Whoah!! That's my new favourite phrase. *O* I want to be stubborn. I want to keep trying until I succeed. Those who don't succeed don't lack the skills; they lack motivation.

But being so obsessed about a goal can have its little drawbacks, as (a) it affects negatively your relationship with other people and (b) you may confuse "motivation" with ( Read more... )

We may not afford vacations this year, but if I'm to stay in the city, like hell I'll feel miserable! Trying to make the most of what I have, I decided to try A BIT OF EVERYTHING. This summer is for exploring and trying out new things at least ONCE (no strings attached, no contracts signed). Achievements "unlocked" so far include:

• Bought a sewing ( Read more... )

I asked J to name any concert he's been at, but he refused. "Come on, what's so difficult about it?" I insisted. Well... actually...
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List of Concerts J. Has Been to
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* Rage
* Clan of Xymox
* The mission
* Slayer
* System of a Down
* Accept
* Saxon
* Metallica
* Monster Magnet
* Blue Oyster Cult
* Uriah Heep
* Johny Winter
* Pearl Jam
* Tool
* Mastodon
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Found this on a blog and just had to repost it:

And now, if you will, a revised version of the Rifleman’s Creed, for us writer-types -
THE PENMONKEY’S CREED

This is my book. There are none like it, because this one is mine.

My book is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

My book, without me, is useless. Without ( Read more... )

Today I've chosen a male singer, Luigi "Gigi" Finizio. I don't know anything about him, never heard his other songs, but I picked this one because I really like it. It ranked 3rd in 1995's national song contest in the "youth" category, as wikipedia kindly informs me ( Read more... )

This one is an oldie so hold your femminist comment when you read that the man walks, the woman "follows" him. They are both okay with it, mind your business! XP ( Read more... )

Another Loredana Berte' song, the one that makes me go sentimental the most: "I am not a lady".

My interpretation: It seems to be from the perspective of a whore who reminds herself bitterly to stay level-headed and pragmatic. The singer could be drawing from her biography, as she used to work for a "show club" before being discovered by the ( Read more... )

I'm creating a new tag, "song". It's mainly music I've heard when I was little, cassettes that my parents played while I was too young to even understand the lyrics. I've associated them with my childhood so I get quite sentimental upon hearing them.

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Ai suonatori un po' sballati          
To the wacky music players
ai balordi come me ( Read more... )

Gosh I'm exhausted! And we're still in the middle of the week...!

On Sunday we finally brought in my furniture and now the apartment looks more mine with my desk and bookcase added. Lookit, lookit~ how do you like it?

BEFORE


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My first thoughts on the new school year were: "this sucks", "the first lesson was a flop", "I already hate my students", and "why did I ever become a teacher?" My brain got so loaded with worries, criticism, failure, anger, incompetence, self-pity, that a certain area started to actually hurt. XD ( Read more... )