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I came, I saw, I conquered

 
 
Inspired by the conversation with my friend.
 
 
“Veni,Vidi,Vici” means:
 
“I came, I saw, I conquered”

-Julius Caesar-
 
 
The famous expression “Veni,Vidi,Vici” (”I came, I saw, I conquered”) applied to certain people with the motto “Cool-headed, hot-hearted professionals with clean hands” has been eloquently transformed by Victor Pelevin into
 
“f-cked, killed, buried, dug out and f-cked again”
 
and, trust me, it is [...]

Running in different directions…

 
Discourse
 
When I talk about definitions, I think it is important.  For me, at least.
 
A discourse – a conversation, talk. (apart from other meanings).
 
Origin: Latin dis – in different directions + currere – run.
 
An example?  Oh, my goodness!  I often listen to the songs on the www.youtube.com.  And how many times I had encountered absolutely insane [...]

Conversation with T (he) Pain.

 
Trying to stick to the theme – LOVE.  I fell in love but again not with a person, but with an illusion.  I will see how February turns out.  I made a resolution – to disappear from his horizon starting February 1st.  Keeping resolutions is, of course, much harder than making them.  So, we talked [...]

I never once refused not to help you

 
 
My Next Calling
 
My next calling was discovered by my darling – “Mein Lieber A.”, Mr. “And your point being?”, “Mi Amore”, Mr. “I never promised you anything”, Mr. “I am Beautiful”, Mr. Denial (well, I am being creative with nicknames!)
 
I do have a soft spot for him, obviously.  He doesn’t reciprocate, but that is fine, [...]

Sense of Humour

 
 
 
“And Your Point being?” versus “Do you have a sense of humour?”
 
 
“Mein Lieber A.” (a friend of mine) and I had a few conversations and most of them ended up by him asking the question “And your point being?” and me asking “Do you have a sense of humour?”
 
I know he does.  But sometimes it [...]