NYE

i was contemplating what great final piece to post before this year turns its back on us and we go wave 'hi' to new chances, but i couldn't think of much. actually, i thought of too much, as always. so then what i thought was that i'd just stop thinking. i'll have my coffee and go help organize the party for tonight - mulled wine, jello shots, fruit salad, cakes and muffins and playlists and all - and then, after midnight, it's total free fall. no new year's resolutions, no promises, and no more goddamn thinking. that wouldn't have to mean i'm giving up on everything i've been working for, i'll just let it come to me this time :)

i don't have any special picture to go with this post,
but i bet everyone has as much showers to take, hair to dry, jello to cook as i do,
so have your coffee in peace, and i'll see you all next year!

xoxo

fa-la-la, etc.

christmas shopping can kill your feet,
getting all the presents home can break your back,
and gift-wrapping with organic rope and paper makes you bleed.
it's like sacrifice, it's almost religious.
but of course it's my favourite holiday :)

have a very merry one, everybody!

xoxo

the lights and buzz

"I'm coming home from my hardest year

I'm making plans not to make plans while I'm here

And this life has been no holiday, a complicated situation

I'm fine with all my memories

Still I could use vacation.."
- Jack's Mannequin

happy holiday's and remember that life is short - eat dessert first!;]

xoxo

i'm gonna dance with somebody

i just about forgot that mando diao are playing at the principal club in thessaloniki on saturday, so i haven't made any definite plans, but i'll be catching the 5 o'clock bus, so if anyone is up for it, give me a call, or just be there ;)

out with the bad, in with the clean

not that i'm close to the planned renovations i've been looking forward to so much, but coming back from ikea with another load of new stuff, i decided i can't stash all the coffee tables and decorations away in my 'soon to be used' cupboard, so i decided to get rid of some old stuff.

and we all know how that goes - once you get started you get sucked in the 'oh hell, i don't need that anymore' whirlwind..

so today, once i'm done, i will be throwing out what now looks like tons of magazines and seasonal-decorations. i left a note for the neighbours, but i was thinking, if anyone wants to call dibs on old french/italian/american/british issues of Vogue, Elle, Elle Decorations, Marie Claire, Glamour, or missbehave, Intelligent Life, even Thrasher, Bike, Freeskier, Freeze, and a ton of Intro[bg] and Free[gr] mags, they can send me a pm. also if you're in need of halloween pumpkin lightchains, or candleholders, and old golden rudolfs and santas..

xoxo

christmyass

so today we decided to go check out the opening of the christmas bazaar in the park, as it was supposed to be all traditional and holiday-ish and whatnot.
i heard the news-people announce it as 'typically european'. i hope they all went today and are currently stuffing their foot in their mouth.
frankly, it was hideous. i would especially like to stress the absence of mulled wine, which is outrageous! no christmas cookies either, except if maybe you spent your childhood with nescafe instant coffee and a kitkat chunky around the fireplace.
oh but there was plenty of barbecued meat which was the general holiday stench of the main tent. also some thrown-about so-called parlors, which were selling dead fox scarves, those ugly traditional pots i never liked and overpriced, supposedly fair trade accessories. take that for a christmas holiday feel.
the only thing that topped the horrendous organization and concept of the happening were the seriously creepy glowing angel corpses on a string they had put all over the place. maybe they were going for the ghosts of christmas past. i hope so.

i wish i was in germany, but i promise to make a little
gathering with my own infamous glühwein soon. <3

xoxo

i guess sometimes we leave too much for tomorrow..

xoxo

mixed tape

i agree that those tape installations by Rebecca Ward are probably the coolest thing i've ever seen as well,

thanks to oh joy! for the tip off.

xoxo

event coverage

last night was the launch party for the new hair salon,

which will be run by Orlin Valyakov and Ivan Ganev,

my favourite and only two hairdressers in my life :P

cheers guys, all the best!

xoxo

thnks to frkncgnz again

we beat sunday syndrome

half the people think i'm a deuche for carrying kiddie card games around in my miu miu bag, but my dearest ones are more than happy to go along with it. [which i totally love you for!]
and what better way is there to spend a cold but clear fall day, than at your favorite place, with your favorite glass of wine and your favorite company, playing games and throwing sarcastic 'take those extra 4 cards, bitch' comments at each other? :D

and i already took care of next sunday buying a new card game ;D

don't be ashamed to join us ;)

xoxo

anthr lvly wknd

all i need is a blackberry

seasons change

finally i got to watch '500 days of summer' which i was waiting for all [well, what do you know] summer. it was nothing short of what the description read: boy meets girl. boy falls in love. girl doesn't.

it's a perfect depiction of what the harsh difference is between reality and expectations,

but with all the added charm of zooey deschanel and her ever quirky character and vintage clothing style, which wasn't the only thing inspirational about the movie. i loved it.

i loved the start of it and the end of it too haha

xoxo

best holiday ever

it's not just a cheesy[ha-ha] excuse for a holiday or an opportunity for subway to make more bread.

nov. 3 is the anniversary of john montagu's birthday. It's believed that this 18th-century english noble, better known as the fourth Earl of Sandwich, wanted to eat with one hand during a 24-hour gambling bender. so, he instructed his servants to serve him his lunch meat between two pieces of bread.

sandwich day is a celebration of convenience food, a true slice of life.

also, it's an opportunity for me to blog about my love of sandwiches. they're absolutely convenient, they're portable, they're easily made and i love the high personalization factor - we all have our favorite or our i'm-feeling-ravenous-but-uncreative solution.

people should be hosting sandwich parties, to introduce their favorite to others!

wow, i'm really taking this too far...

well, i'm off to subway's for a tuna and a chicken teriyaki baby sub, to shut my mouth up.

xoxo

treat

here's a little something i made for yesterday [since i couldn't find any feathers to go with my indian outfit]. i'm actually thinking it's not just going to remain a halloween prop :}

xoxo

happy haunting

let's get fucked up and die

...i'm speaking figuratively, of course... i'm just so happy with the news!

YES, they're back [with a capital H], and the first song you can download,

from the new album My -wait for it- Dinosaur Life [just plain awesomeness!],

is called 'Disappear' and, yet again, does not disappoint.

this is what i just love about MCS - you know how you're always scared when your favorite band announces a new album and you are like 'please let it not suck' cause it would just be one less important part of your life where you wont be let down,

well they never did. <3

so here's my collage for it, and here's the link to the new song.

grab it before it dissapears [they said that...]

xoxo

sleeplessnessness...

and another scrapblog with a soundtrack. enjoy.
xoxo

ps.blur

here's my first meek attempt at it, and as soon as i'm able to leave the house post-wisdom-teeth-removal-pains free, and less pumpkin-faced, i will be learning more about it.

so that's my window lights.. i didn't even have to get off the laptop..

xoxo

blur

recently i've developed a great interest in photography with a bokeh effect, a type of soft focus of the background enhanced by light distortion. the best thing about it is that it either focuses on small details of the whole picture, whilst not ignoring the importance of the background composition [it works better when there are more objects,in quantity and color], or just on nothing but streetlights through a rainy window glass. and this is what i find most amazing about it. it enhances the attention to the detail, and also makes you wonder what wonderful things hide in the background. it just shows you to pay attention to the things that make one moment important enough for you [to take a picture] and to not forget that different things look better in different context [background]...
as an example, again, you can check out the talented dutch photographer Siebe Warmoeskerken of De Vetpan Studios.





xoxo

play with your food :)

here's a little series of photographs of my two favorite morning rituals -

cookies and coffee.

by Siebe Warmoeskerken, De Vetpan Studios.

xoxo

this or that..

filling out your CV for online job applications isn't something of grand importance to anyone's life, but it had me deep in thoughts last night.
all your experience, narrowed down to 20-something drop menus.
and i found myself asking the question 'is this what i've had going the last five years? is it really all?' and in five years from now, is it going to feel the same doing this?
i guess we all are the sum of our decisions [spare me the alternative universes speech, please].and that this should really be something to keep in mind for those next five years.

xoxo

je parle french now

well, i don't, but i really like this song,
and i'll be trying to learn it,
because i just adore the lyrics [pun intended..]

Boire mon café noir
Me lever en retard
Pleurer sur un trottoir...

psss here's the translation ;]
xoxo

drink champagne on wednesdays, cause thursdays are for cinema now!

Well, well, it took them about a year or two,
but alas you can go see a movie for less money somewhere where the popcorn is nicer,
and there's much better places to dine and shop before or after the film.
i was seriously getting allergic to the CCS mall. first off - it's in the centre, but there's no direct transport to it, the shops are all for old ladies, and the popcorn and service basically suck.
Do enjoy your thursdays at either one of the Arena cinemas, or at The Mall, just for
4lv up until 18:00 and for 5lv after..

xoxo