Can a Movie Really Inspire you??

I should be sleeping now - or maybe doing other things on my have-to-do-list instead of blogging.... have to get up earlier tomorrow (or it it today?) to make a card to a colleague.

I just saw "Letters to Juliet" on DVD, and I just had to write about it - not the movie, but the thoughts it generated.... no wonder part of my blog's sub-headline is "Random thoughts just put out there...."

Well my old innovation professor would call my string of thoughts, association technique... but here goes... all inspired by a chick-flick I soo needed after having had a troublesome day.

Just the title made me think of "Romeo & Julie" and of course Shakespeare, one of the worlds greatest writers... or was he? Hmmmm.... been reading way to many books with different theories on that subject andstill does not know, what to believe.

Everywhere I looked, it was if as the world could only speak about writing: this movie, the fact that they handed out the Nobel Prize of Litterature today, that the heroine in todays movie wants to be a writer, that one of my favorite magazine announced a writing competition today...

Do you believe in signs? I mean, it can all be coincidental...?!

She is searching... in the movie.... Claire is searching for her long lost love Lorenzo and Sophie is searching to refind her passion for writing... and the rewards are so much more than the initial searches.

And I just realised... Maybe I have been looking for something without even realising it? I think that the writing competition is a challenge, that I have to do.... I do not expect to win... But it is simply to try to accomplish writing that story and feel good about it.

Maybe I am rambling and it is getting late.... but time to take a dive into the deep end of the pool and see if I can reach the edge of the pool :o)

The 50s

Picture is from a commercial for some clothing label in Copenhagen - I read about them in an online news paper, but I can not remember which label it actually is..... Buhu!!

For me this picture is so 50ish - knowing that the picture is inspired by cubism and art style from the 20s - maybe is is the hair....maybe the pipe..... I can put my finger on it really, but yet it speaks to me...

And no - I do not like to be close to somebody smoking, I grew up being a passive smoker and always hated the fact, that my clothes smelled of smoke no matter where I went. I embrase the smoking policies that are more and more common worldwide, as it offers me the choice not to be in an smoking area.

Sometimes I wonder how my life would have been if I lived in the 50s..... Do you?

The Bench....

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Napoleon Bonaparte



This bench is in one of the parks close to my home, already embrasing the fall colours. This is one of my favourite spots, 'cause even though it is in the middle of the city and there is a road behind that road with lots of traffic - it is still a place of tranquility. Yes, I did mention a road and trafic, but you hardly ever notice it when sitting on this bench or on one of the other benches just close to that wall - all the birds, flowers, plants etc. embrace you.

I have done a lot of reading and thinking at this bench, been drinking beveragexs from the local coffee shop watched passers-by and even helped tourists get their bearing of the city. And yet you get the feeling, that the bench changes personality to accomodate the different seasons....

Spring - what will the year bring?

Summer - enjoying life

Fall - embrasing the changes/new things the year has brought

Winter - playtime....maybe a snowman will take a rest on this bench

It feels like I am ruling my little world when relaxing at this little bench - you might call it my personal throne. But it is one I will happily share with others :o)

Gorillaz On The Run

Litterally on the run :o)

When you see a couple of running gorillas with run racenumbers in fronts you think that someone lost a bet or a weird sense of humor at a bachelor party. Then you see a couple more... and another one... and another one.... what the heck is going on? Have the Londoners gone totally gaga?

I found out that I was witnessing the yearly event The Great Gorilla Run - and soo glad I brought the camera that day... it is one of those moments you have a hard time telling other people about without the support of pictures :o)

Every time, I am in New York City, I have to go to the Top of the Empire State Building - and when I spot King Kong, I have the biggest smile on my face remembering my very first visit to the Observatory Deck: I was enjoying the view, when somebody (or should I say something) laid a hand on my shoulder.... a black hairy hand... I flew several feet backwards as I was spooked... and when I saw KingKong, I started laughing so much that tears ran out of my eyes. The guy in the custome apologized but I could tell hime with the greatest smile, that would be an experience that I would never forget....

Speaking of gorillas or should I say Gorillaz - watch this video, and I hope it will generate a smile on your face - I really enjoy their cartoon videos :o)

Back to the 80s

Ever had a song on your mind, that won't go away? Even having your colleagues stare at you because you are humming that song?

When Huey Lewis was the news
When we went flying with Tom Cruise
When shoulderpads and looking tough
Lost a dare to David Hasselhof


To many men with heavy makeup on
To many poodles with guitars
Thanks for all the joy you've given us
You will always be our superstars

"Back to the 80s"

Aqua

Those words has been in my head all day long - occatinally also making me laugh remembering some of the following:

- Scrungees in a vast variety of colors (the bigger the better) in your hair

- Hair slides with a big bow on it

- Shoulder pads

- Movies like "Breakfast Club", "TopGun", "Ghostbusters", "Back to the Future", "Big", "Working Girl" (that's were the picture is from)

- "MacGyver" and "Miami Vice" on tv

Hmmm.... better go home and put one of those movies in my DVD player :o)

World Card Making Day

Today is World Card Making Day - and I am travelling :o) Plan to buy some supplies and make a card in my hotelroom later today, when I am having s short break from all the walking anyway. Wonder if the craft store, that I have planned to visit even knows what day it is? Since 2007, the first Saturday in October has been named World Card Making Day celebrating everybody in the business, whether being amateur or professional.

A lot of my inspiration is worldwide thanks to some of the wonderful posts in the world of blogging, for which I am grateful :o) Looking at my craft supplies at home, I can list up more than a dozen countries as origin as I always try to utilise every vacant spot in my travelbags to bring home more supplies, that I often can not get at home or they are much cheaper compared to the shops in my hometown.



Thanks to all the bloggers sharing their cards and providing inspiration for others. This day is yours :o)

What The Postman Delivered...

...to my mailbox

I ordered a pair of WristWorms - also known as wrist warmers - at Sandra Juto's online shop, and I received them in the mail Thursday....can't wait to start using them, as it was "love a first sight" when I found them in her store. I will start using them, as it is pretty cold already when going by bicycle to work each morning - and a little too early for gloves.

The ones I picked have a classic look, that looks nice to my usual work attire, which is somewhat conservative due to the type of business, that I am in.