BOKRECENSION: Yngwie J Malmsteen – Såsom i himmelen, så ock på Jorden

Posted in Music on September 29, 2012 by Sara Hammerzmith

Sorry folks – This is a Swedish book, and will therefore write this in Swedish.

Har just fått hem boken “Yngwie J Malmsteen – Såsom i himmelen, så ock på Jorden” skriven av ingen mindre än min hjälte Anders Tenger, så tänkte passa på att skriva ett par rader om boken.

Anders Tengner behöver ingen vidare introduktion. Alla borde vid det här laget veta vem det är, och vad han gjort för hårdrocksscenen i Sverige. Därför var det med stora förväntningar som jag satte mig ner med ett av hans kanske största verk hittils – “Yngwie J Malmsteen – Såsom i Himmelen, så ock på Jorden“.

Även om Yngwie har varit kontaktad och tillfrågad om att delta i boken, har han själv valt att avstå och boken bygger således helt på gamla artiklar och minnen och intervjuer från cirka 50 personer som på ett eller annat sätt känt och varit närvarande under Yngwies liv – alltifrån skolfröknar till flickvänner och bandkollegor.

Jag måste erkänna – som ett stort fan av Anders Tengner så såg jag väldigt mycket fram emot att läsa boken bara för den sakens skull, och hade stora förväntningar. Förväntningar som med råge uppfylldes.

Boken är välfylld och detaljrik – utan att egentligen ha vetat särskilt mycket om Yngwie sedan tidigare, så inges känslan att man nu har fått en ganska klar överblick och insyn i Yngwies liv, både på det personliga planet och hans yrkesverksamma. Anders har ett lätt språkbruk som är mer personligt – inte särskilt uppstyltat och ”akademiskt”, om ni vill, utan rakt på sak, med en personlig touch. Det gillar vi. Sånt är bra. Sättet han skriver på gör att man bara vill fortsätta läsa, ända tills den tar slut.

Han skriver väldigt levande. Det känns som man är med Yngwie på Ten Oaks på sättet när han skriver, och bilden målas upp ännu tydligare tack vare bildmaterialet som även är publicerat i boken.

Jag har inte vetat alls mycket om Yngwie innan denna boken, och varit måttligt intresserad av honom, inte mer än att jag erkänner honom som en av världens bästa gitarrister. Men, inte ens jag kunde lägga ner boken. Så intressant och välskriven var den. Har inga alls problem att se hur någon som är ett Yngwie fan inte skulle älska den här boken.

// Sara Köhler

There must be more than this provincial life…

Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2012 by Sara Hammerzmith

You know you have a problem when you’re writing a small essay about gender and Disney, and you can’t squish it down to just two pages. I just got an amazing idea how to build up this shit, but if I keep add stuff, I’ll just have like four pages. And I’m only allowed two.

Damn you Disney Reinessance! Why you have such a good variety of characters and strong independent women?!

Alright. Let’s move on. At least I know where to put in John Smith now!

// Sara

Look there, he goes, isn’t he dreamy?Monsieur Gaston, oh he’s so cute!

Posted in Uncategorized on September 21, 2012 by Sara Hammerzmith

Yeah, I’m gonna go ahead and do that “Sorry-for-not-blogging-for-ages-but-I-have-this-real-stupid-reason”. And there I’m done.

Anyway, I’m back! I’ve just been playing The Sims like crazy when I haven’t been working or at school, and I can proudly say that Candace Flynn is nowadays a level 10 Singer, and she has also managed to move out of the old crib, into her (my) dream house. My next mission with her is to have her pregnant. Not married, sorry, but unless I had multiple sims from the beginning (like The Cullens) I’m not doing it. It’ll be enough to have the kid, IF, the boys ever feel for actually getting to know my sim. But at least she’s got a romance with someone! Who is already married… but who cares! It’s The Sims.

And also… I went with my parents to a sale in a store here in Sweden, and I pretty much promised myself I wouldn’t get anything. Well… don’t count on it! I figured it was time to extend the Disney shelf a little with some DVD’s. Some of these – Such as Toy Story 1 & 2, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast are movies I already posses on VHS, but they are starting to get worn out, and as I care too much for the VHS and their special kind of quality, I rather get these DVD’s before it’s too late. Funny enough though, I always thought The Hunchback was to be my first bought DVD. Ha, I guess not!

Oh well! I’m tired, and I got a bag of crisps and a Phineas & Ferb DVD waiting for me!

// Sara

The Sims 3 Showtime

Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2012 by Sara Hammerzmith

Alright, I haven’t been either blogging or blogging about The Sims for quite a while, but I figured I’d give Showtime a fair go before I actually write even a little about it.

I haven’t tried out a whole lot about it, only two professions, singer and acrobacy, and I’m gonna write abit about my sim the singer, since I feel she’s the one I put more effort into.

So I made her today actually, and I’ve already reached the 7th level of the profession (yes, this is what you get when you’ve played this damn game for 12 years) and she’s making a decent amount of money. For now, she’s not only living by her shows, but also on performing in the streets, and after shows she usually writes books. She doesn’t earn much on the writing, but hey – 44 § a week pays her rent at least!

But over all, I do like this expansion. I haven’t tried the feature I looked most forward to yet – the feature where you could link together your game with a friends, mainly because I have no one to link it with! Let me know if you wanna link up, I’ll be happy to! And oh by the way, for no confusion, my sims name is Candace Flynn. Yes, sue me! Something I also love, that I didn’t quite expect, is that you can build your own scenes. I loved that. Now I just wish you could decide what clothing they were to wear.

Alright, that’s a little about it for now, I’ll tell you more as the journey goes on, I believe!

// Sara

Amidst of all these flashing lights I pray the fame won’t take my life…

Posted in Uncategorized on September 3, 2012 by Sara Hammerzmith

So, we went to Born This Way Ball last thursday, and even though I prefer Fame Monster Ball, this was just pure… magic. She’s truly something special, Lady Gaga.

Being at her show made me think about pretty much everything. I’m not gonna bring it all up here, but most importantly, it made me realize, once again, how much this woman means to me.

Some of you may have noticed, that I wear a bolt-shaped necklace everyday. Or ratherly, I never take it off. What some of you may not know, is that’s it’s got Lady GaGa engraved on it. I got it back in 2009, and I haven’t taken it off ever since. Only one time, when the original plastic chain broke. But I quickly replaced it with a silverchain, and now it has remained there.  Why is it exactly? Well. Probably, because I somewhat owe my life to her. When everything was at it’s darkest “so-to-speak” it was her, and her music, that kept me going. She’s inspired me so much in life, she’s done so much for me with her music. And by carrying her bolt around my neck, makes sure that whenever I feel unsure I just need to touch the bolt, take a deep breath and move on. Because somehow, I’m carrying her, and all she stands for, with me. If you get what I mean.

I still remember the day I fell for her. It was night, in either late 2008 or early 2009, and a re-run of Jimmy Kimmel was airing in Sweden. And he all of a sudden announced this “Lady Gaga” to perform her song “Just Dance”. And I was pretty much like, dafuq. And when I saw her I was even more like “What kind of sorcery is this!?” But I also, immediatley… fell for her. And I’ve loved her deeply ever since.

Little monster for life. Seriously.

Over n Out

// Sara

So tell me what you wanna do today

Posted in Uncategorized on August 29, 2012 by Sara Hammerzmith

Alright alright! I had this song, “Summer Belongs To You” stuck in my brain for like, all evening. Besides school I haven’t done much more than watching Phineas&Ferb on my TV in my re-newed TV spot in my room and packing. Yes, packing. You see, tomorrow, I’m heading off to Stockholm together with Sofia to see Lady Gaga. I can’t wait!

But more importantly, the Megara mugs I ordered off Tradera arrived today! I’m so pleased with them, it just got more exciting to travel once I got these beauties!

Oh well. I should really return to my noodles and some Phineas&Ferb and maybe some crisps and dip. I need to finish this before take off tomorrow.

// Sara

I can show you the world, shiny, shimmering, splendid…

Posted in Uncategorized on August 28, 2012 by Sara Hammerzmith

So, as I had my princess party, I looked up popversions of the princesses songs, or mainly “A Dream Is A Wish..” and “Once Upon a Dream” as I found the original songs not fit into the playlists, mainly due to quality perspectives. I came across some DisneyChannel stuff that was fine enough, but that’s another story. We had one more princess present, the lovely Jasmine. As her movie is from the “Disney Renaissance”, I didn’t look for a popversion immediatley as her song (the album version) was well useable. This, I was to regret.

During a “rage moment” with my platypus last night, discussing DisneyChannel versions, mainly being out of our minds over “Part Of Your World” and “I Won’t Say I’m In Love” and being fine with some other, I figured I’d check if DisneyChannel made a cover of “A Whole New World”, and what it would sound like. So I went onto youtube, and simply searched for “A Whole New World Pop” and came across the official popversion with Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle.

I’ll tell you something. I can honestly, completly HONESTLY say, I’ve never been so speechless, as I continuely get when I hear this version. I thought I had gotten chills listening to music, but this song gave “chills” a whole new meaning. My heart skips beats, my eyes gets teary. I always liked the melody of this song, I always liked it, as a result of Aladdin being in my top five of Disney movies, but this… taking this song, and pouring some of that “glitter” as I call it onto it, with some really good singers… You know, right before when Regina is about to start sing Jasmine’s verse and the drumbeat comes… it just LITERALLY blows up my heart. It’s just perfect, in every single way. It brought up Aladdin one spot on my favorite movies.

Say what you want about Disney as a company and all, but you can’t not give them credit for some really extraordinary tunes. And since it’s Aladdins 20 years anniversary I just really wanna do something for it now. I gotta discuss this with my platypus.

//Sara

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes

Posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2012 by Sara Hammerzmith

OH OH. I forgot. I got some amazing gifts for my birthdayparty as well, thought I’d show them to you guys!

SimPoints, Diesel Stuff Pack, “I’m With The Band”, “Kee Marcello”, “Theater of Pain” and the travelloader’s from my mother
“Rock of Ages” and London guide is from my brother.

THANK YOU!!!

Showtime Katy Perry edition from my grandmother!

THANK YOU!!!

“It’s so easy” from Maria
“Access All Areas” from Anna
Jacket from Paula, Martine and Michelle
Lexxi photo, Agent P, Phineas&Ferb DVD, Makeuppalette, Disneyland cookies, necklace, hairbrush + storybook, small jewellary by Michelle

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!

And last but not least, she didn’t make it to this photo, but Michelle also got me a small statue of Rapunzel!

Mm yes, Clopin is basically like “Hey lets crash the picture!” or possibly some sort of peddo-gypsy-bear.

Anyway, thank you, all of you guys so much! This is way more than I deserve, I’m so thankful! Thanks!

// Sara

Once Upon a Dream

Posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2012 by Sara Hammerzmith

So, I promised I’d blog about everything and nothing, but I haven’t I’m sorry. So I’ll sum up some of my time here.

So yes, Skogsröjet was cool, except from the traindelayal. And because of that, I missed out on H.E.A.T. Oh well, what can one do? Apart from that it was great. Great meeting all the friends and all. I miss them already!

And next on my agenda is when I had my girls here and my birthdayparty. The theme for my b-day party was Enchanted Rose, as “The rose would bloom until his 21 birthday” (Beauty and the Beast). And hence the BatB theme, I had alot of princesses, or mainly, Aurora, Cinderella and Belle, with cameo from Jasmin and Rapunzel (Aurora, Cindy and Punzie all have ‘Dream’-theme in common as in ‘Once upon a Dream’, ‘A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes’, ‘I’ve got a Dream’), and it was also dressed in some sort of Topsy Turvy / childrens party style.

 

We had the three princesses mentioned above featured on the big wall together with some metal posters and white tablecloth with Princessthemed plates…

Of course, I didn’t forget about Phineas&Ferb….

 

And when you got there, you were welcomed by…

These are just some of the decorations, I’m a bit too lazy to put up all the pics of it.

Here follows some pics of the party itself

So yeah… I guess this somewhat summerizes it all! Now I’m gonna keep planning a bit with Michelle before heading to bed!

// Sara

 

 

The Sims 3 Showtime.

Posted in The Sims, Uncategorized on August 19, 2012 by Sara Hammerzmith

I’ve hyped this game since whenever I heard about it for the first time. And finally, I got it in my possession. And as the Katy Perry fan I am, of course the limited edition. I got it from my grandma actually. Thank you!

You know, I haven’t started it just yet. But you know. It’s Showtime, entertainment stuff. I love such. It’s Katy Perry, need I say more? And it also features something I’ve wanted ever since The Sims Online existed. A feature, where you apparently can talk to your friends through the game! How awesome isn’t this?

But Ok, I got my platypus on skype, and about to board this ship. I’ll tell you later what I thought!

// Sara