Pocketbooth

Everybody knows those little photobooths at the trainstation.. Well, I discovered a nice alternative that you can try everywhere. You can even export your photos to Facebook. Titi (my friend) and I tried it a while ago and the result is very funny! The last one made us think of a scene in 'the bold and the beautiful'. For acting parts in series or films, just mail me! ;)

You can download the app in the appstore: 'Pocketbooth'. Goodluck with that! :)

Meet the love of my life!

Since I moved to Ghent I wanted to have a pet. At my parents we have two dogs, multiple cats (lost the count), chickens and a parrot. Frodo, the parrot, has been living with us since I was 18. So I wanted to take him (or her, but I consider it's a 'he') with me when I moved out of the house. Unfortunately my father didn't agree. He said he heard something about 'lovely little colorful parrots' that are the ideal pets that bond with their owners, the so named 'agapornis' or lovebirds. What's in a name right?? A visit at the birdshop had 'Marcel' as a result. Isn't he (indeed, he has to be a 'he') adorable??

I named him 'Marcel' (I always say 'Marcelleke' because it's Dutch for Little Marcel), an idea from my dad. I really love his colors and the fact he has a white part around his eye. It makes him look naughty! And he definetely is!! After I bought him, I also read about the 'bad characteristics' of these lovebirds on the internet. They appear to have an urgency to destroy everything they see. So when I let him out of the cage, I have to pay attention or he bites through my books, papers.. money (yes yes, been there). His favourites are my invoices, what makes him a great accountant! ;)

But all those bad things vanish when he flies around, lands on my shoulder and messes around with my hair.. Sometimes, when he's in a good mood, I even get a kiss.. :)

A new start needs some cleaning.. ;)

This week started as a rough week at work in combination with a couple of sleepless nights. I had a paper deadline for a conference monday midnight, and as usual it was 11 p.m. when it was submitted (I always take deadlines literally).. So tuesday I planned an in my eyes deserved quiet 'me-time' evening at my place with time for a long long shower (in other ways I'm a very sustainable person, I sort my garbage) and a happy end as a couch potato. Coming home I got the brilliant idea to just clean out my closet. That way I would be more aware of the potential of 'my collection'. The result was a true reality check: two garbage bags of clothes and one bag of shoes (I still have to do 'my shoes part II', so soon you'll get the end result).

You should know that I'm a true collector, I have difficulties throwing things away. I was also thinking about the plus-side to the story: now there's plenty of room for new tops, pants, blazers, shorts... and shoes! :) So now I have room for my new additions: a black leather jacket (Zara) and a silver blouse (H&M). I love them, what do you think? I should put a photo on wearing them, but I have to find a volunteer-photographer first.. :)