MISTER?

My friend Madina applied for AMFI and had to make a 'fashion doll' inspired accessory. She asked me to take pictures of it. Her look of the day:








ph: me

EDIT: THIS WILL BE ON LOOKBOOK SOON.
IN THE MEANTIME, MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT HER BLOG AS WELL: MEDENEGIRL.BLOGSPOT.COM

EDIT 2: MADINA GOT IN TO AMFI! CONGRATULATIONS HONEY!

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© Anne van der Zanden

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A to Z (A)

New project. Music and video's. Beginning with a letter. Starting today, with the letter A.

ALABASTER (Foals)


ANIMAL (Miike Snow)


ADDICTED TO THE CURE (The Wombats)


ALSO FRIGHTENED (Animal Collective)


ARES (Bloc Party)




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THE PERFECT LIPSTICK

I finally found a perfect red lipstick! Since H&M decided not to send me my Lanvin lipsticks after all, I have bought this beautiful deep red lipstick instead. It is from the GOSH Velvet Touch collection and the colour is 60 Lambada.




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Wish you all the best for the new (and improved) year!
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MAASTRICHT, THE NETHERLANDS

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TYSTNAD

© ANNE VAN DER ZANDEN


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SINTERKLAAS

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WINTER WINDOWS

Though the news is claiming it has been snowing in this part of the country, I haven't seen a flake here in Nijmegen. I'm sitting in front of my computer in an oversized River Woods jumper (It has been my grandfather's. Oversized is an understatement), listening to Villagers, Sea Wolf, Midlake and other representative winter tunes. I was ready. I am ready.

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WIE ZOET IS...

Zie ginds komt de stoomboot uit Spanje weer aan.
Hij brengt ons Sint Nicolaas, ik zie hem al staan.
Hoe huppelt zijn paardje het dek op en neer.
Hoe waaien de wimpels al heen en al weer.
Zijn knecht staat te lachen en roept ons reeds toe:
Wie zoet is, krijgt lekkers wie stout is, de roe.
Oh lieve Sint Nicolaas denk ook eens aan mij,
en rijd dan niet stilletjes mijn huisje voorbij.

I was planning on improving my Speculaas/Chocolate cupcakes for a while and today I finally had the time to do it. I will post a recipe ASAP.

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NIJMEGEN, THE NETHERLANDS

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ACCIDENTALLY, NOT ON PURPOSE

Last friday my head had an unpleasant meeting with the pavement. My teeth didn't like it very much, so they decided to break up with me and fell out. The cause: My terrible cycling skills and temporary equilibration problems. Bikes are dangerous, you know! Do not ever underestimate them.
Anyway, I look like this now, but less cute:



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IN-EARS

The newest additions to my CD-collection are in!
From left to right, it's the new Kings Of Leon Come Around Sundown, Klaxon's Surfing The Void and... Villagers! That last one is going to be my soundtrack for Autumn 2010! Just amazing. I will write a review for each one of these CD's soon.

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HAPPY 10-10-10

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NIGHTLY BAKING BUSINESS

Why? Because I felt like baking a cake at 1 AM? No, it's my brothers birthday party today, and I'm known for my apple pie, cupcakes and everything else you put in an oven, so I couldn't let my family down. Even though I had a very busy and tiring day.
I went to a band named Kensington at a radioshow, hosted by Eric Corton. The fact is that the other night, I went to another event comme ça so I was pretty tired already. But I guess baking is much more fun than sleeping anyway, haha.






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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to my little brother! He turned 16 today!

*Photograph by me.
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HEALTHY FOOD

Healthy? Not really! But my cooking-skills... well. Let's say, I hope I will marry a chef! Or anyone who is less gastronomically handicapped than myself. My perception of cooking:




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SAN MARINO

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MY NAME IS BENNY BLISTO

Since I keep spamming about Go Back To The Zoo's album Benny Blisto on twitter, I figured I could just use my blog for it instead.

THE RELEASE-PARTY (AMSTERDAM)
I have been to the release-party of the very first album of Go Back To The Zoo yesterday. I brought a camera, but I forgot to charge the battery so it was useless. The setting was amazing, the Westerunie in Amsterdam suits the band very well. In a corner there were four tv's showing Lars, Bram, Teun and Cas. The stage was filled with amazing stuff. The kind of helter-skelter that I would fill my house with (or as my mom would say: junk) It was very crowded and I'm sure I have seen more handsome guys than I have seen when I was two weeks in Italy. But since everybody keeps saying I have bad taste, that could have been a bad thing for others. My brother was feeling a little uncomfortable being tall, because he wanted to be in front to watch the show. But well, we stood there anyway. The show was amazing and very well set up.

THE CD-PRESENTATION IN KROESE (NIJMEGEN)
I wasn't feeling quite well, so it didn't really feel good to stand in a crowded place like that. But well, it was my hometown and I felt like buying the CD again, haha. So my brother bought a second one too, and we had it autographed! By Torben and Andrew, haha. The band played 4 songs and recorded a promo for 'De winkelwagenshow' whatever that may be...

THE CD
First of all, I love the artwork in the cover-booklet. I don't know who made that drawings (PvdS?) but I admire that person.
The CD consists of a combination of up-tempo rock songs and a couple slow ones. Still, every song is danceble and gets me in a good mood. Hit singles Electric and Beam Me Up (which featered in a Nike ad.) and Hey DJ are very catchy.
A very pretty song on this album is House On Fire. A lot of the critics don't like this song, but it's actually one of my favorites on the album! The instrumental parts sound a little bit like The Antlers, but Cas' voice gives it just that raw edge that it needed.

The songs on Benny Blisto with the number of how much I listened to them (in 2 days and explicitly on iTunes)
Electric (5)
I'm The Night (See You Later) (10)
Beam Me Up (6)
Hey DJ (8)
Gotta Wake Up (8)
Nicer (11)
House On Fire (12)
Fuck You (13)
Oh No (We Stayed) (11)
Sweet World (8)
I Lov It (8)

The album purchased at bol.com, Free Record Shop, Kroese (I recommend that store) and on iTunes.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE, LITTLE BASTARDS.

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SO IF I WAIT FOR A HOLIDAY

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