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This is some kind of a good-bye post, as BURP is pretty much closing this blog for now. We'll be thinking about the future and if we come up with a good idea, we'll let you know :)

Thanks for being around and we'll probably meet again. :*

Meanwhile, the BURP kiddiez can still be found here and here.

Love.

break the pattern.

- Write a letter to your friends.

Yes, we know you can use email or call when you need to talk to them, but forget about that for a second. Write a "real" letter, telling them how great they are, how happy you feel to be their friend and anything else you want to share.

Yep, use real paper - it's hard to find some around the house, we know :) But go buy some cute colorful envelopes and lovely paper. You'll see, that'll inspire you :) Feel free to add funny stickers, drawings of your own or kissing marks. Like you did when you were a kid :)


- Close that device!

We're not going to call it by its name, but you know it: that thingie that keeps you connected any time and any place, the one that has no manners and buzzes at night to let you know "something important" has happened or a meeting has been scheduled.

We know it's impossible to throw it away :) But at least completely close it for a full day (yep, that's 24 hrs :P) and see what happens. If you have a back drawer that's hard to reach, even better - drop it in there. You'll feel free-er, your friends will stop hating you for interrupting every conversation every 2 seconds and maybe you'll even realize that nothing is really that "urgent".


- "Steal" somebody from work.

Yeah, be a little Robin Hood for the working class. Go to a friend's working place, create a diversion and "steal" your pal. Then, while they're still wondering what happened, enjoy your day as you used to when you weren't so "responsible" and "grown up". If it's OK, let us know :)


-Direct your own "movie"

You know, sometimes you get so caught into the usualness of day-to-day being that you forget you're playing the lead character. Why would you wanna be that double always waiting for a role, but never getting it? Is it OK to stay on the side and watch the movie?

Being the first name on the screen means everything depends on you. So when you acknowledge that, you are back in the game! And as great actors always say, mistakes happen.
That's why you should never give up on giving the best performance ever, even if at first you fail. Even if it takes hours or days or weeks or months, you will succeed. And get your applause.


- Challenge everything.

Not for the sake of doing it, of course :) But when you feel like something's wrong and you know better. Just speak up. Challenge the status quo.

You know, you are the one that can take things further and make them better. When you're not OK with a situation, a relationship or a thought, you SHOULD try and change that. Don't think that accepting what you're told, given or advised is the way to feel happy. If you need more, if you can't take less than everything, just go for it.

You're too cool to be told what to do.

XoXo

can't sleep because i'm dreaming.

Has it ever happened to you?

Last night I tried to put the kiddiez to bed at about 3 a.m. and then I went to sleep myself. Of course I was hoping to actually sleep. But hey...I should probably understand that planning is so over-rated :))

So after being this dreamless being for the last few years, my mind probably thought to make up for that and gave me all the dreaming I could wish for - and more :))))

But I don't mind, that's perfectly OK - I even got a few ideas for BURPies to come. As I was saying, I really dunno what triggered all that, but I'm inclined to blame the Veteran Dog above. Apart from his innocent looks, he's got some magical powers and we suspect he can read minds. You might wanna stay away, unless you want him to mess with your mind, too :)

So there you go. This is for all of you mind readers out there.

If I wanted us to be friends, I would’ve said so.

We would have been so happy to "unexpectedly" meet in the morning light.

And spend all day chatting about everything, no matter how stupid it would have all seemed afterwards.

We would have taken long rides on the bike and would have stopped just to kiss.

And we would have thought of getting a pet.

But I like shoes, you know...My house is full of them.
There's no place for you, sorry...

completely agree.

Here's Mona with a very cool Russian fur hat and the Preppy Schoolgirl brooch by yours truly :P

We won't start talking about our friends now, because you all know how much we love you and how happy you make us when you wear BURP kiddiez.

In fact, before having BURP in our lives, we had no idea what a wonderful feeling that is: how truly ecstatic it can feel to see someone wear and appreciate something you create.

And we're so patting ourselves on the back for doing it and finding out :))

I know it sounds really corny - some time ago I also used to laugh at this "saying" - but the truth is: work is hard enough, babies, that's why you should at least do something you love.

live privacy on TV.

The Pioneer Rabbit comes from another era. Back then, the rabbits were happy if they got to watch TV for an hour or two each day.

But that was a looooooong time ago. Things have changed so much, now that he got his digital TV installed.

He cannot keep himself from watching every show - he just loves how people put their lives on display, eating, pissing and fu*king in front of the camera.

Maybe that's why his eyes got so big lately. He just can't stop staring.

fondant.

Ça alors! C’est toujours hiver…
J’ai vraiment besoin d’un peu de soleil.

oh, we did not forget.

We just got really busy...But now we are back to tell you that the winner of this contest is The Dreamer :)

Her Mina Ballerina tee is waiting in here to get an email with an address for shipping :) And then she'll be on her way to the dreamland!!

Let’s get serious.

The Philosopher Dog started this discussion that we couldn’t get into without involving you, too :)

So here it is: we’re gonna have a lil’ debate, if anyone is up for this.

Today’s subject is lying. Lying to ourselves, lying to others. And why sometimes lying feels so bad that you can’t let a second pass by without torturing yourself for doing it – and why other times it feels like a “necessary thing to do” and you’re OK with it. Better yet, it feels almost heroic and makes you bring your chest out and imagine that Superman would wanna take a picture with you for this :P

Have you ever experienced any of these feelings? Have you ever told an “innocent” lie and thought your deed was noble? Or maybe you’ve felt the sting of a lie that wouldn’t go away – and you saw it in your face every time your brain played a trick on you and made you remember it with the help of a word, a smell or a person’s face?


We’re not discussing the moral issue here. Not saying “lying is bad” or “lying is good”.

Just merely questioning the two distinct and opposite emotions one person gets when telling a less-that-truthful phrase :) How can THE SAME thing give THE SAME person two completely different feelings?

We’re not in Kansas anymore…are we now?

Back in the days, the kiddiez had a very cool photo shooting. It was among the first - and it happened in early 2007, with Marius and the BURPmarks. I posted these photos in here to thank Marius, because I just stumbled upon them in my email - they got forgotten for a while :P

We totally had so much fun that week-end, taking lots of pics, wandering the streets & laughing a lot. And although we think we'll nevergrowup, the truth is that those days felt younger somehow :)

Here are the kiddiez on their first trip to Carturesti. I think we made about 20 BURPmarks (or so) - and we had the impression that there were so many of them :)) Since then, hundreds of other BURP kiddiez have appeared in our lives - and yours :D

up there.

The Angel Girl used to think her wings were a blessing. So many people could only dream of flying, while she was right there, in the sky, waving at them and laughing out loud. So she spent all her days chasing rainbows and knock knock knocking on Heaven’s door :)

But one day, a sticky cloud decided to play a trick on her. She wanted to taste it, took a fluffy bite, but…got stuck!!!! Oh, no… that means she’ll have her head in the clouds for ever…

yes, we need that.

Today. Downtown Bucharest. A guy in his car, trying to leave for work. But the car was stuck in snow and wouldn't leave. A woman passed by, holding a little boy by the hand. "Do you need a push?", she asked. "My kid said we need to do a good deed."

How cool is that? Nevergrowup attitude in a world of adults who sometimes forget what that means.

imagine that.

Mona knows what Mina likes :) Going to partieeeeees, that is. Especially birthday parties, like this one.

As you can see, the nice people in this pic (Mona, right, Sergiu, left) are smiling for the camera - unlike the lil' alcoholic Mina Ballerina, who shies away, hiding her nose in her tutu. It's obvious what you've been doin', you're not fooling us :)

autorun.

The Insomniac Bear never sleeps. She just pretends to do so because it's the proper thing to do :)

And you know, she avoids people staring at her and asking all kinds of stupid questions like "Why can't you sleep?", "Have you tried counting sheep?"

admitting it.

BURP is on a break these days - we're totally busy with other stuff that come with real life, so we don't get to spend so much time with the kiddiez anymore.

And the overall mood in here is pretty low & sunken. And chocolate doesn't seem to do the trick anymore. But...some nice people don't want us to go away for too long (and we thank them for that :P). Cristina & Ioana made us happy by writing & saying they miss the kiddiez :)

As the belt above says...WOW :)

We totally <3 you.

do that again.

We love our friends - and not just because they wear BURP kiddiez :)

Here you can see Andreea and her lil' sis Stefy on a cold, but cultural day :D

Oh, that's it! We love our friends because they wear BURP kiddiez PLUS they always take them to nice places :)

ooooohkay.

This is Z E R O.

He needs no love in his life. In fact, he hates love :)

And all the girls who thought he deserved to be loved were mistaken. That's not a real heart you see there, it's a pin he's only wearing for fun :)

singin' in the rain.

In the middle of winter, we started to need summer back again. Even if it's a rainy summer day, it's still better than this, right?

Here's Cris showing us how it's done.

See? Even the bears come out from hibernation in summer & join girls in their quest for fun :)

snow white reloaded.

Today (actually, yesterday, as it's past midnight, bedtime and everything else normal :P) we took the kiddiez to a theatre play. The extended family, actually, as Andreea & Goss also joined us.

The play is calld HIGH HEELS and it took place in an unconventional setting, @ The Kitchen Skateshop. We realized a few things last night at that play - and afterwards, at the long tea party :)

First of all, we really nevergrowup. That's it. We had to elongate our necks and even jump from our seats from time to time, in order to see what was happening "on stage" :)

Secondly, the play was not really that philosophical, but made us think a little. We totally needed to get a message out of it, and it was something like nothing's-ever-perfect-but-you-still-get-to-get-high-and-be-happy-for-a-while-until-you-realize-it. Of course, after a good dose of sugar-coated cakes, we changed it to you-totally-get-to-choose-what-you-live-and-if-you-choose-something-then-you-should-be-happy-cause-it-was-your-choice-after-all.

Yep, sugar makes us visibly more talkative, even in writing :))

All in all, if you saw the play, share your thoughts with us. And even if you didn't, what do you think: do you still believe in the happy ever after thing at the end of every story or is it just bulls*it for kids? :)

It seems adults don't like their stories to end well. Why is that?

P.S.: Snow White above came back for an answer to this question, that's why she's here again.

turn the world around the other way.

Whatever your ache, there's something that always works: a Nurse Sheep in your life :)

She makes you drink all your hot tea, ingest those vitamins and always get 20 minutes of exercise every day.

We always remember her when we're feeling down or need some care. But why don't we ever call when everything's OK, just to see how she's doing?

Yep, we need to get more respectful. Is there someone you forget to call when everything's OK, too? :)

meow.

No two cats are the same. We learned that some time ago, but we got a memory update today :)

So you can never predict their actions or thoughts. Just like people, actually.

And even if unpredictable is sometimes scary, it's actually for the best. Once you get rid of your carefully crafted expectations, of course :)

together.

As you can see, the Angel Girl had lots of fun on New Year's Eve. Even though she told us she'd be good and stay at home and go to bed early. Yeah, right! :)

Lucky for us, we found these pictures of her with Diana - and it's pretty obvious she WAS present at the party.

Pics don't lie, missy! But you won't be grounded this time, it's OK to have fun on New Year's Eve (even if you're underaged :P).

You see, we're really nice :) But if we hear she emptied all the champagne bottles as well...I think we'll have to take more serious measures :)

to play.

From the "learn-something-every-day" programme that we developed with the kiddiez, here's today's bubble :)

Because Google says today we celebrate Sir Isaac Newton's birthday, we wanted to show you that even he - a great scientist with a brilliant mind - knew the importance of playing :)

Here's to having fun all the time - because we know that's where great ideas come from...right? :D


"I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." - Sir Isaac Newton

first.

How was your winter holiday?
Did you have fun? Got some energy for the new year? :)

The kiddiez are 100% charged, ready to gooooooo :)

Hope you'll come by and read our stories in 2010, too. Promise we'll do nice stuff for you :D

Kissez.