Ma joc

de-a leapsa. Luata de la Deste (si de la Ilipili! ). Multumesc frumos. Asadar:

 SUNT:  in cautarea unui cuvant care sa ma defineasca.

PASTREZ: tot ce m-a facut fericita la un moment dat; de cele mai multe ori asta inseamna amintiri prinse in cuvinte si imagini sau mici nimicuri ce poarta clipe in ele.

MI-AS FI DORIT: sa fac mai multe decat fac acum.

NU IMI PLAC: zilele care se termina in ‘i’

MA TEM: de foarte putine lucruri, really. Que sera, sera!

AUD: voci?

IMI PARE RAU: este ceva ce spun foarte rau si doar cand I really really mean it. In general nu fac lucruri pentru care sa fie nevoie sa imi cer scuze.

IMI PLACE:  – imi plac atat de multe lucruri, incat as avea neavoie sa folosesc pluralul. Dar cel mai mult imi place sa descopar – whatever that means!

NU SUNT: constanta, I guess…

DANSEZ: mai putin decat obisnuiam. I have to fix this!

NICIODATA: sa nu spui niciodata?

PAR: altfel decat sunt de fapt. Cred. Nu stiu.

PLANG: de emotie, foarte des. De tristete, foarte rar.

NU SUNT INTOTDEAUNA: dispusa sa ‘las de la mine’. Asta nu e tocmai un lucru rau.

NU IMI PLACE DE MINE: atunci cand aleg calea mai usoara, cand evit sa deal with the problem.

SUNT CONFUZA: in ceea ce priveste datele, anii. Le incurc mereu.

AM NEVOIE: de putine lucruri, dar sa fie fiecare la momentul potrivit.

AR TREBUI: sa fiu mai… hmm… implicata in proiecte. Sa zic asa. 

VREAU SA DAU: leapsa asta mai departe Simonei.

 

what love means

   

   Foto de aici.

 

Citeam zilele trecute pe net despre cum vad copii dragostea. Sunt geniali, ca de obicei! O definesc cu induioasatoare inocenta asa:

        

•  ”When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.” – Rebecca – age 8
•  ”When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
  You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.” – Billy – age 4
• “Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne
  and they go out and smell each other.” – Karl – age 5
• “Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” – Chrissy – age 6
• “Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” – Terri – age 4
•  ”Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.” – Danny – age 7
• “Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” – Bobby – age 7
• “Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it
  everyday.” – Noelle – age 7
• “Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still
   friends even after they know each other so well.” – Tommy – age 6
• “Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” – Mary Ann – age 4
• “I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.” – Lauren – age 4
•  ”When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.”  – Karen – age 7
• “You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.” – Jessica – age 8

         

In primul rand, mi-a dat o dorinta nebuna de a saruta pe obrajori orice copilas mi-ar fi aparut in cale pentru felul lor de a vedea lucrurile in forma cea mai simpla! In al doilea rand, it made me think… daca am si eu o definitie despre dragoste… Well, I don’t. Dar am cateva… sa le zic pareri?… mai degraba concluzii la care am ajuns cu timpul:

     

•  Iubirea inseamna comunicare + echilibru + timing.
•  Iubirea exista doar daca e reciproca. O iubire unilaterala e doar pseudo-
•  Cand iubesti o persoana, nu poti sa o iubesti decat cu totul. Si daca trebuie sa spui pentru ce o iubesti, o sa incepi sa enumeri lucrurile cele mai mici si aparent nesemnificative.
•  Indragostitii isi creeaza propria lor lume mica, ai carei singuri locuitori sunt ei doi.
•  Nu poti iubi pe altcineva fara sa te iubesti pe tine.
•  Cateodata momentul creeaza dragostea, dar de cele mai multe ori dragostea creeaza momentul.
•  Dorul face parte din iubire. Dorul face parte din orice, pentru mine.
•  Orice iubire trecuta, pierduta sau gonita, ramane totusi parte din tine.
•  Iubirea depinde de timp.
•  Prefer sa spun ‘iubire’ nu ‘dragoste’. Nu stiu de ce.

         

         Ma intreb, voi la ce concluzii ati ajuns despre iubire?

            

Wordless Wednesday

And the Oscar goes to

 

Just for the record:

2009 Oscar Nominees & * Winners

BEST PICTURE
* Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader

BEST ACTOR
* Sean Penn, Milk
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
* Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

BEST ACTRESS
* Kate Winslet, The Reader
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
* Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Amy Adams, Doubt
Viola Davis, Doubt
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

BEST DIRECTOR
* Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Stephen Daldry, The Reader

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
* Milk
Frozen
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Wall-E

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
* Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
David Hare, The Reader

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
* Wall-E
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda

BEST ART DIRECTION
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Changeling
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
* Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Changeling
The Dark Knight
The Reader

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
* The Duchess
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk
Revolutionary Road

BEST DOCUMENTARY
* Man on Wire
The Betrayal
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Trouble the Water

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
* Smile Pinki
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306

BEST FILM EDITING
* Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk

BEST FOREIGN FILM
* Departures, Japan
The Baader Meinhof Complex, Germany
The Class, France
Revanche, Austria
Waltz with Bashir, Israel

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
* Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
WALL-E

BEST SONG
* Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire
Down to Earth, WALL-E
O Saya, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
* La Maison en Petits Cubes
Lavatory – Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
* Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig

BEST SOUND EDITING
* The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

BEST SOUND MIXING
* Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
WALL-E
Wanted

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

And for a little fun:

2009 Razzie Nominees & * Winners

 

Worst Picture

* The Love Guru

Disaster Movie

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Meet the Spartans

The Happening

The Hottie & the Nottie

 

Worst Actor

* Mike Myers – The Love Guru

Eddie Murphy – Meet Dave

Al Pacino – 88 Minutes and Righteous Kill

Mark Wahlberg – The Happening and Max Payne

Larry the Cable Guy – Witless Protection

 

Worst Actress

* Paris Hilton – The Hottie & the Nottie

Jessica Alba – The Love Guru and The Eye

Cameron Diaz – What Happens in Vegas

Kate Hudson – Fool’s Gold and My Best Friend’s Girl

The Entier Cast of “The Women” – Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Meg Ryan.

 

Worst Supporting Actor

* Pierce Brosnan – Mamma Mia!

Uwe Boll, Postal

Ben Kingsley, The Love Guru, War, Inc., The Wackness

Burt Reynolds, Deal and In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Verne Troyer, The Love Guru and Postal.

 

Worst Supporting Actress

* Paris Hilton – Repo! The Genetic Opera

Carmen Electra – Disaster Movie, Meet The Spartans

Kim Kardashian – Disaster Movie

Jenny Mccarthy, Witless Protection;

Leelee Sobieski – 88 Minutes, In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

 

Worst Screen Couple

* Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Jorel David Moore, The Hottie And The Nottie

Uwe Boll and Any Actor, Camera and Screenplay

Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher, What Happens In Vegas

Larry The Cable Guy and Jenny Mccarthy, Witless Protection;

Eddie Murphy In Eddie Murphy, Meet Dave.

 

Worst Prequel, Sequel, Remake Or Rip-Off

* Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

The Day The Earth Stood Still

Disaster Movie

Meet The Spartans

Speed Racer

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

 

Worst Director

* Uwe Boll – Tunnel Rats, In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale And Postal

Jason Friedberg And Aaron Seltzer – Disaster Movie And Meet The Spartans

Tom Putnam – The Hottie And The Nottie

Marco Schnabel – The Love Guru

M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening.

 

Worst Screenplay

* Mike Myers and Graham Gordy, The Love Guru

Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer – Disaster Movie And Meet The Spartans

M. Night Shyamalan – The Happening

Heidi Ferrer – The Hottie And The Nottie

Doug Taylor – In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

 

Worst Career Achievement

* Uwe Boll – “Germany’s answer to Ed Wood”.

Oscar 2009

 

 

Pe 22 februarie, la Kodak Theatre din Hollywood, California va avea loc a 81-a ediţie a Premiilor Academiei Americane de Film. Ca in fiecare an, am incercat sa vad cat mai multe dintre filmele nominalizate, unele dintre ele mi-au placut, altele mai putin, asa ca am cativa favoriti.

 

Mai jos sunt nominalizarile la categoriile mai importante, iar cu mov sunt cei care imi doresc eu sa castige.

 

  

  

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

 

Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Jenkins – The visitor
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

 

Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin – Milk
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road

 

Actress in a Leading Role
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kate Winslet – The Reader

 

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams – Doubt
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler

 

Directing
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant – Milk
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

  

 

Cam atat imi pare important anul asta. In mod normal ma interesau si categoriile de muzica (Score si Song), dar cum nu a fost nominalizat preferatul meu, Bruce Springsteen cu The wrestler, am spus pas. Ar mai fi si Animated Feature Film, dar am vazut doar Kung-Fu Panda si nu pot tine cu el pentru ca am impresia ca si Wall-E o sa imi placa tare mult. Ah, si mai tin si cu In Bruges la Original Screenplay – mi-a placut mult filmul si imi place Martin McDonagh in general. Si ma astept sa ia si The Dark Knight ceva premii, desi a fost nominalizat mai degraba la categorii mai putin importante.

 

Ah, si I’m looking forward sa il vad pe Hugh Jackman! Si gata.

 

 

Astazi pe repeat

 

Foto de aici.

Personal, când drama vieţii mă subjugă efemer,
Iau rapidul de Constanţa, s-o văd iarăşi, s-o văd pe Noros Cecer.
Ea, Noros Cecer turcoaica, cu ochi verzi şi umeri slabi,
Este astăzi vânzătoare la buticul, la buticul “Doi Kebabi”.
Dar pe vremea aia dulce, când ne tulburam cu “zarea”,
Ne plimbam ades pe plajă şi-ascultam cum muge marea.
Noaptea, după chinul tandru, cu fermoarele rebele,
O-ntrebam: – Cecer, draguţă, care-i visul vieţii mele?

Ea-şi punea pe umăr fruntea, alintându-se de dor,
Şi îmi suspina: “-Guriţă, spune-mi simplu, spune-mi simplu: Cecişor! “
Dar evenimente care nu am amintiri frumoase
Mi te-au luat din calea vieţii într-o zi, într-o zi Cecer Noroase.
Numai tu aveai ştiinţa să mă mângâi pe la tâmple
Şi să îmi prevezi tot răul ce avea să mi se-ntample,
Numai tu ştiai pe lume să spui “-Da!” atât de scurt
Şi să îmi aduci la vreme, dimineaţa, dimineaţa un iaurt.
Numai tu ştiai mai bine să mă mângâi pe la tâmple
Şi să îmi prevezi tot răul ce avea să mi se-ntample,

Dar, te-ai dus dulce minune, şi-a murit iubirea aia,
Care ne-a făcut celebri ani de zile la Mamaia
Şi degeaba-mi fac iluzii, şi degeaba azi disper
Căci rapidul de Constanţa nu mai duce, nu mai duce la Cecer
Şi-ai rămas ca o părere, ca o amintire tristă,
Pe peronul de la gară, dând aiurea din batistă
Şi-ai rămas ca o părere, ca o amintire tristă,
Pe peronul de la gară, dând aiurea din batistă
Şi-ai rămas ca o părere, ca o amintire tristă,
Pe peronul de la gară, dând aiurea din batistă
Şi-ai rămas ca o părere, ca o amintire tristă,
Pe peronul de la gară, dând aiurea din batistă.

Mircea Vintilă – Noros Cecer

  (Deloc in ton cu vremea de afara, stiu. Dar cat dor de mare!…)

 

Wordless Wednesday

LOMO

Foto de aici.

Azi ma simt lomo. Nu emo. LOMO.
Stiti ce e lomo?

Lomografia e o tehnica fotografica, un ‘Proiect de comunicatie prin imagini’ realizat de trei studenti austrieci in anul 1991. Numele vine de la producatorul rus LOMO PLC, a carui camera Lomo LC-A i-a fermecat pe tinerii austrieci prin imaginile saturate si usor blury pe care le crea.

Lomografia promoveaza placerea de a fotografia, in orice moment, fara sa respecti anumite reguli elementare de a face o fotografie. De obicei fotografiile sunt snap-shot-uri, pline de culoare, fara o incadrare stricta, ba chiar happy accidents, iar imperfectiunile nu sunt doar tolerate ci chiar bine-venite.

 Cele 10 reguli de baza a miscarii lomografice sunt:

• Take your camera everywhere you go
• Use it anytime — day and night
• Lomography is not an interference in your life, but a part of it
• Try the shot from the hip
• Approach the objects of your lomographic desire as close as possible
• Don’t think
• Be fast
• You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film
• You don’t have to know afterwards, either
• Don’t worry about any rules.

Foto de aici.

       

Foto de aici si aici.

More LOMO: aici.

Surse:
http://www.foto-magazin.ro
http://en.wikipedia.org
www.lomography.com

 

 P.S. Si cum adică mă simt eu LOMO? 
 Adică mă simţ emoţie nedefinită, înceţoşată, colorată, saturată, tremurătoare.

Comunicarea

  

Ma amuzam azi cu niste joculete pe Blogthings si mi-am facut si un test care imi promitea sa imi spuna What Kind of Communicator Am I.

You Communicate Passionately

You speak from the heart. You can’t separate your feelings from what you’re saying, even in a professional context. You tend to speak dramatically, with lots of passion and emotion. It’s easy for you to get swept up in what you’re saying.You like to connect with people early on so that you can personalize what you are saying to them. When you converse, you try to find common ground and harmony. Even if you disagree with someone, you try to emphasize where you agree. What Kind of Communicator Are You?

Nu stiu daca sunt neaparat de acord, mai degraba as zice ca eu comunic logic. Logica asta e o chestie cu care eu ma mandresc, chiar daca imi spunea cineva: logic is boring.

In orice caz, am inceput sa ma gandesc cat de mult comunicarea ne defineste personalitatea, evolutia si insasi existenta. Totul e comunicare in jurul nostru, verbala, non-verbala, face-to-face sau virtuala, eficienta sau ineficienta. Publicitatea, arta sub toate formele ei, muzica, un tablou, o fotografie, semnele de circulatie…  chiar si frunza care cade dintr-un copac transmite un mesaj. Nu ca acum mi-as fi dat seama de asta , dar parca s-au adunat toate deodata: cat de multe depind de comunicare si cat ne influenteaza aceasta!

Ok, maybe I do speak dramatically!

Wordless Wednesday