Cat stuff

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Diana

Is your cat plotting to kill you?

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Christmas Eve

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Diana

Christmas Eve at home, probably the best place to celebrate this holiday. I am happy because I am with my family but… Yes there is a “but” mainly because I feel I should be somewhere else right now. Ever since I was little there was no Christmas if we weren’t in the country side. That is where my heart is for Christmas. In a big tall room where the Christmas lights glitter, next to the fire place, in an armchair with the cat sleeping under the tree or in my lap. In the other room dad is watching the news. Mom and grandma are fixing dinner in the kitchen and my uncle is focused on some crosswords.
Outside it’s dark. A few moments ago I entered the house after watching a beautiful and cold sunset. The snow makes the place look magic. Feeling tired I went in the house and now I rest in an armchair and stare at the tree. Grandma gets in and calls us all for dinner.
The real magic starts the next morning when we all find the presents under the tree. We rush to have breakfast, all the traditional Christmas goodies, some toast with home made butter, a warm cup of milk and coffee and than a day full of games, movies maybe some playing around in the snow. In the evening the Moon rises above the hill right at the end of the the snowed-in street. Gray traces of smoke go up from every house, the smell is amazing. I take a deep breath in and… I can still feel it in my lungs.
Everything is still so real in my mind and in my heart. If only I could spend another Christmas like I used to, like we used to, all of us there. But there are so many reasons why that can’t happen anymore. And that is why tonight, happy as I am, I long for something different, something gone, something that I will forever keep in my mind.

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Caini fara casa

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Diana

In Pipera sunt foarte multi caini vagabonzi. Cei mai multi sunt adunati prin curtile cladirilor de birouri sau stau la metrou. In general sunt pasivi, cei din curti ies rar in strada, doar latra din “poarta”. Ieri dimineata in schimb 6 caini latrau de zor in fata iesirii de la metrou. Nu stiu ce i-a suparat. Vazandu-i e imposibil sa nu te treaca un fior pe sira spinarii, sunt destul de mari. Cu toate acestea mi-am vazut de drum.
In curte la noi este un catel de talie medie pe care eu il mai hranesc din cand in cand. Ieri dimineata zburda prin zapada in cautare de mancare. De obicei cand ajungeam aici il vedeam dormind sub o masina. Aseara cand plecam acasa, acelasi catel a venit fugind spre noi. L-am recunoscut. A inceput sa sara in jurul nostru si sa scheaune. Se ridica in doua picioare si mergea cu spatele in fata noastra. Ii era foame. I-am dat un covrigel (din imensa punga de Covrigi de Buzau, foarte buni de altfel) uscat si tare, l-a mancat cu o pofta astfel incat i-am rasturnat in zapada alti covrigei. A ramas in urma noastra si i-a mancat.
De dimineata toti cainii din Pipera priveau cu ochi tristi si cersetori la fiecare trecator poate poate unul dintre ei va scoate ceva bun din traista. Eu mi-am vazut de drum pana langa cladirea unde lucrez unde am dat de catelul flamand de aseara si i-am rupt bucati o paine. A luat o bucatica si a fugit sa o manance. Apoi s-a intors dupa restul. Mi-e mila de el, sper sa nu supere pe careva sau sa muste. E dragut. Si fara casa 😦

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About Vienna

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Diana

A few years ago after I returned from France I told myself I would never get on a plane unless I have a good reason to do so. Apparently a Satyricon concert in Vienna was a good enough reason. So off I went with my sister. It was a good chance to visit Vienna as well as it is a city I longed to see for quite a while now.
The flight was ok, we got there fast and easy. The hostel was great (Wombat’s… try it, it’s really nice), the room looked nice and the people at the reception were extremely kind. At the first glimpse the city looked great. The first evening we walked around into the unknown guiding ourselves by the bright Christmas lights. It was also the first time we tried the punch after which we felt very happy. So singing happily we conquered the streets of Vienna.
The second day was the big day for me. I wanted to do as many things as possible just to get faster to the moment I see Satyricon. I know I talked about the concert in my previous post but I can’t help myself. I have to say that “great” is too little to describe it. It was more than that, more than amazing, more than anything. It went beyond my expectations. So of course I got out of the concert hall hopping and jumping up and down with joy, a behavior not very suitable for a metal concert but quite appropriate for what I felt back there.
Third day of our trip was dedicated to visiting Schoenbrunn Palace and some of its surroundings. The palace is wonderful, Dad would have loved to see it(he is a history teacher) also, I do believe he would have told us much more than the guide did. After the palace we went and drank some punch(of course) and went on to the Zoo. And that was a good place to act as childish as possible and to sigh at the sight of all the cute furry animals we saw. The evening ended with a traditional Wiener schnitzel and a warm cup of… punch.
Saturday, the last day of our trip, was a short one, we wondered around on the streets trying to see the city again and to buy presents for the ones at home. And yes, to drink one last cup of punch.
The flight back home was nice and in less than an hour and a half we were back in Bucharest.
So going abroad again made me see a lot of nice places but again it made me see the differences between Romania and other European places. It is sad! Of course being used to France, the first day I had a funny feeling that I had to speak French. Than I started noticing how calm people are there. And how clean the streets are. And that the only people stopping in the middle of the street or talking loudly were Romanian. And that Romanians were the only ones who did not clean their table after breakfast at the hostel. And that we are really behind on so many things, or that we still have to learn a lot about being civilized. Or just about common sense.
But all in all it was a great trip, a breath of fresh air, an over the top concert and a very nice birthday/Christmas present. Now I am waiting for another good reason to get on a plane.

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Satyricon in Vienna

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Diana

Dupa o zi in care am facut cat mai multe lucruri doar ca sa treaca timpul mai repede a venit momentul sa o iau spre Szene,Vienna sala de concert unde urma sa-i vad pe Satyricon cu Dark Fortress si Shining in deschidere. Din pacate nu am ajuns sa vad decat 3 melodii Dark Fortress dar pot spune ca acestea sunau ok. Nu-i cunosc atat de bine incat sa le analizez muzica. Aceeasi poveste si cu Shining, nu-i stiu decat de prin auzite si spre rusinea mea mai mult de jumatate din recitalul lor l-am petrecut in bar cu o bere in fata. Undeva pe la 22:15 trebuia sa inceapa Satyricon asa ca pe la 22 fix m-am strecurat in sala (era destul de aglomerat)si mi-am gasit un locusor de unde sa vad cat mai bine. Intarzierea a fost de 15 minute. Asa cum ma asteptam au inceput cu Repined Bastard Nation care este dupa parerea mea una dintre cele mai bune melodii ale lor. Ce pot sa spun altceva decat ca suna foarte bine! Toate piesele au sunat de la foarte bine in sus, se vede clar ca se pricep si ca le place la nebunie ceea ce fac pe scena. Ma asteptam sa fie asa, am auzit numai de bine despre prestatiile lor live si am si vazut cateva inregistrari dar acum m-am convins. Pot sa spun cu mana pe inima ca sunt geniali la acest capitol.
Pe tot parcursul concertului Satyr a vorbit mult si a antrenat publicul care si-a avut propriul rol in realizarea spectacolului. Faze mai mult sau mai putin amuzante au creat o atmosfera incendiara. Solistul are o carisma extraordinara si supravegheaza cu privirea toata sala, nu se lasa pana nu starneste in public reactiile dorite de el. Pentru aceste reactii la sfarsit noi am primit un rand de aplauze din partea trupei.
Sfarsitul a fost pe masura concerului si anume cu Mother North care s-a facut auzit mai intai in sala si apoi la corul din fata scenei s-a alaturat partea instrumentala pentru a creea deja cunoscutul intro al melodiei.
Setlistul a fost, mai mult sau mai putin in aceasta ordine, urmatorul: Repined Bastard Nation, The Wolfpack, Now Diabolical, Forhekset, Supersonic Journey, Black Crow On A Tombstone, Die by my Hand, Delirium, Den Siste, The Pentagram Burns si la bis King, Fuel for Hatred si Mother North.
As vrea sa-i mai vad si sa vad si alte trupe care dau tot ce au ei mai bun in fata a 3-400 de oameni. Din pacate Satyricon iau o pauza anul viitor asa ca va trebui sa mai astept. Inca un lucru, singurul regret ar fi ca nu au cantat Walk the Path of Sorrow dar poate o vor canta data viitoare.
Nu am poze, nu am filmulete, numai grija asta nu am avut-o eu, puteti vedea ceva inregistrari de la concert mai jos, cu multumirile de rigoare pentru cei care au filmat.

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