** Ilona ** - ProfilesArchive

About Me

MyGen Profile GeneratorHeyhey, I'm Ilona. I was born and raised in the land of wind mills, cheese and wooden shoes (not really, the stereotype is so wrong.. but anyway, Holland.) I recently moved to London where I am taking a postgraduate course in Professional Writing, at London Metropolitan University. I just finished and submitted my dissertation, a film script, and am now hoping for the best, mark-wise.My other hobby is music. Actively -I have played the drums for a couple of years now, play a bit of bass and am learning to rip some chords on the guitar- as well as passively. Not surprisingly, my favourite pass-time is to go to gigs and music festivals!Pff... what more should I tell you about myself.. Some random facts? I am a left-handed, outrageously clumsy vegetarian,... Not random enough? I also climbed the Ben Nevis once (if you're ever tempted to do so, be prepared for 7 hours of agony and absolutely no sight once at the top...)Oh and I am a classified culture-nerd: I can spend hours in museums and, if it were possible, I'd love to live in the National Gallery... I've already picked where to put my bed and everything.

My Interests

Drumming!! I have been playing drums and percussion for over three years now and I totally love it. Music in general, (screen)writing, fashion, Dutch cabaret, vintage shopping in Camden, photography, music festivals, ancient mythology, art, history, museums.

I'd like to meet:

Travis Barker, I think I could learn a thing or two... ;P And Roger Daltry & Pete Townshend.. And basically every music enthusiast on this planet.. I love talking music! :D

Music:

Kasabian - Empire (live at Lowlands '07) I was there, yeaaah!!Taking Back Sunday - Liar (live)Taking Back Sunday Fall Out Boy Kasabian Biffy Clyro The Who Red Hot Chili Peppers The Donnas Muse blink-182 Chuck Berry Anouk Razorlight +44 Gym Class Heroes Funeral for a Friend Amy Winehouse The Kooks Kaiser Chiefs Angels & Airwaves The Killers Bruce Springsteen Little Richard Nirvana Scissor Sisters Supergrass The On Offs GEM The Beatles McFly Intwine Foo Fighters James Morrison OasisThe Bluetones New Found Glory Alanis Morissette Idlewild Blur Starting Line Dashboard Confessional Stereophonics Ramones Tower of Power Maroon 5 Linkin Park The Pretty Things The Streets and many, many more...

Movies:

Fight Club, Leaving Las Vegas, The Prestige, 28 Days Later, Notes on a Scandal, Full Monty, Black Book, The Butterfly Effect, The Shining, Blackhawk Down, Face/Off, Kill Bill, I, Robot, Ace Ventura, Almost Famous, Bruce Almighty, From Hell, Zoolander, City of Angels, A Hard Day's Night, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Edward Scissorhands, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Back to the Future Trilogy... and basically everything that features Ben Stiller, Jim Carrey or Johnny Depp... :D

Television:

Lost, Little Britain, Sex & The City, The Office, Friends, Will & Grace. Like to watch documentaries as well.

Books:

Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien, Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut, Das Parfum - Patrick SÃ¼skind, Hersenschimmen - J. Bernlef, Een Vlucht Regenwulpen - Maarten 't Hart, Ierse Nachten - Simon Vestdijk, Dubliners - James Joyce, Nooit Meer Slapen - Willem Hermans, De Elementen - Harry Mulisch...

Heroes:

Torry Castellano, Sheila E, Samantha Maloney, Keith Moon, Travis Barker, Chad Smith, Flea, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltry, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Dave Grohl, Jim Carrey, John Cleese, Stephen King, Christopher Nolan... and every musician or person that has ever inspired me.

My Blog

Weirdest day of my life....

Yesterday, I submitted my Postgraduate dissertation... After spending the whole summer working on it I was finally done. Completely done! No more step outlines, scene divisions and character building....
Posted by ** Ilona ** on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:44:00 PST

Lowlands '07: A Camping flight to Heaven

Wow.... Just, WOW!!What an amazing four days I have just experienced. So much fun that only one question lingers in my head: why can't it be Lowlands every day of the year?Lowlands, Holland's biggest ...
Posted by ** Ilona ** on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:53:00 PST

A Night at the Clubs, by Margo Grigoryan

This is Margo's very apt recap of our night at Fabric, Saturday June 2nd. It is a series of quotes from me, Margo and a loooooot of random guys... Enjoy!!"What's your name?" "Lily." "What's your name?...
Posted by ** Ilona ** on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:11:00 PST

You gotta be Dutch to...

...understand Queen's Day.Sunday 29th: The Lowlander, Covent Garden, London.Celebrating Queen's Day, the Dutch most cherished day of the year, in London was a totally new experience to me... but it wa...
Posted by ** Ilona ** on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:23:00 PST

Alternative Fashion Week London

Today, I went to the Alternative Fashion Week at the Spitalfields Market in London. It's a fashion show particularly designed (no pun intended... not even funny either) for young fashion students/desi...
Posted by ** Ilona ** on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:18:00 PST

Do we want to know?

When I recently flew back home to spend the weekend with my relatives, I had to sit through the most embarrassing thing imaginable. Of course, falling flat on your face in front of the person you fanc...
Posted by ** Ilona ** on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:59:00 PST

Living in London

Helleuw!!!I know I haven't quite been up to date with my blogs (not at all actually) but I have been rather busy lately. Seeing as I just moved to London, a lot has changed in my life (mind you, I gre...
Posted by ** Ilona ** on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:40:00 PST

The Pimpin' is done...

Oh yes, oh yes, I pimped my page! Doesn't it look marvellous... well it's an attempt, I'm not that much of a whiz kid... But I had fun anyway! I also posted a few new pictures (not that interesting, ...
Posted by ** Ilona ** on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:36:00 PST

Wowie!

Wow! My very own Myspace! This is fun! My page looks a bit crappy, but I am working on it.. I need to get that HTML/CSS stuff nailed... hopefully my page will soon have a bit more colour! (I am alread...
Posted by ** Ilona ** on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 08:16:00 PST