18012011

"Life is so full of unpredictable beauty and strange surprises. Sometimes that beauty is too much for me to handle. Do you know that feeling? When something is just too beautiful? When someone says something or writes something or plays something that moves you to the point of tears, maybe even changes you."
- Mark Oliver Everett

I just felt like sharing this. :)

This is such an incredibly sad song, but so beautiful.

Come on, baby blue

First, thank you for those sweet comments on my previous post. Makes me blush. :)

My life is pretty boring these days because it's all about tests and my major essay (which actually should've been finished days ago). BUT, to empty my head a bit, I went out for a petite shopping spree! Came home with a shirt, earrings and a bustier (in some way I love the look of bustiers, don't know when I should wear it, though, probably underneath a dress or something), with a total of only 16 euros. Yes, you read that right, 16 euros! Actually I was really tempted to buy a Zara dress and some really nice Zara shoes, but I had to think of my goal: spend less money, unless I need it. Did I need the dress and the shoes? No, I didn't. Sadly.

Oasis top €4 - Oasis earrings €2 - H&M bustier €10

I'm singing goodbye to the year before

So, today is the second day of a new year, new chances a fresh start. Since I haven't updated my blog for a week, I'll make a late 'trip down memory lane'-list. Because I like making lists and I like to think about what I've done in 2010. :)

Well, 2010 was quite a year for me. Loads of things changed, did awesome things and great things happened. In 2010:
- I lost 25 fucking kilos. Yes I did!

How I used to look and how I look now (together with Shantel, yeah!)

- I climbed the Eiffel Tower (and not lazy-like by taking the elevator!)
- I saw Eels play in Tivoli
- I turned 18
- I catched a Snow Patrol plectrum and setlist at their concert
- I went to Disneyland Paris for the fourth time
- I realized that falafel is GREAT
- I went to Rock Werchter

Tried to make a moustache with my hair, but failed

- I bought the Smashing Pumpkins on vinyl for €1,50 at a flea market and found out that it's almost worth $300 dollars on the internet
- I saw Dalì's version of the Venus of Milo in real life (Dalì is one of my favourite artists)
- I saw Dave Grohl (I'm a huuuuuuge Nirvana fan, so the moment I saw Dave Grohl on stage is now very precious to me ;) )
- I really learned the 'art' of budget-shopping
- I went to crazy parties and threw one myself

NYE-party with friends

- I was able to really enjoy swimming in public for the first time (because I'm now more confident about my body)
- I discovered the art of 'dance improvisation', in other words: dance like a lunatic with your friends in public places, haha!
- I had the best conversations of my life
- I met the strangest people ever (for example; a man in a Borat bathing suit, do I need to say more?)
- I met the coolest people ever
- I learned to walk 11cm heels

I hope that 2011 will even be better than 2010 was. I can say now that in 2011:
- I want to get my driver's license
- I hope I'll pass my final exams
- I want to lose an other 5 kilos
- I hope that Eels is coming to Holland again (they just announced a 2011 tour!)
- I'm going to university to study law
- I'm going to try to save more money and don't spend it like my bankaccount is an eternal source of money, because sadly it is not :(
- I want to go on vacation with my best friends

Happy new year everybody and I hope you've had a great NYE (I did)! :D