My mind is ramblin'

Long time no see. I've been busy and I don't mind. After all, this blog is for when I'm bored (see header, teeheeee).
Couple of things that've been on my mind/I've been busy with lately.

1. School
















2. Love
















3. Work


















4. Enjoying life in general
























Slooooowly, life is calm, school is hectic though. I haven't had a good night out since ages, but I don't actually mind. It seriously affected my health and mood in a good way (I sound like a grandma).

Dreary sundays, I dread them coming to an end.

Sigurd Grünberg. When I look at his work, I have the feeling he photographs secrets. I love his work, despite the overload of nudity (but which portfolio doesn't contain nudity (or smoking) nowadays).

To bed to bed

I've slept a lot lately but I stil don't feel rested. It takes a week for mee to unwind and fully relax. Summer vacation started 6 weeks ago. I still feel a little uptight or something. These bed-pictures do look peaceful though. I wonder why everybody suddenly makes pictures of their beds. I mean, I suddenly see it a lot, just like tooth-gaps and denim jackets (ok, not that sudden, but definiatley omni-present (almost annoying)). When I move out I want my room to be like picture number 5.

Imma post AGAIN

Hahaaaaaaa i'm spamming on my own blog.





























You might have heard/seen Brothers:

















(Isn't the album cover pure genius) Seriously. Download it. Plus Thickfreakness, Rubber factory, Magic Potion and the Big Come Up.
They're coming to ma place in november and I bought tickets and I DIE. I AM LIKE WTF-ED to get the chance to see them because I missed them in June when they came to Amsterdam and this is what I least excpected and most hoped!
Dance with me to the sweet tunes of The Black Keys y'all.


























(They tend to have awesome album covers + art. And nice vintage looking pictures. Plus they're from Ohio which is also a plus because it's fun to pronounce. And cause it's America and I've always had a thing for America rather than England (not that I dislike England, maybe music ways, but not the country or people or anything!))

Recommendation

My mom once had this book, she just couldn't finish. It was

not because the book was that bad, but because she kept on

running erands or helping out friends, taking over shifts from

the other nurses at work. People talked to her constantly

while she was trying to read, which broke her concentration

completely and it took her too long to get absorbed back into

the story again (when I read, I'm not reachable, it's like leaving

a message on a phone if you talk to me. I takes a split second

me to get absorbed into the story and go absend minded for

everything but the letters on the pages). She bought this day-

ticket, and went to a whole lot of city's. She couldn't tell me

which, because she had forgotten. Because it was about te trip

and not the destination (this is a way you could see life aswel).

While being in the train, she red her whole book. She started

from the top and was only bothered when her ticket (which

she used as a bookmarker by the way) was checked, or when

she had to switch trains because hers had reached its final

destination. She took little coffee breaks, a lunch break and

diner inbetween and finished her book. When she came back

she was relaxed, enjoyable, calm and at the same time full

of energy. It probably is a recommendation to many including me.

She want a simple life, she need a simple man.

I knew this guy, a skater, and he wanted a tattoo of the Girl-logo (Girl deck below). I said, wtf you won't be skating anymore in a couple of years but you will have the tattoo for ever (he wanted it to cover the back of his whole lower leg). But he said that he didn't expect to like it forever, but to remember him to the best time of his life and the best lifestyle there is.

I think that should be a more common reason to take a tattoo. Not because it's tough or just pretty. And not something overthought which you're suposed to like you're whole life. Something that marks a great period in your life, or a victory, or something. (I plan to get 'PRETTY WISE' tattooed on my ribs (not too big) when I graduate. It's a joke with a friend and it also refers to the guy from Die Antwoord(below)).

I'm not a skateboarder though, I'm more of a longboarder, a kind of more mellow form of skateboarding, without the tricks (yeah I'm a pussy :) ). But I do think it looks badass as hell. I like all the fisheye skating pics that people make. Plus there's not that much good shit to be found on longboarding, there's some though, it's in there. It's not much though. I have an Indiana flex longboard by the way :)

Omy, I was wearing a dress for the first time in a loooooooong time. And a random dude asked me out (it wasn't as fun as it sounds, he looked like he was a criminal) and got honked at by cars (more then normal, they do it kinda often around here).

I guess it's working it's magic, I'm still in doubt though. I can't wrestle my friends or give them a flying kick to da face or climb trees, etcetera.

Give me that cigarette kiss.

I need to go on some sort of an adventure or (road)trip. I used to have some adventure and excitement from time to time but none of that lately. I've been busy with school and other issues which were quite heavy or nasty. But maaaannn, I want a motor bike and a backpack with only the necesary and LEAVE.

But seeing the plans I've had with someone for over two years, we will be travelling after the next school year.

I'd love to go to America. Not New York but all the little southern states. Plus I'd love to go to Mexico and the desert (Joshua Tree) I reeeeaaally wanna go to the Rancho del Luna, a studio where the pure geniuses (word?) of the Desert Sessions let their creative juices flow.

I'd also love to go to Australia. It has city and nightlife, sports (SURFING), wildlife (KIWI BIRDS, well ok, that's actually New-Zealand but whatever), music (Wolfmother, amongst others), plus a very nice accent.

I think this feeling of escapism is something everything has felt before. I've had it stronger than now, when I really almost packed my bags to catch the first train I'd see on the station.

I'll leave you to it my dear, imaginary readers!

Ohjeah, there are some Rancho pics in there (6 & 9), as well as a picture of Lowlands festival (first picture), where I've been last summer.