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There are times in your life when you find yourself lying in bed on a Tuesday afternoon, sipping from an amaretto coffee, trying to ignore the flu symptoms that you got from walking in the rain all morning, and going through this list that you made in your mind with the things that should have made your summer special. At the same time you realise that if you’d have only written it down on a piece of paper and read it every night like a prayer before going to bed.. maybe this way some of it would have come true.

I guess it’s right that we are just one phone call from our needs. Wouldn’t have taken more than that to book a place for Proms or a ticket to Peter Pan, or a little bit of will to cancel work on Wednesdays and take advantage of the Orange offer and get reduced price for Inglorious Basterds.
Plans can always be changed and still get the same results, so why not watching Proms on tv instead and waiting for the DVD to come out? Peter Pan is only on in Hyde Park until 30th August, and so far I haven’t found a way to go and see it. Who would like to live in a fairy world anyway?

In the mood for: James Morisson - Please don’t stop the rain

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My own version of The Kooks’ Seaside with David and Ingrid. Still longing for a sandy beach while trapped in the office. I’m sure I’m not the only one.

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…. in loving memory of Mark, the last dolphin from the Constanta Delfinarium.

A few days ago I found out that at the beginning of the month the 23year old dolphin and the last one alive had passed away, leaving his audience to be entertained by only 2 sea lions.
Like in a chapter from Proust’s novel, this triggered a part of my memory that I thought it was long forgotten. I was only 8-9 years old when my parents took me for the first time to this amazing place at the Romanian seaside. It had an aquarium, a planetarium and a delfinarium and an ice cream truck in front. What else would a child want to be completely happy?
So when I finally decided to return to my hometown a few days ago after a long absence of 3 years, my strongest desire was to look for this photo, taken years ago, when as a child I was thrilled to see Mark’s representation at Constanta.

In the mood for: Deep Purple - Child in time

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i hate it, but i’m becoming slightly addicted to it.

note to self: jason’s part of the video is filmed in romania. i wanna be in her part.

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In the mood for: Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

“You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we can make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere”

Errr, my cousin has a fast car. Her boyfriend has a fast car. I don’t feel like I want a fast car anymore. Not after my road trip this weekend. 10 hours of motion sickness with nausea and feeling like throwing up, couldn’t even enjoy the sites. And what amazing landscapes we have! Our journey was from Piatra Neamt-Bacau-Bran-Brasov-Curtea de Arges. I only got to enjoy it more today when I took the first train home. Too bad I missed to see my favourite place, Sighisoara. Maybe some other time.

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It wasn’t that long ago when Facebook rape was the funniest joke ever, when I couldn’t even go for a shower and someone would have changed my FB profile revealing secret and unusual interests of mine.(note: amusing too and completely untrue on the other side).
For this and not only, I miss the halls and hanging out in labs and my always forgetting to lock my screen.
All things come to an end, or as I expressed myself in the final days of term, this is not the end but only a transition. What comes next will include different ideas to replace the good ol’ facebook rape and for this I edited my profile Info boxes today, saying bye-bye to the crazy balloons obsession, an invention of my friends that can be seen on the screenshoot below.

In the mood for: Sandra - Around my Heart

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Last Thursday it was my Mum’s Birthday, the only thing I would have regretted if I’d been away from home for more. I decided to surprise her and what’s a better surprise than an Andreea that actually cooks? It’s a known fact that I don’t even make salad, but just buy the vegetables and eat them separately. Even the ones on which it says “stir fry”. If already made Sainsburys carrot soup counts (hey, I have to microwave it at least!) then yes, I am the best cook ever!
However, this week I made not one, but two cakes, cause after my first cake’s success, I was persuaded to make another one for my relatives. (More photos can be found here. )

In the mood for: Daughtry - Home

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Yes, I did go to the Pride London Day. How could I miss it when Chris was so excited about organising a photosoc gathering? He wrote more on his blog about it.

I realised I can not stand photojournalism, but I usually enjoy the ride, so I like to go along with the guys and take photos whenever something interesting is happening. This time it was a Gays Parade. The official link for the day can be found here http://www.pridelondon.org/ .
Pfff.. and now the boring part, some photos from the day.

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