So, we finally moved out of the apartment and moved in with Steve and Nicole. We will stay here until we go to Armenia and then once we are back as soon as we find a house that we like we will move there for good. Which will be in this same neighborhood though :)
we've been packing all day yesterday and got really tired and sick of it and went out to "Bumpers" (the bar we always go to) to have a drink or two with Brian. We had a great time and it was so good to take a break from all that packing-moving stuff... yet we returned to our apartment full of boxes to sleep there one last night.
And then today was the big day. Mike's dad and Brian came over in the morning to help load the furniture and boxes into a truck and take it to their parents for storage. Then we came back for the second load, threw it all int eh truck and went to Steve's. While moving in i suddenly realized that on accident the box with gifts for people in Armenia was gone to the parents' place instead of here. and what was worse there was no indication that the stuff in the box was fragile and i didn't even pack it for moving! i just threw it all into one box so that all those gifts would be in one place instead of being spread all over the apartment. We will get it tomorrow.. oh god i hope everything's fine!
That's a little thing my mind is focused on right now.. just because i don't want to think about unpacking some stuff tomorrow and having to deal with everything related.. i'm just tired at this point - like everybody else.
The most excited creatures were the animals - my birds who got to travel in the car and et moved to another place... and Steve's cats (he has 3) - they suddenly got birds in a cage within the reach of their declawed paws. Smokey and Chanel were just starring at the birds from the floor, while Charley the hunter wanted to meet them more closely and kept jumping on the desk were the cage was.
.. Anyways. now our next step will be cleaning the old apartment (our rent is until the end of september), wrapping up with trip related shopping and finally going to Armenia. Then after we are back we will find a place, move in, replace some furniture and get more stuff. There is also the Halloween party coming up which we should take care of... busy days in one word.
Hmm speaking of Armenia.. I wonder where we put Mike's wedding ring :D i'm waiting for mine to be resized so at least that one doesn't need to be found hehe. Mom, when you read this please calm down we will find it :D right now i don't know where my camera is, so don't panic :D hehehe.
i should probably go to bed.. yes at this ridiculously early hour for me - 2 am. but oh boy i need some sleep and rest..
this is a very boring post with just some random information and i'm not happy with it.. i'll write about something interesting the next time :D
Monday, August 31, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
anticipation of the trip
oh my god i just can't wait to go back to Armenia! there isn't much time left and a lot has to be done both here and there and needless to say that it's stressful. we also want to move after our trip so we are looking for houses, setting appointements, ... oh god i just want to be on a plane past the point of taking care of all the little and big things.
i can't wait to see my family, my friends, my relatives - all the wonderful people left in sunny Yerevan. now it's a different world to me - bright, colorful, and warm. it seems like i will be awakening from a long dream and living for 2 weeks a crazy hectic social life. i'm just wondering how to make ends meet time-wise - each and every one wants their own bit of our time and attention. seems to me i'll be up early in the morning every day and going to bed late late late.
my aunt is taking a vacation to spend some time with us, my uncle is coming to visit from Russia with his wife and their daughter who i'm going to meet for the first time! and yet there are little special things - almost like traditions that need to be done. for example going out shopping with mom and then having a gin-and-tonic at an open-air cafe. just us two, just like it used to be every saturday. then there is going to "Jazve" with Mary for morning coffee and waffles. then there is going to the swimming pool with aunt, which can be substituted with a spa. though i still need to go to the swimming pool.. i promised to my trainer i will not just leave and never be heard of ever again :)) then there is hanging out with Alex, Ira, Anya, Vahick at Alex's office with a couple beers, and hanging out with them at the "Texas" bar. then if Alex has a concert obviously we will go. if we are lucky and there will be a latino party (with latino dances) that we will go too. and i do need to walk around Yerevan at a later hour with Mary and take some good photos... well i guess not only in the evening. there is a hike to go to with my aunt's and mom's friends... and oh there is so much more! and i'm not even counting the amount of visits we will have to pay.
and oh god! i need to hang out with Helen have some girl talk with her while walking around Yerevan! we have to share all the latest gossips and things! geeze i haven't talked to her forever!
i'm ready to start packing :))) we are going through moscow.. it doesn't sound great on one hand yet on the other it's so interesting to me. last time i was there was in 1996 and i don't remember anything about the airport. i hop everything will go smoothly and we won't lose luggage :))
and haha there are smaller things i can't wait for.. mom said she will make us breakfast every morning and aunt said she will make us dinner every day. i don't know how about every day dinner at home with all the visits it sounds impossible but mmmmm i'm in a great anticipation of aunt's thai chicken. usually Michael loses weight every time he goes to Armenia.. i don't know about this time - everybody will be feeding us :)) and you can't decline home-cooked dinner because people will think you don't like their cooking and will be very very sad :))
this visit is not about showing Armenia to Michael, it's about people...
i think i will actually want to go to my university too, to see my crazy math teachers, funny informatics lecturers, and whoever else. i hope Mary will join me on this quest and we will giggle and have fun!
poor Michael in one word. it's gonna require a tremendous amount of energy from him :)) he will need a vacation after our vacation :))
i can't wait can't wait! sooooooooo excited!!!
i can't wait to see my family, my friends, my relatives - all the wonderful people left in sunny Yerevan. now it's a different world to me - bright, colorful, and warm. it seems like i will be awakening from a long dream and living for 2 weeks a crazy hectic social life. i'm just wondering how to make ends meet time-wise - each and every one wants their own bit of our time and attention. seems to me i'll be up early in the morning every day and going to bed late late late.
my aunt is taking a vacation to spend some time with us, my uncle is coming to visit from Russia with his wife and their daughter who i'm going to meet for the first time! and yet there are little special things - almost like traditions that need to be done. for example going out shopping with mom and then having a gin-and-tonic at an open-air cafe. just us two, just like it used to be every saturday. then there is going to "Jazve" with Mary for morning coffee and waffles. then there is going to the swimming pool with aunt, which can be substituted with a spa. though i still need to go to the swimming pool.. i promised to my trainer i will not just leave and never be heard of ever again :)) then there is hanging out with Alex, Ira, Anya, Vahick at Alex's office with a couple beers, and hanging out with them at the "Texas" bar. then if Alex has a concert obviously we will go. if we are lucky and there will be a latino party (with latino dances) that we will go too. and i do need to walk around Yerevan at a later hour with Mary and take some good photos... well i guess not only in the evening. there is a hike to go to with my aunt's and mom's friends... and oh there is so much more! and i'm not even counting the amount of visits we will have to pay.
and oh god! i need to hang out with Helen have some girl talk with her while walking around Yerevan! we have to share all the latest gossips and things! geeze i haven't talked to her forever!
i'm ready to start packing :))) we are going through moscow.. it doesn't sound great on one hand yet on the other it's so interesting to me. last time i was there was in 1996 and i don't remember anything about the airport. i hop everything will go smoothly and we won't lose luggage :))
and haha there are smaller things i can't wait for.. mom said she will make us breakfast every morning and aunt said she will make us dinner every day. i don't know how about every day dinner at home with all the visits it sounds impossible but mmmmm i'm in a great anticipation of aunt's thai chicken. usually Michael loses weight every time he goes to Armenia.. i don't know about this time - everybody will be feeding us :)) and you can't decline home-cooked dinner because people will think you don't like their cooking and will be very very sad :))
this visit is not about showing Armenia to Michael, it's about people...
i think i will actually want to go to my university too, to see my crazy math teachers, funny informatics lecturers, and whoever else. i hope Mary will join me on this quest and we will giggle and have fun!
poor Michael in one word. it's gonna require a tremendous amount of energy from him :)) he will need a vacation after our vacation :))
i can't wait can't wait! sooooooooo excited!!!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Movies
There are all kinds of movies that touch you in different ways, however as time passes you sort of get them out of your head. And when later somebody brings it up you'll say "ah it's a good movie.." and that will be it. Some movies however are so strong, so shocking in a way, that will keep you thinking about them from time to time. When you go to sleep you will rewind a part of it in your head and reflect on it. Sometimes you will start thinking about them and will discover new things for yourself that you didn't notice in the first place. Those kind of movies are equivalent to "100 years of solitude" and similar books - books that can't really be turned into a movie. The same way these movies would lose a lot were they turned into a book. Yes! we always say that the book is better than movie but the opposite happens as well.
That kind of movies become a part of you, open up new point of views and new horizons, influence the way you percept the world... I sometimes imagine that I have a treasure chest in my head where i put those movies and other keepers... And there isn't that much stuff in it - because only the best of the best remains there.
So what are the movies? It's "The color of pommegranates" by S. Parajanov, it's "Mulholland dr." by Lynch, "The Wall" by Roger Waters, "The butterfly effect", "Amarcord" by Fellini, etc. One can watch these over and over again.
I just watched "The wall" that's part of the reason why i'm writing about this :)
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i stopped right there as me and Michael had to go to Dolbey corporative party-event-outing. that's a different post, i just didn't get to finish what i was saying...
i think i'm going to make a photo for each of that film. it's an idea right now... also i want to make photos on my favorite songs, books etc... i don't think i'm the first one to come up with this but oh well :)
That kind of movies become a part of you, open up new point of views and new horizons, influence the way you percept the world... I sometimes imagine that I have a treasure chest in my head where i put those movies and other keepers... And there isn't that much stuff in it - because only the best of the best remains there.
So what are the movies? It's "The color of pommegranates" by S. Parajanov, it's "Mulholland dr." by Lynch, "The Wall" by Roger Waters, "The butterfly effect", "Amarcord" by Fellini, etc. One can watch these over and over again.
I just watched "The wall" that's part of the reason why i'm writing about this :)
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i stopped right there as me and Michael had to go to Dolbey corporative party-event-outing. that's a different post, i just didn't get to finish what i was saying...
i think i'm going to make a photo for each of that film. it's an idea right now... also i want to make photos on my favorite songs, books etc... i don't think i'm the first one to come up with this but oh well :)
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