Under and Over It

Hello kiddies,

Summer, huh? Well I think this is the first day without rain since... June or something? NOT complaining since I hate the heat, but I'll admit it, it's actually nice to enjoy a sunny day once in a while, especially since my vacation just started and I had a really chillaxing day, representing (the start of) a transformation process, if I may call it so. 

Post-rock vibes or how to calm an anxious spirit

Hey guys!

No blog post for the last weekend, because I was out of town, attending the ARTmania Festival in Sibiu and I tried to stay away from the demon named technology (as much as I could, at least). Honestly, I wanted to write about this event, make a review of some sort, but I've changed my mind. I can say I loved every second of it. The shows, the atmosphere, everything was just great. Like every year, I've met dear friends and lovely artists and I'll treasure these memories and add them to the past ones, since this was my 8th time attending this festival (out of 12). 

Looking forward to ARTmania no. 13! 😈

ARTmania crowd, before Tarja, 29th of July

Summer musical obsessions

Hey there!

It's September already and summer is still here. Bummer. 

I just can't cope with this season, man. I hate the heat and the bees and the lack of AIR. Having allergies makes me get through summer not so easily as a normal person can. So go away already! 

I need my beautiful colorful autumn to step in, with its chilly rainy and refreshing days, with nice long walks through the forest, with gentle sunny days and mountains of leaves to jump into. Ah, I'm already dreaming!

But until then, I'm going to share some awesome tunes with you. I was listening to a song on repeat a couple of days ago and I said to myself "Damn, I've been listening to this like crazy for some months now", then it hit me. I kinda developed some musical obsessions this summer. I mean, I usually try to listen to a lot of stuff and discover new bands or study genres that are not among my favorites, but this summer was mostly about repeating some tracks from bands that I pretty much love.

The Mask and the Mirror III

The Mask and the Mirror

The Mask and the Mirror II

Gently touches the Mask. Stares at it.

Yes, just like that... Closer, closer... The pain will end... It will all end...

Grabs the Mask and holds it just in front of his face. Remains like that, pondering, while tears begin to flow.

You know you want to, child.
I am already You.

"What are you, and why today,

all that's tragic, feels the same

There's no feeling, there's no pain,

cold, rain"

Suddenly, there was no anger, no fear, no nothing. His tears stopped pouring. He just stood there with his eyes fixed on the Mask, so close to his face, then took a peek at the Mirror. He never felt this tired before, it was so consuming, this inner battle that he was fighting for so long was simply too much. 

"From the darkness, into the light

Face the demons, left and right

If there's no wrong, can there be right?

Only a thin, fading line"

ARTmania 2013 (Part II)

Ziua 3 - sâmbătă, 10 august 2013

După o noapte mai mult sau mai puţin interesantă, au urmat ceva mai multe ore de somn şi o trezire drăguţă care mă anunţa că voi merge într-un road trip pe două roţi cu un Bandit viteaz. Numai bine, chiar aveam nevoie de aşa ceva, mai ales că se arăta din nou o zi toridă. Aşadar, relaxare totală şi plimbărică până pe la 4PM. 

Ce vreme răcoroasă şi plăcută am întâlnit aici...

ARTmania 2013 (Part I)

A trecut şi ARTmania, evenimentul pe care îl aştept cu mare drag şi multă nerăbdare de la an la an. Oricine a fost, cel puţin o dată, la acest festival îşi poate da seama de ce spun asta: profesionalism, varietate şi frumuseţe intr-un decor de vis. Bineînţeles că şi ediţia de anul acesta s-a încadrat perfect in tipar şi nu ne-a dezamăgit. Cred că singura mică problemă a fost căldura insuportabilă, dar i-am făcut faţă!

Ziua 1 - joi, 8 august 2013

Am ajuns în Sibiu pe la ora 2PM şi mi-am dat seama ce ţeapă am luat fix când am coborât din autocar. Eram mai mult ca sigură că în Sibiu o să mă răcoresc, dar se pare că nu avea să fie aşa, ba din contră, era chiar mai cald. Horror. Eh, ne descurcăm. Un suc cu gheaţă, o discuţie cu un vechi prieten pe superba terasă de la Cafe Wien, acompaniaţi de acorduri de pian şi deja mă simţeam mai bine. Am stabilit cu restul prietenilor implicaţi în "excursia ARTmania" să ne odihnim sau să lenevim până pe la 5PM, că nu prea avea niciun rost să ne topim pe afară. Zis şi făcut. Cu forţe proaspete, s-a strigat catalogul la Bohemian Flow în Piaţa Mică, şi tocmai bine că ne-am aşezat pe noua terasă cu vedere spre scena unde aveau să cânte The Mono Jacks şi Lights Out!. Dacă nouă ne era super cald cu ceva rece în faţă şi stând la umbră, chiar nu vreau să ştiu cum s-au simţit ei cântând pe drăcovenia aia de scenă la etaj. Nu zic că nu arăta bine, chiar era cool aşa, dar... pana mea, la 38 de grade +, nu cred că a fost tocmai plăcut. Oricum, ambele trupe au sunat bine şi au strâns ceva lume dornică de distracţie în Piaţa Mică.

Visual Memories

Hello, hello! Pffft, such a hot day! Do not leave your houses, or else you will melt.

I've made some changes on my blog, added some new gadgets; I'm pretty much satisfied with the result, but of course, there's always room for improvement. I'm taking it slowly, gonna add some more features the next time I'll get bored, haha! 

So today I was thinking of starting a new category here, one with photos (relax, I don't claim to be a photographer! I just like to believe that sometimes I manage to capture little, beautiful pieces of everything that is surrounding us, in my own non-professional way), because I'd like to share with you some of my Visual Memories. I will post the title of the photo beneath it, with a direct link that will lead you to the original location of the photo, in case you are interested in seeing details or some information about it. 

Hope you'll like this new category! Feel free to share your opinions with me! :)

Sparkle