Hey, Happy New Year! 
As part of my New Year resolutions I posted something, so please visit:
iritka-pillowbook.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-year-resolutions.html

It's not that I don't like livejournal, but I decided to try something new.
So, please visit my new blog...

http://iritka-pillowbook.blogspot.com/

Disclaimer: not a feminist post

In the summer my university turns into summer day camp for kids. That's the way of the academic institution to make money even in the summer, it lets using its lawn and facilities for summer camp activities. So from morning till noon the university is full of 5-10 year old children with their 12-15 year old camp ( Read more... )

There are numerous art galleries in Tel-Aviv, small intimate places with very high rent. Sometimes I make some time to go and see the new talents, but for the most part it is either abstract "no mood" art or some stuff connected with our political situation. And well, I feel so sorry that people in this hot country, and especially those in Tel-Aviv ( Read more... )

It was raining in Israel today! Unbelievable event of summer rain in this infernally hot country! I'm so excited and decided to take it as a positive sign in my own life (as if universe cares about my life, but a person is allowed to feel herself one with the universe once in a while, doesn't she?).

Anyway... Have a great day everybody!

To fathom the Way of Poetry is to still the disordered trembling of a restless heart. It is to achieve tranquility and peace.
                                                                                                                      Mujū Ichien (13th century)

I was planning to post these pictures for a month now, but didn't have time or will... Anyway, I must write an essay in Japanese and it really makes me suffer, so in between Japanese sentences I decided to post the pictures from my trip to Berlin during semester break. Posting them reminds me that I actually had a holiday despite feeling completely ( Read more... )

This post is inspired by something ( Read more... )

So, today, something that totally made me laugh. I have to admit that I have never actually read Terry Pratchett. When I was younger I wasn't aware of his existence, and when I got to know about him, had already too much other things to read. But I guess one day I will definitely get to read properly some of the stuff. Well, anyway, all my ( Read more... )

My friend sent me a link to this... I just had to put it in my journal.

Dare, change...

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