Recipe for a surprise

Lovely surprise
Serves 1 to infinite

Ingredients:
1 (or more) recipient(s),  100 g fresh planning, 3 doses improvisation, a batch of inspiration, 2 colorful pens, a tint of hint, and a taste of unexpectedness.

1. Smile. Enjoy life and be happy.
2. Have one inspirational thought. Say it out loud and taste it. If it is sweet, keep it.
3. If it feels right, mention it to recipient(s) and potentially arouse their curiosity.
4. Save the idea. Enjoy life. Be happy.
5. When the appropriate moment presents itself, combine 2 doses of inspiration and a colorful pen. Mix well using slightly melted planning.
6. Add some hinting to raise the expectations.
7. Enjoy life.
8. Utilize an unexpected moment (or improbable conditions) to deliver.
9. Sprinkle sugar if needed.
10. Look at recipient(s) smiling face.

Posted on 23 April, 2009 at 01:29 by yurii · Permalink · One Comment
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Hammerfall & Sabaton & Bloodbound – Sofia – 10.04.09

Describing music with words is close to impossible (especially for me,  now…).

Therefore, I will use numbers: experience score – 9.5/10.

The rest – exalted shouts, the waves of a black sea, flickering colorful lights, throat pain, a phone, and glittering eyes… and a text message.

The last song of the concert is dedicated as my reply…

Never thought I’d feel again, feel the darkness fade and see the morning sun arise
Never thought I’d feel alive again, senses dull and blunt from all the lies

Now, when I hold your face so close to mine
I see a place where the sun will shine, with you in it’s divine

Looking down into those eyes, I know, I’ll be lost and never found again.
Kiss me once and I will surely melt and die,
kiss me twice and I will never leave your side ! (if) Dreams Come True

Do I dare to trust this time?
Ooh, the Bells of Fortune, will I ever hear them chime?
Only those who have been burned before
truly know the meaning of Hell’s flaming core

I was the brooding night and you were dawn.
Saving me, for I was forlorn, in your light I am reborn.

Looking down into those eyes, I know, I’ll be lost and never found again.
Kiss me once and I will surely melt and die,
kiss me twice and I will never leave your side?(if) Dreams Come True

Then, when the walls are breaking down on us, when all we see is misery
will you still believe in me?

Looking down into those eyes, I know, I’ll be lost and never found again.
Kiss me once and I will surely melt and die,
kiss me twice and I will never leave your side,
until the sign of winter, always by your side….
(Dreams Come True)

Posted on 15 April, 2009 at 16:24 by yurii · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Captain's LOG, Music, Treasure chest, lyrics

Guns ‘n’ Roses – Chinese Democracy (2009) – This I Love

And now I don’t know why
She wouldn’t say goodbye
But then it seems that I
Had seen it in her eyes.

And it might not be wise
I’d still have to try
With all the love I have inside
I can’t deny

I just can’t let it die
Cause her heart’s just like mine
She holds her pain inside

So if you ask me why
She wouldn’t say goodbye
I know somewhere inside

There is a special light
Still shining bright
And even on the darkest night
She can’t deny

So if she’s somewhere near me
I hope to God she hears me
There’s no one else
Could ever make me feel
I’m so alive
I hoped she’d never leave me
Please God you must believe me
I’ve searched the universe
And found myself
Within’ her eyes

No matter how I try
They say it’s all a lie
So what’s the use of my
Confessions to a crime
Of passions that won’t die
In my heart

So if she’s somewhere near me
I hope to God she hears me
There’s no one else
Could ever make me feel
I’m so alive
I hoped she’d never leave me
Please God you must believe me
I’ve searched the universe
And found myself
Within’ her eyes

(Solo)

So if she’s somewhere near me
I hope to God she hears me
There’s no one else
Could ever make me feel
I’m so alive

I hoped she’d never leave me
Please God you must believe me
I’ve searched the universe
And found myself
Within her eyes

And now I don’t know why
She wouldn’t say goodbye
It just might be that I
Had seen it in her eyes
And now it seems that I
Gave up my ghost of pride
I’ll never say goodbye

Posted on 7 April, 2009 at 18:44 by yurii · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Guns ‘n’ Roses – Chinese Democracy (2009) – Sorry

You like to hurt me
You know that you do
You like to think
In some way
That it’s me
An not you
(But we know that isn’t true)

You like to have me
Jump and be god
But I…
Don’t want to do it

You don’t know why
I won’t act the way
You think I should

You thought they’d make me
Behave and submit (submit)

What were you thinking
Cause I don’t forget

You don’t know why
I won’t give in
To hell with the pressure
I’m not cavin’ in

You know that I
Got under your skin
You sold your soul
But I won’t let you win

You talk too much
You say I do

Difference is nobody cares about you

You’ve got all the answers
You know everything
Why nobody asked you
‘S a mystery to me

I’m sorry for you
Not sorry for me
You don’t know who in the hell to
or not to believe
I’m sorry for you
Not sorry for me
You don’t know who you can trust now
Or you should believe
You should believe
You don’t know who you can trust now
Or you should believe

You close your eyes
All well and good
I’ll kick your ass
Like I said that I would

You tell them stories they’d rather believe
Use and confuse them
They’re numb and naive

Truth is the truth hurts
Don’t you agree?

It’s harder to live
With the truth about you
Than to live with
The lies about me

Nobody owes you
Not one goddamn thing
You know where to put your
Just shut up and sing

I’m sorry for you
Not sorry for me
You don’t know who in the hell to
Or not to believe
I’m sorry for you
Not sorry for me
You choose to hurt those that love you
An won’t see them free
Won’t see them free
You choose to hurt those that love you
An won’t see them free

You don’t need
Anyone else to be
Sorry for you
You’ve got no heart
You can’t see
All that you’ve done for me
I know the reasons
You tear me apart

Posted on at 18:42 by yurii · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Queensrÿche – American Soldier (2009) – Remember me

For just one minute, step into my life.
Read the page and
run away with me.
The day I made that vow.
I didn’t know then what I know today.
There’s so much to say.
I don’t know what the future holds
and I’m sorry if I seemed too cold.
A man conflicted in his head
makes poor choices, regrets the words he said.
Remember me and all the times we had.
The way I held you.
Remember me whenever you feel sad.
All I want from you
is for you to tell me that you miss me.
Will you wait for me?
Remember me…please.
Just wait one minute. Give me a chance
and I’ll make you see just what you really
mean to me.
It took a living hell to
show me. All I want is to be with you.
You know that what I say is true.
I promise when I get back home
I’ll be the man you used to know.
And I won’t spend another day
without you, girl.
I need your strength.
Please stay and
remember me and all the times we had.
The way I loved you.
Remember me whenever you feel sad.
All I want from you
is for you to tell me that you miss me.
Will you wait for me?

Remember me.

Posted on 6 April, 2009 at 15:51 by yurii · Permalink · Leave a comment
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The ACS Blues

… from within the depths of my hard drive…

“Well, I woke up this morning and I had those ACS Blues
Said I woke up this morning and I had those ACS Blues
Well, I went next door
and Doctor Charles had them too

Now, I’m taking that seventy-six bus almost every single day
Said I’m  taking that seventy-six bus almost every single day
I wish I was going the other way

Teachers told me learning English was as easy as puttin’ on your shoes
Teachers told me learning English was as easy as puttin’ on your shoes
But when I got my report card
The only thing I saw were twos

I’m taking lots of courses, the TOEFL and the SAT
I’m taking lots of courses, the TOEFL and the SAT
And though I study every night
It’s still Greek to me

So I went to a cafe; you know I didn’t go to class
So I went to a cafe; you know I didn’t go to class
Well, Mrs. Shoteva wouldn’t help me
She wouldn’t give me no kind of pass

Well, I woke up this morning and I had those ACS Blues
Said I woke up this morning and I had those ACS Blues
Well, I went up to Simeonovo
and the teachers had them too”

— author unknown

Posted on 2 March, 2009 at 18:39 by yurii · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Captain's LOG, Treasure chest, lyrics

Кратък Номски Речник

Из „Научна енциклопедия за любознателния млад ном“

ЛЕТИЩА: Места, където хората търчат насам натам като луди, а после сядат някъде и почват да чакат.

ФЛОРИДА (ИЛИ ФЛОРИДИЯ): Място, където могат да се видят АЛИГАТОРИ, ДЪЛГОШИЕСТИ МОРСКИ КОСТЕНУРКИ u КОСМИЧЕСКИ СОВАЛКИ. Интересно място — топло, мокро u има ГЪСКИ. Тук се срешат и САНДВИЧИ С БЕКОН, МАРУЛЯ И ДОМАТ. Доста по-интересно място от доста други. Като го гледаш от въздуха, прилича на нещо, забучено върху по-голямо нещо.

Това е част от континента. Тя стърчи на югоизток в топлото море. Повечето нейни жители я наричат Флорида.

Да ви кажа честно, всъщност повечето нейни жители не я наричат така. По-точно изобщо никак не я наричат. Те не знаят дори и че съществува. Повечето нейни жители имат по шест крака и бръмчат. Доста пък имат по осем крака и си прекарват дните, като висят по разни паяжини и чакат онези шестокраките да пристигнат за обяд. От останалите мнозина са с по четири крака и лаят, мучат или дори лежат из блатата и се преструват на кютуци. Всъщност само една мъничка-мъничка част от жителите на Флорида имат по два крака, а дори и повечето от тях не я наричат Флорида. Те предимно писукат и хвърчат насам-натам.

Математически погледнато, една почти незначителна част от жителите на Флорида я наричат Флорида. Само че именно те са най-важни. Поне според самите тях. А именно тяхното мнение има значение. Поне според самите тях.

ГЪСКА: вид птица, която лети по-бавно от КОНКОРД, например, и на нея не сервират нищо за ядене. Според номита, които я познават добре, ГЪСКАТА е най-тъпата птица, ако не броим ПАТКАТА. Тя си прекарва времето предимно в летене насам-натам. Като транспортно средство от ГЪСКАТА има още много да се желае.

КОСМОС: бива два вида: а) нещо, в което няма нищо, и b) нищо, в което има всичко. Той е онова, което ви остава, когато вече нищо не ви е останало. Там няма въздух, няма и гравитация — това последното е онова, дето крепи хората върху разните неща. Ако космосът не съществуваше, всичко щеше да е струпано на едно място.

НАУКА: Начин да откриваш разни неща и да ги караш да ти работят. Науката обяснява онова, което постоянно става около нас. РЕЛИГИЯТА също, но науката по я бива, защото, ако нещо се издъни предлага къде-къде по-разбираемо извинение. На тоя свят има много повече НАУКА, отколкото си мислите.

ЖАБИ: Някои хора си мислят, че да се знае за жабите е много важно нещо. Жабите са дребни, зелени или жълти, и имат по четири крака. Квакат. Младите жаби се наричат попови лъжички. Според мен за жабите няма какво друго да се каже.

Posted on 13 February, 2009 at 05:17 by yurii · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Funny, Literature, Treasure chest, texts

29 lines to make you smile

1. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn’t.
2. I don’t suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
3. Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them.
4. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
5. Don’t take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
6. You’re just jealous because the voices only talk to me
7. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
8. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
9. I’m not a complete idiot — Some parts are just missing.
10. Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
11. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
12. God must love stupid people; He made so many.
13. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
14. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
15. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
16. Being ‘over the hill’ is much better than being under it!
17. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.
18. Procrastinate Now!
19. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?
20. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
21. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.
22. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
23. They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken.
24. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless DEAD.
25. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory.
26. Ham and eggs…A day’s work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.
27. The trouble with life is there’s no background music.
28. The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.
29. I smile because I don’t know what the hell is going on.

Posted on 26 January, 2009 at 05:22 by yurii · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Fates Warning – FWX (2004) – Wish

Was standing in the darkness
I was watching over you
And all the fears came drifting back
With every little breath you drew
Wished upon a falling star
Cold and pale against the night
And all the fears came drifting back
To cloud the view and steal the light

Was underneath a falling snow
I was lying next to you
And all the fears came floating down
With every little wind that blew
Wished upon a passing cloud
Cold and pale against the gray
And all the fears came floating down
To cloud the view and steal the day

May you never know this darkness
May you never be so blind
May you always know the peace
That I could never seem to find

May you never know this darkness
May you always see the light
May you always know the peace
That comforts you tonight

Posted on 23 January, 2009 at 13:09 by yurii · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Treasure chest, lyrics

…and then the fight started…

My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, ‘What’s on TV?’

I said, ‘Dust.’

And then the fight started…


My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary. She said, ‘I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 160 in about 3 seconds.’

I bought her a scale.

And then the fight started…


When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her someplace expensive… so, I took her to a gas station.

And then the fight started…


After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for Social Security. The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver’s license to verify my age. I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home. I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come back later.

The woman said, ‘Unbutton your shirt’. So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair. She said, ‘That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me’ and she processed my Social Security application.

When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social Security office.

She said, ‘You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten disability, too.’

And then the fight started…


My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table.

My wife asked, ‘Do you know her?’

‘Yes,’ I sighed, ‘She’s my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn’t been sober since.’

‘My God!’ says my wife, ‘who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?’

And then the fight started…


I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my order first.

“I’ll have the strip steak, medium rare, please.”

He said, “Aren’t you worried about the mad cow?”"

Nah, she can order for herself.”

And then the fight started. ..


A woman is standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror. She is not happy with what she sees and says to her husband, ‘I feel horrible. I look old, fat, and ugly. I really need you to pay me a compliment.’

The husband replies, ‘Your eyesight’s damn near perfect.’

And then the fight started…..


I tried to talk my wife into buying a case of Miller Light for $14.95. Instead, she bought a jar of cold cream for $7.95.

I told her the beer would make her look better at night than the cold cream.

And then the fight started….


My wife asked me if a certain dress made her butt look big. I told her not as much as the dress she wore yesterday.

And then the fight started…..


A man and a woman were asleep like two innocent babies. Suddenly, at 3 o’clock in the morning, a loud noise came from outside. The woman, bewildered, jumped up from the bed and yelled at the man ‘Holy crap. That must be my husband!’

So the man jumped out of the bed; scared and naked jumped out the window. He smashed himself on the ground, ran through a thorn bush and to his car as fast as he could go.

A few minutes later he returned and went up to the bedroom and screamed at the woman, ‘I AM your husband!’

The woman yelled back, ‘Yeah, then why were you running?’

And then the fight started…..


Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, grabbed the dog, and slipped quietly into the garage. I hooked up the boat up to the truck, and proceeded to back out into a torrential downpour.

The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I pulled back into the garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the weather would be bad all day.

I went back into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped back into bed.

I cuddled up to my wife’s back, now with a different anticipation, and whispered, ‘The weather out there is terrible.’

My loving wife of 10 years replied, ‘Can you believe my stupid husband is out fishing in that?’

And then the fight started …


I asked my wife, “Where do you want to go for our anniversary? ”

It warmed my heart to see her face melt in sweet appreciation. “Somewhere I haven’t been in a long time!” she said.

So I suggested, “How about the kitchen?”

And that’s when the fight started….


My wife and I are watching ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ while we were in bed. I turned to her and said, “Do you want to have sex?”

“No,” she answered.

I then said, “Is that your final answer?”

She didn’t even look at me this time, simply saying “Yes.”

So I said, “Then I’d like to phone a friend.”

And that’s when the fight started….

Posted on 20 January, 2009 at 23:49 by yurii · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Funny, texts