Rambling Thoughts

3-28-10, originally uploaded by beverly.13.

I am a thinker. Sometimes even an overthinker. When I'm worried about something I tend to over analyze it until I drive myself crazy. While I was on my way home a question came to my mind: what will my life be like five years from now? Usually I just think about these things and then forget them. But now I decided to grab a piece of paper and just write, write, write. Here's an excerpt of my mind's ramblings.

What will my life be like five years from now? This is a question that I keep asking myself. I don't have a clue which way I'm going, which direction my life is taking. Will I be a journalist or will I end up having a completely different career? Will my close friends still be the same? Will I still be happily in love? So many questions and no one knows the answers.

But I can always hope. I hope I will be healthy. I hope I will be settled in a nice and cozy place, which truly feels like my own. I hope I am still madly in love with my boyfriend. I hope my friends will still accept me just the way I am. I hope I am able to spend a lot of time seeking inspiration. I hope I will be an inspiration for other people. I hope I will have time to write as much as I'd love to. I hope I will be more able to accept my flaws. I hope I will be a bit more confident. I hope I will live my life to the fullest and be able to enjoy every single day!

What do you think? Who will you be five years from now? Will you be quite the same person or will you be a whole new version of yourself?

Wordless Wednesday #26

letter to daisy, originally uploaded by Rootedinstyle.

Halo

I'm sorry, but Beyoncé who? Much love for Florence and the Machine for turning this song into something that I like. I'm just not that into Beyoncé, but this?

This is magic.

Yellow Sticky Notes

I have a weak spot for sticky notes, especially after seeing this video. Amazing.

Pencil vs Camera

This is great! I love all the inspiration the world wide web has to offer!

Pencil Vs Camera - 7, originally uploaded by Ben Heine.

Pencil Vs Camera - 3, originally uploaded by Ben Heine.

Lekker lui

Sometimes I blog in Dutch. There are some things that just shouldn't be translated. Another example is a poem by Annie M.G. Schmidt that I posted in December. Here's a poem from Nannie Kuiper, found via Flow Magazine.

Ik ben lekker lui vandaag,

ik heb een slome bui vandaag;

denk maar niet dat ik iets doe,

ik ben liever lui dan moe.

Lekker liggen op mijn bed,

met geen mens die op mij let;

alles wat ik anders moet,

gaat vandaag niet door -

net goed.

Note from the Universe #9

Can do... will do... should do... Lianne... all I care about is that you are you you.

You you, intentional.

Me, me,

The Universe

Wordless Wednesday #25

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Midlake

Last night I went to an amazing concert from the band Midlake. Midlake is an American band from Texas. Their music is one of a kind and not comparable to other musicians. If you are able to see them live, you should! You will not regret it.

Here's an impression of last night. First there's some sort of jamming going on. After two minutes they start playing Roscoe, one of their best songs in my opinion. I'm afterglowing!

Mistakes

Isn't it weired that mistakes can turn into something beautiful? This photograph didn't turn out the way I intended, but it still works! I am actually quite proud of it!

Flowers, originally uploaded by dreamdancer90.

Have you ever made a beautiful mistake?

How to Treat a Girl

♥ Love - Agapi - Aşk ♥ Explored, originally uploaded by aliaydogmus35.

Don't know how I found this, who wrote it or where it's from. But I do know that there's a lot of truth in these words, no matter how cliché they are!

"Tell her how you admire her.

Always tell her you love her, at all times.

When she's upset, hold her tight.

Pick her over all the other girls you hang out with.

Play with her hair, pick her up,

tickle her, and wrestle with her.

Just talk to her. Tell her jokes.

Bring her flowers, just because.

Hold her hand and run, just hold her hand.

Throw pebbles at her window at night.

Let her fall asleep in your arms.

Sing to her no matter how awful you sound.

Get her mad at you, then kiss her.

Give her piggy back rides.

Push her on swings.

Tell her she looks beautiful.

When she's sad, stay on the phone with her,

even if she's not saying anything.

Look into her eyes and smile.

Kiss her on her forehead.

Slow dance with her even if there's no music.

Kiss her in the rain."

- Unknown -

Music in the Spotlight #8

The National is an indie-rockband from Brooklyn. The singer has a very distinctive and deep voice. If I have to make a comparison I would say they sound a bit like Interpol. But they have an unique style.

Their fourth album, Boxer, is a huge recommendation! Their new album will be out later this year, I'm very curious how they will sound! (And I'm hoping they will play at Rock Werchter on the 4th of July!)

Fake Empire from the album 'Boxer' (2007)

Afraid of Everyone from the upcoming album 'High Violet' (2010)

One Hundred

up,up and away, originally uploaded by pimienta roja.

This post is a special one, not just a regular rambling of words. This is my hundredth blog post! Ninety-nine posts ago I decided to change everything and start over completely. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made.

I have learned many things during hundred blog posts.

I can blog in English - I can proceed with projects - I can make friends in the blogosphere - I can be creative - I can grow - blogging gives me inspiration - happiness can be a choice - I love flickr and its never-ending collection of photographs - there are so many amazing blogs on the world wide web - I use youtube a lot - twitter can be very inspirational - I love lists - I can blog every single day - I love notebooks - I write about fifteen posts a month - there are actually non-Dutch people who read my blog - bloglovin is an amazing and addicting tool - getting comments gives me instant happiness - I am a blessed person - I can spend hours seeking inspiration - I can change - I love quotes - I can actually take pretty photographs - snail mail is much better than e-mail - there's joy in small things - silence can be good - I can survive without television and internet - I can achieve goals - I am loved and I have a lot of love to give - LIFE'S GOOD!

I love my little online space more every single day. Thanks to everyone who reads my blog and encourages me, no matter how! On to the next hundred!

Music in the Spotlight #7

I posted a video from Goldfrapp once before. Goldfrapp is an English electronic music duo. They have made very different albums, glam rock and synthpop ones and more ambient ones. I prefer the ambient, although I like the more electronic ones too. Alison Goldfrapp has an amazing voice!

This song was one of the first songs I heard from Goldfrapp and I still think it's one of the best. The lyrics are amazing too. Please give it a try and share your thoughts!

Join our group and you will find

Harmony and peace of mind

Make it better

We're here to welcome you

We're all on a journey to

Finding the real inner you

Make it better

We're here to welcome you

Time stops still when

You've lost love

Happiness

How'd you get to be happiness

How'd you get to find love, real love

Love, love, love

Floating in a magic world

Donate all your money we'll

Make it better

We're here to welcome you

We can see a troubled soul

Give us all your money we'll

Make it better

We're here to welcome you

Time stops still when

You've lost love

Happiness

How'd you get to be happiness

How'd you get to find love, real love

Love, love, love

We'll be swimming in the sea

Of wisdom and serenity

Make it better

Happiness

How'd you get to be happiness

How'd you get to find love, real love

Love, love, love

Wordless Wednesday #24

remind youself to spend some good time with me, originally uploaded by Glasha Mandarinkina.

Rock On!

Just a few examples of what I will see live this year. Still can't believe it, can somebody pinch me, please?

I'm going to Rock Werchter!!

Note from the Universe #8

One day, Lianne, you're going to wake up and feel so much joy for your life, exactly as it is, that you wouldn't trade anything for anything.

And right now, you get to live that bit that you one day won't trade anything for!

Talk about blessed,

The Universe

Pixelism

Wow, this looks amazing! Very inspiring, but also very time-consuming to do. Sure takes a lot of patience and dedication to paint something like that, but the result is wonderful!

Total Eclipse of the Heart

There are many literal versions of famous songs on youtube. A literal music video is a parody in which the lyrics have been replaced by descriptions of what you see in the video. Take a weired clip, describe what you see in a brilliant rhyme and there's your literal video!

And thanks to Sander for this one. Brilliant!

Wordless Wednesday #23

Memory, originally uploaded by BeautifulRust.