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Hello my dearies,

Throughout my life, writting was always my preferred mean of expression. I used to write a lot of poetic prose, poetry, satiric texts, unfinished novels... One day somebody said something mean about one story I was working on, and it broke me will. I have a kind of fragile self-esteem, and I over think too much. As a teenager, I won a couple of important publisher 1º prizes with my short stories, and was even published in my high school poetic anthology. My dream was to be a writer. I kind of stopped writting to expurgate my inner devils for a long amount of time, because life got in the way (that seems to be my excuse to stop doing things that were important for me in the past, but maybe I´m just lazy). In university my academical writting improved, and I was always good at it, but I mostly stopped writting for fun.

Lately I've been working a lot in trying to change the way I experience life. I'm trying to dwell in positive energies, crystals, paganism and ways in which to let the bad stuff out and the good stuff in. I also decided that it was time I started fighting for myself again, trying to accomplish some goals, and actually doing something with my life.

I am very proud to say that I´ve fought for my goal to get back to writting, and trying to do it in a semi-professional manner, and I´m now a writer for Metal Imperium zine! You can read my first published piece of news in this link (portuguese only, I´m afraid) and like the facebook page if you're interested in metal news, reviews, contests, interviews, etc. It is currently liked by 14.810 people on facebook, which is kind of a big deal. I feel very grateful for this opportunity, and I hope it acts as a means to resuscitate me so that I keep fighting for my goals.

And for those of you who might be reading this and feeling some kind of negative emotion, please don't. Remember that you get what you give, and please try to be happy for me. Even if we had some kind of beef in the past, remember the happy moments and memories, and try to keep an open heart. Maybe me if we both do, we can reconnect in the future, and recover whatever was lost. Remember that life is a journey, and we should let go of the bad, forgive and try to do whatever makes us happy.

Goodbye kind of blah last half of 2013! May 2014 be full of joys, laughs, fulfillment and wholeness.

Into the wild

My dearies,

This shall have to be a quickie, i´m in a small town or "aldeia", as we say in Portugal near serra da estrela until sunday. It is simply breathtaking, the green fields with white fluffy sheep, the foggy mountains, the lonely stone houses.... It feels like i´m temporarily in a fairytale. And to be able to share it with my <3 and some close friends... It is simply heartwarming.

Have a picture, more to  come!

Or two!

And behold the amazingness that my batman jacket conveys! Mvahahah

Till soon darling creatures!

Life - Random Snaps

The view from Becky's house, in the middle of the countryside, never fails to take my breath away...

Summer barbecueeee!

A summer trip to the waterpark (I had never been to one, twas awesomeeee)

Some flowers to commemorate our love <3

  You better redrecognize!

Random snaps of the sun, and a hillside haunted houuuuseee!

Just chillin

Crazy weekend with friends <3

Booze ensued

Being lovey-dovey, after waiting for several hours at the queue to see some ruins

The promised land...

Walks around Lisbon, and a beautiful neighbourhood I had never seen before!

See you soon, batlings!

Much love,

Zombina

Baaaack

Hey Ghoulies!

As always, I´ve been a terrible blogger. Life has been hectic since I´ve returned from Austrian lands! I had a lot of friends to catch up with (some I haven't even seen yet!), lots of festivals and vacations to attend, and most importantly, 5 months of love to catch up with!

I really wanna get organized in life right now, and get back to blogging, since I have loads of stuff to share with you, my mothly creatures. Lots of inspirational posts, aesthetics, daily posts and FILM, since lately I just can't stop watching movies!

 I´ll just leave you with a pic of my Birthday cake, baked by my sweetheart, with help from me and Neuza! Don't let looks fool you, it was actually quite delicious! You can also get a sneak peak of the party table, and food being snatched from it! I was setting the table and had some early guests there already, and the naughty bastards kept eating the food while I was putting it on the table! By the time the last persons arrived (about 10 pm) there was barely anything left! eheh

See you soon, darling creatures!

Poem for a lost friend

Tales from a bat and her lover, far far away from her cavern! (part one)

Hello my dear creatures of zee nighttttt!

It looks like this Ghoulette has troubles posting when living away from home... I've talked about this a million times before, but life's just too busy... There's always someone to see or something to do. A swim in the Danube if it's hot, a drink and a chat with a friend after work, a walk around the center, an icecream at zanoni in schwedenplatz... Right now, I´m in Prague! I´m mega lucky, because Austria borders with 8 different countries, so there's plenty of opportunities to travel. I've already been in Bratislava (Slovakia) and Munich (Germany), and after Prague (Czech Republic) i´m going to Budapest (Hungary). I´m a very lucky ghoul indeed! Which reminds me, that I really do have to share the pictures of those happy times with you guys! Soonnnnnnn, i´ll try!

Anyway, apart from travelling, in the beginning of the month I got the most awaited visit of all my stay in Wien. My other half came to visit and stayed for a month, and boy was it magical! Starting from moment one, I wanted to surprise him in the airport, so I fooled him and told him I could not go and pick him up, since I had a meeting with my landlord. It was so hard not to break and tell him the truth, because I knew he felt all confused and scared he wasn't going to find his way through Vienna to my house from the airport, but I hold firm. I took Aileen along to film his reaction when we met in the airport, after being away from each other for 4 months. I´m not sharing the vid because I feel it's too personal, but here's a couple of our first pics after he arrived:

How can I describe this month? Magical? Blissful? Heaven on earth? Being in the arms of your loved one after 4 months away is intense, I can tell you that much. We had our cranky moments, mostly because I love to tease him (in a playful mood, but sometimes he takes it rather badly!) and we can both be a little grumpy sometimes. But mostly, the month consisted of cuddling a lot, eating and drinking, walking around Vienna, cuddling some more, watching game of thrones together cosy in bed... Falling asleep in his arms makes me feel the safest and the comfiest i ever felt in my life... The way we just tune with each other, our sense of humour, his kindness and support, our mutual interests, make me feel the happiest I've ever felt with a significant other. Everything about this relationship is different, better, and it just feels right. I´m a wounded little bat with some scars from my previous relationship, so sometimes I´m afraid of getting hurt, or of just messing it up.  But nobody knows the future, so all we can do is our best, and enjoy every tiny second, every moment. So lameness ahead, here's a sneak peak of our "honeymoon" in Vienna:

Mailindo, having a beer I brought him from Bratislavian lands! (although the beer is actually Czech, and apparently really tasty!)

The parliament, one of the most beautiful places of Vienna (although it's so hard to choose, in such a beautiful city) and one of our 1st dates

 The Prater

Helder's balcony, aka the best view i've ever seen in central Vienna

Swimming with baby swans in the Danube

And we saw satanic symbols in the skies! \m/ mvahahah

We ate ice cream at schwedenplatz (several times :x)

 Made a mess out of my room

We gave me flowers in a day I was feeling particularly shitty <3 (Fun fact, I had never been given a bouquet of flowers by a boyfriend before, only single roses and stuff, so it was extra special!)

 Went to the Prater some more (I think we went there like 5 times while he was here! :x) We rode the prater turn, jack the ripper and a kind of children roller-coaster that looked fun. Also, ate a shitload of Langos mit knoblaut!

Shared a romantic afternoon in Empress Sissi's summer residence, the Schönbrunn Palace

And amazingly enough, found Fernando Pessoa (a very famous and very talented Portuguese writer and poet) lost in a building in Thaliastrasse

More to come, excuse the lameness, but that's the way we are <3

See you soooooooon (Hopefully!)

Deadly outfit - Showing the sights around Vienna

I had some friends visiting last week, and it was amazing, but equally tiring. Bela Lugosi's dead, and so am I (undeaddd undeeeeaad undeeeead), therefore I leave you with this small outfit post. Just to say that I´m... well, Undeeeeaaad!

Sunglasses - Thrifted at the Naschmarkt (2 euros)
Skully dress (actually a tshirt transformed into a dress) - Street Market in Thaliastrasse (2 euros)
Ripped Leggings - Bershka (About 10 euros, if I remember it correctly!)

And a bonus picture of me eating zanoni & zanoni ice cream (and sofia in the background). Just because it's tasty and fucking cheeeap!

Take care batsies, loads of love from Viennese lands!