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April 8th, 2020

Standing still

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Do you ever stand still? Really still, in both mind and body? Lay down your book, pen, computermouse, or whatever you were doing and just.. focus. Listen to the sounds around you: ticking clocks, singing birds, the wind blowing against the trees, raindrops crashing against the window, children's laughter. Or maybe there are no sounds, except for the beating of your heart.
Can you look around at all the small things that you've forgotten to notice in your busy life? A teacup on the table, a browning banana, a snail in the garden. Can you look at those things and think 'they're beautiful'? Can you imagine what life would be like, without all those tiny details? I wonder how many people in the world really do this. How many people are aware of life's fragility. Of how valuable one lifetime is. I often wonder, if more people could see the world the way I do, wouldn't there be less hurt? Less violence? Would people think twice before damaging their body, if they realized how much they'd be throwing away? Would they be more respectful to others, if they realized they were, basically, just other versions of themselves? I wonder.


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January 3rd, 2011

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My paid account expires in a few days :(

Goodbye 35 icons...

July 21st, 2010

De Affaire (festival) 17&18 July 2010

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Hey everybody,
please check out my Flickr for the pictures of festival De Affaire
(and older pictures taken by me)
You can go there by clicking on the photo below
(it's the singer from The Antlers, I was right in front of him!)
The Antlers, 17/07/10

I got his autograph on a cd booklet (except that my brother has stolen it from me and is now claiming it's his. he's the meanest kid in the world). I also got autographs from the band I Am Oak (a Dutch folk band, they're really good! I might post a little more about them soon)
and their setlist two times, and also Ben Howard's setlist. Ben Howard is an English singer/guitarist and his performance was also amazing :)

February 21st, 2010

Fightstar at Sugar Factory

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Yesterday: one of my favourite bands, in a very small venue so that I could stand very close to the stage... super! Only one girl in front of me. I was a few metres from Dan, the bassist - so most of my pictures are of him. But this is the one good picture I was able to take of Charlie, during "Deathcar". Awesome :) I bought a hoodie with a bunny/skull on the back, lol.

You can see the rest of the pictures at my flickr (which I only recently made, so I have no friends there yet :( add me?)

January 27th, 2010

Vinci

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Rest In Peace
Vinci
22/07/1997 - 27/01/2010

January 18th, 2010

My world

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My world? It consists of Yann Tiersen music. Foreign movies at independent theatres. Not being able to sleep at night because a part of me is still afraid. Choosing livejournal over a reallife party, because parties are overrated anyway. Knowing that I have three really good friends, and one of them is my mother. Playing hide-and-seek at night in Friend#1’s huge garden. Getting snailmail from Friend#2 while she’s in France. Visiting the UK twice a year because it feels like home to me. Trying to attain a British accent (and probably failing, so far). Having crushes on men that are too old for me. Writing nonsense because it frees the mind. Loving animals often more than people, because they don’t talk about you behind your back. Dreaming of being a rockstar. Wishing that I was really creative. Escaping from reality through a good book, or film, or song. Laughing with my friends about something small and silly. Making Tiramisu with them, because that is our “specialization”. Being my best friend’s Secret Santa for three years in a row and still enjoying it. Sleepovers. Reminiscing about high school, because I’m not ashamed to say I long back to those days. Going to a rock concert/festival and knowing I’m lucky to be able to share the experience with my family. Walking through the snow and being amazed at how beautiful the strange white substance makes everything look. Being fed up with this city’s polluted air and wanting to emigrate as soon as possible, but at the same time being very fond of my country. Feeling safer here than in other countries where there are earthquakes and tsunami’s or where people carry guns to school. Procrastinating, always procrastinating. Hating myself every now and then for not doing what’s best for me. But being proud when I’ve created something that makes people smile. And always, ALWAYS thinking about how crazy this life is. That’s my life. That’s my world. Is it the same as yours? Show me.

January 12th, 2010

Winter wonderland.

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With the right amount of light, my phone camera can take very nice pictures ^^
More )

November 11th, 2009

Love

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I have to believe in love. If it's not love, then what is left to hope for? I have to believe that love can save us. An ideal future would be a moment when the whole world has an epiphany and realize that we should all accept each other, respect each other and love instead of fight. I know this is not realistic, but on a much smaller scale, love can still save lives.
If there's one thing worth living, for me, it's this.
Love in all its beautiful forms: romantic love, amicable love, familial love (and love for animals too?)..
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November 9th, 2009

The D word

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"This is the paradox death imposes upon us: it grants us the possibility of a meaningful life even as it takes it away. It gives us the promise of each moment, even as it threatens to steal that moment, or at least reminds us that some time our moments will be gone. It allows each moment to insist upon itself, because there are only a limited number of them. And none of us knows how many."
(if you want to read the whole text: http://happydays.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/02/happy-ending)

October 21st, 2009

Icons

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Behind the cut are an awful lot of icons (49) that I made of the band Placebo. Only for the diehards.
+WARNING: suggestive *slash*.
Took me ages to get the icon table right >_<
I will brush off all the dirt,, pretend it didn't hurt. )
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