Saturday Night Procrastination

I was tagged by lovely Heart in a Cage!

What are you wearing now? I'm staying in tonight to write on my finance project so just black tights + boyfriend sweater. Warm and cosy.
What’s the last thing you read/are currently reading? "The New Basel Capital Accord". I wouldn't really recommend it.
Do you nap a lot? I love napping but unforunately my schedule doesn't quite allow it.
Who was the last person you hugged? Mon petit ami, this morning.
What’s your current obsession/addiction? Finance blogs (I highly recommend this one!) and fastelavnsboller.
Which item from your closet are you wearing most lately? A navy Zucca sweater dress.
What's for dinner? Left-overs from last night (more about that soon).
What was the last thing you bought? A Crémant de Loire and marcipan ice cream (I realize how decadent that sounds which is quite contradictory seeing I'm so broke at the moment).
What are you listening to right now? This.
If you could have any super power, what would it be? Photographic memory, though it's not really a super power.
What time do you usually get up? These days I hardly have any classes so around 9-10-ish.
What is your most challenging goal right now? Managing the workload that is coming upon me the next 3-4 months and administering my time in the mainwhile.
Say something to the person who tagged you: Hope you're having a blast at the Kings of Leon concert tonight. Looking forward to the review!
If you could have a house–totally paid for, fully furnished–anywhere in the world, where would you want it to be? Neuilly-sur-Seine would be pretty awesome. In 40 years, somewhere sur la Route du Mimosa.
Favorite vacation spot? France. Nothing else compares. I was ruined as a child.
What is your favorite item of clothing? Dresses, hands down!
Favorite pair of shoes you keep going back to over and over, even though your closet is overflowing with a zillion others: I don't have a favorite pair but I think I've worn out about 15 pairs of golden ballet flats during the past 3-4 years. It's a severe and incurable addiction.
Name one thing you cannot live without: Love and laughter.
What was the last movie that you saw? "Le fils de l'épicier". French movie, set in Provence. Cute but forgettable
What's your favourite movie(You can only name one title, it doesn't have to be your ultimate favourite but just the first one that pops into your head): Lost in Translation.
What is your favorite weather, and why? The first days of autumn I enjoy the most. Sunny but with a slight chill in the air. It's so calming for the mind.

I always end up tagging people who've been tagged already. So if you haven't, consider yourself tagged!

4 + 6

Before exam madness and fall break I was tagged by Danica of Coccinelle so here we go (I apologize for the delay)..

4 things I did today
- Had coffee with my dad at his office at 7.15am before his work day started (I hardly ever see him anymore)..
- Took advantage of printing facilities there to print out 76 pages on exchange possibilites next year.
- Went to Magasin to browse for magazines and newspapers.. I bought the new Jalouse and the IHT.
- Remembered to water my plants (big deal!)!

4 things on my to-do list
- Look for a job which is relevant to my education.
- Plan a trip to South America next year with one of my best friends.
- Finish packing my suitcase for the weekend where I'm visiting a friend who lives in Odense (I wrote this post on Thursday, actually)..
- Find a good recipe for a cake containing lemon since I'm baking one for a dear friend's birthday next week (any suggestions?)

4 of my guiltiest pleasures
- Browsing supermarkets.. I can spend hours doing that.. Supermarkets is probably the closest I come to having a fetisch..
- Spending an ungodly amount of time jumping from synonym to synonym on thesaurus.com.
- Popular music from the 90s.
- Ice cream in large quantities.

4 random facts about me
- I like to attend random lectures at my university (anything but SPRØK will do)
- When I need to really relax, I bake. I don't feel much like eating it so I give it away usually.
- I like my own company a lot and am not afraid to say that sometimes I actually prefer it.
- I was always fascinated by the sky. When people walk on the street many people look at their feet. Apparently I like to look up instead. And then I love to observe the stars and their constellations.. I'm dreaming of finding something like Soir de Fête's constellations globe.

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Next I was tagged by The Search for Chic. The rules are to mention the person who tagged you, then mention 6 unimportant things that make you happy and then pass on the tag to 5 more blogs..

6 unimportant things that make me happy
Sitting in my window watching the traffic and the people on the street go by.
Experiencing new and delightful places in my own city (yes, that does happen)
Scrapbook-ing.
Fleamarkets on warm summer days.
Tasting something I haven't tried before.
The start of the year in Provence when the mimosas are blooming.

I'm tagging: Chic Comme une Parisienne, Heart in a cage, A pretty face, Lumière, and Daydream Lily!

11 little details

I was tagged with the list of habits by lovely blogger Heart in a cage - So let's jump straight to it..



1. Clothes shop. In my dreams, I buy all my clothes at Le Bon Marché. I'd love to be dressed in high-quality garments from the likes of Balenciaga, Marni, Givenchy, Lanvin, etc. In reality, I do that to a certain extent. But the H&M-to-designer ratio is fairly high.
2. Furniture shop. IKEA, definitely! And then I love browse at fleamarkets for unusual and old pieces.
3. Sweet. Ice cream! (my favorite flavours are coconut, white chocolate and banana).. Or really strong and salty liquorice. That's what I'm always missing when I'm away from Denmark.
4. City. Paris! I used to live there and I want to return to live there eventually. I always had something for Singapore, Boston and New York City as well (and I'm planning on going to either of those places to study next year)..
5. Drink. Diet coke is one of my huge weaknesses. But I do drink lots of water, too. Coffee when at school. But there's nothing like a cup of fresh mint tea. I love that.
6. Music. It depends on my state of mind but I'd say my range is pretty wide.. I listen to everything from jazz and classical music to electronica, indie rock and the cheesiest pop music you can imagine. I'd say I enjoy all kinds of music at different times (except for heavy metal, I'm never that angry)..
7. TV-Series. Honestly, I don't really watch TV. CNN is usually always on to break the silence at home but when I actually sit down to watch something it's typical a cooking show or a debate. My TV is not working at the moment so for now I don't watch anything.
8. Film. Among my favorites we have Lost in translation, Amélie, The Science of Sleep + tons of small French productions. I love going to the cinema as well. The last movie I saw was Happy-Go-Lucky. Highly recommendable!
9. Workout. I love to attend classes such as step and body combat at my fitness center. These days I can only squeeze it in once a week. Otherwise I use my bike a lot to get around town. And when I want to clear my mind, I go for a round of golf.
10. Pastries. I hardly ever eat pastries but whenever I'm in France I always allow myself one. I have very fond childhood memories of lazy mornings on our terrasse eating pain aux raisins. Those are SO good.
11 Coffee. YES! In any form and plenty of it, please!

So, that was about me! I'm passing this meme on to Bloggerella, Ungt Blod and The Search for Chic! I cannot wait to see your posts..

Revenue ...

I've strayed off la route du mimosa for a few days as you might have noticed. In the most literal of ways as well. You see, my mom is quite ill at the moment. She developed some sort of allergy to many things you really can't avoid in a normal everyday life (such as anything with perfume, exhaust from cars or anything fuel-driven, etc.). So my dad and I decided to take her up the mountains for some fresh air for a while. And believe me, we went far-far-faaaar away. To a small village, that during winter turns into a busy ski district, called Isola 2000.




And I should add that, during summer, absolutely nothing happens. So I guess you can say I went cold turkey on normal life. Well, sometimes it's nice to just turn of your cell, shut down your computer and enjoy some peace and quiet. So that's what we did. We went hiking. We played boules. I went horseback riding. We ate plenty of good and rustic mountain food (tartiflette, raclette, fondue.. words don't describe the fear I have of trying on my new sz. 26 Acne jeans I somehow managed to squeeze into last week).



The most awesome of all was the hiking trips we had. We went to discover parts of the Mercantour national park. Lots of beautiful flowers, summerbirds, dears-- and old blockhouses (way back from WWI, my history-savvy dad informed me). All simply amazing. I'm still kicking myself so hard that I forgot my camera.

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On a very different note, A Pretty Face bestowed upon me a lovely award. Thanks you so much for that (and now we're at it, happy birthday! Hope you have a lovely one.)



The rules for this are pretty simple: When you receive this reward, showcase it on your blog and link to the person who awarded you with it. Hereafter, give along the award to 7 other blogs and comment on their blog to let them know. So here goes, this is time the time for spreading some blog love:

Bloggerella - Couldn't think of a more shoe-savvy person (no, Carrie Bradshaw is not a real person!). Her blog is witty, smart and always an entertaining read.
Tinetush - Where to begin? A lovely girl whose personal style is somewhere in between adorable and beautiful and with just a touch of unusual, she's a long-time favorite.
Young Mind - For always having interesting points of views on unusual topics and style issues.
Paper cut heart - This blog is always one of my favorite reads. It's pretty, quirky, and extremely charming. This girl's sense of esthetic is simpy impeccable.
This World Tonight - This girl never dissappoints when it comes to amazing purchases and she still keeps me in awe with her fantastic and of course ever-growing wardrobe.
Soir de Fête - One of the first blogs I started reading regularly. And I still do! This girl's sources of inspiration, taste in music, personal style.. She can do no wrong to me.
Cool.cool.hip.hip - In spite of a hiatus at the moment, this blog still remains a favored one. She has adorable personal style and always something interesting on her mind.

Tagged!

I was tagged by the lovely Young Mind. My choices are, as you can probably tell, inspired by Roskilde highlights:

Rules: List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your summer. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they’re listening to.

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Veto // We are not your friends


CocoRosie // Beautiful Boyz


Cat Power // Lived in bars


Tina Dickow // Sacre Coeur


Radiohead // Idioteque


Lykke Li // Little Bit


Spleen United // Peak Fitness Condition


It seems most people already did this tag so I'm not going to tag anyone -- however you should feel free to do it, if you feel like it. I'd love to hear what you guys who are reading my blog are listening to at the moment!