Hum

Today I was reading the latest posts from other lovely blogs and decided to take a look at my own blog. To be honest, it's pretty bad. I don't know what made me use such odd language. Anyways I've decided that instead of posting a bunch of wordy posts with no images I'd rather start a tumblr and see what happens there.

So, goodbye blog! You were fun once, but now it's a little tedious.

Adieu Nanette

So, I failed at posting during my stay here. Tomorrow's my last day here in belle France. Just recently we went to Versailles where I only dreamed of. All of the things I learned from my books about Marie Antoinette heightened the excitement to be seeing this beautiful piece of history. We saw le Petit Trianon, le Grand Trianon, les jardins and of course le palais! I saw the Queen's domain and her country refuge. It was wonderful.

Which brings me to my subject of the post: Summer.

I am determined for this summer to be very memorable indeed. Lots of trips, lots of photos and lots of friends & family.

Cocette (Complete with run of the mill Eiffel Tower photos!)

Bonjour!

I'm in France right now, and have been for a month or so. I am a third of the way into my stay here and things got off to a rocky start. My exchange family is the complete polar opposite of my own so I had to take a little time to get used to it. I now go to a private school and I live in Normandy. And I also now have an expanded knowledge of cheese. I arrived in Paris and only stayed there for a day or so but I hope I can return and buy some pretty clothes!

Well I'll see what I can do about my lack of shopping opportunities.

For now I'm just enjoying the food!

Dancing Fire

All images from WeHeartIt

A Lifetime in Two Months

Something wasn't showing right in the original post so here is the updated version. This was originally posted in January 2010.

It seems the winter holidays are times of change and yet I still cling to old tradition as if it were the edge of a high cliff. My hair is short, my room is painted and and my next 3 months will be spent in a foreign country. To say I've become a bit bolder these past months would be an understatement. As I slowly feel my eyelids drooping my mind rests on what I've accomplished in 2009 and what potential 2010 has to offer.

In this past year I have:

1. Created a portfolio of my amateur photographic adventures.
2. Met a new friend from another country.
3. Learned more about myself, which is ongoing in these teenage years.
4. Sang in the National Ballet of Canada's Nutcracker and met some lovely people who were a part of the production.
5. Read some very special books that are now close to my heart.
6. Watched my little brother grow up another year which is always rewarding.
7. Remembered a Grandad, almost lost an Oma and gained a cousin.
8. Finally figured out that Blue from Blue's Clues is a girl.
9. Kept a diary for a substantial amount of time.
10. Welcomed a little furry addition to our family, Ollie.

It seems to me that 2009 was a year well spent.

I can smell the winter cabins already.

Happy Birthday?

As I celebrate my 16th year, I am flooded with worry. What am I supposed to do with myself? I am in adolescent limbo, not yet considered independent and yet grown out of childhood past times. I think of what I'll say when I am older and wiser, what I'll think of my present actions. My prediction is that I shall laugh and kid about my naive and stubborn opinions of the world. And more importantly my dangerously vivid imagination. It kind of scares me how easily I can be enthralled with something and spend days, weeks even months lingering on it. How fickle.

Or I may just be a teenaged girl who spends too much of her time worrying about herself...

Retail Therapy

I know this might seem pathetic to others who may be better off or more knowledgeable in the fashion world that I yearn to one day be a part of.

But at this particular moment I don't really care:

Marc Jacobs cream/navy patent heels!

Calming

All at once

Hello, two major events happened this past week both of which I am thrilled about!

Number 1: There's a new edition to my family! Ollie the shapendoe (dutch sheepdog) who is only 2 months old arrived on Friday. I feel a wonderful relationship is going to bloom between us. So far my camera is charging so when it's done I will try and post some pictures of him and his lovelyness.

Number 2: (A bit overshadowed by Number 1)

Backstory: At the beginning of the school year in September, my french teacher asked me if I wanted to apply for an exchange program to France. Obviously this was an opportunity I couldn't pass up so I said yes.

And now I've heard news that I've been successfully matched! I wouldn't want to disclose another person's information without their permission so I'll just say her name is Florence.

EXCITING? YES.

For some visual appeal, here is a song, haha.

'Boy' she said courteously 'why are you crying?'

I must say, Peter Pan is a definite classic.

While I spent my time as a young naive child I never approached this story until sadly I was first introduced to it via the 2003 movie. The movie wasn't that bad, but I confess that nothing measures up to the pure magic written by J.M Barrie. The Disney cartoon version isn't that bad either, but I digress.

And I quote:

'If you shut your eyes and are a lucky one, you may see at times a shapeless pool of lovely pale colours suspended in the darkness; then if you squeeze your eyes tighter, the pool begins to take shape, and the colours become so vivid that with another squeeze they must go on fire. But just before they go on fire you see the lagoon.'

Full of imagination. This book makes me want to time-travel back to when I was 8 or so and just fly away to the Neverland with the Mermaid Lagoon and the Redskins and the Lost Boys and of course Hook. One thing I also noticed about reading this book is that when you're older it's harder to let go of the fact that Wendy, Michael and John are away from home for so long. When I was little, it was often the case that all my attention was fixed on the situation happening, whereas now I seem to dwell more on what has previously happened and the circumstances of (in the case) the children's actions.

After that deep dwelling into my reading styles I feel exhausted.

BYE

Easter Recovery

No matter what you celebrated or what you didn't celebrate this long weekend I say to you:
Phew that was fun!
Hope everyone gorged themsleves on chocolate!
'Cause I did and it's more fun when there's company.

I was so enjoying the tiny little snippet of nice weather we've had. For a split second I was sitting outside, sipping my green tea with my novel and knitted blanket in paradise when it had to SNOW THE NEXT DAY, after that it was FREEZING RAIN. Ugh, way to dampen my spirits.

I wish that were me.

Mr. Sandman, give me your dreams.

Hello,

I would like to introduce you to the icon of my life:

Lucille Ball

Not only was she a pioneer for funny women, her charisma makes you instantly love her. I love Lucy, Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, Here's Lucy...all of her appearances brought laughter and a warm fuzzy feeling inside (..well for me at least) to her audience.

From her lipstick to her hair, Lucy won me over and many others.

Her comedy still resonates today and I prefer her over many other "comedians" out there...

COUGHSARAHSILVERMANCOUGH

Oh and by the way, she's way gorgeous to boot, even when she was in her forties. (How naive I sound, as if forty is actually old )

Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien

Hello non-existent readers! I have nothing to write about because I feel that I am too boring compared to all of the other amazing bloggers out there.

I could share some music maybe..

Lately my music choices have been love-soaked oldies with that dusty kind of tone to them. Get what I'm sayin'? The ones where just by listening to the silence before the music starts you know it's a classic.

Did that make any sense? I think not.

Louis Armstrong, Edith Piaf, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Sarah Vaughan = Good stuff.

Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren and Audrey Hepburn = AMAZING

Pictures aren't loading so they'll be here soon.

Like tomorrow, evening...night...maybe Thursday.

Todaayy I took pictures and threw out old clothes.

You know it's that time of month...when you clean.

Here's an accidental picture of my arm!

(Had it on timer but I tried to adjust the strap and it clicked, which scared and disappointed me simultaneously)

My brother's birthday was on Wednesday and that was followed by my friend's birthday. Two parties in a row aren't very easy on your math test study plans.

Also I got my hair did, it looks nice in my opinion..

Well that's the only opinion I take into account when it comes to my hair so, hawhaw.

Here's my muse:

Not so much on her anti-immigrant, homophobic, anti-islam and anti-interracial relationship attitude...but more so on her look.

Je vois la vie en rose.

Soooooo,

this is fab.

Zac Posen Pre Fall 09

I love some of the flapper-esque pieces and especially the sleek and elegant shapes.

Misty, I

Here's one of the CDs I bought récemment.

Listen To Little Red

C'est fantastique, non?

Blinky: What word do you hate?

moist
It makes me think of creepy old men. Who have bad teeth.

"MOOOIIIIISSSSTTT"

Oh, this too.

Listen to:

Björk - Frosti

Björk - Aurora

Patrick Watson - Slip Into Your Skin

Sigur Ros - Glósóli

['Aurora'] reminds me of my Oma and my Russian folk tales book that I got from my Opa.

'Frosti' helps to sleep at night these days.

Inspirationmabling

Found these..they're from the Lorick 09' Spring Collection

SCORE

I want to do that everyday, and look like them afterwards too.

Definitely want some ballet slippers so I can relive my grade 7 glory days of parading around in my handmade tutu. Oh memories..