Reading with Julia: The Master and Margarita

I finally finished The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov today.

Man!

Who needs to travel or go on vacation when you can just read this book? in fact, it's better than traveling!

I had  been wanting to read it for quite some time, years to be honest.. and then, when I read "Mick & Keith: Parallel lines" by Chris Salewicz (also a brilliant and fascinating book BTW), I wanted to read it some more because, while it's commonly known that Sympathy for the devil (needs no explanation right..) is directly inspired by the novel, Salewicz could tell me a lot about how The Master and Margarita has had quite an impact on the 70s London (read: the the world's navel at the time).
That it was super-influential to the music/art-scene and that it was considered an almost bible by individuals within the same environment  that went on to start occult groups or sect's or whatever you wanna call it anyway, people, artists and musicians who decided to start worship Satan.
Some moved to Mediterranean islands to do so in peace, and some went on to join Charles Manson on his evil quests.
This gets very exiting right!

All of this has of course furthermore strengthened the myth's around this book, and made it a cult-classic.
Not to forget folks, this is not just pulp fiction we're talking about here, it's really a classic, by many considered one of the most influential books of the 21st century..


But Most importantly, this is really really really. Really. Good reading. And it's hilarious!
The story takes you to Moscow under Stalin, further back to Jerusalem in, or rather shortly after, the time of Jesus Christ, and then back again.
Actually I'm just gonna stop there, in case some decides they wanna read it, and not go on to be telling you about talking cats and.. yeah, I'm gonna leave it there.

While I'm not really sure why it's taken me such a long time to finish the book, it's not like it's very hard reading or anything, I'm kinda glad it's been with me for almost half a year because having just gotten through it I already miss it.
And while I could've easily read it again right now, I'm afraid I've already passed it on to a friend.

Can one be in love with a novel?

Maybe I'm just under it's spell.. Evil forces may soon manifest themselves in central Oslo...

Xoxo,

-Juzifer...

"retro-futuristic"?? come on dude..

Oh lord.

can't keep myself from getting annoyed by this.. why? you might ask, and, don't you have a life of your own?
well, I'm gonna choose not to respond to that..

So, Norwegian papers are making a big fuzz out of N.E.R.D's only appearance in Norway this summer, not that anyone blames them for that.
N.E.R.D has made "Midnattsrocken" (translates to midnight-rock or something but you can just read: a festival way over yonder-north and in the middle of nowhere, scary close to the north-pole..) as their venue of choise this year, and it was probably a super-exotic experience for Pharrell, the rest of the band, the crew and the aprox. 14 people in the public, and I can totally get into your whole I'm so sexy I can work this hat looking like a 12-year-old and still have sex with your entire family!
But sex-appeal or not dude, do you really wanna describe your new album as a retro-futuristic travel into the 60's and 70's?
really??
And don't gimme that hippie-grin!

That was all folks.

My frustration is cured now thanx to the interweb.

retro-futuristic.. come on man.

thanx again interweb.

xoxo

-Julia (with lots of  love and understanding to spare)

Oh did I mention that I'm a total lingerie-fantast??

Yeah, it's true..

I got my Chantall Thomass, don't know how many Agent Provocateur.. but today I got a new friend and I'm wearing it rigt now!

It's an Elle Macpherson intimate and it makes my boobs look perky-purrfect ;)

Seriously though, it's the spree-model in nude (not usually my color-pick but this one is nice), the lace is the softest I've ever worn, and I wouldn't indeed not at all good sir no way be surprised if more of these sweeties would find their way into my drawer in the near future..

Here's spree, only in violet, not so bad either if u ask me..

Givenchy is killing me!

GAAHD! I wanna get married in this!

dress is from Givenchy Fall 2010 Couture, picture is from style.com

Inspiration for Anitra part 2.0.

Not to forget.. the part of this video where she's dancing in the sand
(from 3:21 to 3:52).
Very Anitra indeed..



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Inspiration for Anitra

Yoes yous guys..
Until I can decide on what this blog is even gonna be about I'm just gonna post things.. I think..
Anywho.

In August I'm gonna play the part of Anitra in the famous play by Henrik Ibsen; "Peer Gynt".
As you might have imagined, the play is about Peer and in (very) short I can tell you that Peer is pretty much a douchebag and a liar.
He goes through his life not being able to finish anything, he's only thinking about himself and takes no responsibility.
During his life and travels he meets a lot of different characters and one of them is Anitra.

Anitra is one of the seductresses in the play (along with den grønnkledde/the green-clad woman) and she's a real gold-digger.
Anitra shows up in the desert of north-Africa, shes the daughter of a Bedouin chief and basically the leader of the pack.

Man I'm so exited to play her!! and been thinking a lot lately about inspiration for the character.
I can't really decide if shes a woman or a girl, but what's for sure is that she's a tease and totally irresistible.
The scene of Anitra is probably the most sexually charged theme of the play and in many adaptations it has turned out pretty raw.. I cant wait to see how it turns out in our adaptation of the play!

I see Anitra as very exotic (as opposed to me, Norwegian, blond with blue eyes.. :#) and almost animal-like, she reminds me of everything from gypsies to turk belly-dancers and Hottentots.
One thing that really struck me as inspiration for Anitra a little while ago though, is Beyoncé in the déjà vu music-video.
Obviously her AMAZING dancing in the sand wearing a green bast-like skirt and a gold-bra or something, but also, her "character" during the whole video, apparently under the spell of Jay Z and out of control with lust for him, but maybe really totally calculated and in control of the situation, the seducer as opposed to the one being seduced..;)

Here's the video, enjoy!




(As if I will ever get anything near Beyoncé's performance in this video..)

And to everyone who's in or around Oslo in the beginning of august:

come see Nordavind produktioner and Yvonne McDevitt's adaptation of Peer Gynt!!

It's gonna premier outside on Sognsvann sat. the 7th. of Aug. and we're also playing there on sun. the 8th.
These two shows are gonna be free, now if that isn't awesome then i don't know what is...

for more info about the play and stuff, visit nordavindproduksjoner.no or the facebook-page.

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-Julia.