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I'm obsessed with and addicted to Lana Del Rey...her voice is hypnotic, and I've watched all of her interviews and she just seems surreal like she wasn't meant to be born in this era. But she's much needed, her old Hollywood style is refreshing, she's the definition of femininity, and her lyrics touch the soul. I have to be honest and say I've never had a favorite female artist, until now, her words are relate-able, raw, and take you away...definitely on my repeat playlist.</div>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-79396049030940037542012-06-05T10:14:00.000-07:002012-06-05T10:49:57.756-07:00Lana Del Rey - Born To Die<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Bag1gUxuU0g?fs=1" width="480"></iframe><br />
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When Lana Del Rey’s “Born to Die” teaser clip dropped in early December, <a href="http://read.mtvhive.com/2011/12/02/lana-del-rey-topless-video/" target="_blank">we became quite curious</a> about the young man playing her boyfriend on camera. His tattoos made him seem pretty badass and tough, but that tender thumb stroke said otherwise. And it turns out the same mysterious figure plays a prominent role in the official video for “Born to Die.” Lana Del Rey’s onscreen lover is <a href="http://defff666.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Bradley Soileau</a>, a 25-year-old New-York-based model who has appeared in <em>Vogue</em> Japan, among many other fashion magazines. Soileau had never acted before landing this gig, but now he finds himself <a href="http://defff666.tumblr.com/post/14292927041" target="_blank">front-and-center</a> in Del Rey’s world.<br />
Hive tracked down Soileau and talked with him about his experiences shooting “Born to Die,” working with Del Rey and what the tattoo on his forehead actually says.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: black;">How did you hook up with Lana Del Rey?</span></strong><br />
There is this magazine called <em><a href="http://thewildmagazine.com/" target="_blank">The Wild</a></em>. It was an internet magazine and they had a party last night for their first print issue, and I’m in the first print issue. This photographer that shot it, is friends with <a href="http://www.yoannlemoine.com/woodkid/" target="_blank">Yoann</a>, the director of the video. Yoann was like, “Yo, we are shooting this video and I need a tattooed kid,” and [this photographer] had just shot me, and he was like “Yo, I got this model and he’s a tattooed kid. Here are some pictures.” He said its gonna be shot in New York. They hit my agent up, and said “Yeah, we wanna cast him.” [But] they moved it to Paris, and had a casting for it instead. And then Lana actually saw pictures and picked me.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">She picked you? The tattooed kid?</span></strong><br />
Yup.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">The tattooed kid wins again. Was the whole thing was shot in Paris?</span></strong><br />
Yeah it was shot at, excuse this, I’m probably gonna butcher this … <em>Château de Fontainblue</em>? I don’t know, it’s a 700-year-old castle. It’s like an hour and a half away from Paris.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">How long did it take?</span></strong><br />
It took three days. The part where she is in the cathedral with tigers and stuff, that was one day. I wasn’t there. The next day we started shooting the rest of it. I shot for two days, and it was like, a solid 13-14 hours each day that we shot.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">There seems to be a bit of a back story to your character in the video but it seems a little unexplained. Who is this dude?</span></strong><br />
Alright, the back story. I’m her boyfriend. It’s basically like, the boyfriend, you can see the two sides of the relationship where I’m kissing her, then pointing a gun at her head. That’s what it is. It’s a relationship that is so terrible but neither of them want to leave. That’s why when she is in the car, and she wipes the glass, she’s looking mad sad, distant, thoughtful. But I’m still trying to get her attention. That’s kinda the story for it.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">How did you get into character? Have you had acted before?</span></strong><br />
I was really nervous about it at first because I’ve never acted, but they kind of boosted my head up before I went out. They were like, “Yo, are you cool shooting really intimate bedroom scenes?” And I’m like, “Am I going to have fake sex with this girl?” I can’t even fathom that, I was freaking out a little bit. Everyone was really nice, it felt all good. It wasn’t anything to get into character. They were just like, “Make out with her and just be [you].” I said okay, I can do both of those things, I’ve done both in real life.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">There is a lot of making out. The internet is obsessed with her lips, have you noticed this?</span></strong><br />
Yeah, I do know this. Obsessed.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">Are they real? Are they good? What’s the deal?</span></strong><br />
She said they are real, I can’t say anything on that, that’s not me, you know what I’m saying? They feel pretty fucking real to me. I’ve kissed a girl with fake lips, and those aren’t fake lips in my opinion. I know everyone is so obsessed with her having plastic surgery, and if you really sit down and look at it — makeup, and more money behind her now, so the shoots are better, everything is going to look better than the stuff she did when she was Lizzy Grant. It doesn’t look good, they didn’t have a bunch of money backing it and so on and so forth. So it’s amazing what someone looks like once they are backed by money, compared to what they look like when they are broke. If you look at me in real life, and you look at me in a model picture, I look like a different person. And I’ve had no plastic surgery. People obsess about the wrong things. They should be obsessed with her voice, and her music because it’s fucking amazing. But everyone got to make something bad from something beautiful. Everyone is gonna wanna hate and say whatever it is they wanna say. So it’s like, okay. Well, whatever.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">Do you have a tattoo on your chest that says “Refuse to Lose”?</span></strong><br />
Yes.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">And one on your forehead?</span></strong><br />
Yeah. All the tattoos are real.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">What does the one on your forehead say?</span></strong><br />
It says “War inside my head.” <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQSwJc4rlmw" target="_blank">It’s a Suicidal Tendencies song</a>.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">You seem really tender in the opening scene with the flag and the toplessness and the caressing thumb.</span></strong><br />
That what they wanted! They wanted tender-loving stroking. That’s what I gave them.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">You did give it. I feel like that could have been the hardest part to shoot.</span></strong><br />
Nah, that was easy, I just stood there and closed my eyes. They were just like, “Yo, stand here on this box” so that I was way taller than her and her head was on my chest. So yeah, close your eyes and stroke her head, and I thought, “Okay, that’s the easiest thing ever.”<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">But there are tons of people watching you do this?</span></strong><br />
All my friends were like, “Dude, in the car scene, you didn’t have an erection?” No! There are 50 people, big lights, and while we are in the car there is a walky-talky sitting right next to us, and Yoann is screaming “More tongue!” Shit like that. There is a lot of laughing going on.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">There are tigers chilling in this video. Did you interact with them?</span></strong><br />
I wasn’t there that day. That was the day I was supposed to be there but I was having a hard time getting my passport, so, yeah … I missed that day.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">They seem like pretty mellow tigers.</span></strong><br />
It’s actually one tiger.<br />
<strong><span style="color: black;">One tiger?!</span></strong><br />
Yeah. They mirrored it.chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-35460939970381763112012-06-05T10:01:00.001-07:002012-06-05T10:26:15.987-07:00Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JRWox-i6aAk?fs=1" width="480"></iframe><br />
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The metaphor in this video is brilliant. It's about an abusive relationship,
obsessive and destructive love that consumes you and suffocates you. Hence the
reference to crocodiles. They kill their victims by dragging them into water and
suffocating them. The guy in the video is that crocodile. He is bad and very
dangerous for her, and she knows it, however she is almost magnetically drawn to
him, even thought she knows he will destroy her.chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-71902365232948578282012-06-05T09:59:00.001-07:002012-06-05T10:27:10.080-07:00Lana Del Rey - Video Games<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cE6wxDqdOV0?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-3303175522345605332012-06-05T09:58:00.001-07:002012-06-05T10:27:10.074-07:00Lana Del Rey - You Can Be the Boss<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IE3qtEZdUNU?fs=1" width="459"></iframe>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-13866248774439163162012-06-05T09:57:00.001-07:002012-06-05T10:27:10.068-07:00Lana Del Rey - Trash (Miss America) Lyrics<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HDE8wOit9S4?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-78839801807610604762012-05-25T12:02:00.003-07:002012-05-25T12:02:18.003-07:00i want to get lost in beauty<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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seriously this is the cutest hair style!!! perfect for spring and summer.chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-71346559651109188352012-05-18T10:08:00.000-07:002012-05-18T10:08:36.098-07:00''Glad You Came'' Cover by Arden Cho & David Kater<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gRqRCYUX3uo?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-39430204844412777772012-05-16T23:42:00.000-07:002012-05-16T23:42:27.952-07:00randomness<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;">my kittens are growing and they're so flippin cute!!! like just yesterday they were afraid to get out of their little crate and today they were seriously jumping in and out....bunch of rascals hehe </span><span style="font-size: small;">oh and this is Manolaki and Piperaki, by the way...they say "meow", they haven't learned English yet :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">and this is Boubouki and Boubouniera, aren't their little blue eyes so cute??? I wish they'd stay blue, I can't wait to see what color they're going to turn out to be...aaaa their lil faces are so adorable, obviously trying to hide how much of trouble makers they truly are :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">had to take a pic of the mountains today, this is the view from my balcony, i don't know, the sky and colors are so hauntingly beautiful, for some reason I felt like I was in Ireland...I've been planning a trip with my friend to visit Ireland and Scotland, and I've been looking up places to go, so they're definitely on my mind. If anyone lives in Ireland or Scotland, or have been please let me know what is a must to check out!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My mom is going back home in two weeks, so I bought some presents for my brother...It's almost been a year since I've seen him and I miss him tons, so I got him some musical instruments cause this is his style...this is such a cute drum, i love the sound it makes when the wooden beads hit either side of the hide</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">what are these called? maracas? or something i'm not sure but they make a cool sound and i like the design, I think he'll like them too :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">and this whistle makes the coolest sound, you blow through the top and you move the stick at the bottom, up and down, and it kind of sounds like a bird :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">and finally I bought him a painting! I love the colors and they'll really go well in his place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway that's all from me. Let me know what you've been up to these days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">XO Stephi</span></div>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-91015760537416386012012-05-04T00:00:00.000-07:002012-05-04T00:00:09.601-07:00I CHALLENGE YOU :) MAY PHOTO A DAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A big thank you to <a href="http://lifethroughanumberoflenses.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Yy</a> who introduced me to fatmumslim photo a day challenges!!!</div>
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I had so much fun doing the April photo challenge and seriously I can't wait to do the May challenge...it looks super fun :)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day4. My bro and I, I really miss him :( Day5. My Friend's Pet Bunny Day6. Stuffed Peppers and Tomatoes Fresh Out of the Oven</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day7. My friends at the Park Day8. Some Cash, My Cell, and My I.D. Day9. Me, young :) with my mom in Florida</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day10. mmm Icy Cold Frappe Day11. at Tzepos for a Pita and a Coffee Day12. Stairs on the Streets of Veria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day13. Olive Oil Soap with My Name Day14. I'm Feeling Silly...Two boubounieres, a client gave me from her daughter's baptism Day15. The View from My Balcony</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day16. Flowers on My Neighbor's Peach Trees Day17. Something I Don't Like?...Waiting for the Water to Boil! Day18. My Friend's Hair After I Gave Her Hi-Lights and Lo-Lights</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day19. This Crazy Orange Bird at a Bird Conservatory I Went to Day20. I Dream of Peace in a World of Sorrow Day21. Water & Fanta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day22. A Box of Extremely Yummy Akanedes Day23. Vegetable Stands at the Market Day24. I'm Grateful for Having Amazing Friends (this was a gift from one of my girl's)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day28. 1pm on my Watch Day29. Circle of Friends Down at Pier 4 Day30. Something That Makes Me Sad? Thinking About Home, I Miss my bro and my friends...this is a Pic of the CN Tower in Toronto when I went to a festival last year</td></tr>
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such a happy day...4 babies added to the family :)</div>
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hope everyone is havin a great day</div>
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XO stephi</div>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-61326063201863066552012-04-19T00:40:00.000-07:002012-04-19T00:44:29.359-07:00blogger appreciation awardRecently I was awarded the Blogger Appreciation Award from Yy <a href="http://lifethroughanumberoflenses.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">life through a number of lenses</a><br />
Thanks chick, I appreciate the love...if you haven't already checked out her blog, get on it :D<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The rules of the Award:</span>1. Thank the person who gave you the award with their blog link on your post.<br />
2. Answer the following 4 questions.<br />
3. Award the Blogger Appreciation Award to as many readers/commenters/supporters/followers as you’d like.<br />
4. Let the blogger know you've just awarded them (by leaving a comment, a tweet, an email, etc.)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The questions:</span>1. How long have you been blogging?<br />
2. What are 1-2 reasons why you started blogging.<br />
3. What types of blogs do you like to follow/read?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would like to award this blogger appreciation award to</span>...</div>
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Darleen from <a href="http://past-the-milky-way.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://past-the-milky-way.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Marite from <a href="http://aerismade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://aerismade.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Sara from <a href="http://21saraloves.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://21saraloves.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Flabiha from <a href="http://fablihareza.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://fablihareza.blogspot.com/</a> (INSIDE IN, INSIDE OUT)</div>
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Bibiana from <a href="http://amoridoce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://amoridoce.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Winnie from <a href="http://diamondcanopywinn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://diamondcanopywinn.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Kathy from <a href="http://theknitcollector.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://theknitcollector.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Joyce from <a href="http://joyfuloutfits.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://joyfuloutfits.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Elly from <a href="http://flyelephantfly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://flyelephantfly.blogspot.com/</a> (FLYING ELEPHANTS)</div>
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Alina from <a href="http://www.theprovocativecouture.com/" target="_blank">http://www.theprovocativecouture.com/</a></div>
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these are some of my personal favorite bloggers!!! check them out if you haven't already!!</div>
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XO Stephi</div>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-2188344816956795672012-04-15T09:22:00.001-07:002012-04-15T09:22:18.956-07:00diy to do list<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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THESE ARE ON MY DIY TO DO LIST!!!</div>
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let me know if you're into DIYs, if you've done any, or if there's something you wanna try</div>
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Stephi</div>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-16785620765051835312012-04-10T01:22:00.001-07:002012-04-10T01:22:45.218-07:00quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, the only thing you can't do is IGNORE THEM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bdz0BEQjmZo/T4PtKTKsw2I/AAAAAAAAAok/QL_YA-h1ZWw/s1600/for+the+ones+who+see+things+differently.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bdz0BEQjmZo/T4PtKTKsw2I/AAAAAAAAAok/QL_YA-h1ZWw/s1600/for+the+ones+who+see+things+differently.jpg" /></a></div>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-79600281710493930102012-04-03T02:01:00.000-07:002012-04-03T02:01:10.449-07:00words strung together to inspire<img alt="keep calm and put your heels on, sounds like a plan to me :)" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache4.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271335_Utu4SoGT_b.jpg" /><img alt="don't listen to negative people they don't even know themselves" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache5.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271084_kiMfaE8Q_b.jpg" /><img alt="make your own happy ending" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache8.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271077_FAgQGbJh_b.jpg" /><img alt="i don't know if this is teaching me to make bad situations into drunk situations but I like it" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache8.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271069_C8SicfcX_b.jpg" style="height: 269px;" /><img alt="this is great!!" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache2.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271065_Ib2SKfwu_b.jpg" style="height: 244px;" /><img alt="i love how i met your mother, and barney IS awesome" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache8.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271062_UR9sdmRQ_b.jpg" style="height: 192px;" /><img alt="so true!!" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache6.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271045_oglL5TKF_b.jpg" style="height: 253px;" /><img alt="ha this is great!!" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache8.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271041_LdW9EUQ6_b.jpg" style="height: 117px;" /><img alt="rules that are worth following" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache8.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271039_qGIUGdGV_b.jpg" style="height: 235px;" /><img alt="a life of passion is what i want, passion for everything, even the breath i'm taking, because I know i'm alive" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache2.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271036_Z6zFLrrC_b.jpg" style="height: 171px;" /><img alt="be yourself" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache6.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271044_yiBQ9Qez_b.jpg" style="height: 89px;" /><img alt="some struggles are worth fighting" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache4.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271049_6toZRyBc_b.jpg" style="height: 174px;" /><img alt="love this!" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache2.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271023_MpeT47Uu_b.jpg" style="height: 236px;" /><img alt="believe in yourself and the future is yours" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache1.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271030_SIBONiYl_b.jpg" style="height: 305px;" /><img alt="think positive :)" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache0.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271019_vGQimlxR_b.jpg" style="height: 189px;" /><img alt="success" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache2.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271015_BpWUCQD2_b.jpg" style="height: 127px;" /><img alt="age fearlessly" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache8.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271035_AVK8VGXm_b.jpg" style="height: 127px;" /><img alt="make someone's day by being kind and happy, it doesn't cost a penny :)" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache3.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271027_IiEqYaZC_b.jpg" style="height: 152px;" /><img alt="decisions in life" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache0.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271001_knVXgkwf_b.jpg" style="height: 128px;" /><img alt="follor your dreams and don't let others bring you down cause they may not see what you so clearly can" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache7.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271008_lXW6fCZf_b.jpg" style="height: 144px;" /><img alt="moving on and looking forward" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache6.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271009_aESbBlyR_b.jpg" style="height: 128px;" /><img alt="love yourself" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache6.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271005_P2YSHnX5_b.jpg" style="height: 260px;" /><img alt="take chances!" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache6.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271012_y9Bzp5qs_b.jpg" style="height: 281px;" /><img alt="self confidence and self expression" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache9.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271014_AKOrBbbf_b.jpg" style="height: 256px;" /><img alt="because of you" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache8.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595270985_75oCoCl2_b.jpg" style="height: 160px;" /><img alt="words to live by" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache0.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595271000_Cb1rzH3E_b.jpg" style="height: 137px;" /><img alt="strength" class="PinImageImg" src="http://media-cache8.pinterest.com/upload/267401296595270984_V8jqLr3C_b.jpg" style="height: 144px;" /><br />
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I love all these inspiring quotes and sayings, if you're interested in checking out any of the sources just click my pinterest below to see the board</div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">let me know what's your favorite quote or saying that inspires you or that you try to live by!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">tons of love Stephi</span></div>
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<br /></div>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-69952124284348023102012-03-31T04:30:00.000-07:002012-03-31T04:30:20.937-07:00love me like i do<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I said I wouldn't do it, but I did it. I'm on Pinterest! ^.^ and I'm having too much fun, it's so inspirational to be able to collect all your favorite images and be able to look at them all in the same place at any given time. </div>
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I like it, I love, I want some more of it...Ya that's right I just burst out into song...bam...that's what I'm talkin about...hahaha oh my! ok I better end this post cause I'm a tad hyper and who knows what I'll write next, there's no controllin these fingers...I'm out</div>
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uh ya anyway hope you are all havin a great day</div>
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XO Stephi</div>
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Hey everybody, I just quickly wanted to put this post up. My friend Yy from <a href="http://lifethroughanumberoflenses.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Life Through A Number Of Lenses</a> needs your help.</div>
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I wish I could help her out by doing a review, but seeing as my phone is ancient, no case made in this century will actually fit it, and if you see my cell, you'll know what i'm talking about, after you stop laughing of course :D</div>
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On to the point!!!</div>
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She has started her own brand YY Kawaii and is looking for fellow bloggers to review her product.</div>
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Currently she's making iphone cases, and on her site she has a really cute one with pearls and a bow so if you're not into hello kitty, do not fret because there are other styles to choose from.</div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">DO YOU WANT TO REVIEW A PHONE CASE AND DO A FEATURE ON YOUR BLOG??</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;">You will get a free phone case and a link to your blog on Yy's blog.</span></div>
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I'm addicted to...</div>
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<a href="http://soundcloud.com/cassetteswontlisten/generationals-you-say-it-too" target="_blank">Generationals- You Say It Too (Cassettes Won't Listen REmix)...CLICK TO LISTEN</a></div>
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<a href="http://soundcloud.com/cassetteswontlisten/hey-pixies-cover" target="_blank">Hey (Pixies cover)...CLICK TO LISTEN</a></div>
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<a href="http://soundcloud.com/cassetteswontlisten/hit-me-alternate" target="_blank">Hit Me (alternate)...CLICK TO LISTEN</a> *MY FAVORITE*</div>
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<a href="http://soundcloud.com/cassetteswontlisten/pick-me-out-alternate-version" target="_blank">Pick Me Out (alternate version)...CLICK TO LISTEN</a></div>
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Hey friends :) If you've been following me for a while you will already know that I LOVE MUSIC!!! and truly I don't start my day until I've thoroughly defeaned myself by blasting some beats to set me off right...and as usual I want to share with you what's on my repeat tracks and the one's I can't get enough of *.*</div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">You say it too</span>, *aaaaaah* I can't describe how this song makes me feel, the beginning just rumbles in and then the vocals make me melt</div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Hey</span> makes me feel like I'm floating in some sort of blissful situation</div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Hit Me</span>, my personal fav, everything comes together for me on this song, the vocals, rhythm, percussion, i'm just feelin it and really you have to check out and listen <span style="color: magenta;">Paper Float</span>, there's something so sexy and beautiful about the vocals, just can't get enough!!!</div>
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<img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="71" data-width="69" height="71" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS9ncm4cBG4K8hiuvDjoJsnWM91OrCeO28OwmEC4jp41RcY6q_qWQ" style="height: 71px; width: 69px;" width="69" />Peace out ;) hope everyone's day is going just how they want it!!</div>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-28838789297007444642012-03-22T00:30:00.000-07:002012-03-22T00:30:03.001-07:00model citizen<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">"The 24-year-old Aussie has made her mark because of her innocent, child-like appearance."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> "There's a real trend for this doll-like look, a childish look, with a look of knowing behind it. It reflects childishness as well in fashion. The sex thing has had its day. Fashion is now reverting to all kinds of shorts and patchwork, playsuits and really bright color." ~</span><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Tatler </em>Fashion Editor Anne Bromilow</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gemma Ward was born November 3, 1987, in Perth, Australia. Despite her ravishing looks, the golden-haired green-eyed beauty never set out to be a fashion model. In fact, she was discovered by accident when she attended a taping of the Australian television show, <i>Search for a Supermodel </i>in 2002. As she recalls, “I came to watch my friends. I was sitting there in the crowd when the agent from Perth came over. I didn't even want to enter, it was a bit of chance. I was so shocked when I got my first job.” <a href="http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/women/models_300/333_gemma_ward.html" target="_blank">source</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Also watch out for the release of "The Great Gatsby" which is to be out in theatres around December 2012, where we'll get to see Gemma Ward alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. </span></div>
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Actually I can't wait to see this because I remember writing high school papers on this book and I'm also a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio. </div>
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Let me know your thoughts...do you like Gemma Ward's look? Do you agree with Anne Bromilow? Will you be going to see "The Great Gatsby"?<br />
ha sorry that's a lot of questions :P</div>
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xoxo Chiika </div>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642475166571351778.post-43348236581118226172012-03-20T00:30:00.000-07:002012-03-20T00:49:18.107-07:00the name of the game<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I've been hearing so much about the Hunger Games, and knew absolutely nothing about it so I googled it and thought I'd share what I found, not to mention share how absolutely gorgeous Jennifer Lawrence looked for the premiere of the movie. She looked like an ethereal phoenix goddess, I really don't know how to describe her, except breathtaking!!!<br />
Here's the background info<br />
The Hunger Games is a young adult novel written by Suzanne Collins. It is written in first person and introduces sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen who lives in a post-apocalyptic world in the country of Panem where the countries of North America once existed. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, holds absolute power over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 from each of the 12 districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle in which only one person can survive.<br />
The Hunger Games is the first novel in The Hunger Games trilogy, followed by Catching Fire, and Mockingjay.<br />
A film adaptation, co-written and co-produced by Collins herself and directed by Gary Ross, will be released worldwide on March 23, 2012. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, and Liam Hemsworth as Gale.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: black;">Inspiration and origins</span></strong><br />
Collins says that the inspiration to write The Hunger Games came from <strong><span style="color: black;">channel surfing on television</span></strong>. On one channel she observed people competing on a <strong><span style="color: black;">reality show</span></strong> and on another she saw <strong><span style="color: black;">footage of the invasion of Iraq</span></strong>. The <strong><span style="color: black;">two "began to blur in this very unsettling way"</span></strong> and the idea for the book was formed. The <strong><span style="color: black;">Greek myth of Theseus served as basis for the story</span></strong>, with Collins describing <strong><span style="color: black;">Katniss as a futuristic Theseus</span></strong>, and that Roman gladiatorial games formed the framework. The sense of loss that Collins developed through her father's service in the Vietnam War also affected the story, whose <strong><span style="color: black;">heroine lost her father at age eleven</span></strong>, five years before the story begins. <strong><span style="color: black;">Collins stated that the deaths of the young characters and other "dark passages" were the hardest parts of the book to write</span></strong>, but she had accepted she would be writing such scenes. She considered the moments where Katniss reflects on happier moments in her past to be the more enjoyable passages to write.<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games_trilogy" target="_blank">source</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">please if anyone has read the books let me know how you liked them!!!! :)</span></div>
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hope everyone is having a fantastic day</div>
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XO Stephi</div>chiikalivelovelaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909891565595996899noreply@blogger.com22