IF: Spent

Having said what she needed to
Having shown what she feels for you
she can't offer any help
You must do this all by yourself

I remember ...

I remember it well
The first time that I saw
Your head around the door
'Cause mine stopped working

I remember it well
There was wet in your hair
I was stood in the stairs
And time stopped moving

I want you here tonight
I want you here
'Cause I can't believe what I found
I want you here tonight
I want you here
Nothing is taking me down, down, down...

I remember it well
Taxied out of a storm
To watch you perform
And my ships were sailing

I remember it well
I was stood in your line
And your mouth, your mouth, your mouth...

I want you here tonight
I want you here
'Cause I can't believe what I found
I want you here tonight
I want you here
Nothing is taking me down, down, down...

Except you my love. Except you my love...

Come all ye lost
Dive into moss
I hope that my sanity covers the cost
To remove the stain of my love
Paper maché

Come all ye reborn
Blow off my horn
I'm driving real hard
This is love, this is porn
God will forgive me
But I, I whip myself with scorn, scorn

I wanna hear what you have to say about me
Hear if you're gonna live without me
I wanna hear what you want
I remember december
And I wanna hear what you have to say about me
Hear if you're gonna live without me
I wanna hear what you want
What the hell do you want?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tlI3VR0VfE

IF: racing against time at a conference ...

and a nice song with it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acuKf5N7vxU

Having said what i needed to
and shown what i feel for you
my intentions are on the table
now it's time for you to do the same
but no love can be guaranteed
it don't come with no warranties
it's a leap that you have to make
it's a risk we all must take

well it's clear we're the cutting line
walk out deep for the longest time
but i can't offer any help
you must do this all by yourself

and no love can be guaranteed
it don't come with no warranties
so wake up or wake up alone

if you want me
show some
courage.
courage.
courage.
courage.
courage.
courage.
courage.
courage.

IF: Spooky

Doesn't everybody know this feeling? the monsters are awaiting you everywhere! muahaha ;)

IF: Expired

IF: Brave

(click on picture so see it in bigger size)

"Give me your hand, my loved one, and
we will hide in the meadow
To love or fall down beneath the knife stabs.

I jump in the river, but the current does
not carry me away.
My husband is fortunate; I am always thrown
back onto the bank.

Tomorrow morning I will be killed
because of you.
Do not say that you did not love me."

("The Bookseller of Kabul" by Åsne Seierstad)

IF: Adrift

Adrift in thoughts (Is my indecisiveness the most beautiful experience of my free will? Should I plunge? Is Mr. Lunacy knocking at the door? Will Happiness find me?). Thanks to Fischli & Weiss :)

La Vida Loca de las Maras

I watched the movie "La Vida Loca" last week made by Christian Poveda (who was shot in 2009) about the Mara gangs in Central America and it really shook me. I have pictures of the gang members and their friends and families in my head all the time, sleep with them, wake up with them ... so I thought it is time to get them out on paper.

IF: Focused

Frozen

This cave was not like other caves. The further you walked into it, the lighter it became. First a dark bluish grey which changed into oceanblue which turned into the purest brightest white she had ever seen believing this did not exist in nature. Rainbowy reflections danced on the walls and a soft clinging filled her ears. It became louder as the white light became brighter, all over the walls blue, green, yellow, purple spots now, dancing, hopping, swinging as she entered a hall. Walls of the finest marble, an unearthly crescendo of voices singing in the sweetest tones and this light. She wandered towards it, this cluster of glittering diamants that lit up the cave. Ignoring the rising cold that encircled her, crawled up her legs, froze the ends of her flaxen hair, took hold of her peachy cheeks. The soprano screaming in her ears as she drew nearer and reached up ...

This is

what comes out when I have a song in my head and start doodling :)

ps: sorry, the next time the pics will be more focused, I promise.

Flying ...

flying away was my first thought. From this lousy weather, the rain, the cold. But then again it belongs to the year's season and I sure would not appreciate the upcoming warmth of spring with its flowers and lying outside in the grass if it wasn't for the winter beforehand. And what is better than sitting inside with hot tea watching the dark clouds run by, hearing the rain hammering against the windows after a nice walk in the cold with my fuzzy, blue hat and woolen socks in boots? :) Still, I sometimes envy the birds ...

Theater

Leben (German) = Life

(click on pictures to see them in bigger size)

You say Party! We say Die!

what a great band :)
http://www.myspace.com/yousaypartywesaydie

IF: Impossibility?

IF: Fleeting

good that China is so many hours ahead, otherwise I would not have made this deadline. it's just a quick sketch I did, doesn't have to be something refined every time, right? (as if that was the case, hehe) but I played a bit with the background :)

Beijing blossom (s)

and I changed my blog. Have fun following!

Talisman

My mother gave me this, she has the same. It's the hand of Fatima and shall protect me in my way of life. It's a very delicate and fine pendant but strong in its effect.

Poise

so, this week’s theme is „Poise“. Not easy … I had to think about the poise of many people towards themselves and society. The struggle between the urge to help and be selfless and the egoist that comes out in everyone of us once in a while.

Subtract

So this is my first drawing for Illustration Friday. I hope you like it and if not, leave me productive criticism

The Horror of Math Class

and I know that I am actually not supposed to put up two pictures but well, I like to play against the rules … or just really like to draw.

The King after the Show