(post contains brief nudity, but if you don't have the 1863 moral standards it's okay anyway)

I woke up early, and meant to be productive.
Sadly, I had no stomach. Where the middle of my body should have been there was just a big blob of pain, and nothing that had to be done was done. (Still; better than to wake up with horns)

Well, after a while everything settled and I went to school for a lecture about Impressionism. It was a good lesson, learned some new things, especially since I hadn't read (haven't even got, as a matter of fact) the 300-p. book that we were supposed to read.

One of the paintings we heard about was Manets Olympia, from 1863:


(source)

The painting shocked the prude people of France, and it was said to be immoral, since Manet had used a prostitute as a model, and Olympia was slang for just, prostitute. the painting has a good story to it, you can check it on Wikipedia, here.

Before the lecture I ran in to my friend Henrietta, which was awesome. I think I scared her, 'cause I yelled 'HENRIETTAAAAAH' and skittled towards her, with my frizzy hair everywhere and arms flailing dangerously and happily around me. It was nice to run into someone I know.

After school I met up with Karro. I didn't have my camera, so I've got no picture proof. Karro - the cool city kid - can totally deny hanging around with me (a hilbilly in comparison), but she won't because she's the best.:) We hung around at a café, drooled over some fine porcelain (I love you Marimekko) and went to yet another café where I digested a potentially deadly brownie. Mmm, contained nuts.:)
And well, I got home safe and sound and made dinner (fish was already out of the freezer) and now I'm going to have a really late dinner.

Honestly, except for the stomach ache, I couldn't possibly imagine a having a nicer day.

2010-03-30

I was in school for 45 minutes today. We had a really confusing lesson, and my attention spm was pretty low (I counted that the back part of the roof has 97 plates, we have 15 lamps and 160 hooks for clothes. Approximately.) I can't believe I got up at 7.30 for that.

On the plus side:

Spring is here, and it was a wear-a-dress-day today.



And the sky was just as blue as the dress.:) + I remembered to bring my lunch box for school, though I left before lunch. I went to aerobics for the first time in ages, so I feel like superman, and I also made dinner and read some art history (okay, not nearly enough of what I sohuld have read, but..babysteps..).
Oh, and after amost 19 years of living here I learned what to do when the main power cuts off. ;) <--- *feeling like a high-tech whiz kid*

Baka baka liten kaka, allihopa ska få smaka.

This might be the best tasting cookie dough I've ever made. The man who made the recipe is a genious, pure and simple.
And all I had to wash up afterwards was a pot and two teaspoons.

Today I've been at school, where I had two very interesting lectures about 19th century art. I don't think I've ever felt more attentive in class ever, so it really was great. Plus I have this idea that I must make this week some sort of superweek where I am completly glorius (helt enkelt störst, bäst och vackrast), so I started off the day with waking up before my alarm clock rang and wore my very best everyday-dress (it's checkered in red and white, kinda' like a typical flannel shirt. It makes me feel like a lumberjacker wannabe).

Today was made of pure awesome.
I'll make tomorrow awesome too. The cookies I mentioned will help make awesome happen.

Sathurday 27/3 2010

Yesterday evening my family celebrated jewish easter, which means that yeasterday I enjoyed fine quality company and tons of food. Later that night we played with my brothers IPhone, and bought the app 'svine flu scanner', which is a totally hilarious app, until it does reruns. My brother was healed from a 'mild case of svine flu' with 'positive energy' (= rainbows and smiling pigs). We also watched Johan Glans/Stockholm Live. it was a really nice gathering.:)

Today I'm going to a museum with two of my friends, it's the last day of the exhibition (why, oh WHY am I always procastinating?!) and hopefully I'll get a grip of myself and start to read some art history too. Gosh, If I'm lucky I'll have time to start of a fictional book... sometime in June maybe.. Heaps of homework. Art history + stuff I need to learn to get a drivers license.
Anyway, today will be FUN! I haven't seen my friends since last year (it was at least 3 months ago) so i'm super excited.:) A bit tired though, first we had to set the clock to summer time which gives us an hour less sleep, and then I woke up at 5 a.m. because of a nightmare (and it was a good scare, so i couldn't get back to sleep until 6 a.m.), and thenMY FRIKKIN ALARM CLOCK RANG 6.30 'cause I had forgot to shut it off.

And then..
At 8.15 they blasted 'GOOOD MOOORNING' (or something like it) through the speakers at the football field right across the street. And they wouldn't stop using the speaker! They wouldn't stoooop. Gaaah.
<---- frustrated and sleep deprived

Ah well.
Nagging time is over, I've got to get ready for fun. :)

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Today I continued with Gabbis Green Day bag. :)



I also practise drived through Stockholm City (death toll: 0).

Lovely

Today I had my art history exam, and I think that it went okay.:)
Afterwards my fellow art historians and I could enjoy the sweet taste of freedom for the first time in two weeks, which meaaaant..Celebrations! Since we are swedes we went to FIKA (I meant that we literatly could taste the freedome..). The best post-exam-activity in the world.

Later I met up with Henrietta for a short walk around the neighbourhood where we updated each other on (awesome) things going on in our lives..Mostly panicky things like tests and stuff, but oh so fun. <3

I'm just so happy that spring is here, no more exam until next month, my friends are weird and wonderful and they want to meet up with me and I've got some ideas for drawing and stuff.

Glorious, glorious day!

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(pic: me)

The sky is gray, my mood is to.
I just received the most depressing spam protection code (those two words you have to fill in before posting a comment on a blog):
Alway departed.


Aaaaw.

Pre-exam-mode

Gosh, I'm tired. It feels like my eyes will just pop out of my head (so yeah, I'll go to bed soon) and my brain kinda..throbs. It might have turned into gunk, though I'm not shure if gunk hurts.
Ah well. As long as it doesn't sloosh out of my ear when I lean my head. (euw, imagine to wake up with that on your pillow)

Today consisted of:



Studies.

+ I made a super easy bracelet, just for fun. (Uh, well, I don't do anything unless it isn't fun..? Or, you know..If I have to do them.)



The sad part is that I'll have to study like a maniac tomorrow to. 400 years of art is supposed to fit into my tiny little brain. p:
But on wednesday when the exam is over (finally, thank you)I can do all the things I've had to prioriate away. wheeee!

*nananananana*

By the way: Bruce Springsteens The River is listed in this book I found (but didn't get) on sale:



...and Tom Reynolds has a point. It's depressing, but it's still an awesome song.

Green Day bag/W-I-P

Är du pepp Gabbi? Är du det, är du det?;)


Bags make me feel like less of an evironmental crook. In my mind it kinda' makes up for me buying t-shirts that are probably made from child labourers in Bangladesh. But only kinda'.

Only pacman can save the streets

Stockholm.
<3

Just random thoughts about art history

Today I was at an art exhibition at Nationalmuseum. I saw very beautiful (and crazily detailed)paintingsfrom various artists. Among them were Rubens "The fall of man":



I was an hour early, so I sat in the sunshine and ate bananas and thought about how much more efficient my study hours would be if the textbooks were made like comic books. Then it wouldn't be so boring reading them + people usually remember pictures, not words. It's a win-win situation. (Except for the increasing amount of pages that the textbook comic would need. Ugh, heavy.) :)

I have learned that when Virgin Mary was told by an Angel that she was to give birth to God's son (The Announciation), she went through five different stages of emotions. These stages were ofcourse described to the people by priests and they also stuck around in the art world..This is Boticellis 'The Announciation' from 1490:



(Source. Thank you Wikipedia.)

Her five stages of emotions (I don't remember the names, but at first she was surprised that an angel spoke to her, and later she accepted to be the mother of Jesus) are shown by vivid hand gestures. Like above, where she (according to me) looks like a humble kung fu fighter. She did not practise kung fu. Obviously..

Eh..I lost my train of thought.

However:
Art is beauuuutifuuuul.
Exams are not.

15/3-2010

It's just another manic monday.

+ some madman threatened to shoot people at KTH today.

Spring has arrived.

While i'm cleaning/cooking/taking long walks in the SUNSHINE/studying arthistory today, my penguin friend just wanted to say something to the world:



It's not a deep quote or anything, but he's super nice.:)

If I was a ---- I'd wear ----

If I was to be a smurf, I'd wear this:



Top: H&M, leggings from Accecorize, skirt: H&M, hat: Åhlens and the shoes are Converse.

..And if I was to be a sexy/brainy/female Sherlock Holmes I'd go for this:



Everything is Ellos, exept for the Magnifying Glass.

And last, but not the least, and definelity most probable --- if I was to be in a horror/gore movie, I'd totally wear these garnments:



Top + pants are from HM. Chainsaw--obviously not from HM.
The Hello Kitty Chainsaw is unique and I love it. Read about it here.

2010/03/10

Was at school today.


Came home, did nothing for a while, the I finished an unfinished drawing:



This blog makes it seem like I do nothing but go to school and doodle. That is not true, I do plenty off things..with..real people..other people than me..
Ahem.

:D

oooh, pretty!

Looking for some awesome (<--- I think that 'awesome' must be the word I write the most. It's a good thing.;)) jewellery I came across Rivkasmom on Flickr. She does the most amazing jewellry. Some with a touch of vintage, lots with a steampunk theme.

Like this ring:


(Rivkasmom on Flickr made the ring & took the pic' and here's the source)

I am in love with it.
The only person/thing that would want a ring more than I'd like that one on my finger must be Sauron and his Ring.
(+ it reminds me of Harry Potter and the philosophers' stone)

Home Sweet Home

Doing:
*Doodling (look, a new header!), sewing, listening to music.

Should be doing:
*Reading about 16th + 17th century art, cleaning, prepaing a lunchbox for tomorrow.
*Keep my eyes open for a summer job.

Feelings right now:
*Growing up sucks. Where is Neverland?
*I long for spring.

I'd like to keep doodling all day long. I did so yesterday, it resulted in this:



The dots are Morse for 'home sweet home' :)
Although right now I'd rather not be at home. Actually, I'd like to be in a completely different country, where spring has already arrived.
Ah well, i suppose it could have been worse. At least the sun is shining.:)

Work in progress

Meh.
Winter won't go away.

My brother wants some cool paintings for his new apartment, so he asked me to make something cool.
This is what I've got so far, but it isn't done yet:



I've also read about Swedish art history, a whole lot of pages. When I try to remember what i've learned my memory goes blank.
Hmmm.

Keep your fingrers crossed for me when I'm up for my next exam.;)

Jared Brown

I googled 'embroidery art' and stumbled across this guy, Jared Brown.



He does the most amazing things with yarn + acrylic paints + canvas, and his motives are really neat (super heroes, yaaaay!). I'm in love with his Voltron piece:



...and pretty much every other embroidery he has made. Take a look!

Colour :)

I was at school today.
The university always makes me feel welcome, it has a 7-11 right by the entrance that gushes out hot air that smells like cinnamon buns.

That always makes me in a better mood.

Came home and doodled:



Or well, I coloured a drawing that I made aaaages ago. It was a long time ago I used that many colours in one drawing, I don't think I've done anything like it since 7th grade:



:)