Carousel -- Week Ending 22nd May 2009

[ 22 May 2009 ]

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<3 This article, Dirty Dancing, about a guy in Detroit cleaning up a strip-club with a bad reputation, is totally fascinating.

<3 Cat excitedly recommended this Fashion & Zen podcast for all nonpareils!

<3 Zo makes her triumphant return to the world of big hair & big shoes. Holla!

<3 Mystic Medusa asks do you really care about shoes? Her theory is that Virgos, Cancers, Capricorns & Taureans are the ones who are most into it… What do you think?

<3 Rachel Zoe answers Twitter questions from the Times Online. (I do love her.)

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<3 I like looking for “bathroom graffiti” on Flickr sorted by “most interesting”.

<3 Laetitia Casta, I love you.

<3 If you can’t make it to Soundset this weekend, DJ Concept made a Soundset ’09 mixtape which you can play over & over & over until your ears start bleeding.

<3 You can download a free audiobook with this promo courtesy of IndieFeed.

<3 I love this song. Thanks Sam!

<3 & because I love Luis… You should check out Pretty Much Amazing! & you know it.


Chanel Fall 2009: Focus On Accessories

<3 The reviews for this shirt cannot be beat. Who knew it contained such magic?! (Thanks andeenero!)

<3 My Life Is Average cracks me up. (Merci beaucoup, fialka!)

<3 People percussion kind of stuff?! (Link via catmet!)

<3 55 Ways To Get More Energy by Zen Habits. (Kisses to SodaDreamer!)

<3 & I really dig The Drama Button! Yes! I want to keep it open all the time now, just like rinsoundtrack does!

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P.S. Get out of the house this weekend! Some ideas: lie in the grass, drink an enormous milkshake, make a video of you & your best friend pouting & being beautiful, buy a box of fortune cookies & post them individually to people you know, go & choose crystals in a new age store, buy a guide book to a place you’ve always wanted to visit, fall in love.


Love letters & feather headdresses,

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  1. i hope to both drink milkshakes and lie in the grass this weekend, but it’ll be with my exam revision on my lap!

    <3 Kate · May 22, 11:23 AM · #

  2. my friend drew that little hip hop character!!! that’s so crazy that I found it on here. he was so psyched as well.

    <3 Jill · May 22, 11:29 AM · #

  3. Jill — AWESOME. I love it! He is famous on Flickr!

    <3 Gala · May 22, 11:30 AM · #

  4. wowww xD the bathroom graffiti collection is hilarious!!! xD wonderful post xD

    <3 Liz · May 22, 11:37 AM · #

  5. i had an unbelievable craving for a banana milkshake today and then completely forgot but i’ve been feeling empty all day so maybe that’s just what i need. thanks for reminding me! xx

    <3 Maya · May 22, 11:41 AM · #

  6. Well, I am a Cancer and I really care about shoes…we are getting to a point!

    I do love Laetitia Casta (my homonym) too, she is so uhhhhhhhh! the perfect broken doll I want to have on my bed…I mean shelf…

    Chanel would never cease to amaze me.

    I am on a lazy writing day so I make lists.

    I need a coffee milkshake, menthol cigarettes and a quiet spot on the rocks watching the sea dance while listening to CocoRosie, yes I do.

    Yesterday I featured a piece or recoveringlazyholic on my tumblr: laetice.tumblr.com/post/111157… That circle of no life is so true it scares the hell out of me.

    Love and teacups from the infrablack rainbow

    <3 Laeticia · May 22, 11:51 AM · #

  7. RE: Mystic Medusa. I’m a Cancer. My first word was “shoes.” (Seriously.) My relationship to my shoes is family legend.

    <3 Moose · May 22, 12:00 PM · #

  8. Fab, as always. My Life is Average is so nice. I’m probably going to submit something to it.

    Oh, and as for shoes, I’m a Cap and I totally believe shoes can make or break an outfit, but I have trouble bringing myself to spend money on them. I believe in having a few really good pairs of shoes that fit your style rather than a ton that are all over the style globe.

    <3 Mary · May 22, 12:36 PM · #

  9. Love that “circle of no life” ha ha, only one I don’t recognize is the flower at 7:00. ?

    <3 madam0wl · May 22, 12:43 PM · #

  10. This weekend I plan on lying in the grass while my new turkey runs around with the chickens – www.flickr.com/photos/princess…

    And then on Saturday I’m goning sit under a parasol and look for fairy stones. www.flickr.com/photos/vadcr/20…

    Luv
    Poochie

    <3 Princess Poochie · May 22, 01:00 PM · #

  11. Great post, really loved the video, that song is totally mesmerising…anyone know what its called or where I can get it?

    <3 Grá · May 22, 01:03 PM · #

  12. I’m also a Cancer; I used to HATE shoe shopping with a passion, probably because my mom would always make me try on terrible things. Now I’ve got the lusties for shoes, although I’m still terribly picky.

    <3 AmytheFreak · May 22, 01:43 PM · #

  13. AHAHAHAHAHAH I’m dying over the reviews on the wolf shirt. That is priceless.

    <3 Mermaid · May 22, 02:46 PM · #

  14. lol I loved the “Satin Rulez” picture! Whoever wrote that drew the pentagram wrong too! They drew the Wiccan one! X.x

    <3 Kaitlyn · May 22, 03:12 PM · #

  15. Oh my god, I am addicted to the drama button! My family are watching soaps on the telvision right now and giving me an excuse to use it every two seconds, brilliant! Also, the reviews for that wolf t-shirt are hilarious. Brilliant collection of links this week :D

    <3 Emilie · May 22, 04:05 PM · #

  16. I had an enormous milkshake last night with a cute boy!

    thanks for the links Gala. :)

    <3 Cassidy · May 22, 04:08 PM · #

  17. i wish i had a portable drama button.

    <3 sd · May 22, 05:13 PM · #

  18. Amazing links – Miss G! Lovin’ Zen habits recently, both you and Goddess L are hooking me up big time!

    L x

    <3 Lisa · May 22, 05:23 PM · #

  19. ok wow! sending fortune cookies individually in the mail, yes!

    <3 kitten` · May 22, 06:23 PM · #

  20. I’ll have a enormous mocha with a cute boy this afternoon!

    I’m a Gemini, and while I adore shoes from time to time it’s not a consuming passion of mine…maybe some truth?

    <3 Joanne · May 22, 06:29 PM · #

  21. i’ve been collecting pictures of “bathroom graffiti” for a little project! flickr stole my thang!

    <3 brodie · May 22, 08:26 PM · #

  22. Love “the circle of no life.” SO true. Great list!! :)

    www.positivelypresent.com

    <3 positively present · May 22, 08:35 PM · #

  23. I loved the list today. You’re so inspiring.

    <3 Kim · May 22, 08:50 PM · #

  24. OH MY GOSH! The hip hop kid! That’s PEN! From ADVENTURE TIME!

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNVYWJ...

    <3 Katelyn · May 22, 10:18 PM · #

  25. pooh.

    so i just went through all of gala’s carousel’s from the past 6 months, trying to find a link that she shared to a music site.

    does anyone have that link handy?

    it was a site that had pop singles, mashups and remixes.

    if you del.icio.us-ed it, like i should have the first time, would you mind sharing?

    .... or pointing me to gala’s carousel that mentions it, b/c i’m obviously blind and missed it!!

    arigato!!!

    <3 happy d · May 22, 11:14 PM · #

  26. Love the Chanel vid – if only we could all dress like that all the time . . . and I love it when models are smiling for a change. Also, loved this:
    Punch the next person to challenge your choices.

    (Today I got to soak up the winter sun at a waterfront bach in Whenuapai – gorgeous!)

    <3 Nadine · May 23, 02:18 AM · #

  27. i was surfing around reading blogs and i found yours!!very interesting indeed!! the “bathroom graffiti” is real funny :P

    <3 theeggyolks · May 23, 10:46 AM · #

  28. oh my god! some of this bathroom grafitti is priceless! thank you!

    <3 eva · May 23, 03:24 PM · #

  29. Yeah!, toilet graffiti is really funny! It’s always so obscure =) Of course flickr would have somewhere devoted it to, I wanna take pics and add to that group now!

    <3 Maya G · May 23, 06:03 PM · #

  30. I used the Trust Yourself image a while ago in one of my posts! :)
    Carousel was super this week. :)

    <3 Becca · May 23, 06:08 PM · #

  31. I did drink a small milkshake this afternoon… fresh strawberries, it was definitely a highpoint!

    I’m a Cancer and I really hate wearing shoes. If I can be barefoot or wear just flip flops I’m happy. Maybe its all the fire in my chart. :D

    <3 Angie · May 23, 07:27 PM · #

  32. Darlingest Gala – who won the shoes…..xps I’m a Virgo …I care….

    <3 Sarah - Jane · May 23, 08:12 PM · #

  33. Haha I love my life is average! Brilliant!

    But I love F my life even more! Super funny stuff! www.fmylife.com/

    x.

    <3 Maddy · May 23, 08:22 PM · #

  34. I need that wolf shirt!

    <3 Gee · May 23, 09:37 PM · #

  35. Your blog makes me happy every day! Thank you for being such a wonderful, constant source of bright pink cheer.

    <3 Inness · May 23, 11:26 PM · #

  36. I think I’m diggin’ this new Carousel.

    And that drama button is probably the most amazing thing ever invented. I want to keep it open all the time too, lol.

    It should be an app. XD

    <3 Jelly Bean · May 24, 12:16 AM · #

  37. If you havent already discovered her, I think you will appreciate www.twinkiechan.com!

    <3 Morgan · May 24, 12:36 AM · #

  38. OMG THE WOLF SHIRT.

    Thanks Gala!!

    <3 Jasmine · May 24, 02:08 AM · #

  39. Gala, if ever you are stuck for something to write about, please could you help me out with this: I used to be a total punk rocker, keeping my shreds of clothing in bin bags and never really caring (well i did care, but professed not to). Now Im 23, all grown out of rebellion, and Im addicted to thinking about my “look” and buying fashion magazines and trying out clothes. It makes me feel really self centred and gross, but I cant stop because I feel like it needs to be done. Maybe because it didnt happen in my teen years so Im miles behind everyone else. Im keeping a lookbook, and looking online for clothes I like and celeb inspiration. But how do I tell my little punk nagging voice that clothes are fun, and to give me a break? Its trying to say Ive become shallow and self indulgent.

    Whew! sorry for the essay!

    <3 Kim · May 24, 08:34 AM · #

  40. I agree. Trusting yourself is an important trait and act that will only guide you to success and good well-being. I do my best to follow that every day of my life!

    <3 Elana · May 24, 11:17 AM · #

  41. Thank you so much for the bathroom graffiti link!
    My mother and I really enjoyed it.
    Brought some well needed laughs.

    <3 Rain · May 24, 06:25 PM · #

  42. I have just been laughing right out loud so much that my abs hurt (possibly hooping has contributed to this!) at the Three Wolf & Moon t-shirt comments! Absolutely brilliant!!!! Thanks Gala! I needed that laugh!

    <3 Nelly! · May 24, 08:47 PM · #

  43. Ha,ha, I like the pics, could I use in my websites? I will address the author. Especially the second one.

    <3 Andy tony · May 24, 10:53 PM · #

  44. Some good links there!

    The Zen is Stupid podcasts are quite interesting!

    <3 Words Seduce · May 25, 01:36 AM · #

  45. Gala – would it be alright if I did a TiLT on my new blogspot blog?
    I’d really appreciate it if you said I could, because I love thinking of Things I love on Thursday when I read yours and I want to spread word about where I got it from (here) because your site is so fantastique! :D
    Au revoir pour le moment!

    <3 Helena · May 25, 11:45 AM · #

  46. When are you going to be in Toronto?
    Sure thing I can give you some great recomendations.
    I just started reading your blog so i’m not sure, where are you from? and when are you visiting toronto?

    <3 Em Kal · May 25, 11:09 PM · #

  47. Ah! I love that bathroom graffiti!

    Satin Rulez!!

    <3 Quietwire · May 26, 05:25 AM · #

  48. That article on the Detroit strip scene was an eye-opener for me. Not so much the lifetyle but the large number of girls involved seems alarming. I guess it all scales with city size.

    On the other end of the scale (and I love the contrast), the Chanel snippet was a stunning piece of gorgeous excess. Thanks for sharing.

    <3 Comptess · May 26, 06:03 AM · #

  49. Ahaha I love the bathroom grafiti, thanks for posting!

    <3 Linz · May 26, 08:58 AM · #

  50. Featuring the wolf shirt:
    www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/...
    :D

    <3 Laeticia · May 26, 01:51 PM · #

  51. Heard it from a friend who…heard it from a friend…you had the badassest blog around.

    That was last week.

    This week you’re featuring the podcast of which I’m one-half (http://zenisstupid.com) and I have to say, I knew it was love at first sight. We could be bloggy friends. It could be sweet.

    Gwen Bell

    gwenbell.com
    twitter.com/gwenbell

    <3 Gwen Bell · May 26, 06:08 PM · #

  52. I’ve been feeling so exhausted, indifferent and pretty much losing interest in my everyday life, but everytime I come to your site and catch a glimpse of an inspiring image, a funny phrase or just a few words, I actually feel a lot better and get that little kick to realize that maybe things aren’t so bad after all. Thank you for that :]

    <3 Loren · May 26, 07:34 PM · #

  53. No new content? :( Hope you’re having fun Gala! x

    <3 MJ Fabulous · May 27, 02:52 AM · #

  54. ...Look what I found randomly on Tumblr! Hilarious. :D

    shinycrunchy.tumblr.com/post/1…

    <3 Sarah · May 27, 06:28 AM · #

  55. are you going to update iCiNG while you’re away?

    <3 elle · May 27, 09:20 AM · #

  56. Sarah — HAHAHA OH MY GOD. That is amazing!!!

    MJ Fabulous & elle — I’ve been busy packing everything I own & cleaning my apartment & travelling! New content coming soon. Hold tight!

    <3 Gala · May 27, 10:07 AM · #