Les Monstris!!!!

Hello there!

Today I had the day off from work, and I am really enjoying it. Finally there are no mails to send, letters to reply, or important files to print, so, I get to stay home and spend my time as I wish. It’s bliss.

To tell the truth, it took me a while to understand that I needed to fill my morning with personal activities, yes, I must fess up; I did spend more time than what I would care to admit sitting in front of the computer doing nothing. Just waiting. Luckily my loyal camera, Lolita, was there to snap me out of my haze just in time to make good use of the sun.

After an hour or so of pictures, I decided that it was a perfect time to take a break and do some blogging. So, here I am.

And today, I have a really nice artist to feature! I just found her and I am so in love with her pieces. Her name is Ninon and she is from Berlin, Germany and she is the creator and crafter of Les Monstris. And just what are Les Monstris? Well!!!! Look!

Rutger Baauwulf and Edweeno Windowdeen!

Grenoble Bykovsky

Nestor Von Racletten

The Twin Sisters: Norma and Loretta Springbud

I think they are some of the most incredibly cute and amazing plush toys I have seen in a long time! Each little doll is unique and magnificent; I want so many of them!! I love that many of them seem sad or are actually crying. Ninon has great imagination and adds details to her dolls with a lot of care and humor. Love!

Take your time and browse her Flickr Photostream (Here) you will not regret it, or you can visit her blog (Here). And!! If you are as in love as I am and ready to get your own little monster then go to her Etsy shop (Here), right now she is having a sale!

Laughlin Antjesund

White Lies; Fever, and a Song.

So, I am sick and I probably shouldn’t be writing because I feel like only one quarter of my brain is awake, but I needed to do something. I have been in bed for most of the last 72 hours and, well, I am bored.

Since the fever is now gone and the medication finally seems to be doing its job, I decided to do mine and make a little post. I feel so weird; I think I hadn’t been this sick since I was twelve or something like that, not in my adult life had I ever being asleep for so many straight hours, on Saturday I think I was only awake for 5 or 6 hours.

Yeah, it was not fun. Plus, well, when you are out of your parents’ and single… being sick bring no type of luxury whatsoever. When you have someone who cares, you might get something special like a meal made just for you, juice in the morning, a massage, a movie and popcorn… whatever. When you are basically alone you get water so you won’t die and as many issues of The Walking Dead (by Robert Kirkman) as you can read.

I can’t complain much though, I mean, I am still alive and getting better, and The Walking Dead is a really interesting read, I am in issue 42, now. Besides, in a week I'll be at my parents' for the holidays and I'll make sure to get enough love and yummy food to last the whole year.

So! I found a song for today, but I cannot place it on the blog! But it’s just too perfect, it’s called Death and it’s by White Lies, and since I am writing about not dying and zombies, it’s has to be today’s song, so here is the link (HERE). Don’t worry, it goes to the official Youtube site of Polydor (the group’s record label).
 

Enjoy!

Yeah, I know, I weird post... I told you only 25% of my brain was awake... sorry.
Much love!

Life through the Lens

So, it’s been a long time since I last featured a photographer, but yesterday (lucky me) I happened to find the work of Kristi from Life through the Lens and I thought that her pieces were just perfect for a new post.

Then! After spying a little on her, I came upon her Etsy shop (Here) and!! She is having a sale that runs until the twelve of December! That just sealed the deal: A new post had to be done. Only one thing better than a good picture: Two for the same price.

   

Here are five of her pictures that I fell for, but do visit her Flickr Photostream (Here) or blog (Here) to have a look of more of her images

the desire to create...

Happiness is a butterfly...

journey

A quiet mind cureth all.

We cannot live only for ourselves...

The Temper Trap with Love Lost (and My Holliday Spirit Found)

Hello there! How are you!?

Today I am extremely happy. I don’t know, I had kind of a rough day, yesterday my night was full of the most awful nightmares and today’s work load was rather tedious, however after 6 pm things started to look up, I had the opportunity to assist to a radio show taping and I got some really nice news.

I am really a nerd, so going to a radio station and all those types of things always cheer me up; I studied communications because I am completely in love with all the “behind the scene” parts of making a play, a program or a movie; I love to see people of the Media hard at work, so yeah, that part was cool.

But!!! The coolest part was that I got told that I would, in fact, make it home for Christmas! Yay December!

I must admit I am not the most filled-with-Holliday-joy person in the world, I love the food, and I don’t hate presents, but the reality is that, normally, I don’t mind being far away from home on the celebrations. I don’t think that Family is a one or two day event, I love my relatives the same the whole year round, and sometimes, I do believe, that the craziness of the Holidays bring out a rather nasty side in people, especially when they are trapped on the same house for more than a week.

But, well, this year, it has been a really weird and hard one. I started off in Florida, happy and eating tons of seafood, then not so happy because my visa was about to expire, later came Baja (Mexico) and I was not so optimistic about the future, but 3 months of friends and über fun weekends shook off the “not so” out of “not so optimistic” and, I came content to Mexico City, to look for whatever I am supposed to find in life.

Yeah, after twelve months of that, I can say that going home for the Holidays sounds like a nice and calm way of ending 2010 and starting 2011; a year that I imagine will be just as hectic as this one. So, I am happy!

I do hope that in your life, your December plans are also starting to take a joyful form!

After all of that… I have a song with and amazing video! Hope you love it!

This is The Temper Trap with Love Lost (Directed by Dougal Wilson)

Mike Mitchell Brought Me Back.

Hi, I have been gone for a long time haven’t I? I am sorry, it’s just that I do have a lot of work lately  (which is good, only I don’t get paid that much, which it not so good, but just how things are), also I have been writing my novel for the National Novel Writing Month (I have 34,479, of the 50,000, words down).

So, yeah, sorry, being a professional blogger has turned into a being a casual and messy blogger.
Anyways, I am here and I brought an artist with me!! Isn’t that fun?!
 

I was clicking around in the web, resting my brain after editing some texts, and! There he was!!!
His name is Mike Mitchell, he lives in Los Angeles (USA) and has a weird sense of humor. I liked his illustrations because most of them have a hint (or a big splash) of pop culture references and right now I am kind of missing my geeky group of friends, from back home.

Ok, this guy is no new face; he has worked for various, big, companies, and I do understand why, his pieces are just fun and chaotic, I am sure, that many of you, like me, will love them.
I picked my fave 5 from his collections, but do drop bye his website (here) to have a look at more of his work.

Fantastic Journey 

Self Portrait 

Mr. Bunners the Rabbit Master 

Balloon Boy

Also! if you have some money to spend, you can visit his shop! (Here) And get yourself a lovely print, a t-shirt or, maybe, buy your tired-and-overworked favorite blogger something special for Christmas (It's never too early to start your holiday shopping!).

Death of Neon 

Alphabeat and The Downside of Work.

I am so sorry, I have being out of home working and then in home writing the novel that I am supposed to finish in November. So yeah, I have been a really awful blogger and I am sorry.
 

Here is a song so you might forgive me.

This is Alphabeat with What Is Happening.

I hope to be back soon with brand new posts!

Mumford and Sons and Death and a Novel.

Hi there!! This is just a fast post; I am busy with that novel thing I entered (this). 

Yesterday I killed the main character! So things are starting to get messy and fun!

...Not really, I am somewhat stuck, really (REALLY) stuck, that is why I am using my free time to a do post, otherwise I would be glued to my writing.

But, they say, nothing cures writer's block, like doing something nice for others; again, a lie...

Anyhootirú (yes, now I am making up words), a friend just sent me the link to this song and thought it nice to share. Here it is:

Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons