Wednesday

As the unexpectedly wise Forrest Gump once said, life is like a box of chocolates. Those words seem particularly true today. After wasting spending an hour at the local optician I decided that I deserved something tasty and bought a golden box filled with delicious Belgian chocolates. Then when I came home I found a little package on the kitchen table, in it was a dvd box, containing the whole first season of Jericho, aka one of my all time favourite series! So my afternoon turned out to be quite pleasant. Ok that must have sounded completely random, but so be it.

Apart from the above, there's actually some more good news, although I have to say, nothing's certain yet. It seems that I'll be visiting my chere Paris pretty soon! Together with my mother I am planning a trip and if all goes well (fingers crossed) we will be going there somewhere by the end of january/beginning of february. As a late birthday trip pour moi. So I reckon there will be a lot of shopping involved! I'm already saving up some money.

Here are some more beautiful photographs from flickr I felt like sharing with you:

1. Untitled, 2. sx70229s, 3. no, 4. Untitled, 5. Where's Erick 3, 6. 開拔, 7. T o u c h i n g ., 8. Casting Spells., 9. Untitled

Last friday I went to Antwerpen and there I bought this rather interesting pair of trousers. They were on sale and for only 20 euros I figured I could just as well give them a try. But now I'm experiencing some creative difficulties when it comes to how to wear them. So your ideas are more than welcome!

The Animals Were Gone...

At last, my instax camera has arrived! And right on time I might add, as I will leave for a five day minibreak this monday. Nothing too fancy, just a bit of swimming and eating and doing absolutely nothing else. This week was ridiculously hectic (I unexpectedly had to take my mother to the hospital, my grandfather died, then the funeral, it wasn't exactly the kind of week I had imagined) so I could really use some serious relaxation!

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Someone whose talent I can't get over and whom I've featured in my flickr favourites posts quite a few times before is the brilliant Susu Laroche. Her photographs are so breathtakingly beautiful that any further attempt to describe them in words would be an insult to their splendor:

To see more of her work just visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jetsetandtrash/

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Talking about photography (am I ever not?) I finally decided on getting myself a Diana Camera. And yes I promise this will be the last time I mention it. Lomography.com is offering the beautiful Edelweiss Edition that will totally have to be mine. Once it is I can finally stop obsessing about it. Which should turn out to be a good thing.

And now we're on the topic of spending money, I really crave a good old shopping trip. Haven't bought anything decent in such a long time, it feels almost unnatural. So I'll need to make time for that. After all, fall is almost here and most of my clothes do no longer fit me properly, oh the joy that's called stress, so I think I have a decent excuse. Anyone else planning some fall shopping?

That's actually all I have to share right now. I've created a little post that will be auto published on wednesday so you'll have something new to look at while I'm away.

I hope everyone has a great week! I'll be back next saturday :)

Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup...

First of all thank you so much for all your comments! I wasn't at all expecting so much enthousiasm. It might sound a bit silly but it really brought a smile to my face!

Now I actually have a hard time figuring out how to start this post, however stupid that may sound. So I'm just going to start with something random like some new things I acquired over these last three weeks

I'm so happy with the shoes, I've been looking for a creme/black coloured pair of flats for ages and was pretty disappointed about the fact that french sole never seems to update it's online stock. Luckily I came across these from Zara. My friend bought them a while back but unfortunately the were slightly too big for her feet. Not so much for mine though and she agreed to letting me adopt them.

With the purchase of those flats I've completed my summer wishlist and I'd like to think that I'm finally done reorganising my wardrobe at this point. All I need for the upcoming season are some boots and a coat, but there's still plenty of time for that. I'm, obviously, still dying for these Isabel Marant booties but I haven't got a clue for how much they retail which makes it quite hard to decide whether or not I should get them. So if anyone knows, please let me know ;)

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I meant to post about the following a while back but for some reason I never did. When I saw this post at the knight cat's blog I felt immensely inspired to create something similar. So I went to Ikea, bought some frames, printed some of my flickr favourites and put them up on my wall. It's still under construction, I need to buy a couple more frames, but I think it already looks quite decent, especially with the polaroids.

Talking about flickr, I've been spending an insane amount of time browsing through that website lately

so here are some fresh favourites:

1. fly, 2. memories, 3. Untitled, 4. Untitled, 5. Los lunes al sol, 6. in the kitchen with..., 7. Untitled, 8. ., 9. Untitled, 10. Untitled, 11. lily of the valley, 12. the sky moves faster at this time of year, 13. Untitled, 14. Untitled, 15. ik door oona, 16. storyteller, 17. lovely afra, 18. ghost, 19. Kristin, 20. Untitled, 21. blur_simo, 22. Untitled, 23. (said with warm gusts of irony): it seems a gosh-darn shame, 24. reading in bed, 25. Untitled

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Before I forget, I still want to do a book review before the end of this month. I just don't know which book to choose. So I was thinking that it might be a good idea to ask you which book you would like to see more of this time?

* for the love of light - Jenifer Altman
* the principles of uncertainty - Maira Kalman
* this is for you - Rob Ryan

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Last but not least, last week I finally got to watch Juno and I think I fell in love with that movie. Ellen Page is such a brilliant actress and Michael Cera, gosh is he adorable or what? If you haven't seen it yet, you totally should, it's well worth it!

Well that's all for now, take care and see you soon!

Just for now

Given the immense response on my farewell post (and thank you so much for that, really, there are no words that could describe how heart warming your comments were!) I reckon that hopefully no one will mind this little update. It's been almost three weeks now since that last post and I came to the conclusion that I would still enjoy updating the blog every now and then (even and mostly if it's just for my own pleasure). I might not be posting nearly as often as I did before but perhaps something like a post a week would be ok? I hope I didn't scare everyone off with my goodbye post, but if I did, so be it ;)

I took these polaroids last week. The film was a gift from a friend of mine, or actually, she traded me the film for an origami owl. A pretty fair deal right?

more at http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbon_monoxide/

Anywhere I lay my Head

This week I made a decision. It's a pretty definitive one and I'm not completely sure whether I'm going to regret this later on, but at the moment it feels like the right thing to do. I've decided that I'm going to stop blogging. I've been keeping up this blog for almost a year now and it has been a wonderful way to share all kinds of inspiration with others. But enough is enough. I do no longer find the same kind of joy in writing/posting as I once did.

It feels like, in a way, I've outgrown this blog. These last few days have been really busy, I've been enjoying life the way it should be enjoyed and that made me realise that I want to focus more on those things instead of keeping up with an "online life". Surely that can be done without saying goodbye to my blog but I prefer to give it up completely.

I do however not want to leave without thanking everyone for the incredibly nice and friendly comments you've left, I truly appreciated every single one of them! I also want to mention how great it was to 'get to know' so many wonderful fellow bloggers, whom I've come to admire not only for their creativity but mostly for their kindness!

I must admit that I was a bit hesitant to post this at first. I feared that this post might get mistaken for a cry for attention, for wanting people to tell me that I shouldn't leave, when that's really not why I'm writing this. I just reckoned that it wouldn't be very fair to leave without offering some sort of an explanation.

So I guess this is it, the final goodbye. Or as the French would say: Au revoir mes ami(e)s!

ps. for those of you who asked, you can email me at this adres

Medicate the Kids

fall inspiration

I noticed that fall gear is already starting to take over stores and with it's arrival one can't help but wonder.

"What will I be buying/wearing during the colder and much more dreary half of the year?" might seem a bit of a premature question at the end of July, but experience has taught me that the best things tend to turn up early and I'm pretty confident that this year won't be an exception. Eventhough I can't, or should I say won't, be buying anything until September, creating a wishlist on polyvore has never hurt anyone, at least not to my knowledge.

red/creme striped sweater, dark corduroy skinny pants, black woolen coat, black patent high heel lace up boots, some jewellery, suede ankle boots

I'm still a bit hesitant about the red/creme striped sweater. I have this tendency to buy red coloured clothes and then feel really uncomfortable while wearing them. I don't know why I keep buying/craving all this red but it seems to be for no apparent reason as I don't even like the colour. Yet this sweater is fooling me once again. I should probably stay away from it since I already own 2 red/white striped sweaters, although not nearly as pretty as the one pictured above, so we'll see. Everything else is a definite yes, especially the suede ankle boots I mentioned earlier. They're genius and remind me of a pair of ankle boots I bought when I was 13. They lasted me 5 years and I wore them to death. Suffice it to say, they deserve a worthy successor.

Keeping in mind that I only want to buy a couple of key pieces per season (basics not included) I had to put a lot more thought into these possible future purchases and there is a lot less room for error as I will most probably be spending more on a single piece. I do however believe that purchasing less would require one to have a clear idea of what they want to look like and what works/doesn't work for them. So I hope that the era of gigantic style-moodswings is finally over and that I won't be making yet another 180 before summer ends. Which, frankly, is not completely unimaginable. Hot pink tutu anyone?

But despite these former moodswings, I've always been enamoured by the idea of having a distinct style -I get the feeling everyone is these days- and with it the freedom to buy a lot less and still look decent. So about 2 years ago I decided it would be worth the effort to give it a try. It actually took me quite some time to figure out IF it would work for me, and if so, what this distinct style would have to look like. Especially the latter part involved quite a bit of experimenting (believe me, it wasn't always pretty). It seems to be really working though, I've had a rather clear and steady vision of how I want dress for almost a year now (the longest period of time such a divine insight has ever lasted) and I'm still not sick of it. On top of that I came to the conclusion that I actually really enjoy sticking to a certain way of dressing, even if others don't recognize it as such. And it really does save you money, and a lot of stress in the morning, when you don't have to re-do your entire wardrobe every six weeks, now who would have thought that?!

It is tricky though, and it does require a certain form of self restraint. I can't go out and just buy everything I like anymore and sometimes it can be rather difficult. Especially when you're facing the most wonderful dress/top/skirt, yet you're unable to buy it, simply because it "doesn't work". But personally I have never regretted not buying something and learned to appreciate the things I do buy so much more. I guess you could say that in the end it does pay off. But I suppose you will only feel that way if it's really what you want, otherwise it's pretty easy to get frustrated an throw all your resolutions overboard ;)

So is anyone else already anticipating fall or is it just me? And if so, what's on your wishlist?

Last but not least I want to say thanks for all your incredibly nice comments, they really helped cheering me up!

The Principles of Uncertainty

Recently I ordered Maira Kalman's book "the Principles of Uncertainty" which is a collection of her illustrated columns for NY Times Select. I first noticed this book on Book By It's Cover and her beautiful illustrations immediately caught my eye. When I later spotted her book at the American Book Center I was a bit hesitant to pay 40 euro's but luckily I was able to order it at bol.com for a little more than half that price.

I would also like to mention that I won't be posting anything these next few days, I'm experiencing some sort of a family emergency as my grandfather has fallen terribly ill with no chance of recovery and I have a hard time focusing on other things at the moment. But please do check back after the weekend. Hope you have a good one!

Amy Earles and more

This afternoon I rediscovered an old favourite of mine, Amy Earles. I remember coming across her work last summer and being in complete awe of her creativity. Unfortunately and for reasons I do not remember, I forgot all about her work and it took me almost a year to return to that point of awe. Unsurprisingly I'm still extremely charmed by her beautiful paper dolls and pretty, slightly dark, drawings!

More of her work and her online shop can be found at:
etsy & pushed under

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On a totally different note, today I completed some more pages from Wreck this journal. One of them being the "climb up high and drop this journal" page. Together with my six year old niece I climbed up the narrow stairs to my grandparents attic. There we opened the window and threw out the journal. She was incredibly excited about the whole ordeal! If anyone's interested I can take some photographs of the newly completed pages and post them later this week?

I also purchased some cute things this weekend from Caitlin Shearer's etsy shop. (I wrote a post about her work a while ago) I had such a hard time choosing from her beautiful artworks! So I'm pretty sure a second order will follow soon ;)

ps. I'm currently experiencing some problems with my photobucket bandwidth. I've fixed the photographs on the first page but unfortunately the pictures on the other pages (that are down right now) won't be visible until the 5th of august. Apologies for the inconvenience!

I like you

The wonderful 'Mila' from Loveology tagged me and now I have to name 6 things I currently like and tag some other people to do the same.

Well, here they are:
1. Baking cupcakes. Even without baking skills it can be done, and they taste like heaven!

2. Art books. Illustrations, photography, paper art, Impressionism, fashion, my wishlist goes on and on.

3. Watching Travel Channel. I've been a Globe Trekker addict for years and years and it's a nice surrogate for summer holiday as I won't be traveling anywhere myself. At least not any time soon.

4. Daft Punk's Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger dance routine. It's genius and silly at the same time and I would love to learn it myself.

5. Rummaging around my room. Cleaning out my closet, sorting through my bookcase, create some order in my deskdrawers, rearrange the furniture, it's all good.

6. Short suede ankle boots. I'm in love with these APC ones but am equally enamoured by the original ones from Isabel Marant. If only I could find a similar pair for this winter!

I tag: Heloïse j. , Laurel, Jillian, Joie de Vivre and Joanne!

Proust?

+Maco+

the lovely S.C. from for the moment asked me to fill in this Proust questionnaire. As always, I'm more than happy to oblige.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being pleased with who I am.

What is your greatest fear?
Losing a loved one.

What historical figure do you most identify with?
I have yet to come across that kind of person. I don't know nearly as much as I would like about most historical figures, so any identification with one of them would most probably be an inaccurate one.

Which living person do you most admire?
My mother.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Insecurity.

What is the trait you most despise in others?
Disloyalty.

What is your greatest extravagance?
Books, food, clothes, traveling.

On what occasion do you lie?
When I feel like comforting someone with a lie would be better than hurting someone with the truth.

What do you dislike most about your appearance?
I absolutely hate how small my waist is.

Which living person do you most despise?
Any person who deliberately chooses to hurt another human being or animal.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
(roughly translated) I'm hungry/ oh well/ nevertheless/ what are we doing today?

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Be more appreciative of what life has brought me so far.

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
I'd wish they were a bit more open minded and less self absorbed.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Being where I am right now.

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
I honestly don't know. I feel like any answer I could possibly give would come out of arrogance anyway.

If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
A dolphin.

Who are your favorite writers?
JD Salinger, Jonathan Safran Foer and Oscar Wilde.

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Blue Van Meer

What is your most treasured possession?
My photographs.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Not being able to see the beauty in life.

Where would you like to live?
France. Eventhough Paris would be great, I think I might prefer to live in a tiny house situated in a small village somewhere in the Cote d'Azur.

What is your most marked characteristic?
My sense of humour (I hope).

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Courage and self awareness.

What is your greatest regret?
I try to not have any.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
I think it's a little early to answer that question.

If there is a Heaven what would you like to hear God say when you arrive?
I don't believe in God. At least not in the religious sense of the word. I know it's not the answer to the question, but I find it impossible to come up with something more appropriate.

How would you like to die?
As a happy person.

How will you die?
I prefer to not think about that.

I'm not quite sure if I'm supposed to tag others, so if you want fill in this questionnaire yourself please just go ahead and do so ;)

Zootastic

Went to the zoo this afternoon...

Q&A

An entry full of answers this time. And I wanted to thank everyone for the nice words! I will do a post about Amsterdam as soon as I get back.

Wat wil je later worden? :P (What do you want to become when you grow up? :p)
I’m not quite sure yet. I would love to work for the united nations, as a middle east expert. But becoming a journalist would be great too. I want to make a difference. There’s this jewish principle called tikkun olam that says you should leave the world a better place than you found it. I’m not Jewish but that is exactly what I intend to do. I would also like to mention that one day I would love to become a professor at a university or get involved with politics. But that’s of later concern.

Wat ben je van plan om te gaan studeren? (What do you plan on studying?)
Right now I’m planning on studying oriental languages and cultures, focusing on Arabic and Hebrew. But History is still an option. As is Filosophy.

Wat is jouw favoriete eten en drinken? (What's your favourite food/drink?)
Chinese food, definitely. I love bami and babi pangang. And cheese. I can never get enough of cheese. My favourite drink is orange juice. Not freshly squized though. It’s too sour for my taste.

Wat is op dit moment jouw favoriete kledingstuk? (What's your favorite piece of clothing atm?) My new navy blue blazer, it goes with almost anything

Wat is jouw favoriete collectie (op dit moment? Seizoen maakt niet uit. (What's your favourite fashion collection, season doesn't matter)
Stella McCartney S/S 08

Favoriete tvprogamma's? (Favourite televisionprograms?)
Law & Order Criminal Intent, Jericho, Will&Grace and 24. I used to be really into the original CSI series as well but after the 7th rerun I got sick of it. And I love documentaries. I love watching history channel, national geographic and travel channel.

Wat zijn jouw hobby's? (Hobbies?)
watch movies, read books, take photographs, fool around with my dog, travel

Heb je geheime interesses/fascinaties? (Do you have secret interests/fascinations)
Conspiracy theories, mysteries of any kind, cults, secret society's. I'm interested in most phenomena that are out of the ordinary. And chess. However strange that might sound.

I was wondering what you do these days. You wrote some time ago that you wanted to start university in the autumn. But what do you do now, work, study?
After what happened to my mother I had to cancel my job because I had to take care of her and help out at home. Right now I’m still busy doing exactly that so I haven’t really been thinking about getting a new job yet. Unfortunately because of the whole situation here at home I wasn’t able to get everything done in time for the exams. Which means I will have to wait another year before I can attend university. Obviously this has been a major disappointment to me and I have a hard time getting over that fact that it’s not my fault. But I will find a way to deal with it eventually, I always do. I am planning to do some travelling next year though. Most probably a trip to Paris to improve my french, and a traintrip across europe to visit the major cities.

Also (no need for an answer if it's too personal), I was wondering what you are like in reality. Are you outgoing, shy or something in the middle? Are you very social or like your own company?
I suppose I’m something in the middle. When I’m with people I don’t know very well I am a bit more reserved. I’m not the kind of girl that jumps on top of you saying how fabulous it is to meet you. But I will strike a conversation with a stranger if I feel like doing so. I just don’t feel the need to be the center of attention. With people I am more accustomed to (at home or when I was still in school), I am really outgoing though. Rather opinionated and not afraid to speak my mind. I love making silly jokes and have everyone’s attention.
I used to think I was a very social person and that I needed the attention of friends and family to feel happy about myself but experience has taught me that I like being on my own as well. But being on my own does not always have to be in the most literal sense of the word. I love being alone while surrounded by others. Living in my own little bubble. I enjoy that more than being completely on my own.

What is your favourite movie?
As boring as it might sound, Amelie. But since there's no need to stick to just one movie, I'd like to mention a couple more. Like the Pianist, which is absolutely magnificent. Adrien Brody IS the pianist. He made that movie. Another one is Lost in Translation. that movie is so fascinating. I love the atmosphere, the chemistry between scarlet and bill, the humour (lodgaah moll) the apparently simple story that ends up captivating you in the most literal sense of the word. Pan’s labyrinth is a fantastic movie too. As is Sunshine, which is a whole other category. Growing up I never liked sf movies, but my mother was crazy about them. So I ended up watching so many of them, that I actually started liking them myself. Especially when they’re directed by Danny Boyle and have an original theme. And ok, Cillian Murphy’s presence isn’t too much of a downside either.

how would you feel without your blog?/what would you do instead of blogging?
I don’t know. I wouldn’t feel lost but I would miss having the possibility to share my idea of beauty with others. It’s probably some form of arrogance, thinking that whatever I think about something is relevant to others. But to be honest, if nobody would read my blog I would still enjoy documenting my taste.
I’d probably be keeping a diary if I couldn’t blog anymore. Which I used to do when I was younger. The period between my 12th and my 17th birthday is neetly documented on paper.

which is your most expensive fashion related buy?
I bought a pair of Prada heels during my first visit to London. They were 85 pounds, which was a 120 euro’s at that time. They’re made of pink satin.
And I once bought a pair of diesel jeans for 140 euros but I felt so bad about spending that much money on a pair of jeans I returned them the next day. Which was a HUGE mistake. They were perfect. And totally worth the money. The most stupid thing is that I didn’t even had to pay the full price for them. My mother offered to pay half. I’m such an idiot.

Who else do you love to read/want to read?
I love Russian, French and English literature as opposed to dutch literature which is predictive and boring. I have a weakness Dan Brown’s books. Especially the Bernini Mystery. And I love everything that was written by JD Salinger, Jonathan Safran Foer and Philippe Claudel.
I desperately want to finish Bulgakov’s the master and margarita. I’d love to read more of Oscar Wilde’s work. And Dostojevski. Tennessee Williams. 100 years of loneliness by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Paul Auster’s moon palace. And a while back I bought a bunch of classics that still need to be read as well ( the great Gatsby, wuthering heights and madame bovary,etc.)

Mijn vraag: hoe ziet je gezicht eruit? (what does your face look like?)
I hate the way my face looks on photographs, seriously, If I were to look like that in real life I would avoid mirrors at any cost. But I was able to find a pretty decent one from last summer ->click

Nog maar een vraag erachteraan: Hoe kom je aan de stijl die je nu hebt? Was je van kinds af aan al met mode etc. bezig of is het er langzaam ingeslopen? En heb je het gevoel voor mode en stijl een beetje van je ouders of geven die er niks om?(How did you develop your sense of style? Have you been interested in fashion ever since you were a kid or did it grow over time? Are your parents interested in fashion or do they not care at all?)
I never cared much for fashion when I was younger. My mother made most of my clothes. She pretty much had to since I was very tall and skinny for my age throughout my whole childhood and nothing would ever fit me properly. So you can imagine that looking fashionable was the least of my clothing related concerns. Not that I didn’t like clothes. I just didn’t care about looking a certain way. And I had horrible taste.
Things changed when I went to a different school. At first I was still caught up in my small town mentality of not caring about my clothes, but after a year or two I started to realise that dressing a certain way can make you actually feel better about yourself. I was 15 when I first bought a copy of Vogue Uk and asked my mother to switch my fancy subscription to an elle subscription. Which she did. And the experimenting commenced. I don’t think there’s a style I haven’t tried.
Now I’m back at the point where I once again don’t care that much about how others feel about my clothes. I’m mostly inspired by Parisian streetstyle and French actresses in general.
My mother likes clothes and loves to dress nice, but she doesn’t really care about fashion. She loves the way I dress though. At least, she says she does. My father couldn’t care less. Quelle surprise.

Wednesday

I'm feeling a bit weird these days (hence this pointless entry). If I were to take horoscopes seriously I could blame it all on the alignment of the stars this week. But I won't. After all, when a couple of weeks ago the stars were saying my lovelife would finally become a bit more interesting again, nothing happened either ;)

Despite feeling weird, I am also quite excited about the upcoming weekend. Saturday I'll be going to Amsterdam, haven't been there since December (can hardly believe it's been that long) so that should be interesting!

I was thinking perhaps I should do one of those 'ask-me-whatever-you-want-posts' as well. It could be fun. If anyone actually has a question that is. So if you feel like it, just ask away!

Let's boogie..

I got tagged by the très lovely Jillian from nova.style and the magnificent heart-in-a-cage!

The Rules: "List 7 songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, wether they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions with your 7 songs, then tag 7 people to see what they're listening to.

Manhattan/Cold Desert/whatever it's called - Kings of Leon
I can't stop listening to KOL's newest song. It's both addictive and brilliant. And now I really can't wait for their new album to come out. Why oh why is september still three months away?

Hey Hey Hey - Room Eleven
Because it makes me happy.

Summer in the City - Regina Spektor
Eventhough the title gives you the illusion that this song is about sunny days and lazy afternoons in the park, this song is in fact the perfect example of how beautiful sadness can be.

la Noyee - Yann Tiersen
Amelie, Paris, Yann, summertime, all combined in one melody. Sheer brilliance, that's what this song and it's composer are.

Love her Madly - the Doors
I have never been a big fan of the Doors until I rediscovered their music a couple of months ago. I think watching the most fascinating documentary about the life and death of Jim Morisson must have triggered it. Anyway, Love her Madly brings a smile to my face and makes me want to dance like a crazy girl.

In Transit - Albert Hammond jr
THE ultimate summer song. Albert's voice might not yet be as good here as it is right now, but I think that's actually part of the song's charm.

Knocked up - Kings of Leon
the second KOL song on my list. It could have easily been a list with nothing but KOL songs, as I'm addicted to their music, but that would have been pretty boring. Knocked up was one of those songs I never really appreciated until I heard a live version of it. And now I can't stop listening to it. Seven minutes might seem long, but I wish this song would go on forever....

The people I tage are:
A.V.A, Allure, Héloïse j., Ariella, Nita-Karoliina, <3 fashion chalet and little parisienne
It's up to you now!

Zomerkriebels

Today is a happy day. Not just because it's the first day of summer but also because I was finally able to fit into my favourite pair of jeans again. Which is quite an achievement for someone who prefers pizza over apples.
Along with the new season came better weather. After days of rain and cold the sun has returned, and with it came a temperature of 23C. To celebrate the return of summer we're going to have a barbecue this afternoon. I was actually contemplating on bringing out the inflatable swimming pool as well but I seemed to be the only one who liked that idea.
On a completely different note, yesterdaynight I was watching the history channel, my latest addiction, and there was this really interesting documentary on about the maya's and the end of the world in 2012. I had heard of this theory before but it once again made me think about what I would do with my life if there were only 4,5 years left. It pretty much forces you to see things in a different perspective.
So suppose you knew for sure that you had only 5 years left, how would you spend that time? Would you travel/work/do nothing/try to become an astronaut? Would you change your behaviour towards other people? Would you even care? I'm really curious!

Have a great weekend everyone!

and don't forget to vote for laurel ;)