Carousel: Week Ending 25th December 2009

[ 25 December 2009 ]

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Ana Beatriz Barros by Ellen von Unwerth.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! If you’re dying to escape from your relatives, shhh, come with me! I have stockpiled some distractions!

<3 Trust the spark within and find your own path from No Impact Man.

<3 Oh my god, everyone, let’s pool our money & make this apartment the new International Playgirl HQ. It would be like a slumber party all the time!

<3 Rules For Retro Mars In Leo. Oh geeeeez.

<3 What Matters Now, the free e-book!

<3 Decade in review: 2009 = FAIL, 2000s = WIN by Rachel Hills. Smart cookie, that one.

<3 Why do longtime partners split after getting married?

<3 On Fast Fashion Content and The Importance of Being Earnest.

<3 6 Questions That Can Help You to Make 2010 a Simpler and Lighter Year from the Positivity Blog.

<3 Astro-Decor: Padma Lakshmi & A Portrait Of YOU Above Your Bed? via Mystic Medusa. So weird & interesting, the comments are particularly excellent, lots of analysis & Feng Shui stuff!

<3 John’s solstice rebirth. I’m so excited for him!

<3 Want to be part of Body Image Season? I do! Get involved!

<3 I love Kosuke Tsumura’s answers at the bottom of the page.

<3 Justin Martin is on par with that kid who refused to stand during the pledge of allegiance. Seriously, some kids are so cool.

<3 & so we danced = RAD photos.

<3 Reasons why New York City is the best city in the whole wide world #2,458,912: there was an impromptu snowball fight in Times Square at 1am (& no cops drew their guns, in your face Washington D.C.!).

<3 Apartment Therapy: You Are Now Allowed to Draw On the Wall, Victorian Grandness (drool).

<3 Um, I love gingerbread. These gingerbread houses which perch on the edge of your mug make my LIFE. I wish I was clever enough to make gingerbread gift boxes. If I was a gingerbread person I would want to live in a gingerbread igloo. Or a gingerbread mansion would be pretty cool too.

<3 THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THE FEW OF US STILL WILLING TO GET OUR HANDS DIRTY.

<3 The Moment Jars = amazing.

<3 Ommwriter. If you are a writer… Yes.

<3 Author William Poundstone Dissects the Marketing Tricks Built Into Balthazar’s Menu is so fascinating.

<3 Inaki Escudero read one book a week for 52 weeks. Nice idea for a new year’s resolution!

<3 The Cutest, Funniest And Most Important Animal Stories Of 2009! Ahhhhhhhh. I like the alcoholic monkeys best.


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Watch this too.

Ahahaha.


Thoughts? I love SATC but I feel like
this might just be beating a dead horse… ?


OH MY GOD MUST SEE THIS.


RADICAL self-love & stardust,

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Comment

  1. Gala,daahling, the link for “6 questions that can help…” is not working.

    xo

    <3 Angela · Dec 25, 04:19 AM · #

  2. That Ellen von Unwerth editorial is one of the funniest things I’ve seen all year. I love the mix of lingerie, holidays, and humor.

    And yeah, after seeing the KickAss trailer featuring Hitgirl I was sold. Comic book movies are awesome anyway, those featuring badass chicks are even better!

    Happy Holidays, lady! :-)

    www.stockingsandlingerieblog.c…

    <3 Treacle · Dec 25, 04:22 AM · #

  3. Very impressed with the British Style Bloggers campaign – will be very excited to see what they come up with!

    On the subject of amazing things made of gingerbread, peep this incredible Where The Wild Things Are inspired gingerbread house –
    www.atablefortwo.com.au/2009/1…

    <3 Nadia · Dec 25, 04:48 AM · #

  4. I may not have the best photography skill, (if any), but JOYOUS Viking Gingerbread Christmas to you all
    bit.ly/5qjoej

    <3 Ally Béal · Dec 25, 05:23 AM · #

  5. Oh my god, that clock tower penthouse = so much love!

    <3 Luana · Dec 25, 08:17 AM · #

  6. thank you!

    I had lost track of both Halcyon and SwissMiss and your links have brought them back to my twitterverse.

    amazing, yet predictable, how far we have all come.

    <3 lynne · Dec 25, 08:31 AM · #

  7. This new year has a lot of fun treats in store. There is also Alice and Wonderland, Iron Man 2, and new magazines launching. Woohoo!

    Merry Christmas!
    from Joy D. of iplayfaves.blogspot.com

    <3 Joy D · Dec 25, 08:56 AM · #

  8. Eep! I’m so glad that clock tower place is on the market again! The Times did a profile on the last people who lived there, & I was seriously unimpressed with their decorating skillz… I’d love to take a crack at it!

    Merry Christmas, Ms. Darling! The dog jumping in behind the guy fishing has made my whole family laugh. :)

    <3 Bef With an F · Dec 25, 10:19 AM · #

  9. Sarah Jessica Parker said (and the quote could have been taken out of context) she regretted SATC2. It does look like they’ve gone a little overboard.
    Bookmarked Ommwriter ~ I definitely need it!

    <3 Rachael · Dec 25, 11:20 AM · #

  10. Happy Christmas!

    <3 Rachel · Dec 25, 12:00 PM · #

  11. My New Year’s Resolution is to memorize a new poem every month! Sort of like the reading a book every week thing : )

    <3 emily · Dec 25, 12:14 PM · #

  12. Merry, Merry Christmas to you Gala! Have a wonderful holidays!

    <3 Luinae · Dec 25, 12:37 PM · #

  13. We can’t help but take out our guns in D.C. XD

    Have a wonderflonium Christmas and New Year Gala!!

    <3 Liz · Dec 25, 12:50 PM · #

  14. Wow those pictures of Times Square are wicked!
    I am so jealous of the amount of snow you have there! A rainy Canadian Christmas is not so hot :]
    The pictures remind me of this song too :D
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LERwq…

    <3 Cassy · Dec 25, 01:39 PM · #

  15. If I could live in that penthouse for a day…

    <3 Camillia · Dec 25, 01:43 PM · #

  16. one book a week? oh gosh, that’s nothing. :) a friend’s mother read one book every day for a year.

    readallday.org

    <3 eloise · Dec 25, 02:03 PM · #

  17. Happy Christmas!!
    Gala, we’re watching some lame TV here but a girl came on called Ali Bastian and she is the spitting image of you!

    <3 Zoe · Dec 25, 02:26 PM · #

  18. Thanks for the great links today. My goal is to win the lottery and move into the clock tower apartment!

    I will have to say I agree with you on Sex and the City. I have the whole series on DVD as well as the 1st movie. At first I was excited about the first movie… but after watching it I wished they would have left well enough alone. I will go see the 2nd movie and probably buy it just to have the complete collection… but yes.. beating a dead horse for sure!

    <3 Irish · Dec 25, 02:52 PM · #

  19. SJP didn’t say she regretted SATC2, she said she regretted being away from her kids for so long to film it. It was taken out of context.
    But yeah, not sure about that trailer.

    <3 Cally · Dec 25, 06:07 PM · #

  20. I will probably go see SATC 2, but I have no idea what it could possibly be about… so I’m with you I hope they don’t ruin it! :-/

    Merry Christmas sweet girl!

    <3 Bailey · Dec 25, 09:16 PM · #

  21. i loveeee omwriter

    what a great find! thanks

    merry christmas gala! :)

    <3 phy · Dec 25, 11:01 PM · #

  22. Oh man that fishing video made me crack up :) My dad was staring at me like I was crazy

    <3 Tyler · Dec 26, 12:02 AM · #

  23. I love Carousel. And I love Nakd raw food bars. And I think you would too. So, here you go…
    www.naturalbalancefoods.co.uk/...
    I swear I don’t work for them or anything, but I know you like eating raw, and the only word for these is DIVINE! I recommend Coco Loco. =D
    xo

    <3 Bev · Dec 26, 03:31 AM · #

  24. hope there’s someone always makes me teary. also – really good vegan gingerbread cookies (just don’t overcook or they become like rocks and then you have to tell your family they are special “dunk in your coffee first” cookies!) www.chooseveg.com/display_reci…

    <3 Crosby · Dec 26, 07:31 PM · #

  25. I am in super-love with that first photo!

    <3 Vanessa · Dec 26, 09:34 PM · #

  26. Ahh omg Gala, I almost always read your Carousels, but this one was SO GOOD! I guess I better start perusing these more carefully, because I’ve been spazzing over your links for the last two days.

    Especially love The Moment Now, On Fast Fashion Content and The Importance of Being Earnest, and THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THE FEW OF US STILL WILLING TO GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY. I don’t know how you did it, but my mind has been all crazy lately because of work-related uncertainty (and I’m one of those people for whom work = love of life)....and your sources totally has soothed away the chaos! Thank you so much. My twitter and email friends probably think I’m crazy now for link-spamming.

    And I wish ommwriter worked on PC’s! Here’s to hoping that version will debut soon :)

    <3 Tee · Dec 27, 12:32 AM · #

  27. Wow. OmmWriter is a gift from the gods. I frequently get terribly distracted (and sometimes anxious) when I write so I checked it out- I loved the program so much I didn’t want to stop writing, it felt so good and calm. Thanks for the link!

    <3 Nicole · Dec 27, 04:46 AM · #

  28. Don’t u forget about your first fan in italy U___U ahaha loves you
    <3 Massimo

    <3 Max · Dec 27, 11:28 AM · #

  29. GALA, i’m coming to new york tomorrow! so excited! eeee! will be looking out for you an checking out all the cupcake places you’ve recommended. hope you had a lovely christmas! xxxx

    <3 Maya · Dec 27, 01:34 PM · #

  30. i guess i’m agreeing with you: i’m not expecting much of the satc movie, i’m gonna be watching it for the f a s h i o n alone. :)

    ...was that marc jacobs in there?

    <3 worryrock · Dec 27, 05:22 PM · #

  31. The SATC trailer looks a bit of a letdown :( I wish they had left it alone, but I will continue to watch all the episodes til i’m in my nineties haha.

    that Ricky Gervais moment is slightly terrifying… but funny!

    <3 jeni · Dec 28, 06:31 AM · #

  32. I’m dreaming of making the gingerbread taj mahal! ;)
    So far, I’ll have to do with hearts and gingerbread men! hihi:)

    I love all your links so much, thank you for finding and sharing!

    Btw, the moment jars reminded me of something cute; have you learned how to make your own snow globes yet? Check it out: www.well

    <3 Mausumi · Dec 28, 06:51 AM · #

  33. hm.. the link disappeared…

    here it is:

    http://www.well-worn.com/2009/12/faux-real-luxe-snow-globes.html

    <3 Mausumi · Dec 28, 06:52 AM · #

  34. Haha thanks for posting the fishing bloopers. I sent it to my dad (who loves to fly fish) and he got a big kick out of it :]

    <3 Lindsey · Dec 28, 10:05 AM · #

  35. Ellen von Unwerth, Ricky Gervais AND Antony and the Johnsons, all in one post? My Gala love just swelled. Siiiigh.

    <3 liz · Dec 28, 02:26 PM · #

  36. Kick-Ass is going to be great.

    Plus, 2009 was the year we hung out, it’s a good year for that reason alone.

    <3 Abjekt · Dec 28, 06:33 PM · #

  37. thank you. you always link stunning music.

    hope your christmas and new years are kicking ass. much love. xxx

    <3 sophie o'doom · Dec 29, 03:34 AM · #

  38. OMG! that “best Ricky Gervais moment” was amazing. I want whatever that guy is on. :-s

    <3 Carla · Dec 29, 07:51 AM · #

  39. Merry Christmas Gala! I’m finally home after a week away, and your videos (esp. the one about Bowie + Crazy in Love ) have softened the blow of returning to reality.

    <3 Helena · Dec 29, 08:59 AM · #

  40. I could go on and on and on and on at why satc annoys me.
    Does anyone even know what the story line is about yet?
    And I thought that SATC was about 4 30-something-single-women in NY?

    <3 Christy · Dec 31, 04:55 AM · #

  41. i soooo agree about the new sex and the city movie. seem like they made a sellout this time. so sad.

    <3 iamyouarehesheitis · Jan 4, 05:23 AM · #