starlene

[starlene]

also @starlene reminded me of the 5th anniversary of the most batshit unhinged forehead-veins-popping pity the child, courtesy of glenn edell. like a bomb going off for five minutes. it was scary on that front row. loved it

#never forget!!! #absolutely unhinged. loved every second. will never ever forget. #theatre tales.

[starlene]

It's now been ten slutty, slutty years since my number 1 musical theatre obsession, the first Finnish production of Jekyll & Hyde, closed... so I guess I could post this observation I don't think I've posted before that happens to combine my old and new obsessions:

I think it's kinda cute how hard they tried to turn Lucy into Satine in that production. I'm absolutely certain none of it was coincidental, their inspiration board for the character must've been 80% Moulin Rouge! stills – Lucy's entrance was literally copypasted from the movie, her costumes had a very Rouge-ish vibe, etc.

Too bad that there is nothing in the text to support the notion that Lucy is a high-class courtesan à la Satine, so having her in all those costumes didn't really make any sense if you stopped to think about it at all. But hey! She looked lovely and it was fun, so whatever.

#Turku JH

[starlene]

stupid sketchbook diary, here we go again ♥ Guinea pigs, they will be never the same for me after that lecture.

#oh no #guinea pigs #comic

[starlene]

*opens the lid of my brain*

MARMALADE

yeeah

Lady Marmalade

ye-e-eah

MarmalaAAADE

yeah! Yeah! YEAH!!

*closes the lid of my brain*

#help me #Moulin Rouge! posting #ihmisraunio.

[starlene]

Brother Gregor never spoke and often spooked the neophytes with his appearance, but he was a gentle soul and a phenomenal cook and knew more ways to prepare a fish than the abbot knew hymns

#art

[starlene]

today marks the happy 315 569 260th second anniversary to the last performance of the first finnish j&h. it has been dead for 315 569 260 slutty, slutty seconds

#RIP #and still getting sluttier by every passing second! #Turku JH

[starlene]

may i share with you the best video on the internet

#heh #cats #music #video

[starlene]

🎨 Stig Ekland 2023 / Where the river narrows

#art

[starlene]

If you ever feel like you’ve made bad decisions just remember that somewhere out there is a theatre director at an all-white high school about to choose the spring musical

#also. like. *gestures at the 2000s and early 2010s professional Finnish productions of Miss Saigon Hairspray Hair etc.* #yeah. anyway #heh

[starlene]

Vincent Van Gogh - Roses (1890)

#art

[starlene]

Next up: the heron! Another from this series.

#wow! #birds #art

[starlene]

I have, like, eleven or so different Moulin Rouge! the musical metaposts in me, but

1) I don't know if it's really worth it giving the show that much thought. I mean, Jekyll & Hyde already has a permanent lodging in my brain and has never paid any rent all these years, I don't know if I need another mediocre melodramatic musical in there

and

2) I am but a sad little lemon in the orchard of life and traveling has squeezed everything out of me, talk to you again in 15 to 18 business days after I have recovered a little

#so tired!! #Moulin Rouge! posting #ihmisraunio.

[starlene]

tähän tarvitaan 1 miljoona allekirjoitusta, jotta voidaan taata turvallinen ja helposti saatava aborttioikeus EU:ssa!

#important things. #Finnish only

[starlene]

Bank vole/skogssork. Värmland, Sweden (April 28, 2018).

#as always this is a Michael Nordeman photography appreciation blog #animals

[starlene]

Wren/gärdsmyg. Värmland, Sweden (April 28, 2023).

#birds

[starlene]

My Moulin Rouge! Stockholm mementoes: a handful of confetti and 20 francs from the Duke.

hashtag blessed, I guess

#also I have three extra glossy flyers that I'm willing to part with should anyone want one #send me a DM if you'd like me to mail you one! #Moulin Rouge! posting

[starlene]

So after two Moulin Rouges within 24 hours, now that I'm on the ferry going back home, what song do you think is playing in my head?

The Blues Brothers version of the Rawhide theme song.

Obviously.

#siiigghhh #ihmisraunio.