Splitscreen: A Love Story

I came across this video yesterday and all I can say about it is, it's remarkably done. Check it out.


Splitscreen: A Love Story from JW Griffiths on Vimeo.

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Ezzy

DU, DU, DU!

Man glaubt es kaum, aber ich bin schon am Anfang eines neuen Lebenabschnitts. Davon merkt man selbst nicht viel, da man die Tage nur dahindöst und eigentlich nichts Produktives macht. Ich habe soeben einen Gedankensprung in die Vergangenheit gemacht und habe versucht zu denken wie vor drei Jahren. Ich habe es kaum erwarten können endlich zu studieren und endlich den Weg einzuschlagen, der für mich richtig ist. Jetzt ganz ohne Gewehr gesagt, natürlich. Dinge können sich immer ändern. Manchmal aber, verliert man sich trotzdem und vergisst dabei das Wesentliche. Warum will man seinen Traum leben? Was will ich damit erreichen? In letzter Zeit habe ich das Gefühl, dass die Gesellschaft einfach nicht klüger geworden ist - besonders diese, der ich oft ausgesetzt bin. Es tut einfach weh mitzuzusehen, dass sich so wenig verändert hat. Aber zurück zur Ursprungsgedanke: Warum will man seinen Traum leben?

Die Gesellschaft hat natürlich auch einen Einfluss darauf, wie man sich gegenüber dieser Frage stellt. Mir kann es zum Beispiel immer passieren, dass ich nicht mich im Vordergrund stelle, sondern die Eindrücke und die Erwartungen anderer Personen. Es ist schwer, einfach den 'was würden die anderen davon halten?'-Knopf wegzudrücken. Besonders in solchen wichtigen Aspekten im Leben. Klar, ich wurde schon immer von meiner Familie beeinflusst, aber von ihnen bekomme ich nicht das Gefühl, dass ich die Beste und Tollste sein muss. Ihnen ist es einfach wichtige, dass ich mein Talent entfalten kann und dass ich das Beste daraus mache. Für andere natürlich geht mehr um das Prestige oder um den zukünftigen Erfolg. Wer will den Erfolg nicht, aber wie definiert man Erfolg? Ich bin auf keinen Fall eine Person, die Reichtum und Geld mit Erfolg verbindet. Es ist klar, dass man irgendwann ein gutes Einkommen haben will, aber für mich steht der Materialismus nicht im Vordergrund und wird es hoffentlich nie sein. Hier und da bekomme ich zu hören, dass mein Ausbildungsweg der Falsche ist. Ich nehme den Rat zu Erkenntnis, aber haben die Leute schon einmal daran gedacht, dass ich mich weit mehr mit meiner Zukunft beschäftigt habe und selbst eine Vorstellung habe, wie sie aussehen könnte? Und ich bin mir auch im Klaren, dass genau der Beruf, den ich einschlagen will, weder einen guten Ruf in unserem Land noch gute Jobaussichten hat. Es ist ja nicht so, dass ich mein ganzes Leben in Österreich verbringen will, obwohl Wien meine Heimat ist. Für manche macht eben 'Journalismus' einen guten Eindruck und für andere einen schlechten - Jedem seins, oder? 

Es ist eben wichtig, dass man nicht vergisst, warum man seinen Traum leben will. Es ist wichtig, dass man sich von keinem beeinflussen lässt und es ist noch wichtiger, sich nicht von den Steinen, die im Weg stehen, unterkriegen zu lassen. Selbst wenn einer mit Erfahrung meint, dass die nicht gut ist - wer ist diese Person, die dir soetwas sagen kann? Kennt sie dich, wie dich Familie und Freunde kennen?

Jeder hat sein eigenes Leben und jeder sollte Dinge selbst für sich herausfinden. So wie Dinge ihren Lauf nehmen, kann das Leben eben auch seinen Lauf nehmen. Vielleicht kann das Studium etwas total schwachsinniges sein und mit total enttäuschen, aber wir leben in keiner Welt, die nur eine Tür offen hat.

Also, mein Rat für euch: Zieht euer Ding durch, as long as you inspire, have faith and trust and lastly, love.

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Ezzy

Rock N Roll, baby!

I looked at my Youtube-Channel and actually wanted to look at the videos I favourited a couple of years ago. I stumbled upon a few rockbands which I used to listen to quite often. This gives me a feeling of being silly ol' me again and ailavit! Deep down I'm quite the rocker/hippie-sorta-chick, if you get what I'm saying. I love that ol' headbanging and across the room jumping.

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Ezzy

The Virgins: Where thems at?

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Belated Birthday and Graduation present

Who has the best girlfriends? I have. Their present was totally unexpected but I totally adore it. Thanks bunches girls! One of the best presents ever!

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Ezzy

New York is the place to be

It's like whenever I think back when I was in New York I always get the feeling not having seen all nook and crannies of that city. Although it isn't really my cup of tea living there, I know for sure it's a city to explore and a city full of adventures. I missed that typical Soho-Brooklyn-Greenwhich-feeling since I only had lots of glimpses from Manhattan. The week last year was just too short to fully abosorb the uniqueness of the city. Apart from that I was pretty disappointed because I missed the fashion part of it all.

Street Style in New York City from TrendLand on Vimeo.

Street Style : Brooklyn Flea from TrendLand on Vimeo.



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Ezzy

Bohemian Summer

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Ailav Accessories

Got these myself a few weeks ago. I love F21 for their jewellery! One of a few shots my camera did right!

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That weekend

... after graduation was real fun. First of all my dearest cousine celebrated her 20th birthday and the day after M4H went on its 2nd round. Here are just some pictures that might only trigger memories to a few of you ;)

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Ezzy

Chucking out my DEUCES!

Here are some pictures of my last day as a student in school right after my oral exams. Feels good to be out of school!

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Ezzy

Idol of the Month: Ellie Goulding

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MUSIC FOR HOPE 2 feat. MICHAEL CARREON: Exclusive Interview

I have been lagging with my blogposts, I am totally aware of that and I do want to apologise. The reason for being so far behind with posting is that I literally have been busy with the litte renovation in my room. Ikea here and Ikea there the past couple of days. But I am back and I told myself to put a little more effort in my blogging during the summer so to improve or keep up my writing.

Anyways, the afterhype of Music For Hope 2 might have already been digested. However, I bet that it is still quite hard to process that Michael Carreon left for the States last weekend. I was thinking that with this long awaited post, reminising about the past week with him would hopefully make you smile.

MUSIC FOR HOPE 2 feat. MICHAEL CARREON: Performers

The long, long and highly awaited event of the year finally happened last Saturday (11.06.2011) in Haus der Begegnung, Floridsdorf. This year, Brian Salonga found the courage and inspiration to set up a team and organise a very special benefit concert for the St. Anthony Boys Orphanage in Davao, Philippines.
The front hall of the venue slowly started to get packed at around 5pm with excited (mostly) young people and finally, when the doors opened everyone stormed in to get the best seats. Funnily enough I managed to get the same seats I had last year! Before everything else, Brian S. had to inform the audience that star-guest Andrew Garcia could not make it to the show due to problems with his flight. However, the night was not short of another star I will later report about.

Picture source: Philipp Estupin©

DEUCES! I've had MY LAST =)

GRADUATED!

Backpacks Are Back

Backpacks Are Back

FAITH!

"When you are tempted to get discouraged, remind yourself that according to God’s word, your future is getting brighter; you are on your way to a new level of glory. You may think you’ve got a long way to go, but you need to look back at how far you’ve already come. You may not be everything you want to be but at least you can thank God that you’re not what you used to be."

Sommerregen ft. Rihanna

Endspurt in my Higher Secondary Education

Oh man! Friday is the day. DOOM DAY! The last exam in that school and probably also the last time I get to see the school and my fellow classmates. I am actually pissing my pants because it's the orals and the posibility to humiliate yourself is of course higher. Why oh why did my teacher put me on the spot last week. Ayayayyy... I'm just gonna do my best and make sure to go out of that room at 10.40h like this:

Till then, studyranger is ON!

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Ezzy

Jessie J - Nobody's Perfect

Absolutely love this woman. Absolutely love this video. Absolutely love this song. I might be kinda late but for the ones who haven't seen this video yet, here you go! Enjoy!




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Ezzy

Look at me now, look at me now :D

I was just browsing through old photoalbums and found this hilarious picture of mine. I had to laugh from page to page because I have a couple of goofball pictures. Here just one I wanna share with you! And yes, still am a goofball!





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Ezzy

They surprisingly still stick to me - just like glue does =)

Yes, we stick together like glue and yes, people have already suggested that we need some time off of each other BUT who cares what the others say? We like sisters!

SUMMER JAMS

I've had these songs written on a post-it for ages now. I just thought I should finally share these great summer-hit potentials with youuu =)




Enjoy! Summer's almost here :D

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Ezzy

I applaud Tiny Fey, I apploud!

THE BEST CHICK FLICK EVER! EVER!

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Ezzy

WORLD PREMIER: Paramore - Monster

FINALLY! Paramore is back with a new song for the upcoming Transformers: Dark of The Moon movie.
I am super proud of this band! They've done a good job with this song without the highly missed Farro brothers. I might as well check this band out at the next Festival in the Czech Republic, hm? Hopefully there's a way I can. Big ups IDOLS. For more information, click here.

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Ezzy

GUCCI, GUCCI, LOUIS, LOUIS, FENDI, FENDI, PRADAAAA

Check Kreayshawn's (no idea how you pronounce that name) song above which I cannot get out of my head these days. I bet it won't leave yours soon enough ;)

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Ezzy

-8 Days till G R A D U A T I O N!

Boombuz IN STORES

My teachers introduced me to this product: Boombuz.
This Austrian Flip-Flop is basically what you call sustainable.
It is 100% biodegradable and compostable.
It has 100% lifetime.
Finally, it is 100% natural, meaning the plastic and fabric are natural as well as environmentally friendly.
Regarding their style, you can say that they have flashy colours and look pretty stylish for conventional Flip-Flops. The price for a pair of Flip-Flops starts at € 24,90 which might not come off as cheap at all but regarding what kind of materials were used, the prices are pretty much justified.
If you are interested in buying a pair, you can check out pretty much all Humanics in the city as well as their online store, of course.
Before even knowing what this product was, the company's advertising caught my attention. See here for yourself:

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Ezzy