Sweet hurt

 Sweet hurt - by Jack Savoretti 

(what a bad blogger I was !! will try to post something soon !!)



 

Sunday Stealing

Hello everyone !

Hope your Summer is good !

This year, I made the choice to not go in holidays. In fact, I sent many résumés in June / July and some of them were selected. Because of the upcoming interviews, I couldn't plan holidays... 

So, I'm spending the entire summer in Versailles, and honestly, it's pretty good too. No time to get up the morning, lazy days, go to bed when I'm falling asleep... It's great.

Plus, the Sunshine is finally here and I'm about to think that I don't have enough summer dresses or tops ! 

And because I don't want to stay inside all day long, I'm able to go out for groceries every morning, and enjoying long sunny walks the afternoon ! That's great !!

Anyway, tomorrow morning will be market, bakery, maybe walks (or bike) in Versailles' Park, or swimming pool, and so, no time and/or envy to do the Sunday Stealing, so I'm about to do it now before a long and cold water !! (it's soooo hot today !!!)

1. How long have you been blogging ?

Hum, two years now. And be sure that it helps me to feel soooo good day after day. I assume everything posted in here. Some posts are in french, the rest in english, some are funny, others angry or sad. I don't care if I don't have millions of followers or comments, just wanna write what's in my mind. It helps me to heal when I'm really really bad, it makes me share the funny things when I have some ! (for exemple, that sweet moment yesterday morning at the butchery when the boss told me that I had to come back everyday cuz some of them are really pleased to see me everytime I come ! - I'm sure he's not just butcher, he's also matchmaker. And, well, the young one is ... well, I already told you that ! ;) )

2. Did you go to college ?

Yes. One year. Four year of superior private school + 1 of college ! The college one was probably the best one !!!

3. Where have you travelled ?
Many places in France, Austria, Germany, UK (more than once, including Scotland and Ireland), New York City, Belgium (more than once), Italy (more than once), Spain, Switzerland. (asked last week, btw)

4. Which celebrity do you get mistaken for ?
French singer Elsa. Personally, I really don't think I look like her...

5. What are your three biggest pet peeves ?
O c'mon, already asked it soooo many times, and it's the same everytime !!! I DON'T KNOW !

6. What is your favourite movie ?
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels... I think I'm gonna watch some Guy Ritchie movies tonight !

7. What is your drink of choice; wine, beer, or liquor. Or Water, Soda, Tea ?
Wine, Tequila, beer, water, tea, soda, coffee, champagne, what else ?

8. What is something you enjoy to do when you have me time ?

Pictures, walking, bike...

9. What is your biggest phobia ?

Failing, being alone.

10. Share with us an embarrassing moment of your past ?
Too many. I will keep it for me if you don't mind...

11. What day would you love to relive again ? Why ?
Honestly, that cute moment yesterday morning was really cute ! I won't say no to relive it again. 

I could also say that day in June 2010... Or when I met my kids.

For June 2010, it's mostly to change a thing or two...

12. If your life was turned into a movie… what actor would your best friend think should play you ?
Well, I can't tell you who is my best friend. Those I consider as more than best friend cuz I couldn't survive without them, well ... no idea !!! No-one would be able to play them correctly !

13. What are the jobs you had in high school/college/the early years ?
None cuz in France it's forbidden to work if you're not at least 16, I was 16 when I had to study for my A-Level. After that, I had internships every year during the Summertime for my studies.
So, if we consider my internships as jobs, that is Collection Assistant for the Napoleon Foundation in Paris, Booking Agent at Rejoyce in Versailles, Promotion Assistant at UWe in Paris, Promotion Assistant in Jarring Effects in Lyon. Since, Booking Agent / PA for TRACK1Music France and Production Assistant for the Orchestre Lamoureux in Paris.

14. Show us a picture from high school or college.

 

 High School - Lycée La Bruyère, Versailles.

(Never knew the new building... works were just starting after my A-Level...)

No picture for my superior school.

 University - Université Lumière Lyon 2

15. If you could travel anywhere in the world, all expenses paid, where would you go ?
US tour, go back to the UK, Scandinavia.

16. Where do you see your life 6 and 1/2 years from now ?

In 6 years and 1/2 from now I will be 32... I hope I'll have a good job that I like, and that I will be married... Kids, I don't know... maybe...

17. If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be and why ?

I like my 26...

18. What 5 songs are included on the soundtrack to your life ? (You can pick "Middle School", "High School", "College", "Post College" or any format you like.)
I made one... Here, 1, 2, 3, 4... I should update it... A lot are missing !

19. Romney picked Paul Ryan to run as his veep. Any thoughts ? 
Who is Romney ? Who is Paul Ryan ? Ok, Google told me. Do you want me to ask you what you think about the fact that François Hollande choose Ayrault as Prime Minister ? No ? So, it's the same !

20. Your chance: Pick a meme you've done for us to steal. Bud and Judd will visit EVERY post today. Feel free to say, "Bugger off", or anything like that.  

Honestly, I don't do meme, so... Visit if you want, but you won't find meme here !

 

Sunday Stealing

What a week bloggers !!!! Another time, so much work, so much stress ! Not enough time to sleep !! 

A lot of anger this week and everything almost disappeared when I got an email saying

"I'd like to talk about the band in my TV show" or "Yes got them on the phone, it's ok, got the last confirmation next week."

Two simple sentences that killed my anger !!

So, I celebrated that on Friday night for Aurélien's birthday, and then last night with Guillaume and Gaël. I was sweet !

Coming back home around 2:AM and woke up around 9:30 I thought I would be really tired, but no, right now I ok.
Just have to spend 20 minutes thinking about what Summer dress I'm gonna wear. I know, such a biiiiiiiiig problem ! But, since 3 or 4 days, we have that beautiful sunshine / Summer time back in France after almost a month of only-rain-and-cold, because we don't know how long it's gonna be, we are all in Summer clothes, and Summer state of mind !!

The other reason is that today, exactly today, is my Grand Parents 65th anniversary ! 65 !!! Isn't it awesome ?!!

So today we're going to see them for a little surprise cuz the official family dinner will be in August (on my Grand-Dad bday).

You know, when I look at them and think about all the stuffs they lived together and see how much love there is still between them, well, it makes me dream, and hope one day I'll find someone who will be able to be married to me during at least 65 years !!

But now, Sunday Stealing !

21. Have you felt that life is like being on a roller coaster ? 

Totally, and it enjoys me. When you can't say what's gonna happen tomorrow, the daily surprises, happiness, sadness, everything. It's exciting !!!

22. Favourite year so far ? 

Probably 2009. Because, it was my last months at the Uni with wonderful friends, my best internship ever at Jarring Effects, and then meeting my bands at the TIME event. A beautiful year !

23. Do you consider yourself religious ? 

Yes and no. I'm Christian, I believe in God, but don't practice it. I don't go to the Church except Christmas...

24. How do you dress to impress ? 

A dress. If it's in Winter, I care about the colour of my tights.

25. Have you ever been to Connecticut ?

Nope. I went only once to the USA, it was New York City...

26. Do you eat sushi ? 

Yess !!! Love it !!!

27. Would you smoke pot providing there was no risk or driving involved ? 

Nope. I only smoke cigarettes and can stop when I want. But I will really stop the day I'll have kids !

28. What do you think of Idol Winner Phillip Phillips ?? 

Who is this guy ?

29. Do you believe that animals have souls ? 

Yes, so have insects ! (here and there)

30. Who did you last talk to ? Share, if you dare.

Well, yesterday evening, with Guillaume and Gaël, we mostly talked about Glasgow and the fact I really like my Fishboy and that I want to talk to him seriously....

31. What is one thing that always annoys you ? 

sooo many things. I'm on my list of the 100 things that annoy me... Let me check the number one. It was "the laptop crashing down without asking me"... But there is also bad weather, train/sub strikes, my jealousy, people who are not answering emails, Job Center, can't park easily, losing my socks in my shoes, allergies, the mosquito flying near your ear when you just turn off the light !!

32. Do you believe in a higher being ? 

Very good question... 

33. Have you ever fallen in love with a neighbour ? 

Never.

34. Any plans for this weekend ? 

Well today is Sunday. I went for shopping yesterday (it's Mother's Day soon here), then drinks, today Grand-Parents anniversary, after that Swimming Pool or bike, tonight sleep, tomorrow Swimming Pool or bike.

35. Would you like to rule your country, if you could ?

No fucking way !

36. Do you like watching films about the nature of animals ? 

I do. My favourite is probably Ocean, or Earth...

37. What's the difference between lust and/or lust ? 

Well, this question could have been the subject of Philosophical essay in High School....

38. Do you have a soul ? 

I do.

39. One best friend or many good friends ? 

Few very good friends.

40. Do you believe in spontaneous combustion ?

Nope.

 

Sunny Sunday Stealing

Hello bloggers, I hope your Sunday is good ! 

To be honest, I'm enjoying this week-end the best I can !

This last week was hard. As you know, this year again I'm booking the Music Day in Versailles. I had the perfect gig with Josh, it was the perfect time cuz the album release is few months later, it was perfect.
Perfect until the moment I learnt it will be impossible for him to play. Since that day, I don't know how many emails I sent to have another band. None of mine was able to do it. Plus, I have a lot to do with Royal Foundlings gigs. Anyway, on Wednesday, meeting with the venue about Music Day. I told him that I was waiting for one answer, that I still have to call one. And depending the answers, maybe I would have to cancel !

The next morning, email. I finally have a band. It's awesome !!! 

Awesome but today is May 13th, it's in a month, in between, I have a loooooooot of things to check for that, in between I have my trip to Glasgow, in between, maybe a surprise-job (still waiting for some details to share it with you), and and and !

But, I'm really happy to have the band. Unfortunately, I can't share the name with you right now. I'm waiting for the confirmation of the last details before !

 About Glasgow, I can't wait to go !! Not only because I can't wait to see Maggie and my Fishboy again, but because I need to see them live to have the good arguments to sell them to venues and churches !

About my Fishboy, let me tell you that my dear friends Gaël, Anne and Guillaume want to see me with him.
I saw them on Thursday night, having a drink together, talking about everything and nothing, and they asked me how I was feeling about that trip. Told them I cannot wait, and they told me to talk to him, to play with him, to torture him to know what's in his mind ! They are so sweet !

In the discussion, I told them to come with me, unfortunately, there is no bank holiday that week and so, they can't miss two/three days of job ! But, they definitively want to go there with me. So, maybe one day we will book a trip there the four of us ! 

Anyway, it's time to answer to the new Sunday Stealing. I'm a little bit tired cuz the sun was back to Versailles this week-end and I'm back from bike tour. I feel it's the first times of the year, my legs hurt !!!!!!

So, second part of last week's Sunday Stealing.

21. Has there ever been anyone that now you regret meeting ?

Probably the guys who broke my heart ? Or no, because, they broke my heart, but I learned from my mistakes. 

Maybe this enemy I have...

22. What's the last film you saw ? Would you recommend it ?

In theatres, it was last week, a French comedy called Le Prénom. It's a very good movie, great casting, very funny !

23. Would you rather have roommates or live alone ? 

Alone. I love having independence. Being with roomates may be too hard !

24. Do you like any of your friends a little more than just a friend ?

Well... depends, do you want me to include my Fishboy or not ? I used to in Junior High and High School, but those guys always saw me as just a friend. It was hard. Some of them are good friends now, and just good friends... (for example my friend Gaël, I was crazy about him in Junior High but he was on another girl that I decided to hate !)

25. We loved the results yesterday on Saturday 9. Post a rather current song that you'd like us to hear.

Funny cuz few days ago I got an email from a musical website who asked me to post a song for a special playlist. I post as a guest. It was really hard to choose, and here's the one I chose.

Rise Up - by Royal Foundlings.

27. If you found out that you were going to be a parent, what would you do ? If you are one, tell us what the best parent of being a parent is.
It was my dream last night. I learned I had a kid but impossible to remember the pregnancy and who the father was. And my kid hated me. So... I don't know if I can answer right now...
Anyway, I think that I would be very happy and will find an original way to announce it to my family and friends.

28. Do you give money to homeless people when they ask ? 

Depends. To some of them yes, if I have change, to others no. Some of them are really rude and excuse me but the only thing I wanna answer is "go to Job Center !"

29. A weekend in Las Vegas or Miami ? Why ?
Maybe Las Vegas... Why ? I don't know. Maybe because in France we have a lot of negative clichés about Miami. Las Vegas means infinite party.

30. What was your reaction to the president supporting gay marriage ? 

Well, author, your President is not mine. Yours has guts and that's great, supporting gay marriage is more than beautiful. Mine looks like a puppet, and honestly, I'm not sure he will support it !
 

31. You are totally alone on a Saturday. What do you do ? 
Cooking chocolate muffins, pastas and Knacki and movie. Heaven ! Maybe a coke with that !

32. You have 3 months left to live, what is your bucket list ? 

Spend a lot of time with the people I love, see the Nothern Lights, tell the people I love that I love them, tell them that I want to give my organs, go on a cruise on the Nile, go to a million of gigs, meet one of my idols. Die with my nails painted with different colours !
 

33. You're having a bad day, what one thing can make your day better ?
Listening to music.

34. Ever use a tanning bed ?
Tanning bed ? Let me check the meaning...
Hm...No, never. Cuz it's almost impossible for me to tan. I have sunburns, but don't tan. So, using tanning bed will make me lose a lot of money ! Plus, I think it's stupid ! So much better in natural way !

35. Is there anything you would change about your body if you could ? 

I don't like my legs and think that my boobs are really small. But, I don't wanna change them. I learned to live with and make the most of it. As I always said, if one day I have to do plastic surgery it will be because accident or cancer or whatever. I will do it if I have no other choice !
 

36. You wake up in an unfamiliar place, what is your first reaction ? 

I look and check everything and try to remember what happened before, why am I waking up here ?
 

37. Is there anything that you should be doing right now ? 
Yes having a shower. Now it's a good time. And then prepare the dinner !

38. At what age do you think that sex becomes less important ? Why ?
I have no idea ! Maybe some relationships don't need so much sex all the time... Maybe it depends the people involved...

39. What is your favourite breakfast food ?
Pancakes. Fruits. Yoghurt. Good coffee.

40. Your phone rings at 4am, who do you expect it to be ? 
Noone, I always turn my phone off when I go to sleep !

 

Sunday Stealing

Hello everybody,

Another busy week, sorry I did write a lot... Plus, I had a lot of problems with my allergies, it's killing me, and so, Monday morning I will call my doctor back for a new check-up... I'm gonna have a lot of test for (maybe) new allergies, and it's gonna be hard ; a week without medics, millions of skin and blood testing !

It's not that I am scared because it doesn't really hurt, but it's exhausting... And if I have the tests, that means surviving without medics during a week... And when you see how weather and vegetation are here, be sure it's gonna be awful !!!!

Anyway, before that, it's lazy week-end. Mum and Dad are in Switzerland for the week-end, I made some great muffins yesterday, and now I'm thinking about going to the swimming pool this afternoon. (yes, my little ride in Versailles' park is impossible because of the vegetation, and the fact that I stopped the medics to be sure I'll got an appointment soon !!)

But now, I'm answering this new Sunday Stealing watching The Great Mouse Detective !

1. Which TV character do you think you are most like ?

Hmm, I think that I am clumsy as Susan Mayer from Desperate Housewives. Not a lot of luck, hard to keep a secret... 

2) What time do you go to bed ?

Around 23:PM. But... depends if I have a late call for the bands or not...

3) What was the last meal you made from scratch ?

Hmmm... none, I always follow recipes. 

4) What is your favourite type of music ?

Rock music, but I think you know that.

5) In what position do you sleep ?

No particular position, I move all the time...

6) What is your first memory ?

I don't know... Gotta a lot of memories from my childhood but can't say which one is the first...

7) What is your least favourite smell ?

Orange blossom. Cherry blossom is also an awesome smell...

8) It's your round at the pub and your friends asked you to surprise them. What drink would you buy and why ?

They all drink beers... But I know there is one friend who will always accept mojitos (and the good thing is that he knows that I will always accept it too !), another it's the Ricard, and... that's it.

9) What was the last thing you read/watched that made you cry ?

The last episode from Desperate Housewives. I was crying before it started (cuz I was re-thinking about the previous one), at the beginning until the last credit !!!! AWEFULLLLLLLLLL !!!!

10) They say that you learn something new every day. What was the last thing you have learned ?

well well well, what did I learn lately ? There is no shame to ask a little help.

11) Which Literary love interests would you snog, marry and avoid.

It depends what mean Literary ... I mean, what book are Literary, and what are not ? Anyway, the forever crush (and I think it's ok cuz it's considered as modern Literary), will be Eomer from the Lord Of the Rings ! Sooooooooooo hot, soooooo I love that character ! I was in love since the first description in the Two Towers (and then I saw the movies, saw the actor and thought, Oh God this guy is perfect, it was exactly how I was imaging the man !!!!!)

12) What is your oldest memory ?

From the childhood, the hours spend building houses for the dolls with Elsa with books, tapes, whatever. The hours of cuting, pasting, colouring stuffs with Alice, the dancing classes with Olivier...

13) Paperback, Hardback or Kindle? Which of these is your favourite reading format and why ?

The old and original book, the paper one, with paper changing colours years after years... Now paperback or hardback, I don't really mind, except if I have to carry it in my handbag or not...

14) If you could bring back any cancelled TV series for another run what would you pick and why?

None. They tried with Scrubs, and honestly the final of the original season was more than awesome, and the new serie (ninth I think) was very bad. Every TV serie should be stop when it's time to. 

Desperate Housewives is a very very good serie, it's sad that they stop it after 8 seasons, but maybe it's better like that. I see CSI is running season 12, and it's more than boring now. From the original cast, there is almost nobody, and the new characters are bad. 

I started watching Alcatraz. I think it's a good serie, but, I'm not sure I will watch it until the end. It looks like Lost (same idea and technique of flashback, big mystery blablabla) and so, I don't know if they will be able to do something good season after season (even if it's short season with 13 episodes...). So, bringing back a cancelled TV serie, no. Re-play it sometimes, yes, but not re-start with new episodes.

15) Paperback, Hardback or Kindle ?

You asked it in question 13 !

Enjoy your Sunday....

Thank you

No playlist this week (no time to think about it!), just a song.

I was looking for the "best" playlist to work this afternoon, and I found this song that I totally forgot ...

Always be my baby - by Mariah Carey

A lovely song to say thank you to all the people around me !

Sunshine

To me, there are some records that rhyme with sunshine. The best example is Morning View, by Incubus (2001).
Every time I see a blue sky, I think about this record and listen to it ! Here are the best songs of the record (my opinion)