"Numberless names with the force of the ninth wave"

I decided to dye my hair red out of two very important reasons: a) I had always wanted to be a green-eyed, freckled red-head and the hair was the easiest way to get closer to that dream without painful (and alien) surgical procedures and b) I had a sort of quarter life crisis.

I can still remember the look of shock on everyone's face when I ended up with this this bright red carrot-top-on-crack hair. I think I tried every sort of red out there since then (my poor hairdresser hates me already) but I am still not sick of being an - albeit false - redhead and I can't picture my hair back to it's what I fell now to be dull chocolate brown.

Unless I have another existential crisis as that usually leads to my hair being sacrificed on the altar of change and craziness.


I love redheads. And because I'm the kind of person that makes up lists in her head about all her favorite things, I could not pass up a chance to present to you my favorite of the bunch.

My Top 11 (I cheated a little) Favorite Redheads:
(in no particular order)

1. Florence Welch (Singer; Florence & The Machine)

Not only is she an energetic entertainer she also has a voice that will rock your world. The pale skin and the fiery locks combined with a majestic presence on stage makes her one of my favorite singers of the moment. She also makes these fantastic, whimsical videos that you need to watch over and over again.

2. Conan O'Brien (Late Night with Conan O'Brien)

In case you were wondering, I was always on Team Coco. Enough said.

3. Amy Adams (Actress; Enchanted, Doubt)

She's adorable! She played a real-life Cinderella, all wide eyed and innocent and then so effortlessly managed to convey the austere nun in one of my favorite dramas, Doubt, where she also never wavered in front of the force that is Meryl Streep. She's cute with an edge and gives redheads a very good name.

4. Christina Hendricks (Actress; Mad Men)

The term girl crush is an understatement. When she walks on scene in an episode of Mad Men you literally can't take your eyes off her and you suddenly understand why all the men at Sterling-Cooper would kiss her perfectly polished shoes in a heartbeat. This girl looks like a modern age Grecian goddess and I see why the boys at Esquire have such a colossal crush on her. I mean, don't you?

5. Felicia Day (Actress; Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, The Guild)

Pretty girl who rocks Dungeons and Dragons? Who makes Neil Patrick Harris swoon? Who can look gorgeous and geek out at the same time? And who's incredibly sweet and down to Earth? Felicia Day is every teenage nerd's dream girl. She is cute as a button and can still kick your ass at comic book trivia. If you haven't seen The Guild yet, you should. Or at least their nerdtastic music video. Did I mention she's the writer and producer too?

6. Deborah Ann Woll (Actress; True Blood)

I love True Blood. It's cheesy, it's over-the-top and veers off into tacky territory every episode but man, I love it. But I love it not because of the script but because it has some of the funnest characters out there and I wouldn't mind if they killed everyone else and it just ended up The Eric, Laffayette and Jessica show.
She plays the wide-eyed innocent vampire trying to sort things out and she does it with more poise than most female characters in that ridiculous show. She is also the cutest thing ever, does a great Bill impersonation and her and Pam are hilarious.

7. Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Actor; Modern Family)

Are you watching Modern Family? Great, isn't it one of the best comedy shows out there? Oh, you're not? Thehttp://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=729636068970379043&postID=3790076220712506254n what are you doing here? Leave this blog, lock yourself in your room and don't leave until you've watched all 2 season of the incredibly funny and witty sitcom!
JTF plays one half of the most charming gay couple on television, Mitchell and Cameron. He is a theater alumni and one very funny guy, the perfect mix of talent and charisma and wit. He and Eric Stonestreet do make the most adorable daddy duos ever.

8. Rachel Hurd-Wood (Actress; Peter Pan, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)

This girl is looks like a freaking faery! Peter Pan flew her to Wonderland and Ben Wishaw followed her across the map (in a ridiculous stalker-like sort of way, but still!) and I can see why. I'm sad she hasn't been doing any work lately because I thing she's enthralling on screen.

9. Kate Walsh (Actress; Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice)

Grey's Anatomy more-or-less went downhill for me when my favorite fierce female doctor, Addison Sheppard aka Kate Walsh, left the show. She brought much needed spice to the show and I think she is a delightfully captivating woman, spunky and sarcastic and funny. She also rocks a salmon pink pair of scrubs like no one's business!

10. Simon Pegg (Actor; Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Star Trek)

My personal king of comedy. He's such a hilarious guy and he took cop movies and zombie movies to a whole new level, much more clever and playful. He's also a huge geek and his tweets are always, always amusing.

11. Karen Gillan (Actress; Doctor Who)

Okay, okay, I loved the David Tennant/Donna Noble season of Doctor Who the most and I was so weary of starting out the new season with the new Doctor but it was love at first viewing. Firstly, because Matt Smith is a great Doctor, clever yet crazy and playful like a baby schizophrenic giraffe; and secondly because Karen Gillan is not only ridiculously pretty but with enough cleverness and just playful enough to keep up with him. The red hair and freckles just made me like her even more. Come on new season of Doctor Who!


Okay, so I cheated on this a little bit and I'm going to be cheating some more only because there are so many talented carrot top people out there that it is impossible to choose!

Honorable mentions:
(a.k.a. the I Liked You More When You Turned to the Red Side list)

12. Scarlett Johansson (Actress; Iron Man 2)

I always thought Miss Scarlett was a beautiful girl but I personally thought the red hair she sported during the Iron Man movie turned her into this kick-ass vixen. The black leather bodysuit and high-kicks might have had something to do with this too, but I stand by my belief that the new color put her on a whole new level. Tony Stark would agree.

13. Nicole Kidman (Actress; Moulin Rouge)

I'll just let you know now that I think this woman looks like she's been carved out of marble is is splendid actress. I was so dsappointed when she went blond forever considering my biggest crush on her started when she was setting the stage on fire in Moulin Rouge. Still hoping she'll turn back to her roots (pun intended) in the near future.

source: photos from Tumblr, collages made by me.

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Well, this turned out longer than I expected. Hope you enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed doing writing this and I leave you to stare at the photos and enjoy the view :)

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Song of the Day: Klaxons - Echoes

"Sometimes in the rain I think I'd like to burn, I never will"

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As time's gone by I realize my blog has evolved from a daily outfit mix of posts to. Well, to a little bit of everything, like a melting pot of all the big and small things that bounce around in my skull. I've lost that feeling of comfort that I get when I'm in front of the camera and I'd rather be the one taking the photos, the one in control. Yeah, yeah, just another of my quirks and idiosyncrasies that my shrink is going to love in 10 years time.

So this is me getting back on the metaphorical horse and picking up the hypothetical gun and blasting away at it yet again.

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The boy and I took a little stroll in the park after a wet and rainy summer day. I am amused by the fact that I have two very big parks right next to the apartment yet never seem to get the time (cough LAZY cough) to actually take a break and enjoy them.

That evening we had a camera, my Medusa head of locks and a hazardously thrown on outfit so a photo shoot was improvised on the spot.

I'm so glad you can still find permanent light fixtures in parks that are permanent and not stolen or turned off most nights. It does give the environment that Tim Burton meets Freddy Kruger feel but sometimes you want a midnight stroll and not a musical horror movie remake, you know?



When it rains, I wear sandals. When it stop, I wear wellies. Typical.

Wearing: Zara Dress, Mango cardigan, vintage belt, Golden Point socks, Nine West rain boots.

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My days have consisted of nights actually. Movie nights or Starbucks nights or drinking until morning nights. Of course this is just the short low down but that's all that matters. And that's what sticks in my brain in the long run. Good, good times.

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Song of the Day: I Am Arrows - Green Grass

"I just want to take my chance to live through a miracle"

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Summer, summer, summer.

I am not your biggest fan. I'm usually this close to having a daily bath in SPF50 sunscreen. I don't like sweating, I'm more scared of sun damage than a 14th century vampire and I really don't appreciate when my hair frizzles up and makes me look like a redheaded bride of Frankenstein.

So Summer, I think I have a Love/Hate relationship with you, you hot minx. But thank you for trying to soften things up. Why yes, I'd really love a cold bear, thank you and keep 'em coming!

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And Summer does mean seaside. And seaside means Vama Veche for me. And that equals fun fun times.

Wearing: The Boy's Zara tee, unbranded Fedora, random jewelery, Swatch watch.










Improvised photoshoots on the beach. Ah, the hard blogger's life.















Wearing: Zara shorts, Mango stripped tee, random jewelery, Swatch watch.

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Still, is it October yet? :)

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Song of the Day: Biffy Clyro - God and Satan