Kitty Cuddling.

Hey, look, I made a little something! A video for everyone who loves cats as much as I do. Starring Biianka and Baryshnik, a.k.a. my favorite fur-balls in the whole world. I'm hoping you'll watch it and go "aaaaaaaaw"!

On and on and on and on.

This is a fun video and a great song by an awesome artist. Oh, and I'm in it. So watch it if you want!

Update: Alright, I'm really sorry - something clearly went wrong with the upload. It should be all taken care of now.

High on diesel and gasoline?

December, 2007.

I had a blog called "Beautiful Ones".

I also had a new (well, charity-shopped) faux fur hat and a crappy digital camera that could record video.

I was very, very bored.

That's when these things happen.

Your Biggest Fan.

This stupid little video was recorded in the fall of 2007. I lived in a small University town and had too much going on in school to show up to an audition for a commercial in Stockholm. They asked me if maybe instead I could videotape myself saying a few lines, and I could really use the money if I got the part, so I said "sure".

Turns out looking into a camera, walking back and forth and saying a couple of sentences was a lot harder than I expected... Especially while remembering things like, ehm, buttoning your skirt in advance.

But I did get the part in the commercial (though never saw the finished result, as it was only to air outside of Sweden) - and without this video above, basically a bunch of "bloopers" and more or less awkward moments I edited together for fun, my boyfriend and I wouldn't be together today. We probably wouldn't even have met. Life sure have a funny way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it! That's a long story, though who knows, I'll might share it some day. Let's just say I'm glad I wasn't able to go to that audition four years ago, and even more glad that I took the time to edit this silly nonsense video and put it up on my blog!

PS. If for some reason you're not yet bored and want to read more about yours truly, Kylie of Memoir Mode has interviewed me for her first Blogger Spotlight feature - here! DS.

I guess this guy is not so much into minimalism.

Just a friendy tip to everyone who hopes that your loved one will someday propose to you: Do. Not. Show. Him/Her. This. Video.

I honestly don't think that any amount of "no pressure!":s would suffice to restore the loss of confidence that would most definitely occur after watching this. Which would be too bad - because even though I did cry through most of it, I couldn't help but think of just how much this isn't what I'd want. I guess I'm way more of an "intimate setting" kinda gal. My love could ask me while having breakfast at the kitchen table, it would still be one of the most beautiful, memorable, important and romantic moments of my entire life. I don't need five thousand dancing strangers to make it perfect.

But noone can deny that the girl in the video married a guy who likes to go all in. And there is something utterly charming about that quality.

PS. One of my cats just used the remote control to turn on the tv. I wonder if he's telling me I should watch one more Gossip Girl-episode before I start the second part of my work day? Yeah, I think that might just be it. DS.

It's where my reason stops, and something else comes in.

This is one of my favorite songs - "Calleth You, Cometh I" by Swedish band The Ark. It was also the first music video I appeared in! It was a long time ago now, but I still feel a little bit sick and embarrassed when I watch this video. 

You see, I was so nervous to be in a video with one of my favorite bands, and I really, really wanted them to like me. I was in hair and makeup at 4 AM, then we all drove out to a beautiful field in the countryside, where I did my first couple of scenes (which included running through that field). And then... well... I started throwing up. Apparently, my body had to choose that particular day to get the worst stomach flu of my entire life. Just my luck. They had to cancel most of my scenes, took me back to the studio, and I lay in a dark room throwing up that whole day. Around midnight, the stylist woke me up and put me in the shower. I had my makeup and hair re-done, then they they placed me on a stage, where I was asked to dance in front of the camera. The band was watching, of course - probably a bit pissed off that they'd had to replace most of my scenes. I figured this wasn't the best time to admit that I can't dance to save my life. So, I smiled, tried as hard as I could not to puke on stage, and... I danced. Or something that at least resembled dancing.

About 24 hours after leaving my family's apartment to do the shoot, all happy and excited, I got into a cab and asked the driver to please take me home as fast as he could. He had to stop the car twice and let me puke my guts out on the curb. Disgusting, I know. I was already devastated when I woke up the next morning, still sick as a dog, by a phonecall from my agency - telling me I wouldn't get paid, since, frankly, I didn't do my job. I didn't care about the money, but I couldn't believe I messed up the whole video shoot for a band I loved!

In the end, I think the result turned out pretty cool. But I still blush every time I see the video, having to re-live my incredibly awkward so-called dance moves on that stage.

Yesterday was Friday! It was cra-zay!

 

 

 

Grey over knee socks, Asos. Denim shirt and striped underwear, Monki. Grey t-shirt, H&M.

He-he-heey! Look who's bringing sexy back!

...

Ehmmm. Oh well. At least I'm doing my best to satisfy all you bicurious ladies out there, okay?

...

Darn. I'm not being funny. That sometimes happens. Let's move on to something completely different, like, say, the fact that it's Saturday! And you know what we have to do on Saturdays? We have to sing the Saturday-song, obviously!

And why do we have to sing the Saturday song? I'll tell you why! Because Friday is so... yesterday.

Video Summary: What I wore in May!

One of the loveliest bloggers - and people! - in the whole wide world is surely Barbro Andersen. I've followed her for more than a year now, and somehow she manages to become more interesting and stylish with every passing day!

Today, I was so inspired by her beautiful "outfits of May"-video that I immediately decided to make one of my own. Unfortunately, I don't keep all of my photos from a session like she does, so I can't get that incredible stop motion-effect. My video is simply a collection of all of the outfits I've worn since I started this blog on the 15th of May. I'm definitely planning on making this a monthly feature - it's such a great way to sum up the month that's passed. Plus, I will then have an easy way of remembering everything I've been wearing! Not that I have any idea why I'd want to remember everything I've worn, but I'm sure I can think of something if I try really hard. Hmm... okay... let's say it's for research purposes.

(You who haven't seen my very first outfit video, you can check it out here if you'd like!)

Into the mist.

(Please watch in full screen mode to do the viewing experience justice!)

Last summer, the amazing designer and also my dear friend Sofie of the brand Sofifi asked me to be in her A/W 2011 collection film. I barely do any acting projects at all anymore and I'll admit I miss it sometimes, so I said yes right away. And as always when it comes to working with designers, I've had to wait a year to see the result. But now it's finally here!

My first thought: I can not believe how different I look. When I watched it on my iPhone this morning I could barely even recognize myself in a lot of the shots. It's truly incredible what hair, make up, lighting and camera angles can do! Not that I always thought the change was for the better (i.e. I look like a 45 year old heroin addict in my last scene - oh the sacrifices we make for the arts!), but I think it goes well with the story. And Sofie and the film crew did such a beautiful job at interpreting the whole film noir-theme.

Oh and also, I love that more and more brands choose to showcase their collections on film, instead of just stills. It's such a great way to create a story and show the idea and the inspiration of a collection! My only problem with being a part of a fashion film like this one, is that I'm sort of... not used to trying to look pretty when I act. It's like, either I act or I model, and in the film I keep making all of these ugly faces! I can just hear Tyra Banks yelling, "no, no, not like that! Model ugly! Model ugly!" :)

Anyway, please watch it, and I hope you'll like it!

 

Hush now baby kitten, mommy's here.

This just might be the cutest thing I have ever seen. EVEEER!

I had the best night tonight - when I went to bed (way too late), my baby girl came to sleep right next to me. She stretched out by my side and when I woke up at noon, we were still spooning and I had my mouth and nose full of her silky fur. (No wonder I had the most unsettling dream where Biianka was actually a human baby in disguise, but she only started running around on her hind legs laughing her little baby laugh when you put a plastic bag over her. Eww. The weirdness.) Anyway, it was still adorable and so is this video. I wish I knew what the baby kitten is dreaming about!

If I die clutching your photograph, don't call me boring, it's just 'cause I like you.

100 followers!

Wow, I can't believe this! I know it might not seem like that many to all of you with hundreds or thousands of followers, but to me, this is a huge deal. 

When I started this blog nine days ago I had no idea if anyone would even find it, and now I have already started talking to so many incredible people and gotten amazing feedback. 

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I appreciate every single visit and comment more than you know.

Let's celebrate the first 100 with another first - my first ever outfit video! Since I've never tried to make anything like this before, I do feel a little bit embarrassed, but at least I can only get better at it. Right?

All that said, I very much hope that you'll like it. Let me know what you think!

(The photos of this outfit will be posted tomorrow. Even though it was fun filming, photography is obviously more in my comfort zone...)

I've killed myself with changes trying to make things better.

The summer of 2010 was the worst of my entire life. Just like the fall and winter of 2010 were the worst fall and winter.

But it seems like I still wore clothes. Actually, come to think of it, that's quite the comforting fact.

Apparently, I wore this:

 

 

 Cheetah print dress, Iguana Vintage Clothing Hollywood. Short blazer, H&M. Boots, Nilson.

But as for me I'm coming to the final chapter
I read all of the pages and there is still no answer
Only all that was before I know must soon come after
That is the only way it can be

So I stand in the sun
And I breathe with my lungs
Trying to spare me the weight of the truth
Saying everything you've ever seen was just a mirror
And you've spent your whole life sweating in an endless fever
And now you are laying in a bathtub full of freezing water
Wishing you were a ghost

But once you knew a girl and you named her Lover
And danced with her in kitchens through the greenest summer
But autumn came, she disappeared
You can't remember where she said she was going to

But you know that she's gone 'cause she left you a song
That you don't want to sing.

Bright Eyes, "A Perfect Sonnet"