October 11th 2011 AWESOME DAY!

October 11 was an amazing day.. I turned 27, got some happy 27th from my fave people and the danish national football/soccer team beat Portugal by 2-1 :-D YES!!

Thomas Ian Nicholas (TINBand)

Shane West

Tanc Sade

PJ McCarthy

THAT was all I wanted to share with you this time :-)

I HAVE to share this article I stumbled across today from the guardian:

Homes: Nordic nous

Why are we all so in love with Scandinavian design?

• Henrietta Thompson 
• guardian.co.uk, Friday 16 September 2011 22.59 BS

Normann Copenhagen's Kontur vase is just one example of the wave of Scandinavian design currently hitting the British high street.
Hygge – what a word. A Danish concept, adopted from a Norwegian word that translates roughly as "wellbeing" but infers so much more, it embraces all things simple, warm, cosy, calm and comforting. And it's the hygge-factor – pronounced "hoo-ga" while making the mouth-shape for "ee" (I know, I know) – that may explain why we are so in love with Scandinavian design. Because we are, in case you hadn't noticed. Mid-century modern Danish teak is selling like hot cakes; the high street is in the grip of Scandinavian fever; and you can't open a lifestyle magazine without an Alvar Aalto 60 stool, Arne Jacobsen flatware or a Louis Poulsen lamp featuring somewhere. It's simply accepted that this part of the world knows how to make good products, and knows how to make them last, too. But why? What, exactly, do they do so well? The Nordic countries – Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland – have an unpretentious approach to design, in contrast with that often elitist world. Furniture is clean-lined and useful, made from often plain, natural materials such as bare wood, sheepskin, leather and wool. Design, in the Scandinavian tradition, provides emotional comfort and enriches daily living. It is not about style over substance, or status symbols – in fact, distaste for showiness is palpable. The style has its origins in Lutheranism, a religion that stresses truth, reason and honest work. It mixes practicality and traditional craftsmanship with a closeness to nature and a talent for infusing everything with light (the region's endless dark winters might have something to do with that). In 1919, Gregor Paulsson, then director of the Swedish Design Council, put it nicely: he admired products that "lend grace to the chore of life". Alongside the greats – Aalto, Jacobsen, Poulsen, Finn Juhl, Georg Jensen, Nanna Ditzel and Marimekko – is a new generation of designers, many of whom are appearing at the London Design Festival next week: porcelain designers Wik & Walsoe, and young designers Ida Noemi and Vibeke Skar, both at 100% Norway; and Swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune at Skandium (the store is also opening a new showroom with Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen). Two events are showcasing new work from Swedish designers: Ung8 at Designers Block, and Hemma. And Danish furniture brand Hay is opening a pop-up shop in Covent Garden for four months. On the high street, BHS is launching lightshades in wood, reminiscent of Finnish company, Secto – though at a fifth of the price. John Lewis is introducing a range of pieces, including wooden accessories, with a pared-back, Scandinavian feel. B&Q has a new Nordic-style wood-and-white table lamp, Noorland; Ikea is launching its curvy Isala furniture range, inspired by vintage Swedish furniture; and Heal's is launching a range of Scandinavian-influenced furniture and accessories, including sofas upholstered in Marimekko fabric. It's all very appealing. Perhaps the more uncertain the world looks, the more we want to surround ourselves with comforting, safe and homely products. Hygge, in other words.

Adele - The Voice Of An Angel

I have to admit that I haven't always loved Adele. It is just since I've heard "Someone Like You" That I fell utterly and completely in love with her.. LOVE that voice and especially in this song. At the same time, I think we all can relate to the song. I know I can. I have someone that I think just like that too. Thank god that it isn't as much as I once did, but this song really reminds me of that time I had with this boy. I think I will always love this song and I really do believe that from this time and forward I will always love Adele. She has got the true voice of an angel..

"Something Borrowed" and "Something Blue"

Not so long ago I watched the movie "something borrowed". I was sooo moved, so offcourse when i quickly found out, that it waas based on a book I decided to read the book. I couldn't stop reading and loved every little bit about it, as I did with the movie. After I watched the movie first time, I actually started watching it one more time straight after first time :-D I did excactly the same with the book. Emily Giffin really caught my attention with the book, and luckely I also bought the book "something blue" while I bought "Something borrowed", so I quickly started reading that too, and it was just as much moving as the first book. To everyone who haven't watched the movie or read the book, I sincerely hope you will. It is romantic and SO great.

The movie "Something borrowed" is about a girl named Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) who is best friends with Darcy (Kate Hudson) who is getting married with her fiancé Dex (Colin Egglesfield). Rachel and Darcy has been friends since they were kids and has bin best friends since then. Rachel met Dex at law school and soon after that Rachel and Dex were an Item. Rachel is theMaid of honour at the wedding and is just turning 30. Since her party which Rachel is throwing her, everything is turned upside down. Feelings torn between true love and friendship. How will it end? I guess you just have to find out.

As I come to think about it, I really don't think they could have chosen any better actors and actresses to play all the roles in the movie. MUCH love and MANY thumbs up to the actors and actresses in this movie <3

WATCH THE MOVIE NOW! AND GO READ THE BOOKS STRAIGHT AFTER.. OR BEFORE :-D

Follow Emily Giffin's Blog right here: http://blog.emilygiffin.com/

REMEMBER "SOMETHING BLUE" IS THE FOLLOW UP TO "SOMETHING BORROWED" HERE WE FOLLOW DARCY'S LIFE, WHERE AS IN "SOMETHING BORROWED" WE FOLLOW RACHEL'S LIFE..

BEST movie ever: Boondock saints

I am a HUGE fan of The Boondock Saints. I have always loved this movie, so offcourse I had to see the second movie too. I wasn't that thrilled with the new movie as I was with the first, but it would also be very hard to keep up the standard because the first movie was so huge and is still the greatest movie for a long time.  I can't stop this post without posting some of my favourite quotes form the movie :-) So here it goes:

Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.

Rocco: I killed your cat, you druggie bitch.
Donna: God.
Rayvie: What?
Donna: Why?
Rocco: I thought it would bring closure to our relationship.

Rocco: I'll catch you on the flip side.

Rocco: Fuckin'- What the fuckin'. Fuck. Who the fuck fucked this fucking... How did you two fucking fucks...
[shouts]
Rocco: Fuck!
Connor: Well, that certainly illustrates the diversity of the word.

And the greatest quote EVER!! :

Murphy: And Shepherds we shall be For Thee my Lord, for Thee Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomine Patri, Et Fili, Et Spiritus Sancti.

If you guys haven't watched The Boondock Saints yet, I sincerely hope you will soon, because it is definently worth the money, ALSO Boondock saints "All saints day". Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery do an amazing job in this movie.. Love to them both

raw, sexy, hot, fangbangers EQUALS TRUE BLOOD!

*SPOILER ALERT*

Well to begin with I LOVE nearly everything with vampires in it.. Since I was a teen I've loved movies with vampires.. Now around the world there are vampires in everything. books, movies and SERIES! I LOVE IT! This time I would love to dedicate my post to True Blood. I've followed the show since it started and it just keeps getting better. Now we are in season 4, and oh my god.. This one is even better than the first 3.. The only sad thing I have to say about this season is that it's the season of the witch AND Eric is back to "human" thoughts. he isn't that raw anymore, and I must say I miss it. I miss his raw "I take everything" and "I can take her, if I want to" attitude. But the good thing is that there is no more Sookie and Bill :-) I must say I am voting on Sookie and Eric :-) And offcourse it helps that Alexander Skargård is from Scandinavia, so I can feel more close to him. HAHA. I can't wait to see how this season will go on and the next seasons. I have never read the books, but I am getting more and more close to the need and wanting to read the books. So my dear readers: if you don't allready follow True Blood and watch them, you should start to. It isn't as romantic as Twilight, it is more raw and more sexy :-) A show I absolutely can recommend to you all..

Copenhagen Fashion Week 2011

Here is a little bit of what has been going on at Copenhagen Fashion Week..
If I had the money, I would go straight out and buy it :-)
I can't wait to see more pictores from the shows at CFW11. Most of it is just so lovely and beautiful.

Rützou

 Karen By Simonsen

 Kopenhagen Fur

 Peter Jensen

Astrid Andersen

I don't have anything else to say about it. Pictures says everything. Maybe I'll do some more post the next days about the show, but this is a start anyway :-)