I saw Lindsey Stirling live! /fangirling

Yesterday, Lindsey Stirling begun her European tour from Helsinki. I bought tickets the minute they were available, and yesterday me, my husband and Stormiina headed out to The Circus in Helsinki to see the show.

I found Lindsey Stirling's music sometime in 2012 and she has been with me ever since. The first ever song I heard from her was Crystallize, so I was extremely happy that she played it last night. The show was amazing - energetic, visually stunning, funny and at times a bit sad (or maybe I was just so happy I was almost crying?) - and I loved every second of it.

We managed to get pretty close to the stage and I managed to snap some decent pictures (well decent considering I took them with my phone in poorly lit conditions). Here they are for your viewing pleasure. Spread the Lindsey love!

"Guys, I said Lady Gaga, not Nicki Minaj!"
(To get the reference, go see this video from the gig.)

Oh, and I made this Finland Monster and tossed it out onstage:

Lindsey picked it up and named it Kumquat (Seriously, could she be any more perfect?!)... I was so stunned that she took notice of my gift that I failed to take a picture with her holding it... so if you have a picture or video of her and the Monster named Kumquat, I'd like to see it, please!

I also made matching shirts for me and Stormiina (because of course I did):

So yeah, my feet hurt from standing (first an hour in line to the venue, then two hours in front of the stage, waiting for Lindsey) - and jumping (because when it's Lindsey Stirling, you have to rock out no matter how tired your feet are!), but I wouldn't have missed the concert for the world. I'm so happy she came to Finland and I got the opportunity to see her live. ^_^

So thank you Lindsey and thanks to everyone who was out there with me! Lindsey was amazing and we were amazing!

love,
scoundrel

Photoshoot: In the ruins of a castle

Yesterday me and Stormiina drove to the ruins of Kuusisto Castle to do a photoshoot. I was wearing a self-made floor-length skirt with a bodycon dress beneath it as the top. I'd added some slightly ruffly sleeves to the bodycon dress, and I was ready to rock the ruins! I also had a long black cape I made earlier in the summer. Stormiina was wearing red skirt with a red cape I made for her - the perfect imitation of the Little Red Riding Hood. We had so much fun doing the photoshoot and we're planning on going again in the winter, when snow covers the ruins and gives the place an eerie, dramatic look. :)

But yeah, here are some of the ~400 photos we snapped yesterday. All pictures of me by Stormiina, all pictures of Stormiina by me. All photos edited by Stormiina. :)

Just a fair maiden from times of old.

Oh you know, just hanging in the middle of the ruins of my castle, no biggie.

I'm so noble I can't even look at you, peasants.

I look suicidal. But I kind of want to make a poster out of this photo. :D

~Looking down on you.

~Dreaming of my prince.

I wonder if my prince is coming to pick me up soon?

Seriously, where is he? I'm getting bored here hanging with these stupid rocks.

Maybe I'll see him if I look behind the tree?

(Sadly, no.)

...or if I look around here...?

(Alas! No princes there either... but look, is that--)

--Little Red Riding Hood! (Who apparently just crawled out of a hole in the castle wall, whoa. On a scale from one to Little Red Riding Hood, how rough was your last night? :D)

She is looking fierce, though.

Here, let me try that fierce thing:

Nope, I just look like I escaped from a horror movie. Damnit.

Hanging out in a hole in the wall. Just like they used to back in the days?

Stormiina makes the whole hanging in a hole in the wall thing look so much better than what I can manage.

*dramatic prairie dog look*

*dramatic I-don't-even-know-what look* :P

Stormiina is also looking for her prince? (Or maybe a wolf?)

On a bridge, still looking fierce.

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And finally, the both of us. Photo courtesy of an old, crumbling wall where we set the camera. :D

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Thanks so much for doing this with me, Stormiina, it was a lot of fun! ♥

love,
scoundrel

PS. Stormiina had a bit too much fun with photoshop, so here, have a picture of me looking like a freaking Disney princess, birds and butterflies and all:

I really have nothing to add. :D