So many things: books and Reckless Love concert

I had a lot to do and I just forgot to update the blog, I apologize. 

Firstly... the updating of the book. Yes, again. Sometimes I feel very insecure, and although I see a comma out of place makes me panic! So I fixed the manuscript for the third time... but now I will send it in print. I promise. In the meantime, I continued to write. I swear... No more short essays. They are too difficult, and there is always something that you have forgotten. But patience.

I was at the Reckless Love concert in Rome a few weeks ago, it was my third time; after time I felt great, I had the opportunity to interview Olli, the singer, who was very kind to me. The live show was amazing, just like the other times, I missed so much those days! Even if... I would never go back.

Here are some pictures I took during the concert!

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Me and Jalle

Me and Hessu

Me and Olli

Unfortunately, after the concert I can't meet Pepe and take a picture with him :( maybe next time.

Have Pink Hair In Rome.

I want to say a big Thank You to Paolo Sorrentino for giving visibility to our wonderful city, for brought the light after so many years in the shadow. Rome is really "The Great Beauty", The Best Actress in the whole movie. But only as far as the city.

The Romans people worse by the day. Let me explain my situation;

I am a normal girl of 24 years old, I have only two things different from the others; pink hair and Gothic Lolita clothing.

I want to be an actress but I have a V.I.P. life without meaning to. Here it is really difficult to get a role in a movie if you aren't "a friend of" but I really would exchange this strange life of a VIP, to have a nice part in a major film. 
It's like I was the victim of the paparazzi every day. The problem is that there... I am nothing. None. I am just a unknown author for now. It's the people that photographs me in any place and any time that thinks that I am... a fucking pink monument. 
If I were Clint Eastwood and I went to the grocery store and a hidden guy makes me a photo there would be a reason.


The script is always the same. 
They pretend to photograph a monument / showcase / garbage can, but in reality they're taking photos to me. Sometimes the "accomplice" poses in my direction-in front of me or a few inches from me-planning to be smart enough to escape xD... We have to do with James Bond. Fuck.
Whenever you put yourself posing next to a traffic light, or a pharmacy? Unless you are a recent graduate proud of his work to take a souvenir photo to prove it to the world.

(them to me) snap the photo and run away satisfied. Most of the time I can be fast enough to cover my face with my hands, you never know, since I no longer have control of my image. And if I pissed what they tell me? "You have pink hair? You'll look for it."


A few days ago -one of many examples- someone pulled my hair... yeaaaah, very very well, so... because a person walking normally and pull the hair to the people because that asshole see for the frist  time something different and he wanted to do it. 
The next day, I was in a museum to see the exhibition of the Museum D'Orsay, and a guy instead of looking at the paintings was too busy to comment on my hair. You pay the ticket to the exhibition to look at my hair? Congratulations, you know how to manage your money well.

Guys seriously... ARE YOU OK??!!?!?
How do you evolve, grow economically, expand your resources, if you don't start from things like  accept something different?

My book is coming out where there is a chapter which treats these things, stay tuned.

My Flamingo Pink  Hair

Jupiter Live At Covent Garden 8.02.14 (Eragny-Sur-Oise)

Nice, St Paul de Vence, Antibe, Cannes, Lyon, Paris, Disneyland, Strasbourg, Germany... 
These were the stages of a wonderful 10-day trip, but here I will discuss the primary objective, the reason for this trip: to see Jupiter's concert!


Jupiter's is a J-rock band founded in 2013 by four former members of Versailles Philharmonic Quintet, after their pre-announced hiatus. 
The quintet is formed by ZIN (voice), TERU (guitar), HIZAKI (guitar), MASASHI (bass) and YUKI (drums), the band released their first single Blessing Of The Future and their first album Classical Element in the July 24 and August 28, 2013 with their respective video clips.


Let's start!
8th February.
There was a loots of traffic, I came from Italy with car, I was afraid of not arriving on time, I arrived half an hour late but to my surprise the concert had not yet begun. This was my outfit for the live! A girl I know only through facebook I took a picture and sent it to me.

Dress: Moi-même-Moitié

Headress: Alice And The Pirates

Wig: Gothic&Lolita wigs

Accessories: Alchemy Gothic

Coat: FanPlusFriend

Shoes etc: offbrand

The audience was divided into 3 categories; 

VIP (entrance two hours before the concert -frist row guarantee-, photo with the band, photo with a member of your choice, opportunity to ask two questions) 

Premium (entrance one hour before, a group photo with the band, handshake) 

Regular 

Since I had the VIP ticket (number 16) I rushed the entrance to buy merchandise but to my surprise the chekis (photos taken with the Polaroid) of Yuki had already ended. So I bought the towel and the official t-shirt and I entered in the hall for the interview.

We were greeted in French (I'll never forget the sweet "bonjurubonjuru" of Hizaki) and the first question was mine *o* Then I asked a question to Yuki. 

-I don't think I can write what I asked, I will inform you. If can I write it will report here the question and answer.-

Huge laughter during the interview. Hizaki was often distracted, the band waited for his answer that most often made ​​us laugh out loud <3

Then we took the group photo. On my turn I was so excited that Zin and Yuki sustained me to avoid my fainting xD 

In addition to the group photo, for the VIP people's it was also the photo with the favorite member. The first round was ZIN, who wanted to get a picture with him was lined up and one by one took professional pictures with him. Then TERU, HIZAKI,MASASHI and YUKI (with whom I took the photo).

After the pictures they leave us to prepare for the concert, so, we rushed to the front rows (I was in the second row! Yeah!), and after almost two interminable hours (too long), the concert finally started.

Even if Yuki is my favorite because of its incredible ability to play the drums, I couldn't take my eyes off Zin. His energy is amazing, and beware of anyone who says that is the twin brother of Kamijo! They're completely different. 

Zin has not stopped a second, continuously induced people to participate, headbanging, singing, dancing. A true Showman! 

--Setlist--

Intro

Blessing Of The Future

ARIA

Decadence

Allegory Cave

RYTHMOS

Nostalgie

Race Wish

SILENT KNIGHT

Heaven's Atlas

SHOUT YOUR DESIRE

LAST MOMENT

Scarlet

Classical Element

We could hear a preview of Last Moment Live!
Each member did a solo, Zin and Hizaki threw themselves between us 6-7 times (I would say threw themselves on me because I was in front, but then I would seem too exaggerated xD) then have "concluded" leaving us astonished.

We shouted the encore and after about twenty minutes they are back in t shirt for playing the latest songs.

encore--

Forever With You

Symmetry Breaking

Blessing Of The Future

conclusion

During Forever With You, we pulled out of some hearts made ​​of silver paper prepared in advance, and we waved them, it was very emotional... and so it was that the concert ended.

They threw picks and bottles, Yuki threw his drumsticks (I almost killed a guy to take them xD) but I couldn't get nothing <.< in return when Zin was on me during the live I dry his sweat with the towel xDDD *fangirl-mode-on*

They all went out so we start to go out but and at the end Hizaki, not satisfied, returns unexpectedly and throws again beetween us, but as expected it ended on the floor xD (like Rome...) if I had been a few inches to the right I would have caught him in time.

Thank You Jupiter!

-My towel, ticket and t-shirt :3-

-The autographed poster that they gave us at the entrance!!-

A night at Miss France in Rome... At my 24th birthday!

I spent midnight on my 24th birthday by doing something absolutely fantastic.
Behind my house there is a shop called Miss France, I have always wanted to visit but unfortunately I have always found it closed.

By accident or a stroke of luck, until one morning on Twitter I read a post that sent me to the official Barbie Xanax's Blog, who wrote an article about this store and discovered with astonishment that it's open only at night!

The owner is Maryse Fabre who was actually Miss France in 1956, and I talked with her for nearly three hours, while showing me the fifties clothes, jewelery, designer coats, handbags, swimwear, lovely hats and anything you can imagine find a store from the window so absurd and charming.

If you find yourself in Via Della Scrofa in Rome over the weekend and you suffer from insomnia... going to visit this store! 

But beware... don't go there if you are claustrophobic (the shop is really really tiny and full, in fact she allow to get a person once as written out of the door!), and despite it open only at night don't go if it rains. Maryse is terrified that his shop being flooded and prefers to keep it closed. 

Ironically I visited before the big rain that hit Rome a few weeks ago. Will it be flooded? :-/ 

If you happen to buy something do it, Maryse will captivate you with his ringing voice and her sweetness. You will surely find something special in his shop window. Good Luck!

The opening window of Miss France.

Goodbye 2013!!

This year is over. December is passed very quickly compared to the other months, I am convinced that it is still autumn...
Anyway I am grateful that this year was much better than last year. Thank you, thank you very much. I've had opportunities, I realized desires, I did things that I wanted very much that last year I couldn't do. So I'm grateful with all my heart and soul.
An advice that I can give is: Be Grateful. 
Even if you don't believe in nothing don't worry, be grateful create a mechanism that will give you even more things to be thankful for. It's not magic, it's quantum physics.

These days I'm working hard on projects that I'll reveal between 1-2 weeks... You'll see *.* 

Mana Sama (me XD) wishes you all a Happy New Year! Believe in your dreams!

Gothic Lolita Advice (1): Bodyline's misadventures -negative rewiew

 Since that many people had this "experience" I decided to tell what happened to me last year.
The last year I bought two coats from Bodyline, the cheap "brand"of Lolita's clothing at reduced prices. I already wrote about in my book "Si sono una Gothic Lolita!" (Youcanprint), but here I want to deepen, for similar stories. The coats are never arrived, they came back, I requested a new shipment safer, but they wanted paid back all the goods! (which I refused to do) and here is the emails that are followed:
(because in my book there is only a reference... this is the full story. keep your eyes open!)

Lolita Meet in Rome

Hello to all! Sorry for the absence but between translations, editing and other things I have not had time to update the blog.
Not long ago, a friend of mine organized a lovely Lolita meet in Rome, I met some very nice people and I enjoyed it a lot, here are some photos of the day. 

I finally found the time to re-arrange the book that has already been published, I've added and removed some things, and I'm almost ready to re publish it again :)

Surely this time I'll be much more satisfied than the first publication! Support me u.u (XD)
See you soon!