ILLUSION

Naked skin. Should I change my point of view. You did what you did to me. You're big in Japan.

I sleep by your side. If you don't get this you might as well just leave (not you).






Lyrically from iPhone4

PÅ SPÅRET

Man, that was a boring post! Feelings, feelings, feelings, and now it's gone.

I REALLY have to compensate this to push it down a bit further.

This video is probably my first experiment. Going to Värnamo in Småland (you know where Emil i Lönneberga is from, where the Swedish immigrants to America came from, or the place of economic people).

Music: Alexandra Burke - All Night Long

Look of the day

Don't loose your face my love.

It's just a matter of know-how. Wow - nothing is impossible.

 

Look of the day. We like.

DAGENS OUTFIT

ÄSCH. My first experience in Adobe Photoshop. I need more time to learn it. Oh well. I can't put my finger on what is bad with it. Of course there are many. But first thought, is it my position looking like I am about to fall but still not, the brush, or what is it.....Ja, it is way undermade. There are too many tools... =(

HOPE

Funny how when things get tough, I take comfort in turning to my blog. It must be a good thing.

I ADMIT

So yes, I like to take pictures including pictures on myself.
Taking pics on myself and make them (try to make them) look good feels quite rewarding.
Why should I show the smallest pore of my skin magnifed to the 10,000, when there are helpful tools called Retouchera, Contrast, Brusförminskning, Saturation, Sharpness, Glow, Warmify, Adobe Premium Design... etc etc.

Also, if I would have more willing models around to photograph there would be more of them. Anyone wants to be my model? At own risk of course, no guarantees other than honest engagement of course. And I don't publish them without consent. Think about it. And it's for free!

BUT. I also did the good deed today, I think. On my way to the gym, I signed up for 'Läkare utan gränser' on the street. This doctor  (MD) lured me into his corrupted 'We save lives'. Yeah right.

Nope, just kidding. We do? For as little as 50sek /month. That's minimum though. You can donate more but not less. I did not give him my account, to withdraw 50kr/month on autogiro. Autogiro is because they don't want to waste our money on papers. Good thinking. They will contact me.

Do you see what I see?

Yes. Well, I somewhat failed with the picture but maybe next time I will get some more frame or composition or whatever it's called in it.

I LIVE AMBIVALENT

My southern apartment after renovation. I painted walls, living room floor and put in new floor in the rest of the apartment. I also re-painted and -dressed some of the furniture inherited from my parents. I was in a pastel kind of mood during the -05ies. (oops, annoying pillows don't match, only sort of temporary)

My Romanian heritage.

 The color purple.

DAVID'S SON HAR LEI (Rumänsk valuta)

Can you describe herpes with three words?

I act schizofrenically.

I apply pulse.

I live ambivalent.

I move indecisively.

Midsommar i Malmö too

Bo01

ODIHNESTE-TE IN PACE

Jag har tänt ett ljus för dig idag min ros.

KOL

Midsummer grill of mititei.

A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT DREAM

Midsummer is spent at the favorite place for all of us in Skåne. This picture was taken by Rebecca after repeated zooming clicks, which only happened due to the weight of her finger that didn't really manage to push all the way to snap.=)

GLAD MIDSOMMAR

Midsommarstång made by Rebecca

 

GO VAIN

This is the comment to Mayowa's on Pens with cojones post about vanity and criticism.
I thought I would do the vain thing to post the comment I wrote, especially since it applies so well on this Wednesday 23rd of June.

You can read his post on www.penswithcojones.com.



Hej, I take the liberty to take up space here though I am not a writer.=) I think it is very interesting to think about criticism, in the world of writers also. I can relate to myself when I used to be a musician who loved standing on stage (oh this wonderful feeling to look out in the theatre) but I can also relate to it since I started doing research and especially after starting my blog. The blog interestingly, gives me piece by piece clues about how I would do the things I had in my head for so long but did not dare to do (when there were no blogs, FB, my space or youtube..). Especially it is nice to think about, when I play music or compose my heart starts beating faster and it is an expression for the moment which I give out, even when recording actually. When writing a book it must be very different. I mean, when music hits my nerves I am content (almost), and if I compose I want to publish it to make it archived to remember. If someone doesn't like it, I would probably argue that this person did not understand.=) If you would, you would say that it is good. =) I know, but to me the way I think about it is more a matter of explaining what did I feel? What did I want to say? Did I manage to put it in tunes, if I did then it can never be wrong =). I realize that there comes the question of evaluating the thought, skills and work behind the creation as well and that it is different when writing a novel. Though when I read vanity, I somewhat agree. It is a driving force which is sort of a prerequisite to want to be heard perhaps. But for me, my driving force has also transformed into justice and anger, and this keeps me going all the way. Vanity does not overcome obstacles, it only creates the foundation. F.ex the more someone criticize me the better they make me, because the more I want to do. And not to be mistaken, this wish of wanting to do more, does not come from the decision of choosing to spend my time proving to some incompetent person that they are wrong, because they are not worth my precious time. It is a driving force which is created at the moment but which raises the question, how much then can I do? At the same time it is a driving force derived from anger, of wanting to achieve something of quality and which no one ever believed was possible from me. This anger is very welcome and is what keeps me on track. Vain I know already that I am, but I think I keep it to a supportable level and somewhat know my limitations, not to mean that I don't try to change my limitations (which is vain). I appreciate these posts which gives me room to express myself. Thank you. =)

VAMPIRE IN MY GENES

Invitation cards (made by Kat - I know)

for my 35th birthday vampire dress-along

party filled with blood, garlic and

mysterious passion!

Take 15 please.

BLOG

TACK

Ah, I can't keep away any longer. It was 4 very, very difficult days without any
blog post at all. I have to train now to reduce activity a bit...

HIGHHHTECCHH ---ieeee hjölp!

Ok, I will go to work now. I use my Mac for blogging and editing
and my PC for work (it has no internet).
And now the freakin fly is bugging me!!

BRAVEHEART

Katarina, hur vågade du ta ett sådant beslut att klippa dit hår?
Näe, jag bara bestämde mig en dag för att, nä nu ska det av!
Och så blev det.

Katarina, where did you find courage to cut your hair off?
I got pissed.

www.knifecenter.com

130USD                                                                                                      120USD

 1700USD                   240USD

HISTORIC ART OF DAMASCUS FORGING.

This method of forging Damascus was used in the Middle Ages to forge extremely high class sword blades for the gentry. Swords made of Torsion Damascus were extremely rare and sought after, so much so that the Vikings raided parts of Europe to obtain such swords.

Jobb

Tack så mycket för de söta presenterna.

Söta, goda smultron till fruktost varje dag! =)

Vin från Österrike och supergoda, chokladdragerade solrosfrön från regionen. =)

Sillsallad blev inte så lyckat denna gången tyckte jag.

Men den försvann ändå. =)

Muffinsen däremot... vilka goda muffins om jag får säga det själv! =)