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Thursday we had another workshop with our secretariat. Because it was our last we decided to do something fun with a theme. Because of the organization, very obviously, we picked the theme 'change'. First we talked about how we felt about the whole thing, but since we haven't been doing anything else for the last couple of months i felt it wasn't really all that interesting. After that we were accompanied by some local famous artist and we got to paint aquarelles. Now i consider myself a creative person and i was really looking forward to this, but painting in water colours... Damn! It's definitely not my thing. My colleagues came up with the most gorgeous pieces and i got very frustrated along the way. We had to paint for three hours. Dude when i left that place i was in the worst mood ever. I really didn't have any fun at all. When i told that artist woman i really am a creative person you should have seen the look on her face. Just a glimpse, for a second, but i notice these things. I could almost hear her think, "You can not possibly be a creative person!" (Well you should have shaven your armpits and put on some deodorant woman! I love the sixties too, but this is crazy...) So what did i come up with? A mountain! A god damn freakin' mountain! I hate how the colours run with aquarelles. No details. No depth. I wasn't able to make it my own. The stuff i have done in the past; drawings, paintings, photography, cards and webdesign. Maybe quality wise they weren't brilliant either but they were done by me. I felt inspired by something and they mean something to me. They have my signature all over them. This piece is just so empty. We even had to come up with a title, but because it means absolutely nothing to me i did not feel like giving it a name.  Maybe i should consider calling it a 'Van Fuck' Yesterday i showed my piece to a colleague who's pretty creative as well. He's very into photography and i've showed him some of my Holga stuff a while ago. He told me i’m way too critical and that at least my painting is very calming. Ha ha! Good one! You know i've never really been a makeup girl. Which is kind of funny because when you ask a person to describe me they will tell you i'm a girly girl. But i don't even have a makeup bag. Okay that is not entirely true, i have one but you know what is in it? Cleaning products for my laptop. Gosh i love being a nerd. A lot of you were talking about Mineral Makeup lately. So i decided to check out Everyday Mineral makeup as well. It really is a cute site, but still i didn't really understand what all the fuss was about. When i found out they would ship their free sample kits to Europe, i figured what the hell. Just had to pay for shipping costs. Received my free samples the next week. Lovely wrapped. I tried my samples for the first time when i went to the concert. I have a very sensitive skin. I refuse to use anything other but Vichy skin care. I'm not a big fan of foundation because i was always afraid it would make my skin even more dry. And well maybe i'm just lazy as well. But this makeup is so light! It's lovely soft and creamy. It makes your skin feels great! This makeup will not clog your pores. Therefore, wearing Everyday Minerals will never cause skin blemishes. I haven't made up my mind about which colour would be the right one for me... but count me in as a fan. What a wonderful brand as well. A company with a philosophy. Affordable products, no animal testing, healthy, pure and simple. And very important: no toxic chemicals are used. Everyday is natural. When i went to Amsterdam i took my Holga camera with me. I shot black and white film for the very first time. It's pretty cool. So take a look at the Flickr. This week i have been listening to Keith and Keith only. I always get like this after his concerts. I love the glow.
Yesterday i took the bus/train to visit Jen. We had pasta for diner and then we drove to a little venue somewhere in Holland for a concert. Now you have to know there probably is no Keith Caputo concert that could top my first one. The first time i got to watch that man play live was absolutely amazing. What a beautiful experience. Afterwards i even got to shake his hand and got an autographed CD. Last night was the third time we saw him play. A different venue (the sound wasn't really all that great). Despite the bottle of rose, there was a distance between Keith and the audience. I missed hearing him talk about record companies, great music and other philosophical and poetic thoughts. But hey, the wickedly talented man still stood on stage doing what he's best at and his songs found their way home. The set list was pretty great. He played songs from his last three albums. Beautiful and tragic. Bleeding his anger. His music has a huge effect on me. Heart-warming. Heartbreaking. Pain and joy in one sound. They revamped an old song called Cobain. After the chorus ("Cobain was murdered by you") the song went straight into Smells Like Teen Spirit. Brilliant! Loved it! He played a few more louder songs. Considering the fact we stood front row (we're such It hurts but feels so good. Voice of love and pain. Of course the Flickr is updated. If you haven't read my previous post please do.
Anne Frank moved to Amsterdam in 1933 after the Nazis gained power in Germany. When things got worse and worse they went into hiding in her father Otto Frank's office building. After two years, the group was betrayed and transported to concentration camps. Seven months after her arrest, Anne Frank died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, within days of the death of her sister, Margot Frank. Much earlier, a diary was given to Anne on her 13th birthday. She began writing in it almost immediately. Many of her early entries relate daily aspects of her life, she also discusses the changes that had taken place in The Netherlands since the German occupation. After they went into hiding Anne kept writing. Hope, fear and dreams. She continued writing regularly until her final entry of August 1, 1944. Her father Otto, the only survivor of the group, returned to Amsterdam after the war to find that her diary had been saved, and his efforts led to its publication in 1947. Anne Frank has been acknowledged for the quality of her writing, and has become one of the most discussed victims of the Holocaust. The diary is translated in many languages and i really recommend it to you.   Walking through Anne's hiding place is a very heartbreaking experience. The place is a three-story space entered from a landing above the Opekta offices. Two small rooms, with an adjoining bathroom and toilet, were on the first level, and above that a larger open room, with a small room beside it. From this smaller room, a ladder led to the attic. The door to the hiding place was later covered by a bookcase to ensure it remained undiscovered. When you see this bookcase and walk through that same door, when you walk up those same stairs those people did... It really hits you. This can not ever happen again. But people still live their lives in fear everyday. The dark rooms, simply not being able to look outside made me feel claustrophobic right away. Having to worry whether you are making too much noise. Worrying. Struggling. What are we going to eat today? And when is this all coming to an end? As Anne said it herself, "How wonderful it is that nobody need to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." Updates: Flickr is updated with new Holga pictures!
When you're a kid, all you really want to be is a grownup. Because you believe that you will be free as a bird and you can do whatever you want to. As a grownup you find out there are so many obligations and life is pretty expensive. Man, do you long back to those innocent childhood years... I haven't finished it it yet, but i'm currently reading The Shadow of the Wind. It was given to me on my birthday by a colleague last year. What a lovely book it is! So many great quotes and brilliant metaphors. "I was raised among books," writes Daniel Sempere, "making invisible friends in pages that seemed cast from dust and whose smell I carry on my hands to this day." A little mysterious, touching and tragic. I have been enjoying it very much and i can't wait to finish it. Summer has finally found my little country. Dresses and flip flops. The only thing that was missing was a pair of sunglasses. I ordered prescription sunglasses. I had a hard time picking one, because well... i couldn't see a god damn thing. But i brought along my sister who owns like sixty. I'm sure i will be happy with the result. The frames weren't really all that expensive.. but the prescription glasses on the other hand. Damn! But hey, it's a good investment. Fortunately i have to wait two weeks before i can pick them up. I have been enjoying the extra days off very much! Again an upcoming long weekend! Yesterday was another not so very exciting day at work. Updates: new design feat. Lizzie Jagger (yup that is Mick's daughter).
Remembrance of the Dead is held annually on May 4 in the Netherlands. It commemorates all civilians and members of the armed forces of the Netherlands who have died in wars or peacekeeping missions since the outbreak of World War II. At 8:00 p.m., two minutes of silence are observed throughout the Netherlands. In many towns, people gather around a monument, listen to speeches, and lay down flowers to remember the dead.  Close to where i live, people fought long and hard. There are several monuments that remind me of what those people did for us. The pain and fear is something only our grandparents and great grandparents will remember. And unfortunately only few are still with us. But we can not forget. I really do believe it is important to remember what happened. To tell our children. Who will tell theirs. Heroes. Rest in peace.
Angela posted a list of her celebrity crushes as a kid, so i thought i'd do the same. Have a laugh, because i sure has hell did when putting this list together.  JOHNNY DEPP - 21 JUMPSTREET  JOEY MCINTYRE - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK  KIRK CAMERON/LEONARDO DICAPRIO - GROWING PAINS  MARK PAUL GOSSELAAR - SAVED BY THE BELL  ANTONIE KAMERLING - GOEDE TIJDEN SLECHTE TIJDEN  CALLAN MULVEY - HEARTBREAK HIGH  STEPHEN GATELY - BOYZONE  GREG SERANO - DANGEROUS MINDS  GEORGE CLOONEY - ER  KIEFER SUTHERLAND - 24
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Flower Girl
Ciel. 26. Euro Girl. The neurotic secretary. She's a dancer, a dreamer and a shadow boxer. Loves yoga, the sixties/seventies and everything vintage. Creative, loyal and sweet but weird. Addicted to her Macbook, tea, movies and TV series. She adores Kate Hudson and is obsessed with Jack Bauer. Oh yeah and she likes to shop. A lot. 
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Yesterday Big girl and i took the day off. We planned our trip to Amsterdam a while ago. The both of us are interested in WW II and we came to the conclusion we really had to visit the 'Achterhuis'. Better known as Anne Frank's hiding place.