Shy like a Crocodile

Hello lovely people - I hope you liked the last post!

Today I have a wonderful little animated film called ''In Between'' that I want to show you, and at the same time talk about a topic that is very relevant in relation to the film: Shyness.

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In the film we meet a young girl who is having a meeting with some kind of therapy/psychologist, where she is diagnosed with ''a crocodile'' - The crocodile symbolizes her shyness which constantly pursues her (as a crocodile).

As you follow the girl through her everyday life, you soon realize that her severe shyness actually affects her life to such an extent that she can't function probaly in society: She don't dare to pick up the phone, to present her ideas at work or to greet her cute neighboor whom she has a little crush on.

As a result to all the problems her shyness created for her, she ends up collapsing in frustration - she realized long ago that she had a problem, but she doens't know how to solve it - because how do you solve shyness?

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 We get the answer to that question when the girl after her breakdown realizes that she shouldn't fight her shyness but rather embrace it (aka the crocodile) - the shyness is a part of her, so she would never be able to make it dissapear, but she can learn to accept it: she can learn to love herself (and her flaws).

At the end of the movie she cuddles her crocodile and walks out to her neighboor with two cups of coffee - she's still shy, but she has never been stronger.

Here is the video for you to enjoy:

 

 

 

Let's Players!

Hello everyone!

Today’s post is going to be a short one, since I came home just a few hours ago, and am now very tired. I hope you don’t mind! J

Since I play a lot of video games, I need a source to learn about new games. My source; let’s players! So I thought I should tell you about my two favorite let’s players of all time!

First up: PewDiePie!

Source: Unknown - but it's probably Pewds' own photo

 Youtube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/PewDiePie

 

You don’t know him? Then go to YouTube’s front page, and one of his videos will surely pop op somewhere. Those videos are everywhere!

PewDiePie, also called Pewds or Felix is probably one of the most popular let’s players out there, since his fans and subscribers has increased A LOT over the last few months. He plays almost all kinds of games, but for what I know, he was made famous with his scary gameplays. Instead of just being plain scared of the games, Pewds used to have and still has a great kind of humor, making all the scary stuff in the games seem either humorous or ridiculous.

Pewds is a positive guy, always joking, and always caring for his friends and fans, the so-called bro army (which I am proud to be a part of).

A negative thing about Pewds can be that he easily ruins a good story in a game, since he, if the game is too tragic or sad, let’s the jokes take over and therefore ruins the mood. But if you need a great laugh, or are feeling down, PewDiePie is the best at changing the mood and putting a smile on your face.

 

Here's one of PewDiePie's videoes - It's not a game video, but a kind of vlog, which he makes every friday (except he's always late), and it's called: "Fridays with PewDiePie!"

 

 The video is from 7th of April 2013

 

 

Next: ChaoticMonki!

Source: DA - Purebell

Youtube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/ChaoticMonki

 

ChaoticMonki, the so-called Cry, whose real name is Ryan is probably my favorite let’s player. Unlike many of the popular let’s players, Cry hides his identity as much as possible, not having a face cam when playing, and not telling the fans too much about himself. But that is probably why so many people love Cry. He is a mysterious, but interesting guy with a very soothing voice, if I may say so.

When Cry is playing video games, he manages to completely put himself in the main character’s stead. He puts all of his heart into the story, mood and characters, and he often ends up being very emotional. When bad stuff happens in the game, Cry can become unbelievably mad (trust me – you wouldn’t want to meet him mad!), when sad stuff happens, Cry sometimes feels so emotional that he may start crying, and when good stuff happens, Cry acts like the happiest guy on earth.

He is so earnest when playing video games, and puts his everything into it, and I just love how sincere he can be. Aside from playing video games, Cry also does a few “Cry reads” videos, where he reads aloud scary stories, which isn’t anything but perfect for me!

His voice acting is amazing, and he manages to capture every feeling in every word, he reads aloud – it’s like magic! But let me not get started on his perfect voice!

 

A nice fact about Cry is that he does livestreams with his friends every Saturday night at the website:

 

http://www.twitch.tv/cryaotic

 

 

Well, that's all for today everyone! Hope you enjoyed - if you got any questions, write in the comments below, and I will see you next Wednesday!

 

Shia

The Wonders of Makeup

I’m going to start this feature off with a little something about myself. For months now (and when I say months I mean years) I’ve been looking for the product, the product that would give my skin the flawless finish as seen in the magazines and alike. I have searched and tried different products and none of them gave me the result I wanted. I have finally figured out why. The reason (besides the fact that those photos are photo shopped and have gotten airbrushed the hell out of them) is that I have freckles. Bum. That’s the reason. I have tiny little dots of miscoloured skin all over my face, and I mean, all over. Sigh. I must come to terms with the fact that that is something I, unfortunately, cannot change. I will just never achieve the flawless complexion of those models. And as I’ve read in my make up-book How to look pretty, not plastered one must never try to conceal freckles, because then one will end up looking powdery and chalky. Trust me on this one, I’ve tried.

But generally, makeup is a pretty wonderful thing. It’s incredibly how a bit of colour here and there can completely chance one’s appearance. It is indescribably cool. I’ve worn makeup since I was about fourteen or fifteen years old and the reasons behind the cosmetic use are simple: My sister was wearing it, some of my friends were starting to wear it and I thought it was cool and pretty. I wear makeup pretty much every day. It doesn’t matter whether I’m wearing a really fancy dress with my high healed boots or wearing my most comfortable sweats with a hoodie, I will always, without fail, be wearing makeup. Why? Because it makes me feel pretty and I feel put together. So even though my clothes might not be up to scratch, at least my face doesn’t look like a ran-over rat or something that has slept under a rock for ages. Because that is how my face looks like without makeup and I’m not lying or exaggerating, I really do look like s***. My everyday makeup routine is nothing fancy: A bit of concealer, some foundation, a bit of compact powder and mascara – BOOM! Done. But seriously, to me, make up is kind of like art. Your appearance can change completely just by applying some products here and there.

Even though makeup can do all of that, makeup shouldn’t really be about changing your appearance or making you look picture perfect. To me, makeup is about enhancing and accentuating your best features! So if you have really big eyes, why not enhance them with eyeliner and mascara; if you have really prominent cheekbones, highlight them! Makeup is about making you look your best – be the best version of yourself that you can. I’m not saying you have to wear makeup – I’m all for the natural look which I can’t rock myself because of my very prominent and always present blush, but there is no reason why you should wear makeup if you don’t want to. I just think that if something makes you feel more confortable and confidant, then why not utilize it? If it makes you carry yourself taller, makes you feel attractive and on top of the world, like it does to me, then you should defiantly take advantage of it. Wearing makeup does not make you fake – just like not wearing makeup doesn’t make you sloppy. When it comes to makeup (and a lot of other things in life) I say ‘to each its own – that’s what makes the world go around’. But I will always be wearing makeup not matter what. Funny enough, its when I wear makeup I feel the greatest.

As always, courage,

Laura

PS Sorry for the late posting … I suck. Also, grammar.

Shrek: The Musical

Hello lovely readers!

A new week has begun thus meaning that I have to write an entry on here. Last time I gave you an overview over my absolute favorite musicals and hinted that I'd be visiting a certain green troll in his swampy home with his faithful companion, Donkey.

As you might can guess from my hints... Yes, I went to watch the Danish production of Shrek: The Musical with a couple of friends including Sofie, Christine and Laura from here (it was actually a birthdaygift to Sofie).

I love the story about the green troll and it has always been one of my favorite movies; one of those you could always return to knowing you'd be cheered up instantly. The wicked and funny characters really makes an impact on you, which is why I was quite excited to see how the musical would be.

My feelings about it are quite mixed. I like the spin they took on the original movie and I really digged the minimalistic stage-design with three big, oval shaped scenes upon each other which served both as  a castle, a hill and the swap when being lighted up by projecting pictures. There wasn't anything wrong with the actors as well; they were really good and I loved the costumes and their voices! Especially Maria Lucia's, who played Fiona, but I think I've always had some sort of musical-crush on her.

I wasn't exactly blown away though, and it kind of really annoys me since I have had so many expectations to Shrek: The Musical. The production lacked intimacy; it may have to do with were we were sitting (quite in the top actually) and the venue (Forum Copenhagen is one big no-go when it comes to musicals) but it doesn't change that fact that I was left with a quite empty and anticlimactic feeling when we had applauded for the last time and the actors had gone off the stage. No, I do not demand getting dragged onto the stage so I physically can be a part of it, but I just wanted to be invested in these characters and feel like I was tagging along with Donkey and Shrek on their adventurous fare even though I was just sitting in my seat. Because that's what the story is about; it's about watching these three total different people form a friendship. Most of the time I caught myself thinking that this could be a movie; I did not feel like I was watching something live.

The musical had its magical moments, yes, and Martin Brygmann who played Lord Farquaard was absolutely genius, but I think I have to say that it wasn't really down my alley. I had some laughs, a few chills, and the songs were okay ... but they didn't really make an impact on me (beside thise one) and, unfortunately, neither did the musical.

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Rowing is passion!

Weekend at last! What we have all been looking forward to all week has finally arrived and it is now time to relax, have a nice time with your friends and family and most important of all sleep. A lot. Or at least, that is what I suspect most people will be doing, because that is not exactly what I am doing. I woke up at 7 am this morning and while I am sitting and writing this I am getting mentally ready for a way too early training session at 9 am. I honestly have no idea why the trainers in my club want us to train so early every goddamn weekend. I mean, who on earth is ready to go train the hell outta you at 9 o'clock in the morning??? As you might have guessed I am not. Even though I always wake up two hours before training I am still not mentally awake and I suspect I look more like a zombie then a person. I think the deal with this early training session is that we can get training over with quickly and afterwards be able to do stuff in the afternoon and evening with our friends and family. I do see the point and it is rather sensible, but honestly the first thing I usually do after a morning training is go home and sleep or do nothing productive at all because I am so tired...

Well, enough of me complaining about the ungodly hour of my training in the weekends, what I really wanted to show you today was this video I found on youtube. It is the Austrian rowing crew just being awesome to even more awesome music. This last week I have watched it  very, very many times and every time I see it I can't help think "This is why I row". I mean just look how awesome they are! You can almost feel how the boat moves with every stroke they take, and the perfect water and just how f***ing fantastic rowing is! Okay, I might be a bit too excited, but what the hell, I like it.  

Also, I thought this little video might give you an idea of what rowing is, if you were wondering. I mean, before I started rowing I had absolutely no idea what it was, how you did it or what the boats look like. So here you go. And also, all creds for the video goes to the Austrian crew. I wish one day I will be just as good at rowing as these guys are! At the moment I am just trying to stay in the boat and avoid falling in the water but I suppose it will come soon... My tainer told me that I will be a good rower when I have rowed 4000 km. At the moment I have rowed 130 km in total. I have a long way to go...

Okay admitted, while I wrote this, I might have listened to the video... More than once... Actually three times... I should really use my time for more productive things than watching rowing videos on the internet... I should probably train instead, so I can row my 4000 km and be good.

Also, I should probably go now or else I will be terribly late for training.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend, and please drink responsible everybody

Love Christine

Looking back: Imagine dragons

Sofie, me, Rebecca

Yes that is right! It is now Friday, which means that I today will present the absolute climax of my week - and I must definitely say that it was this Wednesday!
The time that I had long waited for, had come - Imagine Dragons' concert in Denmark! I went there with my lovely friends Rebecca and Sofie (aka Miss Monday and Miss Thursday) and it was an incredible experience!

Mont Oliver

We came early and saved ourselves some good spots, and I must say that I am impressed of how much we actually were able to see. The support for Imagine Dragons (chosen by the music venue, Vega, I suppose) was a very new danish band called Mont Oliver. They played some cool beats in a mix of hiphop and indierock, and you sure felt the music - literally! The bass was pumping trough my chest and the musicians were giving it their all, still looking all cool. Mont Oliver had a very new sound I think we will hear more of in the future, especially with their first single comming out in May and them playing at the SPOT festival in Århus.

Imagine Dragons

After Mont Oliver, we waited for 30 very long minutes, hoping for Imagine Dragons to show their pretty faces any time. And our expectations were met when they stepped on stage and pulled on the h*** of a show! Very energetic they started their indierock sound with Round and Round with lights dancing, big drums beating and the crowd going wild. The audience were surprisingly dedicated, and we were singing and dancing and jumping in every single song. The band did a great job as well involving us, the audience, by dancing and encouraging us to sing along. Their party on stage sure did affect us, the audience!

Imagine Dragons

Spellbound by the beautiful voice (and body) of Dan Reynolds I got some new favourites among their songs, since I have always loved the uptempo-happy songs (Underdog and On Top of the World especially) more, but seeing the different songs live, I got a bigger love for all of them! Especially Bleeding Out and their last song Nothing Left to Say made their way to my heart! The sound was just way more beautiful live, and I loved the intense drumplaying that made an almost marching sound through most of the songs, which still is stuck on my mind by now. But what can one say? It was a wonderful experience, that I shall not soon forget!

Imagine Dragons

Freja

Pictures by Rebecca, editing by me