Confessions of a Galaxy Butterfly (terminated)

So Long, Farewell

2011-07-01T15:25:00.000-03:00

Surprise, surprise! This is my last post as Galaxy Butterfly. I will now sign my posts with my real name on my new, unified blog, Lumos.

Why a new blog? Well, to tell you the truth, this blog was too much like my tumblr. My other blog bored me. So why not unify Confessions of a Galaxy Butterfly and The Shiny Tea Pot to make a better version of them both?

I dearly hope you will follow me on this new adventure. I promise I will be more consistent there. Really.

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I wish you all magical adventures, happy little moments and fantastic encounters...

Much love,

Nadine

Longing

2011-05-31T10:18:00.000-03:00

Summer makes me want to explore... (link)

just leave. (link)

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To tell you the truth, I'm getting a bit bored with this blog. I have a few plans for a new blog and I'll share them with you guys in June. Stay tuned!

Alveoli Full of Air

2011-05-13T15:19:00.000-03:00

I've never been a fan of pictures with quotes, such as the many popular ones going around tumblr. I think it's because of the one that says, "Take a bad photo, apply a vintage effect and write something in helvetica." Hm.

I made it a personal rule (not that I take myself that seriously or anything!) to only blog said "inspirational photographs" if:
a. I would have blogged the photo anyway, or;
b. The message is somewhat enlightening.

For example... this quote is really thought-provoking. (source)

This is my desktop picture. (source)

This used to be my desktop picture. (source)

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This one makes me especially happy. It's like this super-girly Umbridge-reminiscent thing, but... that's kind of why I like it. (source of the background photo)

Grab Your Mother's Keys We're Leaving

2011-05-10T10:38:00.000-03:00

Asian countries have always intrigued me. They have never been my #1 travel destination, but still, they fascinate me. Oh, how I would love to speak mandarin and backpack through China and small neighboring countries!

Click on "picture" - 图片 - for source.

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**title from Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs"

And Our Minds Were Meant to Sail

2011-05-06T10:37:00.000-03:00

Take a rest from our thoughts (C)

Take a break from this world (C)

And we'll feel miles away (C)

From the places that we used to be (C)

And our minds were meant to sail (C)

All the text in this post, and the title, add up to the lyrics of the beautiful song "Miles Away" by Years Around the Sun, as seen in this absolutely dreamy and perfect video:

To steal the idea of this blogger, I wish I lived in that video. Every time I feel a bit blue, I watch it and it makes me feel better.

Put It In Your Pantry With Your Cupcakes

2011-04-27T10:43:00.000-03:00

This post is dedicated to museums! I love to visit all kinds of museums, but I especially like natural history museums - I've always been a bit of a biology nerd.

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I'm also a big fan of aquariums. I've actually lived a five-minute-walk away from an aquarium for the past eight months.

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There are many things I love about the last past photos. I love the setting, of course, the light, the darkened silhouettes. I love the girls' clothes - skirts, scarves, wool, stripes. I love the whole aura of curiosity around the pictures.

Another thing I love which is completely un-related to these photos, is Simon & Garfunkel (what?). Precisely, these song lines:

"Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes" (Mrs. Robinson)

"Making love in the afternoon, with Cecilia, up in my bedroom" (Cecilia)

"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls" (The Sound of Silence)

"He said, be careful, his bow-tie is really a camera" (America)

Just because.

Hummingbird Singing...

2011-04-14T13:05:00.000-03:00

Are you guys ready for all the adventures Spring is bringing? Like exams (if you're in university - because yes of course exams are fun)? Or better yet, Easter vacations? The absence of snow? Ice cream shops opening? Fun upbeat new music?

Well, I'm almost done half of my final exams, so I'm obviously really excited about finally finishing my first year in university.

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The title is a little, little bit of a song I really like these days, Hummingbird by Imaginary Cities.

I'm actually looking forward to buying Imaginary Cities's album and Alex Winston's EP when I stock up on iTunes money, after my exams! Spring sounds...

Of House-Elves and Children's Tales...

2011-04-04T22:10:00.000-03:00

You may call me crazy, but here's how I feel: I belong in the Wizarding world - the "Harry Potter" world. I'm sure that I'm actually a witch and my Hogwarts letter got lost somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean. Which is why, lately, I've been surrounding myself with things that remind me of this world: J.K. Rowling's books and the movies based on them, of course, but also pictures reminiscent of that universe, like pictures of quirky homes and greenhouses, feathers, forests, and old-time villages.

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A witch's home ✪

Owl post ✪

Hogwarts (though I'm technically too old for it) ✪

Lessons (like Herbology) ✪

The Forbidden Forest and all the treasures it hides ✪

Hogsmeade or getting off the Hogwarts Express ✪

The "parts" of the wizarding world I would most enjoy experiencing would be owl post (I'd love to have my own owl), Flourish & Botts, the Great Hall and the Hogwarts Express ride from Platform 9¾ to Hogwarts.

If you're a fan of the "Harry Potter" universe, tell me what your favorite parts would be!

Title comes from my favorite "Harry Potter" quote, said by Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (written by J.K. Rowling of course!):

"Of house-elves and children's tales, of love, loyalty and innocence, Voldemort knows and understands nothing. Nothing. That they all have a power beyond his own, a power beyond the reach of any magic, is a truth he has never grasped."

It's Not a Secret, Why Do You Keep It?

2011-03-20T10:12:00.000-03:00

It's spring again! Finally! Whenever spring comes, I have this inexplicable need to listen to She & Him non-stop and read Félix Leclerc's poetry, such as (personally translated from French):

Butterflies wear golden coats

Near the water stream fairies are lined up

And the toads sing about freedom!

I've been able to listen to She & Him a lot, but reading these days is limited to textbooks, sadly. A month from now, though, I'll be out of uni and free to read whatever I wish! Even just in a week I should have more time for myself.

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I Dream of Summer. Like, taking out my bike again. Σ

Or, working on the garden. Σ

And certainly, going on roadtrips... Σ

...to nowhere... Σ

...to the sea... Σ

...to everywhere. Σ

Really just do all those things I wish I could do now. Σ

**title from spring-sounding She & Him's Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?

Crazy Horse, Beausoleil, Louis Riel

2011-03-10T13:28:00.000-04:00

Once upon a time, in Eastern Canada, in the early 1700s...

(A post to explain all about the mix linked above.)

There were people who called themselves Acadians, for their land was named Acadia. Their ancestors were French and so they spoke their language, but they did not feel French at all. They had their very own culture -- country living, agriculture, "kitchen parties", music, catholicism, a modified French language. But times changed, and most of Eastern Canada came to belong to the English.

As the English and the French fought wars and wrote treaties, it was always the small and fertile land of Acadia that was traded, until the English got permanent hold of it. Feeling threatened by the French-speaking Acadian people and their possible alliance with the French, they forced them to deny their religion and swear allegiance to the King and Queen of England. Because of their strong religious faith, the Acadians refused, but rather tried to convince the English that they did not have anything to do with the French.

The English reacted negatively to this request. First, they took all weapons and means of transportation owned by the Acadians. Then, they proceeded very slyly. They requested audiences with the men, in the villages' churches. As the men were arguing in the church, English soldiers claimed houses and belongings and threw women and chlidren outside of their houses. They forced men into boats heading away. Women and children were most commonly put in different ships, all heading in different directions. Families were torn apart.

The ships headed towards France, England or the Thirteen Colonies.

Some ships were commandeered and driven back to Acadia, only to find a land ridden of Acadians. Other commandeered ships headed straight for Louisiana, a warm land then still owned by the French. Some of these Acadians have kept their culture and now call themselves Cajuns.

Some Acadians ended up trying to make a living where they were brought, dreaming of their return to their home land, Acadia.

Luckier Acadians had escaped the English and hid with the local Native people. They later fled North.

Against all odds, Acadia is still strong today. French-speaking, culturally distinct Acadians can be found all over the Canadian East coast. They have meetings, institutions, a hymn, a flag, music, art.

First and third images found here, second image found here, last image found here.

PS: I made this for fun to go with my mix, so there might be small inaccuracies. Visit wiki, or if you read French, google "Acadie" to find much better information.

Happy Birthday Galaxy Butterfly!

2011-03-10T10:50:00.000-04:00

Monday was my blog's first anniversary. I must admit I didn't celebrate much; then the next day I had one of my wisdom teeth taken out so I celebrated even less.

When I first started this blog, I really didn't know what I would do with it. I had no specific vision of what I wanted it to become, but I must say I'm quite happy with what it is now and what it's been lately.

This is where I give genuine and big thank-yous to all of you lovely followers and passers-by and commenters. Whether I get back to you or not, knowing you read these lines fills me with strange happiness.

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Without a Song or a Dance What Are We?

2011-03-05T17:54:00.000-04:00

Finally, my Music page is ready, and I'm celebrating with lovely music pictures! (Click ♪ for source)

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**title from Abba's Thank You For the Music

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Take Me Outside to the Moonlight

2011-02-26T22:06:00.000-04:00

My Links page is ready now! The Music page will be there in a week. Click ♥ for source.

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Ironically, I changed my Tumblr theme to... all-white. But Tumblr ≠ Blogger, at all. And it's a cute all-white theme.

**title from "On and On" by Fossil Collective

Like a Snowflake Distinct Among Snowflakes

2011-02-23T13:43:00.000-04:00

**title from Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues

Here's an ode to the strange and beautiful life... (Click ϕ for source)

...sequins and flowers... ϕ

...shoes and sunlight... ϕ

...prints that don't match... ϕ

...train rides by yourself... ϕ

...going to see a play... ϕ

...afternoons spent curled up reading... ϕ

...ferries and fairies... ϕ

...and memories from summer. ϕ

PS: check out my 8tracks if you'd like. I've got quite a selection going on... :)

I Have Dreams of Orca Whales and Owls

2011-02-17T16:53:00.000-04:00

I have dreams of time-travelling to 19th-century Europe and hopping on the next train heading South or East... (Click kappa κ for source.) κ

...discovering things and people I had only heard of in books and lectures... κ

...visiting unfamiliar places... κ

...tasting new specialties... κ

...encountering some of these, perhaps... κ

...finding myself at last. κ

Did I just post twice in a week? Wow! Congratulations to myself. :)

**title from Regina Spektor's "Hotel Song".

I Wish You Couldn't Figure Me Out

2011-02-13T11:49:00.000-04:00

Surprise! How does it look?

I changed my blog's appearance quite a lot in the last few days! I had been wanting a change for a while now. I wanted a sleek look - I love all-white minimalist blogs, but I feel they really don't suit my personality. I'm the kind of girl who takes out her camera before she eats cute food, wears red or yellow or pink tights, decorates the front faces of envelopes before mailing them, and has about 30 different nail polish colors. As much as I'd like to, I can't have an all-white blog.

Sure, these owls aren't the sleekest thing, but I do feel as though they do fit well with my blog at the moment. They fit with my photos, my mood and my personality. (They also fit with the fact that I wish I had an owl as a pet.)

I also added a header and a few pages. I've made the About page already. The Music page, which is going to be filled with suggestions and likes, is not yet completed. The Link page, dedicated to blogs I follow and interesting other spots on the web, will also be coming soon.

I'd love some feedback on everything. Does it load too slowly?

I feel inspired and ready to live the life. Let's pack our things and explore. (Click the eighth note ♪
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Let's leave. ♪

In any way. ♪

Who knows where we'll land? ♪

Perhaps in a city? Perhaps not? ♪

We'll document our discoveries. ♪

We might even find ourselves on the way. ♪

And then we'll come back home. ♪

**title from Kate Nash's "The Nicest Thing"

A Cello Lying In Its Case

2011-02-02T20:55:00.000-04:00

"Sun been down for days

A winter melody she plays

The thunder makes her contemplate

She hears a noise behind the gate

Perhaps a letter with a dove

Perhaps a stranger she could love"

Title and lyrics from Oren Lavie's "Her Morning Elegance". Click delta (Δ) for source.

These days I feel a bit like I'm living on autopilot.

It's so easy to forget how beautiful and precious and wonderful it is to live. One life.

I feel like I'm still a caterpillar when I should be, could be a butterfly.

But I have a plan. I'll soar.

"Tell me, what it it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

-Mary WIlder

Hold On, One More Time With Feeling

2011-01-01T20:56:00.000-04:00

Try it again

Breathing's just a rhythm

Say it in your mind until you know that the words are right

This is why we fight.

Title and lyrics from "One More Time With Feeling" by Regina Spektor

Happy new year!!!

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This occasion calls for your usual recap of the year. Well, 2010 as a whole sucked. I'm not exagerating, really. But there are still lots of moments worth remembering.

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So I'll make a little list of my ten 2010 highlights, in chronological order. Don't worry, it's short. :)

1. Discovering two of my new favorite books, "A Bag Of Marbles" (Joseph Joffo) and "My Sweet Orange Tree" (José Mauro de Vasconcelos) - read in French.

2. Organizing successful fundraisers, like this environmental one and this social one.

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3. My last moments with the high school band.

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4. Finishing horrible things forever (e.g. high school and such).

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5. The Uplands.

6. Going to the club for the first time.

7. Drinking (for real) for the first time.

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8. That day in Ottawa (Turkish delights, the Canadian Museum of Nature, shopping and supper with friends).

9. That day in Sherbrooke (alone eating good food for the first time in centuries).

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10. That night alone with rain and hot chocolate and miniature pies and house plans and Becoming Jane.

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My ultimate 2010 highlight : the month I spent at Bishop's University this summer perfecting my english.

2010 is the year where I have graduated high school and started University. It is the year where I have met my fantasies and my disillusions alike. It is the year where I have discovered, first Blogger, then Tumblr, 8tracks and Last.fm (to list only my favorites).

And guess what?

2010 IS OVER.

About time.

Now I know there are a million ways 2011 could be worse, but what's for sure, I am going to make 2011 a billion times better than 2010.

And I wish the same to you.

Please look, constantly, for ways to be happy.

Open your eyes to amazing new discoveries.

Find ways to go on magical adventures.

Magic is everywhere. Now go and find it. I'm heading straight there as we speak.

Even Stop Lights Blink a Bright Red and Green

2010-12-21T10:42:00.000-04:00

Has anyone else noticed that Christmas is drawing incredibly near? Click * for source.

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*Around here, all our snow has melted and it feels much more like spring!

*Nevertheless, we all manage to feel the Christmas spirit.

*Baking Holiday goods.

*Presents are slowly beginning to appear under the tree.

But in the end that's just not what Christmas time is all about. It's about being with loved ones and creating memories. Each family has different traditions. In mine, we drive south for days until my parents can bear the weather and we linger on the beach all day. On Christmas eve in the afternoon, we find an open grocery store and buy a BBQ chicken and loads of chocolate. On Christmas morning, we exchange a few small gifts, nothing big. Then, we spend our day in the sun and finish it watching the Christmas special on cable TV. Bliss.

The result of this is that my sister and I have become masters at entertaining ourselves in the car. We particularly love to sing along to our favorites tunes. I've made a chronological playlist of our best hits (!) on 8tracks:

I've also made a Christmas music mix. Half of its songs are in English, the other half is in French. The French ones will probably sound familiar, though, because they're just translations (or the English ones are the translations, depending on which one came first!).

If you're not lucky enough to be done with your finals yet, hold on! I've made a study mix. :P

Title credits to "Silver Bells", one of my favorite Christmas songs. My other ones are "Sleigh Ride", "Trois Anges" and "Le bonhomme de neige".

"Trois Anges" is about a girl who's being offered all kinds of fancy things by angels. She tells them to keep their gifts, go back to Heaven and ask God to make her lover happy. :)

Merry Christmas!

Joyeux Noël!

You've Got To Hold Your Head Up High

2010-12-07T15:30:00.000-04:00

*title from Lenka's new song, "Roll With the Punches", which has like the cutest video ever:

Staying in the line of cute, lovely, über-girly things... (Click on the heart for the source)

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2010-11-19T22:20:00.000-04:00

Tonight, I'm making up for the fact that I can't go see Harry Potter - for various sad reasons - by posting my favorite indoor decoration pictures! Click infinite ∞ for source.

This kitchen is dreamy because of : the chandelier, the view, the pink, and mostly, the china! ∞

This is such a good - and super-pretty - idea for a desk! Or even just for a kitchen wall. ∞

Of course the floral prints got me for this one! But it's also the idea of having a small home (I don't really care for big houses). A mezzanine with a ladder are childhood fantasies, exposed wood is a must and the pastel colors look so cute! ∞

If I have a home in the city, I'd like to have an entry like this one. ∞

Even though I like the idea with the clipboards, this is pretty much my idea of the perfect desk with the the perfect phone, the perfect calendar, the perfect things on the walls and shelves, and the perfect cameras. ∞

This is the perfect apartment decoration. I wouldn't have this in a house, but it would look oh-so-lovely in the city! ∞

This room has the cutest decorations! ∞

I've always loved brick walls inside for some reason. ∞

This would be perfect in a cabin or a country home. ∞

This bed is lovely. I love the idea to make it face the beautiful painting on the wall. ∞

Best. Idea. Ever. (and best song ever) ∞

This kitchen is perfect. ∞

This dorm room was made into an absolute wonder! ∞

It seems this can't be real. Surely it must belong in a fairytale. Chandeliers, lace, flowers, the painted-a-while-back effect, the loft... no really. ∞

On a side note, I made quite a bit of mixes on 8tracks lately. This is my last one:

I also made two "oldies" mixes:

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Oh and I made an alphabet one just for kicks:

AND I'm on last.fm now!

Ten Silver Spoons Coming After Me

2010-11-13T21:47:00.000-04:00

I have been told

That I must take the unforsaken road

There's a fork in the road

I do as I am told

And I don't know... who... I want to be.

-Lyrics and title from Mowgli's Road by Marina and the Diamonds

Pictures of adventures and explorations... Click Omega for source.

I've kind of been feeling like Holden (from The Catcher in the Rye) lately. Like figuring out my life is so far.

But on the bright side, have you ever heard of The Hotel Café Presents Winter Songs? It's freaking awesome - the perfect balance between traditional and non-traditional holiday music! I can't wait for Christmas!

A Pair of Dull Scissors in the Yellow Light

2010-10-19T14:14:00.000-03:00

(Oh I cut his hair myself one night)

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I can't stop listening to "Samson" by Regina Spektor (which is, obviously, where I took the title and first line of my post). It's probably the most heartbreaking song I know.

It even stopped me from listening to 8tracks mixes for a while! Here is my last mix...

And the bible didn't mention us... not even once.

That Crazy Avenue of Trees, I'm Living There Still

2010-10-03T17:30:00.000-03:00

Title from Belle & Sebastian's "Another Sunny Day". Click pi for source. :)

So autumn has arrived. π

I'm figuring things out. π

Enjoying myself. π

And dreaming because... π

"Look closely at the present you are constructing; It should look like the future you are dreaming."

-Alice Walker π

But I Will Hold On Hope

2010-09-24T16:44:00.000-03:00

My title is a line from "The Cave" by Mumford & Sons.

I have been thinking of this post for quite a while now. It's just a collection of all these pictures I see and think "My kitchen's gonna look like that someday" or "I wish I had taken this myself!". So here it comes: my future life/world in pictures!

For the link to the source, just click the heart beside the description.

First, with the boring, the material, the naive and the superficial...

My House and its Surroundings

A road I travel everyday. ♥

My parking spot (and my car) ♥

My bathroom ♥

My mailbox ♥

My porch ♥

My kitchen ♥ (I dream to someday find where this picture really comes from.)

My personal library ♥ (the shelf is absolutely necessary)

Part of my garden (I want a section with herbs and lavender as well) ♥

One of my windows/views ♥

My piano ♥

Now, still naive but not nearly as material...

My Life

Something I use everyday ♥

The person I will marry ♥

Our favorite date spot ♥

Our favorite date idea ♥

A situation I may find myself into from time to time ♥

Another situation I may find myself into ♥

A view I will have seen and photographed (the llamas are important!) ♥

The kind of outfit I will be wearing ♥

Friday nights part 1 ♥

Friday nights part 2 ♥

Saturday mornings ♥

Saturday afternoons ♥

Sunday afternoons ♥

Summer days ♥

Summer nights ♥

I Will Never Love You More Than Peanut Butter

2010-09-17T18:54:00.000-03:00

The title is actually my favorite line from Soko's awesome "I Will Never Love You More". I don't know if I'll ever love anyone or anything more than peanut butter. :P Well maybe 8tracks. It is pretty great. :D I kind of love making mixes and listening to other people's mixes.

My mixes:

At this point I'm just savoring this time of the year in all of its splendor and sweetness.

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I Love You the Way You Are, the Way You've Always Been

2010-09-02T15:41:00.000-03:00

A secret road to the perfect hide-away, flowers, books, flowers... flowers... flowers...

*title from "Oh, Death!" by Pearl and the Beard. Listen to this wonderful song here.

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They Invent Her a New World With Oil Sky And Aquarel Rivers

2010-08-19T20:51:00.000-03:00

Just a collection of my favorite things; things I wish were in my life again...

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Oatmeal cookies, beer with friends, Turkish delights and that feeling.

Title from Yael Naim's "Far Far".

You Pave the Way, Believe It

2010-08-13T12:56:00.000-03:00

It's always the cute details that trigger smiles. Floral prints and surprised expressions are a good example. :) :) :) :) :) :)

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*title from what it my song of the summer 2010... Shakira's Waka Waka :)

2010-08-02T19:22:00.001-03:00

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I Still Believe in Summer Days

2010-07-31T14:39:00.000-03:00

Hope hurts. But it's a beautiful thing...

Call me crazy, but I'm currently listening to "Winter Song" by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson. (That's where my title comes from.) ... "Is love alive?"

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It's a Reasonable Sacrifice

2010-07-26T20:57:00.000-03:00

It's one of those days again.

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It brings me great happiness when the sun wakes me up. It's gentle, it's sweet. You feel awake, but you're still dreaming. You would wish for time to pass by slowly, yet it already does. That's my favorite part of the day.

I'll quote Peter Pan here (yes, I will :P ).

"You know that place between dream and awake?

That place where you can still remember dreaming.

That's where I'll always love you.

That's where I'll be waiting."

*title from Marina & the Diamonds "Numb"

There's Stars in my Eyes and There's Sun in my Hair

2010-07-25T11:14:00.000-03:00

*title from She & Him's "Brand New Shoes"

Today, I visited a place which could easily have been mistaken for Nineteenth-Century England. The Uplands is a home/museum/tea-serving spot in Lennoxville, Eastern Townships, Québec, Canada. It stands among the most magical places I have ever visited. For any girly dreamer, this is a must-visit! I took many pictures - I practically couldn't stop myself, being surrounded by so much beauty...!

First, we sat outside for tea. The cups were absolutely lovely.

Actually, the whole table looked adorable.

It was without doubt the best black tea I have ever tasted.

Then we had scones, a brownie, some berry cake, fruits and a little flower to add whimsy!

The outside of the house looked like this in the front.

There were flowers everywhere!

The inside was just as wonderful.

Dream bedside spot.

And the final blow...! Janet Speid, the last inhabitant of the house, signed her name on the side of her bedroom chimney. Magic moment. :)

You Wanted Kissing In The Rain...

2010-07-08T21:39:00.000-03:00

*title from Marina & the Diamonds' "Hollywood"

This is all I want right now.

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It is too hot to think right now. I'm terribly sorry about that: I'll be back when the weather permits. :P

Pomp and Circumstance

2010-06-28T20:50:00.000-03:00

Here are some pictures of my graduation party.

Pink!

My mom was so proud of this little hat she crafted.

It wouldn't stop raining all day, but the sun came out just when we needed him to. :)

Irrelevant, but I like this photo.

Mmm...

Thank You For The Music

2010-06-25T19:48:00.000-03:00

Finally. <3

Here are some pictures of my prom (or rather, of the ride my friend and I had to the prom - it was awesome):

We arrived in an awesome 1963 fire-truck-red car. My dress was also red. It had pleats, a sweetheart neckline, a bow in the back and wide straps - creating a cute 50's look.

FREEDOM

2010-06-19T12:17:00.000-03:00

I am free! (OK I know these are the complete opposite of "pictures of free things" BUT they are pretty!) <3

So the past few weeks I:

-turned 18

-got crazy studying biology

-quit my job :)

-finished high school forever (almost)

-bought Marina & the Diamonds' The Family Jewels off of iTunes and it's awesome!

-barely had the time to breathe!

- :D

-celebrated my majority. Here are bits of it in pictures:

Oh and here's something to try:

-Put sparkly wine (or pop would probably work too) in a champagne flute

-Put a big grape in

-Be amazed as it goes up down and all around endlessly

...It's Only the Beginning!

2010-06-17T08:01:00.000-03:00

Today I am heading to high school as a course-attending student for THE LAST TIME EVER!

Of course, I will be going back for exams, and next year to see my little sister's concerts and to attend fundraisers... but never again like this!

I know that instead of dancing around singing "We Go Together" people will just run and scream like mad, but while they do this I will keep the mental image of Grease and I will be serene. Yes, sir.

Let's Play Pretend

2010-06-08T18:20:00.000-03:00

From here.

From my heart.

Tomorrow I will officially not be a child anymore. (Sigh.) But that does not mean I can't still be a child at heart, right? I can keep a happy song in my heart, and I can still play pretend. I can still get amazed at cupcakes, and I can still read Dr. Seuss.

Summer Came Like Cinnamon So Sweet

2010-06-05T10:33:00.000-03:00

All 4 past pictures can be found in my heart.

I thought of this song yesterday. It's a bit dated, I know, but I didn't have a blog in 2006! The summer of 2006, I went scuba diving for the first time, I finished my swimming lessons and I can't recall where we went for vacation...

This video showcases exquisite images and sun-soaked happiness. Love, love, love!

One of the many reasons why I've been so busy lately is my super-intense calculus project. Draw something with functions, functions and functions only. I decided to do a remake of the She & Him Volume Two album cover. It's not exact but considering it contains 100% mathematical elements, I'm kind of proud. Hopefully it will get me a good mark!

Can't wait for summer!!! Tonight I'm working my VERY LAST SHIFT!!! I will never, ever, ever work in that department store again in my life. A week after graduation I am leaving for an English Language Course for a month and when I'm back... ... I'm currently thinking of a list of things to do then. I'm hoping I can go on a road trip with a friend or two or three -- drive wherever we want, laugh, have fun, sleep in campings, eat fries and ice cream, find a beach if we can... That would feel good.

I Could Really Use a Wish Right Now

2010-05-27T20:28:00.000-03:00

*title from "Airplanes" -- I dislike the song but these lines are amazing:

Ooh, I love this picture! It has this weird Southern kind of Mexican ambiance and it's just so mysterious...

Some day, my room is going to look just like this.

He was right, he's not the only one. By the way, I can't wait for Nowhere Boy... late 50's - early 60's fashion and music, combined with the coolest, most timeless band ever has got to rock.

This photo is cute and lovely and perfect.

Olé! My entire life is busy, I barely have time to breathe and yet I took some time to do this. I needed a little break though, to keep my right side of the brain working! My left side is just overloaded with physics, derivatives, muscles, probabilities, last-minute things, after-school non-sense and Joseph Joffo's FABULOUS book "Un sac de billes" (English translation titled "A Bag of Marbles", an absolute must-read). And these pictures are like sweet food - marshmallows - for my right side. :)

All We Are Is Dust In The Wind

2010-05-23T09:02:00.000-03:00

I disagree! If we control our own fate, then I refuse to be dust. I'd rather be that little dandelion speck, floating away in the hope of a better life. Dandelions are seriously crazy. They pop up and attack your lawn in masses. But they're happy and lovely and unique, so they deserve their own post. :)

These are two of the lovely 1,000,000,000 dandelions in my backyard. I'm not kidding. My mom keeps removing them but our neighbors don't, so we still get their pollen. Ah, Canada, I love you. :)

I was experimenting a bit with natural light, too...

And In My Heart I Look...

2010-05-21T18:49:00.001-03:00

Favorite hearted pictures of the moment!

Number One - This is perfection.

I don't know what, but there is just something about this picture that screams "happiness".

The lack of focus in this picture reminds me of impressionist paintings. It's beautiful.

Mysterious with just the right amount of color...

The twilight thing was done very well here. I love this ride. I could never get tired of it when I was a kid.

This is the cutest thing! I love kids.

Sweet Dreams...

2010-05-11T21:51:00.000-03:00

I love everything about this picture and I wish I were right beside that teddy bear! Having the sun wake me up is one of my favorite things in the world. And that paisley/floral print is gorgeous. Sweet dreams...

Halifax or the Underworld

2010-05-04T21:20:00.000-03:00

These are some of the pictures I took in Halifax...

Theodore the Tugboat, my childhood hero

My purse (left) and my friend's (right) and the awesome retro sofa

My outfit (I was freezing...)

This is how my friend wanted us to celebrate her birthday :P

The kraken took over the Maritime Museum!

The Harbor

I'm Gonna Get the Best and Lock it Up and Swallow the Key

2010-05-04T19:51:00.000-03:00

Olé! Busy doesn't even begin to cover it. I've basically been living with my physics books for the past 3 days. :P But it's over now and I was rewarded: the test was super-easy. Yay! I really needed that. :)

And, it's been that time of the year again: Band Fest! This year I went to Halifax with the school band. Whenever May is close, I always get memories from past trips. Sweet memories for the most part. Flashback...

In grade 9 I remember I was arguing with my friend's soon-to-be boyfriend about a song being or not a masterpiece. We still have jokes about it.

In grade 10, we went to the National Band Fest in Ottawa and it was right during the Tulip Festival! I hung out with a guy friend: we ate German hot dogs (the sausage was huge!) and smelled the flowers. Good times. We also went to a dance on a "cruise ship" that ended up being 12 meters long. :P Oh and my girl friend and I goofed off in a Children's Museum...

In grade 11, my 2 lovely girl friends and I got kiddie umbrellas for like, 2 dollars! It rained a lot so we took them everywhere. There was also a huge fountain. We put our feet in it and took them out just before they turned blue... :)

Now, senior year... Oh, we took like the prettiest photo booth pictures ever! It was also my friend's birthday, so we bought her a birthday girl sash to wear. We just walked around town and people were all wishing her a happy birthday! There was even an accordion player at the wharf who played her "Happy Birthday".

I'm kind of glad band is over, but I'm still going to miss it. I like how it made me meet nice quirky cool different people, especially guys! It's so nice to have guys as friends!

Anyway, I'll end this with a picture... I like how ironic it is: people probably won't notice the "people never notice anything"...

Sometimes I Feel Like I Live in Grand Central Station...

2010-04-21T17:00:00.000-03:00

So bad it took me two days to write this. Let's just say this post is dated April 21st.

I'll definitely be relaxing a lot after this Grand-Central-Station-esque half-week. I mean it is CRAZY!

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

This is a well-known quote. Just today, I have realized what it truly means. Part of it I guess comes from French class where we read random chapters from Martin Gray's "Au nom de tous les hommes" (In the name of all men -- I don't think it's been translated in English, or at least Wikipedia doesn't). :P It's really crazy, but looks so good, I need to read it. I'll just add a Quick word on Martin Gray, he's an amazing Holocaust hero and totally worth reading!

The main reason why I realized this, though, is because of what happened at my school's environmental group meeting yesterday. I am responsible, with my friend, of the group. Last week, everyone wanted to do something special for Earth Day, tomorrow. So we told them to pitch in and e-mail us their part. We explained how to do it and everything. We were very disappointed to find out only 2 out of 15+ people did the assignment! I was totally down. What are they thinking? That they just need to come to meetings, don't say a word, don't vote during votes and not say why they don't vote?

And today's when I realized. I can't change them. I can only change myself, but if I do it right, it'll have an impact on them. If I want the world to be better, I need to be better. It's the only way.

So I took a few resolutions:

-Smile! With friendly eyes. To everyone.

-Do yoga daily.

-Positive kind thoughts only.

-Care.

Quirky Québec City

2010-04-11T09:52:00.001-03:00

Ah, Québec. Beautiful as always. I went there this Easter and these are some of the quirkiest things I found!

I saw in a store : "Le bonheur c'est comme le sucre à la crème. Quand on en veut, on s'en fait." Personal translation : Happiness is like fudge. If you want it, make some.

First. Post. Ever

2010-03-07T19:35:00.000-04:00

Here I am, wondering, "what could I write to start this off?"

So, why call my blog "Confessions of a Galaxy Butterfly"? Well, it's not because of the Butterfly Galaxy Nebula (my profile pic) and it's not because of Bernard Werber's book ("Le Papillon des étoiles" -- the butterfly of the stars -- which I haven't read).

The thing is, I love butterflies. I see them everywhere (not literally of course). I'm seriously crazy about them. I visited Butterfly World in Florida during the Christmas break and I freaked out because I was just so amazed!!!

And for "galaxy", I'm not sure. For one, I love the old "Star Wars". And I just love how the word sounds, especially in french, my first language (galaxie -- so sweet!). And I keep saying stuff like "best thing in the galaxy" or "wherever they got it in the galaxy".

But also, are we not all butterflies in the galaxy, struggling to find our way around the stars? I think that represents well my situation...

So hey, this wasn't too bad for a "First. Post. Ever."! And I mean, it is a first after all!