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‘’On winter nights beside the nursery fireWe read the fairy tale, while glowing coals
Builded its pictures. There before our eyes
'We saw the vaulted hall of traceried stone
Uprear itself, the distant ceiling hung
With pendent stalactites like frozen vines;
And all along the walls at intervals,
Curled upwards into pillars, roses climbed,
And ramped and were confined, and clustered leaves
Divided where there peered a laughing face.’
Amy Lowel
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Comments: 41
Is that a Clive Barker book second from the bottom. Shouldn't the shoes be going up the staircase of books, not down, as in the books being the means to elevated thoughts. The other shoes are nice looking but these look more comfortable. I'm confused. So what's new?
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nope, it's by Robin Hobb, a book I read as a child. Well this photograph more or less portrays a fairytale rather than a concept or philosophy, so hence the more'softer' and comfterbal shoes with little bows on them. It's an esthetic thing really. Moreover these books were actually chosen for their neutral colours, however if you would like to know what I useally read I would happily share that information.
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OK, share that information.
A naughty one that I found last night and have to share because its so naughty
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well lately I have been reading 1984, excellent concept, however I don't find it extremely entertaining. A recommendation would be 'Discovery of Heaven' by Harry Mulish, moreover I enjoyed memoirs of a geisha as well by Arthur Golden. The best read this year was: 'Das Parfum' by Patrick Suskind. Currently I'm reading secrets of a waitress by Phoebe Damrosch, great book for some light reading in the train. And the teenage girl in me wants to read 'shopaholic' all the time (the shame 
So how about your latest literary treasures?
How naughty indeed!
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I read so little these days. When I was your age, I couldn't read enough. Lately, A prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving. John Irving is a lovely writer. Cryptonomicon, cant remember the author's name but it's great fun. Philip Pullman, I can't remember the names of the books but it's wonderful fantasy. Other than that it's the usual in one ear out the other, pass the time stuff like Dan Brown, Stephen King and so on.
How about an all time top 5 thus far.
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ah John Irving is quite an established writer, I read 'A son of the Circus' by him, quite enjoyed it. Phillip Pullman...hm it doesn't ring a bell, but I'll look him up. Dan Brown always provides ecxellent entertainment throughout the holidays
so do tell me your all time top 5
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All time top 5
I Ching - Wilhelm or Legge Translations/interpretations, more wisdom than one lifetime allows for.
2 Ulysses - James Joyce, 24 hours inside one man's head, a flow of conscioussness blow your mind work of genius
3 Tao te Cheng - Lao Tzu, beautiful poetry, derived from King Wen's I Ching, transcendental, very spiritual.
4. The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings - Tolkien, have read these more times than I can count. The Hobbit is best.
5. Nausea - J P Sartre, existentialism defined, made me question just about every attitude I grew up with, changed my life, a difficult process but worth it.
6 Collected Works of William Shakespeare, wonderful stories, magnificent characters, mad rhythmic dialogue and more meaning than you can shake a crooked stick at, then there's the Sonnets
7 Maldoror - Comte de Lautrament, the ultimate surrealist novel.
8 Cannerry Row - Steinbeck, the beauty of humanity extolled through whores and drunkards, Steinbeck, beautiful writing, the master of tone, an awesome humanist, anything by Steinbeck is worth reading.
9 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte, madly atmospheric writing.
10 An Intimate History of Humanity - Theodore Zelden, very, very interesting.
I couldn't just do 5. If you ask me again next week it would be a slightly different ten again
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Thank you for your list!
haha mine changes as well, quite quickly
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Do I get to see your list as transient as it is?
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well of course
Discovery of Heaven - Harry Mulisch
Memoirs of a geisha - Arthur Golden
Das Parfum - Patrick Suskind
Candide - Voltaire
High Inquisitor - Dostojevski
Lord of the rings - Tolkien
My life as a geisha - Mineko Iwasaki
One flew over the coockoosnest - Ken Kesey
Physical exercise - Midas Dekkers
The time Machine - H.G. Wells
I am Legend - Richard Matheson
And I also am getting into Dante as well
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How could I have left out Kesey? Nice list, big on geishas, does that say something about you? I like H.G. Wells also but the Time Machine wouldn't be my favourite by him. Interesting list, geishas, science-fiction and some high minded ideals. Hmmm, the plot thickens. I read a hugely enjoyable book based on Dante's Inferno recently but I cannot remember it's name just at the mo. I tell a lie, it was called The Dante Club - I can't remember the author's name though.
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how indeed 
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Yeah Dickens' stories could be a bit weird and scary at times. I must admit I was never a fan.
So you don't want to be a geisha. I'm slightly disappointed in your lack of artistic ambition but in truth I've never held any faith in ambition. What about our modern day story tellers? Stephen King? Clive Barker? John Irving stands out for me style wise.
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indeed, well being artistically doesn't imply becoming a geisha I hope
Oh well I used to adore all books from Stephen King, I think I have read about all of them, though these days I prefer a bit more heavy reading. Clive Barker...hm never read anything by him, is he any good? I read a book or two from John Irving, they're good, though I don't find them particularly mindblowing or intruiging. Furthermore I just decided that I hate James Joyce's style of writing, far to chaotic and in my opinion a mere attempt to appear interesting.
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Clive Barker once did a collaboration with Stephan King I think. Anyway if you like Stephen King you will love Clive Barker. Poor old misunderstood Joycey. He spends years writing a book, agonising over little syllable and some know it all teenager from the Netherworld comes along and dismisses it as a mere attempt at being interesting. Bubblier than Spa Rood. That's how I would describe Ulysses, so it is.
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hm I'll make sure to search for him when I'm in the library. Well to be quite frank, I'm the only person through whom I will ever experience the world, therefore the only opinion that really matters is my own, however I'm sure plenty of personal paradigms will have found Joyce's book ever so brilliant.
I'm always keen to take suggestions, however perhaps due to taste or the possibility that I do not possess the literary capacity, makes it impossible to enjoy the book. Moreover I senses an air of arrogance in the book, which I find quite repulsive. Though I'm glad that you in your turn did enjoy the book, and even I must admit that his humorous references and descriptions are a frivolous break from the concious stream of thought he so dearly clings too.
I'm beginning to think that perhaps years of analyzing dutch literature have made be somewhat numb to more classified world literature, especially concerning the modernist books.
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You will love Clive Barker. Joyce was up his own arse in ways, he was that self involved and convoluted but there is also a devotion in his art that so few ever achieve.
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Awesome! I love the shoes, I love the stack of books, and I love the concept
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Thanks victoria! 
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It looks like they've held themselves together well! I usually have to buy shoes every year because I wear them out 
I hope these ones last for another couple years because they are adorable 
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That's what I thought, however I don't were those often, Í'm addicted to all stars shoes...and those don't have such a long life span
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Ahhh, I see! I imagine they would go well for going-out occasions
No, when you love them like that, they don't live very long XD. That's why I buy multiples sometimes if I really like them 
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haha especially when they're on some kind of discount, I often just go for imitations for about 8 euro's 
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Discounts and coupons are wonderful!! I love buying stuff when it's cheaper ^.^.
Ohhh yes! I love those colors
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me too! It's the only way to finance my shopping addiction
I will
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Exactly!
I need to start looking for deals on art supplies. I feel like making necklaces and things X).
Do you buy a lot of jewelry too?
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aah cool, you should
well I used to buy so many earrings, but these days I don´t really purchase that many
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Hmm, maybe you could put those earrings to use and taking pictures of them
I usually only wear one pair, and I have many
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haha I might, ow me too, it's too much of a decision in the early morning
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Exactly! Only change the earrings out for special nights XD.
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and those are the one's that your mother calls slutty hahaha.
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Yep!! XD
The dangling ones
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en heb je je fotostudio al gebruikt?
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jaa al best vaak, de lichtkwaliteit gaat er echt van omhoog. al gebruikt hierbij en bij die cocktail prikkers van jou. alleen je moet die spotjes niet om latne vallen...want dan zijn de lampjes per direct stuk.
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serieus? nja als je die spotjes nodig hebt die lampjes dan haal ik e wel op me werk zolang die pinnetjes maar in de lamp vallen.
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nah dat is niet het probleem, maar het licht in een nieuw spotje is anders dus je moet goed op het kleur licht letten. Ja ze vallen zachtjes om en de orginele spotjes zijn gewoon echt meteen stuk...maar als je er nieuwe indoet is dat gelukkig niet het geval.
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ok dan weet ik da als ik de mijne is ga gebruike weet alleen niet waar en wanneer
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hm ik denk niet dat dat ding zo geschikt is om ergens anders te gebruiken, je hebt electriciteit etc nodig
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jaaaa da snap ik wel XD
maar wij hebben in de woonkamer van alle kante natuurlijk licht
alles dicht op elkaar he
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ja bij jullie is het licht echt fantastisch.
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tis hier in het algemeen al fantastisch wahahahahaha
me pa heeft btw hier t balkon gepoetst XD
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