You won't believe it, but La Pixie actually managed to make a webpage! (OK, with some help, but still...) So here it is, my stuff on the internet. And it is really going to be my place, full of things i like...
Don't expect a nicely organised place with lots of useful information, but an eclectic collection of text, pictures, links,... Be sure to check out regularly, because it will be changing all the time. Just like me i guess, always searching for new stuff, other things to do...
May, 4: Another recipe added in Pixie's Kitchen, and there's a link to Chez Janus on Pixie's Links. Another friend is making his own page now!!
May, 2: New stuff at the Nice Words section
If everything goes according to my plans, this page will be moved to www.pixieperfect.be this weekend. And since we're becoming a professional geek anyway, i want to redo the whole page in the upcoming weeks too. Because it is build up out of my starter's mess. The basis for this site was made at a moment i didn't know a thing about htlm. I think i'm able to improve it a lot now, about three months later... My ultimate dream: i would love to have my own design. Something like an own logo... pixie-artwork... instead of those images that i took from the internet. Problem is that i'm not such a good drawer that i can make a nice pixie-thing myself...
*sigh* for now i'll have to do with the faeries i already have (not that they're not nice, but they're not really mine). If someone can get me a good program to make banners and stuff... please tell me! Maybe i should change my focus and start dating graphic designers instead of all those bass players. Much more useful... but yeah, i guess everything is more useful than a bass player anyway *grin*.
(By the way, did you mention my own pixieperfect-email adress on top of this page???)
And i got something great to make your day too:
mahnahmahna: the fabulous 'song' from the Muppets Show... be prepared for a good laugh!! (And the fact that you'll probably be singing 'mahnahmahna-tutuuutururu' for the rest of the day...)
*pixie*
Tuesday, May 6 (b), 2003
Hmmm, i was planning to write a fine and intelligent comment about the difficulties of life as a twenty-something. Had some nice ideas already... But i'm sorry, my intelligent, clear-thinking mood is gone. And all this because someone gave me an unexpected answer to a silly question. Actually he just blew me over... Oh, and then a second answer followed, to make it worse.
And now i don't feel like writing down whatever i wanted to say before. My goddess... now it's gonna be all vague and unclear of course. You'll get a blog entry that's just totally worthless. I guess i'll just leave it with this, and go indulge myself in some 'great luvsong'... you'ld never guess, but the reason for these fuzzy words is 'Moondance'...
Can I just have one a' more Moondance with you, my love
Can I just make some more romance with a-you, my love
By Van Morisson that is... now at least i got you puzzled, too.
*pixie*
Tuesday, May 6, 2003
La Pixie is becoming a real geek!! Soon i will have this page moved to my own domain: www.pixieperfect.be. What do you think about that? No more advertisements, no more of those damn pop-ups... about which you all kept on complaining. I hope i'll get the whole reorganisation done by the weekend. At the moment i'm rather busy, i want to have my research project finished by the end of the week, so i can take a few days of.
I really need some vacation if i want to finish that dress for the fashion design class. Anyway i'll keep you informed on when the big movement to my own place will take place! (Hmmm... should there be a house-warming party?)
Recently i discovered this nice site:
where you can make your own dolls. Well, and since i've got nothing better to do *ahum*...
I tried to make her look like me... i guess it's more like how i'd wanted to be. But still, she's kinda wearing my clothes anyway...
I went to a concert of Vive la fête, again. Well, it was just around the corner, at Cafe Locale, and my sister had won a free ticket so why not check it out again? It was worth it anyway... We stood real close to the stage so i could take some nice pictures again. But since this is not supposed to be a Vive la fête fan site, i selected only two of them to put here:
picture 1 picture 2 It's not that i'm becoming a VLF-groupy, it's just fun to take pictures at concerts. It's the kind of stuff i like the most... because of the light and the atmosphere, i guess. Much nicer than taking pics in daylight of let's say, people having drinks in the sun, or sitting in the grass or whatever... Well, i still got some nice concerts coming up in the next few weeks. So there will be more!!
*pixie*
Tuesday, April 29 (b), 2003
-Perfect- You're the perfect girlfriend. Which means you're rare or that you cheated :P You're the kind of chick that can hang out with your boyfriend's friends and be silly. You don't care about presents or about going to fancy placed. Hell, just hang out. You're just happy being around your boyfriend.
Lady Cottington's Pressed Faery Calendar: Little King Day: The first faery baby to be born on this day is declared king for the day, and everyone must obey its wishes. However, not much happens since babies can't speak.
This-or-that Tuesday Take Comfort...
Which is more comforting for you...
1. Lying down on the couch, or stretching out on a recliner? The couch, you can curl up on that. On a re
2. Going barefoot or wearing soft slippers? Barefoot
3. Eating ice cream, or pizza? Ice cream
4. Watching on TV...a classic movie or a reality show? Classic movie
5. Wearing: blue jeans or sweat pants? Sweat pants
6. A long, soothing bubble bath or a quick, invigorating shower? Shower
7. Furniture: leather, or something more on the fuzzy side? Fuzzy!!
8. Soft, classical music, or upbeat rock & roll? *argl* i can't choose between musical styles... for comfort?? classical, i guess. But i'm not really a fan of SOFT classical, so maybe i'll pick the up tempo rock thing...
9. Darkness or light? Darkness (but light is very close on second place...)
10. Thought-provoking question of the week: You get married, or otherwise begin cohabitating with a significant other. S/he moves into your place, but brings with them the UGLIEST chair you have ever seen! You really don't want this thing in your home, but SO says it is the most comfy chair s/he has ever sat in, and no way will they part with it. Do you: grin and bear it, or scheme to get rid of the montrosity somehow?
I would certainly try to get rid of it... for as the decoration of my home is very important to me. Or i would try to get it in a place where you'd hardly notice it, or cover it with a fancy blanket...
*pixie*
Sunday, April 27 (b), 2003
I visited my old high school today. Last chance to pick up memories inside those building where i've spent so much time. The school will be closed down next year, so today was the opportunity to meet up with my girl friends and be all nostalgic. I took a lot of pictures, and selected the best to illustrate our trip to the Sint-Willebrordcollege. As you can notice, the buildings, and in some parts also the furniture, is very old. The oldest parts of the school were built in 1903, so 100 years ago. My grandfather and his sons also went there. We spent all afternoon wandering around old classes, playgrounds, hallways,... gazed through old stuff (really they could start a museum with what they've collected there), old pictures etc.
A lot of our teachers were present. It was nice to see them back. Also the non-teaching staff was there, although one of those ladies had to think about the names of my friends, she remembered mine from the first second she noticed me...makes me wonder about my reputation back then.
Anyway, i really had a great time in high school... and it was nice to see all those places again. Especially with those five special girlfriends around... Well, we did it all together back then, and we still do i guess... Hope you enjoy the pictures, girlzz, and if you want the original better quality versions of them, just let me know...(And just a hint: you may use the comment system, too!)
*pixie*
Sunday, April 27, 2003
Yesterday night we (that is Phoebe, Vero and me, and we also met willow and a friend of her overthere) went to Ghent for the presentation of the new album Nuit blanche by Vive la fête. They were incredible again. I'm not a huge fan of their music on CD, but i love their live performances. Els Pynoo is just so incredible sexy, expecially when she starts screaming, sighing or moaning... My goddess, i wish i could be her. And Danny Mommens, without a doubt the ugliest rockstar in Flanders, and maybe even beyond, but he has got this unbelievable attitude...
I enjoyed every minute of the concert. Although i think their former bass player was way better (talking about his looks and attitude here), i'm still convinced that they've got the most sexiest podium act!! I took some nice pictures, check them out >> here.
By the way, becoming a Babyjohn groupy turns out to be much easier than we thought. The members of the band are actually coming to us, so we don't have to go after them *grin*. Two weeks ago, it was the bass player, now the guitar player (who has this to-die-for Harley Davidson leather jacket) came to have a chat with us. He visited phOebe's website lately. And yes, he read the whole groupy idea and my reply on it that if we were going to be groupies, that i wanted the bass player. It was meant in an ironic way of course!!! Pointing out the fact that almost any guy i get involved with, is a bass player. So he goes like 'so YOU're the one who wanted the bass player?'
My goddes... good thing i can always keep my cool, and smile charmingly. Pretty difficult to talk myself out of that one....
By the way, check out Pixie's Kitchen, new page with my best recipes. At the moment there's just one, but the second one is on its way. Translation is harder than i thought...
Friends of Dean Martinez: All instrumental band. Started off quite nice, but then we noticed all of their tunes sounded a bit the same. But i could appreciate their version of 'Summertime'.
Jackie-O Motherfucker: A friend told me that this was a very interesting band, so i was quite curious about it. Bit disappointed afterwards. I'm not a real fan of this noise rock thing, although i can appreciate it. But it was just too messy, six people wandering around the stage, seemed like they were not always quite sure of what they were doing, changing instruments constantly... But i heard some nice rythms, good guitar rifs. Problem is, when you're not a superstar, being able to use the best music installations, handled by the best P.A's, it's not a smart thing to come up with stuff like plastic flutes.
Not hard to guess that the sounds of it will get lost completely, just like murmuring in the microphone is not a good idea... Pitty, the show wasn't interesting because half of the sound was ruined. But i'm still quite curious how they'll sound on a record. (And hey, willow, hope you'll not think i'm an 'artwanker' now!)
Songs:Ohia: The band we came for. And finally a really satisfying performance. Nice, simple and strong songs, brought by the perfect voice for this kind of music. Always balanced, never too much. (Although i must say that a comparison with Will Oldham is sometimes too evident) I really adored the songs were the bass guitar was put aside for a trumpet. Can't help it, i do have a thing for those copper instruments. And here it was just a perfect addition to those wonderful songs.
I really like going to concerts, after i've been to one i always wonder why i don't do it more often. Well, i got some more nice things coming up in the next few weeks: Vive La Fete, Cat Power, Moloko... Seems like i'm finally living up to this everlasting idea of 'really should go to concerts more often'.
*pixie*
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Alrighty, yesterday night i made this wonderful skirt. A really simple design, but i think it's rather special because of the assymetrical waist. It is based on a skirt that i saw in a shop but i 'improved' the design. i used the tissue in a better way (biais, if there are experts among you), and added the assymetrical waist line. I'm quite proud of it, it's not the kind of skirt you'll find in the regular shops, rather in those shops where i can't afford to go shopping.
You'll never believe this... luck is following me! Seems like i've won tickets again. This time for a theatre play, Cannibali, an adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest by Jan Decorte.
My friend Willow suggested to add a 'pixie's kitchen page'. I like cooking, and especially, i like to experiment in the kitchen, inventing new recipes (some of you already now my Philadelpia sauce, or the courgette-carot-thing with bananas in jasmin sauce). Well, Willow thought it would be nice if i put my recipes here (so she can use them!). Well, maybe it's not such a bad idea. I'll certainly think about it... Other people that would be interested?
*pixie*
Tuesday, April 15, 2003
My goddess, i'm having some serious time management problems at the moment. How can you possibly do everything with only 24 hours a day available? 24 hours, of which i need 7 hours to sleep (yes, i tried to cut down on that... doesn't work, have to keep it on 7 on regular days, i can do with less occasionally, but not every night). And then i'm supposed to work for 8 hours a day, too...And that while i have so many other stuff to do, so many people to meet... Those people who can spend whole evenings in front of their tv, hanging in their sofas on Sundays... where do they find the time?
Or worse... people who have time to feel bored?? I don't even remember how it feels to not know what to do... I feel like i'm running around constantly, wanting to feel, hear, see, touch everything there is... like i don't want to miss a thing... I want to do my job really well, want to be a nice fashion designer, want to meet friends, have a drink and talk for hours, like to do lots of sport 'cause it makes me feel good, want to make nice clothes to wear, need to go out and see wonderful things, i want to discover new music, new places, new people...
i want to be out in the sun, walk in the rain, dance around the world... And what is worse, the more i get, the more i want... It's like a neverendig story...
*pixie*
Saturday, April 12, 2003
Yes, we're sure now, the ever so great phOebe did get us tickets for Robbie Williams!!! Okay, you may laugh... but this pixie with her fine musical taste is allowed to have some weaknesses, no? Like for handsome popstars with kick-ass attitude and lots of sex-appeal... We also booked our tickets for the presentation of the new Vive la Fete CD in Gent. With guest appearances, party etc... Girls are going to have fun in the next few months!! Some busy times are coming up. Actually they are already here... I went out for dinner and drinks yesterday night with a friend in Brussels.
We went to this nice (but really fancy bar) L'Archiduc, where you have to ring the bell and wait for them to open the door. Very good cocktails, i must say... Will go there again!
Today there's We love Oil starting this afternoon. Guess i'll get you a review on that tomorrow or so, i'll try to take some pictures, too.
Lady Cottington's Pressed Faery Calendar: Confusion day: The day when faeries try to confuse as many humans as possible, not to mention a few small dogs and guinea pigs - their favorites! � Copyright Brian Froud
My goddess, did those faeries do a good job today! Okay, i already got my life right into the confusion department the last few days... but hey, they surely took it to a higher level. Made a real pixie-mess of it by the way, by doing typical stupid pixie-things. I just saw these situations coming up for weeks... i felt like moving to these problems without being able to avoid them in any way. Well, i won't panic, i count on it that i'll get out in a pixie-way, too. I'll be ok for sure.
*pixie*
Tuesday, April 8, 2003
Ok, here is the new-hair-picture... must admit that the new color isn't very clear. For those who know me, it's more reddish then before, a lighter shade of red actually.
By the way, on Sunday i went to the movies again, with my sister. We saw Chicago. I absolutely loved it, i would go and see it again straight away. Catherina Zeta-Jones was stunning. Renée Zellweger was not bad either but far too skinny, y�k. Loved the music (although i already saw the musical in the theathre in Utrecht two years ago). And especially, i adored the costumes... but okay, i really do have a thing for those twenties cabaret stuff...
*pixie*
Monday, April 7, 2003
Yes, i finally got my hair cut! My goddess, i hate long hair... love it when it's gone then. It's that going to the hairdresser is such a fuss. Don't want to go in the weekends, because it's too busy then, and always a hundred reasons to postpone it. And i just like my looks better when my hair is short. Also because i do look younger then i my age anyway, but with long hair it is even worse! (Someone called me a sixteen-years-old giggling bimbo last week! Ok, she does have her reasons for not liking me, but this comment was just a little bit over the top. I can say this, because she does not know me, or this website). Anyway, a haircut, and later this evening, new coloring also
(it seems like everytime i find even more reddish hair dye to try out...). I'll probably take pictures later, and put it here, so you can all go ooh and aah in admiration. (Hmmm, don't we adore ourselves!).
It was a strange weekend... Some odd, unexpected stuff happened. But i guess they were good things. I think i got myself a new friend, anyway... Although it was quite obvious that this is not the most evident thing, as we noticed, but probably just so worth the trouble.
*pixie*
Friday, April 4 (b), 2003
In the last year, my life has changed a lot. One of the things that has changed profoundly, is the presence of women in my life. I always had a couple of girlfiends, all people i've known for a long time. I already mentioned those five girls i've known since kindergarten and then there are a few girls that i met when doing athletics, also ten years ago now or something. I still have contact with them, too... But i guess that's it. But since i got so disappointed in a few male friends some months ago, i started to get to know a lot of new people...
Most of them female for some reason. Even more so, i really enjoy this female company. I'm not even searching for more male friends, but rather get attracted to girls. While before i really used to hang out with guys all the time, not getting really along with the girls, now i really enjoy hanging out with all those great women i've got to know in the last couple of months. I love going out with them, having drinks in bars, go dancing, shopping, chatting, talking for hours... Funny thing is, the last couple of weeks, it seems like those women list is still growing, and i'm still liking it...
Lady Cottington's Pressed Faery Calendar: Put Off Day: Everything that can be put off until tomorrow is put off on this day. � Copyright Brian Froud
This is a faery day i particularly like, actually...
News on the press conference: it might be tomorrow morning, or maybe not... we're still not sure, getting a bit annoyed with the minister and his administration actually. Well any nerves according the whole thing have vanished... which is a good thing, i guess. There's already an article on my research in the weekly magazine Knack.
Not that i consider it a big deal, just something nice for proud parents and grandparents.
Things i'm doing when not working: i saw a very good movie on Tuesday (i actually went to the movies, that was ages ago!!), Adaptation, with Nicolas Cage. And i must say that Gentlemen, by The Afghan Whigs is a good record, indeed. I also bought that new Ani Difranco record: Evolve. And i love that one, too...
I also read a chapter from the book 'Pity the nation' by Robert Fisk on the massacres in Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Lebanon in 1982. Which made a deep impression on me. Of course i had heard of what happened there, but i must admit that my knowledge about it was rather vague... It was a really interesting text, also in relation to what is happening today. Actually... maybe i should read the whole book, anyway...
*pixie*
Tuesday, April 1, 2003
Lady Cottington's Pressed Faery Calendar: Preposterous Pagnillering Day: Little is known of this activity, though it is thought to involve a great deal of merriment and, of course, squidgy fruit. � Copyright Brian Froud
