Lera

Well, it only proves that drivers are in bigger danger than hitch-hikers themselves.

You people talk about it like if all people were maniacs and sex fiends. I mean, you don' have to travel by yourself, it's obvious that you should do it with a few friends of yours. I travelled with two friends, both guys, and though they're faaar from what you could call a muscle-type (lol), I felt quite safe. I mean, there were three of us and the driver is always alone. Even if he attacked us I doubt we wouldn't be able to stand up for ourselves. You can't be that weak, can you? I mean, maniac can attack you tonight on the street or in two days in the shop, you never know. But it doesn't mean you'll never leave you appartment any more, right?

I have. It was awesome, awesome, awesome. It was one of the best things that have ever happened to me. Of course, I didn't do it alone, it's not safe. Besides, travelling without company is weird, boring and stupid. Wha.

Happy Birthday, girls =) By the way, today is the 07.07.07... 777 is a powerful number hehe.

Is masturbation an immorality? Damn.

Nothing. The thing is that I only saw a few American, Asian and African men, but I've seen loads and loads of European men, so I can say it's not that hard to fall in love with some of them, which means it's not hard to fall in love in general.

Haha. Not a hard thing to do, huh. I guess everyone should scream in the forest or (which's even better) from the hill. Of course, you can do it when you're sixty four too, but it feels just awesome when you're young, free and stuff, and no one can hear you in miles.

I'm kinda happy the school's over. I mean, the uni's probably gonna be hard and lame too, but at least it's something new. I'm not sure if I'll have any so-called friends there, but I'm definetely gonna study. I mean, you can do nothing for ten years of school, but there's no point in going to uni and being a lazy ass there. Anyway it can't be worse than school so I'm looking forward.

Oh ok then... September 8th... *writes down in her head* And hey, maybe I'll become your stalker. I'll think about it. Hope your future husbie won't mind :uhoh2:

*thinks: Holy cow! How young we were... - and leaves*

Heeey Crystal... Are you a married woman yet?.. I haven't been here for some time and I think maybe you are already. Now that sounded kinda stalkerish.

Isn't the new album actually kinda boring?... I think it is. I just listened to it once so that's my first impression, but... I don't know. The only song that was at least a little bit outstanding was Closer, but the reason is that I'd heard it before on the radio. So maybe I'll change my mind later, but right now it seems booooring. Can't even compare it to The Man Who or The Invisible Band... Oh, why do earlier works usually sound so much better than later stuff?

Haha of course you can, hello, Jules :wacko: Hope you're doing well :nice:

Hey you :anxious: I'm done with exams until like, next week, so hope to chat with you sooner or later. Too bad I can't catch you online, but I'll keep trying :wink:

The same here. But from the other side, I'm just happy that I did discover it at all. It's just impossible to imagine how much would I miss if I never did.

The problem is not about not liking The Beatles, Marek. Everybody may like or dislike anything and The Beatles is just a music band after all, you don't have to adore it if you don't feel that way. But it would be okay if you wrote something like that guy did by yourself, than we'd be sure you actually know anything about The Beatles. And what do you do? You quote someone and post it here, so that we can all guess that you probably haven't ever even heard that much of The Beatles, so you can only say something like 'they suck' or 'they're not even a band for me'. It sounds so fucking lame, don't you get it? It just seems like you don't even know much about The Beatles and just want to seem 'unique' and 'cool', which, knowing you, is quite possible. Oh and I don't even excpect you to answer something thoughtful to this.

The thing is that deep deep inside I still believe that the world can be changed, but I was told that it's only because I'm 17 so many fucking times that I got kinda tired of being that romantic and all. Maybe people could change it, if they all would try. But one person... I don't know. Not me for sure whaha. What annoys me about art teachers is that they usually say that the most important thing is to express ourselves and not give a shit what everyone else thinks. To respect yourself's opinion only. But then again, when you create something they judge it, they give you a mark and they tell you if it's good or bad, so they make you care about their opinion. That's why I really think that such think as art school or art teacher is actually kinda pointless. I'm just... don't know, confused. For some reason all artists I know seem so pretentious and phony and commercial. Everyone who's famous makes me sick, even if I like his/her work, I still know that this person gets money out of everything he/she does and that's just... so fake, I don't know. Maybe I'm all phony and pretentious myself and that's the reason of all my problems lol.

My first thought was 'wow, Marek can type like a human'. But then I saw it's not even your post so meh, what a disappointment.

Ah I'm sorry, Crystal. I didn't mean to :tongue: The thing is that in my opinion artist is someone who can see through things, who can make usual things look different... I don't know. All this shit art teachers put in our heads to make us love them and think they're artists. But what if artist is just someone who makes art? And what if art is anything? Because, you know, for someone making coffee is art, for someone else painting is. Then we all are artists and than it's even more confusing. I believe that the meaning of art is probably to just make art. Because it feels great, it feels alive, so what the fuck. But then again, I wish I was cool enough to be so independent of the rest of the world, of people, of money, of all the art that's been already created on this planet. But I guess I'm not, and I'm starting to believe that nobody is. And yeah, life is sad, but thinking that I can't change anything is just... I don't know. What's the point then? What to live for if you can't change anything and make it better? That's it. 'Artists' usually think they can change something in this world, they think they really have the power to create beauty and love and all. But maybe they're just too stoned to see that nobody gives a shit.

Haha Russian whores :lol: They're actually not that bad, I've no idea why would they choose such an awful song and act like cunts. But hey-ho, Tatu weren't any better, were they :sick: I've only seen a few performances, and I liked the German guy, he was the best of the worst I'd say :wacko: Ukraine.... no words lmao. Oh, and I noticed something. Eurovision LOVES gays, lesbians and transvestites (does that word even exist?..). No offense, but the winners and the whole top-three usually have something unusual with their sexual orientation. So, that was laughable. I think people who don't watch Eurovision really miss a lot, because it's so fucking ridiculous, and laughing is good for our health :wacko: Haha.

No idea if there're any people left in the Lounge, so I may be just talking to myself but whatever. So. What the fuck is art? What the fuck is art about? I'm confused about it. Some people think that creating art is about other people liking it ---> much money. But everything that's for money SUCKS! Because if you're making a money out of something, you're no more creative, you don't express yourself - you unconsciously think what will everybody else think of your art, will they pay for it or not, will they like it or not. Critics, friends, family, fans, doesn't matter. Maybe art is about being satisfied with your work, being happy just because of something you made. But how on Earth can such artists live? They have to eat, don't they? If nobody loves what they do, where the hell do these people get money from? Besides, good artists are never satisfied with their own art. Maybe art isn't about anything, maybe it's just pointless? People die, there's a war, there's a sickness, there're so many problems in this world. Who really gives a shit about art? Is it really powerfull today, compared to atomic bomb or anti-AIDS vaccine people're trying to invent? I mean, if somebody's dying he doesn't care about art. You can draw a picture, you can give it to him, but will this person really care? He's gonna die anyway, he'd like you to go and become a scientist, to invent a panacea, to save his life. Not to create some fucking picture you think is great. I don't know. I wrote a lot.

Haha thanks a lot Mike :wacko:

Ella, your drawings are amazing :nice: I love drawing, but I suck at it haha. Besides, I have no patience at all. I can only draw for like, an hour or so and then I have to do something else... But I can't just leave the picture and finish it later so I try to finish it as fast as I can and that's why it always comes out screwed up lol. And you seem like a patient person :wacko: By the way, is it pastel? I've never could draw with anything but pencil lol. And I especially amire people who can use pastel :cry2: So here's a picture... It's supposed to be Scarlett Johansson, but I don't think you can see it in anything but the pose lol. Ah damn. Feels bad to post something like that after that Jonsi picture :disappointed:

Ella, you're godly talented. The shadows are just perfect and the hair... I love the hair :nice:

This is so good I can't even describe it. I mean, Elliott really looks like Elliott, but at the same time there's something weird, something incorrect about his face, and it makes this person even more Elliott. I love the eyes, the look he has. It's so truly Elliott's. And mouth, god, I love the mouth, and nose... Jeez, Ella, that's awesome! Haha maybe I'm the only one who sees it but after looking at Elliott's face for like, thousand times, it's even scary how this picture doesn't look exactly like him if you look at particular parts of the face but reflects Elliott Smith when you see the whole thing. Now I should probably just say you're good and this is good and I love Elliott so fucking much.