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One Rainy Day in September Jendellyn 3,288 views The lyrics of 'September in the Rain' were written by Al Dubin, the music by Harry Warren. The song was introduced to the world for the first time by James Melton in the mo...
Rick and Ilsa: Love Is Blue... Jendellyn 1,555 views I was spending the evening re-watching some episodes from one of my favorite movies, 'Casablanca', when suddenly an idea of a new montage came to me. This montage is my...
If It Could Be True... Jendellyn 149 views 'If' is a song written by American singer and song-writer David Gates in 1971. It was popularized by his band Bread and soon covered by other singers including Frank Sinatr...
A Tribute to Lauren Bacall Jendellyn 3,275 views This is my tribute to Lauren Bacall, a fascinating movie actress. Song: 'I Love You Much Too Much' by Dean Martin (1957).
The Falling Star: Grace Kelly Jendellyn 1,651 views This photo montage is an homage to Grace Kelly (1929-1982), also known as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco. Although an Academy Award-winning actress and a fashio...
Der Blaue Engel: Marlene Dietrich Jendellyn 66,796 views This montage is dedicated to Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), a prominent actress and a talented singer. As Ernest Hemingway put it, "If she had nothing more than her voice, s...
Better than a Cheesecake... Jendellyn 1,458 views This is a slideshow made by me for my friend Eddy a. k. a. ImAMereGoodSamaritan and TheHeirOfEdWood. I have simply thrown some retro pin-up cards and good old Elvis togethe...
Some Like It Hot: Marilyn Monroe Jendellyn 758 views Some people become symbols of their epoch... We might like Marilyn Monroe or not, but we have to admit that she has become one of the brightest symbols of the XXth century....
Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) Jendellyn 2,051 views I wanted to make a tribute to my favorite actress, Audrey Hepburn, for quite a long time. Here is the result. Song: 'Songbird' by Chris de Burgh (2004).
A Tribute to Heath Ledger (1979-2008) Jendellyn 256 views This is a tribute to my hero, Heath Andrew Ledger, who died at the age of 28. Let us leaf through his album once again. Rest in peace, Heath. Heaven is a better place fo...

About The Old Shop of Curiosa and Oddities

Emos / goths / punks / fierce dogs / poisonous mushrooms / whoever are not allowed to contact me by any means. I appreciate only human beings. Half-human beings, mediocre and small-minded people, are also not allowed. Those who are fond of leaving nasty comments will be hunted down and brutally murdered. All the others are cordially welcome. Jendellyn, the old curiosity shop keeper, is entirely at your service, ladies and gentlemen.

"The only people for me are mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say an uncommon-place thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow Roman candles..."
(J. Kerouac, 'On the Road')

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About this user

One of my University professors once described me as a "dynamic chaos". I guess this description suits me better than any one else.

I do not consider myself an eccentric; other people do.

The paramount concern of my existence is to explore this world and all the other ones.

"I am that merry wanderer of the night."
(W. Shakespeare, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream')

I am a collector of curiosities of all kinds, though I am usually perceived as some kind of curiosity myself.

I am the only heir of F. W. Murnau, which means that I am very fond of mixing the utmost terror with the craziest sense of humour just as my great predecessor did.

I am also a drunkard, which makes me a citizen of the world (whiskey, sherry-cobbler, Sidecar, Devil May Care, and schnapps are the best poisons, baby).

My theological tenets are:

I believe that the quest for one's true identity is a very difficult, yet necessary to be completed task.

"I believe that whatever does not kill you simply makes you stranger."
(The Joker, played by H. Ledger in 'The Dark Knight')

I believe that one can jazz only on one's own road.

I believe that loneliness is a curse, while solitude is a blessing.

I believe that the most terrible things in life are done with the most serious expression.

I believe that one should have courage to follow their dreams, even if they know they will never come true.

"You have to have a sense of humour, darling, to be alive. Even a bit mad. It helps to be mad."
(Peter Cushing in some interview)

"You should make a point of trying every experience once, except for incest and folkdance."
(Arnold Bax in some interview)

"I think life is a mixture of instinct, imagination and inventiveness. All you can learn as a human being is a basic technique."
(Christopher Lee in some interview; a paraphrase)

"All men dream; but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible."
(Thomas Edward Lawrence, 'The Seven Pillars of Wisdom')

I want to meet a man with April in his eyes; who is alive; who is disquieting and touching at the same time; who carries scars all over his body; who resembles a conjurer's hat; who is entirely evil, but not entirely bad; who knows what love, sense of humour and dissociative identity disorder are; who has no idea what fear, unfaithfulness and penny-pinching are; who can share my insanity, my damned destiny, and my bed. In other words, I want to remain single.

'The Rebel'
(a free translation of the poem by Charles Baudelaire)

An angry Angel plunges out of the sky,
Grips the sinner's hair and shakes him hard,
Shouting: "Hear and obey, it is the law!
I am your Guardian Angel. Do my will!

Learn that you must love, with all your heart,
The poor in body and spirit, the low, the lost,
So that your charity may spread for Christ
A proper carpet when He walks the earth.

Such is true love! Before your heart goes numb,
Let the glory of God awaken it to joy,
For that alone among your pleasure lasts!"

And the Angel, punishing to prove his love,
Torments his victim with his giant fists;
But still the damned soul answers: "I will not!"

Age

Hometown

Moscow

Country

Russia

Occupation

Journalist / private teacher

Companies

"Infox Interactive"

Schools

HSE, Philosophy Department (MA)

Interests

Having fun, whatever it involves: cinema, theatre, literature, psychiatry, philosophy (KUDOS to Socrates, Søren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, Charles Sanders Peirce, Bertrand Russell, Albert Camus, Ludwig Feurbach, Max Stirner, Friedrich Nietzsche, Arthur Schopenhauer - well, I must have forgotten someone, but I hope they don't really mind!), stargazing, making villainous plans of conquering the world with my friend from outer space, fine arts, drowning cute little kittens (just joking), archeology, linguistics, music, playing with my dogs, astronomy, alcohol (I am an old and highly experienced drunkard), theosophy, writing suspence stories, translating, travelling, YouTube, architecture, history, lonely walks, sleepless nights, and advanced chaos theory.

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