My name is Andrei Botesteanu, and i’ve kept this blog for 2 years now (you can scroll way down to the bottom of the page for information on the blog itself). I write for the lack of a good listener, and also to keep my afterthoughts in line. I generally believe this to be a good exercise in sincerity and disclosure, allowing me to get to know my limitations and myself.
I’ve lived in Bucharest (Romania) all of my life, currently by myself in an apartament my grandmother passed on to me. Although it’s been a while, i have yet to make it my own – but i’m documenting this failure.
I’m generally interested in design, identity, branding and all kinds of things that are not quite art but do communicate. Because I procrastinate less when writing, retiring to do so might be a very productive prospect, but is still far. I’ve made shy attempts to pursue some of these inclinations but with no result. My freehand drawing skills are poorly developed and this is frustrating from time to time.
As life happened, I’ve got a hang of activities that include: translation work, social studies (would love to focus on online behavior – I have a degree in sociology and a postponed anthropology masters’ thesis pending completion), coffeshop stuff and writing (here).
I’ve complicated my personal life as often as I had the chance.
There are strong odds that I’ll always review this section. Kindly join me in holding up for the final version. Thanks!
BIO (draft no. 9, as of Nov 2011)
i`ve tinkered with this for quite some time. it’s not perfect and i think i’ll add/delete/rephrase stuff.
1985: born at 10:30 pm (I hear), on February 9th. Saturday, in Bucharest
1986: baby steps; also Chernobyl (did not get my superpower)
1987: baby talk; Hungarian kindergarten (forgot everything)
1988: parents got divorced
1989: i remember gunshots from the revolution, while i scribbled on the walls
1990:
1991: moved; also, first day of school
1992: piano lessons (did not catch on); solved the Rubik cube by peeling off the stickers
1993: cello (did not catch on); boy scouts (did not catch on)
1994: cartoon network;
1995: computer (and I always popped by my uncle’s to play civilization and watch him architect stuff)
1996:
1997: basketball (did catch on)
1998: france; french kiss; chicken-pox
1999: high-school (with all the perks of making the team)
2000: good friends
2001: good grades
2002: in love
2003: sex; also college
2004: stuck with social science
2005: love; tongue pierce
2006:
2007: graduated with a study on travian addiction; grandma died; moved out
2008: love; assistant coffeshop person; botesteanu.nu
2009: assistant coffeshop person; deskjob
2010: love; bike, running, fitness, american footbal; new york
2011: corporatejob; scandinavia (with Prince, live)
stuff i remember but don’t know where to place:
- getting lost (standing in line for rations)
- swimming lessons
- walking in on mom having sex
- entertaining as an elephant mascot