Rainbow Child

First of all, my Astro lamp is up and running. In the beginning I was a bit scared when I saw I had to assemble it by myself but I’m proud to say that I did a great job hence the “up and running” part. The tricky thing was the lampshade but with a little help from my bf we managed to put all the pieces together. Now our nights are more starry – it’s a real pleasure to look at the walls

And apart from staying indoors I did a bit of socializing this weekend and had a great time with my friends. oompa‘s days were ‘lemonade Friday’ and ‘film Sunday’. Too bad that the Romanian film directors are obsessed with life in communism but, hey, as long as the films make me laugh I’m OK with that

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On her last day here we went out for a picnic. We went to the Tineretului Park and found ourselves a nice place, ‘far from the madding crowd’. We had so much stuff to eat and drink: pancakes, pretzels, Haribo, yogurt, white beer We wanted to have a special day, a day to remember. We didn’t talk much: on one hand, we couldn’t believe she was actually leaving – not for a day, for a week, but for good (visiting doesn’t count); on the other hand, we knew that was our last day together, here and we had said everything there was to be said.

So we just enjoyed the sun and smiled from time to time. We weren’t the happiest party out there, yeah, I know, but sometimes not everything is fine and dandy. Now I miss her so so much. I hate it when people have to leave. It’s so unfair

[promise I won't take any more pics while biking next to cars]

The first bike ride this year was awesome! Not, it was more than awesome. It was more than words can say. I went to a hypermarket outside Bucharest so no nice things to look at on the way there, but that wasn’t important. What mattered was me riding my bike, the sun shinning from my left side and the huuuuge smile that was on my face all day afterwards.

I have big plans for my Buttercup – I want to change all the old and bad components and I want to give it a makeover: it’s going to be sky blue with orange and mauve dots. I just hope I find a bike shop where they will agree to take all the parts off the bike and then put them back on. That’s something I don’t want to try at home

I’m having this springish feeling and I hope it won’t fade until the real spring is here, cause it makes me happy and, goddamn, I haven’t felt this good in a very long time.

Uneori, din ce in ce mai des in ultimul timp, imi pare tare, tare rau ca sunt fata si nu baiat. Ca sunt mai slaba de felul meu si cu fata de copila de 17 ani. In unele zile mi-as dori sa fiu un tip cat un dulap. Sa fi mers la sala de cel putin 3 ori pe saptamana in ultimii 5 ani si sa imi lipseasca cei 7 ani de acasa.

Asa ca atunci cand m-as plimba linistit cu bicicleta pe pista de biciclete si un dobitoc care asteapta autobuzul cu un picior pe pista m-ar impinge pentru ca probabil am trecut prea aproape de el nu m-as gandi de doua ori inainte sa ma dau jos de pe bita, sa ma duc la el si sa-i trag vreo 3 pumni in fata, inca vreo 3 dupa cap si un picior in burta. Iar apoi m-as urca inapoi pe bicicleta si as pleca mai departe ca si cum nimic nu s-ar fi intamplat.

M-am saturat sa fiu agresata pe strada si singurul lucrul pe care sa-l pot face e sa-l trimit pe respectivul in pizda ma-sii. M-am saturat sa incerc sa fiu civilizata si sa nu-i deranjez pe cei din jur cand cei din jur se comporta ca ultimele jeguri. Nu mai pot sa stau cu mainile-n san, dar ce naiba pot sa fac in cazuri din astea?

Sunt asa de scarbita, pff!!

• the wind was so bitchy today that by the time I got to the first stop I had tears running down my cheeks. How pathetic I felt wiping them off
• I have to start wearing my winter clothes cause otherwise I’ll freeze to death on my bike. Yey to handmade scarves and to thick gloves!
• today a man parked his car on the bike lane and when he saw me coming he apologised. My faith in humanity has been restored…
• …or not. I’ve just read that they’re not letting us have our night bike walks anymore. It’s illegal, they say. Fuck you, I say.
• today I forgot to eat my cereals, brush my teeth, take my camera with me and I was waiting for my tea water to boil but without turning on the cooker. I’m getting old.
• my master classes are finally starting this Friday and I already have some translations to do. I’m so excited about this! I’ve been idle for way too long.
• my colleagues are sooo nice! We even went for tea today. I think this might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship
• if only I had a part-time job… *sigh*
• I thought I was over with having a soft spot for the wrong kind of people. Guess not.
• I can hardly wait for the Kumm concert on the 30th of October! It’s gonna be epic!
• getting up early in the morning is something that I can’t do anymore. And I don’t want to do it never-ever again.
• the only thing I like about cold days is that I can stay indoors, eat oranges, read, listen to depressive music and not feel guilty about any of it.