A Whole New World

Despite the title, this post isn't about Aladdin XD. It's about books. I can't think of anything that I consider more fascinating than books (I know some people might disagree, but that's how I feel). To me, they're more than just a bunch of words put together to tell a story. They're paths to whole new worlds, where you might find people, creatures and places you've never imagined. This might sound crazy, but books are like drugs to me. They are the way I've found to escape reality: I open a book that I find interesting, and soon I'm drown to it, as if I could enter the book like Alice falling in the hole. I'm transported to the story in such a way, that it's useless talking to me while I'm reading: I just won't listen to a word, 'cause I'm not actually there, sitting on the couch in my living room. I get involved with the story, I fall in love with the characters, I'm down whenever bad things happen to them, I cry when they die... They're friends I can take with me: they're not imaginary, they real. They exist in a different world than mine, but they do.

Being such a book lover is the main reason why I'm loving the "Tintenherz" (Ink Heart) series. It's not just a very well written and interesting story: it's about people who love books even more than I do. And the author is great: she can put in words things I feel and would never be able to express in such a beautiful way. So today I'll write two paragraphs I read today that really left an impression on me. Hope you enjoy them too! =] (Oh, I'm sorry, but I'm reading the books in German, so I won't translate it, because it has to have the author's words, not mine. I think you can get the general idea if you use a translator).

"Geschichten haben nie ein Ende, Meggie, [...] auch wenn die Bücher das gern vorgaukeln. Die Geschiechten gehen immer weiter, sie enden ebenso wenig mit der letzten Seite, wie sie mit der ersten beginnen." - Tintenblut, Cornelia Funke

"Ist es nicht seltsam, wie viel dicker ein Buch wird, wenn man es mehrmals liest? [...] Als würde jedes Mal etwas zwischen den Seiten kleben bleiben. Gefühle, Gedanken,Geräusche, Gerüche... Und wenn du dann nach vielen Jahren wieder in dem Buch blätterst, entdeckst du dich slebst darin, etwas jünger, etwas anders, als hätte das Buch dich aufbewahrt, wie eine gepresste Blüte, fremd und vertraut zugleich." - Tintenblut, Cornelia Funke

New Layout!

Hey all!

I just wanted to present this new layout I "made". Actually I know nothing about html stuff, so I just change some details on Blogger layouts "^^. The background picture and the one of the girl (on the top) I've found on the internet. I don't know the authors, but if I did, I would compliment the one of the girl: it's one of my favorite pictures.

I also changed the way my YouTube page looks like. If you want to check it out, my username is Ehvelin.

That's all for today! I'll try to get some sleep now, thought I'm having trouble lately because of the heat ¬¬.

Bye bye!

Halloween: A detailed, girlish post

Hey all!
Halloween is one of my favorite days, and I'm always very sad by the fact that it is not celebrated in Brazil. My best friend also thinks so, and this year she decided to throw a Halloween party! I was very excited the moment she told me her idea. My boyfriend and I soon decided to dress ourselves like vampires, so in this post I'm going to tell everything I did to get ready to this special occasion, and how the party went. I shall warn you, boys probably won't like this post! XD

Getting ready: A vampire look

Fingernails

Since I'm never able to let my own grow considerably (they always break!) and I wanted very long ones, I bought some fake fingernails. I didn't want my costume to get very expensive, so I got some Korean or something set, which are not the kind that lasts for weeks, but I only wanted it for one night, anyway.
First, I sorted out the nails to know which placed best. With the ones who didn't perfectly, I used a nail-file to make them fit. Then, I took some tape and sticked them to a pencil, to make them easier to paint. I painted them red, waited for them to dry and stored them in a box until 31st October.
At the day of the party, after I was fully dressed and already had my makeup on, I cleaned my natural nails, passed a bit of glue on them and placed the fake ones, each at a time. A slided them back a little bit, so they would be slightly under my cuticle and look a little more real. I pressed each one against my finger for about 30 seconds. It looked great! I had to be careful, though, because the quality of the nails wasn't good, so they broke very easily. The glue also wasn't good enough to last the whole party, but I took it with me so I could glue the nails that fell off again during it.
I wouldn't recommend these acrylic nails if you were going to a "serious" party, or wanting to wear them for a long time, but for a fun costume party it worked quite well.

Makeup

I did my makeup based on a MissChievous video. Of course it didn't look exactly like hers, because I have almost no makeup at all (I borrowed some from a friend - thanks, Tais!) and this also implies that I'm not good at putting it on XD. But it came out pretty.


The party

I had lots of fun! There were apples to be caught only with your mouth in a bowl full of water, cool music and a lot of tasty things to eat = b. Photos can be seen on Facebook, and there are also videos on YouTube.

This was one of the best Halloweens! =]