90% записей тут под замком. Почему? Потому, что в чём-то ЖЖ очень похож на внекомпьютерный мир. А во внекомпьютерном мире я всё кому попало не рассказываю. 

Люблю свою семью, друзей, свои три Родины, и жизнь. Не люблю злых людей. Ценю чувство юмора, сама могу быть ужастной язвой. Надеюсь поймёте, что сарказм у меня - всегда любя. Умею уважать людей даже если с ними не согласна. 

Всё лучшее во мне дала мне моя семья и особенно Мама. 

Очень люблю общаться с приятными и интересными людьми и с теми, кто ценит жизнь и хочет жить а не просто существовать. Именно с такими приятно общаться.

Не люблю и не терплю: антисемитов, расистов, националистов, тех, кто ненавидит Америку, Израиль, Украину, и любую другую страну лишь за то, что делает правительство этой страны. Уважаю тех, кто думает своим умом а не средствами массовой информации. 

Иногда матерюсь но всегда в адрес чего-то и никогда не в адрес кого-то. Такого-же попрошу от Вас, кто будет комментировать.

Просьба: я очень не люблю, когда меня добавляют в "друзья" не сказав ни слова. Поэтому не обижайтесь, если я Вас взаимно не добавлю. Заранее спасибо. Если хотите добавить меня, пожалуйста, если не трудно, дайте об этом знать. Просто интересно, чем я Вас заинтересовала. :) 

( In English ) 

Зашла в русский магазин купить то, чего нет в супермаркетах. Около меня проходит мордоворот и кричит куда-то в другой отдел: "Лена, где та хуйня которой я позавчера обожрался у твоей мамы? Давай купим, шоб угостить завтра гостей." Я успела отойти и не хихикала при нём. Поделилась на FaceBook а друзья раскритиковали. Мол, надо было посмотреть, что за чудо-продукт.

One of the great things about living in Philadelphia, is being close to Lancaster County and the Amish. I can't even count how many times I've been there, just for the chance to drive past the buggy and unrealistically envy their lifestyle. When I worked in Lancaster for 6 months and lived with a Mennonite family, almost everyone who had grown up there had stories of living near the Amish and mostly, only kind things to say about them. Usually once every couple of years, we revisit the Amish museum and stroll through the model farm as real Amish walk and ride by. Buying fruit and vegetables from their stalls is as close as one can come to the Eastern European open air markets here on the East Coast. (If you don't count South Philly's Italian Market.)

Naively, I picture the pure and innocent lifestyle of the Amish and the determination to ignore the modern conveniences for a spiritual belief. I learned from my Lancaster friends that many Amish communities allow some modern conveniences if it's for the benefit of the community, such as controlled tourism. But I had no idea about the difficult choices young Amish men and women need to make before they can truly become adult members of their community. After watching this "20/20" segment, I have a new-found respect for those who make the conscious choice to stay and live the Amish life. It's a decision they come to after much soul searching and not by blindly following the road that has been paved plowed for them.

I couldn't figure out how to embed the video but I hope you find it as interesting and educational as I did.

http://abc.go.com/watch/2020/166626/233952/amish-teens-at-crossroads

P.S. werthmueller , if you are wondering, yes, the Amish have been on my List since the day I started making it. :)

В Филадельфии уже местами осень. Осень у нас очень красивая, разноцветная, и часто дождливая. А я думаю уже о зиме и мне очень хочется настоящую зиму. Чтобы нужна была меховая шапка и шуба. Чтобы ветер дул ледяной и снег, снег, снег. У меня есть дублёнка, но она так, для красоты.

А сегодня я весь день наслаждалась филадельфийской осенью в парке. У знакомых дочке годик.

( Мамина улица, ноябрь 2007. )

I am always amazed by how diverse Afghans are under their veils. At least seven distinct ethnic groups, over 30 languages, and hidden from each other and the world, rarely seen for more than warring tribes.



Caption: Aftab, an Afghan girl, waits to receive vaccination for polio in a UNICEF-organised countrywide campaign, in the central province of Ghor September 13, 2009. Once at the heart of the medieval Ghorid empire stretching between present-day Iran and South Asia, Ghor is now an obscure place, with no proper roads, hospitals and schools.

REUTERS/Maria Golovnina
 

Для iPhone вышла игра Дурак! Сделана отлично и я вот уже второй день не могу оторваться. Решила поделиться радостью с друзьями у кого тоже iPhone. Послала e-mail о том, что вот вышла такая игра, нам всем знакомая с детства. Двое тоже сразу её скачали и тоже как я подсели. Но от дорогого kabakhf  пришла SMSка. Нашу короткую переписку я приклеила ниже для повышения Вашего настроения. (Мы уже поржали и поделились с близкими.)

:)

Thanks, Becca!

Perfect weekends and perfect trips are often written about. But what about perfect weeknights? They do exist! Now that the often-unbearable Philly summer is coming to an end, it's actually possible to sit outside and enjoy the weather, rather than just complaining about it. On the way home from work, I called Honey and suggested dinner in a park. Afterwards, it was still light enough to walk around, where nature inspired a conversation about our time in Sweden and then Buddhism and meditation.

Not wanting the evening to end, we went to Barnes & Noble and stayed there until closing time. My indecisiveness reared its ugly head (although I don't find it that ugly) and I ended up buying three books to read, plus the one Honey suggested.

Here's a question, when you're in a book store, do you prefer to buy one book so that you then have a reason to come back and buy a second one or do you buy several that you liked? This led to a very heated discussion. I say, buy the books you liked now, so as not to risk forgetting about them. Honey seems to think one at a time is best, you don't feel overwhelmed by the stack of books you still haven't read. Plus, he added, how can I forget about a book if I keep a "Book List" in my iPhone of books I hear about and plan to buy.

Anyway, a perfect Thursday paved the way for Friday, and that means a long weekend with amazing plans is only eight hours away!


My new book list:



P.S. I have been looking forward to the bottom two for a few months now. The top one is Honey's recommendation. "A Seat at the Table" we stumbled upon while looking for something else. I was a little hesitant to buy it since I'm afraid it was written to resemble Chaim Potok's books.

Вопрос: Я скачал файл из интернета теперь он мне больше не нужен. Как его закачать обратно?
Ответ: Вот из-за таких уродов как ты в Интернете скоро совсем файлов не останентся.
:)

P.S. I love creative people! I respect people who can take the ordinary and turn it into the extraordinary!
P.P.S. Thank you, Honey, for the link. ;)

I was reading an article on the causes of poverty in Africa and it included a quote by a Kenyan architect: "Africa is not poor. Africa is poorly managed." Well said, no? I couldn't help but think of how accurately it also applies to Ukraine (Happy Belated Independence Day!) and several other former Soviet Republics. How much more prosperous [as a country] could Ukraine be if corruption ceased to exist on an epidemic and endemic level among the country's leaders? 

Когда я продлеваю информацию клиентов в нашей системе данных, то делаю это на шесть месяцев вперёд. Так вот, сегодня первый раз ввела в компьютер "2010." Сразу почему-то глаза на лоб полезли и пальцы дальше не сразу смогли печатать. Как это - 2010-й? Вот только недавно газеты печатали о 2000-м! Вот только на днях было! А совсем недавно Саша Трубилин, мой лучший друг по детсадовской группе рисовал для меня мелом на стенке "1991" и показывал как будет интересно в будущем, когда будет читаться одинаково и слева-направо и справа-налево!

( Same thing, but in English )

Прислали ссылку. Я посмотрела и поревела. Просто так, ностальгия по детству и всему тому, что было там хорошо. Потом села и написала о ностальгии по тому, что было и чего не было. И о том, чего быть не могло. О том, как я всё понимаю и о том, что много было "не для нас" как это иногда объясняли дома. А потом всё сохранила в компьютере а здесь оставила вот только это. Кому интересно, по Скайпу или за чашкой чая обсудим.

Apparently the Medical Profession has weighed in on the new national Health Care Plan....

The Dentists thought that they would chew on it for a while, while the Orthodontists wanted to straighten out some misconceptions.

The Allergists voted to scratch it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.
 
The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, and the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve.

The Obstetricians felt they were all laboring under a misconception, while the Gerontologists thought it wouldn’t last long.

Ophthalmologists considered the idea short sighted, but the Nutritionists declined to weigh in on the issue. 
 
Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" and the Pediatricians said, 'Oh, Grow up!'
 
The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the Radiologists could see right through it.
 
Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing, but the Rheumatologists thought it was a real pain
 
The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow, and the Plastic Surgeons said, "This puts a whole new face on the matter."

The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, while the Urologists were pissed off at the whole idea.
 
The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, but the Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.
 
The Chiropractors wanted to back it, and the Endocrinologists thought it would grow too big.

In the end, the Proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision up to the assholes in Washington.

Went to see "500 Days of Summer" tonight with Honey. Good movie, I give it an 8. Once again realized that Joseph Gordon-Levitt looks like a version of Heath Ledger.

Here's what I think every time I see a movie about relationships in "our day." Unless the movie is specifically about a character;s interaction with technology ("You've Got Mail," "Julie & Julia," "He's Just Not That Into You"), there is almost no mention of the parts of technology that are so important in the real world. The scene where we realize Tom and Summer broke up and he asks her why she didn't tell him about her new boyfriend? I thought: "I guess she removed him from her friends list on FaceBook." It's true, we stay in touch by reading electronic glimpses into the lives of our friends and exes.

The movie made the effort to show that the characters are living in our time and in our world, Tom and his little sister play Wii as they talk. But he doesn't Google Summer and does not try to find a shortcut to finding out her tastes in books and music by peeking at her profile on FaceBook. Is it because the movie tries to show them as too cool for social networking sites or because the movie wouldn't be too interesting if it showed the characters as true to life and slacking off at work by checking friends' updates or later sitting in the diner and constantly checking their phones. Is it that the movie wasn't realistic or is it us that are wasting too much of our time online and not enough time actually living our lives?

P.S. The title of the post is a line I really liked from the movie.