White Lies.

Tonight I'm seeing White Lies. Looking forward to it, of course.


And I kind of messed up again, but oh well. At least this time it wasn't all me.

drawing: by me, some months ago.

Monday.

I'm going to help out on a photoshoot today. My sister is modelling. Should be fun.

And the snow just started falling.

photo: oprisco

Mew mew mew.

No more stories are told today. I'm sorry, they washed away.
No more stories, the world is grey. I'm tired. Let's wash away.


Mew are playing in Oslo on the 21st of November, and I just got a ticket!

Trick or treat?

I made my halloween costyme last night. And I'm going to be a shooting star. I basically made a star and glued a stripe with pearls, ribbons and glitter underneath it, on a white dress. I'm also wearing bright yellow tights, a golden sparkling hat and gold make-up. I will most likely post some pictures.
Besides that I spent most of my time yesterday making my room mate listen to post-rock and dance around the house. Hopefully I'll manage to convince her to listen to my music all the time. She did actually put on Mogwai when she was in the shower this morning, which impressed me.
I'm going to see the Slow Painters and GO Fandango today, with Mr. Jensen. I'm really looking forward to it.

photos: google.com and deviantart.com

500 days of summer.

A movie I just got sent the trailer to. It's coming to the norwegian cinemas this week, and I have to see it.


The films tagline is:
"Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't. This is not a love story. This is a story about love."

No shit, this is my life right now.

Falling away from you.

photos: Bruno Dayan, Camilla Åkrans, Emma Summerton

Scarlet fields.

I just found this dress by Camilla and Marc on net-a-porter, and I need it!



I am in love, without a doubt.

Musical weekend.

What a weekend! On saturday, after a quick visit to a party, me and a friend went down to John Dee and experienced Veronica Maggio. She was wonderful and such an amazing singer live as well.
She sang all of my favourite songs as well, the best one was Stopp though. I sang out so lound and danced.

And then yesterday I saw Muse! Slap me in the face, because it was such a great show. If I were to rate them I'd give them some minus points because they didn't include a couple of songs I think are necessary to make the perfect Muse show. Like Citizen Erased which they did not include. It's the perfect last encore song. I was sad they didn't play it. But they did play Feeling Good, so that made it a little better.
The show in itself though, with the lights and gigantic stage set was utterly amazing. Probably the best show I've ever seen.

And now, only ten days 'till White Lies!

photos: Anders Nilsen, aftenposten.no

Once we were.

At work, feeling really sick. But I'll live, I think? I'm listening to swedish post-rock. Once We Were, Scraps of Tape, Audrey, but I mix in some SGT and Greycoats as well. Also writing weird texts for something that will never happen. But at least my dream of Only On Instant Film will live on.




Come on, come here, move closer
Let's set the evenings tone
Caress my fleeting skin with your heat
Or I will choke on this microphone

photo: Alexey Yurenev & Stephanie McNiel

Watchman, what is left of the night?

You can only take so much
Before you turn to stone
You can only fight so long
Before you turn to stone
Please say we're almost there
‘Cause I can't move another inch
Can't feel my legs
It takes everything to breathe
Before you turn to stone
(Sail on)
And you can hear the siren's song
But it's not where you belong
Red sky by night
Sailor's delight
Red sky by morning
Sailor take warning

photos: Aldona Karczmarczyk
text: Greycoats - Watchmen, What is Left of the Night?

Jimmy Backius

Just stumbled across a swedish photographer, based in Stockholm, named Jimmy Backius. I couldn't find a lot of info on him. But I really enjoyed his photos.




Other than that I spent yesterday hanging out with my sister, watching Gossip Girl and listening to Moving Mountains cover of Can't Afford the Colors by The Ivoryton Piano Factory.

photos: Jimmy Backius

100th entry.

We're falling, but at least it's not from ourselves.
We're dancing, like tomorrow isn't worth it.

We're flying and pretending it's real.
I'm smiling, because this is how it should always have been.

You're laughing, as if there is no oxygen left.
As if I'm leaving.



And I am.

photos: Where all wild things are (IMDB.com), deaviantart.com, google.com

Melt you down, make me better.

Back from this weekend's trip. It was fun. We danced and sang and drank way too much. Played and smoked and ran around pretending to be birds. I bought this bow as well.


photo: me

Polaroid.

It's a happy day. This news arrived my inbox, presented by Polaroid itself at a press conference in Hong Kong on the 13th of october.

After all the difficulties and changes of ownership during the last years, the new management of Polaroid now understands the source of the brand's attraction - which is surprisingly not based in digital cameras but in Dr. Edwin Land's groundbreaking 1948 invention of Instant Photography, which he ingeniously devised and passionately developed with a lot of care and devotion.

We have understood this since 2005, when it was our honour and pleasure to celebrate and evoke the sensational and almost mysterious power of Instant Photography in memoriam of Dr. Land. Doing everything in our power to keep this beloved and unique photographic medium alive, we grabbed the chance to take over the last factory producing Instant films from the old Polaroid management and to start The Impossible Project in 2008. Re-inventing a new analog integral film, we are now preparing, supporting and managing the comeback of Instant Photography.

Accomplishing this mission and proudly owning the former Polaroid plant in Enschede (NL), as well as already holding the first working hand-coated samples in our trembling hands, we are pleased to herewith announce a history-making cooperation between The Impossible Project and Polaroid:
Polaroid will re-launch the legendary Polaroid One Step Camera and is therefore commissioning The Impossible Project to develop and produce a limited edition of Polaroid® branded Instant Films in the middle of 2010.

We feel proud and excited that our ambitions and all the relentless work we have already invested are now becoming the foundation for Polaroid's comeback as a producer of Instant Cameras.

Large-scale production and worldwide sale of The Impossible Project's new integral film materials under its own brand will already start in the beginning of 2010 - with a brand new and astonishing black and white Instant Film and the first colour films to follow in the course of the year.

This is taken from the Polapremium newsletter. My favourite pola supplier on the net, ever. Check it out.

Always in this twilight.

new photos from the amazing Bruno Dayan.

We may be remembered by what we did when we sat down.

This is actually it. All that is left, all that will become. This is it. Now we are no one.

music and video: Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson

I took the stars from our eyes.

I went to Florence + the Machine this saturday. Was such an amazing concert. Couldn't be more happy about it, honestly.

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart

photo: from Florence + the Machine website.

Weekend weekend weekend.

Today I'm going to a dinner party. I'm really looking forward to it. And tomorrow I'm seeing Florence + the Machine. Happy days. Happy weekend.


photo: Macushla Burke

Born and raised.

A lot of posts today, I'm sorry. Anyway. Alexisonfire will soon release their new video for the new single Born and Raised. My favourite song off the album, actually.
The picture is taken by Jess Baumung from the set. It's of Dallas Green resting on the floor. I thought it was funny, and by the looks of the colours it looks like it'll be a great music video.

photo: Jess Baumung

I see horses.

Tonight, supporting Ungdomsskulen, I See Horses are playing at Internationalen (Youngstorvet). I really want to go. Just have to find someone who'll go with me.

This is a fire

Let's run all the red lights
And break our promises
We'll live like lovers
Who've never known heartache

Amazing new song by Dallas Green.

And though you've gone.

Finally! Moved into the new appartment. It's looking quite smashing I might add. And I absolutely adore living with Martine. Today it's cleaning/exercise day. When I get home I'm going to wash the kitchen as well as my room, and then we're going for a long walk.

Other than that work has just been really stressful. But I'm managing. I have booked quite a lot of photo jobs lately as well, so the weekends are starting to fill up as well. I also got assigned a drawing job, drawing a portrait of a baby. I'm quite looking forward to that. I usually never do that kind of stuff.
I'm also starting to save up for a quick vacation in Philly soon. I miss my friends over there like crazy. It feels like I'm stuck in this country again, though I've travelled a lot. Restless and torn.

photo: Enrique Badulescu

Life in boxes.

I'm packing up and leaving Grünerløkka again, to live with a friend on Majorstua. Everything I own, and everything I like is in boxes. It's a bit sad, but also OK. I look forward to the new place. I just hate packing, so I'm procrastinatic, writing this instead and singing out loud to M83.

I know this blog is mainly about my random stories and fashion and polaroids. But I just wanted to share Jess Baumung with you all. I've been following his blog for nearly a year now. He is a documentary photographer focusing on bands, but does also some weddings and band photos and such.
The picture above is from Moneens filming of their music video Hold That Sound. He has the most amazing ability to capture the perfect moment, as well as making it look beautiful in the after work. He has also taken the best pictures of all my favourite bands.

I'm leaving for Trondheim tomorrow, and working and moving the rest of the week and also going to Sweden on friday next week. So I might not update in a week or so.

Another night out, another dancefloor.

Finally, friday! I'm going out with work today, to have a couple of beers and just hang out. My old teacher's will be there as well, it'll be nice hanging out besides at work. Other than that I don't really have anything to say.


Enjoy your weekend with another fantastic series from Tim Walker!

Pull the world over your eyes.

I'm listening to Animals by I See Horses on repeat. I think it's really nice.


A picture Cato Aurtun took of me the other day. I'm wearing my new dress (bought it from Topshop, and I'm quite pleased) and new shoes. The dress is a hundred percent Fair Trade cotton, so it feels super nice and I'm helping the world ... a little? Also wearing my Burberry trenchcoat on the picture.

In other news, I went to see Efterklang at Chateau Neuf yesterday. My hang out place of the week it seems. First I went to a friend of mine, Øyvind, and hung out with him, another friend named Sigurd and Sofie. We sat around listening to 60 Millions, the most hilarious thing I ever heard. Walked up to the concert and witnessed one of the best things ever. Probably the best concert in the last two years. If you have spotify, go listen!

The last song was the nicest, because everyone in the audience was called forward and we stood there and sang along with the band. It was, honestly, just dreamy and like falling in love.

photo: Cato Aurtun

Chessnut girls and music feet.

Yesterday I went up to Chateau Neuf to see The Slow Painters play. I know two of the guys in the band, and it's been nearly two years since they've played together. They were good I thought, only something was weird about the vocals (to low set microphone), so we couldn't really here the vocals.


Another band played as well. The bass player has one of the best vocals I've heard in Norway. It had this Dallas Green sort of softness, but with the rawness of Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai). The band was called I See Horses. If you click the link you can hear three of their songs. Animals and Judas are my favourites so far.


It got late though, and me and Magnus and Cato stumbled home. They jumped in a taxi, but I got on the tram instead. It only took me about three stops though, and then I had to walk to the next stop. Unfortunatly it was closed down. I wasn't sure it was when I got there, but I asked a guy who was standing there. He was supposed to take the same tram as me. We ended up walking together home. He is a jazz musician, and that's all I know. I walked in high heels and picked up chessnuts whenever I found any. Was a nice end to a nice evening.


photos: David Bellemére for Marie Claire Italia

What a month!

September has by far been one of the best months of 2009. I've been traveling quite a lot, and I'm going to travel more. Moving into a new appartment with a good friend of mine in only a week! Work has been very stressful, but I've worked loads of overtime which means I now have two extra days off! I assisted on a photoshot, I went out a lot, I met my family, I danced. Sølve Sundsbø with Surface 2 Air, Nick Knight is signed on to Art + Commerce and Jimmy Choo's collection for H&M is out (at least parts). More about this now I think.


I logged onto Art + Commerce to check out the picture of the day yesterday, only to find out that Nick Knight has been signed to A+C. Great news, I think.

And also, Jimmy Choo's collection (or at least parts of it?) is finally out. I'm going to save all my money for this, and take a day off work to go shopping. The clothes, shoes and bags are simply beautiful. With studds, great mixture of fabrics and material, and his signature heals I think the whole collection will fly away faster than you can say "Matthew Williamson's collection for H&M was pretty cool as well". Here are some of my favourites.




You can find more pictures here.

photos: Nick Knight, H&M

Exciting news.

Last year the brand Surface 2 Air colaborated with Justice, the french Ed Banger artists. They made some jeans and some great leather jackets. S2A are doing the same thing this year, only this year they are colaborating with Sølve Sundsbø, the fashion photographer. You can see his collection (three dresses, three tops and three bags) on S2A's site. All of the clothes/bags have Sølve's images on them.


I personally just absolutely fell in love with this! It's not in stock yet, but I'm buying it as soon as it is.

photo: from Surface 2 Air

Back from Bergen.

My trip to Bergen was nice, as always. Met up with all of my family and hung out with some friends as well. I even found time to do some shopping, and ended up with these fabulous new shoes!
I'm wearing them to a long, big grey sweater with a waist belt, black tights and a grey beanie. Besides the fact that I look really sleepy, I think I look nice.
I need a rooftop to take pictures on.

photos: dinsko.no and Kai Jüneman

Over time, over worked.

And yet again I'm stuck at work till late tonight. I guess I'll manage though. Taking nearly all of tomorrow off to go to Bergen.


But it's alright. I'll drink some wine tonight and have a good night sleep. And wake up tomorrow smiling.

photo: Nagi Sakai

Searching for their lives.

photo: Rasmus Mogensen