I've seen many sunrises and sunsets during one 24 hour these past few days. Workin' hard - hard workin', eh? Very much so, yes. I've been working the entire weekend, and ended Sunday's hard work with buying a new coat and went to a movie with Alexander. Saturday was eating out with some girls from my old school and then we went to "celebrate" christmas, with loads of christmas-y flavored stuff. Today I've been to school. Sara bought me lunch and Amanda visited to study at our school. So then we went shopping. Another jacket. Then Amanda and Moa bought me dinner at a chinese restaurant where the waiter kept saying things like "uncle china won't steel your purse". Lovely place and great food. Now I'm home and tomorrow's another busy day. Busy, busy, busy. But loads of fun.

Pic love #2

Pic. love. Part 2. Photos have feelings.

[1. Amanda 2. me 3. Sara]

[1. Graduation 2. Elin 3. Jesper and Niklas 4. Johanna]

[1. Johanna 2. Sara 3. Koncert Håkan Hellström and Moneybrother]

[1. Me 2. Sara 3. Me and Sara]

This is what't new and improved. Some day ago I got yet another unexpected gift from Elin and Lisa. An ice cream charm to put on my favorite necklace. I absolutely adore it. And they also got me white champagne tea. Highly recommend! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Yesterday was another full-scheduled day. Lecture in school and then to Linn. This time to cut my hair short. So now short it is. Feels very strange, but I really like it. A quick run and then I was back in Rönninge for our children's dance group (which Sara and I are leading) and then I ran home where I changed and then Elin, Sara and I headed back to school. This time it was no lecture. This time it was 25 :-/ beer, guitar hero music and new people. We got quite intoxicated as well. Even so that I twisted my ankle without high heels. It's swollen today. Nice, it makes a good witness that I had a good time. Now my slacking hours of today has gotten me a time-lacking problem. Over and out!

Stockholm

Monday Sara and I took the sub to the old town and pretended to be tourists. A lot of "ooh"'s and "aah"'s. Stockholm is so beautiful. Especially this time of the year. We walked through and met up with a big bunch of people which we had dinner with. Ice cream buffet, made me sick for a solid 24 hours. Not that it wasn't worth it.

[from Gotland. With Sara. All I've got for now]

In school, next to Sara who at the moment is studying french, Jojo and Elin will soon get in and we'll have lunch. Yesterday I worked, went to a family gathering celebrating some relatives that has recently gotten a year older and then watched when my sister had a gig. Full schedule. Life is good. Even the weather is good. Except for today, that is.

I made it through. I'm now even with the rest of my class. Two and a half weeks in two days. I must say it does something great to your ego. Being able to pull it off after feeling so... useless in a sense. I'm definitely going to be one of those people you say "defines herself with her job". But gosh now I'm tired. Another cup of coffee on the way.

'20s

I've been up all night, studying, and yet I'm not the least bit tired of it. Tired, per se, but not tired of. Fashion Studies is way more interesting than I could imagine. I'm in love with the '20s flappers. And the vamp of the vamp. The '20s is described as the crazy years - Les Années Folles. Art and lifestyle became one in a sense of surrealism. "They gathered in Montparnasse, drank absinth, smoked opium, had free sexual relations, listened to jazz and danced charleston. The one being the most decadent was the winner." Who knew that the sons and daughters of the socialite going down with Titanic was as wild as the crowd head-banging on Woodstock decades later? So much for revolutionary wildness.

Yesterday I was at the Hallwylska Museum and saw an exhibition of nineteenth century dressing of the counter's family, which was what I stayed up all night studying further, analyzing and writing about. While doing so, I had the movie Sabrina going in the background. The movie is from the '50s, in black and white, and stunning. Audrey Hepburn is stunning. So are these ladies.

[pics. tfs, weheartit. Bebe Daniels, Theda Bara, Clara Bow.]

Yesterday's pictures. Fall is beautiful this year. A perfect combo of late summer sun and heat, and crispy air and colored leaves.

Poor updating... again. The weekend has been nice. Rather calm, but with nice touches. Like Emma and Jennie's 20th birthday party (which I was at for about 45 minutes since I was still ill) and Mattias' 21 birthday get-together. Mattias' get-together was a perfect sunday occupation. Felix even made a three storied cake which was enjoyed with coffee and wine. I also began my studying this weekend. I'm so glad I've gotten into this subject - it's so much more interesting than one can imagine; so much influence, history, economics, art etc etc.

The day has been great - I really like it at Stockholm's University, and after an evening walk with camera and sister I'm in my couch watching Ratatouille. One of Disney's best movies.

By some miracle achieved by something magical, I didn't get the song Pieces of What with MGMT when I downloaded their album a year ago. This means that I have an entire song new to my ears with these wonderful boys. And it's not a song to put in store either. I can't grow tired of MGMT, I don't know how it's possible with just a single album, but I just can't stop listening to it. It tingles in my body when I hear their songs. Like when you were a youngster being touched by your biggest crush of the month. I have a few bands that makes me react similar to that, but not as strongly as the one. To sum up - listen to that song, listen to that album, and be happy.

Relief

ELATION! These past days have been amazing. First off, I finally went to Alexander's new apartment, which is close to these beautiful trails that we walked next to the water. That night it was also time for the famous "lappis screams", to translate. He lives in this place called lappis, and since it's a student area there's a lot of anguish going on. So every tuesday night at ten p.m. people are screaming out their anxiety from their balconies and windows. It's really something. Wednesday I worked as a store hostess/receptionist, which worked great, so hopefully I'll be working there some more. Yesterday I was with my friend and hairdresser Linn the entire day. We were at her salon for six hours, from 4-10 p.m. coloring and cutting my hair twice, had dinner, talked and had a good time. Then I went to Alexander's again, got up this morning and went to see Gma, walked on Djurgårn, had lunch and then got home to find an email I've waited for a while. I got in to the Fashion Science course, which means I'll be studying this year after all! Finally, I feel relaxed, at ease, content. This will be great.

Generationals - Angry Charlie

Yes! Yes! Yes! Fantastic! I love finding new favorites.

Pete

I'll get better with my camera soon. This is all I've got for now.

Yesterday we began the day with brunch at Amanda's. She gave me a friend bracelet that she'd put together in her new town of residence. It'll stay on my wrist. While being there I got a very exciting phone call which made my day. We met up again for dinner at Moa's - this time with some of the girls that couldn't participate for brunch. It was really nice just seeing the girls, since we have a hard time getting our schedules together. Now I'm off to the doctors!

[pics personal. last fall's pictures]

It's funny how you get some sort of self-fulfillment feel when you get mail. Like you're a bit more important. I hold on to those small, rather pathetic things since I'm without purpose for the time being. It's seriously frustrating being sick and not being able to do something about it. And also, missing the fun stuff - like yesterday's Håkan Hellström concert and Amanda's homecoming. And seeing Alexander's new apartment. etc, etc. I want to be outside, photographing, running, picking mushrooms in the woods, have dinner with my friends. If you have the ability - do it! That's what I'll be doing next week. And get a job. That's it.

goodbye summer

[pics personal. click it]

Thank you, summer of 2009.

[pic personal]

Mr Warhol.

I made this one in 2005. I still love disney movies.

Come again.

Another one. Audrey Hepburn.

[pic personal]

I am on a ROLL! As you (hopefully) can see, it's one of my biggest inspirations - John Lennon.

[pic personal]

Number two! I'm so excited, I can't stop working.

My first scanned art

[pic personal]

My first drawing-and-photoshop work. It'll get better, I promise. Inspired by Elsa Beskow. I should have been out picking mushrooms with G-ma and uncle Peo today. But, well, I got occupied. I felt that I still have some work left on project growing-my-butt-together-with-my-couch.

Christmas Feel

[pics personal]
Sitting on my couch, drawing Elsa Beskow pictures, drinking the tea that Moa brought me yesterday and watching Gossip Girl. The tea tastes christmasy and the Gossip Girl episode is about christmas. Silly me, I always get christmas feelings as soon as summer is over. Last year, and the year before that as a matter of fact, I christmas decorated my room in the beginning of October. And christmas on TV always looks so amazing. Not as cold and dark as it generally is. Anywho, I love christmas. Christmas, christmas, christmas. Christmas music, christmas decorations, christmas trees, christmas food (except for the ham and turkey), christmas parties and not to forget - christmas pastries. Not that I'm one for normal christmases, since going to Hawaii for 15 of my 18 christmases of my life. But oh, do the Americans know christmas!

Treating

I have the world's best friends. Today - still ill - I got a text from Moa, saying "can I come over and hug you a bit?". And since that's always welcome I said of course. So Moa comes in and throws her big backpack up on my table and starts to heave up stuff: Facial mask, massage oils, creams, cranberry juice, pineapple, tea, ginger, peach, orange and chocolate. Then she gave me a real spa treatment while watching Sex and the City the movie. After a lovely dinner out on the balcony during sundown (where we saw the geese fly south, 1st of september - fall is here) she made me a cure in form of a drink made of ginger, hot water and vitamin C. I already feel better. Moa - who actually is studying to be a nurse - completely made my day. I hope more people have friends like Moa. Love to Moa.

Trailer

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