2/24/2011

Carl Norén - Owls

I'm not usually doing music reviews in here, but I couldn't help it, so let me introduce you: Carl Norén

You might know him for Sugarplum Fairy, but now he decided to go solo and release his first CD "Owls". The CD was officially out yesterday, and unofficially on Amazon as MP3 download since Monday and on CD format for I don't know how long. I got it just yesterday on iTunes for 9,99€.


If you are familiar with SF I might tell you that it's not exactly the same, actually is none of the same. I might be biased here, but it's a highly recomendable CD, there are some really amazingly soulful songs which make you feel the sadness or actually any other feeling they have. But there are also some "reworks" of the songs that were already on his myspace like "Tired of Running", "The Anger", "Going Out Tonight" or "That's The Way I Like It". Personally I just LOVE his voice and the way he can work it out in songs like "Brothers" or "Hide Away". The music also needs to be mentioned, the strings just help the emotions flow out and the piano is wonderful. Yeah, I know I make it sound wonderful, but hey! give it a try, you might like it, and that's what Spotify it's for right? (Sorry for the ones who don't have Spotify in their countries).

I know I haven't been objective, but it's just a recommendation. So here you've got a teaser with one of my favorite songs:


Actually you should check out his brother Victor too, he's on SF too but his solo style is really different, you'll be able to see it thanks to his weekly giveaway of songs, one song each Friday starting last friday and finishing on April 1 and I think the CD will come out on April 8.

P.D.: I see I'm not the right person to talk about music, but still... (I promise I won't do it again... 'til Viktorius CD comes out and then... we'll see!)

2/21/2011

Fashion and runway models

First of all I'm not a fashion victim or a fashionista and actually usually I tend not to like fashion (because sometimes it is stupid like these ugly boots that are so fashionable in Spain right now). I know that writing about fashion without being myself a fashion guru it's dangerous, but still this is the internet and everyone can say whatever it likes.

Well I'm saying all this because I just saw a runway on TV (Cibeles I think it was) and all the girls in there were sooooooooooo skinny, and they're supposed to weight a minimum, but still! I know that designers say that skinny girls is the only way their creations look good, but that's mainly because they make them for skinny girls (well I may be mistaken, but that's the feeling I get). Because, really, how many girls like those are in the world? And how many are going to wear something by those hyperexpensive designers? And how many not so skinny girls are going to wear those designs? Wouldn't it be better to make designs for girls who have fuller hips or fuller breasts or not so thin waists? Couldn't it looks gorgeous in these women? I don't mean girls like me I just mean thin girls that you can find in the street and who are not skinny enough to hit the catwalk. There are plenty of girls who would look amazing on those dresses just because they have SOMETHING to show.

I know I'm not going to change anything... and many of you may already expect that: feed me to the lions! But remember that I won't be criticizing when you write about science or medicine while knowing nothing about it... at least this is only an opinion not a "truth".

2/19/2011

Why do I write a blog?

Yesterday I was talking with some friends about blogs and why people writes blogs (they "promised" me they would read mine so... hey guys!). So... why do I write a blog (this blog to be precise)?

The main reason is because, sometimes, I need to write just to feel better, I have so many things in my head that I need to share... not that I'm seeking attention or anything, and yeah I may be the same if I wrote it down on a diary, but it wouldn't feel the same. There are things that I don't know how to say, so I just come here and write them out, it's not that there are lots of personal details in here or lots of frustrations, it's just that I need someone to know and since I'm not really good at telling this things to my friends (I really hate this, but it is really difficult for me to open my heart even to my best friends) I do it in here. And sometimes it's just things that have impressed me and I want people to know about them... I don't know I guess you need to have one of these to know why are you doing it.

So whatever the reason you're around here I guess you'll understand.

2/15/2011

Dreams

I'm a dreamer, well not like a daydreamer it's just that I tend to dream at night. I have freakingly insane real dreams. Dreams that show me what I want, that are so real that I don't know if I dreamt them or if it actually happened. I've been dreaming more usually lately, I don't know why but I dream almost every night. Sometimes is a weird dream, sometimes is something that could actually happen. And always, or almost always, I can remember most of the things that happened and some strange details, mostly flavors. I guess I'm not the only one, but I definitely am the only one I know.

2/10/2011

Valentine's Day and my mind playing tricks.

I'm not a big fan of Saint Valentine's (I know it looks like I'm not a big fan of any holiday, which is not true), maybe because I think it's tacky, maybe because I usually have a single Valentine or maybe because it is not big in here. Still since I'm a regular user of american websites I'm kinda influenced about it. And my mind is too messed up right now.
I've been thinking about love and guys lately, like too much, and I can't come with a conclusion. It would be nice to have someone loving me for a while, but I don't want anything I want something that is more than a boyfriend and kinda a friend, which means that I might be looking for too much (or maybe not). On the other hand it seems I just can't get to find a boy, just like if any of them shows any interest on me I just run away (not that it happens too much) thinking that it is not what I want, even without knowing them. And why? So ladies and gentlemen that's Catch-22, I want something but I don't want it, or it is just that I don't want what they give me, that I already know what I want even without being aware about it?
Place your bets!

2/03/2011

The missing kids

Right now I want you to imagine. First of all, imagine you're a single mom to be and you live in a country in which being a single mom is something that is not accepted, you decide to give your baby on adoption, still you change your mind, maybe when you're delivering your child, and you're not allowed to see it because someone tells you that you'll change your mind again, that you don't really want it, that it's because of the hormones, and you never get to see your child and it is entered on the register as the child of another woman so you can never claim your rights over it. Now imagine you're a married woman and you're really excited about the fact of having a child, you get to the hospital because you're going to deliver, a few hours and you'll see your child for the first time! You go through everything and when you're supposed to get to see your child they tell you that it is sick so they have to put it under observation, and maybe the same day or the day after they tell you it has died because of otitis or any other reason, and they tell you they've already buried it, so once again you don't get to see your child, and on the same day a non-pregnant woman gets to have your child as if it was her own.

It's not fiction, that happened in Spain during the dictatorship and, actually, until early 90's. But it's been lately that everything has become uncovered and yesterday a documentary was aired in Catalan television where they had interviewed some missing kids, some mothers and even some people that was responsible for it. It was tough, but people need to know this happened. That's why I'm writing this post, because, maybe, if I'm lucky enough some people will read this post and spread the word. I know that there's people from the States that sometimes ends up in this blog and people from Canada and Denmark (yeah maybe 2 or 3 persons per country),  so if any of you actually reads it and wants to spread the word, feel free.