Make a wish

Did you know that today it's been one year since my first post here at Journal de Petits Details? How cool is that, uh? Yeah, I've been on and off for a while, but today is the day when I started writing a year ago, and I think that's pretty big!

And to celebrate I wanted to share with you this wonderful story in the video below. I recommend that you turn on your speakers (it doesn't have to be very loud, it is just music after all) as you watch this story about a couple at war told by this unbelievably talented artist on Ukraine's got Talent, of whom I promise to do more reaserch later on.

I had never seen a story being told with sand, light and music before and I was blown away like the whole audience sitting there watching the show. And it made me think how sometimes we complain that we don't really have any talents in us, that we can't really do anything special enough... After watching this video I started thinking: well... maybe we weren't really looking...

Diecinueve deseos photo by NicaMom.

Pure brilliance

If this doesn't show the true meaning of a wedding celebration, I don't know what does. I'm absolutely loving this vid, and I even shed a few tears. It's absolutely brilliant! And it totally pumped me up for the upcoming summer weddings!!!

Don't you just love it and wish you could break free of all the usual wedding protocol? ;)

PS: If you make me bride's maid I would totally wear sunglasses for you!!


Found it via A cup of Jo

Ideas of romantic love

Ever wonder how we get some ideas in our head sometimes?? Hmmm... love in the times when there was no e-mail, no sms nor instant messaging...

I know the most feminist readers of this blog will gag when listening to some parts of the lyrics, but you've got to admit this whole scene is lovely!! It's so beautifuly coreographed and it almost makes you wanna be sixteen again, sneaking out of the house and kissing your guy under the rain.

I must have watched this movie a gazillion times and still stop to watch whenever it's on on TV. It's weird, once I even watched it in Portuguese because I couldn't figure out how to turn the SAP off from the TV set!!


"Sixteen going on seventeen" clip from The Sound of Music found via Pop and Pretentious

It's all about the gut

It's the days before Valentine's and, you know, everyone's talking about it either in a possitive or negative way, and well... this Valentine's I'm gonna dedicate it to Wallis and Edward. You might wonder... who are they and why have I piked them? Well, I've always been sort of intrigued by them, one of those little-known love stories by our generation, but that at their time must have revolutioned society in such a political way that makes you wonder, how can someone go through life with such a predestined burden. Because ok, let's say that a person's life is not predetermined... A lot of people will agree to that. But I think there's a tiny exeption to this rule: monarchy.

Edward VIII wasn't allowed by the crown nor Parliament to marry Wallis Simpson (a two-times American divorcee). I've always admired George's gut, to stand up in front of the British Empire and say: "I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love" (Wiki), and let his brother, King George VI stand up to the throne. I wonder what would have happened if he had given up on Wallis... Who'd be king/queen of Britain today? Would Diana have met such a tragic death? Would my infatuation over Prince William be the same?

Many, many questions, but I'm still amazed by the one man strong enough to realise what he wanted, step up to the occasion and make his own destiny, spending the rest of his life with the woman he loved.
 
 
Photo credits.

Monceau Parc avec The Cherry Blossom Girl

There's a garden in Paris that I love. I've actually never been to this particular park as last year I didn't know it's name and I thought it would be easy enough to find it (and I never did). Later I discovered it's not on the "touristy things-to-do list", and I've become even more intrigued by it! That's why I was totally pleased when I saw The Cherry Blossom Girl's last blog entry: an entire photoshoot among the trees, autumn leaves and Corinthian columns at Monceau Parc!

Alix, or The Cherry Blossom Girl (the brunette in the photos), goes all over Paris and other pretty French locations and does great fashion photoshoots that I love to gawk at, and I'm pretty sure you'll love too, so I think it's a great idea to start my brand new Blog roll with her!. Her blog is lovely, and it just makes you want to have a great photographger around you all the time so you can start posting fantastic pics of yourself in breathtaking outfits (note to self: I need a friend who can take amazing photos and doesn't mind chasing me around BA!). Enjoy!

Hay un jardín en París que me encanta. En realidad es un paque que no conozco, el año pasado quise ir y no sabía cómo se llamaba y pensé que iba a ser fácil encontrarlo (y al final nunca llegué). Más tarde me enteré que no está en la lista de cosas típicas para hacer en París, y ahora me intriga más! Por eso me encantó el último post de The Cherry Blossom Girl: una sesión de fotos entre los árboles, las hojas caídas y las columnas corintias del Monceau Parc!

Alix, o The Cherry Blossom Girl (la morocha de las fotos), va por todo París y otras locaciones francesas lindísimas para hacer sesiones de fotos que sube a su blog. La verdad es que son geniales y estoy segura que a ustedes les va a gustar tanto como a mí por eso me parece que es un blog genial para empezar mi nuevo Blog roll! Su blog está bárbaro, y de sólo verlo te dan ganas de tener un buen fotógrafo que te persiga por todos lados y te saque fotos buenísimas con conjuntos increíbles (nota: necesito una amiga que saque fotos espectaculares y que no tenga problema de seguirme por todo BA!). Disfruten!

Disney in real life

I'm asbsolutely loving this Disney photoshoot... and I bet you will too!! I put a "**" to the ones I heart the most 'cause I think they do look like the original characters. You can see the "making of" here. Enjoy!

Me encanta esta sesión de fotos de Disney... y creo que a ustedes también les va a gustar!! Marqué con "**" las que me gustan más porque realmente se parecen a los personajes originales. Pueden ver el backstage de las fotos acá. Disfruten!

Scarlet Johansson as Cinderella **

Rachel Weisz is Snow White **

Julianne Moore as Ariel (The Little Mermaid) and swimmer Michael Phelps is a merman.

Beyoncé is Alice with Oliver Platt as the Mad Hatter and Lyle Lovett as the March Hare in a teacup in Alice in Wonderland

David Beckham is Prince Phillip from The Sleeping Beauty **

Drew Barymore as Belle in Beauty and the Beast

Gisele Bundchen is Wendy Darling with dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov as Peter Pan

 and Tina Fey as Tinker Bell **

Jessica Biel as Pocahontas

Julie Andrews is the Blue Fairy from Pinocchio and Abigail Breslin

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony as Jasmine and Alladin **

Whoopi Goldberg as the Genie from Alladin ** (I love this photo even if she isn't blue!)

Roger Federer is King Arthur

and Kiera Knightly as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz

Photos from: Revermist Expressions

The princess and the pea

I have always thought that the Princess and the pea tale by Hans Christian Andersen was a bit weird, and I've been torn between two thoughts even as I was really little. On one side... how much of a snob must this princess have been to notice the little pea placed by the queen under several layers of mattresses??

So when I came accross this Motorolla ad on Vogue España I just burst out laughing. The phrase says "If you have noticed the pea, we have something for you". And there's an actual (plastic) pea stuck to the magazine!!!!!!!


Siempre me pareció que la historia de La princesa y el guisante, de Hans Christian Andersen era un poco rara, y desde re chiquita estuve dividida entre dos posturas. Por un lado... qué tan snob tenía que ser esta princesa como para no darse cuenta del mini poroto que la reina le puso abajo de todos esos colchones??

Así que cuando encontré esta publicidad de Motorolla en la Vogue España me mató de risa! La frase dice "Si has notado el guisante, tenemos algo para tí". Y hay una arveja (de plástico) pegada en la revista!!!!!




On the other hand... a bed full of mattresses????? I could totally dig that!!


Por otro lado... una cama con una pila de colchones????? Yo quiero!!



Totally adorable Principessa bed by Doshi Levien, via Minor Details.