gray days

what can i say... i'm from the north, from scandinavia, denmark. it goes straight to my heart when walking the beach on a gray day with wind and white waves. seriously, how can that not make you just perfectly happy all the way to the soul?!

and when i get to go there on my birthday with my boys and the man, well. that's kind of close to perfection.

that was yesterday. today, the rain is back. but there will be an "after the rain":

feels like childhood

there's something so familiar in the feel of this video. it makes me sentimental about childhood. which perfectly suits my mood. my dad is in the hospital, he's fine now and everything is - relatively - ok.

but still. i'm not sure how i feel about being here. far away and entering this part of life.

video found via the always inspiring little postcards

weekend treat

the shrine / an argument from sean pecknold on vimeo. enjoy!

hi

enjoying the beach. still. they have been saying on the news that the temps are to drop significantly. didn't happen yet though. as much as i love the beach, i am looking forward to a bit of fall. it's in my scandinavian veins, i need a change of season. or maybe that's just my mood these days.

then i could crawl under a blanket and look out the window. even if it is just a feeling, an emotion (cause real life doesn't actually let you crawl under the blanket and stare out the window for very long), then it would be better off with a bit of gray sky and rain outside.

but i guess the sun is good to have out there, shining bright. i have a whole lot of stuff that i need to deal with, and it's hard to get things done if it's dark and gray.

did i tell you i went to see joanna newsom i tlv? it was wonderful. she has an amazing voice, and there's something so adorable about her. sweetness combined with strength.

recently i have been listening to this pretty voice.

stop motion

found via P.K. of the always surprising and beautiful blog, dill and parsley.

and if you like stop-motion video, then check out beth orton's shopping trolley music video too. it's not so new, but still awesome. if for nothing else then because she actually gets to live in a tree!



found via lulu of the sweet lulu bird.

so come on and dance with me

i cannot figure out whether i like this video by girls. the song itself, hellhole ratrace, is so so good. i'm completely hooked (yes, i know, it's not exactly new, but new to me ). i am right now working myself through some of their other tracks. but this video... sweet, tragic, cool, sad were words that all crossed my mind as i watched and listened. and i'm still not sure. maybe all at once. but i like it.

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bonus info: girls is a duo consisting of christopher owens and chet ’jr’ white. they met as christoffer owens was living the streets after he fled the californian cult children of god at the age of 16 (known because they supposedly encouraged sex between children and adults). at some point he met white, a music producer, and girls came to be. this little piece of bonus info is not just to feed my inner sensationalist, but it just makes this peculiar mix of young tragedy and innocent happiness, that are mixed up so strangely here, even stronger. i would love to hear what you think...