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I'm doing the meme too!

2010-03-19T18:45:17Z

What song are you currently addicted to?

What books are you currently reading?

Raymond Chandler’s “Farwell, My Lovely”

What's the funnest thing you've done today?

I went skiing all day, most of it was fun….

What’s your biggest addiction?

Internet, probably…

Sweet or Salty?

Sweet!

What's your current fandom/obsession/addiction?

I’m only really part of the House fandom, so…

Cake or Death?

Silverlukas cleared that up 

What websites do you always visit when you go online?

Hotmail, facebook, youtube, LJ, some news…

What was the last thing you bought?

Coffee

Which fictional character do you think you're most like?

Um…

If you could only listen to one band or singer for the rest of your life who would it be?

I do NOT want that to happen!

What do you do to change your mood?
Meh, not a whole lot…

What was the last meal you had?

Scrambled eggs… and it was too long ago…

What place would you love to visit?

Tough question… Top three – San Francisco, Bangkok, Tel-Aviv

Five things you can't live without.

Friends, computer, family… Can’t think of more 

Find the closest book currently sitting near you and flip to page 54. What is the first sentence of the second paragraph?

“I nodded” (The book I’m currently reading)

What would you like to say to someone right now?

Can’t you just act like a normal person when we’re around people?

What do you want to do right now?

EAT!!

I Like Geeks :)

2010-03-10T10:49:43Z

I went to a costume party last weekend. The guy who invited me had to work at the door as security until midnigh and I didn't really know anyone there so I didn't dress up.

Either way, I went up to the partry by myself to get a drink. There was an Elvis Presley strolling around who asked me if I was "lonesome tonight" (more freaky than I had imagined, trust me), several vampires, and a few guys dressed as Hamas soldiers.

But I liked this guy's costume the best:

I just squeed when I saw him :)

We talked about how awesome the new Batman was for a while and then he said "Now let me guess who you're dressed up as. It's to do with that necklace you're wearing, isn't it?" I was temped to let him guess for a while, but I let it go :)

Just wonderful running into someone I know, even if from a fictional world :)

Mmmm... Meme :)

2010-01-24T00:13:53Z

It's been passed around. So:

Do a Google Image search of the following and post the first pic that comes up....

1) Your age on your next birthday

2) Your favorite color can you guess what it is? :P

3) The last meal you ate

5) Your bad habit Exactly.

6) Your favorite fruit or vegetable

7) Your favorite animal Perhaps not this one in particular.

8) The town you live in

9) Name of your pet Well, she was named after this little guy :)

11) Your first name No idea who this chick is...

12) Your last name Nothing interesting either.

Writer's Block: What I did for love

2010-01-12T11:55:40Z

Have you ever made an important life decision (such as where to work or attend school) based on purely emotional factors, even though you knew it was not the best choice for you? Would you do it again?

Submitted By tylena2004

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I have. Not for anyone in particular, but I moved for emotional reasons only. After all that time in Brussels, I decided to go back to Serbia simply because I like it here better than there. I realize that by that I drastically cut down my choices for Uni (and pretty much anything else), but I never once regretted it. Bottom line - I'm really happy now. :)

Speaking of all that stuff, I went to visit my dad up in Belgium last week. We had tons of fun - talked about books, ate mussels with fries, watched Torchwood. I also went out with some friends and comfirmed my love for beer. Damn it feels good to be a tourist :)

A Bit of Israeli Music for a Happy New Year

2009-12-30T22:53:27Z

I forgot how much I liked this song before...

Well, happy New Year y'all :)

de1iriumgirly @ 2009-12-12T14:05:00

2009-12-12T13:07:20Z

Now it's been way too long since I updated. The school semester is coming to an end, which means I should feel guilty for spending so much time online, and then I guess I try to vent it by not leaving traces behind me :) Like comments or blogs. Therefor, I apologize for not commenting as much as I want to either.

Anyway, not much going on. Seems the schools are going to be closed early due to swine flu. Everything went to mass hysteria a few weeks ago when the schools got closed ("ZOMG I PUT A USED PAPER TISSUE BACK IN MY POCKET, NOW WE'RE ALL GOnNA DIE!!!!!")to the death of our Patriarch when 600.000 people hit the streets to see his funeral, and now we're back to mass hysteria. But if we get a month of holidays instead of 3 weeks, I'm not going to complain :)

In the meanwhile my mom was in Belgium visiting my father for about two weeks, so I was also busy running a household :) And during that time, I figured I may as well have me some fun.

I didn't want to be selfish, so if you ladies wanna give him a call... :)

Made me larf

2009-11-17T10:24:17Z

Ever wondered what is it like to be a nazi? This video shows us a different point of view ;)

de1iriumgirly @ 2009-11-13T00:35:00

2009-11-12T23:38:20Z

I just got back from watching Young At Heart. LOL!

I don't know if you heard about it. It's a documentary about a chorus of 70+ year-olds (the oldest member was 92, I think) that sing rock covers. It was just amazingly funny and and interesting.

There was also a really cute scene (unrelated to the music) when they interviewed a couple. When they were asked how long they have been married they answered "54 years" at the same time. Then the man said "We stayed together for the kids. I didn't want to, she didn't want to. We also went dancing twice a week - I went Tuesdays, she went Thursdays. Lemme tell you, it's all based on faith and trust. I had no faith in her, and she didn't trust me." *G* And then they kissed :P

Here's the most interesting I found that could be linked (damn copyright)

And if you wanna see something even better, here's their version of I Wanna Be Sedated. (btw, that was my fav song when I was thirteen or so ;))

BIG emergency!

2009-11-10T10:29:29Z

Can't seem to find a torrent for the new House this morning. Can anyone send me the link if you find it? :) Thanks

Well aren't we just a ray of sunshine? :)

2009-10-22T09:27:21Z

It has just occured to me that I never blogged about the new school here. :) For probably the first time ever, I think I can say I love school.

The class is huge, 35 of us, mostly girls. I really like almost all of the people there - they all read a lot, no-one comes to school wearing heels, etc. There are also two fantastic caffes near the school, so plenty of time for us to spend time together :)

I've also been doing more or less good with the school work too, surprisingly... Probably because all subjects are humanities (except math and physics), so it's pretty easy to deal with ;)

Only problem with the new class are two soccer fans hooligans, who are ina great minority but get really loud. They had a favorite target until now, a Slovenian girl, but now they've kinda switched over to me. Anyway, they're far too mindless to take them as a serious threat... just annoying for everyone.

The point of all this talking was to say this - we're going on a school trip next week (yay), so I'll probably be offline. And for the weekend I'll be at a seminar, so no net there either...

ZOMG,HE'S COMING!!!

2009-10-19T21:23:21Z

Showing my respect and a few pics.

His Majesty, president Dimitri Medvedev will bless us with his presence tomorrow. His feet will walk the streets of Belgrade, exactly 45 years after the liberation done by the Red Army. 50 trumpet players are going to greet him.
As a result of this small step for Medvedev, but a giant step for Serbia, the entire downtown will be blocked for cars and pedestrians. Schools will probably be closed. It has been talked about for weeks. We now know the menu for his Exellency's lunch here.

But that's not really what I wanted to talk about. Honest. :) It's just getting quite annoying.

Dunno if you've seen these pics, but my dad sent them to me the other day. I think they're kinda cute :) Sorry if it's old news, I haven't seen it around.

And you can get ten more here. :)

Jabberwocky

2009-10-09T20:09:54Z

Funny things this modern technology does :P

Writer's Block: Who's your BFF?

2009-10-05T19:01:53Z

Who is your oldest friend (i.e., the friend you have known the longest)? How often do you see or talk to each other? Do your close friends tend to stay the same year after year or change over time?

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Ana, the one that drew the Cheshire Cat. :)
We met in the summer of 1998. She's the one I call my best friend, even though we don't see each other very often. That's probably because she has a terrible habit of switching off her phones (home and cell) for weeks at the time. Also, she's in med school right now, so not a lot of time, I guess :)

But the thing is, no matter how long we don't see each other (almost a whole year once), I never have the same relationship with anyone as I do with her.

Music meme? Yes, please!

2009-09-23T20:31:08Z

Like sscourtney said.
-25 random songs, no cheating.

I'm using a different playlist than from my iPod now. Warning: All sorts of cheesy stuff :)

1) Tears for fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
2) Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving No More
3) Michael Nesmith - Rio
4) Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire
5) Sarah Vaughan - Lullaby A Birdland
6) Elton John - Levon (cheese #1!)
7) The Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
8) Harry Nilsson - Put The Lime In The Coconut
9) Amy McDonald - This Is The Life
10) The Clash - Guns of Brixton
11) Pankrti - Badiera Rossa
12) Haddaway - What Is Love?
13) April March - Chick Habit
14) Kid Rock - All Summer Long (umm... right)
15) Robert Plant & Alison Kraus - Gone Gone Gone
16) Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
17) Neil Diamond & Johnny Cash - Solitary Man
18) Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (ha-ha)
19) Aerosmith - Dream On
20) Led Zeppelin - Hearbreaker
21) Sound Garden - Black Hole Sun
22) Shaggy - Mister Boombastic
23) Elbow - Grounds For Divorce
24) Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (lulz :P)
25) Violent Femmes - Kiss Off

This has nothing to do with LGBT rights anymore...

2009-09-20T14:24:03Z

They canceled the gay pride. Yesterday, less than 24 hours before it was supposed to take place. The police said they couldn't guarantee safety, because the fascist kept making public threats for the past few weeks. Not that they arrested anyone.By that, they pretty much told the clerofascistic organizations and soccer fans that they are stronger than the state.And not only they banned the Parade - they prohibited ALL PUBLIC GATHERING "till further notice". I'd honestly become and anarchist now if all five anarchist activists weren't in jail at the moment.

I suppose I should mention some of the events that happened last week. Other than the more and more frequent calls to lynch and plans on breaking up the parade with improvised flame throwers, another thing happened. A group of French guys were visiting Belgrade and had found a nice cafe downtown. Thursday afternoon, in broad daylight, they were attacked by a gang of soccer fans with metal poles. The also tried to stick fire torches in their faces and mouths. One of the French guys is still critical. Wonderful, they practically killed a guy for nothing.

In any case, I thought they made their point - no gay pride, no taunting them. That is, I thought that until this morning, when I heard two Australian tourists got the same treatment. From some guy who claims to be an inside source, I heard it was because they were gay, not foreign. Nothing about it on official news, and I don't know him very well, so... Just came to me - I'm actually wondering if it makes any difference. Bad.

My cousin from Croatia called to say he'd be coming sometime next week. I was pretty damn close to telling him not to come, even though we've never had any trouble while he was here before.

I'm in a hippie mood this morning...

2009-09-19T07:03:25Z

This is just too good to miss :)

2009-09-15T20:33:27Z

And I thought we were in trouble...
Anywhere you click it's just priceless.

de1iriumgirly @ 2009-09-07T12:05:00

2009-09-07T10:15:39Z

My Dad came here from Brussels on Friday. :)
I went to see Inglorious Basterds with him last night. My God, how can someone not love Tarantino! *G*

Anyway, him and my mom left on holidays today, so I'll be alone for the next two weeks. Yay. Well... alone with Milou, at least. I love playing a housewife :P

Usually, my Mom does some sort of pilates class. While they're away, she told me to fill in for her there. I figured it's gonna be full of old women who can't do much stretches themselves (like my mother). How wrong was I... I just got home and I'm literally shivering all over, lol. So much for me being in shape...

Other than that, school started last week. New school (again), but I think it'll work out just fine. Everyone really does seem nice, and unlike Belgium, the accent here is on the academic part, instead of dicipline. So we get to do what we like *G*

Political rant that I need to get out of my system

2009-08-30T19:34:06Z

This has been piling up for a while. I just need to vent it all out.

OK, first of all, we're less than a month away from the Belgrade Pride Parade. Nice. In case you're not skittish, take a look at how the last one went here.

The organizers asked the Mayor of Belgrade to help out. He's what they call "pro-Europe". An economist, no one you'd normally expect to butt around human rights.

About two weeks ago he held a press conference. A pack of strays bit a woman 11 times. And not just any woman - she's a government official. So our nice, pro-European Mr. Djilas said "No dog will be killed while I'm the Mayor of this city". Fair enough. I like dogs myself. But then he added his own opinion about Belgrade Pride. Sexuality is something to be kept between four walls, and the city will not finance it. So here he is keeping his sexuality concealed:

And sponsoring a Pride Parade. Except it's for straight people only.

Lovely job, my good sir.

And we've had quite a bit of other madness going on too.

During a music festival in South Serbia, called Gucha, a black French woman was kicked out of the tent. Put your fears to rest though, they apologized. "We thought she was a Gypsy." Phew, just when I thought they were racist...

Another example is a leader of a clerofascistic/neonazi organization from Novi Sad (North of Serbia this time), called Goran "Fuhrer" Davidovic. He was sentenced to a fine of 500.000 dinars (5500 Euros) for assaulting a journalist. Except he wasn't. The lawsuit wasn't written in cyrillic, thus his fundamental rights were hurt. A nazi with a Jewish name telling us about his human rights? Wonderful.

But to conclude, I was supposed to be going go Novi Sad this weekend for some workshops. The other day a friend calls me and says I can't go. It's only for lesbians from NS.(!?!?!)

I'd swear we once had a law protecting us from sexual discrimination...

Are You a Liberal Lady or a Conservative Chick?

2009-08-27T21:04:36Z

You Are a Liberal Lady

Like Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore, you don't shy away from your liberal causes.
You may consider yourself a feminist, and you definitely trust your heart to tell you what's right.
You are likely to have a million issues you care about - and not nearly enough time to devote to them all.

Are You a Liberal Lady or a Conservative Chick?

Haha, you don't say...
Although I'd leave Cameron Diaz and Dew Barrymore out of it ;)

By the way, there's always room for Jello :)

Writer's Block: It Is What It Is

2009-08-26T21:05:47Z

What oft-repeated quote or common cliché do you find the most annoying when someone says it to you?

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Also local slang here. One is used when you're out and announce you're going home. Then the other party says "What are you going home for, everyone knows you there". I have no idea what idiot picked it up and where, but it's been around for a few years already...

The other one is when you're agreeing with someone, or confirming what they're saying, you say "That work" or "that talk" ("Ta spika" in Serbian). Not that I'm against using English, just make it a bit less trashy :)

Music Meme

2009-08-26T10:00:58Z

Thanks sscourtney. :)

How does the world see you?

Another One Bites The Dust - Queen

Will I have a happy life?

Do Do Do De Da Da Da - The Police (I'll take that as a yes)

What do my friends really think of me?

Hurt - Johnny Cash

Do people secretly lust after me?

In The Morning - The Corals

How can I make myself happy?

Zeleni Zub - disciplin a kitscme (Um... means Green Tooth. I don't like the connection :P)

What should I do with my life?

Let It Snow - Frank Sinatra (Will do)

Will I ever have children?

Hello, I Love You - The Doors

What is some good advice for me?

Suicide Notes - Johnette Napolitano (Yes, 'ha ha' :) )

How will I be remembered?

Niko Kao Ja - Sarlo Akrobata (I really like this, actually. The title means Nobody like me (as I'm sure you gals figured out))

What is my signature dancing song?

When Ya Get Drafted - Dead Kenneddys (Cruel)

What do I think my current theme song is?

Men' se duso od tebe ne rastaje - Azra (And again with the domestic music - I don't feel like parting from you dear)

What does everyone else think my current theme song is?

Killing Me Softly - Aretha Franklin

What song will play at my funeral?

Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz (Haha...)

What type of men/women do you like?

Buka u Modi - disciplin a kitscme

What is my day going to be like?

Holiday In Cambodia - Dead Kenneddys (A personal favorite of mine. :D "It's a holiday in Cambodia/It's tough kid but it's life/ It's a holiday in Cambodia/Don't forget to pack a wife!")

You're right, it is always fun :)
I think my shuffle's a bit weird though...

Another Book Meme

2009-08-24T15:40:30Z

Bold the crap you've read, underline if you've liked it.

It's just too awesome to resist! :)

1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4. Harry Potter series- JK Rowling
5. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6. The Bible
7. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8. Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11. Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12. Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14. Complete Works of Shakespeare (Italic is my own design, since I've read some, but not all. Does that count as half of the book? :) )
15. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18. Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19. The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20. Middlemarch - George Eliot
21. Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23. Bleak House- Charles Dickens
24. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams
26. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27. Crime and Punishment- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31. Anna Karenina- Leo Tolstoy
32. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33. Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis (again, not all of 'em)
34. Emma - Jane Austen
35. Persuasion - Jane Austen
36. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
37. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38. Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40. Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41. Animal Farm - George Orwell
42. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44. A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47. Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
49. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50. Atonement - Ian McEwan
51. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52. Dune - Frank Herbert
53. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
55. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57. A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60. Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65. Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66. On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68. Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding
69. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
70. Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72. Dracula - Bram Stoker
73. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74. Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75. Ulysses - James Joyce
76. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78. Germinal - Emile Zola
79. Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80. Possession - AS Byatt
81. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86. A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87. Charlotte's Web - EB White
88. The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Alborn
89. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (edited because I simply missed it the first time, while daydreaming about Enid Blyton who took away about a third of my childhood (the one third that hasn't been taken away by Harry Potter))
90. The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94. Watership Down - Richard Adams
95. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98. Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

28/100. Not even a third, dammit.

Speaking of the Balkans...

2009-08-22T10:55:16Z

And the second one I just can't resist. :)

PS, how lovely the blogs are when there isn't a cut. xD

Writer's Block: Good Days and Bad Days

2009-08-20T14:28:29Z

What is your least favorite day of the week? And your favorite?

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Brenda Ann Spencer answered this one for me.

As for the favorite days - I'm gonna go with Saturdays, since my favorite work-days change with the schedule.

Btw, I wanted to post a better version of the song, but they're all protected. Bleh, they should all switch to copyleft.