Sve sto je srcu drago daleko je.

I just want to help too many people at once and then when I’m unable to I feel like I’ve failed them.

caadylyn:

remember when raven ate those mushrooms that she was allergic to

oatmealpie:

Today, I lived out my life long dream of punching someone I hated in the dick and it was awesome.

I am so sad I missed it but hearing about it is just as good. I have never been so proud.

The quick way to annoy a country

republicordeath:

Adem Ljajic, a Serbian footballer, was yesterday booted out of his national team for refusing to sing the Serbian national anthem, Bože Pravde, before a game.

He’s the first man in this clip. As you can see, no one else in the team sings the anthem with any gusto - most look like they’re miming - but Ljajic’s been punished anyway.

He says he had “personal reasons” for not singing, and, being an impulsive millionaire footballer, the reason is probably he didn’t like being ordered to sing.

But it’s more interesting to assume it’s a political stand. And there are reasonable grounds for doing so:

• Ljajic is a Muslim from Novi Pazar, a city where it’s easier to find a mosque than a beer (I know; I once spent a good half-hour looking)
• Serbia doesn’t have the greatest record with Muslim countries (see the Bosnian and Kosovan wars)
• Last week, Serbia elected a new president, Tomislav Nikolic, a man who’s been accused of war crimes and made it quite clear he’d like to reoccupy Kosovo

Given that, you can understand Ljajic might not feel comfortable right now singing about the “god of justice…protecting Serbian lands and Serbian race”.

Although the incident does come only weeks after Ljajic was beaten up by his club manager for acting stupidly…

This is the second news story this year about someone refusing to sing an anthem. The first involved an Israeli judge and led to calls to change the Israeli anthem to make it more inclusive. Somehow, I can’t see Ljajic’s silence leading anyone in Serbia to call for Bože Pravde to be changed.

That’s just sad.