Sunset

A bit of snow

It snowed for 3 days straight!

New fallen snow is absolutely beautiful - but it's no fun biking in it :(

Golden Dinosaur Planet

This years Anime Kita Christmas dinner ended up in a bloody dinosaur battle!

Admission test

Last week I went to Hamburg for the admission test in the school I have applied for.

Just getting to the test is an achievement for me; if I'm not mistaken, about 500-600 people send in a portfolio, and 50-60 got to the admission test.

Walking into the building on the second day, I noticed a note hanging on the bulletin board. Apparently, later this month there will be a portfolio exhibition, showing the portfolios that showed particular skills - 7 portfolios from the people who applied for illustration. I was choked to see my name on that last!

Even if I don't get in, that is quite the compliment.

The picture is of the portfolio and sketchbooks in my application.

Cold rainbow

I had a rainbow in my room today.

I also have a terrible cold.

Autumn

The weather is amazing these days. I have been enjoying the weekend with my family.

Dancing the hat off

Yesterday I went to a concert with The Artems and Kabaret Sybarit.

It's a privilege to see musicians who are able to bring you into a whole different world.

Shift of focus

I am crazy about tilt-shift photography. That effect of the real world looking like a miniature model is just really appealing.
So I have been having fun with taking off my lens, and trying to see if I can get that tilt-shift effect - not so much, but the results are still fun!
Someday I hope to have a real tilt-shift lens.

Braided

I was sleep deprived and negative (then I slept 11 hours).

Watercolour

Cleaning my watercolours is always a joy. Look at how clean they are!!

A sign of good fortune

A while ago I was feeling defeated, so I went for a walk to the fjord. 

Sitting on a bench, I was suddenly covered with ladybugs! 

I think it was a sign.

A moment

Improvised workspace on a chair.

Summer

Breakfast.

Dad.

back on blogger

It has been almost a year since my last post here on Blogger. This is about to change (or has changed, from your point of view).
"Why not just stick with your tumblr?" you may ask, to which I'll reply with another question; "Why stick to just one platform?". Or, it's just that it's easier for my mum to browse my blogger, than having to go through all my fandom-blogging on tumblr, before getting to my photographs, heh!

Considering if I should buy a new pair of boots next month, hmmm!

LIFE: slowpoke

"What happened to your blog,, Astrid?"
"I don't know,,"

But here's a few pictures of my outfit from Karneval, back in May, hehe.

At the moment I'm quite busy, as I'm moving next week -

- to a dream place!! I can't wait to get started, it'll be exciting!

update

Good afternoon, everyone!

First of all, I want to thank all of my readers; you've gotten so many, and all the comments you leave me warms me up in this cold time ♥ I appreciate all of you, and the time you spend reading my blog!

In the coming days I will be posting a new horn tutorial, and about my trip to J-popcon.
I hope you'll look forward to it!

But more importantly I'll give you a little update on the inflammation;
After I got the cast off I couldn't feel any bettering, so today I had an appointment with my orthopedic. This inflammation is so frustrating, and he doesn't get why it's not gone yet - so he decided to give me a 'blockage', a fluid I got in my tendon. This should hopefully help within the next two weeks! This has also made my arm completely numb, haha. Except when I bend the hand backwards, that feels like someone is ripping the tendon out my arm..

I'm hoping for the best! And I'm sorry for these boring blogs I make at the moment :(

the cast

As mentioned, I called the orthopedic yesterday. I'm getting really frustrated with this, as it has been four damn months already, and the pain has just gotten worse - so when they told me I could get an appointment the 14th of November, I felt like crying.
But the secretary I talked to told me she would ask the doctor what I should do, and then I could call her back.
They came to the conclusion that I could come in right away, and I could get a cast on!

I will have to wear it for 10 days only, and then the inflammation should be gone, hopefully.

Only thing about this is, that it goes all the way out to my fingertips, haha. It makes me so handicapped; I can't button my shirts; can't tie my shoelaces; can't put my hair in a ponytail; can't open jars; etc.. but I'll manage!
Tonight I didn't sleep too much, because I woke up and suddenly felt claustrophobic and panicked. I was convinced my fingers would fall off, and I imagined my hands filled with stinging red blisters.
Well, I have to get used to this for sure!