eurydice13, posts by tag: 30days - LiveJournal

Day 20 -- A hobby of yours

I love to make my own clothes. This mostly means dresses, although I've made lots of skirts and handbags in the past. I am currently working on a jacket. And, not to discount my other hobby (being online and contributing to "the interwebs". Est. 1997), I blog about it on Seamstress Sophie, a Wordpress-hosted blog.

I also love to draw, but haven't done figure drawing in ages. I don't like still lives at all, and finding people willing to be drawn (and able to stay still) is a challenge. If anyone is feeling narcissistic enough to be in a drawing or painting, PLEASE tell me!!

Something that I hope to never give up is reading. The best escape and food for the soul and spirit I have ever found.

I guess that's 4 hobbies then... And to think... There's more... At least I'll have a busy retirement!! :D



Day 21 -- A recipe
My favourite Brownies recipe can be found on Pure Gourmandise, and works every time. I recommend roasting the hazelnuts in the oven for 2 minutes before using them. And as I can't find dark chocolate with hazelnuts in it, I just use plain dark chocolate and more hazelnuts instead. Really yummy!!



Day 22 -- A website

The Art of Manliness. Can't remember how I discovered it, but I wish all men would read it and rediscover the history of their gender. There's entirely too many sites dedicated to women and fashion already.

I would also like to recommend Oddee, a "best N somethings" site that collates a list each day. Today's one about creative 404 errors is priceless!! It's nice to start the day with a giggle.



Day 23 -- A YouTube video
I'm not big on YouTube...

talent....?

I can draw / paint passably well, but I'm not sure I'm "talented".

I am, however, surprisingly good with languages. Everyone seems stunned even though to me it's nearly effortless. So maybe that's a "talent". I've managed to be fluent in 4 (perfectly trilingual with a 4th in progress, and no foreign accents piercing through any of the 4) while having studied 7 (if you count my 4 months of latin as "studied"). So maybe that's my talent? Languages?

If that's the case, then what the hell am I doing working in IT with visually creative hobbies? I've always wanted to write a book. And every NaNoWriMo I start one... but never get very far. I wonder if I'd have enough discipline to finish one. Maybe some day :) My 31st birthday is looming ahead (in less than 2 months) and this might be an interesting objective to set myself for the year to come. Write a book. Even if it's a collection of short stories. Or a children's book. Just start writing something and keep going until it's finished. That'd be nice. *makes mental note*

Day 17 -- An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
One of my favourite paintings is Klimt's the kiss. I generally love his style and his use of gold and textures and patterns in his paintings. It is no wonder that some of his greatest works are murals.



Day 18 -- Whatever tickles your fancy

A Gooooorgeous jacket for Spring / Summer 2010 by Vivienne Westwood. (£435 at Liberty)




Alternatively, this dress is tickling my fancy too. Also Vivienne Westwood. (£215 at Liberty)

I don't have one here.... As in not at all in the UK...
There might be one at home. Might. Well, an old scan of one. But even then I'm not too sure...
If I can find it I'll post it this weekend. Watch this space :)

I've taken LOTS of photos...

But this one is one of the weirdest.

Athenian sidewalk during the freak snowfall of January 2006. (January 25-26 to be exact)

Well, there's several of these too... So here's more of a top 5.

5 - Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein.

4 - He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches. George Bernard Shaw.

3 - Education is an admirable thing. But it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. Oscar Wilde.

2 - I don't mind living in a Man's world. As long as I can be a Woman in it. Marilyn Monroe.

And, my overall favourite in the whole world (one that engineers and designers should get tattooed onto their forearms, if not foreheads):

1 - Imagination is more important than knowledge. Albert Einstein.

For someone who craves information, education and knowledge, it is somewhat ironic that 4 of my favourite quotes focus on the topic, and generally make fun of it. Wonder if that means anything... *scratches head*

Favourite book? ONE favourite book? Ummm... Houston, we have a problem...There's too many of them... I'll try to do one by genre, how's that?...

Fantasy: Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Adventure/Mystery: Arsene Lupin contre Herlock Sholmes by Maurice Leblanc
Humorous: La Ballatta delle Prugne Secche by Pulsatilla
Historical: Il Tiranno by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Spiritual: Wicca: A Comprehensive Guide to the Old Religion in the Modern World by Vivianne Crowley
Crafty: The Sewing Book by Alison Smith
Techie: Web Design in a Nutshell (A Desktop Quick Reference) by O'Reilly / C by Kernigan and Richie. It's a tie.
Fashion: The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-1957 by Claire Wilcox
Classics: Splendeurs et Misères des courtisanes by Balzac / Macbeth by Shakespeare. Another tie.
Poetry: Fatras by Jacques Prévert / Ποιήματα by Κωνσταντίνο Καβάφη (Poems by Constantine Kavafy) / Les Fleurs du Mal by Charles Baudelaire. Oooh! A triplet!!

There's other books I have loved, but these are the ones I'd always want to have on my bookshelf. Always.
Needless to say I have a somewhat crowded bookshelf...

30 day meme....
As found on zoecb's LJ.

( Collapse )

So being quite bored, I've decided to try it out, but with a little twist. I'll write daily, for every day in February. And on the 28th I'll post the last 3 (28-29-30) As we're the 3rd of Feb, I've got a little bit of catching up to do. So.

Day 01 -- Your favorite song
We didn't start the fire - Billy Joel
Still remember seeing the videoclip back in Greece on Mtv. Must've been 8? 9? Loved it since then. No idea how on earth I understood the words, as I hadn't studied english yet. Might be a subtitled-in-greek american cartoon overdose. Either way, bless the TV for teaching me english. Heh. (pet peeve: dubbed shows for children or movies for adults. If they don't speak it, let them read it, or wait until they learn it! Plus you lose a LOT of the acting, too!)

Day 02 -- Your favorite movie
Run, Lola, Run (Lola rennt)
One of many that I loved watching, keep recommending, and can't ever forget...

Day 03 -- Your favorite television program
Big Bang Theory? How I met your mother? Top Gear? I'm not a huge television fan, but will be an unhappy bunny if I miss one of these if they're on. Maybe because the remaining programming is such crap.