Don't Stop The Party!

     There's absolutely nothing like spending the weekend partying with friends! Sometimes we have so much problems we want to get away from. Trying to get distracted with something else sometimes won't work any way or other. I believe that when I'm partying I can forget the world and just dance!

The Highwayman: Poem + Illustrations

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.   

The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.   

The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,   

And the highwayman came riding—

         Riding—riding—

The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

He’d a French cocked-hat on his forehead, a bunch of lace at his chin,   

A coat of the claret velvet, and breeches of brown doe-skin.

They fitted with never a wrinkle. His boots were up to the thigh.   

And he rode with a jewelled twinkle,

         His pistol butts a-twinkle,

His rapier hilt a-twinkle, under the jewelled sky.

Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard.

He tapped with his whip on the shutters, but all was locked and barred.   

He whistled a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there   

But the landlord’s black-eyed daughter,

         Bess, the landlord’s daughter,

Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair.

And dark in the dark old inn-yard a stable-wicket creaked

Where Tim the ostler listened. His face was white and peaked.   

His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like mouldy hay,   

But he loved the landlord’s daughter,

         The landlord’s red-lipped daughter.

Dumb as a dog he listened, and he heard the robber say—

“One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I’m after a prize to-night,

But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light;

Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day,   

Then look for me by moonlight,

         Watch for me by moonlight,

I’ll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way.”

He rose upright in the stirrups. He scarce could reach her hand,

But she loosened her hair in the casement. His face burnt like a brand

As the black cascade of perfume came tumbling over his breast;   

And he kissed its waves in the moonlight,

         (O, sweet black waves in the moonlight!)

Then he tugged at his rein in the moonlight, and galloped away to the West.

                              

He did not come in the dawning. He did not come at noon;   

And out of the tawny sunset, before the rise of the moon,   

When the road was a gypsy’s ribbon, looping the purple moor,   

A red-coat troop came marching—

         Marching—marching—

King George’s men came marching, up to the old inn-door.

They said no word to the landlord. They drank his ale instead.   

But they gagged his daughter, and bound her, to the foot of her narrow bed.

Two of them knelt at her casement, with muskets at their side!   

There was death at every window;

         And hell at one dark window;

For Bess could see, through her casement, the road that he would ride.

They had tied her up to attention, with many a sniggering jest.

They had bound a musket beside her, with the muzzle beneath her breast!

“Now, keep good watch!” and they kissed her. She heard the doomed man say—

Look for me by moonlight;

         Watch for me by moonlight;

I’ll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way!

She twisted her hands behind her; but all the knots held good!

She writhed her hands till her fingers were wet with sweat or blood!   

They stretched and strained in the darkness, and the hours crawled by like years

Till, now, on the stroke of midnight,

         Cold, on the stroke of midnight,

The tip of one finger touched it! The trigger at least was hers!

The tip of one finger touched it. She strove no more for the rest.   

Up, she stood up to attention, with the muzzle beneath her breast.   

She would not risk their hearing; she would not strive again;   

For the road lay bare in the moonlight;

         Blank and bare in the moonlight;

And the blood of her veins, in the moonlight, throbbed to her love’s refrain.

Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot! Had they heard it? The horsehoofs ringing clear;   

Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot, in the distance? Were they deaf that they did not hear?

Down the ribbon of moonlight, over the brow of the hill,

The highwayman came riding—

         Riding—riding—

The red coats looked to their priming! She stood up, straight and still.

Tlot-tlot, in the frosty silence! Tlot-tlot, in the echoing night!   

Nearer he came and nearer. Her face was like a light.

Her eyes grew wide for a moment; she drew one last deep breath,   

Then her finger moved in the moonlight,

         Her musket shattered the moonlight,

Shattered her breast in the moonlight and warned him—with her death.

He turned. He spurred to the west; he did not know who stood   

Bowed, with her head o’er the musket, drenched with her own blood!   

Not till the dawn he heard it, and his face grew grey to hear   

How Bess, the landlord’s daughter,

         The landlord’s black-eyed daughter,

Had watched for her love in the moonlight, and died in the darkness there.

Back, he spurred like a madman, shouting a curse to the sky,

With the white road smoking behind him and his rapier brandished high.

Blood red were his spurs in the golden noon; wine-red was his velvet coat;

When they shot him down on the highway,

         Down like a dog on the highway,

And he lay in his blood on the highway, with a bunch of lace at his throat.

And still of a winter’s night, they say, when the wind is in the trees,

When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,   

When the road is a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,   

A highwayman comes riding—

         Riding—riding—

A highwayman comes riding, up to the old inn-door.

Over the cobbles he clatters and clangs in the dark inn-yard.

He taps with his whip on the shutters, but all is locked and barred.   

He whistles a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there   

But the landlord’s black-eyed daughter,

         Bess, the landlord’s daughter,
Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair.

Spring Breakers on their way!

     The wait is finally over! Today was released the official trailer for Spring Breakers. We can learn from it that these four girls - Faith (Selena Gomez), Brit (Ashley Benson), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens) & Cotty (Rachel Korine) -  are up to any adventure there is available!

     These college girls decided to go to Spring Break for some new fresh adventure, but they have to plan out on how they're gonna gain the money for it. Meanwhile, Alien (James Franco) decides to involve the girls in dirty work to help them get the money.

     From the new trailer we can expect the unexpected on their trip to unforgettable moments!

     What do you think about it? 

       

-Andy x

WISHLIST!

1)  Canon EOS DIGITAL - I've been wishing for this fantastic HQ camera for a long while, and still haven't come around to actually getting it. But I've got high expectations about getting it really soon - as soon as I get a job and start getting my money.

2) Trip to London - Living in London was the most amazing experience, and I'd love to repeat it over and over again knowing I won't get enough! I <3 London.

3) Californian Highlights - This new hair trend is blowing my mind and I feel the need to do it. I'll hopefully get them done on me in less than two months time! Excitement taking over!

4) High Heel Sneaker - This is another fashion trend that I fell in love with. It's pretty interesting because it seems really comfortable and stunning, calls attention and goes with everything. Cannot wait to own one!

5) Fashion Books - Those pretty book covers really calls my attention, especially fashion related books! I would like to have a little collection of fashion trends from the 50s up until now. It's also most likely to be a topic that I could be reading about without getting tired.

Chilling Friday

     Firstly I'd like to apologize for the long time without updates. There were some exams and schools tests going on so I never came around to make a new post.
     Today I didn't get much done, except for nails, eyebrows, and some music downloaded. And there's nothing better than be chilling on a cool Friday jamming to some indie/rock songs!
     Recently I've found songs that I took over a lifetime searching without good results. I decided to make a complete change on my playlist, ending up deleting over 750 songs that I actually never stopped by to listen to.
     So here's some of them that never gets old, and I absolutely love. (:

That's all folks! I hope y'all enjoyed these tunes. Keep checking for the latest updates! - Andy

Weekend With Parents

     So last weekend my parents and I decided to get out of home and have some routine change for a while. We decided to go to an open-air shopping centre that even though it's pretty small, it's also very elegant and sophisticated. And just behind it we can see the city's North/South Lake.

- trying to look like a model but no -

     These stairs are somehow like the back entrance, and when arriving at it's end you end up facing a bar. In fact, it's a really fascinating bar because there's  huge posters and frames from rocks bands! 

     

     Despite the really bad quality over here (T_T), you can still notice that rock n' roll bands frames are everywhere on the walls!

     On the outdoor there are some tables for couples, and an incredible view of the Lake, and on the area beside the shopping centre you also have the precious view of a swimming club. 

     While walking and admiring a lot of stores, we came along this other medieval-looking bar. It had UK flags on the entrance, and I couldn't handle myself! Here's some UK appreciation (: 

     I really liked this bar because it was really sophisticated and amusing, I've never seen one such like this. 

     And look who we met inside! 

     A little further at the back we couldn't not notice the ''main wall'' full of vintage advertises of Brazilian beer.

     Just outside the bar there were a huge soldier painted on cardboard, and I didn't miss the chance to place my head on the cutout bit, of course.

     You can pretty much guess that all this trip involved the UK from so much relations, and yes it did. I guess they made it all to get a lot of love from me, teehee!

     Here's a picture of me and dad, and that beautiful view of the Lake behind us.

I hope ya'll enjoyed it! Keep checking for the latest updates ~ 

PTX - Pentatonix

     Have any of you heard of 'Pentatonix' before? I bet not as many!
     So this is why I decided to show you guys these 5 talented people that together form the PTX.
     They only use their vocals to form all the elements present on a song, and - believe it or no - they do it incredibly well! You can see on the following videos that what they look for ain't nothing small!

Starship - Nicki Minaj

David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over

Fun. - We Are Young

     These five members are making all success they deserve, and performing at various singing TV shows! 

     You can watch more from PTX on their official YouTube channel here.

    

 I hope you enjoyed it! You can leave your comments below - and keep checking for the latest updates.