Wednesday 22 August 2012

New old additions


I do like finding new but old additions to my household. It gives me so much more pleasure than just buying some random print from Ikea or wherever. And I much prefer the process of stumbling across something special, somewhere you may have never thought to look, and you know it is one of a kind - it gives it more weight, more meaning, and more significance to its presence in your life. 

My newest old additions are - 
 A very cool portrait of King George the second of Greece (Γεώργιος Βʹ) who ruled twice, from 1922 to 1924 and then 1935 to 1937. I don't know when this portrait of him was done, but it has been sitting buried in one of the back rooms of my family home for over 26 years. As it went somewhat unclaimed (I had to fight my sister over it a little bit, but she is lovely and let me win) it has now got a lovely new place in my home. Joining King George are - a postcard of Serge Gainsbourg sent to me years ago by my lovely friend Johnny, a picture of a little girl covered in tattoo's (you can never start too young), Lobster Telephone by Salvador Dali, and a Gilbert and George postcard also sent by the lovely Johnny (we went through a postcard phase in London). 



This is a real picture of King George (thank you Wikipedia) 

 My other new additions are two old frames found from the flea market in the old town of Brussels. It is such an amazing market, full of everything you could possibly imagine. It was the second time I went to it, and it was even better this time, mainly because the sun was shining which always makes me a happy bunny. I like to put on an awesome playlist and just stroll up and down to see what catches my eye - and then attempt to let loose my Lebanese side and do some intense bargaining (which never really goes too well, I fail at being Leb). So the one frame is an awesome vintage gilt one with a portrait of a couple in it, they look really happy and so properly groomed - not a hair out of place. The other one is a really delicate rose. I'm not really fond of flowers and such girlyness, but there was something about this that I fell for. I loved the colours in the frame and on the border of the picture, they have a really old feeling to them, and I liked how chipped and sad it could have looked anywhere else, but in my house it just kind of works. Accompanying (and surrounding) these additions are various old family pictures, and little figurines that I have from here and there. I do like me a bit of a random medley.




Peace&Love 

Tuesday 21 August 2012

uh-oh




Yeah, I know, I failed at blogging yet again. What can I say? It's been a long, somewhat turbulent, somewhat strange, somewhat awesome, summer. And with all that my blogging skills fell somewhere by the wayside. It's on me kitties, and I'm gonna make up for it as best I know how.... which is...ummm... by drinking and sharing my general awkwardness and tomfoolery I suppose. 

So let's see... what went down this summer.... There was the usual amount (by usual I obviously mean overtly excessive) of debauchery and mayhem- drunken shenanigans, festival shenanigans, naked drunk pool shenanigans, awkward drunk shenanigans - all things considered there were a bucketload of shenanigans all round. 

A general overview of said shenanigans (while still attempting to be somewhat discreet so as not to completely shame any naughty accomplices) - 

Went festivalling in Brux with my wonderful godsister &co. 
Yes...i wore a backpack. lets not talk about it
day one, hour one - off to a brilliant start
We are gangsta posers with random new friends
Massssssive baguettttes. hubba. 
And I saw Beirut play, so now my life is complete.
and back to Brussels for sunshine and more food/alcohol/silly times.

Then the rest of july was a carefree medley of worky times, drinky times, silly times, and some other times - 
 
Minnie is clearly not impressed with my job.

I now have a baby donkey named after me.
Did a Cosmopolitan editorial for September, and finally used this cool location that I've been wanting to shoot at for years. (the issue is out now if anyone cares to see the finished product of my blood, sweat and tears) 

my little elzy doing awesome make ups. 
Panny pants being a moody photographer
pretty model
Some mandatory silly behaviours. 
Cosmo teaaam! 

Had some ridonkulously messy drunken silly fun in P-town (commonly known as protaras). Which encompassed everything from Lady gaga, to potential bar brawls, welsh dj's, red indian chiefs, 80's power slide injuries, and everything in between... 
my favez bar..
the lovely Shakster. 
I got ridiculously trashed and sent lots of amazing texts. Fact.
me and fred flinstone 
                                      Probably best if i don't even try and explain this hot mess... 
                                               
ahoy!
it's a nautical high-five, obvz
not sure what this was...
land ahoy!

Aaaaaand then the next day we didn't feel so hot... shocker. 


And then we roll on into August... sticky, sexxxxual, sunburnt, august. HOW WE LOVE YOU. 
Minnie got frisky with Chico
Vattis got frisky with some breakfast keftedes
had awesome pool chillout with my lovely ladies
Nicosia got tropic thundered
Bunny and Giraffe went food shopping
Bunny is a messy eater...
while I am sickeningly OCD
Paphos sunsets are pretty
as is a happy Dimitri in a pool with a drink 
my beautiful friends
obligatory dirtiness 
aaaaaand some more...
mojitos by the pool, don't mind if i do!
this is what happens when you overdo the day drinking
Much Bunny, Giraffe, Minnie love went down...
                        And then we had to leave holiday paradise and everyone was sadcakes.

Protaras photoshoot
an adorable bit of minnie pie. 
an adorable bit of my favourite babycakes
Pancakes got his first tattoo!
And I'm happy to find that after all the shenaniganning about the place - Nicosia hasn't changed in my absence. 
So there we have it boys and girls, summer 2012. Hope you enjoyed it
Peace&Love from a miscreant blogger