lethal, but they spoil the mood and put all the people around you in stress. So something like this can happen again just frozm a minor trigger. And guess what, it did happen again and again in the same evening. As I was not "happy" enough because of the prehistoric behavior of men, as I tried to stop people from fighting I got few bruise and a hurt nose. Yeeeey for the lucky me.
Aaaaaand, this is not all folks.
4. After all this I went home a something past 4 AM. And from that time I am getting the silent treatment so I actually hate being home cause I feel uncomfortable there. Went for a walk 4 hours ago and found myself sitting at work writing this post and actually thinking about spending the night here, or at least stay here until it's really late so I don't have to come home and sit in quite again. I wonder if I should apologize for coming home late, but I don't thing it's gonna be any good. Well, it's not that I'm gonna die from it. Went to the market and got myself a bag of coffee, don't feel like eating anything, but coffee makes e feel better.
OK, end of the blabber. Sorry to those who actually finished reading this post. It was more for me to put it out and not hold it in all the time.
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November 23rd, 2009
05:21 pm - Historically funny
xxx: народ, как вы относитесь к готам?
yyy: нормально
zzz: отлично! это были прекрасные воины и наездники, от них пала римская империя
xxx: та просто интересно, мне например их прикид нравится
zzz: да, прикид у них был клевый. как у всех катафрактариев. не то что эти римские гомики в юбках - собственно, готы эту эпоху метросексуалов и завершили. честь им и хвала
yyy: xxx: ничего, но некоторые боятся...
zzz: немудрено бояться тяжелой конницы!
xxx: yyy: та не, ну я не гот, вы не подумайте
yyy: xxx: неужели быть готом сейчас стыдно?
zzz: после того как их разбили византийцы - наверное немного стыдно, да
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October 19th, 2009
05:12 pm
Who's with me?
RAMMSTEIN – TOUR 2010
Bombastic. Mind-blowing. Awe-inspiring. And sometimes even simply... wow! These are the words that typically fall from the lips of fans after a Rammstein concert. And when the band continues its European tour in 2010, it's guaranteed to be no different, because a kick-ass show complete with pyrotechnics goes with a live Rammstein concert like white on rice! Rammstein will give a concert in Latvia on March 4th, 2010 at Arena Riga. Detailed information regarding Rammstein concert tickets will follow on Monday, 26th October.
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October 18th, 2009
01:43 am - ..неожиданный патриотизм
Я веду свой репортаж из глубины латвийской пропасти.
Мы летели высоко, но у нас поломало лопасти.
Теперь дождь, снег и плохие кредиты по всей области.
И мировой кризис по закону подлости.
И я смотрю на лица плохих политиков,
И я слушаю прогнозы аналитиков-нытиков,
И понимаю, что всё зависло на каком-то прутике.
Но это моя земля, слышишь? И я не вру тебе.
Это мое море и мои маяки моет дождь,
Это мои братья играют спектакль «Вождь».
Они хотят сильной руки, чтобы сжала так, что пробрала дрожь,
Но это ты и я можем сказать ей: «Не трожь!»
У меня на сердце выколот Рижской залив
Вентспилс, Лиепая, Цесис – мои и это не миф.
Я родился здесь так же как ты, воздухом тем же дышал
Копченую камбалу ел с ножа,
Чем я хуже тебя, латыша?
Я не делал дерьма для этой страны,
Не растрачивал миллионы, не желал Гражданской войны.
Жил и работал по совести без балды
Так же как ты.
И поэтому, знаешь, обойдемся сегодня без песен,
Этот мир – тоже мой, его завтрашний день мне интересен.
И пусть кто-то поперхнется, будто в горле его встала кость.
Но я повторю еще и еще: Я НЕСУ ЗА НЕГО ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬ!
Это для тебя новость? Ну что же, ты привыкай.
Мы плывем в одной лодке, дальше, туда – за край
Неизвестного. Да. И чтоб было предельно ясно –
Флаг над лодкой один – красно-бело-красный.
Хватит качать лодку и бить себя в грудь.
Давай уже сделаем вместе
толковое
что-нибудь.
взято у ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) sluchajnyj and ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) riga_online
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October 13th, 2009
11:53 am - Men’s Health
This made my day. And I just see that not-so-very-clever PR manager of hers'.
( many pictures under here )
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October 12th, 2009
02:26 pm - Experiance - Musical "Vadonis" /The Leader/
Well, yes, we finally went to see it.
As it proves after a short chat with my journalism professor re. this musicale, people are clearly divided into two parts - for and against it. I'd say there is a third party - those who don't care or don't know history and so see this musicale just as a nice peace of art with no deeper meaning to any revolutionary ideas.
I'd like to make things clear, I went there to see what is it - that makes the so many journalists and critics go crazy (we can call it an empiric research), and of course I wanted to have some quality time National Theater watching good acting combined with nice singing and high class visual effects.
( something is in here )
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October 11th, 2009
09:58 am
Мой результат теста
"Сходитесь ли вы характерами со своей кошкой?
" Bazilis и Fray!
Ваша кошка Fray любит общение, ласку, внимание. По характеру она пушистая и домашняя. Вы - активный лидер. Любите настаивать на своем, перевоспитывать, организовывать. Но кошки с трудом поддаются перевоспитанию, вы должны это помнить. Обычно лидеров раздражают пассивные, скрытные или независимые кошки. Поздравляем! Вы и ваша кошка полностью совместимы друг с другом. Это означает не только сходство темпераментов и привычек, но и ваши взаимные нежные чувства на долгие годы [пройти тест] |
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September 23rd, 2009
September 20th, 2009
12:07 am - I believe the technical term is a *fuckload* of boats!
I know, it been out for quite a wail now, but I've just see it today - the one and only The Boat That Rocked
And I just wanted to say that I LOVED it, it could surely say that it was the best movie I've seen this year.
The wonderful cast, with 2 of them being from the IT crowd and few other being just plan gorgeous was only little part of what made this movie so good.
The British accent and pervy jokes, eccentric and charismatic main cast, wonderful music and a not_so_trivial storyline was what got me.
The Boat that Rocked is a perfect weekend movie, would recommend it to anyone as for a relaxing evening of not_so_British humor.
Here, a beginning quote -
Quentin: So... expelled?
'Young' Carl: That's right.
Quentin: What for?
'Young' Carl: I suppose smoking was the clincher.
Quentin: Drugs or cigarettes?
'Young' Carl: Well, both.
Quentin: Well done! Proud of you. So your mum sent you here in the hope that a little bracing sea air would sort you out?
'Young' Carl: Something like that.
Quentin: Spectacular mistake.
( Read more... )
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September 18th, 2009
September 15th, 2009
04:46 pm - I want to be special..
This Radiohead song is living in my head.
( Radiohead - Creep )
PS: No, I am not depressed, I just like this song.
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September 14th, 2009
11:05 am - No human thing is of serious importance
Sometimes I feel nobody gives me no warning
Find my head is always up in the clouds in a dreamworld
It's not easy living on my own
Lately I get the feeling again - that I need to run away.
I know it is not the right way to solve my issues but it's the easiest, and I tend to chose the easiest way.
Maybe it's just too much for me and I need at least some change so I can forget about the bad staff, let's wait and see what happens when I return to the Uni studies.
It will at least take my time so I won't have to think about that crap that's in my head now.
Was listening to Freddie this morning and got the feeling that "Living on my own" has kinda the same atmosphere as my emotions right now.
Maybe it's the autumn coming and I get melancholic or maybe it's my subconcesness that it telling me to stop being so selfish and be nicer to the people around me, or maybe it's tens of other reasons I have for this.. I don't much care I juts have to stop this, or I will do some more mistakes with critical consequences.
OK, enough of this wiping.
BTW I just thought that Gogol Bordello has definitely inspired from Tiger Lillies.
UPDT: no, this is not a post of me wanting to leave home, this is a post re. how I am not happy with my attitude towards people and insecurity in my decisions. How I don't like myself the way I am and how I chose to be too open whit the wrong people. Please do not see too deep in it.
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August 28th, 2009
11:19 am - Progress
Funny thing - if last year I got congrats form colleagues in the office and friends.
This year I it's same two as above and costumers.
How the hell the students I work with know that today is my B-day?
OK, I understand for those who have my Skype, they see it there.
But how do the couple of the others knew it?
That's a total mystery.
BTW, I am probably changing my last name (Surname) to my mothers - Riekstiņa (from Markova).
Any comments re. this?
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