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The day is a completely relaxed, uneventful and greyish Sunday. It actually feels good to spend time alone given that there is nothing better to do (and it saves money too). No thoughts today, just music. Started off with Fatboy Slim, continued with the Prodigy, Hearts of Tibet, Duke Ellington (the guy is a genius), and here I am back to what I started last Sunday- good ol' Faith No More- I wonder why I like them so much recently. I guess it's the deep anger they convey and that corresponds very well to what is starting to accumulate in my head/heart/both and will probably lead to an explosion of tears any time soon. But as far as today is concerned, tears are not on the agenda, especially after reading this article. English speakers, click here.

I was once told that people in Naples can sell to tourists anything, including an empty sealed jar, labelled as "Aria di Napoli" (air from Naples). Well, apparently it is not just poor people from Naples (who have been absolutely unjustly convicted of being Antichrists), there go the Brits as well. Oh no, wait a second- they are actually giving out the fresh air for free as part of their apparently very friendly PR campaign! The special limited edition of this air has been captured in the English country side and will serve to satisfy at least part of the daily needs of the average stressed worker in the United Kingdom. Great idea, chaps, you just found a new way to paraphrase the old saying about Mohammed and the mountain to "If the worker cannot find fresh air, fresh air will find the worker". In a jar. And since this is allegedly going to be genuine country air, I wonder if it will as well come in different flavors, such as "cow's excrements", "fresh rain on a hay stack", "pine wood", "dead algae'...

I am actually quite interested in the results this campaign is going to have. More important than that, I would also recommend it to the municipality of Sofia. I would appreciate walking in the center of the city with my nose deeply stuck in a jar and getting high on fresh country air, which would actually save me from having to inhale the nasty vapors of the old cars and fast food restaurants. In the meantime, due to the severe lack of fresh air, I'll keep pouring whisky in the jar and hoping to stay as far as possible from the countryside. I am a city girl, after all.

I-thought of the day (March 10, 2010)

1. My day started with a great compliment I received as soon as I got off the tram on my way to work. A group of 15-year-old-looking Italian teenagers in sport pants and Tokyo Hotel hoodies called me "Guardate che figa" (Look what a chick!). They really made my day.
2. Word of the day: utopia. For a contemporary definition, click here.
3. Word of the evening: apathy. I'm too apathetic to search for its definition now.
4. Walking is the only exercise I can afford to do here, and probably the most pleasant one as well. It temporarily clears your mind off the serious thoughts that run into your head when locked among four walls.
5. Оттук нататък продължавам на български, не само защото така ми харесва, а и защото скоро май ще ми влезе обратно в употреба. Един дерт по-малко.
6. Липсва ми да се грижа за някого. В момента да се грижа само за собствената си особа е отегчително, въпреки че външните резултати са задоволителни. Де да знаех и как сама да се подстрижа, косата ми расте, ли расте.
7. Всеки втори ден меля на главата на хората за едно и също нещо с ясното съзнание, че ставам досадна. Тези, на които меля, си знаят кои са и по-добре да се стягат в най-скоро време.
8. Добавям миенето на чинии към действията, които ти прочистват мозъка от негативни мисли. Има нещо магично в бавното и отмерено въртене на гъбата с лек натиск и отмиването на пяната, която леко се спуска към канала и се смесва с горещата вода докато изчезва.
9. Започва да ми харесва идеята да живея в собствен дом, който да пазя и подреждам както на мен ми се иска и ми е приятно. Тази идея също така се нарича 'Да се завърнеш в бащината къща' (или съответно в тази, която родителите са направили за теб, да са живи и здрави).
10. Чудя се дали блогвам по задължение или защото ми харесва да го правя всеки ден. Май по-скоро второто с елементи на първото.

I-thought of the day (March 04, 2010)

1. Negative thoughts about the future have occupied my brain and won't leave it.
2. Feeling bloated, need a haircut and something sweet to elevate my mood.
3. I miss my sister a lot in these days.
4. Whoever said that women were complicated, was damn right.
5. Most of the faces I see around are that completely unmemorable that I have the feeling to be in a different building everytime I enter my workplace.
6. Maybe you need to get to the bottom to start rising. I am about to hit it next month.
7. All hopes that spring is finally here are dead and forgotten.
8. Balkan men are pathetic. Good men are rare. The man I love is good and not Balkan, but he doesn't speak my language.
9. I haven't had a decent sleep for way too long now.
10. Word of the day: chiappe chiacchierate. Thanks, P. The word has been added to my dictionary.

I-thought of the day (March 03, 2010)

My day in 10 random thoughts:

1. I need to stop travelling at least for a little bit.
2. I am becoming sensitive to dust.
3. Happy 3rd of March!
4. Paolo is blogging way too much and I need to keep the pace as well!
5. Don't let yourself be fooled by the bright sun in Strasbourg- the cold still bites (and I bite the dust, eventually).
6. I am getting old and the two white hairs in have in my hair are getting more and more visible every day!
7. What's for lunch?
8. The owner's coming to pick up the rent today- the day can't be good!
9. Runny nose, sleepless nights and a roommate with bad to none hygienic habits is what you get for allowing yourself the luxury of going to the city of Porto for the weekend.
10. Is it Friday yet???