February 2012
2 posts
I wish I was extraordinary at something (fingerpainting? throwing tomatoes? licking spoons?).
I wish I didn’t have an attention span of a golden fish (I have to work… oh, twitter… wait, bloglovin… uhm, let’s read news… uhm, right work… facebook!).
I wish I went to bed at a proper time (1 AM is NOT a proper time for a bedtime).
I wish I didn’t beat...
Because I can
Reasoning my own actions for the people around me is one hell of a job. And it requires patience (something I really lack). “Why do you carry a water bottle with you?” “I need water.” “Why?” “It’s good for my body and skin.” “What’s wrong with your skin?” ” Nothing.” “So why do you carry that bottle with you...
January 2012
7 posts
Yesterday sitting well wrapped in my wool blanket and trying to stop shaking at the temperature that seemed to be below the freezing point (+17 C actually) I thought why it is so that some of people seem to be happy all the time no matter what while others act like complaining is their favorite hobby (which is probably true). Hush you there, telling I am one of those later people. Well, I...
johnmayerpicspam:
“Somewhere a long the way; somebody or some group of people instructed us that it is possible to feel ok all of the time. That the human mind should normally behave appropriate at all times. And if there is any part of your day or week or month that falls short of feeling 100 percent; there is something wrong with you.
Let me tell you what happens to everybody, but they...
Random shots of Nov and Dec
Where did those months go? Who is stealing time from me? Whoever you are, please stop, I don’t have enough time already as it is.
30 Seconds to Mars show in Vilnius. First and last one. “Financially unprofitable”. The confetti was awesome (as was the performance). “Help, I am trapped in a fortune cookie factory” the one I caught says.
Lunch at work.
An...
I can(not) make sushi without the raw fish too
Ok, I’ll admit, the whole idea of sushi is to include some raw fish into the meal but eating anything raw doesn’t sound appealing neither to me nor to my friends. So in addition to rice, nori sheets and wasabi I usually use smoked salmon, crab imitation meat, avocado and cucumber, and sometimes tamagoyaki, which is an egg omelette (sort of) (most of the time I am just too lazy to make...
Sherlock. Sherlock. Sherlock.
Hi, a fangirl here.
I am never this excited about anything (ok, that’s a lie. I am always excited about new albums by my fave bands *hint* John Mayer *hint*). BBC’s Sherlock is a perfection. Simple. Delicate. Funny. Amazing. Perfection. This is exactly how I envisioned it all when reading the stories as a little girl. All and much more. The facial expressions, the movements, language,...
November 2011
1 post
Rumour has it
Growing up, being a teenager, later a student, I have never had encountered tittle-tattle. Neither of my girlfriends felt a need to gossip about anyone, we never talked behind anyone’s back and the world seemed somehow more sincere.
Right now I live in a small city, ~100k people. Everyone knows each other. We go to the same clubs and we work out in the same gym, we eat in the same cafes and...
October 2011
4 posts
Skype relationships
My gorgeous friend fell in love. With a guy who has a girlfriend. And yet, her and he spend 16 hours a day together. What’s the catch? They do it via skype. They work in the same building so it’s not a long distance relationship, they meet every day at the office but the rest of the day is spent on skype. She looks really in love though. “You can’t even imagine how much in...
I have to confess something to you guys (anyone? anyone? why is there echo?). I got kind of hooked onto statcounter. Well, at first I simply didn’t want anyone from my environment to read my everyday rants (don’t judge me, if on your blog you wrote about how your boss sexually harassed you, I am sure you would prefer to keep this /relatively/ private) and it suited me well. I had an...
How to fit it all. And then some more.
Tonight going home (in my heels, I must add) and carrying my three bags: a handbag, a gym-bag and a shopping bag, I suddenly realized I am spending more time than I really have. Let’s count:
1,5 hours to get ready in the morning
9 hours at work
1 hour to commute
2 hours at the gym
1 hour to change and shower (and try to blow dry my hair - always a fail)
0.5 hour to buy food for...
September 2011
3 posts
When you say nothing at all... (*sing*)
I suddenly feel an urge to write something here. Not because I am done with work (there are 4 cases lying on my desk and looking intense so I am pretending they are not there), not because I finished a second pack of paper tissues today and I know I have to go buy some more (I am the expert in procrastination), not even because of that antiflu drink I’ve just had 2 minutes ago and not...
1 tag
Monday crazy
Dating in your work environment is evil. I tell ya! Today I got a task to prepare a decision in an appeal. And what do you know, the appealing party is one of our State Departments and the lawyer who prepared the appeal is a guy that I know (well). There is no big story behind all of this, just one side of this “friendship” was super awesome, funny and smart (ehm, —> me) and...
August 2011
4 posts
I know I can’t sing. I can hum but I can’t sing. And by sing I don’t mean OMG-I-can’t-get-that-single-one-super-high-note-so-I-am-in-a-desperate-need-of-a-vocal-coach *points at you, An*. I mean it in a did-I-just-fail-at-getting-any-of-the-notes-right? way. Since I’ve been spending a lot of time around musicians *pretending to be cool* I felt kinda inadequate hence...
Cupcakes
Last weekend my best friend had her bachelorette party (yay to the hot stripper!). I offered to make cupcakes instead of a traditional bachelorette party cake (in a shape of you know what - lame&boring!). However in the end I did add some chocolate candy on top of the cupcakes (because the rest of the girls really wanted cupcakes to be more bachelorette party themed and I...
Dots in music
Sometimes a song just blows me away. Even after hearing only couple of words.
After hearing Ingrid Michaelson - Maybe on Body of Proof I listened to it ten times if not more. And there is nothing extraordinary in that song, just a simple heartbreak song with a kinda optimistic (!) idea (yes, I hear you all telling me this song is oh so lame. Shut up now)
Eye Set to Kill - Doll Parts was my...
Today was the first official day of my holidays this year. And you wouldn’t believe how much I need those holidays. After several months of not having a single free day to myself, after my Kaunas weekends and planning/participating in a bachelorette party, pre- during and post- wedding weekends, after my intensive training for no particular sports event, after those extra hours at work I was...
July 2011
3 posts
Right now I would choose fairytale over reality
In about a month my best friend is getting married and I am of course a maid of honour. In addition to three thousands of things to do I also have to give a speech. So I’ve been sitting here for the last 20 minutes trying to think of something to say. So far I’ve got “I am really happy for you two” and “Relationships are hard”. And I am pretty sure the last one...
Me, standing in front of a mirror: I think I have inhereted Dad’s legs.
Mom looks at my legs: No. Your Dad’s legs are nice (=good looking)
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Me, half crying: Mom, me and (insert a name of a guy) are done.
Mom, without even hearing the reason why: Well, you have a horrible character, so it’s not a big...
May 2011
3 posts
edited the post, because it didn’t make any sense. It happens to the best too :)
You know what, we’re all gonna die, just some sooner than later.
Back to April
Hey guys, how’ve you been? Me not so good. But let’s hope the next week and another round of tests will bring some clarity and relief.
Meanwhile random “what have you been up to” moments of my life back in April.
Weirdest pie you’ve ever seen (despite it’s strange shape). For some reason my friend reeeeaaaallly wanted to add poppy seeds and chocolate to an...
April 2011
4 posts
Who said elephants can’t fly?
Getting better at not “making an elephant out of a fly” (Well, British to this would say “making a mountain out of a molehill” but what do I know). Now come to think, as much as I consider myself a person who hates drama, all those tears over some stupid boy (I mean, come on, what did I exactly see in S? Uhm… Common interests, maybe, but there was nothing else) all those effing sleepless...
‘It will all be okay’ says the guy. And he sincerely believes it. Girl disapprovingly sniffs the air and resentfully replies ‘It’s easy for you to talk when you have no problems at all’. ‘This is hardly ever true. With anyone. It’s only some people choose not to open up and not to share what burdens their life or troubles their mind. And others are confident enough to search for every...
Google is FOLLOWing you*
*and not in any good I-am-following-you-on-twitter/tumblr way
Last week I had to write a comment on this Wall Street Journal article on behalf of one of companies walking a tightrope between violating privacy of internet users and complying with EU privacy laws. So guys, tell me, how many of you feel safe surfing internet. Now go and read the article. How many of you feel safe now?
Companies and...
Life as a perfectionist
It sucks. Sincerely. I am a top level perfectionist. And a coward. I will never ever ever do something I have no knowledge about. Every fresh new job interview is a nightmare to me. First five driving lessons ended in me almost passing out. Every single new thing scares me to death. Because I might screw up. So I’d rather not even try. Because I am THAT scared of being wrong. Someone new I...
March 2011
7 posts
1 tag
Lesson learned
Never expect someone to just guess what you want. Express your thoughts loud and clear. ‘Cause funnily enough, other people can’t read your mind.
And if you don’t do it and then start a fight because someone does not do things “your way”, you know what, go to hell.
About 'Shadow Days'...
igotdreamstoremember:
I was driving this dawn to school (yes, 6am = dawn. in my life ‘early morning’ starts 7:30.), “Shadow Days” came on the speakers, and I was thinking and really paying atention in the lyrics… and damn, John Mayer got inside my mind and found everything I think about him.
It’s like a portrait of the way I see him, and I got really amused about this, and I’m sure I’m not the...
Helpless. Smiling but so scared and afraid. Also lying to the person that I love so much.
It’s been 5 months since my 91 y.o. grandma has kept to her bed. Literally. And she is not gonna walk anymore. Ever. And she won’t be able to get up from the bed. Ever. Despite that I was always proud of my grandma having the brightest mind (just imagine, we used to talk about internet and mobile...
Photo update
Had my three awesome friends visiting me last weekend (and they weren’t against me taking photos like most of other people) so now you have an extraordinary chance to see what we… ate… and…. drank… I guess nothing too exciting :D
I miss my camera and I miss light and warmth. Summer, please be back.
I am in a dilemma. There is this thing I want but I can’t have it. Because if I did the society would condemn me. It’s nothing wrong really but I am pretty sure no one would think it’s fine. And I am sorry that I can’t tell you but you’re the part of that society. So what to do? Obey the rules or go against them?
A glimpse at February
Once again, random shots of February.
Wasabi caviar sushi at a local sushi place.
I can’t decide is this very disrespectful to dear Jack or vice versa, incredibly lovely.
My way of bookmarking the recipes.
Per la grande gioia di un piccolo momento. I miss Italian.
I know the perfect person to help you make this useful tool…
Apparently, bloggers in Lithuania do have...
February 2011
12 posts
“Beautiful things never last, that’s why fireflies flash.”
“From that moment I wasn’t angry anymore… Kids, you may think your only choices...”
– Ted (How I Met Your Mother)
Emma Donoghue Room
Would you rather choose to be in a safe and familiar environment or in a exciting and full of new adventures one? Do you believe that trying to reach the goal makes you much more alive than actually reaching it?
This book is a bit… too much. Images in my head were way way too real and too scary for a before-bedtime reading. Well, but the truth is it’s a beautiful...
“This is a song about talking to the person that you haven’t even met yet. Maybe...”
– JM about Love Song For No One
Žinai ką? Aš vis tik tavęs pasiilgau. Ne, nesuprask manęs klaidingai. Pasiilgau tavo draugystės, paprasčiausio žinojimo, kad esi čia, kai man tavęs reikia. Pasiilgau viso to bendro nekantrumo laukiant naujos John Mayer dainos ir vėliau karštų diskusijų, kuo gi ji išskirtinė, kuris riff’as skamba geriausiai ir kurie žodžiai mums atrodo prasmingiausi. Pasiilgau mūsų teniso popiečių, kai...
Hints
One more thing I am really not good at is giving hints. Nobody seems to understand them ever. Ok, that’s not quite true, as some people just choose not to understand (I mean, at some point this blog was one huge hint…) but in general, I am a failure when it comes to giving a simple understandable hint. Is there some kind of Hinting 101 course or Hinting for Dummies book? It would be...
I am afraid I suck at friendships
“I’ll make the most of all the sadness”
– JM
Do I really have to give this post a title?
What have you been up to lately?
Well, me… apart from all the other things did…
…online shopping…
…real life shopping…
…made california rolls and tamago maki…
…finally got my Christmas card from a friend in Sao Paulo, Brasil (thanks, Meli)…
…read ads…
…and did other stuff that I was too lazy to...
„Show me a smile then, Don’t be unhappy, Can’t remember when I last saw you laughing If this world makes you crazy And you’ve taken all you can bear You call me up Because you know I’ll be there…“
January in random (mobile) shots
The 1st of January is of course supposed to start with a cup of coffee…
…and later to continue with a lovely couple of snowmen.
This is my work/office cup. Just suitable for a courthouse.
Dear HIMYM fans, do you remember the pineapple incident?
Got my order of the blue contact lenses (either way people think I am blue-eyed).
Unexpected packages waiting for you in the...