First post of 2020

First post of 2020

In my country, the beginning of January often is described with: "Falling a in a deep black hole.." However it wasn't that heavy for me, I notice that the new year came with new things, new feelings and a lot is going on within and around me. It resulted in me having less time and motivation to update my blog. Also to gain me some experience, I started with a new job this week so things kind of need to be settled down at this point.

But that doesn't mean that I have neglected all my writings for the past few weeks. I've updated both my Loki and The Lion King fanfiction with another chapter. Okay, the Loki story I wrote a few years ago, so that one just needed some editing. But for Scar's Reign I had some new inspiration that I needed to write down.

Links to those stories:

A Loki Novel Part 1
Chapter 8: Tom's Pancakes, Chris's Eggs and Loki's Rage

(Okay I don’t know if Tom & Chris are such good eaters, but it was fun to write xD)

 “After Chris had spent the early morning to do some stretching and work-outs, Tom greeted him and together they decided to do something about their growling stomachs. Since they hadn’t eaten much yesterday, the both of them highly needed to get some food, so they simply followed the scent of freshly baked bread and pan cakes. Finding the table full of delicacies, obviously didn’t took them very long. The table already seemed to be discovered by Owen. Chris took a few eggs and Tom‘s heart probably started to beat faster when he took a bite from a pancake.”

 Continue reading: Tom's Pancakes, Chris's Eggs and Loki's Rage (wattpad) and Ao3.


The Lion King Scar's Reign
Chapter 14: The Elephant Graveyard

Credit Scar/Nala artwork: Deviant Art User Whiluna

From this story I also updated the summary:

A dark era has reached the Pride Lands, with Scar as its king. The lionesses, the hyenas: they all have to deal with each other. This story will reveal what‘s truly happened during Simba's absence. What's life like on the Pride Lands with Scar? With his chaotic mind, Scar has got his eyes drawn to Nala. 

Also his past still haunts this black maned lion. And how's Scar holding up as king himself? Every day there‘s the chance of him or one of the hyenas spilling their secret out in the open. But there‘s one other lion who knows the truth: Zira. Scar and Zira have a rather unpleasant history together and also the hyenas are wondering if he still stands on the same page as they are. While Scar is worrying about his future and the 'ghosts' of his past, Zira and the three hyenas are secretly plotting against him. Does Scar have anyone left on his side or has he, with his actions of the past, created his own Lion Graveyard?

Is Taka still hidden somewhere inside or is our pal truly destined to be doomed? (based on The Madness of King Scar & A Tale of Two Brothers) I work with the italic font to reveal a character‘s thought.

I showed a small part of the Loki story, so here's the beginning of the chapter:

Continue reading (or just read it in bigger size 😆): 

Ao3: The Elephant Graveyard

Ao3: From the beginning

Wattpad Scar's Reign

FF.net Scar's Reign

Quotes

I thought it's never too late to share some January inspiration, so here are a few inspiring quotes:

Here's a photo I made last week:

No, the picture is not edited in black & white. I was watching two squirrels chasing after each other in the trees (camera couldn't catch them). Due the light the trees looked like they were black. What's the message of this photo? Perhaps it meant: 

"Not everything always is that black & white like it seems." 

Isn't that a perfect quote to end this post with? It could be, but I want to end the blogpost with the following:

Robert Downey Jr. as Dolittle!

In my second blogpost (unless Tom Hiddleston will post a selfie of him as Loki on the set of the Loki series before the weekend) of the year I'm going to do some writing I absolutely love too, namely: blogging/reviewing films! As a animal lover I am definitely looking forward in seeing Dolittle, from which Robert Downey Jr. (definitely one of my favorite actors too!), has made me excited for with all the promotion he did on his social media.

Have you seen Dolittle already or are you going to see it? Feel free to share your opinion about this movie in a comment on my next blogpost that will be named: Dolittle Movie.


Love,

xx

Nicole

Holiday in the Wild

Holiday in the Wild

Do you recognize the following: It’s easy to choose out a series to watch on Netflix, but finding a good film is quite a challenge! May I tip you Holiday in the Wild, starring Kristin Davis & Rob Lowe? Even though you might think it’s just an ordinary Christmas movie after you have seen the first scene, but I can tell you: it’s not. After her husband has left her, Kate (Kristin Davis) takes the second honeymoon to Africa herself, what she actually had planned as a surprise for her husband. There she meets Derek Holliston (Rob Lowe, doesn’t he look like Robert Downey Jr?), her pilot for doing some sightseeing in Zambia. Together they help saving a baby orphan elephant who just lost his mother due poaching. The animals and especially the baby elephants are the ones who are going to make your heart melt during this film!

Rescue our wild friends!

The film states that we, the humans are the most dangerous species living on this planet. I do agree with that and it’s absolutely sad that there’s still animal cruelty happening such as poaching. Humanity also comes with a large group of heroes, and fortunate this group is getting larger and larger. Heroes that live for their goal of rescuing the involved animals. This film sets its light on the elephants who after their futures seemed to be stolen, were found and rescued by Game Rangers International (GRI), a non-profit organisation established in Zambia. Also most of the scenes of this film were filmed at GRI. On their website I read that lead actress Kristin Davis once helped in the rescue of a orphaned elephant in Kenya, an event this film was inspired by. Kristin has a heart for animals and with that I think she surely sets the right example. She became a Patron to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. On both the named sites above you can donate or digitally adopt a elephant, for giving these wonderful projects a financial support! This film has inspired me to do so, it’s the only thing I can do from the other side of the world.

A thank you note from Sheldrick Wildlife Trust after donating

Photo: WWF

Africa is the home of my favourite animals and also in a way the home of my favourite Disney film. If you have read one of my earlier blog posts or are following me on IG, you probably guessed that I’m talking about lions & The Lion King. Also the lion is one of the species currently in huge danger and via organisations such as WWF (Dutch name: WNF) I’ve also been supporting projects that are helping the King of the jungle to continue his existing. Also I support their project for the tiger, a specie on the brink of extinction since there are only less than 3900 tigers left in the wild! Forgive me for talking a bit off topic, nevertheless, tigers may live in a total different continent, the circumstances with poachers unfortunately are the same. But all together we'll succeed in creating a better life for all the wild animals out there!

Here at the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation you can find information about about a project called: End Tiger Extinction. Also there's an option to donate. 

Elephants, lions, tigers & all animals need our help!

Photo: David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation 

Soul trips/Dreams

Also Africa is on my to do list for future travels, not in the near future I do assume, but someday. Holiday in the Wild surely has awakened my desire of going on a safari in Africa even more. Perhaps it also gave me a country to start in, namely Zambia, I think that’s really a help since Africa by far isn’t the smallest continent.. I liked that the lead character in this film actually is doing a soul-trip. I think it’s definitely something that brings someone on their right path towards their dreams. I’m going through a lot of changes into my life and that’s good because sometimes you’ve got to change. Sometimes you’ve got to say goodbye to certain things in your life before new doors are being opened. I don’t want to spoil the film for those who haven’t watched it yet, but in this film Rob Lowe speaks a sentence about the positivity of change. At that moment I thought: “Wow, that’s so true!” Once you hear it, you know what I’m talking about.

Normally I’m not that into Netflix films, also I’ve kind of had it with those simple Christmas films (perhaps I should give Last Christmas a chance) but I already shared that Holiday in the Wild is not really a Christmas movie. Holiday in the Wild definitely is worth the watch. I think especially romantic people, creative people and of course animal lovers will love it!

Ilze Kitshoff 

Extra

I've got to share this. You know my favourite Lion King character is Scar. I ordered a Scar plush because I loved it so much. But the delivery got delayed that much (he didn't even had to come from far..) that I thought he got lost or stolen in the mail. I even didn't dared to look at the tracking link I had.. But.. Guess who showed up at my doorstep last night? Isn't he adorable (in his own way)? He's totally going to inspire me in writing stories about the Lion King! (He's standing on my town's flag.)

Tom & Charlie change character for Halloween

Tom as Daredevil, Charlie as Loki

Picture: Bruce Glikas (Gettyimages)

A few days for Halloween it got announced: A Halloween surprise at Betrayal's Stage door. Zawe Ashton, holding a camera, asked the two men what they would wear. It was a surprise. Then the speculation begun: "What will Tom wear for Halloween?"

In the comments I saw a lot passing by with two on the lead:
- Loki
- Anything Shakespeare related

But...

He came out as Daredevil and Charlie was wearing a Loki costume! Which means Tom & Charlie basically switched characters, a lovely gesture if you ask me! Zawe was dressed as Captain Marvel & Eddie Arnold was Captain America

Photos by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images

Photos by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images

> Go here for footage behind the scenes at People <

Photo by Jenny Anderson

My Loki funkopop had a original costume too..

Zen Blog: Inspiring Quotes and Nature 4

Zen Blog: Inspiring Quotes and Nature 4

I‘m so sorry that it took me three months to do a blog like this one again. I‘m not doing the time-talk again, we know it‘s flying by faster than Thor would⚡ (even before he got fat..). However had added some nature pictures and quotes in some of the blogs I published in August and September.

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Aren‘t we all bouncing in a circle up and down? The one moment we feel great, the next moment we‘re caught in a miserable mood. Perhaps that‘s what they mean with 'Circle of Life' in the Lion King. (Kidding..) Speaking of the Lion King, remember Hakuna Matata (it means no worries for the rest of..🎵)?  Recently I got a tip from someone. He said something among the lines of: "If you‘re burdened with stress or you are worrying about something, throw some rocks in the water and watch the circles. Pretend that the disappearing circles mean your stress/worries and let it carry it away!" That‘s truly a wonderful advice. I knew that there‘s a large pond around my hometown somewhere I had never been before. I tried to find this a few months ago, but I don‘t know where Maps was sending me too. Not there, definitely. It was a great walk though, crossed a dog 🐶that lives close in the era (I was worried about him walking around there on his own, but people told me it‘s the dog‘s nature for as long as they remember) who joined me the whole time and actually helped me find my way back from the nowhere to the living! However, the other day I decided to give it another try and took my bicycle with me because it was actually quite the walk.. This time finding it took me no effort, so I decided to follow the guy‘s advise. And for me this really worked. I had two things on my mind that I wished the universe solved for me. Small things, but enough to spoil my mood for a few days.. Anyhow, the next day both of those 'problems' were solved.

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Somehow I‘m always drawn to take a picture of the sky. It‘s always the question how a picture like that turns out because I can‘t see the view when looking right into the sun..

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The above is a zoom-in of the previous picture. I did captured a light blue energy in that particular picture I took. You can tell me it‘s an effect of the sun, but I‘m too spiritual to believe that! 💙

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Hey, what‘s that in the water?

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Quotes/Inspiration: 

 

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These days here it‘s raining a lot. One of the themes of this blog post perhaps is water.

You can‘t live without water, nature can‘t live without water. Every time when the rain spoils your mood, think that nature which is still recovering from two dry summers (here that is..), needs it a lot!

I do, I do!

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A sign of Infinity

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You are stronger than you think..

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End the blog with some Hiddles vibes!

I know I have used this Tom Hiddleston quote earlier, but you can‘t share a lovely quote like this enough!

I like to write down small quotes or save images in small note books. Every time I open this small blue notebook Tom Hiddleston‘s quote magically creates a smile on my face. 💙😇

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I hope you enjoyed this blog,

Love,

xx

Nicole

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Sources: Rituals, Flair Magazine, Flow Magazine, Tom Hiddleston

From a Holiday to England to Scarbucks and DisneyPlus

From a Holiday to England to Scarbucks and DisneyPlus

(Clearly my head still isn't used to the usual life beyond holidays yet, since this blog post is a bit chaotic..)

Time flies when you‘re in the middle of hour holiday days.. Isn't it? Or does time just fly all time? My vacation was over since last Monday, but time for writing this blog I hadn't had before today (Friday). Well I've also did some other writing, socializing (because of something in our home circumstances we've been having a lot of visitors lately and it‘s not very nice if I crawl behind my laptop then for writing a blog😉.) Perhaps I should overthink it too much because with that, I‘m losing.. time..😏

In the second week of my vacation I went a weekend off, traveling. I went to Winterswijk & Lichtenvoorde (city my mother grew up in). I went on my own and I said to myself: If I can do this, I can travel to England on my own too. And as if it truly was a first step towards England, I was given some signs during my trip: The key of my B&B had a London red phone-booth key-chain on, a poster in the hall had the word 'London' printed on big, a 'London bus' can, people in the train/streets saying England..

Jep that‘s Dumbo! 😊

And guess what? One of my dreams is coming true in 2020!  I‘m going to Glastonbury and I don‘t need to go on my own!

Flower Parade

Jurassic Park & the whole Jungle on the loose!

This was truly beautiful to see. Giant creations (chariots) made by flowers. The monkey was the winner (his head moved, his eyes blinked and the thing also made sound), but personally I also was very impressed by the leopard & the dinosaur. They all had something special. The dinosaur was moving a bit too and they played the lovely Jurassic Park music!

Green

The horse was a real photo model!

The nature pictures I took in Lichtenvoorde. It‘s like when you are in the green grasslands, you feel like you are far away from the market, but it‘s actually just a 10 minutes walk.. My mother grew up in a farm just before this grassland (the farm is gone) and she did recognize some of the things like the big tree when I sent some pictures.

The picture above is me sitting below the big tree. My skin is very light and actually it was a bit too hot outside for a walk.. So I was happy the tree could offer me some shelter for a while..

I don‘t really know what this was, it looked magnificent.

This was a weekend for myself. I needed to get myself away from my hometown and also I stayed low at social media (something I should do more often I noticed..). And when you‘re alone, you are not going to make it wild in the evening.. Even though they had a huge event happening in Winterswijk (the flower parade/fair/party/drinking/fun) I stayed in my B&B during the evenings reading, writing and watching series. Since a few years I‘m skipping alcohol more and more. I always had to be careful with it. Having a wine or a beer every now and then is okay but I definitely don‘t find it necessary weekend after weekend. After the walk I sat myself down at a terrace and took a smoothie instead (and looked over to the lion statue in front of me. Got to love lions😍). 

When I‘m going to England (and I will!) I know I can share a lot more about the trip! :).

Tom Hiddleston by Dead Poets Live.

This blogpost needs a picture of Tom in it! This one got published by Dead Poets Live earlier today. It was taken on their event in 2018. #TheBrokenWord.

I also found something I really really like in the mail today!

"I‘m going to get me a Scarbucks coffee!"
"Don‘t you mean Starbucks?"
"Don‘t tell that to the owner of Scarbucks. Oh and if your name is Mufasa, you better give up another name.."

I found the mug on Etsy. No actually I looked for it but that‘s because I seen it somewhere a few years ago. I couldn't find back the website, well perhaps that was Etsy too. I just needed to have this mug and the fact that shipping costs more than the mug, didn‘t really matter. It‘s almost too risky to use it, but I‘m going to because what else is better drinking your coffee from than in a Scar mug, if you are writing Lion King fan-fiction? "So prepare for the cup of the century.. Be prepared!"

Ending this blog with some DisneyPlus news:

Here in Holland DisneyPlus is out there to try for a free trial. The three Thor films are on, the newer Marvel films like Avengers Endgame and Captain Marvel aren't on yet. I assume they come on November 12th, when Disney is officially releasing the app and then they will add more to watch. Also it's not yet available on all TV 's (according to Disney: Disney+ is available on the following devices: Web, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, and fully integrated with the Apple TV app, Android Phone, Android Tablet, Android TV devices, LG TVs, Google Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.). For now I can use it on Web and the tablet.

When you can't chose a icon, just give Loki a profile..😇:

I hope my sister will pick Lady because her icon is so cute too!

There‘s no Loki icon yet, when he gets one I need three profiles..

I haven‘t watched anything on it yet, but I think I‘m going to give Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D a chance!