Tokmas vlog

It is a wacky video, but I'm soooo proud I managed to get it online :)

Wow

Disastro Ecologico: Gorgeous desktop wallpapers by Alberto Seveso

Link: http://www.burdu976.com/

Winter splendour

I'm watching old (1950's ) Christmas movies: I love the dance routines :)

Deal with it

Click click for movement

Munster Christmas market, two more nights of sleep

Mom is taking Cindy and me to this fab market on saturday, I can't wait to go :)

teeheeeheee kitty christmas funnies

How to wrap the most precious thing in your home ♥

More music

And this one is playing on ALL the radio stations and I still like it. Not like more crappy songs like bruno mars and his shitty lyrics.
Great video by the way!

Music

A few of my more hiphop orientated students made me listen to this song so I could translate it for them for a project. Halfway trough I fell in love with the girl's voice and the lyrics. I now also love it because it came to me from the most unlikely source. When I told them that, all I got were huge smiles and the remark: "I knew you would like it". Sometimes things are very uncomplicated :)

No comment needed..

Pretty little things

See it move :) 

I love loud music...

Om my gosh, last night was soooo much fun! I danced and danced and danced and now I have squeaky ears and my ankle hurts like hell, but it was so worth it. It was the first time that I saw a mosh-pit at a dj set. The music was loud an rough, and to be quite frank, I like it that way :) There is no pretty way to dance on drum 'n bass. There just isn't. so everybody moves like they are fighting, but not fighting because the atmosphere was fun and relaxed and I saw so many people laugh it was incredible. Seeing a few hundred people going out of their mind is pretty powerful anyway. I smiled and smiled and smiled. All the work stress got danced away. I feel powerful, but VERY tired right now. We came home at about 4.30 in the morning. Good times.
I can imagine that most people call it noise when they hear drum'nbass. It has so many layers. But that is what I like about it. You can choose which sound to dance to. And it never bores cos it changes all the time.

Best song of last night: Harsh sounds; so much fun.

Dance the night away!

Vintage Sinterklaas

Holiday advent photo/ image challenge

I want to post each and every day until christmas. But since Holland is dipped in Sinterklaas fever until the 5th of december it will be a December holiday fest.

For today: Sinterklaas as he is in my mind:

Gimme gimme gimme!

ACK! That crown! It would look so much better on me!

Was watching the in production trailer for the second season for Game of Thrones yesterday. Video didn't impress. Two things lingered though:

1. WHAT?!?!?! April? You are kidding right? I cant wait that long... will be reading them books I guess...
2. The crown Rob Starck was wearing in this teeny weeny short shot:

Clickyclicky on piccie to see it move!

Need to have it, must wear something like this, with my hair loose. Looking like a Starck princess :) Okay, Rob can keep this Stag version, I will have my own branch like version.

Happily knitting away..

I'm happy to knit! Today I got to work on the stranded color work part of the sweater I'm working on and I am thoroughly enjoying it! Who would have guessed?!

Me, totally scare apeshit for colorwork of any kind. And firmly believing I do not have the patience to work on a big project. . .

And now I'm happily knitting away on this yoked sweater and falling in love with stranded color work! I actually like the way the back of the work looks! Okay, okay it is fiddely now, but isn't it like all things? You will get better trough practice? Let's practice away then!

Hardnekkige mist aka Thick fog

There has been for thick fog for a week now. I love it, it makes the world look extra magical.
Today someone really nice took me to the woods for a walk in the fog and while we were there dusk was setting in. It was wonderful and I felt extra special walking in that magical landscape of greens and browns and reds and oranges. Any minute something from a fairytale could turn the corner and walk past us, or someone from another era. My mind went to stories long forgotten...

Trolls and kabouters, good witches and some bad ones. Good Fairies, but I do remember a lot of the fairies being something you had to watch out for as a kid. Not to be trusted those fae.. my dad used to say.

Leaves thick as a carpet and droplets falling on us from the trees. Mushrooms sticking out everywhere, and pretty things to look at in abundance. Looking up through trees that have lost half of their leaves, the sky shimmering above, but not really there because of the fog.

The drive home took us trough a blanket of fog and all the lights had halo's . And since people are starting to put up the holiday lights (5th of december is Sinterklaas here in Holland, lights go up early to make sure he can find our homes) the world looked like something one can only dream of. . .

Like a cocoon I could huddle up in and be in my very own dreamworld, inviting people to stay for a while, have some tea and a hug.  X

One thing

Okay, I've been slipping...
The world is turning dark again due to wintertime and my mood has turned over to the dark side with it. And, damn, I don't want to end up at the bottom of that pit again, so lets stop this slipnslide right here and now!

Me taking control of my life, doing what is right for me, not what is right for others..

For today: a song that makes me smile each an every time I hear it!

And Sinterklaas is in town! Yay for Sinterklaas :) It is his birthday on the 5th of december you know?

Lollipop

Sometimes old and new smashes into one another in the most delightful way:
Puts a smile on my face when I hear this

Nice clouds

When I woke up and looked out the window the clouds looked really pretty. I tried to take a photo but it didn't really come out in all it's splendor...

Will be leaving for Amsterdam soon. I have a lunch date with my bff. I think I will stick to a piece of sweet pie today, it is a holiday after all. And then at six I have a dinner date with Marc. He has been my friend for a really long time, but every now and again he falls in love with me and that makes me feel like we can't be friends anymore. He has seen some rough times with me. But he is still sticking with me, so time to revive that friendship. I can talk about ANYTHING with him, and I mean gory details anything....

Autumn holiday ritual

Every year in the autumn break Mom and me go for a walk in the woods. This time we chose a 10km trek trough wood, dune, beach and back. It was splendid and we really enjoyed our selfs! The landscape was enchanting, late fall makes for great colors and views.

And Mom photo derped me: lolz

And she made this gorge pic of me:

Sun shine shining on me

Today I had to attend a track-meet of my students. The sun was shining and I was chatting to a co worker who just found out she was pregnant. We had a lot of laughs and the sun was stroking our skins. And we got paid for doing that! Gosh, lucky me...

Rain kisses

It has been raining for three days now.

The first day is was mere spitter spatter here and there a droplet rain. When I rode my bike some droplets landed on my lips and it felt like cute little kisses on my lips.
The second day the rain became cold and came in heavy showers. I like the sound of rain on my roof.
Today it rained harsh, but even that has an upside! I rode my bike trough the puddles, lifting my legs and let the water splash all around me. Whooopeee!

Yesterday the mailman brought me a parcel with all these lovely mini skeins of yarn to make hexipuffs from! Thank you Heather, I love you! Smak xXx

Stronger

Wow, I just found out I'm stronger than I thought I was! And I really, really, really like my life!

So, move, get with it or get the F... out!

I really like this song, tacky taste-level, yeah, its me!

Knitaholic/ yarnoholic

Hi, My name is Marieke. I'm a knitaholic.
I get a serious yarn-on every single time I see or touch yarn. Especially Merino... I'm totally defenseless to Merino.
When I look at my stash I drool.
When I'm at work I think about the knit waiting for me on my couch. And my hands will start to itch, that's how bad I want to make things.
I have so many patterns lined up that I will not be able to make them all even if I would turn 100 years old.
This weekend I will be going to London to visit a huge yarnoholics convention. I even tricked my best friend in joining me.

BUT! I'm still having fun, I'm not in debt because of my habit and every single person that I know will have a warm head and neck this coming winter. As long as nobody gets hurt I will wallow in my affliction...

I must be going mad

I am actually waiting... But for what? I must be going bonkers...

Put in the song just because it is really good, not because it reflects my mood.

Mental image

You're driving your yellow GTO with one hand. Your fantastic long legs are smoothly working the pedals. Your black boots are untied. The car is making this great throbbing sound.

It is a great image, it has been taking up a lot of my thinking time in these last two days. It definitely works for me. You stir up things in me I never even knew were there....

Music in my head

Sometimes you start humming and with me it somehow always ends up being this song... It is part of my soul and comes out when I'm relaxed enough to hum and dream.

The other song that somehow keeps haunting me is also a soundtrack song: my ain true love from the movie Cold Mountain. Reading that book at the moment btw, it is fantastic!

Things I detest: cleaned, finished and booted out!

Today was a good day! I got some nasty paperwork done at work which has been weighing on me heavily for the last two weeks. Done! While I was doing that I overheard a conversation about a co-worker whom I personally detest. He is an asshole and nasty with the students and well... an arrogant SOB. He will be leaving within three months! He felt he wasn't a good fit in the team... No surprise there for me, and I'm super glad he will be going, for me and the kids at school.

I had some great classes, uploaded all the grades of the talks my pupils have given. Then the sun was shining, had a nice chat with a new co-worker, and had a seriously good yoga class. After one flow I found myself exhaling in a content sigh. Yummy, yogi flow. Did some knitting, and now for some really nice sleep in my really nice new bed, all soft and shiny!

Evi Vine, I ♥

Kings of Leon

This song got stuck in my head on Couderc. Became sort of a summer anthem after that. It is raw and empowering, ...enticing...

Funny picture

I've been making hats for Maris like crazy. And if they are too big for me, they are perfect for her!

Made one out of Angora. Which is nice and soft but NASTY to work with! It gets everywhere.. yuck. Neverever again... I stick my tongue out to the nasty stuff:

Vulnerable

I'm feeling so vulnerable right now. You could rip me apart, tear me down and sweep me away.
I really like you and you know it. I don't know how you feel about me. Maybe I never will, guys are usually not so vocal about feelings. I know that, I accept that.
But it stills makes my tummy ache.

I'm in love, for the first time in a really long time. I found someone who is nice enough to fall in love with. That is so precious and it fills me with joy. I want to bury myself in him.

And like a proper adhd girl I blurted it out in an email. Now he knows. He knows I don't want him as a friend, I want more, as Maxi Jazz would put it. And I feel very, very vulnerable right now.

But it is also nice to feel so profoundly even if it is not always that comfortable. I'm feeling. I like it. He makes me feel alive.

Coolest video ever!

Trippy funny catchy

Keep looking it is way weird :)

Lost

127,3 - 81,9 = 45,4 kilo's lost

77,3 would mean 50 kilos lost..

Wind blows dusk sets in

Damn, 20.30 and it is getting dark! Yay for the change of seasons. Now we can burn loads of candles again and snuggle up under blankets; I love!

Tired,

MEH, I'm tired.

Woke up way early this morning so did not get a lot of sleep. And the first day of work is always tiresome. After listening to other people for about two hours my brain just gives up and goes into daydream modus. At one point I was laying on my table, almost asleep. Not the best impression to make on a first day maybe. Then I moved some stuff around that I would need to use when the kids come in tomorrow. Much better, days with kids.

But... everybody kept telling me I was looking good and lost more weight. Yes I did, thank you. It was really nice to see certain co workers again. I got hugged quite often today, mostly by the men who teach the technical stuff in our school. They all did the daddy hug thing and asking me if I was up to it while still holding me. It felt really good that these people really care about me!

I think I will eat fries and salad for dinner... I don't feel like cooking, lolz.

Sigh

You were slouched down on my couch, and I got a glimpse of those fantastic long legs of yours.
All I wanted to do in that moment was to straddle you, slowly take of your glasses, grip your head with both hands and then lean in to kiss you. But stopping right before our lips would meet,
forcing you to take the bait.

But I didn't.

That is why I was darting all over the place and talking totally incoherent. I knew that as soon as I would slow done, I would jump yours bones right there and then. But I'm not sure you want me that way... So I didn't dare.

But boy, you are giving me insomnia right now...

Sigh....

OMG cute!

Look at the cute gorgeous red panda drawing I found on the interwebs:

The artist is Emmy and this is here (ubergreat) blog: bittersweet enmi

Pretty berries and teeny pumpkins

I had a craft attack and made tiny felted jack o' lanterns, and then I went to the park for a stroll in the sun and feeding the deer (who are now calling out like bonkers as soon as they spot me with my baggie of goodies) and getting the pumpkins to have their picture taken.

So I took a photo of them:

And one of my fave tree who has the most pretty red berries at the moment. I wonder if there is a way that I can get my hair in such a color?

And now I'm gonna take a nap in the sun. Personally I think it is an excellent way to spend my last day of summer holiday. Bring on autumn! A adore autumn!

Love love

I love the message of this song:

Teach your hart to love and spread it! Well, the love, not your hart!

Yes I know, I may not have the most sophisticated taste, in anything for that matter. But I don't care, I like what I like, and thoroughly enjoy it.

Noordhollands Duinreservaat

Yesterday I went to Schoorl and went on a 12 km hike; it was stunning. That part of Holland is a reservation, and this time of the year all the heather is blooming in the most stunning array of purple.

The dark green and the light green and the purple would make for a lovely cowl...

For the first part I was almost alone and it was wonderful, I enjoy walking alone. Then a part over the beach, which was gorgeous and the sea was quite rough, so nature at its most splendid.

The return walk was less good, mostly to the fact that there were a lot of dog walking people. When I am hiking my pace is faster, and well, actually I love the still and quiet of walking alone.
Will mos def do this walk again.

Today I went shopping in Amsterdam with my mom, hardly bought anything! I came to the chilling conclusion that I don't really like people. Mom made it less harsh and together we found that there are simply too much people in certain parts of the world. Our part for sure. Less would be better, but were would you leave half the people of Holland? There are a lot of people around here.. If it is not such a nice place we will only send the unfriendly people and friendly ones can stay here. We had good laugh about that idea.. lolz.

Rie Cramer

Rie Cramer was a Dutch illustrator around the 1920's. She made a lot of cute pictures with Dutch children, She also did Fairytales and such. Today mom and me visited a flea market and one woman sold all her Rie Cramer books. Mom bought the cutest alphabet book for a new nephew in Canada. He will be raised bilangual and the parents wanted my mom to bring an old fashioned alphabet book: mission accomplished!

I was swooning over the imagery! So the way I would love my life to look... so cute!

BFF love

My best friend was back in town! We had lunch and baked some cinnamon buns and watched the "walk the line" movie about Johnny Cash, which was great and ate mexican food and had homemade ice cream. We had a lovely time and I went home late; smiling and content.

WTF...

Today's theme is sunflare... I don't know what the hell I'm going to do with that one, since there has been no sun whatsoever for the past weeks. If you want pictures of rain, no problem, but the sun, and more specific a sunflare... I don't think I have even seen a sunflare in my life...? Weird.

So, I'm posting a random pretty picture: Pastry at Laduree. They have flair and they look sunny, fits the bill right?

Ground control to major Tom

As in MAJOR update!
I'm going to give the photo challenge another resurrection:

8: Technology: well... it was the hight of technology once.

9: Faceless selfportait + 10: something I made: Shawl I made for Roshni's wedding with me behind it

11: Something fun: I got a spindle and fiber from an Owlie friend :)

12: Close-up: of Mika

13: From a distance: I'm obsessed with photographing little roads, that meander away. What is around the corner or in the distance after that hill?

14: Flowers: one of my favorite things to photograph

15: My shoes: my el Naturalista shoes which have taken me far and beyond this summer.

16: What I ate: I photograph my food a lot, my bff always does that too. This is my dad's serving.

17: On the shelf: I cleared out the cd's and put my yarn in: I love my yarn stash

18: In my bag: it varies from day to day

19: Where I slept + 20: What I read: that will have to come tomorrow, since there is no light now.

21: Pretty pattern: walls... I photographed lots and lots of walls in Paris, this the queens bed in Palais Versailles.

22: Trees: Also a favorite of mine

23: Sunset: In Paris

24: a Smile: Mine, being content, so not a big one or anything, but a good one

Right!

I haven't been real good with updating this so called daily blog in the past few weeks. Holiday is making me even lazier than normal. Or I'm simply having a good time and don't need the affirmation this blog provides...

I made a picture of myself last thursday when I went for a three hour walk in the woods and dunes:

And Patricia just mailed me this picture that she made of me on the sunday market in Issigeac:

I really like both pictures because I look so content and happy. I really want to hang on to that feeling!