Author Archives: Diana

Back to the Basics

Back home and things have already started to announce themselves interesting both in a good and a bad way. One thing that I am suffering from: the heat. Well, it’s not 35 outside, as it usually is during a Romanian … Continue reading

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The Cats That Took Over the World

Ok, I couldn’t help myself, I just had to write about this.  I ran across this article from The Guardian about the hidden truths of existence in Simon’s Cat videos: http://www.theguardian.com/books/shortcuts/2014/jun/04/simons-cat-animation-philosophical-questions. Of course I know all Simon’s cats videos. After reading … Continue reading

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Life with Smoc

Life with Smoc has been a bucket of fun. I remember when we brought him home: at first he was pretty dependent on us, coming where we were, walking bandy-legged. Then he got the hang of us and of the … Continue reading

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Swedish Music

My curiosity and love of music made me wonder today: what about Swedish music, what do I know about it? Well, ABBA was the first thing that came into my mind and then… Chronologically speaking I thing the first Swedish … Continue reading

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BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy 2014

It was that time of the year again: tennis time in Bucharest. 2014 BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy was, among others, a huge reason for me to travel home. I skipped FedCup because of going home for Easter (Romania vs Serbia, … Continue reading

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