Moments of sheer pleasure

[ENG] X-mas time, pouring rain, heavy winds, big waves hitting the shore, wet to the bone and sweating from the inside, green grass, soft dirt, smells like winter, olive trees, not a living soul in the streets of Zakynthos, still raining heavily, some pictures, great view from the old Venetian castle, running up and down the hill, “damn, I love this place”, at this particular time, some twelve kilometers, and more than an hour and one half, merry chrsitmas to us all!

 12/2011 

Sometimes

[ENG]

"you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes"

as quoted by C. Bukowski in “The Laughing Heart”

These are some random shots Thanassis got while I was riding a brand new KTM 250 EXC, M.Y 2012 during a photoshoot for MOTO magazine. Music: "Shaker", by Curtiss (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avmvdy4jO2k)

copyright@thanassis koutsogiannis

12/2011

Shoelaces and stuff [ENG]

Since the start of 2011, I

Tied my shoelaces, plenty of times

Loved my brother

Moved in a great new house

Admired my parents

Fell in love, then broke up

Smiled and cried, but not as much as I’d have wanted to

Discovered parts of my self

Slept with a girl on the same bed without having sex

Skyped a lot

Pushed myself to the limits and

Loved every moment of it

Travelled, kissed, waved goodbye

Got some nasty crashes, but didn’t care

Met some interesting people

Hugged, but not a lot

Hated myself

Went to IKEA, lots of times

Tried to love myself

Drove my car, quite often

Spent my birthday alone, no cake, no candles

Drank beer and felt dizzy

Hiked, ran, swam, dived, climbed, cycled

Rode some great motorcycles, for a little while

Unfortunately bought a huge TV

Deleted Facebook and

Logged into Twitter

Lost an icon, even went to his funeral (2010)

Read some nice poetry

Learned a few things about women

Assisted a close friend’s engagement

Read all of Bukowski’s novels

Thought about this girl,

Then saw her in the street by chance,

But did not talk to her

Found a newly-born kitten,

Now residing in my home

Had some mind-blowing sex

Sold my racing motorcycle to buy a refrigerator

Realized sex or happiness never come when you really need ‘em

Bought a really huge bed and

Gathered my friends to assemble it,

While eating pizza

Drank some Red Bull and

A lot of Powerade

Drove a car through the night,

Alone at the south of France

Finished a marathon

Got some positive reviews on my job

Spent time in airports reading books

Hated the boss even more

Lost eight kilos and

Got close to having the body I always wanted

Thought about having a tattoo

Met this really amazing girl

Talked, a lot

Had a quarrel with a good friend

Stayed awake through the night

Listened to some nice music

Got her breakfast on bed

Bought underwear from the supermarket

Saw the sun rising while riding my bicycle (2010)

Tried to admire the things I have

Felt deeply depressed

Bought her flowers

Lied to others

Saw “Paris, Texas” and cried in the end

Lied to myself

Finally decided not to talk to her again

Written a lot

Drank plenty of mineral water

Cared much about what the others think

Made mistakes

Hurt somebody

Celebrated my name day with friends

Bought a ticket to New York

Realized I should not give a fuck about things
...

So, bring on 2012

12/2011

This is your life

[ENG] AlMost hIt thAt TrEe! 

So what?

The song

No more words, just:

copyright@thanassis koutsogiannis, becominginfinite

12/2009

And I told you

[ENG] "And I told you to be patient, and I told you to be fine, and I told you to be balanced, and I told you to be kind" (this)... A day at the dirt, an afternoon in heaven.

copyright@thanassis koutsogiannis

12/2011