christmas is getting nearer and nearer, and time speeds up. i'm counting the days until the stress is finally over. i'm already thinking of next year and hope that it will be a bit more relaxing. ( okay, i'm planning to move, but it doesn't really stress me out like these christmas days do, haha :D ). yesterday it snowed for the first time, it wasn't that much though. the mountains near me had more luck, the newspaper showed a white winter wonderland up there. i should drive up and make some photos ( oh, hai new camera <3 - silver one, there wasn't any other colour in the shop, buhu). until then.. some goodies found on the net :D
1. desertions.
almost castle-like / indoor grass
# abandoned train station in abkhazia by dmitry mordolff - two words: truly magnificient! someone should totally renovate this beautiful building. but it's actually pretty fantastic as it is now. reminds you, that there's still this georgian-abkhaz conflict going on with the south ossetian war.
# 'a catskills tradition' by dark_fetus - a huge hotel complex in the catskills mountains which was inspirational for the hotel in the movie 'dirty dancing'. another informative contribution by dark_fetus.
# jakob dylan, as well singer-songwriter as his father, bob dylan, put his home in l.a. on the market. some rooms are very romantic, some rooms are not so much my cup of tea. but all in all it has quite a spanish feel to it, which makes the villa pretty charming.
2. photogenius.
beehive gothic / straightjacketed beauty
# shalom harlow by sanchez & mongiello for numéro 108 - nets over nets. and ballerina influences! and absolutely well shot! ( warning - mild nudity! )
# ginta lapina by greg kadel for numéro 109 - it comes to my mind that numéro magazine must be absolutely goddess-like. i mean. i can't count the numerous good photosets anymore i've seen shot for this magazine! in this set we find a lot of red eye-catchers worn with the best fashion pieces ever! i'd like to wear almost anything that is showed here! 'specially this.
# julia, kamila & sharan by daniel jackson for vogue nippon january 2010 - gothic wave makeup mixed with beehive hair = unusual, but very nice-looking!
# courtney love by yelena yemchuk for dazed & confused january 2010 - even though miss love is quite an enfant terrible i like her photoshoots pretty much! they always have that pure and true feeling. ( warning - another nudity shot! )
3. architecture & design.
eye-boggleing / book heaven
# joe cariati's glassblown creations - stunning! i need those for my bathroom! immediately!
# digitally fabricated bookshelf by dbd studio - o.m.g. that is everything that comes to my mind when seeing this mind blowing shelf! i mean. how amazing is that?
4. diversity.
lovely doe deere / candyfuture lipsticks
doe deere of doedeereblogazine.com reminded me of her great candy cane crown outfit she wore last year for a shoot. she's truly amazing, having launched her superdelicious lipstick line with colours like turtoise blue and lavender lilac! they have the best names like: 'no she didn't', 'd'lilac', 'retrofuturist' & 'styletto'. and they're all so intense!
mom blogger heather armstrong of dooce.com baked some christmas cookies. for the first time! this blog post is the most hilarious thing i've read all week. she's a true sarcastic/ironic and a great inspiration to me! her blog entries almost always make me laugh! ( + she has the cutest kids! )
want to have the moon by your side? these russian fellows have created their own moon reality! the photos are so fantastic. this should belong into all bedrooms in the world.
the idea of hot chocolate on spoons makes me go all : ... give... me... mouth... is... watering... now!
this looks so yummy and delicious! need to go to aachen ( duh XD ) and get some!
5. video time.
major video overload this time :D
The First Snow, Canon 7D from Reid Carrescia on Vimeo.
the first snow. this video will calm you down a bit. wonderful captures of snow moments.
beatles . love me do
uhm i just jumped on the beatles = love bandwagon.
marina & the diamonds . mowglie's road
the video is crazy, the song is just pure wonderfulness!
marie laforet . marie douceur, marie colere
great rolling stones cover of 'paint it black'. i mean.. great is not the right word. fantastic! outrageous! loveable!
kraftwerk . the robots
EARWORM ATTACK! yes, really. i love kraftwerk.
and last but not least: MUPPET TIME! because i'm still celebrating their anniversary :D
the muppets . ringing of the bells
the muppets . bohemian rapsody cover.
LURVE! totally!
have a nice week y'all! i'm not sure if i'm able to post next monday, i guess i will do a christmas special on the 25th. we'll see. until then :D
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