Hello there,
Something none of you knows ('cause I haven't told anybody yet) is that I have a kind of ever-hidden passion for sewing and stitching. Well, to be honest, for everything that has something to do with threads and eventually needles. I like to create the most different things out of.. nothing.. Or well, out of not much. I've made a few things so far and I'm working on it almost every day. I love it, it's actually really relaxing too! Which is a good thing (:
Yesterday I was searching on the web for patterns and other creators and.., when I found this awesome site. The things she makes.. Oooh I love it! It looks really cool I think. I'm getting greedy.. ha ha. I hope that one day, I'll be good enough to stand in her shadow. That would be great. And I wanted to share her site with you, 'cause of her -in my humble opinion- great talent.
Tonight, me and my mum had a real good conversation about me and my feature. As I still hadn't made my mind up (to write creative as a profession, or to write creative but not as a profession, that's the question), she and I talked about every option I have and all the up- and downsides of what I might do. It turns out that I'm writing since I was three years old! Which I didn't know, but my mum did. At the age of three I didn't really literally write, but what I did was making up stories, all day -and night- long. When I was five, once in a while I had to go to a teaching assistant. There, amongst other things, I was shown some pictures, which I had to couple. I had to make up some tale about what happened on those pictures. My mum told me I loved it so much, that from the first time on I wanted to do that at home too. At seven I learned to write, and after that there was no way back and no one that could stop me. My granny gave me my first notebook ever, she couldn't have given me a better present, and as we speak there are at least 25 of them. All filled with ink and my words. Apart from all these notebooks, I also have a whole load of documents on my pc and my laptop. So I guess I can safely say I'm kind of a writer.. And I have decided to really make it my profession, so I'm going to subscribe to the study Creative Writing. It's scary, or in other words: I'm scared, but I'm not going to let my fear stand in my way to my dream job. I'm gonna do this!! Hooooly crap, ha ha. But it's cool, it really is, and it's very exciting, and I actually want to start right now! But first I have to get through the selection.. :s We'll see!
And now I'm going to sleep I guess.. I'm tired.
Read you soon!
Aphrodite, writer for life
vrijdag 25 februari 2011
vrijdag 18 februari 2011
The promise you made..
Yeah, I'm sorry.. I'm not good in making promises and really stick to it..
I was going to write you about the awesome new study I found. It's called creative writing, and I was going to tell you how super duper cool awesome this study is. I was going to tell you how I totally loved today, the day I walked around at my soon-to-be new school and discovered what I will learn the next four years if I would subscribe. I was going to tell you how now there's no doubt in my mind whatsoever that this is THE study. Like.. THE best, one could ever imagine.
I was going to tell you all that. But, you know, as sometimes things go different than you expect, I'm not gonna tell you anything of it. I'm gonna write about today, what I really thought when I walked around at the Art Academy Artez. It's like night and day..
I was told that creative writing would be about writing and performing. To perform what you've written. I loved the idea of bringing my thoughts, my writings, to life. And as I happen to be an avid reader, and reading is another very important part of this study, I thought it was a match made in heaven. Today I found out that what I just spoke about, the writing and the performing and the reading, is just a little part of what this study is all about: constantly selling yourself as a product. Creative writing isn't about creative writing; it's about putting yourself out there at the market and sell yourself to costumers. You've got to see yourself as a product; you need to build a whole factory around that product (build a factory around yourself) and you need to be busy every day with managing it, planning, business, pr, etcetera. So, I'm gonna be a product. I can't stand that thought..
Also, Artez appears to be a very severe school. They only want the best of the best and they can get rid of you whenever they like. That's a bit scary I think.. And not that fair.. And the way they speak about the school and then about you, the maybe-upcoming student, is like.. It's like: we know everything, you know nothing, so we are good and you suck and you'll always suck anyway. I've had enough of that, really.
So, my conclusion is: it's not gonna be creative writing for me. That's kind of a.. bummer. 'Cause I was soooo enthusiastic about this study. Well, I guess it's a matter of time or so before I 'get over it' and just be happy about the fact that I'm gonna do another cool study, Human Resource Management. But that's not as cool as.. Well, whatever.
I'm really tired now. I've got a headache for all day long, and I'm gonna lay my head down now I guess..
Write you soon!
Aphrodite, writer for life
I was going to write you about the awesome new study I found. It's called creative writing, and I was going to tell you how super duper cool awesome this study is. I was going to tell you how I totally loved today, the day I walked around at my soon-to-be new school and discovered what I will learn the next four years if I would subscribe. I was going to tell you how now there's no doubt in my mind whatsoever that this is THE study. Like.. THE best, one could ever imagine.
I was going to tell you all that. But, you know, as sometimes things go different than you expect, I'm not gonna tell you anything of it. I'm gonna write about today, what I really thought when I walked around at the Art Academy Artez. It's like night and day..
I was told that creative writing would be about writing and performing. To perform what you've written. I loved the idea of bringing my thoughts, my writings, to life. And as I happen to be an avid reader, and reading is another very important part of this study, I thought it was a match made in heaven. Today I found out that what I just spoke about, the writing and the performing and the reading, is just a little part of what this study is all about: constantly selling yourself as a product. Creative writing isn't about creative writing; it's about putting yourself out there at the market and sell yourself to costumers. You've got to see yourself as a product; you need to build a whole factory around that product (build a factory around yourself) and you need to be busy every day with managing it, planning, business, pr, etcetera. So, I'm gonna be a product. I can't stand that thought..
Also, Artez appears to be a very severe school. They only want the best of the best and they can get rid of you whenever they like. That's a bit scary I think.. And not that fair.. And the way they speak about the school and then about you, the maybe-upcoming student, is like.. It's like: we know everything, you know nothing, so we are good and you suck and you'll always suck anyway. I've had enough of that, really.
So, my conclusion is: it's not gonna be creative writing for me. That's kind of a.. bummer. 'Cause I was soooo enthusiastic about this study. Well, I guess it's a matter of time or so before I 'get over it' and just be happy about the fact that I'm gonna do another cool study, Human Resource Management. But that's not as cool as.. Well, whatever.
I'm really tired now. I've got a headache for all day long, and I'm gonna lay my head down now I guess..
Write you soon!
Aphrodite, writer for life
donderdag 10 februari 2011
Back again!
So here I am now, finally! The last couple of weeks I've been quite busy, and I always thought: well, that blog of mine can wait. But it's a shame, 'cause I really wanna give this a try. So I hope and I hope and I hope.. And I will!
About a month ago I started a new project, which I called - and I'm not sure if this name stays, but it's okay for now - 'The troubadour'. Troubadours were, ages ago, men who told stories from all over the world, so that they wouldn't be forgotten. With all those new developments throughout the years, like computers and stuff, there are sooo few people that still read or listen to stories.. And it's such a shame, 'cause there are sooo many beautiful ones that should be told and read and told and read over and over again. I decided to collect those beautiful tales, unknown - or barely known - ones have got my preference, and start making them well known (again).
Which means I spent all my free time at the stunning library over here, to do research. And I really love to do that. The library is one of my favourite places to be. It's an old abbey in the centre of the city, and it's really peaceful there, which I'm always trying to look for. I love peaceful spaces, especially when they're filled with books (:
Generally I read books for children now, 'cause I'm looking for short stories that speak to your imagination. Do you read books for children too? Or have you read books for children? What's your favourite book then? (:
Tomorrow (yes, tomorrow! And that's a promise!) I'll tell you more about myself, but now I have to go doing the dishes I'm afraid..
Talk to you soon!
Aphrodite, writer for life
Oh well, one more thing: I'm sorry about my English.. I'm trying as hard as I can to make right sentences, but they're not right all the time. Maybe they will in the feature though.
About a month ago I started a new project, which I called - and I'm not sure if this name stays, but it's okay for now - 'The troubadour'. Troubadours were, ages ago, men who told stories from all over the world, so that they wouldn't be forgotten. With all those new developments throughout the years, like computers and stuff, there are sooo few people that still read or listen to stories.. And it's such a shame, 'cause there are sooo many beautiful ones that should be told and read and told and read over and over again. I decided to collect those beautiful tales, unknown - or barely known - ones have got my preference, and start making them well known (again).
Which means I spent all my free time at the stunning library over here, to do research. And I really love to do that. The library is one of my favourite places to be. It's an old abbey in the centre of the city, and it's really peaceful there, which I'm always trying to look for. I love peaceful spaces, especially when they're filled with books (:
Generally I read books for children now, 'cause I'm looking for short stories that speak to your imagination. Do you read books for children too? Or have you read books for children? What's your favourite book then? (:
Tomorrow (yes, tomorrow! And that's a promise!) I'll tell you more about myself, but now I have to go doing the dishes I'm afraid..
Talk to you soon!
Aphrodite, writer for life
Oh well, one more thing: I'm sorry about my English.. I'm trying as hard as I can to make right sentences, but they're not right all the time. Maybe they will in the feature though.
woensdag 26 januari 2011
Rediscovered
Too bad, I totally forgot about this weblog.. The things I posted till today (well, till.. September 2009..) were really bad, I just deleted them. They also don't really fit in the situation I'm in now. So let's start all over again! And there's pretty much happening at the moment, so why not? We'll see how long I can persist this (:
(and now I'm going to change my profile and background and that sort of stuff (A))
(and now I'm going to change my profile and background and that sort of stuff (A))
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