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De Bom Problems

2012-01-30T00:46:00.004+01:00

Here's the latest episode of De Bom Problems. It's a YouTube channel I run with my best friend and we basically get into making fun and crazy drinks, some being delicious, and some being disgusting. We're planning on doing lots more tutorials on drinks but also lots of other things. Check out the video (please watch and subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on our shenanigans) and read after the jump to see what else we have in store for you!

For our upcoming video we're doing something with fristi which is a Dutch yoghurty, milky, red fruity sort of drink which is loved amongst EVERYONE. Seriously, if you bring Fristi to a party instead of beer, people will love you. I mean luuuuuurve you.

We're also planning on doing tutorials on looks (hair and make-up mostly) and just taking you with us as we get up to fun things... because in the end, that's what youtube is for. Having people do other people do fun thigns that they wish they could do.... right? I'd actually really like it if you would subscribe to our channel which is http://youtube.com/DeBomProblems and check out our videos. We've got four up so far, and we'll post new videos every Tuesday and Friday.

Enjoy! And don't forget to like/comment/share/follow etc. It would mean a lot, especially since we're only starting out - we can definitely use all support we can get!!

Inspi Friday

2012-01-27T12:30:00.001+01:00

It's Friday and you know what that means...

how do I avoid clipboard people?

2012-01-25T11:26:00.001+01:00

The other day I was in a rush to go to my friend's place, but I had to get some money first because I like it when I have some cash in my wallet, and I thought, I might as well just go and buy the pizza that we were going to need for the video we were shooting that afternoon. So with that in mind, I was kind of thinking over what my afternoon was going to look like and what things I couldn't forget. I am aware that when I am thinking, I tend to frown and just look very aggressive. It usually helps me, because people stay away from me, which means I get to think and ponder without any disturbance. That is, until I reached the station where I was going to a cash point and the supermarket real quick before getting on the bus. Without warning, this guy just POPS up RIGHT in front of me, with both arms spread as if he's ready to hug me and he goes "Turn that frown upside down!"

At this point I am just confused. Do I know this person? I must know him, otherwise why would he just step in front of me and tell me to smile? He is kind of attractive, so I think, if I know him and he knows me, I must have recognised him by now... but I haven't. This means I don't know this person. But still, he is pretty good looking and has funny flippy hair and he made me stop walking and now we are just standing in front of each other and I am kind of trying to say something that isn't awkward. Mind you, this all happened in about 1 second.

Just as I am about to say something clever - I wasn't sure what exactly my words were going to be, but I knew I wanted to be witty and funny about the situation - I noticed something in his hand. ERROR ERROR, CODE RED. A clipboard. This guy is holding a motherfucking clipboard. I look to the side and see that on the other side of the pavement is another guy wearing the exact same thing as this guy, also holding a clipboard, and he is stopping people that are walking in the opposite direction. My mood goes from "Alright this guy is cute, I might as well say something nice" to "Fuck you, you are NOT taking my money or my time away from me, I need every little bit I can get!" so instead of being witty and funny and clever, I take a step aside and say "I need to go buy pizza." and walk away. I hear this guy laugh and he sort of yells after me, that he'll wait until I get back.

This means that whilst I am getting some cash money and buying the pizzas, I am constantly thinking of this guy that is waiting outside, ready to strip me from everything I have with his charms and just overall adorableness and I just do NOT know how to say that I am not interested. I am thinking of saying "I am not interested" or maybe "I am a member already!" but I'm not sure what he's trying to sell me, so saying that would be a risk. I could also do the hand thing where I just hold my hand up to make him stop talking and moving and just walk around him and run to catch my bus. Or I could do the thing that I usually do; do NOT make eyecontact, rush past and pray they don't see you slash are talking to someone else.

With my pizzas and filled wallet I walk back to make my way to the busstation. My frown is BACK ON and I hope this is going to scare him off at least a little. I check to see if he's still there. Fuck, eye contact. The one thing I promised myself I wasn't going to do, make eye contact. He immediately makes his way over to my side of the pavement and just as he is about to say something with his cute and charmy smile, my voice goes in overload and I actually scream at him. I scream. Everyone on the busstation that I was walking towards to must have heard me as I yelled "I DON'T HAVE TIME I HAVE TO CATCH MY BUS!" and just powerwalked away from him. In his turn, he yelled back. Instead of laughing, or just generally being confused, he decides to yell back. "NO NO NO" is what comes out of his mouth, which is both comical as it makes people around him laugh, but I can sense a hint of disappointment. Sorry brah, but my money is my money and I needz it for ma rent.

To carry on, I am powerwalking with a guy yelling at me as I rush away and make my way onto the busstation. People are looking. They heard me scream that I had to catch a bus so if I stop walking now to actually wait for my bus which isn't there yet, they are going to judge me. So without thinking, I just go for the first bus I see and get on it, just so I can be out of the situation I am in. I am also aware that the clipboard guy can see me walk onto the station and also get on a bus, so I just HAVE to pretend that I was running for one of the busses that just pulled up. In the amazingness of amazing things that happen to me sometimes - not often, just once in a while - I actually get my ass on the bus I was supposed to get on. I am aware that this must have cost me a whole load of karma points which I saved up after helping an old lost couple find their way around the city.

I have yet to find out how to properly say no to clipboard people. I don't want to be rude, and I definitely don't want to scream and lie to them, but what else can you do, really?

How to make jelloshots

2012-01-21T10:35:00.000+01:00

De Bom Problems is back with another episode!

Please rate, add to favs, thumb up, comment and don't forget to subscribe to the De Bom Problems channel!

inspi friday

2012-01-20T04:19:00.002+01:00

It's Friday and you know what that means...

De Bom Problems

2012-01-17T11:43:00.001+01:00

I'd like for you to watch this video...

Me and my friend Celesta have started the project De Bom Problems where we'll regularly post videos onto the internet about our lives. Usually this will involve alcohol and How To's but you are also going to get a peek into our daily activities. This means that we will also go outside to film ourselves and get weird looks from strangers as we walk down streets with a stretched arm, holing a camera, pointed at ourselves. Good times.

Make sure you subscribe, comment, thumb us up and spread the word! You can find us on youtube here, but also follow us on twitter and tumblr and like our page on facebook! Let me know if you've done all these things, because we're planning some special things for early fans! Yay!

Get involved!

RIP Opa Boot

2012-01-15T00:03:00.002+01:00

Tonight my granddad passed away after a long and hard battle with death. On Wednesday he fell into his own world and would hardly response to anything or anyone around him. He just laid in a bed in the livingroom of my grandparents' apartment and had family over all the time - just the mum's and dad's, grandchildren were allowed, but we all felt a little uneasy going to see your dying grandfather, so we didn't go. On Friday the doctor announced him to be braindead. From then on they made sure for him to stay asleep with special medication drops, in order for him not to feel any pain as his body was literally just breaking down as he stopped eating and drinking on Wednesday.

I know this is going to sound super weird and stupid, but today as my parents came to pick me up from work as they were just on their way home from seeing him, and passed my work. I finished work at 9:30pm and as I left, I suddenly got a weird uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. I dismissed it, because I am a woman and we only care about pains when we're no longer able to stand up properly... so I got in the car and we chatted for a bit as we drove home. About 5 minutes into the drive, I feel a very sharp pain in my chest. A pang. It made my breath stop and I made a funny noise, which wasn't loud enough for anyone to hear as the radio was on and Mum was just yapping away.

As we came home, I went upstairs and basically got myself ready for bed. At 10pm, Mum comes in and tells me that my grandfather passed away. His breathing changed at 9:30pm and he suddenly seemed to be fighting something back as muscles in his body started to tense up. Five minutes later he very suddenly relaxed and stopped breathing all together. Call me superstitious, but the feeling that I had in the car instantly made me think "Granddad." yet I dismissed it. I was probably being silly anyway.

The funeral will be in the next week sometime, so excuse my lack of blogs this week. I have been asked to photoshop some photographs of my granddad and my Dad and his two sisters wrote a poem about their father that they've asked me to read in the church.

For now I just want to say that my grandfather was the most amazing man. Our family has so much to thank him for. I know that in the past couple of years his life definitely wasn't the most fun, but I hope everyone around him caring so much made it nicer. Especially my grandmother who has been taking care of her husband through all of this. I hope he's in a better place now where pain doesn't exist.

Rest in peace, Opa Boot.

inspi friday

2012-01-13T13:30:00.001+01:00

It's Friday and you know what that means...

waterfall braid

2012-01-12T14:04:00.000+01:00

Remember my sister Raven and her gorgeous hair she barely lets me touch? There was another moment of glory when she said yes to me trying out a waterfall braid on her!

It's absolutely gorgeous and Raven managed to keep this in for a whole day - and believe me, that really says something. Usually whenever I've done her hair, she drags herself back to her room whilst pulling everything out. This plait looks a lot harder to do than it actually is...

I used this youtube tutorial which made it super easy to do. Especially since I was doing it on another person - I tried on my own hair, but failed. I definitely need more practice, but until I manage that, let's just stare at the picture of Raven's golden locks forever. Sigh...

DIY skittle vodka

2012-01-11T21:16:00.000+01:00

I did this the other day...

If you follow me on facebook, you probably already know what I did and how amazing it was.

I am not going to explain how exactly I did it, but I used the red skittles and this shit is delicious. I'm not a huge fan of vodka, but I am a huge fan of skittles and alcohol in general so this was definitely FUN to do! Next week, Celesta and I are doing this again with green skittles and we'll film it to show you exactly how we did it. Hopefully we'll do it alright and not fuck up... but we'll see.

Anyway! Keep your eyes peeled for our video! We're also planning on doing a lot more thing with vodka (we're planning jellyshots and other fun stuff) so if you have any suggestions, please let me know! We'll mention you in the video if you've given us an idea!

vintage babes

2012-01-10T16:34:00.000+01:00

I love anything vintage; vintage dresses, vintage bags, vintage scarfs- anything that looks like it's old but still valuable should be mine. There's just one problem... I can't pull off vintage. Whenever I try on some vintage piece of clothing, it just looks like I've been playing in my grandmother's closet. It's not a pretty sight. But... I have now found something that anyone can pull off. Vintage in a whole new way, and I absolutely love it.

Isn't this the most amazing boot you have ever seen? It's incredibly gorgeous, but also incredibly expensive... Let me show you more amazingness before I tell you how deep you'll have to dig in your pocket to own these babes.

Okay, have you fallen in love? If you have 400 dollars to spare, these babes are yours. It's a lot, but look at how pretty? I can't get over how much I actually really want these. Gosh. But if you are lucky enough to have 400 lying around somewhere to spend on shoes (I advise to wait on the sale... but don't listen to me) go here and let the money roll.

fun knitwear

2012-01-09T17:44:00.003+01:00

Just because it's winter, and cold and dark outside, doesn't mean that your wardrobe has to be all black and grey knitwear. I love love love cute funny jumpers that brighten up your day as well as keep your warm and cosy. I found a couple of ones that I put on my wishlist on topshop.com - check them out!

I swear the animal-head-theme is JUST a coincidence... okay, maybe not. But how adorable are these? I wish I had the money to buy all three!

Inspi Friday

2012-01-06T13:27:00.000+01:00

It's Friday and you know what that means!

get your hair ready for spring

2012-01-05T00:39:00.000+01:00

If you are the kind of person that wakes up about 45 minutes AFTER the alarm went off and you have about 4 minutes left to do your hair and make-up, choose an outfit and have breakfast... you are gonna LOVE the Spring 2012 hair trends! From wet hair to simple ponytails to hair that is meant to look like you haven't brushed it for weeks - it's all hip. I had a bit a of a google and had a look around to find what is considered to be the new best way to have your hair.

I always check hairtrends, and I almost always end up keeping what I already have, but still.

Trend 1: Glistening Hair
This means hair that looks wet. Hair that comes right out of the shower. Hair that doesn't need a blowdry, backcombing and lots of product and hairspray - just water. And maybe some serum to keep the hair extra glossy. It's easy and very quick but admittedly, wearing this hair with your regular every day clothes makes it look like you forgot your hair after showering and not so much as if it's meant to be that way.

Trend 2: Ponytails
I am the kind of person that manages to pull off my desired hair look two days in a row after washing it and for the remaining time inbetween hair washes, I tie my hair up and don't take it down until I actually wash it again. So, ponytails are for me - they're quick, effient, and if you're hair is long enough you probably know how to make a ponytail on yourself, so they're also very easy. There's some variety in how you can wear your ponytail; basically anything goes, the crazier, the better.

Trend 3: The Urban Wave
Not to be confused with beach hair or regular curls. No, the urban wave needs to look like the kind of wavy hair you end up with after curling your hair 2 days ago and all you have left now is a weak curve in your hair that's totally hipster forward and effortlessly cool. If you're lucky, you're born with this kind of hair... I know a lot of people that wake up with this hair do so YAY for you, you can trade your hair time for extra sleep time!

Trend 4: Embellished Updos
Okay so not ALL Spring hair trends are quick and effortless... like this one. Basically you have to make your hair look like it's on Jennifer Lopez's head in the ballroom scene in Made in Manhattan (when she wears the pink gown and the jewellery that's worth billions). Sophisticated chignons are the way forward people! And use some wacky accessiories to make it look like you know what you're doing. Chique. Combine this trend with trend one and BOOM! Fashion points for you, young lady!

Trend 5: Bigger Blowouts
This is EXACTLY my kind of thing. I like hair, I like a lot of hair; there needs to be a lot of it, with lots of volume and basically makes your head twice the actual size. Also, curls. Curly hair is my YAY to my mother's NAY - but who cares, she's had the same hairdo since she had me 22 years ago so taking advice from her is a bit like having your grandmother tell you how to be gangster. Great metaphore.

Trend 6: Sophisticated Braids and Twists
Last but not least; plaits! I like plaits so much - I know how to do most of them but only ever do them on other people - when I say other people I mean my little sister Raven who is a huge tomboy and almost never lets me near her hair, but when she does she usually ends up with a twisted head. I want to learn how to do most of these babes on my OWN hair without having it look silly and/or stupid and/or like my mother had to help me.

ps. the model in the three pictures used in the blog is my little 13 year-old sister Raven - shout out!

goodbye my lovers

2012-01-04T14:07:00.000+01:00

Three of my very good friends are leaving the country for 5 months and on Tuesday we had a goodbye party event at our favourite bar. To celebrate the (depressing) happening, we invited lots of people, brought toys, fake tattoos, tattoo glitter pens, walktytalkies and someone found a Christmas tree that was invited in too. Basically, we had the best night ever.

At the end of every Tuesday night at our favourite bar, they play this sad goodbye song to let everyone know that they have to say goodbye to the beer and just head home. Usually we end up in a huge circle, all hugging each other, and singing along to the music. This time, the same thing happened, but only with our little group of people and whereas we usually let people join our circle, this time we were kicking people away as one of my friends wanted to say something. He started a speech about how amazing the night had been and about how much we love each other and are going to miss each other, which is when the first one started crying and broke the circle to hide her face into someone else's chest. That's when the next one started crying, and I couldn't really hold it in myself but I didn't want anyone to see me cry so I ran off to the toilets to cry on my own. That's where I ran into one of our others friends who thought something really bad had happened, haha! In the end everyone was crying and hugging and passing tissues around and the bartenders were pointing and laughing at the stupidity of the situation- it was all very silly.

In the end we all ended up (minus one, as she had an important meeting to go to*) in the same room, in the same bed, not being able to sleep, and just annoying each other until the early hours. Best goodbye party ever, except I lost my scarf, but apart from that last night was absolutely epic.

*bootycall

happy new year!

2012-01-02T05:36:00.000+01:00

The new year has started and I didn't do a big end of the year blog post... so I'm just gonna blog about it two days later. Talk about procrastination. Here are some things I have learned, some dumb things I said yes to but should have said no to and just some awesome things that I have done in 2011. I should warn you that some memories slash learning moments involve disturbing details. With that out of the way, please proceed.

Being on your own isn't always bad
Let's start off on a serious note. Being alone can be kind of neat sometimes! But don't be surprised that you may end up completely isolating yourself. This also involves drinking alone at some occasions. WHICH IS OKAY, I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. At the start of 2011 I moved to a different country on my own and had to start a new life on my own. This is not entirely true because before I even got on a plane I already had a job in the said country I moved to and I already had friends there... but still. I was on my own, and it was pretty cool for most of the time.

Do not get drunk on gin
Read that again and just trust me. It's okay to drink beers all night and change it up with some gin, but starting with gin will only lead to more gin which will only lead to bad things. In 2011 I have had two heavy gin nights where I started the evening drinking gin and somehow I ended up being really attracted to dark-skin-coloured guys. This is a lot weirder than it must sound to you if you don't know me, but just to clarify; my sober attraction level is comparable to Hitler's attraction level. No offence, black guys that thought I liked you, but really I didn't.

Life moves on
And so does your friend-circle. It's normal for people to get off your friendship train and for others to get on. Sometimes you need to force someone off and talk someone into getting on (using money and alcohol and things like that, but I don't recommend this if you're looking for real friendships that go further than just getting drunk together although this is great too). It's also not a problem for people to only buy train tickets on the weekends, or one day a month - if you are both happy with having a friendship that's not as strong as it once was, don't do anything about their ticket purchase! This was full of great metaphors... I hope I taught you something.

Sometimes the real world is much better than the online world
This coming from me must really mean something... but it doesn't. Purely for the fact that you actually need to go outside and get drunk for pictures to wind up on facebook so you can continue spending days on the internet. It's the circle of the internet- I believe Elton John wrote a weird spin off of this song a while back...

Everyone has secrets
Some are huge and others are not worth mentioning, but having two different lives is not acceptable. If you are pretending to be one person and then go home and be another, there is something wrong with you and I suggest you go and live in a jungle for a while which I've heard is a bit like therapy. You can tell the snakes all about your problems. Pause for effect. At least they will listen.

Shoreditch has the most amazing hotdog stand I have ever encountered
I was drunk and hungry and I didn't know which way was home, so I started walking in a direction which I swore was the right one (turned out it wasn't) and came across this hotdog stand that was closing up, but we are three girls and we have vaginas so the hotdog man sold us hotdogs for two quid each and was throwing on all sorts of weird things and sauces and oh my God mouth orgasm. A couple weeks later I tried to locate it but I had no clue where I was when I found it in the first place, so sober hotdog mission failed :(

Do not tell your friends about your embarrassing sex dreams
I am not talking about the ones you have with your favourite celebrities. You can tell the world (and specifically the internet) about those kinds. I mean, never speak about the ones you have about random people you know. Especially if they're the ex-boyfriends of other people. I only did this once and I am still made fun of. My friends are the best.

Boys are disgusting
I have learned that the guy-friends you have right at this moment are only your friends with you because they want to masturbate thinking about you and need new visual support on a daily basis.... Yeah. Soak it in. Personally, I don't really mind, as long as they wait until I go home and don't excuse themselves extra toilet breaks when I'm over for dinner.

Mothers don't really want their children to move out
My entire life I've been hearing the same question. When are you going to move out? Except in Dutch, not in English. Well, sometimes English because Mum feels intelligent when she speaks in another language, even if it sounds like she's producing word-vomit and only Dutch people can actually hear what she's trying to say. But now that I've actually signed a contract and am forever moving out of my house (fingers crossed u guyz) she's doing just about everything to keep me in. DO NOT FALL FOR IT. Also, great tip; fathers don't mind you raiding the fridge and bringing all your family's food back to your new place for your own enjoyment later that night when you're watching bad films. Another great tip; mothers do.

People are people
And I mean this in the sense of, everyone's only human. Just because you think more of someone, doesn't mean they actually ARE better/greater/smarter than you are. They probably just know how to pretend they are and trick you into thinking that they are amazing and you are not. Wrong. And before you start to think that these people are bad people- No. This works the other way around aswell. When you see someone that you may think of as a loser or someone who you think is ugly - STOP IT IMMEDIATELY. What if they're really great at cooking and can give you tips on your dinner? Remember, love goes through the stomach, no matter what your gender is.

These are just a couple of things on the top of my head, I'm sure I'll come up with lots more that make me go "Ohhh, I should have blogged about that instead of telling everyone I had a sex dream about the exboyfriend of a friend of mine!" but it'll be too late. Life is shit sometimes. Another wise lesson. Leave me comments on what you have learned in 2011 and share your wisdom with me and my readers!

Inspi Friday

2011-12-30T16:51:00.000+01:00

It's Friday and you know what that means...

blue suede shoes

2011-12-27T15:02:00.000+01:00

Scheduled post! I am in Austria at the moment, probably snowballing myself down a slope and breaking bones while I'm at it. Right before I left, I received a package which I wanted to tell you about! I've told you, these Lita's have you addicted in a heart beat. This is my second pair of Jeffrey Campbell Lita's and hopefully these are only the small beginning of a huge collection... I know I might be broke now, but I'll be filthy rich when I grow up. Shut up, my fantasy future looks amazing to me.

Aren't they gorgeous?! I want to wear them SO bad, but right now I'm berried in snow and can't possibly survive in them... let alone have THEM survive with all the slush - wouldn't want these babes to get dirty!

shocking!

2011-12-24T00:32:00.002+01:00

Yea so... er... remember when I blogged yesterday about us leaving to Austria at 3:30 in the morning? Yea, that didn't happen... At around 7:30pm Dad was on his way home from work, driving the car that I usually drive (the beloved PT Cruiser that is getting a lot of loving from me and my sister Sarah as we share it), he got himself into a huge car crash! Don't worry, he's absolutely fine - I don't know how he walked out of this without a scratch, because I've heard the horrifying story of how things happened and of what things looked like.

After the jump you can read what happened, and see some disturbing pictures of a dead car. It'll be taken to car cemetery unfortunately, and I didn't even get to say goodbye :(

My dad wasn't paying enough attention. About one minute removed from home, he sped onto a roundabout and drove, full speed, into a truck. It's an easy turn to make, you usually don't even need to slow down in order to make the turn given that there are no other cars on the actual roundabout.... and that's where Dad made the mistake.

Right now the plan is to leave tomorrow around noon... and obviously, we won't be going to Austria with the PT Cruiser. My child has died :(

merry christmas everyone!

2011-12-23T15:03:00.000+01:00

I have a party tonight, so this is just a quick blog post to let you know that I'll be leaving the country tomorrow morning at 3:30am (and yes, I really am going to a party tonight - CAN'T BE TAMED!).

I am going to Austria and this means that I will be the most FASHIONLESS person ever for the upcoming week because I'm going skiing and snowboarding. Even though I'll be packed up with about 20 layers of clothes as I take on the mountain slopes, I will still be the most fashionable person in my family. My family's thoughts when they're on vacation are "YAY NO MAKE-UP" and "YAY I'M WEARING A HAT SO NO NEED TO DO MY HAIR" which is NOT how I feel about my daily looks. I don't care if I'm coming down mountain slopes with eyeliner running down my cheeks and my hair stuck in my lipgloss - as long as I look presentable in the morning, before I go up into the mountains, that's all that matters.

I am bringing all the camera's in my ownage - jokes, in Dad's ownage since all camera's I am currenly using are originally his, I just always use them and he doesn't know where they are - so expect some pictures and videos when I get back!

This does, however, mean you'll have to do without my blogs for ONE FULL WEEK. SEVEN HORRIBLE DAYS WITHOUT ME. I know, I don't even know how you're going to survive Christmas and New Year's Eve without me... but you'll just have to get on with it and take pathetic crying breaks in the toilets. I wish you all a SUPER MERRY CHRISTMAS and an even HAPPIER NEW YEAR! Kablam.

sherlock holmes 2

2011-12-22T13:17:00.000+01:00

Yesterday I went to Sherlock Holmes 2 (refreshingly not in 3D) with some friends. The guys I was with were freaking out the entire time, because of the visual effects and all the fighting scenes... the girls were freaking out over, well... other things. Read my thoughts on the film after the jump.

I am a girl. One of the female ones. How can one expect me to follow this film when there's two incredibly handsome men on screen all the time?! Answer: you can't. So, I just sat back, relaxed (with all my chocolately snacks that others kept taking away from me) and enjoyed the view of Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law for about 2 hours.

I recommend you go and see it - if you're a guy, your reaction will probably be along the same lines as my friends' reaction and will involve lots of "That was awesome!" "So awesome!" "That was amazing!" "I wish I was Robert Downey Jr." "He's so awesome." "So.... awesome...."
And if you're a girl, bring some clean underwear and you're good to go!

My bookshelf

2011-12-20T02:50:00.000+01:00

I like clothes, I like shoes, I like make-up and I basically like just about everything that makes a person look prettier than mother nature made them. One thing I haven't shared on my blog yet, is that I am also very into chicklits. Girly books. Novels about girls that love shoes and clothes and make-up. I can just completely trail off with a chickflick, a cup of tea and a comfortable position on a sofa. Today, I ordered I Heart Vegas by my favourite EVER author, Lindsey Kelk.

Because I only just ordered it, I can't review it for you... but that doesn't mean that I can't tell you about the I Heart series and Lindsey's amazing writing. I Heart Vegas is the 4th in the I Heart series and fangirl Pascale has read all prior three books to this one, so I can tell you my findings about those.

I Heart New York
This story starts with someone pissing in her ex-boyfriend's bag... how can you not love this? This book is about Angela, who in a crazy heated moment decides to move half way across the world without having really thought about it... from London to New York. You see the city through the eyes of Angela and even though I had never been to NY when I read it (because in the meantime, I have been to NY) I felt like I knew the place just by reading the book.
Anyway, if you’re a girl and love girlpower stories, read this. RECOMMENDED TO ALL!

I Heart Hollywood
Angela goes to LA! She gets to hang with the celebrities, write about them and actually she sort of becomes a celebrity herself. For all the wrong reasons she finds herself as the new target of the paparazzi. Boyfriend in New York, Alex (who just happens to be a in a famous rock band), sees the pictures online and immediately thinks she’s cheating on him. She's not! There's a huge complot that's SO... omg, just omg. You have to read this book. It handles so much; celebrities, paparazzi, internet blogging, homosexuality, cheating, shopping, partying - and at some point, everything’s gone SO INCREDIBLY WRONG, I had no idea how in the world everything would turn normal again... just, go and read this. RECOMMENDED TO ALL!

I Heart Paris
I really wanted to get I Heart Paris when it came out, but I could only find the Dutch version in the book stores here, so I decided to wait until I could grab the English copy. I finally got it, and I loved every minute of it! There’s lots of shoe loving, lots of drama, lots of good looking indie hipsters and Paris! I’ve been to Paris before, but being completely honest, I haven’t seen much more than Disney Land. My next trip to Paris really has to be one to go and see the actual city (including the tacky Eiffel tower). Lindsay has a very nice way of describing the city, I love seeing a place through her eyes. This might actually be the first time I don’t want to spoil a story, because I really want everyone to go and read these books! They’re amazing! RECOMMENED TO ALL!

Can you tell that I really love these books? I'm telling my friends to go read them all the time! Yesterday I wrote a huge essay to Lindsey and I got a tweet that she read it and that she'll reply soon. I won't post up the entire essay I wrote, but when I get a reply, I'll definitely let you know what she said!

Matiko Stella

2011-12-19T13:59:00.001+01:00

My eye has caught another beauty...

They actually match with a lot of my clothes, as I had a bit of a mustard fase a couple months back. So I love the colour, I love a wedge, I love leather and I love laced-up shoe boots so KABLAM perfect shoe alert. I am very highly doubting if I should get them or not... I just really want them, but it's Christmas season which means I'm already in the negative digits as it is.

I'll think about it, and let you know!

How to shop ONLINE like a pro

2011-12-18T13:38:00.000+01:00

I don't want to call myself a professional at online shopping but.... oh let's face it, yes I do. I really do consider myself a pro at online shopping, simply because I do it so often and at so many different websites. If you want to know how to shop online in MY way, stick around and read after the jump.

I should let you know beforehand that my tips and tricks may seem like they're money-saving but I'm constantly broke, so take from that what you want...

1. Know where to shop. There's so many different online stores, from eBay, to Asos to H&M (I'm tackling second hand, online exclusive and actual shops - kablam) so depending on what you're looking for, make a pick. I know it may seem like a clever idea to just browse through all shopping websites you know to find what you're looking for, but trust me... you will end up ordering so much unneccessary items that you don't need slash will never wear. Also, don't forget shipping costs! Shopping from 1 site and 1 site only will keep your shipping costs to a minimum.

2. Every online store has a SALE page - or even better, some have a MARKETPLACE. I trust that you know what a SALE page is, but I'll explain the marketplace to you. The perfect example is Asos Marketplace; basically this is where people (like you and me) can sell and buy things from each other. That's how a market works, I hear you scream, and you are right. You can sell items of yourself that you no longer want, or buy second hand stuff from others - BOOM a bit like eBay. These pages are always cheaper than the new arrivals at any website, so please, check here first before diving into the expensive pool of the new arrivals.

3. If the online webstore that you have settled on (for the day) is having some crazy "40% of all selected shoes, shop now" sale, accompanied with fancy, shiny pictures on their homepage so it's the first thing you see - DON'T FALL FOR IT. This is exactly how they reel people in and KEEP THEM RIGHT WHERE THEY WANT THEM. And you don't want to be a fish out of the water, wiggling about because you no longer have any money left and you still need to pay rent? Great metaphore. These so called "sales" aren't really sales... because the store has selected items that are on sale, and guess what; these aren't actual sale items. They're the most expensive items that they have and give you a discount on them for a week; BUT THEY ARE STILL EXPENSIVE, even with a 40% discount at the counter.

4. It's highly likely that the online store of your choice has an "outfit" page or "trends" page where they have basically put an outfit together for you and if you like it, you can shop it. There's nothing wrong with looking at these pages - I do it all the time for inspiration for the next season or just because I like looking at well put together outfits. What you CAN'T do, is actually shop the outfits, because this is far too expensive and will most likely not be comfortable. What you need to do is, look at all the nice outfits and pictures and then, with that in mind, go to the SALE page and find all outfit items individually. This way, you get the same outfit for less and granted that it's a far more comfortable outfit, and more in your own personal style.

5. Don't sign up to newsletters. Ever.

6. If you are going to pay, using paypal, I suggest that you will never ever link your paypal directly to your bankaccount. I have done this, which means that with ONE CLICK OF MY FINGER, I can order all the crap I want. If you open a paypal account, have it be seperate from your bankaccount. This way, you will first need to put some money from your bank account onto your paypal account before you can order anything. This admittedly does take the fun out of paying a little bit, but at least you won't have to eat cookie dough for a week because you can't afford vegetables.

7. There's a definite difference in price that go with every website. For instance, shopping at New Look's online store is much cheaper than shopping at TopShop's online store. Therefor, if you find an item that is overpriced but you really want it and need it and love it so much... go and have a look if you can find something similar on a cheaper website. Trends are the same for every one, every season, on every website... so chances of succeeding on a cheaper level (a much cheaper level) are fairly high.

8. Know your sizes. If you don't want to be stuck at the postoffice at least 12 times a year to send items back that don't fit, know your sizes. And I don't mean just know your sizes in the sizing chart from your country; now your sizes in EVERY country. Sizing is different in a lot of countries (it's so confusing!) but once you know what jeans size you'll need in China, Australia, USA, UK and mainland Europe... only then, can I shake your hand and wish you a happy online shopping spree.

Look like Pixie Lott

2011-12-17T12:01:00.000+01:00

I don't only love love love Pixie Lott's music (hello special edition albums) but I also adore the way she looks. Somehow she always manages to look great, have her hair in place and never seems out of style. At the moment she has a "I share my fashion and style choices every day on the Vogue website" thing going on, which I thought would be nice to share as I am secretly taking lots of tips from it.

"Singer Pixie Lott shares her fashion and style choices, every day"... and so she does.

Day 1 "Today I'm going to Manchester to my gig at the MEN Arena. I'm wearing my shorts from Pyrus, a top by Alice and Olivia from Oxygen Boutique, a Versace jacket and Rupert Sanderson shoes."

Day 2: "Today I'm wearing a mens blazer by Thom Sweeney, a white Moschino shirt (you can see the cuff detail in the next photo), black shorts from L'Agence, Office shoes and a vintage Chanel bag bought in One Of A Kind."

Day 3: "Catting about with my dancers ready for the show later! I'm wearing a vintage Alaïa body with Pretty Polly tights, Miu Miu shoes and cat ears that were custom-made by some of my fans."

See what else Pixie wears here on Vogue.co.uk. There have been quite a lot outfits so far, all unique and different but all gorgeous!

Inspi Friday!

2011-12-16T16:08:00.000+01:00

It's Friday, and you know what that means!

clutch season

2011-12-15T11:00:00.000+01:00

Winter season is also party season (well, the month December is anyway) and party season means party clothing. Now, I know most of you (or is this really just me and my friends?) have purchased new dresses and shoes for all upcoming festivities... but the other day my friend and I realised we also kind of need new bags to go with our outfits. We had a struggle trying to find the right bag for either of us - finding a clutch in the right colour, right size and with an overal right look is harder than you think! So I've made a list of my favourite clutches, found online, that I would've liked to see in the shops yesterday. Click on the pictures of the clutches to have a closer look and (try not to, most of these are far too expensive) to buy.

By the way, we did in the end succeed in our shopping - I got a cute black across body back from New Look and my friend bought two gorgeous clutches at H&M - one black, one bright orange. We're going to the ILS Christmas Gala and will show our new dresses, shoes, jackets and of course, bags off all night. I am bringing my video camera for some exclusive behind the scenes shots as well as party shots from the actual gala.

Who's that girl...?

2011-12-14T19:50:00.002+01:00

I am a HUGE fan of the series New Girl because it's absolutely hilarious, it's cute, it's got good looking funny people which all portray good characters and an actual story line I can stand and understand. It's not complicated yet because it only just started, so I definitely recommend you start watching now if you love adorable television.

Jess is hilarious and dorky and nerdy and I just love her. According to my friend, I like her because I'm like her (which is a huge compliment in my book, but also completely false) because we're both "crazy motherfuckers". You heard it.

Besides the fact that I love the show and everything about it (I can gush on for hours and hours about this) I also definitely love how Jess, or Zooey Deschanel - whatever - dresses. I did a little research and found a website called "What Would Zooey Deschanel Wear" with loads of pictures and clothing items that are unique and amazing and definitely are all pieces that fit Zooey's style. Visit the website here.

There seem to be a couple of rules when it comes to dressing yourself when you're Zooey Deschanel.

Rule 1. Almost never wear jeans or trousers... it's all about tights and bare legs.
Rule 2. 50s dresses are the way forward.
Rule 3. Bright colours - as many as you can wear - wearing a rainbow is okay.
Rule 4. Wear flats, preferably ballerinas in all colours.
Rule 5. Keep it cute!

This should help you well on your way if you want to dress like Zooey. I know I do.

Online Shopping vs. In Store Shopping

2011-12-13T04:27:00.001+01:00

I am, as you may have read, a true online shopper. I have all the best online shopping websites saved in my favourites and if I can, I visit them on a daily basis. Even when I don't plan on buying anything, just browsing styles and fashion items makes me so happy - it's a bit unhealthy I imagine. Now, over the past two years in which I have been online shopping (blame my dad for introducing me to paypal 2 years ago!) I have encountered a lot of bad and good things about both online shopping, and in store shopping. If you are new to online shopping, especially with international sizing/values, I present a Online Shopping vs In Store Shopping list of pros and cons to make this a bit easier for you...

Have a read, and let me know if you feel the same way!

Store Shopping Pros!

1. Touch! I love to feel and touch fabrics as it tells me the quality of a clothing item as well as the (un)comfortable fit it'll have or lack. There's nothing better than pulling items from racks, having a feel, a better look, before deciding to go and try it on or not. Also, am I the only one who loves just walking past clothing racks in store and have my hands touch everything, a bit like a child would run past a fence with a stick in their hands?

2. Fit! You actually get to fit the items you like - try them on and see if they actually look as good on you as they look on the mannequins, or even just the hanger. It's not after the fitting that you decide to buy it, leave it, or try a different size!

3. The experience! Who doesn't love shopping sprees with their friends? I always like to create an entire day full of shopping madness which includes traveling to another city (one with all the good stores) and a special shopping spree lunch, accompanied with shopping spree snacks. The joy of walking out of a store with bags full with new clothes that are newly yours is so great, there's almost nothing quite like it.

4. Time! The fact that you don't have to wait for your package to arrive, is amazing. You spend your money on an item that you're actually holding - it's already yours while you wait in line to pay. There's no waiting around, and being at home at the right time to receive a package - if you need something very short notice, store shopping is definitely the way to go!

Online Shopping Pros!

1. Weather! There's no need to face it! You can shop from your bed, you can shop from your sofa - you don't need to get into your comfy shopping clothes and comfy shopping shoes. You can shop from the comfort that is called your house and you don't even have to be dressed!

2. Stockings! Chances are that the top/dress/jeans/whatever else you want, aren't in your size anymore. Oh bummer, the store is out of your size completely, but you have fallen in love with whatever item you want and you need it. It's a matter of life and death, so you'll probably end up buying an item that is either too large or too small. Not flattering. When you shop online, chances of something not being in your size or being out of stock are reduced greatly and there's much less disappointment.

3. It's international! Want to shop at a store that's not in your city, not in your country or not on your side of the world? Not a problem. You can shop from ANY store that has an online shop (to be honest, most stores have an online shop except for Zara) without having to book a plane ticket. You can buy things from Australia and have them delivered at your door step without any issues.

4. Online exclusives! Let's face it, you have never walked into a store that offered special "in store specials", have you? Well, I sure haven't. In the world of internet shopping there's exclusive sales happening on items that aren't even in the stores anymore, as well as crazy x number per cent off for silly things (like it being Sunday, yes I'm talking to you Asos).

Store Shopping cons...

1. Time. It takes a full day (in my case at least) to go shopping. I have to cancel all other appointments I have in order to travel to a shop and buy something - not even being sure I'll succeed in finding something I want to have. Such an effort! There's a definite risk factor here which you don't find when you're shopping online.

2. People. I know shopping from your sofa may seem lonely and a bit boring, but everyone must agree that walking around in a fully packed store where people are ripping clothes out of each others hands, screaming at each other because they lost the person they came with, and don't forget about that 30 minute long line for the fitting rooms... is exhausting. It doesn't only make me tired just thinking about it, it's also frustrating, fun-killing and definitely NOT what shopping should be all about.

Online Shopping cons...

1. Fit. Sometimes, especially in this month, we sort of forget that we put on a couple of pounds and just stick to our summer sizes... only to find out, after you've received your package, that nothing you've ordered fits. This means that you have to send the whole load back and get a refund - but don't be fooled, you will NOT be seeing the shipping costs back in your bankaccount. For some reason, these don't count when they take your order back.

2. You'll go broke. I know this from experience. Having all the gorgeous clothing stores from over the world, as well as exclusively online stores (such as Boohoo and Asos) just one click away is incredibly dangerous. Any spare moment that you have, will go to shopping. And even when you think you can escape them, they'll bomb you with e-mails about new arrivals, new trends and special sales - every. single. day.

I'm blue dabadidabadai

2011-12-12T01:34:00.000+01:00

As I have now ordered the blue Jeffrey Campbell Lita's (bitter sweet, I still feel guilty, but they're so precious!) I felt the need for matching clothing items and I stumbled upon this adorable across-body bag on Asos!

I've ordered it and I love it and I want it in my hands; NOW! This is the only thing that really annoys me about online shopping, but I'll post up a blog with pros and cons about online shopping vs shopping in store soon! In the meantime, let me know what you think of my bag choice!

forever hurting my bank account

2011-12-11T01:30:00.000+01:00

I want to apologise to my bank account, my credit card and my wallet for making them hurt so much... but I just couldn't help myself. It makes me cringe thinking about WHY I actually made the decision to buy another pair (it involves some babbling about Lady Gaga, read after the jump), but I did and it feels so good.

My impulse buy was actually inspired by Lady Gaga's hair. Just after I had made my mind up about Lady Gaga's blue hair - I absolutely love it - I watched her new Mary The Night music video. Admittedly I haven't watched all of it yet, because it's a 13 minute video, but at the start of the video you can hear Gaga say that she thinks that turquoise will be a hit in the spring season of 2012. Hence my choice of shoe colour... it's a silly reason, but any excuse to buy a new lovely pair, right?

why men and women can't be friends

2011-12-10T00:21:00.000+01:00

I came across this video and was quite surprised by the outcome - all girls say yes, of course, men and women can be just friends. Why not? I've got loads of guy friends that I'm just friends with. But the video takes a strange turn when all guys are very clear that men and women can't be friends... ever. Take a look.

I was shocked by the fact that not ONE guy goes "Oh yeah, sure, I can be just friends with a girl." .... seriously, not ONE of them. I've got quite a large group of guys that I'm friends with that I definitely wouldn't want to hook up with. Ever. In my life. Not even if I we were the last two people on earth - never. Never ever, ever. But the realisation that these people are just hanging out with me and my girl-friends because they secretly fancy us is completely beyond me.

I also need to point out that American and European cultures are completely different from each other, but I'm not really sure if that would make any difference to the relevance of this video.... you decide.

inspi Friday

2011-12-09T23:39:00.001+01:00

I'm going to start a new thing, where I just post things up that inspire me and hopefully will inspire you too. These can be amazing videos, random images, famous quotes and whatever else I may come across on the internet. Hereby, I open "Inspi Friday".

My liquid ways

2011-12-04T00:29:00.000+01:00

I am an eyeliner person. I wear it in pretty much the same way every day - sometimes with no other eye make-up other than mascara, and sometimes with lots of shadows, pencil liners and fake lashes. I have my own way of applying it and have learned that this is how pretty much everyone does it too (thanks to the tutorials on youtube). Sometimes I still struggle - there are days when your hand is a bit shaky, or your eyes just don't want to cooperate with any make-up at all, but here are some tips and tricks that should help you apply your eyeliner the right way.

Tip 1. Please apply your eyeliner before you apply your mascara - I know that a lot of people like doing this the other way around, but with long lashes like mine, they really tend to get in the way. When your lashes are still clean, it's easier to move them out of the way and not have them fight with your eyeliner pencil/brush.

Tip 2. Also, please apply your eyeliner after you've given your face a base - whether that's foundation, or just a bit of powder. If you mess up on your eyeliner, it's easy to erase your mistake and put some new foundation over it before you start over. This does mean that your eyeliner takes longer to dry, but we can't have our cake and eat it too I guess.

Tip 3. Practice! Play around! Especially with liquid liner, you can try different things, see what fits your face and get the hang of it. It's taken me quite some time to master the flick at the end (especially to make them look equal on both eyes) so spend some quality time with your make-up before you walk out the door. It's not only useful, but also fun!

Okay, now, I'm going to explain step by step how I apply my liquid liner. I am not a professional and this is just how I do it and how I have always done it - if this doesn't work for you, don't sweat it! I'm just silly old me, telling you how I do things.

Step 1. After applying foundation + a powder to set it, I turn to my liquid liner. Start with a thin line, from one end of the eye to another - make it go as low as possible on the outer corner of your eye, but don't make it go past the actual corner. See the first photo of the photoset above.

Step 2. Draw a flick - I recommend to do this step at both eyes (so don't finish one eye, and then go to the other - you have to do each step at each eye before you carry on to the next). The flick has to start from the outer corner and go up to the end of your eyebrow. The length of the flick is completely up to your mood - sometimes my flicks are very Winehouse, and sometimes they're very Conrad.

Step 3. Fill your flick in by lining the upper line of the flick. If you close your eyes, your flick has to be a straight line without any dents or gaps. This is important because there's lots of times a day where you look down, or have your eyes closed, when people can see your actual eye lid, so don't miss this step!

Step 4. Colour that baby in. Have it be one thick black line, as catty as possible. Admittedly, this does make your eyes look as if they're a bit further apart from each other, but it doesn't make a huge difference. I simply like my face more with a bit of liquid on my lid.

Step 5. If there are any bits that have gone wrong, get a Q-tip, dip that into some bodylotion (I definitely prefer bodylotion over make-up remover, because make-up remover washes away EVERYTHING that it touches, bodylotion is a safer choice) and run it along the line of eyeliner that you've set to make it look smooth and slick.

And, that's it really. Play around with it to see if a higher flick suits you better than a lower one or vise versa. If you have any more questions, I'd be happy to answer!

Bro Parents Activate

2011-11-22T12:32:00.001+01:00

oh my God. I just finished watching last night's How I Met Your Mother and oh my God. Oh my God.

I don't want to tell you all that's happened, because the episode wasn't that exciting.... but the cliffhanger. Oh my God. I was NOT expecting this. When Robin confessed, a lot of things fell into place that happened during the episode (for instance, her being obsessive about Marshall and Lily leaving the city to go live in Long Island). I cannot WAIT for the next episode now. But first, tonight, Glee and New Girl. Yaaaay!

zukie bitch

2011-11-21T18:53:00.001+01:00

Okay yes, so I pranch around in heels that hurt my feet most of the time, but I've also got the guilty pleasure of a clothing brand called Zukie. I just received another order on some new Zukie items; look what I got! There's more amazing Zukie-ness after the jump!

I love both items, both are designed by amazing artists and I am definitely having a Zukie week this week and wear all my Zukie all week long. Yes, this is actually a think. Don't judge. I also bought one of those weird poo airfreshners that they do and OMG they actually smell of bubblegum - amazing. Best smell ever.

Oh and here is me quickly modelling the items, WQ (does that exist? webcam quality? well it does now) in black and white because I look like a trainwreck. YAY!

The Challenger

2011-11-20T00:34:00.000+01:00

Shoe shopping is addicting. But, I have always been safe at home, staying inside, wallet safely packed away. If I don't wander around near any selected shoe shop, I wouldn't have to walk in and try on every last pair until I'd find the perfect babies that would deserve to come home with me. This is the exact reason why online shoe shopping is so dangerous for me... look at the beauties I just found.

4 days in a row

2011-11-19T16:50:00.001+01:00

In that photograph, I look exactly how I feel right now... After the jump you can admire some more drunken shots of me and my friends, taken on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We didn't bring the camera on Friday - that should explain the blog title.

fangirling

2011-11-16T13:40:00.001+01:00

Since I discovered the beauty that is Darren Criss, I have secretly been watching Glee and only recently have I admitted to the world of online fangirls that I am in fact a Gleek. Eurgh, saying that made me cringe...

Being honest, I love Glee, and I love just watching Darren Criss (in my eyes he's the most perfect person in the world right now) but I definitely don't like him being gay. I get a bit uncomfortable, imagining my future life with Darren while I see him being adorable with his gay lover. I know that a lot of girls actually love it but I really, really don't. Sorry. It's even worse that he's such a good actor, because it's so real and believable, which makes it even more uncomfortable for me.

Anyways. In the latest episode, which I just watched, he's wearing a fake moustache and even though he looks like Super Mario, this is hot and definitely worth a blog. Haters gonna hate.

my jeffrey campbells

2011-11-15T14:39:00.001+01:00

Even though I am completely in love with my Jeffrey Campbell Lita's.... not everyone is as enthusiastic about them as I am. Last night I went to the birthday gathering of one of my colleagues, wearing them, and I knew that there might be the odd comment because they had already been the talk of the day at work when I got them, but people did not seem to want to shut up about them.

Me and two of my colleagues decided to meet at work and then all together go to the birthday party. When I walked in, my boss immediately noticed my "new length" and commented on how tall I was. I showed him the shoes and he went "Oh... so there they are..." followed by him nearly pissing himself about his own comment. Next Harm entered, not saying much. Then Andre entered and he noticed straight away that I was much taller, and so the jokes began.

At the actual birthday party, no one had noticed them because I was sat down at a table, until I had to go to the bathroom. Now, this was the kind of birthday party where grandma and grandpa occupy the sofa and don't move all night, aunts and uncles are always in deep discussion about life choices of their children and the mum and dad are providing everyone with enough snacks and drinks, they barely sit down to chat and just have a nice time. The entire sitting area was occupied by Mark's family, and all his friends and colleagues (us, you know, the cool kids) were sat down at the dinner table with lots of snacks and lots of beers. As I had gotten up and walked to the toilet, I had seen people from the sitting area look, but no one actually made a comment because, hey, no one really knows who I am at this point. When I made my way back to the table though, I noticed Mark's brother's girlfriend looking and so did everyone at the dinner table - so the shoe-comments started. Of course everyone at the table had nothing but silly comments, but the sitting area wanted a closer look, so I had to get back up, walk over to Mark's family (can you imagine how awkward this is) and lift my leg up to show off my feet.

Now, we are in a small farmer village... we're as far away from fashion and glamour as we possibly can be. These are people who dress for their comfort, not for the looks of things - especially not international fashion. No, these people stick to what they know and everything outside of their little woolen-socks world is over the top, unnecessary and just plain stupid. So, I'm there, embarrassed but yet proudly showing off the far too expensive shoes that I adore, and I get some huffs and wiffs, some rolls of the eyes and people laughing. People actually laughed at me, right in my face. Listen, I don't even know these people and they don't even know me, yet they are LAUGHING. Laughing!!

After midnight, when it was just Mark's parents, Mark and us, the issue came up again when Mark's mum asked me if they are actually comfortable. This made everyone crack up again and the jokes and the comments started again.

I swear to God, this almost made me not want to wear them again today, but they're so precious and gorgeous - in my eyes, I should wear these everyday! And that's why I'm gonna. Tonight I have a dinner party with some friends, followed by some casual singstarring (Kevin better bring his George Michael attitude this time!) and we're going out afterwards. One funny comment and I'm putting those platforms to use.

let's just see how we go

2011-11-09T12:24:00.000+01:00

I also tick the box Lily Allen Fangirl so you can imagine my devastation when she officially 'gave up music' and started a vintage clothing store with her sister. I enjoyed the reality show... but it's just not the same. Now, imagine my reaction to the next video...

It's not exactly a new Lily Allen tune, but it's still amazing. And kudos for the video being recorded in Amsterdam. YEAH REPRESENT! Well done to T-Pain,Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen for this amazing track. I'll have this on replay forever.

Here's the link to the original Lily Allen song, used in 5 O'Clock, called Who'd Have Known.

Willie Wartaal Birthday Bash

2011-11-07T13:49:00.000+01:00

Yesterday me and my BFF Celesta went to Willie's B-Day Bash...

It was pretty sick - they welcomed everyone with vodka and jägermeister shots, and basically served absolutely everything you wanted for free. Because I had to drive, I only had a couple of drinks, and I also felt kind of stupid, ordering vodka when the person who ends up paying for your drinks is standing right next to you. I almost expected him to just look at me and go, dude, just order a beer, why are you drinking all the expensive stuff?! Until he told the staff to just keep serving jägerbombs to everyone because people weren't drunk enough. That is, people weren't as drunk as he was.

Ridiciously ugly picture, but what are you gonna do?

There were a couple of other "famous" people, that we only basically recognised from their faces but didn't actually know their names. Still cool. The other 2/3 of DJVT was also wandering about- Pepijn was by himself and didn't seem to know anyone except his bandmates. His facial expression read "what the fuck am I doing here" the entire time, whilst Freddie was either talking to his girlfriend or randomly checking his phone. I know this because he was stood next to us for pretty much the entire time.

At about 23:45 they presented a huge birthday cake and a present from HTC to Willie and of course this ended up in a huge cake fight. The floor became quite slippery of all the cake, but that didn't really stop us from eating chunks from what was left of the cake afterwards (yummy!). I shot a video of the entire cake fight, check it out below;

forever drunk

2011-11-06T11:27:00.002+01:00

It's not exactly a secret that I like drinking, but watch this video; it made me crack up! The bottom half of the video represents what you think you're like when you're out clubbing, and the top half of the video is what you're actually like when you're out clubbing...

You can also check out the interactive version of this video by going to http://www.byturen.com/ where you hover your cursor over the video to see the reality behind the fantasy.

What it comes down to is that alcohol does things to you that you (maybe) don't intend - it makes everything look better than it actually is. Most of the time, I have to say that I don't really mind this side effect to drinking, but you know, being responsible and all that, I decided to post this video and teach everyone a lesson.

I was actually going to abuse the open bar at the event I'm heading off to tonight, but I won't. Not because of the video, but because I don't have a private chauffeur... it's the message that counts. DRINK SAFE MY CHILDREN.

october wishlist became november reality

2011-11-05T14:51:00.002+01:00

You are either a lover or a hater, and I'm definitely a lover. About two weeks ago, I posted about how I wanted this lovely pair of Jeffrey Campbell Lita's... and in a weird crazed emotional state, I decided to order them, immediately regretting my decision after seeing my bank statement. But anyway, now they're here...

I'll be wearing these (extemely and surprising comfortable) babies to a certain famous rapper's private birthday party... I'll tell you more about that later ;).

the beauty department

2011-11-03T12:22:00.000+01:00

I'm a big fan of The Beauty Department. They have amazing video and picture tutorials as well as useful beauty tips on hair, make-up, fashion, nails- you name it, they have it.

Run by Lauren Conrad, Kristin Ess and Amy Nadine, they each have their own bits to the website. I especially like all video hair tutorials, modelled by Lauren.

Of course she makes it look like it's incredibly easy, which frustrates me only a little bit when I'm in a time rush... but practice makes perfect! http://thebeautydepartment.com/

party party

2011-11-01T13:40:00.002+01:00

Video: Architect

2011-10-31T12:10:00.001+01:00

My incredibly talented friend Sophie posted this video on her vimeo account about a month ago, and I only just saw it. It's an amazing video of someone who's afraid of the dark, overcoming his fears by creating a city of light. Amazing! Absolutely love it!

Bond. James Bond.

2011-10-30T12:19:00.000+01:00

Last week, we recorded a film with all my restaurant colleagues. Here are some shots of us on set!

Hung over Friday

2011-10-29T17:22:00.001+02:00

Yesterday my friend Nienke and I treated ourselves to a facial mask, plenty of snacks, energydrinks and lots of good films. The perfect way to spend a hung over day.

Video: Human Slingshot!

2011-10-27T15:42:00.000+02:00

I wish I had this in my garden :(

Dance Without Bart

2011-10-25T10:40:00.000+02:00

A little while ago, I went to "Dance Without Pants" edition 5.

A party organised by one of my friends, Bart, the idea is basically to dance without wearing your trousers. There's a special wardrobe for trousers, so there's absolutely no chance of keeping them on (and if you managed to sneak past, we also did quite a good job, taking jeans off of people on the dancefloor who were still wearing them anyway). Because this was Bart's last Dance Without Pants, we came up with a new concept; Dance Without Bart. In the video I posted, you can see me being interviewed by "Campus In Beeld" which is an online and regional TV programma made by students in Nijmegen, where I explain the idea of Dance Without Bart. Sorry for the slurring, I had had quite a few drinks.

Brunette!

2011-10-24T19:30:00.001+02:00

For the first time in about 5 years I went to the hairdressers to have my hair cut and dyed properly. I have done quite a job myself for the past couple of years as I always cut and dyed it myself - the hairdresser was impressed. My haircut was actually a haircut and not just hair so yay! But anyway, I had it dyed (3 times may I add because my stubborn hair didn't do what it was supposed to) brown and got rid of the dead ends. I also had it treated with different kinds of oil products and omg it's so soft and shiny and it smells delicious! I can't stop touching it! It's weird looking in the mirror now though, it definitely takes some getting used to but I'm incredibly happy!

My hairdresser commented on my ombre hair and how awesome she thought it was. Sigh.

The New Look Alternative

2011-10-23T13:24:00.001+02:00

These are the cheaper alternative of my October Wishlist Jeffrey Campbell Lita's. These shoeboots are much much much cheaper, more wearable and I could actually wear these without freaking out. That's why I've ordered a pair!

Video: Missing

2011-10-23T01:34:00.000+02:00

Missing is one of the brilliant videos of 5 second films. Definitely check them out, they have amazing videos (and over 700 aswell) and most of them are hilarious and well thought out - absolutely love them!

Hair fashion

2011-10-23T01:20:00.000+02:00

I have decided to dye my hair brown again - after years of either having pitch black hair or platinum blonde, and now a weird honey blonde vs platinum blonde ombre colour - I am willing to become a brunette again. So I started looking around on the internet if being a brunette would be at all in fashion for the winter of 2011 and 2012... guess what.

It isn't. In fact, the whole hairstyle and colour I have had for all of 2011 is SUPER HIP HOT AND HAPPENING all of the sudden. Err, hello? I am so completely over the entire look I have as of today, and I'm really looking forward to changing it all up when suddenly fashion throws this at me; stay how you are, you are the winter hair example. I disapprove of this entire plan. Who came up with ombre being the trend for this winter? Who said that teased hair, sidebraids and windswept looks are "the way to go" now?

Apparently Dior, Byblos, Giorgio Armani, Marithé & Francios Girbaud, Etro, Kenzo, Rag & Bone, Victor & Rolf and Vicienne Westwood have been stalking my facebook. Anyone who says that I'm a trendsetter; I'm really not. At least, I never get the credit and I always like to think that what I do is what I like and not just for everyone else.

Anyway. I'm still dying my hair brown on Monday. I'll post pictures etc. up once it's finished!

October Wishlist

2011-10-22T16:01:00.000+02:00

These babies are a definite want and have been for a long time! If you want to sponsor me $189,95 that'd be great thanks!

Today...

2011-10-22T13:25:00.003+02:00

Today is not much special. I am planning on a new photoshoot, mainly because I have nothing to do but also because I want my facebook profile picture updated (even though the picture I have now was only taken last week).

I've got some foodcolouring left (red, blue and green) so I might do something fun with that. Last week I made blue pancakes... let's see what I can get up to now! Anyway, last thing this blog needs is a comment system, so I'm gonna go and figure that out now. HUZZAH!

Zukie bitch

2011-10-21T04:48:00.000+02:00

http://www.zukieclothing.com

Suck it, Tumblr.

2011-10-20T03:08:00.000+02:00

It has been absolute ages since I've been here and actually have done something to this blog but I am back. Back in the game. Yes.

I have completely changed everything about this blog and have decided what direction I want to take it in. Have a look around, drop me a message and we can forget about our past and move forward into our bright future together. Okay, maybe that was a bit dramatic, but I'm happy I'm back. Yay!

new inspi

2010-06-08T21:04:00.003+02:00

I'm getting my police check sorted tomorrow morning. I wanted to go in the afternoon first, but I have this Shakespeare drama workshop so can't go in afternoon. The morning is fine I suppose, I just have to get up early (earlier) which might be a little bit of a problem. I've also e-mailed St Christina's again since it has been a while since our last contact - very scared they might still tell me they have no place/time/energy for me after all.

Hoping I get reply soon. I've managed to keep the letter, written by teacher, completely intact - no folds, no coffee spills of mother or father, still looking perfect. Good going Pascale!

My mum's weird dream.

2010-04-16T17:33:00.001+02:00

My mum just told me her dream she had last night.. it's hilarious. Here's the story.

One day, in an apartment, mum and dad found out that people had been trying to break into their flat. Somehow the thiefs didn't actually break in, but they'd tried, so my parents decided to pay extra close attention may it happen again....

Three days later, she hears something and goes to check it out. She find three guys, outside her door, trying to break in... then she realises it's three guys of the hilarious Tv show 'New Kids' from the Dutch Comedy Central. The blonde one, the incredibly scary looking one, and the bald one with the moustache. She freaks out, opens the door and invites them in to lecture them about how incredibly stupid their actions are.

Next thing she knows, they kidnap her and bring her to their flat. She had to sit at a table, with a mirror placed in front of her so they could still see what she was doing. But, in between the mirror and my mum were a couple of made tests, which had the names of the boys on them. So, without trying to make it seem like she was reading them, she tried to catch the names... but of course, their names were incredibly long, Greek names which were all impossible to remember. All she remembers is one name starting with 'Syt...'

At some point her daughters, me and Raven came to safe her and escaped. Then, the three of us broke into their place for evidence or something. As we were snooping around in their apartment, suddenly we heard them outside. We all ran into their bedroom and as they turned the lock of their front door to get inside, I turned the lock of the bedroom at the exact same time so they wouldn't hear us. We then escaped through a window, first mum, then Raven, then me.

In the excitement of escaping my mother woke up in an incredible adrenaline rush... she just told me the entire story, and I actually find it so stupid, I'm scared to laugh.

AVOND JURK IS AWESOME

2010-03-28T23:37:00.003+02:00

After waiting at the artist-entrance for a good hour (writing this makes me realise how sad that sounds), and a drummer sending us back because 'they were signing inside anyways'... which they weren't when we got there, so we had to walk all the way back again; Jeroen and Dennis FINALLY came out!

And what lovely gentlemen they are! An incredibly surprised Jeroen ('Ach, wat leuk!' hence, the drummer didn't inform him of those two groupies waiting outside) we got our pictures.

But not after Dennis made a comment (or two) about my heels - Jezus, mag ik nog eens goed kijken! Heb je daar de hele avond op gelopen! - and we explained why we were still waiting outside, and Jeroen finishing our story - jullie zijn dus gewoon te vroeg naar buiten gegaan - I took a picture of Caroline and Jeroen... not forgetting Caroline had to demand Dennis to get in the shot as well because he wasn't expecting us to actually want a picture with him as well. Then we switched places and Caroline took a picture of Jeroen, Dennis and me.

We wanted to leave, but my heels distracted Dennis - again - and Jeroen's eyes got drawn to my new nylons... my mum and dad disapproved of them - je ziet er uit als een hoer - but surprisingly Jeroen had something good to say! He asked what the heck was going on, they are suspender printed, so I had to explain they weren't actual suspenders but, they were nylons. To which Jeroen replied 'Dat zit dus vast? Oh jammer...'

Thanks and goodbye! Oh and the show was amazing as well - never realised how bloody brilliant they can sing, I'm in love with Jeroen's voice. Heck, I'm in love with Jeroen.

Partyhardy!

2010-02-26T19:44:00.002+01:00

Can I just very quickly say that 'party hardy' doesn't rhyme nor makes any sense, but we all scream it anyway when we go out drinking? Ahhh the weird and wonderful world of students. I love it.

Last night was pretty epic. After a teeny tiny mojito magic while singstarring at Celesta's crib, we jumped onto the last bus and found our way to a strange techno party. And that in my heels. People at techno parties tend to dance as if no one's looking, it's incredibly funny when you feel a little out of place. We basically just spend quite a long time mimicking others and then laughing really hard whilst drinking (and spilling, Caroline) beer and wine. Ran into familiar faces then, some quite unexpected ones too! But because we're not THAT into techno, after an hour and a half we had had enough and strolled to the place we know, the NDRGRND.

Drinks all 'round, familiar faces all 'round, but a DJ that didn't want to take our requests. He either went 'Oh no way!' or 'Ive just played that!' But then The Killers came on and we were happy anyway. The Killers, being responsible for many awesome tunes, are also responsibly for Caroline losing her voice and then complaining about that the rest of the evening/morning.

For about an 45 mins we lost a couple of people, needless to say what they were getting up to, and we went to munch a burger, a cheesy one to be more precise. Getting back to the NDRGRND, a very tired-looking guy was falling asleep on the sofa which was incredibly funny while he was actually nearly sleeping, until he suddenly got up and sat down on Caroline's lap. Freaky... and a little weird too.

Anyways. Fun times. Pictures and vids of the evening to be found on the facebook page which you can find somewhere hidden on my blog (only joking, it's not really hidden).

Carnaval is amazing!

2010-02-14T14:06:00.002+01:00

Last night Bo was pretty amazing! After sitting outside on the floor with her head down, morally supported by Mark, my boss and me, it was time to get all the others and head back to the restaurant. My boss got a cab for Bo and Mark, to make sure Bo'd make it home safely. Then! Bo steps into the taxi, then opened the door again to vomit. AMAZING BO!! WELL DONE!! :D Loud cheers of appreciation came from our side, together with a little bit of laughter.

Then later, back at the restaurant (you were lucky if you made it) we had the mini snacks ready, and suddenly Mariola got up from her seat and ran into the toilets. Obvs to throw up. Now, I didn't go and check but after a few of my colleagues went to check, they basically came back laughing and screaming. Severe case of THIS is the toilet, and THAT is my puke next to it. Gross, but very funny. Epic puke evening!

I LOVE CARNAVAL!! Festive cheer of vomit! WAHOOOOOOOOOOO

I AM LADY GAGA

2010-02-13T13:30:00.002+01:00

Next week bitches. Next week.

2010-02-07T22:38:00.003+01:00

I want your ugly, I want your decease, I want your everything as long as it's free. I won't tell you that I love you, squeeze or hug you, I'm only stunning with my love glue gun and, just like a chick in a casino, I promise I'll be kind, but I won't stop until that boy is mine, baby we'll be famous, I'll chase you down until you love me, just want to touch you for a minute, maybe three seconds is enough for my heart to quit it.

I have something that I love long, long but my friends keep on telling me there's something wrong, I cannot text you with a drink in my hand eh? I left my head and my heart on the dance floor, stop calling, Russian roulette is not the same without a gun, and baby, when it's love if it's not rough it isn't fun. Which I could shut my playboy mouth, how did I turn my shirt inside out? You taste just like glitter mixed with rock and roll, glamophonic, electronic, disco... baby.

I think you know who's music I've been listening to lately, eh eh?

I can't be labeled!

2010-01-26T11:13:00.003+01:00

"I told them about you today, but then they asked me what kind of a person you are... and my mind went blanc. I just went, yea... ermm... I can't really describe her, I guess you'll have to see for yourselves."

That just made my day.

Honestly

2010-01-20T22:33:00.001+01:00

do energy drinks provide me with tons of energy to actually get a move on?
no.

do energy drinks taste delicious and make me happy?

HECK YES

Pffff

2010-01-18T23:40:00.004+01:00

I know I shouldn't let it get to me - it has only proved to make things worse and then I feel super crap about it, but hey, I'm only human. So I did let it get me to me... just a little.

So, like, I'm someone who follows but like to think of myself as a leader as well (because technically, we're all followers - just think about that and let it creep in), yes, I wear make-up, yes I dye my hair, yes I do the extensions and the fake nails sometimes and I wear high heels half the time. Would that make me a fake person? No. Practically that doesn't have anything to do with my personality. Fact.

I have two tats. Beauty tats. Meaning that they will eventually fade out - your body will take care of that - in 5 to 10 years. It might take longer, depending on the condition of your skin and depending on the amount of light your tattoo will catch. Even though they will fade out, they are still tattoos. They're planted into your body with a needle, just like any other tattoo. The difference being that it needle is shorter, so your tat won't be as deeply planted into your skin. There's still ink and blood involved and it still hurts like hell. Does that make me a fake person?

No... more one that likes to think about things before actually doing something that's for life.

And I'm glad I did. Because the ones that I have now mean basically nothing to me. I like them, they decorate my body and I like it when people ask me about them. They're simple, meaningless, fun tats. I'm glad they're not permanent, I wouldn't want to be walking around with them when I'm 40.

Now I'm actually contemplating about getting a real tattoo, one that's for life. It's a bigger one than the ones I have now, it has personal meaning to me and it has a story. Something I will carry with my for the rest of my life. The fact that it means something to me now, may mean that it won't mean anything to me in about 30 years, but knowing that at this moment it means everything to me and I'm planning my future around that should make up for that. You never know what your future may bring, but every person who gets a tattoo for life must think these exact same thoughts and there's TONS of people with tats, so it won't be weird if I choose to actually go through with it.

Yea, I was being careful and I didn't have the guts to go for a permanent one straight away - not because I'm a pussy but because I was young and just wanted to try something out. Isn't that what being young is all about, by the way, trying things out? Knowing that it would go away I didn't think much of it, but I still love my beauty tats today and like to show them off.

If you think I'm 'molesting the tattoo culture' ... wtf? You are entitled your own opinion, but please handle that with respect and show respect towards the people that you're expressing your opinion to. It's not like I'm throwing permanent meaningless tattoo's onto your body - it's my body. My choices.

End of.

Granddad Peter

2010-01-12T18:02:00.003+01:00

Just because I like to randomly brag about my granddad, and nobody EVER believes me! I know he's done some crazy shit and knew some amazing people, but that doesn't mean that I'm constantly lying.

Ok. To start off... and this is not a lie. My granddad would've been the King of The Netherlands if William van Orange (or to us Dutchies better known as Willem van Oranje) hadn't been killed. With him dying the whole family tree started shifting and somehow split into two. That's why my granddad is just your average granddad now. Sucks, because if he would've been king, I would've been a Princess!

Then... my granddad's from Amsterdam. His parents owned a pub in the Jordaan where his mother used to whore around (literally) while his dad would pass 'round beers. He was just a little kid who'd see his mother go upstairs with strange men. Then, Aart Staartjes, the neighbourhood's nightmare, lived there too and Aart's parents would go to this pub on a daily basis. That's how my granddad knows Aart... he didn't like him though. Aart was that one kid in the neighbourhood (like every neighbourhood has) who used to throw rocks at people for fun and bully babies and shit. That's also the reason why my granddad wouldn't like it if we watched Sesamestreet at his place when I was little.

Another person my granddad knew might be a little more interesting to all you foreigners. Peter knew Anne Frank. There's a photograph of my granddad, standing on the pavement with behind him, children of his age, playing. Amongst them is Anne Frank. My granddad once told me stories about how he'd seen her at the pool and saw her in a little group of friends, fighting with another group of girls at the other side of the pool. He didn't like her either... but maybe that's got something to do with the fact that my granddad didn't like anybody. In fact, he hated and still hates his childhood.

When he was about 15, the Second World War started and he was sent to Germany to a concentration camp. Being a strong 15 year old, he was put to work... but being clever as well, he got together with a bunch of other guys and after a year or so, they blew up the factory they had to work in every day. While the whole thing blew up and the stupid nazi's were busy concentrating on the fire, they escaped from the camp. My granddad did manage to steal a fur coat. Those old fur coats still had the actual skin on them too, so next to it being incredibly useful against the cold, it was also a very thick coat that protected him from bullets that were shot at him as he escaped and ran through the forrest the camp was located in. He still has the coat, and has shown it to me once. He's pointed out exactly where the bullets hit the coat, some did get through, but that was his shoulder and he could continue running from his enemy. He eventually found his way into Denmark and slept in sheds of farmers that used him for a couple of days for work on the land. Eventually he got all the way up till Norway and stayed there, working for farmers and sleeping in sheds until the war was over.

When he returned to The Netherlands and started looking for his family, he only found his aunt back. She was furious with him, because she felt as if he'd left his family instead of helping them out.

My granddad is still alive today, he's had a few strokes and has difficulty walking, but as stubborn as he is, he keeps on walking anywhere. Sometimes he uses his cane, but he prefers not to. Now he lives in Maastricht and never wishes to speak about his past. When I was about 16, I asked him if he could still do an Amsterdam accent, which made him laugh so hard, a vein in his eye popped and he'd spent the rest of the week with a bright red eye. He did the accent for me though, I didn't understand a word of what he was saying!

Anyways. That's my granddad. And. he. rocks.

Dear Jonathan

2010-01-03T16:20:00.003+01:00

Thats me. And that's Jonathan Ross who took a picture at the same spot. I WANT TO MEET HIM! No jokes! I love @wossy!

Comedy Train

2009-12-19T00:03:00.003+01:00

Leon and Howard. The two a yous KILLED IT brovas.

No, but seriously. Those other stand-up comedians were... fine. They were fine. And you know, female comedians just aren't that funny. Especially when you're from Amsterdam and have that horrible accent, and then start fucking with the most precious thing that we have down south (for you stupid one's, she burned carnaval). Leon is a southerner himself and he got the entire crowd going man! Tears! I'm telling you, proper tears down my cheeks. My God, I want to see more of him than just those 15 minutes!!!! Hilarious!! Howard was very straight forward and got me laughing big time. Respect to you black comedians.

Those other ones; sorry, but please never come back. You were nerdy, female and northern... not gucci.

It was a fun evening out though, and topped off with Howard nearly being hit by a cute blue car (I'm not talking about you Caroline, but just so you know that I do mean your car...) because he was waving so enthusiastically after Caroline honked about 4 times as we passed the backstage entrance. Leon's smile was so wide when he waved, it wouldn't have taken much more for his face to rip open of happiness, but it was all good. No one got hurt, we got our smiles and waves and they're happy with a honk.

Good night.

Holidays!

2009-12-18T19:07:00.002+01:00

Tonight it's comedy fun with Caroline, then it's time to sleep and then it's time to go to Austria. I'll be off for a week, don't miss me too much. Merry Christmas in advance for everybody who is reading this! Bubye!

SNOW!

2009-12-17T19:19:00.003+01:00

I love snow. I love love love snow! I hate the cold, but when it snows, it's fine! In fact, it's awesome! But... fuck the traffic that comes along with that 10cm of snow!

My Gosh! First I got on the road in my precious car, INCREDIBLY slippery (I need salt on the roads please!!) and then hopped onto the train.... a delayed one. Wonderful. Then I had to walk from the train station Ede/Wageningen to the Marnix college where I work twice a week. It were close calls, but luckily my face never met the ground. Then, a bunch of 4th year students thought it was hilarious to throw iceballs (yes, not snowballs. Snowballs are obviously for babies.) at the trainee teachers. Luckily I was wearing my smooth supersonic gliding shoes and knew how to avoid getting hit and glided my way into school.

My way back home. First, my walk back to the trainstation was a very careful one... flattened snow is way more dangerous than that fresh layer of snow we had to walk through in the morning. At the station we found out that there weren't any trains riding between Nijmegen and Oss. So, we got off the train in Nijmegen and made our way to find a bus that went to Oss. After waiting for half an hour, in the snow (cold toes guaranteed in my thin shoes) there it was, only to queue up with the other cars on the roads... great. Massive traffic jams everywhere.

An hour and a half later, we finally arrived in Oss (mind you, the train only takes 20 minutes) and were greeted by a mob of angry people, waiting for the bus that I was on to take them home. They'd been waiting for 45 minutes for a bus and it had turned their hearts into ice, so nothing I could say would make them feel better... so I just ice skated (that's not snow on the pavements, that's clear ice!!) away to my car. I had to yell 'LOOK OUT!' quite few times on my way, to prevent cyclists from slipping and falling... of course, I was too late every time, but I'm nice so I helped them up.

I knew for sure where I had parked my car, but when I got there, I couldn't find it. Then I realised that, that massive white ball of snow had my car inside of it, and I started digging. Luckily, I was right and I did a whole lot more digging before I finally could get into the car. Digging a car out is fun, but stepping into your car while you're covered in snow from that digging... not so fun.

Zu hause! Well, that was the plan, but I only got stuck in traffic once again because of the many trafficlights there are... great. At least I had my seat heater, but in the meantime my bladder had filled itself up with quite a lot of RockStar and I wanted to get home quickly! Needing the loo when you're stuck in traffic might be one of the best forms of torture, I'm telling you!

So, when I left school it was 3pm. I got home at 6:15pm. But never the less... I still love love love snow.

Driving home for Christmas

2009-12-16T13:01:00.003+01:00

Well, actually, I'll be driving to Austria for Christmas, so that line doesn't really go. This blog is just to inform you that today, 16th of December, the first snowflakes have touched Dutch grounds this winter... Yes, it is snowing! Waah! I love it, because I'm by car, so I don't have to cycle through it - ha haaaa! Now I can just relax in my PT supersonic cruiser, seat heaters on (because everyone wants seat heaters, they kick bum) and Christmas tunes on the radio.

Be jealous. My life is more fun than you :) HOLLAAAAAAAARRR!

Pascale in a nutshell.

2009-12-15T21:19:00.001+01:00

sweet goodbyes

2009-12-13T14:58:00.001+01:00

I think that I should say goodbye. Not to alcohol as a whole, but to that one glass that's not welcome, but still gets in.

Puking is stupid. And so are platform heels. Fuck.

crrrrrrrazy bitches

2009-12-02T11:31:00.002+01:00

In college now. Study landscape. Half of the class went home, but all the goodies stayed to wait for an hour or so for our 45 minutes Young Adult Fiction lesson. Literature sucks, but we're discussing the wonderful story of Alice in Wonderland, so I'm willing to wait for a bit.

It's cold out today. My gosh, my ears were freezing off this morning - and I say ears, because I always cover up my hands and my nose, but I forgot about the ears damnit! Time for those earmuffs to come in the mail soon, regardless of what anyone may say - yes. they are awesome. I won't give a shit about your opinion, I'm the one wearing them in the end, not you. So shut up.

Anyways, giggles with Nadda! She's sat opposite to me and we're sending each other funny pictures. I'll post one later, people are giving me weird looks now.

Right ok. Logging off. Check you out laterrr!

Silence Is Sexy

2009-11-29T22:52:00.003+01:00

Moke wasn't interesting enough to make it into the title. Silence Is Sexy on the other hand, music is just as crap, but when the last song came, the hippie looking guitar player jumped into the audience, put his guitarstrap around my head and left me to play their entire last song... he got back on stage and just danced around for a bit, rocking it to my 'slapping the guitarrrr'

Is was awesome. And very funny. We went to meet the dudes at the merch stand and got myself a free album for my contribution. Hey. No problem. For more pictures of the evening, check out this beautiful website.

laptops on trains are cool

2009-11-26T19:33:00.000+01:00

Especially when laptops have built in webcams :)

zumba zumba

2009-11-25T18:36:00.002+01:00

My sister and I are getting into it. It's funny, but very effective, got me sweating in no time. Disgusting. Anyways, we went yesterday, and we're going again today. Let's get into shape! Who's gonna join me?

Oh, yea, right. Page make-over. Just needed to be mentioned. Have a look around, I'm not finished yet, but mehh. Almost done.

Do your colleagues love your carseats?

2009-11-22T13:45:00.000+01:00

Because mine do...

Dear Dr Phil...

2009-11-20T18:30:00.002+01:00

I know that student-teacher relationships will get you fired and maybe even arrested, but I can't help it that my pupils are so freaking gorgeous! When did 14 slash 15 year olds get proper style and know how to do their hair so that it doesnt make their acne stand out?! How do they even know how to properly flirt with somebody without tripping them, pulling hair and name calling? Besides... I'm not a real teacher yet anyways, and I've only just turned 20.

Alright. So I won't actually want to have anything to do with my pupils, but man oh man, there are some pretty boys out there! It wouldn't hurt me or anyone else if I gave them my number and ask them to call me in about 5 years, right? At least then I'd have some good boy-toy material lined up for me!

Please help me Dr Phil, and make me feel better with your moustache power!

Lots of love, Pascale

Delivery for Pascale!

2009-11-18T22:38:00.004+01:00

Did I tell you I have a online shopping addiction?

New shoes, new leggings, new top, new cardigan -puts on Chandler voice- could I BE more excited?!

workplacement rocks!

2009-11-16T22:46:00.004+01:00

Just because posting pictures is way more fun than typing out lame ass stories about Jedward, annoying class members, the failure of Benelux Next Top Model and the fact that I want to hurl my guts out onto Daphne so bad... here's a few shots from last Friday;

Because my baby is awesome.

2009-11-15T23:21:00.003+01:00

High Five Baby!

2009-11-11T14:47:00.004+01:00

Scofield is the coolest cat ever. He insists on falling asleep on me - whether thats my lap, my stomach or my head.... He can do high5s like a pro.

Marcel is a weird one

2009-11-10T14:09:00.003+01:00

'Who is Di-rect?' I've only seen a few episodes of that show, but when it ended it was pretty difficult to escape the news of who won. Marcel. I think he's so weird. After meeting him backstage and seeing him perform, I couldn't stop thinking about how odd and weird and strange I think this man is. But!! I also couldn't stop thinking how good of a singer he is... haven't heard him miss a note! So, even though I think Di-rect will live on as a band with an odd frontman, I think it's still awesome that he won...

Still. So weird.

Guess what I found on my computer today

2009-11-09T22:29:00.003+01:00

It's the diary of our Newquay holiday... very weird to read this back. Here's day one;

Newquay - Day One

11-07-2009

Waking up at 5 didn’t go as planned. We all woke up before our alarms, which resulted in three hyperactive chicks at 6 in the morning. After Saskia’s mum picked me up and later on Caroline, the trip to Nijmegen started. We got dropped off at Nijmegen Central Station and after stepping into a lift (slash aquarium, seeing as there were winegums in the shape of fishes stuck to the glass, yuck), going the wrong way and another lift ride, we got on our train to Arnhem.
Excited as children on Christmas morning, we discussed how awesome our holiday was going to be. When departing in Arnhem, we rushed to the other train which would take us to Schiphol Airport. We took the magazines out and already started taking quizzes (which were supposed to be taken on each other on the beach but never mind) and giggled all through our way to the airport.

After checking in with all suitcases over the maximum weight limit, rushing to exchange our euros into pounds, quickly getting a starbucks and getting in a rather weird fight after letting a woman in a hurry cut in line with the man behind us, we found that our flight was delayed. Normally this wouldn’t be such a big problem, but keeping in mind we had to catch a coach in Exeter at 11:35, we kind of started freaking out. There wasn’t much we could do, so we tried to enjoy our flight and see what would happen.

Our arrival in Exeter went fine. We were late, but we got our suitcases within minutes and were stood outside maybe 10 minutes after we landed. After trying to figure out how to get to the coach station quickest, we realised that it was necessary to call a taxi. After doing this we waited for about 10 minutes and realised that we were probably going to miss our coach. Our taxi driver was such a lovely man who really tried his best to help us out, but luck wasn’t with us when we arrived at the coach station and the coach to Plymouth already left.

At the information desk we were told that there was a bus that directly went to Newquay, we didn’t have to switch busses in Plymouth if we didn’t want to. It would only be 6,50 each… but the bus would leave at 15:15 – our planned arrival time in Newquay. With this as our last hope, we settled in a lunch room and got comfortable on a couple of sofas. With enough magazines to read, music to listen to and a laptop we kept ourselves busy until our bus would leave.

At about 14:45 we decided to go stand in line for the bus, and not much later the line got longer. We met a nice old lady with a small dog called Ben, who asked us where we were going on holiday. When I dropped the word Newquay, she cringed and started giving us warnings. I tried to laugh it off but she was dead serious. ‘Make sure you don’t lose each other, and keep an eye on your drinks! Newquay is fine by day, but terrible at night!’ we kindly thanked her for the advice, and not much later her husband joined her. After jokes about family members in my suitcase and horror stories about drunk people falling of cliffs and dying, we got onto the bus. And what a journey that was!
The differences between England and Holland became clear when we were surrounded by elderly couples, making jokes about us Dutchies going to celebrate our holiday in Newquay and the bus driver happily joined in! Yelling back and forth and laughing at lame jokes seemed to be normal while we all know that in Dutch busses you can only speak to the bus driver when being spoken to. When stopping at a bus stop, the bus driver suddenly got out and returned about 2 minutes later. When the old man behind us asked the bus driver where he’d been, the bus driver proudly showed the chocolate bar he just bought. Yea… try that in Holland and see if you can make it without swearing passengers.

Finally. Arriving in Newquay went okay. We got dropped off right in front of our Holiday Park. We could see the Park Entrance on the top of the hill… we just had to make it up there and we would’ve made it! It was raining like crazy at this time and walking up the hill took all our energy- mind you that we still had our massive suitcases, and being girls the massiveness should not be underrated! Finally we arrived at the reception desk and a jolly old man was ready to help us. After jokes about the hill and the weather, he was ready to check us in. I gave him the printed confirmation e-mail but… there was no paper work for us. He double checked everything but it seemed they had no idea we were coming. He called a few people and used his walky-talky to get some help. Eventually Roy (the night guy) came over to sort things out for us. Slightly worried we waited until they would know more while Roy made phone calls and gathered information.

Then came the news; on the 18th of January the confirmation e-mail had been sent. True, we had that printed. Then Roy told us that another e-mail had been sent on the 19th of January, declining our booking and a day later our money had been refunded. Shocked by hearing this, I immediately called my mum, and my dad answered. I explained what had just happened and my dad immediately went to check. He couldn’t find this decline e-mail… we hadn’t received it. Because he needed a little time to find out if the money had been refunded, we hung up and he’d call us back.

After the phone call of my dad that made clear that he couldn’t find any prove of the money being given back, he gave me the number of his visa account and the card number and gave all information to the friendly old man of the park and Roy. They told us that they wouldn’t just kick us out, we could stay for two days anyways, they were sure of that. The reason why we had been declined was because it was not able for three girls under 25 to stay in a trailer because Newquay Holiday Park is a family park. But, because they’d seen our faces and knew that we were good girls, it wasn’t impossible for us to stay in the park. They had great sympathy for us, coming all the way from Holland, missing our bus, all wet from the rain- we were three sad little girls who needed a place to stay. It was hard for them to say no, and luckily, English people are nice like that!

They said we’d let the case rest for now, and get back to things on Monday. They gave us a wonderful trailer to stay in and we immediately made it ‘our home’. Then, after having dinner, my mum called…

‘We did find the e-mail and they did refund the money. We had another good look and found everything….’ Shit. Plans were made to go and tell them the next day and pass my dad’s phone number to them. Hopefully they wouldn’t mind us staying if my dad makes sure they get the money (again). They might not have place for us, but there has been a cancellation, so we’re hoping we can stay here…

Ha ha. Yea. Bad day that was... I might post more of this later!

God is the best tweeter ever

2009-11-06T22:06:00.003+01:00

God obviously created twitter ages ago, we're just a little late;

God: Gosh its dark in here.
7 days ago

God: There thats better.
7 days ago

God: Hey guys im finally on twitter! Whats up?
7 days ago

God: guys?
7 days ago

God: oh right. i’m the only thing in existence, haha.
7 days ago

God: shut up i wasnt talking 2 you RT @Satan I TOO EXIST
7 days ago

God: BOOORREEDD with endless void gonna make some stuff
7 days ago

God: Hey look what I did today! Separated the darkness from the light. Universe looks like a black and white cookie.
7 days ago

God: I shall call the light day and the darkness Eileen.
7 days ago

God: Darkness doesnt look like an Eileen. Lets go with night
7 days ago

God: Also i created heaven & earth.
7 days ago

God: also i created apostrophes but im not gonna use them
7 days ago

God: thats enough creating for now. Catch ya tomorrow
7 days ago

God: RT @Satan WHAT IS “TOMORROW”
7 days ago

God: oh i forgot 2 mention i created time too. Busy day.
7 days ago

God: kind of lame creating 2day. Created a firmament. Not sure what that is
6 days ago

God: OMme so much 2 do 2day you guys! Got to bring 4th land from the waters AND create plants and trees. What should i do first?!
5 days ago

God: should have done land first. plants sank
5 days ago

God: fixed! Trees now ON TOP of land.
5 days ago

God: sorry no tweets yesterday guys. Made the sun moon & stars. turned out 2 be more work than i expected. Theyre bigger than they look
3 days ago

God: another busy day. Made @beastsofthesea, @birdsoftheair, and best of all: @penguins. Those turned out so well.
3 days ago

God: made some more kinds of penguins.
3 days ago

God: Poll: What else should i make? a. beasts of the land b. creatures in my own image c. more penguins
2 days ago

God: Answer my poll!
2 days ago

God: maybe it was a mistake to create the internet b4 invention of computers
2 days ago

God: all right penguins it is. Yay!
2 days ago

God: oops. Penguins don’t like the desert.
2 days ago

God: or Indiana.
2 days ago

God: or the sky.
2 days ago

God: ill try the rainforest. Everything thrives in the rainforest.
2 days ago

God: Not penguins.
2 days ago

God: screw it. Made a bunch of other beasts of the land. Not as awesome as penguins but much less picky.
2 days ago

God: also created fake fossils and planted them in the ground 2 make the earth appear much older than it is. Just a little practical joke.
2 days ago

God: i need more followers.
2 days ago

God: #FollowFriday @adam @eve
2 days ago

God: @adam @eve I am the LORD your God who separated the light from the darkness. You shall have no other God before me for I am the LORD your Go
2 days ago

God: &#$%ing character limits. Point is, yay! I made you! Hi! Do what i say.
2 days ago

God: @adam such as #noteatingapples.
2 days ago

God: @adam what do u mean why? Because im ur god and i said so.
2 days ago

God: @adam why r u bugging me about this? u can have all the mangoes u want and theyre way better.
2 days ago

God: @adam well youre just going to have to take my word for it.
2 days ago

God: @adam WHAT is ur DAMAGE with this apple thing? Eves not tweeting about apples. Shes just off – um –
2 days ago

God: @eve Hey!
2 days ago

God: @adam @eve EPIC FAIL at #noteatingapples. Both of u r BANNED
2 days ago

God: so yesterday was really stressful. Im taking a break today. No more tweets til tomorrow.
1 day ago

God: Check it out, baby panda sneezing! http://tr.im/DsZ5 (took a break from my break to create YouTube.)
1 day ago

... it made me laugh :')

No lady gaga jokes!

2009-11-06T16:19:00.004+01:00

Oh yea, and about the new hair... well, you can hardly call it new hair, it's just a fringe change, but what's the dealio? I'm still not too sure if I like it, but I don't dislike it either...

And then when I'm buying bags of crisps just because they're the same colour as my coat, my sister goes out and screws up her FOURTH driversexam... sigh.

Rebecca Bloomwood in spe

2009-11-06T12:08:00.003+01:00

"Hey, isn't that the coat I've seen on your blog?"

"Why, yes... yes it is!" I feel like Rebecca Bloomwood. Can you blame me though?

I love New Look and Paypal

2009-11-05T15:37:00.003+01:00

My baby cat is cuter than yours;

I have my coat and gloves and I love them -check a few blogs back to see what I'm talking about- Eek! Super excited! Now I want to go out and wear them... but it's raining. :(

The things I miss most

2009-11-03T16:11:00.002+01:00

Today I saw Koos and I nearly exploded with excitement!

This Is It

2009-10-30T22:04:00.003+01:00

When I grow up I want to be a zombie bride...

This Is It is an awesome film. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to find out about the real Micheal Jackson. It gave me a new opinion and the film shows that Michael was in shape to actually do the tour perfectly - yes he looked skinny and his face was still quite scary - but his dancing and singing was still right on spot. Amazing how he guides everybody through rehearsels and his humour shines through the entire film. Now I feel like a moron, because I'm not a fan of Michael at all, never have been, but this film was quite brilliant. Go see it.

Because dancing in the rain really isn't that fun...

2009-10-30T12:57:00.002+01:00

... if you don't have an umbrella. IF YOU DO IT'S BLOODY AWESOME! ♥ Disney Land!!!

bla bla bla un croisante blabla omlette du fromage bla

2009-10-29T23:09:00.002+01:00

Next to the fact that my French had quite big upgrade (I was terribly hopeless before and just spoke English with a French accent to try and make it sound like I was a little French at least) - Paris was amazing. Disney Land's magic is so awesome. The hotel treated me as a princes, the parks (all 3 of them) are amazing once it gets dark and the weather was absolutely amazing! Sunny, breeze, a bit chilly at times, but no rain!

And. Even more exciting; Ernst & Bobbie (en de rest) came to dinner at the restaurant I work at this evening! Most amazing thing about it was that instead of two 8 year old jumping guys, they're actually two old business men with children. Super odd. They were funny though, and they talk in the same voices they talk in on TV - Yes, Bobbie (or should I say Bob, seeing as that's his actual name) too! Jolly, jolly, jolly. Well, time to catch up on some sleep. Oh, wait! Just a small recommandation; if you're ever gonna go to Disney Land in Paris, the Disney Studios are well worth a visit. You shouldn't miss out on the Tower Of Terror, and the Finding Nemo ride.. both of them absolutely brilliant!

I love you, tomorrow.

2009-10-26T00:06:00.003+01:00

You're only a day away;

I will make pictures and they will make you jealous. I'm off to chill my guts of with Buzz, Mickey & Captain Hook because they is ma homiezzz. Check jullie later beeyotches. ♥

Discoboy on planet paprika.

2009-10-25T01:07:00.002+02:00

Shantel is awesome. Their gig in Oss was awesome. Plants and loorolls, stage diving and a SITTING crowd. The lead singer was most of the time half in the audience anyways and at some point got himself into the middle of the crowd. Hmmyesh, very strange but also hella mthrfcking awesome.

Then I scored an autograph, sandwiched a bandmember, found out he's from Paris (hence hence, where I'm going on Monday) and he gave me his number. If I give him a text or a ring, he'll pick me up and I got myself another (because I didn't have to pay for this gig aswell, hurray for Caroline) free Shantel gig.

Bonjour! J'mapple le fromage. Saskia (who obviously had a little too much to drink) is responsible for the quote of the evening. Great catching up with tons of friends, great making a bunch of new ones.

Now I'm tired. Need the zzzzzz for Monday.

Baby Scofield loves me.

2009-10-23T15:43:00.003+02:00

and I love baby Scofield.

Top Notch @ MTV Studios Amsterdam.... i'm not going. Ha! In your face MTV! No, it's nice that i'm on the guestlist, but the date is impossible! So instead, I'm going to catch a film with my best mate tonight! Holllaaaaaaaaaaa!