The Big Swimming Inspiration

That's Martin Strel, 52, a guy from Slovenia (my home country) who swam the world's most dangerous river, the mighty Amazon. I just recently watched the documentary movie "The Big River Man" and I must say that was - in fact - the most AMAZONG documentary movie I ever saw in my life! Awe-inspiring story, surreal and absolutely unforgettable.

And since VICE just did an fresh interview with the big guy, and since I'm kinda a fresh Vice member myself, I thought you might wanna read it. Check out this link!

photo: still from a movie

Living in East End

For some odd, peculiarly good reason, I'm watching at fireworks from my porch. London, you are getting me all hoked minute after minute ...

(Picture above is my view from the kitchen window - the 'Rocket' Gherkin, although - let's not be shy - to me it looks like a good ol' vibrator ...

ph0to by Marta L.

City of Angels, I'm not done with You.

It's a chilly morning in London and my bags are tight packed for sunny surf paradise Tarifa! The-southest-you-can-go in Spain, and the one of my still not reachable destinations till now! Woohooo! Buut - just before I crash down there (and finally kiss my love after 3 weeks) shall we say I kinda have this funny feeling in my stomach? The project we did in Los Angeles (tell you more about that in next posts!) and the whole experience - the vibe, the people, the caaaliforniaaaa ... was to-die-for fabulous!!!
So presumably I'll be back some day soon ... I mean, how can I not be?? Right, Shia? ;)

photo by Marta L.

E-mail of the day :: New York Exhibition

Hi, We (APW galery NYC) have came across your work online and we would like to invite you to participate in our coming exhibition.This exhibition will feature 200 artists from around the world. Invitations will be sent to over 40,000 collectors, and fellow artists. Your works will also be featureon our website and for purchase online.
Idea:
Each artist will have a 40(l)x30(h) space to display their artwork of choice. Artist's can have as many pieces as you want as long as it doesn't go over the 40" x 30" space. Make sure that each piece are ready to hang and is less than 2 lbs. Also, please be sure to mail in a picture/chart of how you want your pieces to be displayed.
We will be picking one artist from this exhibition to presents a solo exhibition at our gallery. We will also be picking 10 artists to present a group exhibition as well.

All artists are guaranteed to be featured in this exhibition upon completion of registration.

Never Trust A Punk

... unless he's a SUPERGOD. God save the Queen. And Warren Ellis.

artwork by Jamie Reid

"This is Macedonian Bronx"

Of course I made tones of crazy photos when W&S crew was visiting the gypsy village in Macedonia this week ... but due to my extreme lack of time (again working on 5 different projects at once) I just wanted to share this amazing gypsy boyz gang from tha hood.
What you see is not them posing, this is just them the way they are - the ultimate essence of the gypsy boys community ... God, I'm so excited I can't even write!!!

Stay with me, more will come soon!!

photo by Marta Lamovšek

Purple Stars

“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” O. Wilde

photo by Anika Horvat (me @Kempinski Palace Party 27.03.2009 #klik #sof)

It's a Mirracle.

The next time you look into the mirror, just look at the way the ears rest next to the head; look at the way the hairline grows; think of all the little bones in your wrist. It is a miracle. And the dance is a celebration of that miracle. (Martha Graham)

The one thing I'm proud of, and that is: I dance. (Marta L.)

photo: Mert & Marcus

Great Expectations

There is something about Sunday after a good party on Friday (and Thursday). One thing I can say due to 10 days absence on my blog - boy, I've danced. I danced like there will be no tomorrow, - no, wait: I simply danced the winter away!
And now I feel like a woman with a plan. Oh yes I do.
And so I'm keeping my feet on the dusted ground and my thoughts on the heights of the sunny sky ...

Photo by Marta L.

Winters PMS deLuxe?

Kam smo prišli, da mora človek že tako umanjkano vitalno energijo usmeriti v to, da se pripravi do tega, da gre iz stanovanja? Pred tremi urami mi je zmanjkalo cigaret in Romeo je tri metre stran - ampak no way! Itak se potem rabi bolj dozo maščobe, da preživiš to sproščanje stresa, ko imaš mišice od mraza tako zategnjene, da se ti sfigurirajo nazaj šele, ko poješ kej ultimativno nezdravega.
Sorry! Ker ne moreš od zelenjave pa tofuja ostati živ, - ko prideš iz minus 36, ti pred očmi zapleše tisti vanilijev pudinček iz leclerca z 2998 kcal - AMPAK šele potem, ko zmažeš sendvič napolnjen s pol kile konzervansov ... yeah, baby!

Anyways, I'll never know if Miles Aldrige made this photo at the breakfast or not, but I just find it extremely attractive. It represent my current mode - exactly. (Mogoče pa bi dones za zajtrk spet jajčka ... :)

photo Miles A.

Recession, 2nd anniversary of my blog & a flu

She's aliveeee! (Although she's horizontal) I tell u - it's no fun being strung out of a flu and fuck, barely survived it. I feel much better now (thanks to Jernej). But you know there's something else I want to share on this first 09' post.
Just a few days ago, it was 2nd year since I started this blog. Yeeey! So, if we'd go back two years, I'd say there's something to see. Hell yeah: things happened. Massiveeee. And I'm glad. No, I'm proud. And not to mention, being The Zadetaodlajfa for 2 years means I had to obtain some fans: uhuhuhuu! ;D (I didn't go and start a group on Facebook, but that's only because I'm not going to bother you there on the same way that shitloads of other groups do it ... not yet :) So into what was I?
Aaaah: Cheeers for 2nd anniversary of my blog! Thanks for stayin with me!! And mostly - thanks for all the comments ...ah, so many - aren't you spending a bit too much time on them?! ;))

p.s. Did you get my greetings card? If not: HAPPY NU year. Don't let the recession get 2you, dear friend ... it's all fake. Except it isn't. Well, SCREW THE RECESSION in 2009!

photography Peter Lindberg

Go on, you know you want to!

Turns out that a mix of three (1. fine wine 2. yummie dinner 3. fabuuuulous gifts) - makes me wanna do crazy shit over my own photos ... Call it a slight x-mas overdosing, I couldn't care less! ;))

photography & X-MASipulation by Marta L.

Last days of Decadence...

...The parties rage on. Get it while you can kids. (Sunday Times)
The Sunday Times’ Style section worries about the future. (Skrufff-E)

Another Dimension

In recent couple of weeks my mailbox accumulates lots of unanswered e-mail. I apologize! I will respond to all (yes, I'm interested) when I'll find some time. Soooon ...

Stay high!

photo by Marta L. (I shoot it at Zappos in Las Vegas)

California Sunrise: 1st Come, 1st Served

Prešinilo me je, da sem iz svojega post traveling besednjaka kategorično - (morda podzavestno, zaradi strahu pred ubeseditvijo in posledično prehitro pozabo?) - izpustila magično besedo Kalifornija. Zakaj nisem nikomur npr. rekla "In potem smo se en dan vozili ob kalifornijski obali do Santa Cruza?" ali pa "V Kaliforniji sonce sije drugače" ... To se mi zdi čudno zaradi najmanj dveh stvari:
1) ker sem actually bila tam s svojim rock bendom ;D
2) ker še nikoli prej kot tam nisem doživela sončnega vzhoda tako literally dobesedno ...

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California. - Edward Abbey

Kdo :: Koga: Marta L. / Neznani bajker.
Kje :: Kdaj: Nekje v Kaliforniji. / Ob sončnem vzhodu.
Kako :: Zakaj: Ustavili smo se na bencinski. / Bil je dober shoot.

Stuck in New York - and Liked it!

Ko sem včeraj stopila iz rumenega taksija na Times Squaru (Manhattan), sem najprej naredila tri stvari:
1) histerično skakati,
2) zajemati zrak gloooboko v pljuča in
3) kričati najbolj logično besedo "Fabuloooous!!!"

Yeah, I do that. Don't you? ;D

Potem sem v naslednjih 15tih sekundah kupila tri majčke I <3 NY. Vesolje je očitno želelo, da doživim še New York, čeprav sploh ni bil v načrtu ... vsaj ne tokrat! No ja, nisem se ravno branila. ;)

Je to začetek? Konec? Woot 'cha thing? Ah, le kdo bi vedel, kaj je za tistim skrivnostnim vogalom ... tam, visoko med oblaki.

photo by Yougo (my official photographer in LV, SF & NYC - thanks a hot :)

I Love LV

Oh, yeeeeeah. Guess what je najboljša stvar našega hotela Sahara? Točno - tale bazen. Pri 35 stopinjah celzija paše biti ob vodi, you gotta trust me on this. Pa ko se ob njem pije res dober Mojito in ob hudi muziki nadensava - no ja, ni ravno, da bi človek še kdaj res hotel preživljat zimo v naši Sibiriji, ups, Sloveniji ... and you know what I mean. In, prav ponosna sem, da naš Syc @Blogorola head of marketing za naše bivanje v Sin Cityu ni bookiral hotelov, kot so Wyn, Bellagio ali drugih top-end, ampak je v slogu pravih rockstarjev izbral Saharo - The legendary place, v katerem je še tisti pravi duh starega Vegasa. Referenca? V njem je Elvis Presley bil takorekoč doma ... and who can beat that?

Toooorej ... danes se je končal Blog World Expo - zaradi katerega smo pravzaprav tukaj (ček out my Twitter) in, odločili smo se, Grega, Yougo, Matija in seveda Syc da bomo bivanje v Vegasu podaljšali še za en dan - yeeeeeeeee! Jutri se grem povzpet na Stratosphere Tower - požrem slino 2x - na njem je namreč najvišji rollercoster na svetu - ever! U lajfu! Fabulousity meets Insanity - ker tale nora izkušnja je nekaj, česar ne moreš, da ne bi? Do we all agreeeee?

Na njem si želim posnet filmček - če me ne bo preveč strah. Poimenovala ga bom Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 2.

photo by Marta L.

Elvis meets Zadetaodlajfa ;-D

, “What happens in Vegas, STAYS in Vegas.”

photo by you.go

Sin City, here I come!

Nepredvidljivo je tole življenje. Še pred tremi meseci, ko sem recimo 78-tič gledala Fear and Loathing Las Vegas, se mi ni sanjalo, that I'm goin to the fabulous Vegas myself! Usoda? Ne, dragi moji, Blogorola!!! :)

Kdo gre in zakaj? Kdo-o? Me and tha Boyz! Tisti pač, ki enostavno ne smejo manjkati. In zakaj? 'Coz rockstars dig rockstars! ;)) Okaj, what's the meaning of this trip? ... Da gremo grešit?

Brez šale, takole je: v Las Vegasu je 3dnevna Blog World Expo konvencija, največja promocija novih medijev, konferenca, ki bo gostila bo čez 200 premier expertov na sceni, sami Đeksoni, ki obvladujejo 2.0 in seveda bloggers influential de luxe... not that we really care about that shit! ;D Jooooke!! If the pigs were gathering in Vegas, I felt the drug culture should be represented as well. Če zadeta od lajfa in mesto greha ne gresta skupaj z roko v nogi, potem res ne vem, what fucking goes!
A zdi se mi, da bo res zanimiva (tudi) konferenca, interesting people from all over the globe, mikro novinarstvo, attending networking parties - čeprav main point je, da je Vegas znan po tem, da se tam ljudem malo odpelje. The possibility of physical and mental collapse is very real. Ja, folk si tam pač da duška, naredijo vse tisto, česar doma ne bi, ... ne, ker si ne upajo, ampak ker sploh ne vejo, that they want it! Damn right. Zato bodite realni in pričakujte - tudi od mene - vse nemogoče lumparije ... ;)

Po verjetno najbolj bliskajočih štirih dnevih u lajfu ever se nam bo s fanti prilegel pravi special american-dream directly to San Francisco on a roadtrip!! Owww yeeea, imagine a jeep trip through the desert ... Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a highway traffic cop. A normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop heart. Make the bastard chase you. He will follow ... Ali haluciniram ali res odletimo čez 3 dni??

I wanna leave fast.

ZADETAODLAJFA needs a Break?

Samo vprašanje časa je bilo: je danes ta dan, ko se od vas lahko poslovim? Aaaahaaaaaaa - is anybody out there?? Ma, kdo je še zlepljen za kompjutrom, se vam ne zdi, da je way to much prevroče za tovrstnost? Kdo še ni nakonektan na vamos ala playa mode? In zakaj ne? Včasih je dobro izbrati pravi trenutek, tajming is everything, my friends - trust me - I've been there, done it (so many times) - in če me kdo še sliši - in če res posluša, ga vprašam "Si res želiš, da to poletje preživim za računalnikom?"

Koliko časa so počitnice? Je čas res relativen? Ste opazili, da nikjer nikogar več ni? Ok, kam pa ti greš? Natančno, prosim. Dopu-u-ust?? Brejkič? Hočem vedeti. Ali pa sem - saj veste - skregana. ;) Z drugimi besedami - kdaj se vidimo? In zakaj ne prej?

artwork :: borrowing from Misshapes & manipulated by Marta L.

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