Addictive Tweetmare

It’s been a month and few days since I decided to join Twitter. Well, I tried for so long no to do this, however some pressure from around and at work was stronger. But, probably it was just a curiosity?
I won’t count how many followers I have or how many tweeters I’m following, or how many tweets have I written. When I hear such talks, it sounds like a quarell of small boys about the length of their… Well, I guess you understand me!

What is my impression about Twitter? Well… it is a phenomenon! Can’t argue with that. Noticing some new message or tweet or getting a new follower becomes kind of addiction very soon! Now I know that as well.
There are lot of useful and interesting things on Twitter… For example you exchange different and interesting information with your friends, colleagues, etc. And this information can really be useful! And fast…

However, I’m wondering more and more – if people really want to share something useful or do they write just because of writing? Ok, if it’s your opinion – good, but if it’s mostly some ReTweets… or just writing about everything you hear or see, and expressing your view about everything, for everything, against everything or anyone… Somehow it just reminds me some kind of a nightmare or is it Tweetmare?
And probably it will develop this way...



Yes, one may argue that there is always a possibility to block some user and not to receive information from him or her… But then I’ll lose some followers and my friends will not like me any more, I’ll look like a loser if I’ll have less than 100, 1000 or I don’t know how many followers… Well, I’d like to hope that I’ll never reach such a level of addiction!

But of course, there are also nice things on Twitter… For example – yesterday I decided to follow NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen… he replied with the same thing! Well, of course I know I’m just one of some 6200 followers and one of 6200 he is following, but anyway… nice! Probably he will even learn some words in Latvian! ;)
For me probably the nicest texts I’m reading with the biggest interest are the quotes of famous writer Paulo Coelho. A short sentence and your day becomes brighter… And it’s like that every day… Yesterday, there was one quote, that describes the meaning and the value of Twitter just in few words: Followers come and go, but friends stay!

And that’s the main point! And I guess no more explanations are needed….

Alone? Sarcastic? Or genius?

Usually I find it very hard to write about something, but this time the idea came just by watching TV...
Tuesday evening 20:50... My favorite TV series "House"... after that a new and pretty interesting series "Lie to me".. usually it was "CSI Las Vegas, Miami or New York" at that time or "Shark"... I don't know why, but I realized that there is one common thing in all these films - The leading actor is genius in some way, but he is always alone, unhappy, or just hard to stand... Why is it so?

For example:
Dr. Gregory House - super cynical and sarcastic medical genius who is somehow unhappy and alone deep inside. it seems, that person has to be an ass-hole just to be perfect in detecting unthinkable diagnosis!
Lt. Horatio Caine - super protective, clever and honest policemen, who keeps the reputation of his team and the idea of justice alive. Alone, has lost his wife, in love with someone he can only dream of (colleague)...
Gilbert "Gil" Grissom, Ph.D. - Super analytical crime investigator whose work you can only admire. Alone, in love with a colleague (again!), because of whom has to leave his excellent job...
Detective Mac Taylor - keeps fighting for the reputation of his team, excellent detective, but also - has lost his wife and in love with colleague (again!!!)
Sebastian Stark (Shark) - excellent prosecutor with wonderful thinking... Alone, however has a daughter who lives with him... (progress?)
Dr. Cal Lightman (from "Lie to me") - newly seen personage in this list... What could I see from the first series? Genius with excellent skills of knowing people! However - alone..., divorced.. with a kid...

I could continue more and more... With John Rambo (alone, excellent soldier and killer, unhappy, because his beloved woman was killed), John Matrix a.k.a. Commando (Retired soldier and single parent, and of course - perfect killer), Dr. Evil (maniacally oriented terrorist, single father) etc., etc., etc....

Is it really so, that a man has to be an unhappy, sarcastic killing-loving jerk just to prove that he is genius? Or are these symptoms the result of being genius?

I think all of this proves that there are lots and lots of people who sacrifice their private life just because of their work... And for sure, I don't wanna be like them! Because I don't want to be a slave of my work and I want to enjoy my life.. With someone...

Somehow I mentioned only men... however I sometimes feel that there are more and more women as well, who are just like these guys I mentioned above... Unfortunately!

Work vs sleep

Some time ago I promised myself to write something here every night I'm working...
And this is the night again, however it is damn cold in here, the heating is not working, I'm sitting in a sweater, drinking coffee and still I'm hardly able to keep my eyes open! But it's necessary to stay awake because of the news and Ukraine!!!

Tried to watch some historic movie about some Spanish hero of 16th century or so - almost fell asleep as the first time I tried to watch it...
I changed to some pretty stupid horror-comedy called "Shaun of the dead". Well, at least it wasn't boring... But the film is over and I want to sleep again...

I'm already almost dreaming about an hour after six that I'll be able to have a short nap.. cause after 7 - it's work and Ukraine again! Well, and because of this I don't even want to think about the day...

Anyway, have to read news after couple of minutes... So, have to wake up somehow...

And if there will be no heating next time...

Way to BA pol.sc. Restarted

February 2nd was the end of my academic vacations which means restart of my BA studies. Those who know me will smile about it, cause this has been a life time journey for me and I guess there are too many people who think I will never succeed…
Well, I guess such an attitude has been in some way a reason for me not studying hard enough and as much as people press me, as less I want to move forward.

But somehow I think something has changed lately. I’ve been thinking – why is it so, that I’m still trying to study already for damn 12 or almost 13 years…? And Why do I need it at all? Do I really like what I’m studying? And what will it give to me?

Why am I trying? I guess because I enjoy it.. But I don’t care much about the good or excellent marks. I’ve been attending few courses for 3 times already just to get something new from year to year
Why do I need it? Sometimes I have a feeling that I don’t know at all. There are at least few groups of people – one, who study just for the paper (diploma), others, who study for marks, third is studying just because of studying, the others think about the possible career in the future, someone else just needs to prove something to someone. I don’t need to prove anything to anyone, however I also need a paper and would dream about a better career (even if I like my job now)… Anyway, I think that having or not having a diploma doesn’t determine the value of a person! Or does it?

Do I like what I study? Well, I must say that I’ve experienced few things that I thought I liked, but it all went wrong. Now – I do like what I study and I guess I also realize that this is the thing I could do and I could do well… Would I like to be a politician? NO! A diplomat? Pretty much YES! Brussels clerk – 50/50…

Anyway – all this doesn’t mean a thing. The only think that matters right now for me is to FINISH this thing just FOR MYSELF! To make sure that I CAN do it! And I think I CAN! No, I'm SURE I can!

So the long way towards BA restarts again… This time for sure!