A very short announcement.
As my laptop is in service, again, posting will be less regular for a while. For a while - meaning until the beginning of March. I think. I hope.
It turns out I cannot blog from another computer than my own. A really nice form of dependency...
20100208
Religion and pop. Why not?
It is a mix that you can consider improper in the best case, blasphemous in the worst. Generally people tend to see a connection, say, between religion and choral music, or maybe between religion and classical music, but they also tend to think that modern music is not like classical music and that the name of the Lord should not be used in compositions which use sets of drums. I might be wrong, this is just what I noticed so far.
Then, if I'm right, I do not agree. Music is a form of cultural expression, religion is a set of beliefs which can be expressed in various ways. And while I do indeed tend to think that some forms of pop music are incompatible with the expression of religion and that music for service purposes should stay as it is now, I also believe there is no inner incompatibility between religion and pop.
And I bring three examples of songs that, in my view, prove my point. For diversity, one in French, the next in English and the last in Romanian.
Feedback would be appreciated :)
Then, if I'm right, I do not agree. Music is a form of cultural expression, religion is a set of beliefs which can be expressed in various ways. And while I do indeed tend to think that some forms of pop music are incompatible with the expression of religion and that music for service purposes should stay as it is now, I also believe there is no inner incompatibility between religion and pop.
And I bring three examples of songs that, in my view, prove my point. For diversity, one in French, the next in English and the last in Romanian.
Feedback would be appreciated :)
20100207
Thought
I guess I have an idea, now, about why/how people chose the acting profession:
- some of them had talent, they were good/ very good at it. Some were geniuses.
- some had the proper connections with the profession. And maybe a part of these guys were also good.
- the rest, I guess, became actors because they wanted to hide themselves of themselves. Or maybe, they wanted to forget their own past and identity.
If these were true, then I believe there is a future for theater and cinema, even against the technological advance.
- some of them had talent, they were good/ very good at it. Some were geniuses.
- some had the proper connections with the profession. And maybe a part of these guys were also good.
- the rest, I guess, became actors because they wanted to hide themselves of themselves. Or maybe, they wanted to forget their own past and identity.
If these were true, then I believe there is a future for theater and cinema, even against the technological advance.
20100201
Postmodern love - descriptum42
Je ne veux pas que tu m'epouses pour me faire plaisir. Je veux que tu m'epouses parce que tu me veux, parce que tu veux que je partage tout avec toi : tes pensees, tes espoirs, ton amour, tes soucis, pas rien que ton corps. Tu ne comprends pas? Je veux que tu aies besoin de moi.
A bit of Jacqueline Susann, in French. It made me think.
A bit of Jacqueline Susann, in French. It made me think.
20100130
Justice? - week'toriAl42
The corrupt mayor of Ramnicu Valcea - member of the Democrat-Liberal Party - has been condemned a few days ago to three and a half years in jail for corruption.
The president of the Social-Democrat Party and his wife are investigated by the National Agency for Integrity in a case of forgery.
Meanwhile, the monumental house (located on Zambaccian Str.) belonging to the contender to the presidency of the above mentioned political party has been seized (for the third time, indeed), by the prosecutors, in a case of corruption.
All that in three days only? Gosh, that is nice... but in Romania miracles last only three days.
The president of the Social-Democrat Party and his wife are investigated by the National Agency for Integrity in a case of forgery.
Meanwhile, the monumental house (located on Zambaccian Str.) belonging to the contender to the presidency of the above mentioned political party has been seized (for the third time, indeed), by the prosecutors, in a case of corruption.
All that in three days only? Gosh, that is nice... but in Romania miracles last only three days.
20100125
a glimpse of rebranding - blogging8
Well, this is it.
I changed the title of the blog. From now on, it will not carry anymore my pseudonym, but its own title. And this change means also that the focus will modify, a little bit, as well.
In short, I want to explore - for a while - my relationship with Bucharest. As you (may) know, I was not born here and the image of this city is rather negative in that part of the country where I grew up. Partly for that, partly because of going away from home, when I came here for good, 15 years ago, I was scared and defensive. Maybe for that reason, it took me a good deal of time to fit in.
Slowly, we - the city and I - got closer and closer. I got to know new parts of the city, new situations, all adding to what I already knew when spending my holidays at my grandparents`. It took me 15 years lived here to accept my double identity, and I can say now that I care for this place as much as I care for the place where I was born.
You cannot consider Bucharest an
ugly place after getting to know it. Bucharest is just a city with a great deal of bad luck, if I may say so. A great deal of bad luck, yes. The ugliness we can see each day here is less the ugliness of the city itself than the ugliness of those who are supposed to run the place -and maybe the carelessness of some who live in it. I know a dictator and two (post-revolutionary) mairs of the city who were not born here and made decisions that greatly impacted the city. And now, it is about to lose its soul.
PS. I had the occasion to see a while ago the house situated at Aviatorilor 92. It was a jewel. A recently demolished jewel - now, a 4 level glass faceted building will take its place.
I changed the title of the blog. From now on, it will not carry anymore my pseudonym, but its own title. And this change means also that the focus will modify, a little bit, as well.
In short, I want to explore - for a while - my relationship with Bucharest. As you (may) know, I was not born here and the image of this city is rather negative in that part of the country where I grew up. Partly for that, partly because of going away from home, when I came here for good, 15 years ago, I was scared and defensive. Maybe for that reason, it took me a good deal of time to fit in.
Slowly, we - the city and I - got closer and closer. I got to know new parts of the city, new situations, all adding to what I already knew when spending my holidays at my grandparents`. It took me 15 years lived here to accept my double identity, and I can say now that I care for this place as much as I care for the place where I was born.
You cannot consider Bucharest an
ugly place after getting to know it. Bucharest is just a city with a great deal of bad luck, if I may say so. A great deal of bad luck, yes. The ugliness we can see each day here is less the ugliness of the city itself than the ugliness of those who are supposed to run the place -and maybe the carelessness of some who live in it. I know a dictator and two (post-revolutionary) mairs of the city who were not born here and made decisions that greatly impacted the city. And now, it is about to lose its soul.PS. I had the occasion to see a while ago the house situated at Aviatorilor 92. It was a jewel. A recently demolished jewel - now, a 4 level glass faceted building will take its place.
20100124
melum30. this is how I think I'd like to get old...
The song is just nice (and a little repetitive), but the idea of the video is quite fabulous. Funny, it doesn't make me think of the - presumably - last days of my life, but rather about my childhood.
Do you ever think how getting old will be for you? Ever?...
Sigur ros - hoppipolla.
Do you ever think how getting old will be for you? Ever?...
Sigur ros - hoppipolla.
20100121
cinematographeum14. Avatar
Everybody went to see Avatar in Bucharest.
I'm exaggerating, of course, but the truth is many people went to see it, and so did I. And many speak and debate about it - Romanian blogs are full of it.
It so happened that last week I received an invitation to see the movie, from some very good friends, and I said to myself I should do it. So we went, on Wednesday evening, to one of the many multiplexes in town. I was actually stunned to see how many people actually DO go to cinema in Bucharest (statistics say the opposite) - truth be told, the last time I went to cinema was in 2008. And by the way - it is for the very first time yours truly ever saw a movie on 3D.
About the movie itself, I can say just this: do not see it unless if in 3D. In my view, the cinematic experience is incomparably better. If you see it in 2D, you miss the best of this movie. And in 3D, the cinematic experience I am speaking about is absolutely overwhelming.
As for the story, half through the movie I realized it reminded me of Atlantis - the lost empire. With the difference that I actually like Michael J. Fox more than Sam Worthington, as far as acting skills are concerned. But still, go see it - Avatar might be the best movie made in 2009.
I'm exaggerating, of course, but the truth is many people went to see it, and so did I. And many speak and debate about it - Romanian blogs are full of it.
It so happened that last week I received an invitation to see the movie, from some very good friends, and I said to myself I should do it. So we went, on Wednesday evening, to one of the many multiplexes in town. I was actually stunned to see how many people actually DO go to cinema in Bucharest (statistics say the opposite) - truth be told, the last time I went to cinema was in 2008. And by the way - it is for the very first time yours truly ever saw a movie on 3D.
About the movie itself, I can say just this: do not see it unless if in 3D. In my view, the cinematic experience is incomparably better. If you see it in 2D, you miss the best of this movie. And in 3D, the cinematic experience I am speaking about is absolutely overwhelming.
As for the story, half through the movie I realized it reminded me of Atlantis - the lost empire. With the difference that I actually like Michael J. Fox more than Sam Worthington, as far as acting skills are concerned. But still, go see it - Avatar might be the best movie made in 2009.
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