Zombie Boy

I said in my introduction that I would talk about different subjects, and as I can see I still haven't wrote anything about tattoo's so this thursday is (if you haven't already guessed) going to be about tattoos!

Meet my idol and future husband - Zombie boy.  

 

Rick Genest (aka ''Zombie boy'') is a Canadian artist and fashion model born in Lasalle, Montreal. As you can see the majority of his body is covered with skeletal tattoos - hence the nickname ''Zombie Boy''.

 

The tattoo adventure startet when Genest, at the age of 19, visited Montreal tattoo artist Frank Lewis. Frank Lewis was responsible for the tattoo design and application of it onto body - the tattoo proces has taken over six years and cost several thousand dollars. He explains his body work to be his "anarchistic transitive pictograph verbalization to the world''.

 

He began to work at freakshows and sideshows across Canada as the living skeleton he had become. Soon the media noticed him - and his fame began to grow little be little.  

 

Suddenly he featured in ''Bizarre'' magasin and in the new Thierry Mugler Autumn/Winter mens collection, got his own facebook page with more than 1,5 million fans, was made into a scupture by the famous artist Marc Quinn.

 

They fame continued - and in  2011, Genest was featured in Lady Gaga's video for "Born This Way", with Lady Gaga wearing makeup to replicate Genest's tattoos.

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I really love Rick Genest - I think it's incredibly brave to get your whole body redone that way and at the same time incredibly beautiful. Frank Lewis has really succeeded in creating a living work of art in the form of Genest tattooed body - I adore it.

 

There's just something people who dares to differ from society, its norms and values ​​- and I find myself constantly being drawn to it.

 

Sofie over and out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Courage the Cowardly Dog

It’s time for another Wednesday post! Hello everybody!

 I’m pretty sure that all of you know the old cartoon series: Courage the Cowardly Dog, which originally ran for four seasons from November 12, 1999 to November 22, 2002. You know – the small pink dog living with the old couple, Muriel and Eustace Bagge. The dog that is very afraid of pretty much everything, but at the same time is one of the bravest cartoon characters out there.

That Courage!

As I looked through my creepypasta app on my phone, I found a few “Courage the Cowardly Dog: Lost episodes” stories and decided to read them. Just to realize that they didn’t really seem like creepypastas. I mean, yes, they did have the elements of a creepypasta in them, but I just figured that there just isn’t that much difference between the creepypastas and the real series.

Therefore Courage the Cowardly Dog got a place on the blog today.

I watched the show when I was about 8 or 9, I’m not quite sure, but what I am sure of is, that it was one of my favorite cartoons when I was younger. But right now, at the age of 18, I really don’t understand how I dared to watch the show, and why my parents even let me watch it!

I watched a couple of episodes yesterday, and I must admit that it’s a pretty funny cartoon, which could be the reason as to why I watched it as little.

But there are just too many elements that I do NOT find fit to young children, and I will be showing you a few pictures from the series which may or may not get my point through.

This should definitely not be on a kid's show!

Ramses; I did not watch this episode when I was younger, but it is said to be one of the creepiest episodes in the series, because of this guy.

 

Can someone please tell me why this was even in the series? Hint: Let's just say she is a nice jump scare in one of the episodes.

Freaky Fred - do I even need to say more?

I mean, who doesn't think a gloomy banana is scary?

 

Well, that was all for today! If you know any cartoons which scared the shit out of you when you were younger or now, feel free to mention it in the coments below!

Until next time; Live life good!

 

Shia



Songs that'll cheer you up instantly

I think we all can use a little light at the moment - especially now that it's soon time for some seriously studying and some scary, scary exams.

Where do I want to go with this? I simply want to show you a few of my favorite musical songs I always listen to when I'm having a bad day. Or when I feel like I need a little epicness in my life. Also, they'll be in random order since there's so many good ones out there! Yeephe!

Matilda: The Musical is one of my recent favorite soundtracks, and this song, When I Grow Up, is simply brilliant. I love how talented these kids are and how innocent the song is!

I think I've mentioned before but Dancing Through Life from Wicked is definitely one of the songs I always put on whenever I'm feeling a little sad. Just listen to the wise words of Fiyero and school won't matter anymore.

Sierra Boggess is one of my all time favorite actresses when it comes to musical theatre and her rendition of Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from Phantom of the Opera is nothing but absolutely breathtaking - it brings it to a whole new level! I aspire to be her one day.

Feeling a little down? Listen to Totally Fucked from Spring Awakening! The energy, the beat, the lyrics - I am in love! 

I remember getting home from the cinema where I've watched Hairspray and not being able to get Without Love out of my head. This is still one of my favorites and I feel so lucky I've actually seen it being performed live! 

I actually always put on some Newsies whenever I need a little motivation or just something to smile over. These songs are the best and Carrying the banner is one of my favorites from the soundtrack! One day - one fine day - I'll watch it live and cry because I'm so happy!

If there's something that's fun it's definitely The Book of Mormon and this song might be the best shower-song you could ever choose. Listen to it, watch Andrew Ranells cuteness and fall in love with I Believe.

Next to Normal is perfect and so is I've Been! It's impossible for me to count all the times I've been standing in front of my mirror rocking out to this one.

And last but not least, 

Seasons of Love from RENT. I don't know how much I need to say about it, other than it is freaking perfect and beautiful and so, so uplifting. It makes me want to embrace everything life can offer me!

Do you have any favorite songs? 

Single sculler for the first time!

So it's been quite a challenging week but also a very exciting one. For the first time I was put in a single sculler and send out of the harbour - out in the big, big fjord, me all alone in the boat with no one to hold the balance for me. For the ones out there who doesn't know the tricky thing about a single sculler, let me elaborate: In a single sculler, you are only one person in the boat so the balance in the boat completely relies on you. That means, if you take one bad stroke where you lose your balance there is a good chance you will fall into the water. Which wouldn't be very pleasant at all...

My first time in a single sculler. Seriously I felt like dying being so scared...

So a single sculler is quite a big challenge for a person who hasn't gotten a very good balance (which i definitely don't have) . But I managed not to capsize (!!!!) and I did get quite good at it after a couple of days.Well perhaps not good, but better at least.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Tuesday I was out in single sculler, Friday and today I was out in a double sculler, which I am also doing tomorrow, and Monday is yet another day of training. So I am training fucking much at the moment, don't really know what's up with that... But I love every minute of it. Or, I don't think I love how my body is totally wretched and so, so tired because the past four days I have had to wake up at 6 am in the morning for an early training session and all I really want to do is sleep but I've got this damn English assignment that needs to be written and I'm so hungry but I have absolutely no food in the house..... Apart from that, I absolutely love it! It's all worth it.

I think I will this entry at that and go hunt the house for something eatable. Until we see again, love life!

Love Christine  

The new "Carpe Diem"

We all know it, now don’t we? YOLO – you only live once! So it sounds kind of cheesy by now, and it is often said in a humorous tone, but really, isn’t YOLO just a new way of saying Carpe Diem – seize the day? I think so. The message is the same, only the time is different (YOLO is just a little more hipster, haha). Well no matter how cheesy or abused they are, I would like to point out that a lot of people probably never really considered the importance and true message of these. Because we do only live once, and we should seize the day! So why don’t we? I believe it could be because of one of these two reasons: either we are too scared to just do what we please, the “what if”-idea, or else we are just not yet aware that we actually only get this one shot. If you are one of those persons to follow the last reason, you now have no excuse anymore! Since you have read this, you are now aware of this and should remember it every day! But no, don’t get it tattooed big time all over your body - that is not what I mean! And I don’t mean either that you have to live fully by this, like saying yes to everything you get offered. The idea is just to be aware. Consider this as a philosophy of life or maybe an ideology. It is not something that you can fully live by, but it is something that should always be in your mind, making you develop. I don’t think it is possible to live fully by this, at least I can’t myself. But I use it in my everyday choices. It is always in the back of my head, luring. When in doubt I always remember seize the day inside my head, and it always give me a little more courage to do whatever it might be. I like it, it makes my live just a little more meaningful. It makes me a little happier. So if you have the opportunity, you really should live by this, because it is so important to do what you want, while you can. No one knows what might happen tomorrow. All your choices have an importance to how your live will turn out. Do what you want and wish for, don’t forget this, don’t abuse it either, just consider.

Love, Freja

Photo: Unknown

Art in Madrid

Hola Amigos !!

 

Today Im going to show you some pictures from my trip to lovely Madrid where I visited the famous Prada-museum.

I really love simple designs, so I really enjoyed the visit to prada - it fell right into my taste.

Clean lines, angular edges and calm colors - I just love how something so simple can still be able to stand out.  

 

 

 

 Art doesnt always have to be provocative or neccesarily stand out from the crowd. It can be simple - and still entertain.

 

If your ever going to Madrid - be sure to check out the art museums, they have some wonderful things there.

 

Sofie - over and out