Quote of the Week

'Cause I hadn't done it in a while :)

xxx
Lucy Jane

Forever Facts

It's almost end of summer, which you know what means? For you probably the beginning of new school year (or perhaps not..) but for me it means I have tons of work to do. Namely pass five more exams if I want to finish my year at college. Otherwise it was all for nothing.
Anyhow, as every good student I spent the entire summer saying I will start studying the next day and had instead chosen to do something more pleasurable (at least in my book): watching TV series and creating (I made tons of bobbin lace jewellery some other DIY projects and I also draw quite a lot.). Oh and I have also done tons of writing. I must say there's nothing that spikes my creativity as the need to study. But back to my favourite way to spend time - TV series. This past summer I grew particularly partial to (almost) any police-related series that ever existed (and I was able to put my hands on). And seeing I had already seen the popular ones (namely NCIS, NCIS Los Angeles, Bones, Castle... Not that this stopped me from re-watching the last two all over again) I had to do something drastic - I went to IMDB and watched the pilot episode of almost every TV show they have listed under action/drama/mystery/thriller (I think it was only one of those words, but I can't seem to find the page to verify which one...). Oh, what a great time this was. I must say I found most of them boring, some were OK, and there were also some I didn't want to end. But there was also one I was surprised to see...

This is horrible quality, but the only thing I could find!

Do you remember a while back when I was fussing all over this new TV show that's coming to ABC? It's called Forever and it follows a medical examiner working in New York. Nothing special you say? Not exactly, this ME we're talking about can't die (that poor bastard... But I guess they had to find a reason to name the series Forever?) Anyhow, as it turns out (and I didn't expect this at all!) there's another series that follows a immortal man living in New York. So the concept isn't completely new, but who cares?I've seen like three adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, but it still gets me every time! And fact remains, these two shows are only similar in the basic concept - they're both about a man who can't die. Gosh, I almost forgot to tell you what's the title of the other show (I just checked, it was on FOX and it was cancelled after one season. Damn, now I'll never know who was John's true love!). Well it's called New Amsterdam (that's right, I hadn't heard of it before this summer as well. Also here's a fun fact: The series is (my guess!) called New Amsterdam, because this is what the island of Manhattan was first called when the Dutch inhibited it. I'm so smart right?!?).

The basic difference is in Forever the star (from now on dr. Morgan) is a medical examiner, and the star of New Amsterdam (we'll call him Amsterdam. After all this is what he called himself) is a NYPD detective. At least this is what they are in this present life. However both of them have a confidant, a man they trusted their secret immortality. In both series you'll see flashbacks (at least I think so, I hadn't seen Forever yet, but from what I have read it looks like it), about the colourful life they both lived. So if you need a crash course of history of New York, please feel free and watch New Amsterdam. I don't guaranty you it's all accurate and realistic (after all, the man can't die!), but at least you get to see how the Flat Iron district and Times Square changed through time. It's a beautiful minute of every episode =)

I bet there's many more similarities and I promise to keep you posted. Though there's one more thing you should know not to expect in New Amsterdam... In forever dr. Morgan dies, he's reborn in water (I think it's the East or Hudson river. Not sure, but I'm not even an American, so you should be proud I even know which rivers are there. I knew watching TV series will pay me off one day!!!). This is probably the writers attempt to make his re-birth symbolic, but since he's re-born naked, it really comes out as a one big joke. And why on Earth doesn't he hides clothes near the place he comes out of the water. Public indecency is a b***h. No naked dude being re-born in a river in New Amsterdam. The one time it shows him die, the man dies and than wakes up again. You know, like when somebody is falsely pronounced dead and they stick a needle in him in the morgue and he jerks up as he wakes up?
So, if you're bored (like I am. Right now I'm watching CSI. But this is more for research for one of my stories. Wouldn't want to get the forensics wrong when I'm solving a crime on paper!), and can't wait for Forever to start on TV, you can try to get your hands on New Amsterdam. It's not the same, but it gives you a taste of what I think will be a great TV show (it better be. There's no way I'll have to watch Katherine Heigl save the White House or Josh Duhamel make fun of something with his partner on the streets of Battle Creek).
xxx
Lucy Jane

My Summer Project - LACE

I've learned how to make lace when I was about twelve years old. I took a class in school, and I liked it. When I went to high school and I stopped visiting the classes, I stopped making lace. But this summer I decided I want to make some lace jewelry, and because I forgot how to make some of lace making techniques, I googled if they were on the internet. They weren't, so I just had to make do with my old notes. Luckily for me, I have great motoric memory. I remembered how to make them, and now I want to share this knowledge with you. So I made videos of how to make lace. This is the first one. I know I have to make another one real quick with the basics of how to tie the knots between the bobbins in the pair. And how to prevent the thread from just falling off the bobbin. I promise I'll try my best and do that in the next 24h.

And now to lace making. I put the video on YouTube for everyone to see.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

-Pillow

-Pins

-Colored thread (I used the one that's usually use for gobelin-making instead of the thread for lace-making, because it's easier to see what I'm doing in the video this way), like pink and violet

-Two pairs of bobbins (that's four bobbins)

-Scissors

-Patience

LET'S START!

-First your bobbins must have thread on and be tied together in a pair (I did that before I start filming...)

-Put the pin into the middle of the pillow and put the bobbins, so you'll have each pair on one side (two bobbins with pink thread on the left and two bobbins with violet thread on the right)

-In each hand take the bobbin of the right and put it over the bobbin on the left. Than take the right bobbin (=the bobbin on the right side) in the left hand and put it over the left bobbin (the bobbin on the left) in the right hand.

-Repeat the movement. If you're doing it right you'll get the original setting of the bobbins on every fourth repetition. (if you started with pink on the left and violet on the right, after the first repetition you'll get (from left to right) pink, violet, pink, violet; the second time you'll get violet, violet, pink, pink; the third time: violet, pink, violet, pink; and the fourth time you'll get the original setting: pink, pink, violet, violet.)

-When the braid starts moving too much (it's too long to continue without moving too much) just put a pin in the middle (after you're finished with crossing the right bobbin in the left hand over the left bobbin in the right hand) between the bobbins, so you'll get two bobbins on each side of the pin.

-I went around the pillow three times, so I really learned how to make it. But you can just continue until you're sure you know how to do it with your eyes blindfolded.

-When you're finished you need to tie it. Take a pair of bobbins into your hands and put the right bobbin over the left one, so you have the right bobbin's thread under the left bobbin, and the left bobbin's thread over the right bobbin.

-You need to make two knots for each pair. Cut the rest of thread away right under the knots (be careful so you don't cut the knot.)

-Leave the lacy braid on the pillow for a few hours, than remove the pins and you have your first official lace.

I know that it doesn't look like much, but it's the basic. I already filmed the next technique, I just need to edit it. It's more practical than the four braid lace... BTW I used this lacy braid for a bracelet, but you can also use it as a decoration for your homemade bookmark...

Hope you like my summer project =)

xxx

Lucy Jane

Quote of the Week

This really should be my life motto. Sadly, I'm known on giving up on things if they don't go the way I want them to go... So this quote by William E. Hickson is really something I should do more often. I'll keep on trying to make this blog thingy really working - maybe this time it will be a success (I'm not planning on becoming famous, what I want is to establish a blog that will make people's life more interesting, make them happier...)
xxx
Lucy Jane

73 Questions... Just Like Blake Lively

Gossip girl is over (and we, I mean I am still mourning the loss!), so this means Blake Lively (if you've been living under the rock since 2007, that's the chick that played the legendary Serena van der Woodsen) has a lot more free time on her hands... I guess she's not fond of making a musical carrier, like so many young Hollywood actresses do these days. If you're not a triple threat you're nothing in Hollywood (wait, isn't this a Broadway 'thing'?). Anyhow, she just launched her new lifestyle page called PRESERVE.us and supposedly (according to bunch of internet sites I accidentally saw) it's a Goop-like site (apparently a lifestyle page brought to you by Gwyneth Palthrow), just darker. Translation: it has a black background and Goop has white. Big difference, right?

So, in order to promote her newly launched page, she did a video, where a person behind camera asks her 73 quick questions. I liked the questions, so I thought, why not do them as well.

Good idea, but I'm camera-shy, so I'm gonna do them here... Just so you can get to know me better.

HERE THEY COME...

How are you feeling these days?

Honestly, lazy and excited. It's the holidays, so I don't feel like doing anything productive, but I have some great ideas on how to spice things up a bit...

What is the best thing that happened to you this year?

I somehow passed seven out of ten exams I took with practically no studying.

What is the best thing that happened to you this month?

I found out there's a big chance I'm moving into a bigger space this year!

What is the best thing that happened to you today?

I got to spent the afternoon with my baby cousin.

What's the best thing ever?

Cake. Whoever invented it is a genius!!!

What's your favourite season.

Fall. (just like Blake! Twins!)

What's your favourite holiday?

All of them. (just like Blake. Again! Told you - TWINS! I get to have a day off and spend it with my family. What more could I ask?

What's your best Halloween costume.

Honestly, I don't do Halloween, however I do do Shrove's Thursday. And there's this traditional costume of an old lady carrying an old man in the basket on her back. It's hilarious.

Would you ever live anywhere besides the East Coast? (let's paraphrase this so it's logical for me - Would you ever live anywhere else than in Slovenia?)

Yes, New York.

Which Sex in the City character do you identify with most?

Charlotte.

Do you like surprises?

Yes.

What's the biggest surprise you ever had?

I got an all expanse paid trip to NYC for my birthday!

What's a surprise that made you cry?

Getting an all expense paid trip to NYC.

What's the best surprise you've ever made for someone?

I organized a Happy Birthday serenade for a friend.

What's your favourite plot twist?

Towards Zero (Agatha Christie).

If you could organize a Flash mob where would it be?

In a museum. Preferably Louvre or MET.

Do you like cupcakes?

Yes, who doesn't?

Do you usually bake cupcakes?

I do. (But I disagree, raw are just as good as baked.)

Do you want to decorate some cupcakes?

Yes, if I don't have to prepare the frosting, and if I don't know what's in it. I hate the butter/sugar combo. It makes me gain weight by just thinking about it!

How often do you bake?

Whenever I want to avoid doing things (read study) and I don't feel like cleaning.

What's your favourite dessert?

Don't really have one. Maybe chocolate mousse with strawberries?

Is there a desert you don't like?

Anything with poppy seeds in it. Like Over Mura Moving Cake.

Cake or pie?

Cake.

What's your favourite bakery?

Lucy's Wonderland. Doesn't exist yet, but when I get the courage and the founding, this would be MY bakery.

What's the coolest thing about Canada?

The stereotypes it provided for jokes for How I Met Your Mother.

What's your favourite food? 

My Grandma's pancakes.

What's your least favourite food?

Buckwheat žganjci (mush. Not really sure what the English word is...)

What's your favourite condemn?

Even after Googleing it, I have no idea what they were asking. So I'm gonna go with MANNERS (just like Blake Livley)

It's time fro brunch what do you eat?

Nothing. I had breakfast and I'm having lunch in a few hours.

It's 4 a.m. on a Saturday night. What would you eat?

Pancakes. I'm always craving pancakes after the clock strikes midnight. (gosh, I sound like a pregnant lady... No pun intended)

You're stuck on an island. You can pick one food to eat, what would it be?

Bread.

Favourite colour?

Bloody red.

Least favourite colour?

I like them all.

What kind of lip gloss do you use?

I only use Baby lips lip balm. Does that count?

What colour of the dress did you wear to your prom?

Yellow.

Blow-dry or air-dry?

Blow-dry or I get a killer headache.

Would you ever cut your hair short?

I did, when I was little and wanted to get rid of the bangs.

Who's your fashion icon?

Mix of Dior's New Look and Coco Chanel (doesn't really go together that well, does it?)

What's three things in your purse you can't live without?

Wallet. Phone. My allergy meds.

Favourite super hero?

I like 'em all!

Who's your favourite painter?

Renoir.

What do you see in this decoration?

A dog. (but than I realized I'm looking from the wrong perspective. So I turned my computer upside-down. Now I see a cloud.)

Who's a person you love to have coffee with?

Friends.

Who's a historical figure you'd love to have coffee with?

Leonardo Da Vinci.

How do you like your coffee?

With lots and lots of milk. Usually I make an espresso and pour half a litre of milk over it.

What do you usually order in Starbucks?

Only get to go maybe twice a year. So the biggest cup of whatever feels right.

Seven questions from now a man will appear through that window and ask you a question about home-making. Is that OK with you?

No. It's 1.30 in the morning. I don''t want anyone creeping their way through that window. And if he somehow get's out of my computer screen, that I'll definitely scream!

Who's the last person you texted?

My uncle.

Who's the last person you tweeted?

I do have a tweeter, but I have no idea how to use it. So I guess no one?

iPhone or Android?

As long as it's calling and texting right.

Vine or YouTube?

YouTube.

Twitter or Instagram?

I'll let you know when I figure out how to use Twitter.

Who should everyone be following right now?

Their dreams.

Blah, blah, blah... Carpet or wooden floors?

Wooden floors. You can always add the carpet if you feel like it.

Have you ever had anything stolen from you?

Pencils, erasers, stuff like that in school. It probably wasn't on purpose, they just forgot to return them... I hope. Or I have to seriously reconsider what kind of people I hang out with.

Favourite country to visit?

France is always nice. Austria, Germany as well...

Last country you visited?

It was either New York State, Italy, Hungry or Austria. Not really sure.

A country you wish to visit?

United Kingdom. All of it. Including the entire island of Ireland.

What was your first pet?

A rabbit.

What was your first pet's name?

Rabbit?

Something, something, animal?

Something something, something....

Kittens or puppies?

Puppies? (Just like Blake, I told you we were twins =))

What's your spirit animal?

Parrot.

What are you doing tomorrow?

Shopping. working on my book, working on my summer project (big secret, I'll let you know once it's done and ready

What are you the most excited about in life right now?

My book.

What's your favourite movie?

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Movie you laughed the hardest to?

How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days. Gets me every single time.

If you could sing a duet with someone who would it be?

Frank Sinatra.

If your life was a song what would the title be?

Crazy, Manipulative, Lazy, Outspoken and Always Right

A book you read because everyone else was reading it?

Twilight Saga. I'm not proud, but I did stop at 50 Shades of Grey. BTW the first look trailer is out!

Best gift you ever received?

An all expense paid trip to NYC. Didn't I already answer this?

Last gift you gave a friend?

A handmade bobbin lace (made by moi!) in traditional Idrian lace style. And a red rose.

And one last question. Did you forget something?

Yes, my common sense. It's two in the morning. I'm gonna be like a zombie tomorrow!

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It's over! It took me close to two hours and a fussy toddler that can't sleep to finish this piece.

Now, I'm going to bed, because I'm slowly dying from sleep deprivation that I subject myself to. Better start looking out for myself better. Maybe Preserve.us will help me with that...

xxx

Lucy Jane