[25.1.2013]

J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K Rowling, two wonderfull authors ♥

Book event

At the beginning of november there was a book event where you can buy lots of books which are cheaper than usual. This event takes place on different places in the county, on different dates. This one was in my hometown, Eindhoven. And these are the books I got myself; The four books on top of this small pile is quite obvious and known by many people, but I couldn't resist of buying them, as I didn't own the stories myself. I'm currently reading 'The picture of Dorian Gray'. ♥

Knowing someone by their belongings

1: Whenever I feel cold, I use this blanket to warm up.

2: Here are some of my books, along with my awesome notebook.
3: A few of my sweet and soft teddybears!

4: Bangle from Angelic Pretty, 2 awesome collars and a starshaped box full of necklaces.

5: This is where the magic happens; my wardrobe.

6: My lovely dolls. I can stare at every little detail for a long time.

7: I like to be creative. This is my little shelf with craft stuff.

8: On this little shelf I keep my make-up and stuff.

9: This is where I keep my rings, as you can see it barely closes!

10: I drink tea most of the time.

11: Drinking tea also means cookies!

12: This is how my character looks like in the game Skyrim, along with my horse, Shadowmere.

Favourite movies and books

I thought it would be nice to show you all my top 3 favourite movies and books.

I'm such a movie lover and addict, but every now and then I also enjoy to read a good book. ♥  I'm pretty sure everyone knows about these 3 movies, but I have added storylines for the ones that don't know what these movies are about.

Top 3 favourite movies:

1: Memoires Of A Geisha
2: Phantom Of The Opera
3: Lord Of The Rings Trilogy

Storylines taken from  http://imdb.com/ 

Memoires Of a Geisha Storyline:

In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha's world are forever changed by the onslaught of history. Written by dumpster_cakes  

Phantom Of The Opera Storyline:

Begins when an opera ghost terrorizes the cast and crew of the French Opera House while tutoring a chorus girl. He finally drives the lead soprano crazy so she and her friend leave. The girl is able to sing lead one night but the soprano doesn't want her show stolen so she comes back. The ghost demands they keep giving his protégé lead roles. Meanwhile, His pupil falls in love with the Vicomte de Chagny, but the Phantom is in love with Christine, his student. The Phantom is outraged by their love and kidnaps Christine to be his eternal bride. Will Raoul, the Vicomte, be able to stop this dastardly plan? Written by Niki  

The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Storyline:

An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist in fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it! However he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin and Samwise. Through mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign! Written by Paul Twomey

Top 3 favourite books:

1:  De laatste Concubine - Lesley Downer (Original title: The Last Concubine)

2:  De Bewoonde Wereld - Nicci French (Original title: The Living World)

3: Ik Was Alice - Melanie Benjamin (Original Title: Alice I Have Been)

Storylines are taken from http://www.goodreads.com/

The Last Concubine Storyline:
How do you fall in love when your society has no word for it? "The Last Concubine" is an epic love story closely based on historical events, chronicling 19th century Japan's extraordinary change from a medieval to a modern country. This is the story of a shogun, a princess and the three thousand women of the women's palace - all of whom really existed - and of the civil war that brought their way of life to an end ...Japan, 1865: the women's palace in the great city of Edo is a sprawling complex much like a middle-eastern harem.Bristling with intrigue and erotic rivalries, the palace is home to three thousand women and only one man - the young shogun. Sachi, a beautiful fifteen-year-old girl, is chosen as his concubine. But Japan is changing. Black Ships have arrived from the West, bringing foreigners eager to add Japan to their colonial empires. As civil war erupts, Sachi flees for her life. Rescued by a rebel warrior, she finds unknown feelings stirring within her; but this is a world in which private passions have no place and there is not even a word for 'love'. Before she dare dream of a life with him, Sachi must unravel the mystery of her own origins - a mystery that encompasses a wrong so terrible that it threatens to destroy her ..

Land Of The Living Storyline:A horrifying premise catalyzes this fast-paced, suspenseful thriller: A woman wakes up in a darkened room, bound, disoriented, unable to recall the recent past. She is terrorized and abused by a strange man who taunts her with the names of other victims. But for Abbie Devereaux, a 25-year-old Londoner, the nightmare really begins after she escapes. Recovering in a local hospital, she must confront the fact that no one believes her story. Her doctors think it's all a fantasy, "a cry for help." Det. Insp. Jack Cross can't find a crime scene. And when Abbie's well enough to go home, she discovers that her life-her job designing office interiors; her boyfriend, Terry; the flat they shared-has been destroyed, but she hasn't a clue as to how or why. Has she had a breakdown? Is she still in danger from the kidnapper? The bulk of the novel is about Abbie's inventive efforts to reconstruct her life and discover what really happened to her.

Alice I have Been Storyline: 

Alice Liddell Hargreaves’s life has been a richly woven tapestry: As a young woman, wife, mother, and widow, she’s experienced intense passion, great privilege, and greater tragedy. But as she nears her eighty-first birthday, she knows that, to the world around her, she is and will always be only “Alice.” Her life was permanently dog-eared at one fateful moment in her tenth year–the golden summer day she urged a grown-up friend to write down one of his fanciful stories. That story, a wild tale of rabbits, queens, and a precocious young child, becomes a sensation the world over. Its author, a shy, stuttering Oxford professor, does more than immortalize Alice–he changes her life forever. But even he cannot stop time, as much as he might like to. And as Alice’s childhood slips away, a peacetime of glittering balls and royal romances gives way to the urgent tide of war. For Alice, the stakes could not be higher, for she is the mother of three grown sons, soldiers all. Yet even as she stands to lose everything she treasures, one part of her will always be the determined, undaunted Alice of the story, who discovered that life beyond the rabbit hole was an astonishing journey.

So what would your top 3 of favourite books/movies be like?
Please let me know ♥

Books and movies

I love books, and I love dvd's. Whenever I'm in a musicstore, I just always leave with atleast 1 dvd. I just love watching movies..And books are just great. My favourites are fantasybooks, fairytales, but also thrillers. My most favourite book is Memoirs of a Geisha (and that's also one of my favourite movies). But, Harry Potter is my number one forever ♥ We just only own 1 Harry Potter book, and it's in Dutch. I want the whole series in English~

What is your favourite book, and what movie do you like the most?
Any suggestions of books or movies I should know about?

Bookshelfs are so usefull!

Just to give you a looksie of some of our bookshelfs.

It's not hard to see which are filled with my stuff.

This is where a part of my accesories are. 

Headdresses, headbow, bracelets, rings, lots of hairclips...

Under the white headdress in the middle I have some storage for lots of hairclips, earrings and other necklaces than my rosaries. And hidden under my rose hairclips are three decorated heart shaped storages, with some more necklaces, bracelets and what not. On the left you can see some MFashion flyers, and my stamp card from the shop. I still need 7 stamps, but that also means I need to spend €700,- more euros! *Forever poor*

This is where some manga books are storaged. 

Initial D is from my boyfriend. He is a big fan of it. The other manga's you see are mine.

My other manga is hidden behind the almighty Initial D collection!

And some of my books! As you can see I love myself some Shakespear from time to time.

Also Jane Austen is always nice to read. The Linux books on the right are not mine haha.

Do you love to read?

If so, what do you read, and can you recommend me some good books?

I like to read books in Dutch, but I like it better in English.

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Also, where and how do you keep your accesories, headdresses and necklaces?
I'm really curious!