Hello friends! Not only being terribly busy, but also facing a small problem with my web-editor in Firefox, prevented me from posting earlier! It’s been a while. No worries. After my small (“small”) lunch in a restaurant nearby, (delicious chocolate desert included) I’ll narrate everything! (before I start falling asleep)
Friday the 29th today and good news started coming exactly one week ago. Friday was “calls day”, but Monday was the definitive call day! To cut a long story short the 3rd of June I’m going to Brussels, the 4th I’m having an interview (or maybe more than one if everything goes well), and the 5th coming back to Aix. I don’t want to get my hopes up, since chances are not on my side, but still I’ll have the opportunity for a small trip to a city I wanted to see ever since I came here. Marianna said “I know you’ll get hired. Brussels is for you, I knew it from the first time.”
After the date was fixed I was kinda in a marathon, my PC stayed almost offline for quite some time, since I had to prepare my “business outfit” (suits rock after all!!!!), that meant shopping and endless clothes trying. Not only that but today I had to pass my last exam for the Uni, thank god it went well, so you can pretty much imagine my week, adding to the picture that everyday there was something going on in town or someone to see.
Shouldn’t forget to mention: EXTREMELY HOT DAYS in the beginning of the week. Saturday-Sunday-Monday it reached like 32C, even hotter than Athens, and with the difference in the climate and the humidity, I had all the Greek (and not only) community complain (me included) about the sudden heat wave. The weather is still really summery, but not as hot as these days, thank god. I’m probably going to the north so I don’t care that much anyway. I think finally I was born to live to the north of Europe. I was thinking about this last year, and this year it’s coming back to me. We’ll have to see in some weeks, fingers crossed.
Oh, I also saw my first white hair! (myself) And I was like WOW. WTF. Then I talked to my good friend Ada in Greece through Skype and since she’s the same age as me, she tried to reassure me that “everything is fine George, at our age it’s normal, you’re not old yet, still attractive blablabla”. Even though it’s not entirely true, it’s always good to have some good friends ready to lie to you in order to get you through the night!
Too much hanging out with the Swedes this week, but that never gets old! Tuesday we had a barbecue, (first time I was invited to a barbecue! there have been some barbecues in town but unfortunately I didn’t have the opportunity to participate in any of them.) and I got to contribute with my famous huge GREEK SALAD.(FETA INCLUDED!!) (photos will be posted on my facebook). Last night, unfortunately before my exam, but I couldn’t miss it : Greek Swedes Night with greek music playing on the background and the swedes dressed as ancient greek gods. LOL! RARE!!! Good nights like this make the fact of all these people leaving even harder.
What else did I do within the week? Oh, I saw some pretty good films! I shouldn’t forget, “He’s just not that into you” which is like THE FILM. I think I’m placing it somewhere between my top 5 together with “Notting Hill”, “Love Actually”, “My best friend’s wedding” etc. Starring Jeniffer Aniston, Ben Afleck, Drew Barrymore and many others.
The film talks about relationships, and it is based on the best seller with the same name. People think it’s women-oriented, but honestly I think it’s really “unisex”. With a really really great ending. I’m quoting the last phrases said in the film:
Every movie we see,every story we’re told……implores us to wait for it. The third act twist: The unexpected declaration of love. The exception to the rule. But sometimes we’re so focused on finding our happy ending……we don’t learn how to read the signs. How to tell the ones who want us from the ones who don’t. The ones who will stay from the ones who will leave. And maybe this happy ending doesn’t include a wonderful guy. Maybe it’s you……on your own…..picking up the pieces and starting over. Freeing yourself up for something better in the future. Maybe the happy ending is just……moving on. Or maybe the happy ending is this: Knowing that through all the unreturned phone calls and broken hearts……through all the blunders and misread signals……through all of the pain and embarrassment……you never, ever gave up hope.
Maybe reading it doesn’t seem so special, but honestly if you see the film you’ll just get it.
I also saw “Man on the Moon” with Jim Carrey, although a 1999 film, but a really good one in which Carey plays the life of a really special american standup comedian.
So, I guess you’re all waiting for this weeks “conclusion” or philosophy? Hm, let’s see what I have for you! First, I’d say the film quote above made some really big impression for me. It’s not that “deep” but still sometimes, even the simplest things need to be said in a special way or under specific circumstances in order to be fully understood.
Second, and last, but not least, it’s shocking how you re-estimate the values (!? can I say that?!) in people, in order to choose who is good for you and who’s not. I mean, it is bad and maybe wrong to compare people, this we know, but still, honestly I believe that there are universal criteria (for me anyway) with which I choose to stick with people or to let them go. And these criteria build up the more you meet new people. You had something and you didn’t appreciate it. You lose it. After some time you realize that it’s not a given that you’ll have it again. And don’t think I’m talking about people. No. I am still talking about values. And yes, people ARE different and people have DIFFERENT things they can give, and we should respect and not try to change that, but still, we have to be able to look the truth IN the eyes, and understand that sometimes, we just have to pass by.
Like the quote sais: Maybe the happy-ending is just.. Moving on.
