Happy birthday, Jordan Knight!

Sadly, it is already over two weeks since I was lucky enough to see NKOTBSB in London and even got to repeat that experience. I've been fussing about Nick Carter's absolutely beautiful leather pants even here, but my true love for 25 years only left me speechless: That is the angel-voiced New Kid Jordan Knight.

That brown-eyed hottie is turning 42 today, who would believe that? :) Apparently he'll be celebrating that in Australia, where the two groups were heading from Europe. So, what would be a better time to share some Jordan-memories?

Back in the good old days there was a publication called New Kids Monthly. They printed pictures of those guys, but more than that, they printed writings of fans. Nowadays there are plenty of  web sites for fanfiction, but back then, I don't think there was really even a name for it. I made some life-long friends through letter-writing and even got to remember one fan made poem (don't know by whom) by heart. It is about Jordan, of course, and it has been hunting me for months now. This is how it goes:
                                                Jordan Knight, I love you so
                                                Take me down and f**ck me slow
                                                Turn me, burn me, do it right
                                                I want you each and every night.
I was learning that stuff while mom thought I was doing my home work or just drawing hearts in my diary. So just that you know, you can never trust a teenager to be quite as good as she seems... Well, at least I learned some English, enough for an one night stand at the very least!

Our birthday boy is still kicking some ass. He's now touring the globe with NKOTBSB and giving such mind blowing shows, and his solo career seems successful enough as well. I got my Unfinished-CD from the London concert, and  I think it's going to be my number one this summer. But you can listen it yourself here.

All pictures here are from the concerts at O2 in London.

Nick Carter's leather pants

It has been wonderfully sunny today, and I've made the most of it by working in the garden; cutting down raspberries and pulling up quite some dandelions... Before I get completely on the gardening-mode and can't write about anything but that, I would like to go two weeks back and share with you a sight that still makes my heart skip a beat: BSB Nick Carter in his leather pants. Such a sight for sore eyes, isn't he?

The pictures are from NKOTBSB-concert in London, unfortunately not the clearest possible, as I tend to jump up an down in concerts... Luckily there's plenty more on Youtube, for example this clip of their concert in Hamburg gives a good idea of what I'm fussing about:

NKOTBSB - afterglowing

All you people can't you see, can't you see - NKOTBSB! All of a sudden I was 15 again... I got to see two NKOTBSB-concerts in London last week, and they have been on my mind ever since... Those guys have only got better by age, and the show was energetic and lots of fun! I've spent lots of time on Youtube re-living the shows, and I do have some pics and Jordan Knight's latest CD, too, and a few t-shirts as well - I am going to make the most of this addiction! Hmm, if only Youtube (or net for that matter) had existed 20 years ago, being a fan would have been so much easier. Then again, I wouldn't have done so well in school... There was a magazine called New Kids Monthly, so I only got a monthly dose of my loved ones, if the magazine even found its way to stores in my small hometown. I only got to see one NKOTB-concert back then; my parents were scared of my dedication to these boys, and back then just the thought of traveling aboard for some concert was impossible. I now feel like I've had some compensation and I'll no doubt get me some more of that if these groups keep touring! They were nights to remember!

                                          NKOTB just starting.

                                         BSB

                                         NKOTB looking so stylish in their suits.

                                         BSB in white.

                                         NKOTB and Step by step.

                                         The Grande finale on Saturday.

                                          BSB Sunday; our seats were this much better!

BSB Nick Carter, my new celeb-crush!

London calling

"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford."
                                                                                                    -Samuel Johnson 1777

Not everything has changed over the centuries! Therefor, this weekend it's my third trip to London, and it's going to be full of entertainment: there will be two NKOTBSB-concerts and Mamma Mia -musical, and I am quite excited of them all!

Rest of the time we'll spend shopping and sightseeing. This is a ladies'  long weekend there, and I have dreamt of a high heeled pair of Kurt Geiger's since my last trip there...

Here's a selection of pictures of my last trip. I did't plan to go there, but since my co-workers wanted to go there and see some soccer, I went along; just went to see the musical Dirty Dancing instead.

A Mini! And I love this house, too!

 There's always something blooming... Lots of small gardens.

 What a house! You can find modern and ugly buildings as well, but you can find amazing things if you look up...

 British Museum is excellent. There's so much to see and it's for free!

 I always want to see these kitty mummies.

 Angry birds wishing for some wine?

 A travelers snack, yummy it was.

 Trafalgar square, such a lively place, and great museums.

 This clock doesn't need introductions...

 I got this photo taken in a sightseeing bus, so I suppose it was worth it, although it was chilly sitting there.

 Tower bridge...

And the Tower, too.

On a short trip you only get to see a little bit of London, so why not concentrate on these pretty essentials? For me, Covent Garden is worth visiting every time, and this trip I plan to go and see Camden as well. It might become another "must-see-every-time"...

Here's some music-videos with London, not just the tourists' version of it.
                                            About you now by Sugababes

Blue: I can

Pet Shop Boys: London

                                                                 Lily Allen: LDN

And about my upcoming entertainment:

So the hugest boy bands from 1990's are all grown up now and working together. I was a huge fan of New Kids on the Block then, and I am now very excited to see them with Backstreet Boys. One more night to wait!

A little bit more to wait until this one, but surely worth it!

Somekind of warmth...

Weather has been getting warmer, too, but I'm experiencing a real heath wave in a form of a flu and high temperature. To make the most of that warmth I'm wearing my light summer dresses and eating only ice cream...

Here's a song to match:

Recycling

There's no time like present what comes to doing some spring clean up in one's closet.... In my case it takes several days (my actual work disturbing me once in a while), putting aside my warmest cardigans and making space for the lighter clothes. The pieces I don't use anymore go to recycling, either I sell them at flea market or take them to charity - even though my cat seems to object that:

I've done the same kind of harvesting in my bookshelf, and it feels great to finally have some room for new books! :)

Flowery delights

Of course it was raining cats and dogs all weekend, so I avoided gardening and outdoors in general. Luckily I had hot yoga and sauna to keep me warm!

Since today is Monday and just another work-filled day, it is of course nice and sunny. I had time to walk through my garden and admire whatever there looks nice already, crocuses in three colors and snow drops;

The dog instead tried to make the most of whatever snow was left there.