EuroBasket 2013

This September Ljubljana hosts EuroBasket 2013 and I think that there are not many Slovenians who don’t support our team. I got a ticket for a basketball game between Slovenia and Italy by pure coincidence.

It is hard to describe the feeling that was present during the game; as I could see only the VIP gallery was almost empty and mostly quiet. We won. Of course we keep fingers crossed for our team, and we all hope to get one of the medals. Though, guys will have to play hard to get one, although they are very good players.

Dejmo Slovenci!

Four horses

Imagine about ten people, aged 30 to 40 sitting around a table, and one at a time they keep shouting: »Yeehaaaa!« Or: »Cowgirl!« And: »Hay barn!« Sometimes even: »Hold up!«

Once in a while someone shouts: »Four horses!« and everybody stands up, punching with their hands in front of them, and shouting: »One, two, three, four!«

At a certain moment one of the guys gets so drunk that he can't do it anymore, and the game stops.

This is what happened to me on Saturday, when a couple had their farewell party, moving to another part of this country. Closer to their parents, where living is cheaper and where a house costs half of a price of the one in Ljubljana.

I like such games, though I never drink alcohol on parties. I can have a good time staying sober, I can laugh, dance or play games like everybody else.

I observed those guys and gals on Saturday. Most of them have lost their vigor with age, having children, having families. They were sleepy at eight in the evening, they stopped drinking almost at the same time. But they loved talking about the days when they all moved into that house, still being students, drinking all nights long, smoking pot day after day, and partying month after month.

Most of the people change over years and not many keep their youth vigor until being over 40. We get mature, as they usually say. But I am aware that I can't just sit at home and be self-sufficient like my mom is, complaining over everything that disturbs her peace. I don't want to be like her. Ever. It usually costs me too much if I forget about this. I know that I have changed a lot in a last year, and that I am completely different person than I was at 20. I have lost some characteristics, but gained others, hopefully better ones. What I also know is that I should never forget that there are always some new things I have to learn out there, and that I should always try to keep a bit of that youth vigor inside of me.

Four horses! :)

Yellow Outside

For some time now I've been following this Flickr group. I like the idea, so let me play along today. When nothing else comes up my mind because I am so exhausted. It's raining today and it feels good. The photo is from my walk around the meadows near my house.

Want to play?

1. Pina, 2. Peanuts, 3. Secondary school for computer science, 4. Green (if I really have to choose), 5. Keanu Reeves (not really a crush), 6. Banana juice, 7. Mongolia, 8. Blueberry pie, 9. Graphic designer (probably in my next life ;)), 10. Freedom, 11. Lonely, 12. I don't have it.

The concept:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd's mosaic maker).

The Questions:

1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name