"I know what conscience is, to begin with. It is not what you told me it was. It is the divinest thing in us. Don't sneer at it, Harry, any more - at least not before me. I want to be good. I can't bear the idea of my soul being hideous." Oscar Wilde (The Picture Of Dorian Gray)

21.2.09

THANK YOU!

OH HAI.
I got an award today!
It's my first award and I'm very happy with it (:
I would never have expected to get it and I hadn't heard from this girl in a little while, so I thought she had just forgotten about me and my silly blog, to be honest. Apparently.. She did not! That's nice to know (:
I got this award from the girl from the blog Berry Picking and I am kindly returning it to her. She is one of the most amazing bloggers out there; always genuine and she leaves sweet comments that make me smile whenever I really need to. I really appreciate that.
Other people that deserve this award, are my SUPER MEGA AWESOME friend Ailynn
and my aunt & uncle from Portugal. These blogs about their lives make me realise how amazing the people around me are. I love them. I miss them.

Not that I need a blog to realise that.

20.2.09

Photos. Pictures. Pleasantness.

For fantastic photography, click here.
And for just a glimpse of what I want my house to look like when I'm on my own, look down here:

L'entree de la maison
La cuisine
La chambre de dormir et 'dormir'

19.2.09

the MEANING of LIFE.

My dear lovebirds,

I'm in Philosophy class right now and we're looking at videos of each other that we had to make for homework. The videos are individual videos about what the Meaning Of Life is to us.
My video was a black screen with a little worded intro and then a song playing, called Never Know, by Jack Johnson. I wanted to focus on the words and on the message of 'Meaning' being something different to everyone that hears the word.
What gives me meaning in life, is living without having to look for a meaning. I live with the idea that there is no meaning to life, but I might change my mind (which I included in my representation of life's meaning).
Katie asked if that didn't mean that I am a nihilist, rather than an existentialist (nihilism = believing there is no meaning; existentialism = believing everyone has an own meaning and they look for it). I said I'm not, because I choose to live life without it having a meaning. Maybe I'll 'find out' that there is a meaning, but I doubt it right now. The things that do have meaning, however, are worth more and the meaning is more appreciated, just because I do not believe that life has a meaning.
But there might be for other people. I'm not excluding any possibilities. Like I said: I might change my mind (:

At assembly earlier on today, we were told that the two guys with the offending blog got suspended for 3 consequent days, with start of today. The blog got deleted and I'm so, so very happy with it, it's just indescribable. 2 girls got really offended before me; the things that were posted about them were just horrible. No, they weren't horrible. They were beyond horrible. I don't understand how people can say stuff that is this nasty about others, it's just ridiculous.
But they've gotten their 'punishment' and of one of the two I know that he is sorry about doing it, so it's good. The other guy is just the biggest asshole in the universe and explained his offending words as 'an experiment of creative writing'. He wanted to 'explore his boundaries' and 'enrich himself' by 'practicing his creative writing skills'. The fact that he said all this (only literal quotations used here), only shows how much is wrong with him, not with the people he wrote about during his creative escapades. What an incredible dick.
Anyway. They've gotten their punishment and we're moving on now.


A couple of days ago I found myself wondering about what I was missing in life (wah, deep!) and I think I got my answer just now.
I miss honesty, genuineness.
And this is exactly why I like blogging. The people that read this by accident and don't like it, don't have to comment on it. The people that read this (maybe by accident as well) and like it, can comment. The commenting, that is the core.
And it is genuine.

New hair.

I had the shittest day today ever since Tim Brown broke up with me. I can't remember feeling this little and insignificant. And despised.
The irony is that it's got to do with blogging and what people posted about me in a blog.
They are suspended from school for a certain amount of time until further notice. People acted as if I was the one to blame, however, and they acted as if everything was my fault, whereas I didn't do anything wrong.

I didn't want to feel like myself for a bit, so I decided to cut most of my hair off. Whatever.

For the first time in a very very long time, I don't feel like talking. Sorry.
I notice that I've been neglecting my blog over the past week and, with that, you guys as well. Another sorry.

I'll try to make more time; it's just that I've got a lot to do for school these days.
And my life is just not that interesting.
Ah well.
I guess it never was in the first place.

14.2.09

VD.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hate this day of the year. Last year, my boyfriend broke up with me on Valentine's Day and this year, there are 7 different people in my life. It is not fair how at the times you are not loved, you just need someone to talk to; and at the times you are loved, you cannot handle the love you are receiving. Last night I went out and I was supposed to meet Ailynn at Balalaika's, but she didn't pick up her phone and by the time I got there, she had already left. I bought her 2 roses, a red one and a pink one. I wanted to kiss her. I had missed her. Instead, I had a one-off with a guy at about 5 in the morning. It was one of my best nights ever, even though I cried in front of 2 people. They were genuine about it and they made me feel so much better about myself... I'm scared of how people can comfort me; it makes me feel so dependant.
My virtue is that I know how to love people and show them that I do. When I love a person, I will not stop until I am sure that he or she knows about my love and believes in it. I will not stop until I am sure they know that it is real in every possible way it can be real and that they believe it. I will not stop.
I just do not know how to receive love..


And Valentine's Day makes me realise this. Every year, the 14th of February is a punch in the face, when it comes to reality.

13.2.09

11.2.09

Oh so so scandalous!





I am on the fourth book of the Private series, by Kate Brian. It's called 'Confessions' (obviously) and takes matters quite a step further than I thought it would.
God, this is addictive..... What am I turning into? Someone that can't read intellectual books anymore? Or even worse.....
Someone that can't be bothered at the moment, because it's a good feeling to just read for fun,- effortless?

10.2.09

University applications....

...Are terrifying in its most direct way.


Fun, but mainly terrifying.


Possible degrees (sort of in order of interest)(it's hard, okay?):
BIG TIME #1: Performing arts (undergraduate) (parents are not a big fan of that idea though)
Creative writing (undergraduate/major)
Literature (undergraduate/major)
A language (undergraduate)
Communication (major)
Public Affairs (major)
Theology (undergraduate)
Journalism (major)
Sociology (undergraduate)

The direction seems pretty clear and solid, but I have no idea what I might study. You know, even my parents agree on the degree for performing arts (which, if it happens, will happen reluctantly)(very, very reluctantly), I could do a combined module of the performing arts and something like script writing or stage directing, so there are more doors that open for me. There are people that combine subjects like physics and music, so why wouldn't I be able to do that?
The good thing about the USA, is that there are more possibilities when it comes to combining; it's less rigid than, for example, the UK.
Gahhh. I don't know.

List of possible Universities:
BIG TIME #1: Sarah Lawrence (US)
Dartmouth (US)
Princeton (US) (I know..)
Tisch (US)
Tampa (US)
Eckerd (US)
Mountview (UK)
Rose Bruford (UK)
Maastricht (NL)

I'm a bit.... Dazzled.



I was made an offer that I can't refuse yesterday.
It involves a name and low-calorie chocolate syrup.
Sounds yummy!

Model: Camilla Belle Routh

Now this is what I call: orgasmic.

And the hair,- it's just...
I don't know.
I only know that I want to make sweet sugar with it.


You know, I might get it done like this.
Opinions!!
I have a fringe now, but most of the times, I put it to the side these days, because my parents are always nagging about it when I have it on ze forehead, where it should be.
But when I put it on the side, it looks a bit like on this picture. I have to straighten it, though, but I do that daily anyway (the fringe, that is).

Ideas please.
Not a lot of things are in control at the moment; I want to have the feeling that I at least have some controle over my hair. To some extent.


http://superhotsexywomen.com/CamillaBelle2.jpg

Baby, remember my name!

Camilla:
The name on everybody's lips
Is gonna be Camilla
The lady rakin' in the chips
Is gonna be Camilla

I'm gonna be a celebrity
That means somebody everyone knows
They're gonna recognize my eyes
My hair, my teeth, my boobs, my nose

From just some dumb mechanic's wife
I'm gonna be Camilla
Who says that murder's not an art?

Boys:
And who in case she doesn't hang
Can say she started with a bang?
Camilla W!

Camilla:
You wanna know something? I always wanted to be in vaudeville.
And now that I'm a celebrity, I'm gonna have me a swell act,
too. Yeah, I'll get a boy to work with - someone who can lift
me up, show me off - Oh, hell, I'll get two boys. It'll frame
me better. Think "Big," Camilla, think "Big." I'm gonna get me
a whole bunch of boys.

The name on everybody's lips
Is gonna be

Boys:
Camilla

Camilla:
The lady rakin' in the chips is gonna be

Boys:
Camilla
She's gonna be a celebrity

Camilla:
That means somebody everyone knows

Boys:
They're gonna recognize her eyes
Her hair, her teeth...

Camilla:
...my boobs, my nose
Ooh, ah ah ah
From just some dumb mechanic's wife
I'm gonna be
Sing it!

Boys:
Camilla

Camilla:
Who says that murder's not an art?

Boys:
And who in case she doesn't hang

Camilla:
Can say she started with a bang?

Boys:
Camilla W!

Boys:
They're gonna wait outside in line
To get to see Camilla

Camilla:
Think of those autographs I'll sign
"Good luck to you, Camilla"
And I'll appear in a lavaliere
That goes all the way down to my waist

Boys:
Here a ring, there a ring
Everywhere a ring a ling

Camilla:
But always the best of taste
Oooh, I'm a star.

Boys:
And the audience loves her.

Camilla:
And I love the audience. And the audience loves me for
loving them. And I love the audience for loving me. And
we just love each other. That's because none of us got
enough love in our childhood.

Boys:
That's right.

Camilla:
And that's show biz, kid.

Boys:
Oh, yeah.
She's giving up her humdrum life

Camilla:
I'm gonna be

Boys:
Camilla.
She made a scandal and a start.

Camilla:
And Sophie Tucker will shit, I know
To see her name get billed below

All:
Camilla W!

Camilla:
Those are my boys.


9.2.09

A numb beating


Today is a calm, but restless day.
I have a lot of homework to do and a lot of stuff on my mind.
Yesterday, I threw up. And even though I felt rather happy afterwards, I feel terrible about it right now and my entire body hurts from fatigue. My heart pounds numbly against my chest.
At the moment, I'm trying to come up with an idea for a new story of mine, but I can't think of anything. Whenever I feel down, I need to write.. Otherwise I start doing stuff I regret later on; if it's not towards myself, it's towards the people around me. To prevent myself from hurting myself/binge eating/purging/starving myself, I pull up defenses and either act really, really happy (aka: I get hyperactive and I start rambling about everything and nothing), or I get snappy and sarcastic.
If I don't write... Well..
The purging is something that will take away the unhappiness for a bit, but not too long. It is like self-inflicted pain: it draws your attention from the mental pain to the physical pain. If your attention is focused on the outer pain, it can't focus on the inner pain. And even if it's for the slightest of moments, I'd do anything to get rid of the confusing mixture of feelings that I am feeling right now.

Been talking to Greg for a while yesterday.
He once didn't e-mail me back for 2 weeks and as I know for a fact that he e-mail people every single day of his life (it's a big part of his job), I got a bit annoyed at it, because my e-mails to him were about how he would get his DVD back. At one point, I sent an e-mail saying: 'ok genius, in case you didn't notice: i've been trying to get you your dvd back for a while now. it stops here. if you want it back, just contact me, because my job's done.'
He sent me an e-mail back, the same day, saying that he was sorry and that he had been very busy with all sorts of things (he named some).
'But as you are caring and understanding, I hope that you will forgive me. Flattery not going to work here? Hm, bugger. No, but really.. I'm sorry. I'll be less worthless, I promise. Can I meet you tomorrow?' We met up the day afterwards. My strategy of pretending not to care anymore, had worked.
Yesterday, he hadn't e-mailed me in a very long time, again. Instead of being pathetic, I sent him an e-mail that was one sentence long (short): 'i think i've just stopped being caring and understanding.'
All of a sudden, he was online again, later that day (he hadn't been online for 2 weeks), and he started to talk to me: 'Sorry that I haven't let you know anything for the past days. Had 3 shows and 2 meetings, it has been crazy these days,' was what he said. After having 'talked' to him for about 5 minutes, he said: 'Oh, I got an e-mail from you.' My reply: 'Surprise surprise.'
He read it and said he was sorry. Again.
Just before leaving, he repeated what he said in his e-mail from 3 weeks before: 'I'm sorry for not being here; next time we talk, we'll really talk. I promise I'll be less useless.'
Me; 'I heard that before.'
He; 'What?'
Me; 'You said it before- that you'd be less useless, I mean.'
He; 'And now I say it again. I really mean it.'
You know what the thing is?
The thing is that I know that I should walk away; shouldn't be hoping and waiting for the moment that he shows that he really means it. The hoping and waiting is all in vain; it has been this far, it is right now and it will be in future life. There is no point to hope and wait for more than what I've got.
But I still hope. I still wait.

I am too weak to pretend that I'm strong.
I am too weak to pretend that the beating of my heart happens numbly.

Every beat hurts.

&deep inside, I might know..

So tell me what hurts more:

thinking that you should hate him,

or knowing that you don't?


The broken lovebird ?


Okayyyyy y'all.
I have made a couple of headers for my blog.
I'll post a couple of them so you guys can choose the nicest one, aight? (:

"The broken wings of a lovebird" is a possible new name for my blog, just because I like it.
But if you don't like that, I'll stick to "The marvellous adventures of Camilla".


Gimme some suggestions (and 'a man after midnight', hehe)!

8.2.09

Scarfs scarfs scarfs


I HAVE A NEW SCARF!
yay.
I'm so happy with it, it's insane.
I'm thinking of going to post pictures of all my scarfs; I have so many...

This picture was taken a couple of minutes ago, in Maths class.
Speaking of which: from the 7 levels in IB, I was predicted to get a low 4, at the ending of the IB course. Today, my teacher told me that he upgraded me (literally) from a low 4, to a 4/5!!!
I'm so happy and so very proud!
Why can't everything go well like this?!

Anyway.
Talk soon, my lovebirds!
Be nice to each other and give some love,
X


7.2.09

Love in its purest form: Anna Friel

Anna Friel as Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles.
One of the most gorgeous women of all times!
I wish I had hair like this. Might get it cut this way.. What do you think?

Love love love these pictures!


http://z.about.com/d/scifi/1/0/8/2/-/-/pd_cast_studio2_375x500.jpg
http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/tvspy/files/2008/05/31_05_pushing_daisies_6.jpg
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7532/annafrielof7.jpg

Note to self


There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

There is no glamour or beauty spending your last living moments over a toilet.

6.2.09

Parfum: Laura Biagiotti Uomo

I went out last night and this is What I Wore.
I've got some good news and some bad news: I thought my camera broke, but it didn't. Or at least, I got it working again. So that's good! But the bad thing is that I don't remember putting the cable thingy anywhere and now I can't find it, so I can't upload the pictures at the moment from my camera (better quality). These pics were taken in like 10 minutes on photobooth (I hate photobooth, but what's a girl to do?!).
Hope you like it.

Going to bed for a bit now, hehe.

Lots of love,






(My hair is SO big at the moment. It's insane!)

Private

Currently reading: the Private series, written by Kate Brian.

If you are a fan of Gossip Girl (either the books, the tv series or BOTH!), you will LOVE this!


It's even better than Gossip Girl (at least the books, because there's not a series of it)(really hope that that's coming, though!).. Normally I don't really like these light books/tv shows, but I truly love the Private books!!

I'm reading the third book now and I must say that it keeps getting better and better.
The first book is very good, the second book sucks up until the last page where something stunning happens and the third book... Wah.


Go read!!

100

Hello my dear little munchkins!

This is my 100th post!
Let's hope there'll be another 100 on the way!


Here some wise words for the coming 100:



5.2.09

Preparation

Royal IcingRoyal IcingRoyal Icing

Here comes a delicious recipe (one of my faves!) for the upcoming Valentine's Day.

I don't like Valentine's Day and that is why I like these cookies: they make me happy (:

Hope you like them!!


Ingredients (8 cookies [5 inch ones])
  • 3 cups of flour, plus a bit to work with on the surface
  • 3/4 tablespoon salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter (soft)
  • 1 egg (preferably big)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup canned lychees, drained
  • 1 jar (+- 28g) raspberry jam (any jam you like, really, I just prefer this one myself)
  • 1/2 cup prosecco
  • Icing (ingredients are below)
  • Sky-blue gel food coloring
  • Pink-rose gel food coloring
  • Non-stick vegetable cooking spray
  • Pink pastel sanding sugar
  • Raspberry-colored sanding sugar
Ingredients for the icing:
  • 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 7 1/2 teaspoons meringue powder
  • 1/4 cup water

Les directions:
  1. In a large bowl, whisk together flour and salt. Set aside. In another bowl: eat 1 cup granulated sugar with butter until pale and fluffy with an electric mixer (paddle attachment) for about 3 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and mix until well combined. With mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture. Mix until dough forms. Turn dough out onto work surface and divide into quarters. Form each quarter into a 5inch 'disk'. Wrap each disk with plastic wrap and place refrigerator. Let chill until firm (should take about 2 hours).
  1. Meanwhile, place lychees in the bowl of a food processor; process until very smooth. Transfer to a medium saucepan along with the jam and prosecco. Cook, stirring regularly, over medium-high heat until jam mixture has reduced and thickened (+- 20 minutes). Remove from heat and let cool. Transfer cooled jam mixture to a (disposable) pastry bag fitted with a medium petal decorating tip.
  2. Line two baking sheets with non-stick baking mats and set aside. Place a piece of parchment paper over the heart-shaped template and trace; cut out heart shape. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out one piece of dough to 1/4-inch thick. Using a 5-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 2 heart shapes; transfer to prepared baking sheet.
  3. Place parchment paper template over one of the cut out hearts and, using the back of a knife, score lines to divide the heart into 7 sections (template). Using an offset spatula, carefully press on the sections of the cookie that are to be filled with jam).
  4. Repeat process with remaining pieces of dough. Outline indented areas with jam mixture. Draw several zigzags across entire surface of the outlined area. (If necessary, use a toothpick to spread evenly to cover area.) Transfer cookies to refrigerator and chill for about 30 minutes.
  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Transfer cookies to oven and bake until edges are golden brown (10 to 11 minutes). Transfer to a rack or a plate (preferably a rack) and let cool completely.
  6. Divide the icing (description is below) evenly between two bowls. Using a toothpick, add two drops pink-rose gel colouring to one bowl of icing. Stir until well combined. If icing is not pink enough, add a few more drops of food coloring until you have created a light-pink color. In the remaining bowl of icing, add 3 or 4 drops of pink-rose gel food coloring using a toothpick; stir until well combined. Using a toothpick, add 1 drop of sky-blue gel food coloring; stir until well combined. Keep adding drops of blue food coloring until icing is a raspberry color. Transfer each bowl of icing to a (disposable) pastry bag fitted with a round tip.
  7. Cut out pieces of parchment paper about the same size and shape as the jam-filled areas of the cookie, spray each piece with nonstick vegetable cooking spray and cover the jam areas. Using the light-pink royal icing, outline the pink areas of the cookie. Draw several zigzags across entire surface of the outlined area. (If necessary, use a toothpick to spread evenly.) Sprinkle with pink pastel sanding sugar to cover.
  8. Using the icing, outline the raspberry areas of the cookie. Draw several zigzags across entire surface of the outlined area. (If necessary, use a toothpick to spread evenly.) Sprinkle with raspberry sanding sugar to cover. Peel parchment off jam-filled areas and let cookies dry completely.

Instructions to make the icing:
Place confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and water into a bowl and beat on low speed for about 10 minutes, with an electric mixer (whisk attachment). Use immediately, or store in an airtight container up to 2 days (icing hardens quickly when exposed to air!). Beat well with a (preferably rubber) spatula before using.


Enjoy, my loves!