"Being Betty" - Gemma Arterton channels Bettie Page for LOVE Magazine

"Being Betty" for LOVE Magazine from Lisa Eldridge on Vimeo.

A film by Lisa Eldridge starring Gemma Arterton is just the first one out of three in which the British beauty plays three different iconic ladies all named Betty: Bettie Page, Betty Blue and Betty Ford. Needless to say, I loved the concept! Gemma looks so arousing, gotta love her. I can't wait to see her as Betty Blue!

Este é, numa série de três, o primeiro filme criado por Lisa Eldridge e protagonizado pela Gemma Arterton, que representará o papel de variados ícones femininos, todos de seu nome Betty: Bettie Page, Betty Blue e Betty Ford. Escusado será dizer que adorei o conceito! Até porque a Gemma está ultra irresistível. Mal posso esperar por vê-la em modo Betty Blue!

DIY: Barbie Brooch

I thought that adding one more brooch to my collection wouldn't harm anyone... Anyone except this blondie. I am useless when it comes to DIY, mostly due to my chronic clumsiness, but this idea is just so easy, quick and simple that I could not ignore it. Some may find it bizarre, others may find it fun.

Procedure: behead the Barbie, style her hair as you like it (I thought about adding blood to it, probably inspired by Dexter, but it would look over-dramatic...) and pin it. As simple as it gets.

Sorry, Barb. You can always be Mattel's Marie Antoinette though.

Currently Reading: "Mrs Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf

I've just started reading Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. I find the way she describes every single thing utterly fascinating - it's a shame that this is the very first time I'm reading a book by this incredibly brilliant writer... But oh well, better late than never, right? Did any of you read this book? What are your thoughts about it? Reviews and recommendations are welcome!

For some reason, I notice I've been more inspired since I started reading Mrs Dalloway. Last night, around 4am, I grabbed a pen and a notebook and wrote these words:

We are rapture and ecstasy

Ribs wide open

Heart exposed

Begging to be broken

Ravished, overdose

Sinfully committed or committedly sinful?

The crows screech everytime they witness

The tidal wave melting into the dirty shore
Even if you were enough, I'd still want more

Dry flowers still bleed
From memories which will proceed

Reading it loud makes it sound slightly ridiculous but at least I can tell the words came out naturally, which is positive. As you might know, a writing block can be beyond tragic and even lead ourselves into a spiral of pessimism and despair.

Comecei a ler Mrs Dalloway, por Virginia Woolf. A maneira como ela descreve cada coisa é imensamente fascinante - é uma vergonha que esta seja a primeira vez que eu leio uma obra desta escritora incrivelmente brilhante... Mas pronto, mais vale tarde que nunca, não é? Já leram este livro? O que acharam? Aceitam-se críticas e sugestões!

Por motivos que me ultrapassam, reparei que tenho andado mais inspirada desde que comecei a ler Mrs Dalloway. Ontem à noite, por volta das 4 da manhã, agarrei-me ao bloco de notas e à caneta e saiu-me isto:

We are rapture and ecstasy

Ribs wide open

Heart exposed

Begging to be broken

Ravished, overdose

Sinfully committed or committedly sinful?

The crows screech everytime they witness

The tidal wave melting into the dirty shore

Even if you were enough, I'd still want more

Dry flowers still bleed

From memories which will proceed

Ler isto alto soa vagamente ridículo mas pelo menos posso constatar que as palavras brotaram naturalmente, o que é positivo. Como devem saber, um bloqueio de inspiração pode ser trágico ao ponto de nos levar numa espiral de pessimismo e desespero.