Dream Inspired XI: Lights

I just found something so absolutely dreaming about Bruno Dayan.s work, so much so, one of is pieces now graces the truly madly blog as it.s new header.

The harmony between art, photography, and fashion in his pictures are just so beautiful.

The sparkling lights were a great touch don.t you think?

Dream Inspired X: Where The Wild Things Are

Finally, a classic children.s book that a very large majority of us grew up with has been made into a live action movie.

It.s a lovely and wild {mostly wild... ok lovely} story about a young boy and the power of his dreams.

I will definitely be waiting in the ticket line, with my little brother.s hand clasped in mine when this film comes out in october.

{a dream best seen when awake}

Can you believe i found a blog dedicated to these wild things and their Terrible Yellow Eyes

Shooting Stars

I.m sad to say that i missed out on a dream the other day. The perseid meteor shower reached it.s peak of visibility last night, and unfortunately {despite my efforts} i was unable to see it.s splendor.

The weather in my area has been nothing but sky tears and cotton candy {my way of saying rainy and cloudy} so from dusk to dawn, nothing could be seen in the sky. No stars, no moon, and definitely no meteor showers.

I hope to try again next year. I don.t want to miss out on this beautiful dream any longer.

Dream Inspired IX: Strawberry Swing

I dont know how this keeps happening but i have stumbled upon yet another Dream Inspired music video that i found to be perfect for this dream blog.

It is called Strawberry Swing by Coldplay

This post is more about the video than the actual song. In all honesty, i vaguely remember the song because i was so wowed by the video. I don.t even have to explain how appropriate it is for this blog, the video speaks for itself. I love seeing creative uses of art and animation, and you don.t get more creative than this.

It.s a fun and very interesting music video that doesn.t make much sense, but that hardly matters. It didn.t fail to put a smile on my face, and i hope it does the same to yours.

I really should get back to dreaming again. My subconscious seems to be getting very lazy.

Enjoy

Dream Inspired VIII: Dream

This dream inspired post is another music video and features my new artist find Priscilla Ahn singing her appropriately titled song, Dream.

This video was actually a related video for my former dream inspired post Coin Laundry by Lisa Mitchell {convenient? I think so} which is how i stumbled upon it.

I think Priscilla has a very beautiful voice. I also think i.m very jealous of it. I.m a sucker for serene relaxing songs like this one. Give this song a listen and let it lull you into a sweet dream.

Enjoy.

Lyrics

I was a little girl alone in my little world who dreamed of a little home for me.

I played pretend between the trees, and fed my houseguests bark and leaves, and laughed in my pretty bed of green.

I had a dream

That I could fly from the highest swing.

I had a dream.

Long walks in the dark through woods grown behind the park, I asked God who I'm supposed to be.

The stars smiled down on me, God answered in silent reverie. I said a prayer and fell asleep.

I had a dream

That I could fly from the highest tree.

I had a dream.

Now I'm old and feeling grey. I don't know what's left to say about this life I'm willing to leave.

I lived it full and I lived it well, there's many tales I've lived to tell. I'm ready now, I'm ready now, I'm ready now to fly from the highest wing.

I had a dream

Dream Inspired VII: The Beatles

Before you start watching, i would just like to say... i love The Beatles. The Beatles are awesome. That is all.

It is time again for a new dream inspired. I was so happy when i stumbled upon this video this evening simply because {as u might have already guessed} i am a huge Beatles fan and proud of it. Something about their music just mezmerizes me.

This video is from the opening of the new Beatles themed Rock Band video game. Although i am a guitar player, unfortunately i am not a guitar hero player or a video gamer really, meaning i won.t be touching this game anytime soon {i have both tried and failed at guitar hero already}.

What really attracted me to this video was the animation and art concept used to make this tribute to one of my favorite bands. The reason why i made this video a dream inspired {other than my obsession} was mostly the ending. The random psychadelic weirdness you will {unless you already have} see at the end seemed to potray one of those nonsense dreams we all have from time to time with all the pretty colors.

I loved it, and i hope you do too.

Enjoy.

Dream. Dream. Dream.

I believe that dreams are a very important thing. They tell us things about ourselves we didn.t know yet. Like how strange and crazed we really are {deep deep deeep down inside}.

I am only one person. One person with alot of dreams and a little memory. A problem which tends to make updating this blog a wee bit hard.

So i humbly ask you. Whether you.re a frequent visitor or a one-time passerby. Take the time to tell me your dreams.

Email me at madlyrena@gmail.com and tell me all about your beautiful and ugly dreams and i.ll post them right here on truly madly. I can post them as written or even turn them into a story like i do with mine. Your choice. I.m up for and ready for anything. So give it try.

By the way, this creative piece of art is brought to you by Eduardo Recife from Misprinted Type. Give him a look see.

Big Dog

I woke up with a greeting from a grizzly gray sky. What an amazingly dull scene. I tried to avert my gaze and pull my covers over my head to feel their down-filled embrace once more, but they refused to budge. Great. I accepted my lost battle and got out of bed to go get ready for... school. I found myself outside in the finger-numbing cold of the morning air. I gave one last scowl at the gray sky that continued to taunt me and began my trek to the bus stop.

On my way, i found myself wondering where my bus stop was anyway. Perhaps if i never found it i could return to my room and battle those covers once more. It was at this moment that three musicians came walking towards me. A huge grin soon found itself upon my face and i went to greet them. We talked and laughed and played the guitar, until the youngest musician broke this nostalgic spell. With a pompous smirk on his face, he told us he had a date, turned around and began to walk away.

I ran after him in a selfish attempt to make him stay. I began talking to him, pleading to him to do something for me. I think i wanted one last song. He agreed, and the show began. The three musicians began playing on my roof and i was frenzied. It happened so instantaneously, i blinked twice to make sure it was real. Of course it wasn.t. I decided to go search for my lost bus stop once more. Eventually i found it, though i don.t know where, and the bus ride was fuzzy. I couldn.t remember even getting on. I was at school, though it was bit more amazing then i remembered. I don.t know why i dreaded going.

Before i knew it, i was on my way home again, when something dreadful caught my eye. A dog. A Big dog. A Huge dog. I was never afraid of dogs. But i was terrified of this one. It stood on it.s hind legs, and much taller than the policemen trying to take it down. The chase began in my front yard from what i could see, and i kept my distance. The dog jumped the fence, still on it.s hind legs and began running. The police stood their ground and kept shooting, aiming for it.s back. The chase continued, but i didn.t care to watch it, and ran home as fast as i could.

Horror stood at my doorstep. Another dog. A Bigger dog, was waiting for me. My brother stood safely behind the screen door, as i stood there dangerously in the open like a deer in the headlights. It wanted me. I didn.t know why. I didn.t care why, the top of my parents SUV was my only friend. It lunged for me but missed. Eventually it.s paw found mine, and it.s claws dug into it. So painful. It let go, and i threw myself at the door, and made it in time. The dog wanted a rematch. I closed the door in it.s face. The only rematch i wanted was with those covers. And i was going to win.

The Perfect Day

So completely true.

[found on ffffound]

Dream Inspired VI: Good Night Moon

I found this beautiful moon project online today and ofcourse it made me think of a dream.

If you want to learn more about the project visit here.

Dream Inspired V: La Maison En Petits Cubes

Again, not really a dream inspire but in a way... it is, and it is extremely important that you press pause on my music player for this one. I found this online today and i absolutely loved it. It is a japanese animated short film called La Maison En Petits Cubes by Kunio Katou. This beautiful film has won numerous awards including an Academy Award for best animated short film and i can definitely see why.

It.s a story about an old widower living in a town flooded by water, which forces him to continously build and rebuild new brick levels onto his flooded home to stay dry. One day, on an aquatic journey through the lower levels of his submerged home, the old man finds something more than his favorite pipe. Forgotten feelings and nostalgic memories.

It truly is a lovely story. It put tears into my eyes when i was already crying, but this time, they weren.t tears of sadness.

I think i did a bloody good job on the synopsis if i do say so myself. I loved it so much i posted the same post on my other blog, external sunshine

Enjoy!