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I like to go by train, but …

flowernelly — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:16:20 +0000

Going by train is awesome.
First of all I am very prone to get car-sick. Take me one time around a traffic circle while I read and I´ll be sick straight out of the window. Seriously.
Secondly I don´t have a license or a car and going by bus is even worse than going by car. I have the possibility to puke onto other people, which makes me feel uncomfortable in the first place, so I am already aroused when getting onto the bus and therefore my stomach is in a tightened mood right from the start. Not good.

So I get onto the train with a quite good feeling of having around 90 calm minutes of travel.
Or so I thought. Because shortly before departure, all stupid parents with their stupid kids surround me in no time.
Bragging little brats, who can´t even eat an apple without making this into a major issue. And the parents are to blame too.
“Mommy I wanna have the Nintendo DS.”—-”You have to be polite and say ´please´”—–”Please.”—-”Maybe in whole sentences?”—–”Mommy I wanna have the Nintendo DS PLEEEEEZZZZ” (through gritted teeth)—–”Eat your apple first!”——”But I don´t want the stupid apple.”—–*mother takes apple out of package, unwashed, where it would be better if the child would not eat it due to pesticides*—”Little man, you will it the apple FIRST!”—-”But you told me to say PLEASE anyway!”
And so on and so forth.
Of course I could go and sit somewhere else….with every second person listening to music with earphones, but at such high volume as if I was listening to the radio in a car.
Only that I hear seven programs simultaneously. Country, Hard Rock, DnB, Rap, Hip Hop and Folk all combined into one frantic sound.
It is maddening.
In such a situation I pull out my Nintendo DS with earphones and listen to it at high volume to drown out any other sound or distraction.
Maybe I should rent a handcar.

Back from vacation!

The sunshine-slap in the face

flowernelly — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:26:36 +0000

Wow, after weeks of monsoon we are finally hit by the sun. And literally hit too.
It seems like my body got used to all the air humidity and now refuses to accept any sunshine.
The heat gives me headache, makes me slow and tired.
Spring tiredness got me NOW. Just great.

But to be positive: Today I had the first meeting with my new class comrades to-be.
They all seemed very nice and easeful, but I haven´t talked to them much yet.
So I will finish my education at the master class of graphic design. Back to school. I look forward to it a lot.
I guess I can appreciate it much more now that I don´t have to rush to work at the theatre after school and can focus on my work only.
I plan to do all the print and web design for the tweemee label. Keep your fingers crossed that I will be allowed to do so.

Have a wonderful week.

The little sacred moments

flowernelly — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:48:18 +0000

The two weeks of rain have made people grumpy.
No sunshine, everyday water pouring from the clouds.
I know, sunshine is essential, vitamins, hormons, a lalala.
Still: since when is our happiness determined by the weather?

Yesterday the water in our house was turned off because there were some pipe reparations.
No water for washing your hands, for drinking, for the toilet, for rinsing your eye as a lash decides to take a walk around your eye.
One only realizes how much water we need when it is gone. Now this wisedom is surely not new,
but we have to keep this in mind:
We are those who have all the honey in life. We have water. We have electricity.
We have all sorts of machines to help us in our daily life.
We have democracy.
Funny how Vienna is the city with the highest standard of living and the most beautiful city to live in from the view of life quality.
Funny too, how everybody in the world seems to know this except for the inhabitants.
People are aweful here, naging their way through days and years.
I think we should establish a day every month where the water and the electricity are turned down.

We have so many reasons to be happy.
I am happy because in times like these I can have my favourite cereals for breakfast without being a farmer,
harvesting the crop and milking the cow before I can eat.
Plus my favourite cereals are from the States.
Eating Lucky Charms is one of my sacred moments.

And so is taking a shower, making art and washing the dishes. Every moment is what you make out of it.
I am surely not the first one to tell you. But have you incorporated this into your life already?

What if…

flowernelly — Mon, 17 May 2010 09:15:39 +0000

Things aren´t easy right now. I am stuck in the mid situation of “I want a dog” and “I do all the preperations that I can take, including so much reading on dog behaviour that I could easily start out being a therapist or dog trainer”.
It is simply not possible right now, as I still have to figure out my daily routine and then think about how a dog would fit into that situation.
Which actually is a very nice task to do.

I sit on the floor, cutting large pieces of fabric. The puppy grabs one end, edging all the patterns aside and escapes to the kitchen along with his new piece of blue cloth capture.
Fetching back my materials, pulling out threads from the puppies teeth. Ok, moving to the desk.
Taking all the fabric, the patterns, the scissors, needles and stuff with me.
Arranging everything new. In the corner of the eye I see the puppy do a little “mommy I gotta go wee wee” dance.
Catching the little fluffball and hurry to the potty place.
Puppy is distracted by all the other dogs arround and forgets about the piddle widdle.
Puppy tries to run to the other dogs and starts barking at them frantically. Puppy pees out of excitement.
Back in. Ah….where was I?
Right, the patterns….sitting down, rearranging. Puppy finds a hidden sock under the bed and tears it appart.
Having a little thought about just letting the doggy play,
but then reconsidering about angry boyfriend and swallowed parts of sock.
Not good.
Taking sock away. Trying to get the puppy interested on his OWN toys. Puppy plays with me.
Happy 20 minutes of joy and playfullness. Sunshine, stars, sparks and singing flowers.
Wait…I gotta work.
I get up. Puppy immediately is bored by his own toys.
I put the puppy into the crate with a yummy chew chew just to get it entertained for a few minutes.
Puppy starts to bark. Bark bark. Bark bark bark.
I look. Puppy puts on “I am so cute, how could you do this to me” face and has baby eyes.
I give in and take the dog to the park.

The end of the story? Forget work, get a puppy and be a happy girl in the park. Or so….

The little dress of magical beginnings

flowernelly — Fri, 14 May 2010 23:37:15 +0000

Here you can see the first dress I recently sewed.
It has elastic bands for a good fit and still needs to be printed with illustrations.
I especially like this kind of dress for hot summer days. It automatically looks sweet and lovely, hides little tummies loaded with ice cream and has a very female touch.

Plus one can be really artistic….
Maybe I put a fake moustache on the end of the bias binding next time

Tomorrow I will buy the colors for the print and do a little experimenting.

Hmm, I also think we have been quite lucky to catch a day full of sunshine. Seems like May isn´t what it used to be.
Rain rain rain.

popfest 2010 Event-Panorama

zed melody — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:29:09 +0000

Hello guys,

last weekend we enjoyed some public music at our neighbourhood and we especially looked forward to one of the bands on the last day called > “Garish”. While they played their melodios music with a teaspoon of melancholy, I took my cam to take a fast panorama shot of this public scenery and despite of the bad 8pm lightning I think it shows the mood of all the different assembled people

the event: popfest.at

On my way to self sufficiency

flowernelly — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:54:11 +0000

Times are hard. The economy is down. The financial system has gone nuts. Job rate is low low low. Money has taken a vacation and we don´t know when it´s coming back.
Ablablabla, I guess you´ve seen the news. Or read the papers. Or simply are still alive at these times.
It seems like one should almost have a guilty conscience about even having a job. How dare you? Someone else could have it and survive!
Well, I thought I could be a little human. I quit my job to give it to somebody else in need. I am fed up with the bad news all the time.
I will be daring and start to be self sufficient.
Yaaaay, everyone party!!!!

….
But wait. How should this even work? I mean, do I have what it takes? Can I make it?
I am 24, I have never done such a thing! Am I crazy? How and why and and and….. STOP IT!!!
I have to be positive about this! There should be nothing diminishing my plans, the very last me myself!
If I have negative thoughts, many others will follow. But it also works the other way around.
This was proved by Suzi Blu and everyone at the Les Petit Academy.
I wrote a blogpost there about my plans.
Next thing I know is that I find a public message to all members by Suzi, telling everyone about my story.
The courage rising in me was unbelievable. I never knew how much energy one can get out of this support at that phase of life.
All that insecurity that gathered inside of me all of a sudden is gone.
I love and feel loved and what is there more than this astonishing feeling of being appreciated for what one does and is.
All I can say is thank you.
Thank you all out there who support me mentally. Who are there to tell me that everything is ok the way I do it.
This is unbelievable.
Let´s take the journey!

Take a turn!

flowernelly — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:18:21 +0000

Now, some of us might have noticed, others not, but there have been huge discussions and zillions of blog entries
about the London Fashion Week and the designer Mark Fast.

What has he done? Fast decided to use three models who wear size 12 and 14 (Eur 42 and 46) on the catwalk.
If you are interested in the details, read here.

Of course most of the fashion world held its breath, they shook their head and mumbled how
this will be the downfall of the whole business. This is mostly, because they feel betrayed.
How come that they all searched for this exclusiveness, these ultra-thin, nowhere else to be found models?
The whole collection is said to look different, when presented on “totally perfect” bodies.
And Mark Fast proved them wrong.
Yes, of course, he could have been rebelious and taken really chubby girls. Or have ALL of the models wear bigger sizes.
But that was not the point. What we can see is, that the girls looked fabulous.
Good makeup artists are half the battle. Re-thinking works in small steps.

So why am I telling you all of this?
I want to show you, that you already are exclusive. So many of us struggle with the way we look, not realizing, that we
actually already are, what we want to be. Losing weight is not going to make anyone of us prettier.
Most diets are far from healthy, just reducing calories and so reducing your production of serotonin, transforming you into Grumpy.
It is all about self-acceptance. If you are loving yourself, you start to shine and you will be the sun for everybody else.
And my oh my, everybody loves the sun.
Now, I don´t want to sound like some cheap guru. But be nice to yourself.
You always are your own example of how you want to be treated. If you are mean to yourself, everybody will follow.
Don´t let it happen. Don´t let the mirror be your enemy. It does nothing good to you.
You don´t have to worry about looks and outer appereance, if you have “the shine”.
More about this soon!

Have a beautiful day!

pretty posh pancakes

flowernelly — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:21:20 +0000

We the tweemees have the glamorous advantage of living next to a japanese food supplies store.
Since I decided that my new passion would be learning japanese (yeah, please laugh at me and my genki-des-ka),
I walk in there at least once a week, looking for something little and fun and then try to bring up all my guts to have
a japanese conversation about how much I´d have to pay and wishing them a nice day.
I haven´t made it yet. Too nervous and all discouraged when the shop assistant talks to me in german before I have even started my attempt.

I love japanese products. Little illustrations everywhere, everything talks or has a face.

So as we stumbled upon the pancake package, that showed a smiling bowl with smirking eggs and happy flour, I wanted it,
no matter how it tasted or despite the fact that the content was mere flour, sugar and baking powder.
Gimme that laughing pancake!

Making them was very easy, just pour one medium egg, 100 ccl milk and one sachet of the powder into a (hopefully smiling) bowl
and mix it up.

Then heat a pan (without oil), take a ladle and put the mixture into the pan.

Wait for about 20-30 seconds, then turn it around.
After another 15-20 seconds take it out and try to eat it as hot as you can with some chocolate cream or honey or syrup on it.

Om nom nom!

Talented little brother

flowernelly — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:31:04 +0000

This is my brother. Quite cute, huh?

Well, he started drawing Mangas a few days ago, and I have to say I am very impressed by the outcome.
He is 11 years old and if he goes on like this, he will beat me by 18 for sure.

Have a look!

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Out out out!

flowernelly — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:40:17 +0000

Today I got rid of about 20-30 facebook contacts.
Why? Well, mostly it were people that I knew since highschool. That time wasn´t exactly the best time of my life.
So facebook to many is a class reunion on its own. Some may like it, I don´t.
I was never part of that giggly girl group, spending their weekends drinking and smoking and talking behind others back.

I confirmed them a long time ago, thinking that it would be unpolite if I didn´t.
But reading everyday status updates from people that never change and decide to stay in their grumpy life?
Good bye to them!

My life changed so much the last year up to now and even more changes and developements are about to come and I don´t want
any of those people involved there. Not one.
We decide for ourself, whom we want to have around and what kind of energy this people bring to our every day.
I don´t want to be thirty, sitting in a café with a so called “friend” and leading conversations that mostly focus on badmouting others.
What a terrible thought to find yourself surrounded by people, that were always with you, but made you feel bad or unworthy.
And this in a very subtle way, because oneself tends to think, that´s just the way it is.

So I say goodbye to these people and open up space for new and fresh contacts!
Yaay 2010!

What to do when your thoughts keep you from sleeping

flowernelly — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:45:01 +0000

Ok, I think everyone knows the drama. You managed to get to bed at a decent time.
Finally, since on all other days you stay up longer to work or read or play or paint or whatever.
You are acutally pretty proud of yourself. Look! It´s not even midnight!
But now you are in your bed and stare at the wall. Great.
Your head keeps babbeling about this and that. About what amount of work you will have to do tomorrow.
About how silly that comment was that your girl/boyfriend made today. About money matters and how you will survive this month.
About what you shall wear to that meeting. About how much you suck at what you do and that everyone is better than you.
About what to do with your life anyway and what is the reason for things happening the way the do.

And as far as I know it is pretty hard to think in a logic way as soon as it is dark.
Everything seems more dramatic. More daunting. More scary.

Here is what I do when my thoughts drive me nuts:
Now, as illogical as it may seem, but get out of your bed. The energy in your bed will last a very long time and if you like to toss and turn a lot, well then stay where you are, but I hate to waste my time with these kind of aerobics.

1) Make yourself some tea, preferably something with valerian, for it will slow your thoughts and make you tired.
Step away from warm milk with honey, the sugar is just too much and the milk will keep your stomache working—->bad sleep.
2) Take a shower. Get yourself clean. Your body and your thoughts. Try to use some products that contain lavender.
3) Change your bed clothes. Yes, it is annoying. Yes, it is work. But it is so much better to be in your clean bed with yourself being clean aswell.
4) Try some aroma therapy. Use blood orange or tangerine or grapefruit.
They will lighten up your spirits and keep those bad thoughts away.
Plus: the light from the candle is calming too.
5) Get some positive literature. I can recommend “Eat Pray Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert. Always works.
Or you add Bret Angel Dealey on facebook.
He writes wonderful posts about being human and resolutions for all the stuff in my head.
6) Fresh clothes. The happy pyjamas that you love so much. If you don´t have one, get one.

7) Count your blessings. Because you are an awesome person. Because you are healthy.
Because you have 10 fingers and know how to use them.
Because there is this special somebody you like to think about.
Because tomorrow is another perfect day to start the life you want to live.

life isn’t always about productivity

flowernelly — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:08:18 +0000

It rains. I can hear the soft sound of little drops against the window and their drumming
on the last colorful leaves of the hibiscus and small trees.
I dream of punsch, cinammon-honey chai and warm hugs with cold noses touching.
“I hate the cold. It´s awful!” my colleague tells me and sighs. I lift my head from my hands and wonder: Is it really awful?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidgardner/ / CC BY-ND 2.0

Rain and snow are the best excuses to stay home for me. Drink hot chocolate. Read fabulous books.
The early darkness has its reason: candles. Soft light in the bedroom. Aroma therapy with romantic atmosphere.
Oh gosh, how I love autumn and winter. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I was born in decembre,
but the cold season hardly ever puts negative thoughts into my head.

I never paint as much as in these months now, because in summer and spring I rather go out and take photos,
swim and eat ice cream.
This may sound trivial, but I will have my word about that topic too.

When it is cold outside, I excessively listen to Fat Freddy´s Drop, especially to this song:

And come to think about ear muffs and scarfs! Most of the cute accessoires wait for me now as it turns freezy.

ear muffs for animal lovers by idolatre

Noby Noby Boy hat and scarf by ShadowsInTheNyte

Most of us are conditioned and influenced by others. Winter is bah, cold is bah, darkness is bah.
I don´t think so. Get your own opinion about this. Our friends, the trees and plants are on vacation, they need their break too.
Have some hot chocolate with cream and put your feet into hot water. Aaaah, winter is so good.

Hot Chocolate by Smaku

http://www.flickr.com/photos/smaku/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0