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February 28, 02:03 PM
Just a minute...
-... in February.
Reading... Le dictionnaire des verbes qui manquent.
Listening... to Florence & the Machine as we're going to her gig tomorrow!
Wanting... simplicity, spontaneity & honesty.
Buying... curtains for the living room, a cake pan... you get it: I went to Ikea.
Loving... this.
Making... wishes.- - February 24, 06:24 AM
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February 22, 04:54 PM
Det er mig der holder træerne sammen...
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-Let me tell you a story.Please sit down, take 5 minutes and if you don't know what I'm talking about, there are a few links to guide you through. Now let's start, shall we?Last summer, we got started with a collaborative blog with Astrid: Her & Der. One of our first themes was wood. As I was wandering through Birkelunden (aka my neighbourhood) with my camera, I noticed one of the trees had a drawing pin... It felt like someone had left a message, the piece of paper was long gone but the drawing pin remained.A few weeks later, Birkelunden was the stage of a cute art experiment... Once again, the trees were hosting unexpected messages. In January, it just felt natural to use this setting for my contribution to Jeff's project. I also decided to leave a message, wishing someone a happy belated birthday. My message stayed there for 3 weeks. Every time I passed by, it made me smile. So last Tursday, when I saw my message was no longer there, I was a bit disappointed and asked people for new messages I could pin on the trees. Friday afternoon, we went out to grab some coffee and I put up the new signs, we'll see how long they last...


Now. I'd love to make this a collective experiment with those of you interested. So here's the deal: tell me what you want me to write down (can be any language, you can divide it and have it on several signs... you decide) and which colour you'd like. I put it up, take a photo and upload it here. Useless but if it makes you smile, totally worth it.
"Saving the world,
one smile at a time."
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February 10, 03:09 PM
Do The Bambi
I do like the winter a lot. The snow makes (almost) everything look magical, you have a good excuse to drink hot chocolate etc... I don't mind the cold and I am in love with my polarbearcoat.
BUT
I do miss my brogues A LOT.So this morning I decided I wouldn't wear my boots for a while, you know, just to take a break from them before we grow tired of each other. Living in Norway, it's not that easy to avoid the cold (to tell you the truth: I'm wearing woollen tights under those blue tights) but I do believe it's all a matter of will and a state of mind.

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February 08, 02:00 AM
Experimental Travel _ Ada
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Ada has left Singapore and she's now on her way to London
where Mademoiselle Robot is waiting for her.I finally created a blog for her. About time to give her
her own space especially as this seems to be a never-ending project.
I've also uploaded the photos Melly took while Ada was staying with her in Singapore
so make sure to pop over to see the magic happen!
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February 19, 11:30 AM
The Great Polaroid Giveaway
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"About 75 people from 11 countries and 5 continents
are getting a polaroid from me.
And it comes in a cool package with instructions."
"Each polaroid is a totally unique and with certain exceptions impossible to replicate. And that’s awesome. The more I shoot, though, the more I have and the more I have the less space I have to store them. So i have an idea. A giveaway of sorts. An art project of sorts, too. I want to give YOU one of my polaroids. I’ll pay to ship it to you and package it all nice, too. And you’ll get a one of a kind little piece of art.
What’s the catch? Pretty simple: a picture of you holding my shot or a picture of my shot in its new home.. I would really like to compile a book with these pictures. And then we’ll share the whole thing and we’ll all feel good. And i’ll have more space to keep shooting and collecting more polaroids. I will also be “leaving” polaroids around New York City for random people to find and hopefully they’ll share as well. For this part i’ll document their left position and hopefully follow-up with a picture or the person who found it."...That was back in November. Thank you Diana for letting me know about this awesome project. It's about everything I love: collective experiments with strangers & polaroids. And thank you Jeff for letting me part of this.So this is the polaroid I received:
All the submissions have been amazing
(I mean amaaaazing)
they set up the bar very high for poor little me.
But sooner or later you just have to take the plunge, right?
Tadah!
By the way, here's a short interview I did with Jeff a little while ago.- -
January 28, 04:35 PM
Scatterbrain
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January 20, 02:00 AM
The Pageant of the Bizarre
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For most of December, the only camera I used was a disposable one.
I bought five of them this summer thinking they'd be perfect to take along
whenever I go out and don't want to take my beloved dslr with me.
The results turned out real good
and those two photos are my absolute fave.
#1 - Anaïs & me
#2 - Carola & Astrid♥
There's nothing like waiting for rolls of film to be processed
and then being amazed as your browse through the results.
Especially as those photos were taken while we were catching up
and having fun, they make me smile every time I look at them.
For those of you interested,
you can buy those disposable cameras here.
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January 22, 12:35 PM
Have you met Whimsical Agnesiga?
-Meet Agnese, aka Whimsical Agnesiga.
When i stumbled upon Agnese's blog, it was love at first sight.I love someone who has a great style but also doesn't take oneself too seriously. Each of her outfits is very feminine and original. Not only does she have a great sense of fashion but you can also tell she has fun dressing up. It never looks fake or over-the-top. Great balance between the clothes, the accessories and dead gorgeous shoes!After browsing through her blog for an hour, I was very curious. So curious I considered learning Latvian... till I thought an interview could also do the trick.
* Blogging
First could you tell me a little bit about yourself? You're from Latvia, right? I noticed you speak French... Have you ever lived in France?I'm 27 years old, I love to smile (though I'm afraid it is some kind of reflex), I love fairy tale-ish interior design and of course, I love shoes. I am from Latvia, yes. I do speak French (now I do read in French, not so keen about talking though, as I haven't done it in a long time). I studied in Amiens, France for 3 months, while in university, where I majored in French and French culture. So here I am - your little Latvian madame Marie Antoinette. I also lived in Japan for a year, studied in private girl highschool and lived in Japanese family.
When did you start blogging and why?Not so long ago - this year on 22nd of July. My good friend, photo reporter and also the author of most of my fashion pics on my blog, used to tell me that I ought to have a blog. And then in middle of summer I come back from a music festival and started to wonder how's the Wordpress working. It turned out, it is pretty easy to start a blog - I did it in no time - 2 hours.
How much time do you devote to blogging?I try to post once a day or every other day. As a journalist myself, I know, that the reader is much like a spoiled child - he/she wants everything and now. Or else he/she will not come back again. Or will, if the blog is particularly interesting.
Ever thought of blogging in English?Yup. Again - that is my friend-photographer, who advises me to start blog in English. And I will eventually. When there will be at least 1000 clicks a day on my blog from my Latvian readers (now it's around 850), I will consider that Latvian "market" is conquered and it's time to move on to wider waters.
What do you like the most about blogging? What do you like the least?I like to be noticed. That is not my goal but I like it as a factor which comes alongside my passions --> fashion, blogging and journalism. Also I like when people say - I inspire them. Coz me myself I like to be inspired. The least favourite thing is that sometimes I'm to lazy to update the blog or post a bunch of photos with the "help" of my slow internet provider. Other than that - no problems at all.
* Fashion
How would you describe your style?Whimsical. That is why my blog is called Whimsical Agnesiga. The 2nd word is my nickname from "Agnese". And quirky too. And sometimes (or always, as my boss reckons) freaky. Well, I like to play with my style.
Name your favorite brands, shops... Where do you get those amazing shoes of yours???Eveything vintage with no name (particularly accessories). Topshop (dooh :)). Ebay (where I get my shoes). Etsy. My mum, who makes amazing brooches and head pieces. Latvian designers. I like unique stuff.
Any particular inspiration? Do you have a style icon?Hmm. Lately I'm inspired by watching America's, Australia's and Britain's Next Top Model. Hope you know that TV show by Tyra Banks? Especially I love British edition as I do love the British street style the best. I'm afraid I've got no style icon, I have my fashion cities instead (London, Tokyo, NY), where I get my inspiration from. Well, Carrie Bradshaw doesn't count.
Do you have guiding principles when it comes to creating an outfit? Colours for instance? How do you create an outfit?When thinking of what to wear the next day, mostly it's shoes which comes around first. Or some statement headpiece. And then I build everything else around it. My principle Nr1 is: have one statement piece, everything else is just canvas for the painting.
What's the last piece of clothing you fell for?A head piece in London's Topshop - a white tiara with feathers, a bit like Brazilian festival, a bit ballet, a bit Art Deco. Wore it in my vintage market last Saturday and felt like a princess.
What's the next one you'd like to get?Actually my wardrobe is now full with stuff after the travel to USA and the vintage market, so no need for the next one. But I do have a plan to use one Latvian designer shop to make pants for my BF as I am working on the texts for their upcoming webpage. They offered to sew something for me, but I'll ask them to style my BF instead :)
*Life (and a good measure of curiosity)
Other hobbies, beside fashion?Movies. A lot of movies. And lately I started a huge interest for redesigning my apartment. It's partly fashion though, but let it count ok? :)
Do you collect anything?This will come as a surprise to you - I collect shoes :))
Favourite book?
Time Traveler's Wife.
Favourite movie?Elisabeth and the sequel Elisabeth: The Golden Age with Cate Blanchet. Marie Antoinette by Sophie Coppola. Lost in Translation. And so on and so on. Movies come and go, but the love for them stays.
Favourite music?Coldplay. Romantic stuff. Almost everything what my BF suggests me and puts in my iPhone.
Favourite food?Potatoe chips. That's my addiction, for heaven's sake! And I even don't try to change there anything. It would be useless as I know myself till the core. At least for the chips.
Favourite place?Home. Everything where my BF is with me. Parks in every country in the world provided there is a warm sun and a book or magazine in my hands.
Favourite quote?
All the good things come in small portions.
Thank you Agnese!
♥
All photos belong to Whimsical Agnesiga. Please do not use them without her permission.
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February 09, 06:43 PM
About Little Me
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My name is Adeline.
I'm a little French girl living in Norway.This blog is about nothing but everything I love:
clothes, photography,
silly experiments
and a little bit of magic.TUMBLR
is my treasure box.
FLICKR
is where I keep my favourite photos.
WEARDROBE
is where I keep my favourite outfits.
I'm also behind an experimental travel project
which has its own blog.
It's all about Ada, a plastic doll travelling around the world.If you really want to know everything, click here.
My favourite blogs/bloggers are:
Ana - On Dressing Up
Diana - Our City Lights
Laetitia - Mademoiselle Robot
Melly - Green Laundry
Naomi - The Gluttonous Vegan
♥
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December 22, 02:00 AM
Thank You
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While I'm packing...
This could be an awesome New Year Eve Outfit
don't you think?
Leaving tomorrow for France
where I'll spend Christmas with my family
and New Year's Eve with my friends.
I haven't seen them since April
so you can imagine how excited I am
(and how excited my mom is!)
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas,
thank you so much for following my little blog,
it means the world to me.
Love,
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December 21, 06:53 AM
All I Want For Christmas ... Is You.
-Guess what Carola gave me for Christmas...-... and Astrid gave me a beautiful print,
I can't wait to get it framed and up on my wall.
As we were together for once and not 500 km away,
Her & Der is a bit different this week,
have a look and say hi! :)
Cheesy song, cheesy title.
But they sang it on Friday and
it turned out being the highlight of the gig!
Surprisingly awesome!- - December 18, 06:09 AM
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December 15, 02:00 AM
Blueberry Hill
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NoteBookDoodles had the sweetest christmas present for her readers by taking 100 requests/quotes then turning them into doodles. The quote above is the one I sent her. And below are a few of my favorite ones. You can see the whole set here.

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March 07, 12:08 PM
week 9: expectations [feeling]
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Adeline: "Everybody says time heals everything. But what of the wretched hollow? The endless in between... are we just going to wait it out?" Imogen Heap - Wait it out.Astrid: At the moment I'm applying for summer jobs and I hate it. Application after application, yet another form to fill out. I'm hoping for a nice and interesting job, but it seems more likely that I'll be doing something completely useless this year as well.
Next week's theme will be hole, chosen by Mari.- -
February 28, 10:42 AM
week 8: flatmates [people]
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Adeline: Meet Anders & Rune. Even though they have questionable musical tastes and weird eating habits, I like them. A lot.Astrid: This is Ruben. We've lived together for 2,5 years now in two different places, meaning that I've lived with Ruben my entire stay in Trondheim. Still, he's always able to surprise me, like when I looked through the pictures on my camera a couple of days ago and found this.
Next week's theme will be expectations, set by Astrid.- -
February 27, 05:17 PM
week 7: fun [feeling]
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Adeline: Watching The Flight of the Conchords with the boys is a lot of fun, especially when it involves playing with a balloon, singing, dancing and playing music with a banana.
Astrid: The Wombats - Let's Dance to Joy Division (Spotify-link). Picture taken by Asbjørn.
Next week's theme will be flatmates, chosen by Anders.- -
February 14, 02:02 PM
week 6: breakfast [food]
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Adeline: Yesterday, delicious Italian breakfast with Carola at Villa Paradiso. And that was only the beginning of a great day (my first Saturday off since Christmas).Astrid: Monday - bread with salami. Tuesday - grapefruit. Wednesday - overslept, yoghurt at school instead. Thursday - bread with creamy cheese and basil. Friday - espresso shot. Saturday - bread with ham, creamy cheese and basil. Today - egg & bacon! Hooray for Sundays!
Next week's theme will be fun, chosen by Sindre.- -
February 27, 05:17 PM
week 5: cool [feeling]
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Adeline: Everything seems to finally fall into place, both at work and at home. This week has been exhausting but the tiredness can't prevent me from getting back on my feet. And yesterday I was told "du er den kuleste læreren" (you're the coolest teacher) and you know the saying: from the mouth of babes... comes the truth.Astrid: Snow is cool. Erle is cool (and on a visit from Tromsø, which is even cooler). Eating buns and drinking coffee in the snow just outside my house is supercool! (and by the way, you're pretty cool as well!)
Next week's theme will be breakfast, chosen by Erle.- -
January 31, 11:37 AM
week 4: "Something's lost but something's gained in living every day." [quote]
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Adeline: This song got me thinking a lot: how do you convey the emotion of a song in a photo? I usually don't like talking about songs, I always feel like words can't express how I feel when listening to a song. When I saw Mari's choice, I got a bit worried I wouldn't come up with a photo good enough... it's Joni Mitchell for God's sake! And then I thought of a painting: The Sick Child of Edvard Munch. I remembered reading about why he decided to engrave the painting with a knife, letting the paint drain to give form to some kind of grid. "Being a naturalist, Munch was trying to represent and recall the image of a scene observed through a veil of tears and his own eyelashes as he squints towards his sister." I didn't have a knife, I used fuziness instead, to express my own veil of tears. Something's lost...
Astrid: Going back to Oslo is going back home but also leaving home in Trondheim. Entering the city by train, either from the airport or the whole way from Trondheim, makes me think of the life I used to live here, and how different it is from the life I'm living now. One day I'll be back here, living another, yet again different life.
Next week's theme is cool chosen by Aurélie.- -
February 27, 05:17 PM
week 3: friendship [feeling]
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Adeline: I just couldn't help but post those photos again. They cheer me up whenever I'm down and illustrate friendship way better than any other.Astrid: I love getting mail, especially cute postcards from Adeline. (made by Diana from Our City Lights) This made my day so much brighter. Glad i deg og! And hey, see you next week!
Next week´s theme will be "Something's lost but something's gained in living every day." (from Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell), chosen by Mari.- -
January 17, 04:34 PM
week 2: red [colour]
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Adeline: My favourite red objects. (Yes, I drew on my desk) A Rubik's Cube, Two Russian Dolls (the embroided one was made by Diana!) and my new Lomography Oktomat. Having them on my desk reminds me of Christmas and puts a huge smile on my face.Astrid: One of my flatmates is from India, and his mum has supplied him with a lot of spices. This is possibly the strongest chili in the known universe. Woooah! Strong and red!
Next week's theme will be friendship, suggested by Julia.- -
January 10, 07:14 PM
week 1: a song by Tori Amos [time]
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Adeline:
But I can't see New York
As I'm circling down
Through white clouds
Falling out
And I know his lips are warm
But I can't seem to find
My way out
My way out
Of this hunting ground
Tori Amos - I Can't See New YorkWent to this exhibition and my favourite piece was this installation made of sugar cubes... made me think of Manhattan.
Astrid:
Snow can wait, I forgot my mittens
Wipe my nose, get my new boots on
I get a little warm in my heart when I think of winter
I put my hand in my father's glove
Tori Amos - Winter
-20 degrees Celcius outside and the nicest people I know inside.
Next week's theme is red, set by Astrid.- -
February 27, 05:17 PM
week 53: New Year's Eve [time]
-Happy New Year! Godt Nytt År! Bonne Année!
Adeline: 2009 has been full of ups and downs and to be honest, I'm relieved to be done with it. I should feel hopeful for 2010 but right now I have to get started with packing... and all I think about is how to get everything into my suitcase. I've just spent a few days in Bordeaux with my friends: catching up, coffee, shopping, eating at restaurants, signlanguage and a good dose of love.
Astrid: 2009 has mostly been great and I think 2010 may be even better. My New Year's Resolutions are to relax a wee bit more, learn how to make a perfect steak and focuse slightly more on school. New Year's Eve was celebrated in the remote forests of Norway together with my family, but we found some fireworks, too.
Next week´s theme will be a song by Tori Amos, chosen by Astrid.- -
December 26, 06:07 PM
week 52: celebration [time]
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Adeline: Christmas in France. Hohoho! Life's full of contrasts. A few days ago: Oslo, snow and minus 16°, worried I wouldn't get a flight back home. Now: Home Sweet Home, 12° this afternoon, sunny weather and evergreen countryside, eating macarons with my mom while she's fixing a skirt for me. Belated Chritmas Gift: you can download a great ChristMix here. (Thanks Diana)
Astrid: I got this bird from my grandpa my first Christmas. It sits in our Christmas tree together with the bird my sister got three years later. Christmas has been nice, it's family, LOTS OF SNOW, music, long distance phone calls, coffee, enormous amounts of food and now we're going to the mountains to meet even more family, eat some more and go skiing. Happy Christmas everybody!
Next week's theme is New Year's Eve, chosen by Adeline (How original!)
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February 27, 05:17 PM
week 51: together [feeling]
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Astrid: Yup, here I am, back in Oslo. It's freezing, there's snow and it's the perfect place to be, right now. 'Tis the season to be jolly, so we went to a concert to see My Little Pony and Little Hands of Asphalt. Good times out with Adeline again! Loved how the pics turned out in primary colours, a funny coincidence.Adeline: Yay! (Thanks for being so patient while we waited for the taxi. I swear I thought my toes were about to die)
Next week's theme is celebration, chosen by Astrid. Guess what we're celebrating...- -
February 27, 05:18 PM
week 50: kiss me [action]
-Adeline: "See my life is such a mess - I'm just a tired young man- Syd Matters
For love my life has got no space - Forgive a tired young man"Astrid: Homemade cappuccino, French pop music and today's newspapers in bed. It's 5.30 in the afternoon and I've no other plans today. Hey, boy.
Next week´s theme is together, set by Adeline. (Astrid's coming back to Oslo on Thursday, can't wait to see her!)- -
December 06, 04:32 AM
week 49: something I'm looking forward to [just a thought]
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Adeline: I'm looking forward to going back home for Christmas, to spending time with my family and friends, I'm looking forward to getting my hair cut, to getting another tattoo, I'm looking forward to seeing you in two weeks! Can't wait!
(About the photo: I might have already decided all about my outfits for my stay in France)
Astrid: The last week has been consisting of two things: schoolwork and sleep. That's it. So at the moment, what I'm looking forward to is handing in the project (Tuesday! Tuesday!), being somewhere else than the studio and eating food that needs more processing than 2 minutes in the microwave or adding boiling water. And hey, in two weeks, I'm back in Oslo! That's something worth looking forward to.
Next week's theme is kiss me set by Adeline.- -
November 29, 11:33 AM
week 48: a song by Tom Waits [tune]
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Adeline:
Well I know karate, Voodoo too
I'm gonna make myself available to you
I don't need no make up
I got real scars
I got hair on my chest
I look good without a shirt
- Goin' Out West (Click for Spotify-link)
Astrid:
And those were the days of roses
poetry and prose and Martha
all I had was you and all you had was me.
- Martha (Click for Spotify-link)
Next week's theme is "something I'm looking forward to"
chosen by Astrid.- -
November 21, 08:35 PM
week 47: green [colour]
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Adeline: Photo taken in Trondheim when I visited Astrid at the beginning of May. First time I was using my SuperSampler. Already looking forward to visiting her again in February..."The questions beg the answer - Can you forgive me somehow - Maybe when our story's over - We'll go where it's always spring - The band is playing our song again - And all the world is green - Pretend that you owe me nothing - And all the world is green"- Tom Waits.Astrid: Olafur Eliasson made this decoration in the foyer of the new Opera in Oslo. The wall is lit by a light that changes from light green to dark green during a period of about twenty minutes, changing so slowly that you're not sure if it actually is changing or if it's only your eyes.
Next week's theme is "a song of Tom Waits" chosen by Adeline.- -
November 22, 09:17 AM
week 46: new [time]
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Adeline: "Vent, darling, vent meg i enden av november. Du kjenner meg ikkje igjen, for eg er ikkje meg sjøl lenger." Christmas appearing everywhere, same story every year, nothing new actually.
Astrid: Winter is approaching, and I wake up every morning to a landscape covered in white frost. During the day, the frost melts away and everything is green again. And so the days pass. I'm wondering when the first snow will fall.
Next week's theme is green chosen by Bertrand.- -
November 22, 09:17 AM
week 45: evening [time]
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Adeline: When the winter starts here and the day gets shorter and shorter, I tend to stay at home and be in a relationship with my computer. The cold is just an easy excuse to become lazy. I can't wait to go ice-skating. This winter might be different, wait and see...
(Yes, I have heart stickers on my laptop, thanks to Naomi).
Astrid: October has been a long dream of concerts, parties and other occasions to dress up. This picture is from my last night in a pretty dress in a long time, as I started my exam project this week. Still, it's nice to know that I learnt something from all the parties, too: like balancing a glass filled with red wine on three forks.
Next week´s theme is new, set by Astrid.- -
November 01, 10:51 AM
week 44: morning [time]
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Adeline: It's a short walk from Helgesens gate to my place but when it's grey and rainy and you didn't get much sleep, it's long enough to make you crave to get back to bed as quickly as possible.
Astrid: If all mornings had been like this one, I would have loved waking up. Coffee in bed, no need to rush, and the first 30 seconds of this.
Next week's theme is evening, set by Adeline.- -
October 25, 08:55 AM
week 43: amputation [just a thought]
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Adeline: Let me tell you, Astrid wasn't that happy about this week's theme. After I published last week's post, I got that message: AMPUTATION?!? I could have said it was all Johann's fault, he did suggest this theme after all. But I picked it for one good reason: Death Cab For Cutie's song "Amputations". This photo was inspired by my amazing ability to say yes without giving it a thought first (me impulsive? no...). Tonight I have to be in two different places at the same time: a concert AND a birthday party. Easy.
Astrid: Last Sunday (after a weekend in Bergen with no charger), my phone was out of battery. This happens very rarely. I'm used to be connected to my friends and my network, I'm used to people calling and asking for random things at any time. So there I was, in a remote airport, with a dead cell phone, wondering what to do now. I felt... amputated.
Next week's theme is morning, set by Astrid.- -
October 18, 06:30 AM
week 42: on stage [place]
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Adeline: The stage can be anywhere you want. I found out that Birkelunden (aka where I live) is the stage of a cute art experiment... I don't know how long it's been there but one thing is for sure: they did make me smile. "Saving the world, one smile at a time". More here.
Astrid: First Aid Kit (S) played in Klubben Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. So we went Tuesday. And Thursday. And I would've gone tomorrow as well if they played then, too. They're just so incredibly cute. Listen here if you haven't already done so, or check out their Myspace.
Next week's theme is amputation suggested by Johann.- -
October 15, 03:09 PM
week 41: in motion [action]
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Adeline: I took the photos, Richard did the rest.
Astrid: Not exactly as planned. I had a lot of ideas for this one, and a kickass picture from the Franz Ferdinand concert yesterday on my phone. Still, I'm not able to get it from my phone to my computer, so no Franz picture this week. Instead, from a walk in the neighbourhood in Oslo this summer. Up up and away! (Just like me these days)
Next week's theme is on stage, set by Astrid.- -
February 27, 05:18 PM
week 40: this makes me think of you [just a thought]
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Adeline: I think of you every day. Because of those photos over my desk, because of this polaroid, because of this cup... Every time I listen to Tori Amos' "Precious Things", Kaizers or Cold War Kids. Every day at work when I see your name next to mine in the cloakroom.
Astrid: I think of you quite a lot, you see. When I find cute buttons / when I'm editing photos of the Opera / when I drink rhubarb and vanilla tea, stored in the macaron box from Bordeaux / when I take pictures of my feet AGAIN / when I walk the streets of Oslo (or long for them) / when I smile to Moomin / when I see paper birds / when I indulge in cake / ...or smoothies / when I listen to Kaizers / when I find funny projects on the internet / when I use the apple dress / when I try on my new shoes and think you'd probably like them, too.
(Click on the photo to enlarge)
Next week's theme is in motion suggested by Ana.- -
October 01, 02:50 PM
week 39: hands [body part]
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Adeline: I've been speaking with my hands for 4 years (understand: I speak Signlanguage). Before leaving France, I decided to take photos of three of my friends' hands, setting up a project named Signovore. Then I moved back to Norway, had exams, had to find a flat, had to work... you know the story - and the project has been postponed ever since. So, when I saw this week's theme, the first thing I though of, was to use one of those photos. This is Angélique and it means "to learn".
The first set is here.
Astrid: My schedule is quite busy these days, but I keep ticking things off my to do-list. The satisfaction from ticking things off, is so huge, that I can deny the fact that I keep adding more things to the list constantly. I can sleep in November. (Oooh, and I got Photoshop this week!)
Next week's theme is "this makes me think of you", set by Adeline.
Please, have a look at the previous post as well... and suggest us a theme.- -
February 27, 05:18 PM
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Animal Collective - Derek
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Four things you can't recover:
The stone…….after the throw.
The word………after it’s said.
The occasion……..after it’s missed.
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“We have nothing against Valentine’s Day. But by the time February 15 rolls around, we’ve just had enough. If we have to see one more conversation heart, red rose, or sweet-faced teddy bear clutching a plush heart, we’ll throw up. It almost goes without saying that we’re also burned out on love songs. Too bad that about 75 percent of the tracks on our iPod have something to do with romance: having it, longing for it, ending it, regretting it.”
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March 05, 05:33 PM
Aujourdhui j'ai reçu un Oscar...
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En tout cas, pour de vrai de vrai, j'ai tenu un oscar entre mes mains!!!En 1951, les Ricains ont eu la bonne idée de remettre un oscar à Thor Heyerdahl. Et ce matin, Finn a eu la bonne idée d'astiquer la dite statuette... Quand je l'ai vu passer devant le bureau, mon coeur n'a fait qu'un bond et je lui ai couru après pour lui demander si je pouvais la tenir. Avec un grand sourire (et une paire de gants parce qu'il faudrait pas que je laisse de traces de doigts dessus quand même) il me la tend. GRAND MOMENT. Nous voilà au milieu de la boutique avec trois de mes collègues et un oscar... Evidemment j'ai fait un petit discours: j'ai remercié Maryse, Karl Lagerfeld, les copains, Bill Murray... et Matthieu. Parce qu'on s'est quand même beaucoup entrainés à cet événement à une époque et on a bien fait: le jour venu (aujourd'huiii), j'étais prête et mes collègues ont été un super public. Matthieu, t'aurais été super fier de ta pineco.Aujourd'hui j'ai tenu un OSCAR dans mes mains
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700 arts & recreation _ 780 music _ Florence & the Machine
.A en croire les statistiques, il y a 5000 concerts par an à Oslo. Seuls Londres et New York rivalisent face à un nombre pareil (bam dans tes dents Paname). En ce début de l'an de grâce 2010, j'avoue que j'ai du mal à suivre le rythme: Imogen il y a moins d'une semaine, Florence & the Machine hier soir. Samedi Yeasayer. J'ai raté the Temper Trap que j'adore. Et j'apprends que Band of Horses est déjà complet (en l'espace de deux jours) ... j'ai envie de crier: "mais euh Oslo 30 secondes merde!" et de taper des pieds et de bouder deux minutes. Parce qu'on sait jamais.
Bref. Florence & the Machine. Un alboum que j'ai beaucoup beaucoup écouté et aimé et puis la prestation à Taratata m'a laissée sur ma faim: musicalement c'est génial, visuellement c'est ennuyant. Donc au moment d'acheter mon billet, un petit doute mais comme je suis un mouton j'ai suivi les copains. Bêêêêh. Pendant qu'on attend, Yngvild me dit qu'en fait elle l'a déjà vue l'été dernier et que c'était un feu d'artifice. Adeline reste dubitative. Quelques deux heures plus tard, Adeline change d'avis et cite Ovomaltine: "c'est de la dynamite". Je n'ai trouvé aucune vidéo qui lui rende justice alors croix de bois, croix de fer si je mens, j'vais en enfer, crois-moi sur parole amigo, sur scène, c'est explosif.
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February 26, 02:00 AM
800 literature _ 848 French miscellaneous writings _ Le dictionnaire des verbes qui manquent.
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Madeleiner.
Fermer les yeux en dégustant ses souvenirs en miettes, avec un nuage de lait.
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February 25, 07:22 PM
700 arts & recreation _ 780 music _ Imogen Heap
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Je rentre juste du concert d'Imogen Heap et dans mon souci de tenir mon blog/journal de bord à jour des concerts, films et bouquins dont je souhaite me souvenir toute la vie, je me mets immédiatement au tapotage de mes réactions à chaudchaudcacao. Pas vraiment à chaud parce qu'il fait -11° et qu'il neige non-stop mais tu vois ce que je veux dire.C'était magique!Petite mise en contexte. Il y a environ trois ans, je me suis rendue à Copenhague pour voir Imogen qui commençait tout juste à se faire connaître. Impossible d'avoir des billets, je vous passe les détails, la déception, blablabla... Le temps passe mais Speak for Yourself reste un de mes albums préférés. Je n'ai pas vraiment accroché avec son dernier album Ellipse mais évidemment quand j'ai appris qu'elle passait par Oslo, il fallait que je la vois. Et elle a réussi à me convaincre de donner une seconde chance à Ellipse qui sur scène déchire sa race.
Impressions/réactions en vrac:- humour britannique hilarant.
- femme orchestre qui juxtapose des petits bouts de rien et en fait une symphonie sortie de nulle part (ouioui je t'assure).
- diviser le public en trois pour nous faire faire la beatbox pendant "Just for now" c'était suprabalèze.
- faire un sondage auprès du public pour savoir à quel festival norvégien on préfère qu'elle joue cet été, c'était trop sympatoche (surtout quand tout le monde est de mon avis).
- chanter ma chanson préférée en dernier, c'était juste le pompon du pompon de la cerise à paillettes sur le gâteau chocolat-beurre-de-cacahuètes-banane.
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February 24, 07:45 PM
700 arts & recreation _ 780 music _ concerts
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Les concerts dont j'ai oublié de vous parler...
2009
Septembre - Tori AmosJ'avais déjà vu Tori Amos en concert à Norwegian Wood. La règle du jeu des festivals c'est que tu vois beaucoup beaucoup de concerts mais la contrepartie légèrement frustrante c'est que les concerts excèdent rarement une heure. Dans la mesure où elle fait partie de mon panthéon, j'étais très très impatiente de la revoir. Ambiance absolument électrique, très peu de ballades au piano contrairement à ses habitudes et un concert très rock qui m'a laissée sur le cul.
Décembre - Regina SpektorHonnêtement, j'y allais sans grande conviction. J'aime mais sans être une inconditionnelle et j'avais peur que le tout soit un peu gnagna gentillet un chouia cucu ennuyant. Que neni, je suis ressortie avec un immense sourire. Non seulement elle est merveilleuse de simplicité et de spontanéité mais ce concert était tout simplement une vague d'amour où tout le monde chante en choeur, où tout le monde sourit... Oui, l'espace d'un concert, c'était le monde des bisounours et même si on sait que c'est pas la réalité, de temps en temps, ça fait du bien.
2010
Février - Kaizers OrchestraJe suis tombée dans la marmite Kaizers sur le tard. Une fois passé la difficulté de leur dialecte, (en gros une fois que j'ai potassé les textes avec l'aide de la traduction en anglais - oui à ce point difficile leur dialecte), j'étais conquise. Kaizers c'est LE groupe norvégien vénéré de certains, détesté d'autres. Un phénomène un peu complexe à expliquer: un des rares groupes à chanter en norvégien tandis que la majorité a fait le choix de chanter en anglais. A cela s'ajoute un dialecte aux consonances si particulières qu'il apporte une mélodie supplémentaire aux paroles. (Là, je m'arrête et je me demande sérieusement si ça veut dire quelque chose ce que je viens d'écrire.) De toute façon, comme dirait Lillann, Kaizers il faut les voir sur scène pour comprendre. J'avais offert une place à Lillann pour son anniv' en novembre donc autant vous dire qu'on l'attendait impatiemment ce concert.
A l'entrée, on nous a donné une enveloppe à renvoyer pour recevoir le prochain album gratuit direct dans notre boîte aux lettres. Au cours du concert, Janove a demandé combien de personnes assistaient à un concert de Kaizers pour la première fois, du haut de mes 165 cm, j'ai compté douze mains. Comme il le dit si bien: Kaizers c'est une famille. Tout le monde connaît toutes les paroles de A à Å (en norvégien la dernière lettre de l'alphabet c'est pas Z, c'est Å), y'a une ambiance sans doute incompréhensible pour les non-initiés. Perso, j'ai du mal à croire qu'on puisse pleinement apprécier si on ne comprend rien aux paroles. Bref. Le lendemain j'étais toute courbaturée et j'étais aphone. Le concert était mythique. On a déjà nos billets pour avril 2011.
Pour les curieux, écoutez Dieter Meyers Inst.
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February 24, 07:22 PM
700 arts & recreation _ 720 architecture _ European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture
.Une petite pensée pour l'Utopia à Bordeaux...Thèmes: développement durable,
utiliser au mieux les ressources déjà présentes,
ce genre de choses auxquelles je connais pas grand chose
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February 24, 05:26 PM
800 literature _ 848 French miscellaneous writings _ Le dictionnaire des verbes qui manquent.
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Morceaux choisis
G - OGouzougouzer
Parler bébé, de peur d'être incompris.
Grosso-moder
Approximativer.
Guiliguilir
Hi hi hi, non pas là!!! Ah ah noooon arrête!!!
Il aimait beaucoup guiliguilir son petit frère.
Guimauver
Dégouliner écoeuremment.
Syn. siruper.
Il adorait la musique qui guimauve et sirupe.
Hourrater
Hurler sa joie.C'est une constance dans cette communauté: où qu'ils soient, désensouciés, les hippies hourratent.
Ignarer
Ignorer, en plus fort.
Illicoter
S'exécuter dans l'instant.
Infomaner
Courir les nouvelles.Jules, infomane dès l'aube, guettant l'ouverture du kiosque pour assouvir son énorme appétit textuel.
Logorrher
Dilapider son épargne salivaire.Germain logorrhait tant qu'il lui fallait boire beaucoup. S'il avait été muet, la face du monde vinicole en aurait été changée.
Minuiter
Compter lentement de dix à zéro, tous les 31 décembre.Constance minuitait moins vite que les autres, anxieuse de voir ainsi le temps prendre consistance entre ses lèvres.
Ouir / Noner
Dire toujours oui ou toujours non.
Par ext. oui-oui-non-noner: indécireLa généreuse Constance, indulgeant souvent, rétiçant rarement, timidant toujours, ouissait, ne sachant noner.Toujours plus fort,
vers l'infini et l'au-delà:
le dictionnaire des verbes qui manquent
a un site! Oui!
Clique clique clique!!!
http://www.ddvqm.com/
Zuter
Tempérer l’expression de son exaspération.P… de B… de M…! pensa Gérard qui venait de se taper sur le doigt en bricolant, mais, comme il était bien élevé, il zuta.
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February 24, 05:24 PM
300 social sciences _ 390 customs, etiquette, folklore _ the nordic state of mind
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February 24, 05:25 PM
800 literature _ 848 French miscellaneous writings _ Le dictionnaire des verbes qui manquent.
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Merci Sylvanie,
je rigole à chaque lecture.
Morceaux choisis
A - EAbscondre.
Ne même pas atteindre l'entendement.
Les phrases s'allongeaient, les adjectifs fleurissaient, mais les mots abscondaient toujours.
Arborescer
1. Pour un végétal, se prendre pour un arbre.
J'irai par les chemins jusqu'à la plaine, voir les fougères arborescer.
2. Pour un humain moderne, structurer un site internet.
Le client était furax. On avait arborescé son site comme des gorilles.
Bouibouir.
Manger pas cher, dans un resto pas cher.
Marre de barquetter, déjà fastfoodé hier. On n'a qu'à bouibouir aujourd'hui dans une de ces gargotes de la rue du Quai.
Carpédier.
Profiter de l'instant présent, être habile à la cueillette du jour.
Sa mère était engluée dans un passé moisi; sa fille attendait naïvement un avenir charmant. Constance, quant à elle, carpédiait, se délectant goulûment de chaque instant.
Cécuèfder CQFD
Démontrer avec brio.
"Eurêka!" s'écria Archimède qui cécuèfda pour la première fois.
Chabadabader
Courir en couple et au ralenti sur une plage.
Chamader
Avoir le coeur qui bat vite et fort.
Clafoutir
Subir une poussée acnéique.
Curriculumviter
Raconter sa vie sur format A4.
En une page et demie, il curriculumvita quarante années de peines, d'amour et de haines, avec l'étrange sentiment de disparaître entre les lignes.
Embuller
1. Se retirer dans sa bulle, ce faisant, s'isoler.
Elle parlait, digressait, quêtant une réaction chez l'être chéri. Lassé, il s'embulla, laissant voguer ses pensées.
2. Emballer avec du papier-bulles.
Embuller les porc-épics: proverbe africain signifiant "agir vainement".
Encyclopédir.
Saouler quelqu'un de connaissances inutiles.
Escargoter.
Tortuer, mais en plus lent.La suite bientôt!... - January 25, 11:29 AM
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January 15, 03:31 PM
Journal de Bord - Chantilly Power Dans Les Coeurs
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Après le succès du précédent épisode,
je vous ai refait un petit photomaton débile à souhait.
Poupidou!
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Bonjour 2010 !. - January 09, 02:48 PM
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November 27, 08:09 AM
Journal de Bord - Une Bonne Dose De Superficialité
.Maryse ainsi qu'un certain nombre de personnes (oui toi Zandra notamment) se sont plaintes que ça manquait de photos de moi sur ce blog, qu'on me voyait jamais, que j'étais toujours derrière la caméra blablabla... Pour mamamamandamour, j'ai donc commencé à me prendre en photo quasiment tous les jours. Au bout de 40 autoportraits aussi débiles et inintéressants les uns que les autres, j'ai décidé qu'il était temps d'en faire quelquechose...et tadam!Voilà le résultat:
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Tout ça pour dire que le mois de novembre en Nørvégie,
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Experimental Travel _ Ada in New Zealand
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"Ada has been and gone! I hope she had a great time here.
In Wellington, New Zealand, she paid a visit to the famous Beehive, the executive wing of the NZ parliamentary complex. It was so windy she nearly got blown over. But a run-in with the gale force wind is a tourist must in Wellington.
She also had delicious yum cha with us, romped in a field of daffodils, and made some new friends in an antique shop when she was out thrifting.
xoxo
Ana b."
Thank you Ana!- - October 16, 09:23 AM
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October 14, 09:01 AM
Journal de Bord - Billets d'avion
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Arrivée à Bordeaux le 23 décembre à 12h15
Noyelle en Charente
St Sylvestre à Bordoche
Si t'es dans le coin, fais-moi signe.
Départ le 3 janvier à 14h05
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October 11, 04:04 PM
Journal de Bord - Naomi
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Dessin de Naomi rien que pour moi.Il devrait arriver dans ma boîte aux lettres dans la semaine,
faut que je m'occupe de lui trouver un cadre.
Clique ici pour regarder sa boutique Etsy.
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Takk
merci au petit lutin pour la nouvelle bannière.♥ - October 03, 01:20 PM















































































































































































