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She was looking at the carpets. He was taking a picture of her looking at the carpets. I would not take a picture of her just looking at those carpets but I thought I would take a picture of him taking a picture of her looking at those carpets. And as I did, I heard someone taking a picture behind me. I turned around and saw a guy taking a picture of me taking a picture of him taking a picture of her looking at the carpets. The guy behind me and I laughed out loud, these two turned around but could not understand what it was about. Here we are, no matter how innocent and boring the thing you are doing is, be prepared for someone taking a picture of it. And the more people do, the more attractive it often becomes for others to do it too.

The guy behind me got the money shot of course, I did not get much.

In Athens, Greece.

Date: 2016-09-06 10:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] beautesauvage13.livejournal.com

Ha!  I had to read that title twice.


A picture within a picture within a picture in other words. 


Athena

Date: 2016-09-06 10:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] topum.livejournal.com
Yes it is confusing, especially because "he" and "him" refers to different people in that title.

Date: 2016-09-07 01:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] beautesauvage13.livejournal.com

Yes.  It's confusing at first. 


The concept of infinity. 


Athena

Date: 2016-09-06 11:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vikingessa.livejournal.com
Great minds think alike!

Great photo!

Date: 2016-09-06 11:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] topum.livejournal.com
Thank you ).

Date: 2016-09-07 01:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tigerweave.livejournal.com
Haha that's really great :-D

Date: 2016-09-07 12:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] topum.livejournal.com
I like taking pictures of people taking pictures of people taking pictures of...and so on, the more the better ).

Date: 2016-09-07 03:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] diejacobsleiter.livejournal.com
Beautiful. As always. You have a talent, man. Do something with it...

There is a poem in Russian classical poetry: the hero lies in some valley - wounded and dying. He has a dream: he sees a young woman surrounded by some people. But she sleeps and has a dream too: she sees the valley when the hero is lying dead. This was a way of describing the death: it begins "from inside": I see someone in the dream, someone sees me, and now it's a body seen "from outside"..

I cannot say that the translation is as good as original, but look at it:

http://max.mmlc.northwestern.edu/mdenner/Demo/texts/dream.html

Date: 2016-09-07 11:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] topum.livejournal.com
Great poem. I really want to visit Caucasus one day.
I can read Russian now but I still do not understand what I read ).

Date: 2016-09-07 01:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] diejacobsleiter.livejournal.com
Caucasus seems to be a very dangerous place, be careful. Unless you want to join ISIS.. \:<(

A little tropical bird told me that it's your birthday. I take this chance to express my respect and wish you all possible success and happiness. Cheers!

Date: 2016-09-07 02:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] topum.livejournal.com
I have visited dangerous places before. I talked to the Georgians who visited the village here a while ago about it it seemed to me that it is not as bad as it might seem from the outside.

Thank you. I did not put my real birth date when I registered on LJ so it is not my real birthday. But since I have never celebrated my real birthdays, I probably should enjoy this pseudo-birthday so I'll take it. Thank you.

Date: 2016-09-07 02:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] diejacobsleiter.livejournal.com
Several birthdays a year, eh? Smart!

Date: 2016-09-07 11:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sagittariusbun.livejournal.com


Happy Birthday! Have a good one!

Date: 2016-09-07 11:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] topum.livejournal.com
Thank you. It is not my real birth date there, mine is still a bit further down the line but I'll take it now. Thank you.

Date: 2016-09-07 10:39 pm (UTC)

Date: 2016-09-07 01:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gneu.livejournal.com
Gee, I don't think I could pick out just any one of those rugs. They are nice!

Date: 2016-09-07 01:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] topum.livejournal.com
Man, they love rugs here in Moldova. They are everywhere, even on the walls.
Edited Date: 2016-09-07 01:39 pm (UTC)

Date: 2016-09-07 02:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gneu.livejournal.com
You're in the top 10 list on the LJ homepage today. Did you really pay 100 tokens for that?

Date: 2016-09-07 02:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] topum.livejournal.com
No, you cannot buy a place thereI if you pay, you will appear at the very top in one of the two slots marked "promo", you cannot get into the normal top for money. I cannot see myself there now but I saw myself there a couple of times in the last couple of months. I usually go through LJ top every day to find new journals, etc.

Date: 2016-09-07 02:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] topum.livejournal.com
Ah yes, I saw myself. I thought you meant top entries list not top users. You cannot get in there for money either, if you pay you will appear in that separate "promo" slot at the top not on the list itself.

Date: 2016-09-07 06:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wanderipity.livejournal.com
Hahah. Lovely.

Date: 2016-09-07 06:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] topum.livejournal.com
I have a photo somewhere with a chain of three photographers each taking a photo of the other one in front of them also taking photo ).

Date: 2016-09-08 09:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] claypot.livejournal.com
Stuff this photo, I want to see the one he took (of you lot)!

Date: 2016-09-08 10:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] topum.livejournal.com
Me too but he wouldn't share.

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