Kalmaņu vīns

Dažādu iemeslu dēļ pasen neko neesmu rakstījusi, bet vismaz šodien klusumu lauzīšu, pastāstot par kādu īpašu Ziemassvētku dāvanu.

Aizvadītajos Ziemassvētkos mani tuvākie ģimenes locekļi saņēma speciālu dāvanu - Kalmaņu vīnu, kas tagad man vienmēr atgādinās tēta pārsteigto reakciju un jautājumus visas nākamās pusstundas garumā.

Latvijā šī iespēja, šķiet, nav īpaši zināma, taču vismaz dažās ārvalstīs ir ierasta lieta dāvināt parastas mantas ar neparastu noformējumu - piemēram, baltvīnu ar unikālu etiķeti tikai dažos eksemplāros. :) Par to uzzināju, nejauši runājot ar vienu šādu meistaru, un ideja manai unikālajai Ziemassvētku dāvanai bija gatava! Ar meistara palīdzību tā tika arī realizēta, maniem vecvecākiem, tētim, mammai un māsai pasniedzot šādu dāvanu ar manis izdomātu tekstu gan pudeles priekšā, gan aizmugurē.

Lai gan šoreiz vīns bija parastais ungāru vīns, Ziemassvētkos par to aizdomājāmies, jo tieši tobrīd vectētiņš brūvēja mājas ābolu vīnu... Varbūt nākamreiz tas būs 100% Kalmaņu vīns ne tikai etiķetes, bet arī sastāva ziņā?!

Caricature

What do you think about this version of Anita? :)

I got this caricature last week from my Dutch course mate who is a professional artist-caricaturist. Every lesson he is drawing some people just for fun (while studying Dutch), so finally I also got my picture.

Michael already gave his opinion - the straw symbolises me drinking capirinhas and the smile symbolises me making fun of Michael. :)

Other opinions?

Lie To Me

For the last few days I have been watching TV series "Lie To Me", bringing back memories from my time in Brussels.

It started while I was living in Brussels - every now and then me and a couple of my housemates would get down to the basement, where we had "film screening nights". Together with chocolate and a bottle of wine or bacardi we would be watching various films and TV series. In the first month it was a lot of "How I Met Your Mother", still remember that! Haven't seen the last seasons, so I still do not know how did Ted meet his wife :(

At some point in the end of the year we started to watch "Lie To Me" and I really felt for the series. I am not a huge fan of TV series or even watching films as I often feel like wasting time, but this was both entertaining and useful, you could learn - or you thought you could - about people and psychology.

We never finished "Lie To Me" as we had only the first season and half of the second season available. Now I have found the second and third season as well, so watching them whenever I have time. :)

For those who do not know - "Lie To Me" tells a story about a company who is specialised in figuring out if people are lying or no, as it depends on their body language (what a surprise) and microexpressions on their faces. The good thing is that every time there is a different story (sometimes two in one), so it is not a problem watching one if you have missed the previous one - although the relationship between the main characters in the company develop throughout the film as well.

Caipirinha

No time to write any blogpost as I am still catching up with unanswered e-mails between my work, boyfriend and social activities after the work.

Now - drinking caipirinha and answering to e-mails which should have been answered a week ago :(