Carousel -- Week Ending 26th December 2008

[ 25 December 2008 ]

Oh my! This the last Carousel of the year! Awwww!

Every Friday, someone asks me how I find all the links for my weekly round-up of the most magical, hilarious, ridiculous & thought-provoking things on the web. As a Christmas treat, I give you… a screen-cap of my Google Reader.

Google Reader

Ahem! Okay… Here we go…


What a dude.

<3 Here’s how Paris Hilton is dealing with the recession. Sooooo funny.

<3 10 Reasons It Would Rule To Date A Unicorn. Two people sent this to me, & I can just see that now that I’ve said I like them, I am going to be sent links about unicorns until the end of time. Like cupcakes. Oh yes.

<3 Coco Rocha has a blog. Even better, she seems totally likeable. Bonus!

<3 I feel like I shouldn’t laugh at this, because it’s so pessimistic, but I can’t help it. Hahahah.

<3 Pretty. Ditto. Also. Yup.

<3 Stickers & Donuts is a really cute blog.

<3 This photoshooot is insanely creepy but I love it.


This actually made my jaw drop.
Thanks, Jake!

<3 Angeliska writes about the winter solstice, as only she can.

<3 HAHAHAH. Whoah!

<3 This video by Hilary Duff — yes, really — is actually kind of cool.

<3 The Thinking Man’s Take On: Making A Mixtape from Pretty Much Amazing!

<3 Personal blogs to watch: Destroyx.com.

<3 You should start watching Privileged (click for the promo). It is amazing. “Oh, & P.S.? I puke cuter than that outfit you’re wearing.”


This is so weird, I don’t even know where to begin.
Again, thanks (I think?!) Sam.

<3 Julie & her friend Atsushi were awesome for Christmas.

<3 Haute Macabre just keeps getting better & better.

<3 If Marilyn Monroe Was A Blogger What Would She Do? A guest-post on Problogger.

<3 Guy Kawasaki is fantastic. Have a look at Everything I Need to Know About Entrepreneurship I Learned From My Comrades in Moscow & How to Use Twitter as a Twool.

<3 Tina Su is pretty damn good, too. The Art of Building Self-Esteem & How To Achieve Anything are both great reads.


The best of Jamie Oliver


...& David Attenborough.

<3 I really like swissmiss, & this post of hers makes me want to go to Switzerland really badly! Maybe I could take Nubby for our anniversary?! She also re-posted this thing about how NYC is like the internet, which made me smile. Also, when you get popular because of your blog, should you post about it ON your blog? One guy doesn’t think so. (Most other people seem to think otherwise.)

<3 Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh! This time next year, I’m going to post a photo just like that. Swoon!

<3 American Apparel have taken the leap to totally naked advertisements — well, except for the socks. Good things? The ads are shot by a woman, & the girls have pubic hair. I think both of those things are pretty awesome & positive. By the way, in case you couldn’t guess, that link is not safe for work! (But who’s at work today? Not safe for opening in front of Grandma, perhaps! NSFOIFOG!)

<3 My life would be much easier if I could read your mind.

<3 Finally…


Hyper-love & bunny kisses,


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Comment

  1. Soooo I just realized that iCiNG is a Sagittarius~!

    <3 Kylie · Dec 25, 06:32 PM · #

  2. Yes! High fives for sexy pubic hair American Apparel, that pleases me greatly.

    Thanks for the thinksimplenow.com link, just what I need.

    <3 Charley · Dec 25, 06:35 PM · #

  3. Yay :)
    I love trawling through all the links you post
    thanks for saving me from absolute boredom

    <3 Court · Dec 25, 07:24 PM · #

  4. I LOVE those AA adverts. The one on Debauchette is my favourite I think.

    So what did Miss Gala get for xmas?!

    <3 Joanne · Dec 25, 07:39 PM · #

  5. I love Kate Nash.
    !! weee

    Almost as much as I love these! You brighten my week. :D

    <3 Molly · Dec 25, 07:44 PM · #

  6. NSFOIFOG

    <3 Dulce · Dec 25, 07:50 PM · #

  7. Everything just looks extra beautiful and inspiring today! However do you do you do it? The magic of Gala I suppose!
    Please come come come to London soon.
    Big Love Elly : )

    Oh and I have been listening to Girltalk and dancing about like a tool all day Happy Happy Joy Joy!

    Your taste in music rocks my world!

    <3 Elly · Dec 25, 07:55 PM · #

  8. I can’t stand Hillary Duff’s voice, but the video was stunning. That’s getting bookmarked for later inspiration (thanks for posting that, I probably never would have seen it if you hadn’t!).

    <3 Lisa · Dec 25, 08:21 PM · #

  9. Kate Nash is my favourite artist at this point…or maybe 2nd behind Kanye :-)

    <3 Michelle · Dec 25, 08:52 PM · #

  10. I would SO date a unicorn.
    Definately.
    Free glitter on demand! =]

    And the photoshoot on live journal with the crazy costumes and jewellery is wicked!
    Nice find Gala!

    =]

    <3 Lou · Dec 25, 08:59 PM · #

  11. Aaaaand the puppy in the snow :)
    Awwwe!
    Does want!
    I’ve wanted a daschund for yeaaaars!
    Adorable =]

    And Hilary Duff’s video is cool!
    woo!

    <3 Lou · Dec 25, 09:04 PM · #

  12. Gala, I love your Google reader! My favorites &my pictures folders on my computer are organized into folders, into folders, into folders!

    Cheers to us Virgos!!!!!

    <3 Diane · Dec 25, 09:47 PM · #

  13. Hey Gala, is there any way to subscribe by RSS to Julie in Japan? I’ve looked all over her site for a link!

    <3 Trisha · Dec 25, 10:16 PM · #

  14. Trisha — I have a button in my bookmarks called ‘subscribe in g reader’ & I just hit it whenever I’m on a blog I want to subscribe to. It automatically searches for a feed! Maybe search the Google Reader site for one!

    <3 Gala · Dec 25, 10:32 PM · #

  15. Yay for the shout out to destroyx’s blog… that was recently brought to my attention by my friend Ayria, who had her latest album cover art designed by destroyx (and is also a good friend of hers).

    I love the spin she puts on each of the featured categories, which I think sets blogs like yours and hers apart.

    <3 Blepharisma · Dec 25, 11:08 PM · #

  16. My RSS reader looks startlingly similar! :o

    <3 Anna · Dec 25, 11:58 PM · #

  17. For some reason, I found this Carousel exceptionally charming.

    xoxoxo.

    <3 Miss Elle · Dec 26, 12:46 AM · #

  18. The look of the Hilary video is very 80s Madonna (trust me, I’m old enough to know . . . !) Thank you for that American Apparel ad. :)

    <3 Nadine · Dec 26, 12:56 AM · #

  19. Is it just me, or does the song Duff sings echoe “Personal Jesus” a little, in both the beat and the “Reach out and touch me” chorus? Was this intentional? The music video is pretty cute, though! I got a little tired of the same shots over and over, but I suppose that’s true of all music videos. It reminded me a lot of an Ellen von Unwerth photo though, which was really nice. Hilary is pretty good at giving the camera a sultry look, too. I’ve never appreciated her sexy side before, but I do now! And the abandoned dinner table at the end, so decadent! Thanks for posting this video Gala, I really enjoyed it.

    <3 Rachel · Dec 26, 01:42 AM · #

  20. I’m so glad you linked to Destroyx’s blog!
    She has such amazing clothes!

    <3 Kori · Dec 26, 01:52 AM · #

  21. If you like the whole Christmas-lights-synced-to-music thing, check out www.neverenoughlights.com.. Some great stuff. :)

    <3 Bec · Dec 26, 03:02 AM · #

  22. GOD BLESS RSS READERS!

    <3 mavis · Dec 26, 05:31 AM · #

  23. RSS Readers are indeed brilliant – I’m trying to build up and diversify the blogs I read too, as I’m painfully aware that whenever I post lists of links they’re always from the same blogs. I always find myself adding a couple more every time you post a Carousel though :)

    <3 Vixel · Dec 26, 06:38 AM · #

  24. Cool stuff, Gala!

    <3 Autumn · Dec 26, 07:53 AM · #

  25. This week you have some great links. I very much love the ‘Art of building self-esteem’ link since that’s something I’m trying to do right now.

    Kudos for spending so much time putting together these weekly bursts of joy!

    Merry Christmas.

    <3 Kati · Dec 26, 08:09 AM · #

  26. Squee!! I got linked!

    Thankyou Gala, it’s so sweet of you and one of my personal dreams. I was inspired by your blog to start one myself and it is beyond awesome to have you link to me on carousel!

    squish

    <3 Amelia Arsenic · Dec 26, 09:31 AM · #

  27. I must get a pair of those AA socks. Although the adverts are nasty, pubes are so not cool.

    <3 Emily · Dec 26, 10:02 AM · #

  28. Awww…. 4got to ask this earlier- for Christmas, i got a pair of taupe converse! Sadly, I do not know what to wear with them. Are you able to help, Gala?

    <3 Autumn · Dec 26, 10:27 AM · #

  29. ok this doesnt have anything to do with your blog entry haha but…

    i just got a new ipod and want to find some neat podcasts to subscribe to and i was wondering if you have any that you recommend if you even participate in podcast listening bahaha.

    <3 krina · Dec 26, 11:07 AM · #

  30. Oh how I love google reader:
    question though — how do you separate into categories like that? I’ve been trying to figure it out for a while but it escapes me!

    <3 Desiree Fawn · Dec 26, 11:14 AM · #

  31. aaahhh! thank you so much gala for the entertaining links for a reluctant office worker on the day after christmas. yayay!

    <3 olla · Dec 26, 11:43 AM · #

  32. MERRRRRRY DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS! confetti
    Thanks for liking that polyvore set! it made my day. Did you get everything your heart desired?
    I got some sparkly cardigans, some really fantastic CDs, a couple of SARK books, and black boots! YES.
    Have you read SARK before? She’s my hero of LIFE and I think the world might explode if you two ever met.

    So since you were generous enough to flickr mail me your address, I’m going to send you a little package… And also, since you wouldn’t want to wear a shirt with your face on it, I do make custom painted shirts at my etsy shop:
    www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...
    I’m going to throw one in there… What size/color/what it says would you want? I was thinking ‘cupcake-loving virgo’ or something of the sorts… Hmmm. :D
    Email me! You’ll love it I prommmmmise.
    Sprinklllllle
    xoxo

    <3 Sprinkle · Dec 26, 02:29 PM · #

  33. oops. that confetti was not supposed to be crossed out!
    ;-)

    <3 Sprinkle · Dec 26, 02:45 PM · #

  34. oh my gosh thankyou so much for posting those cassetteboy videos, i have been crying with laughter going through them all.
    xo

    <3 claire · Dec 26, 03:03 PM · #

  35. thank you so much for posting that Kate Nash song. the video is a treasure, i had never seen it before.

    <3 Angie · Dec 26, 03:17 PM · #

  36. I’m not sure how I feel about the AA advertisements (they’re meant to advertise the products to women, which makes it complicated) but I found that blog post about them infuriating. The writer clearly doesn’t understand the first thing about feminism. The fact that a woman took those photos doesn’t mean anything. Just because a woman does something that doesn’t make it okay, if you objectify yourself it’s still objectification, you know?

    <3 Lady Julianne le Fay · Dec 26, 03:46 PM · #

  37. Hooray for Google Reader! But Gala, why is your ‘sexy’ section so sparse?

    <3 vico · Dec 26, 03:58 PM · #

  38. I Love that Kate Nash Song. So amazing.
    I did a cover of it recently. :)

    Also: Gala, You are super cool as always, just so you know. :D

    <3 Finn · Dec 26, 06:11 PM · #

  39. Wow! Thank you for linking to my site! I’m so happy that Atsushi was so excited about helping out a few people in Tokyo, too. He’s a really nice person!

    SO ARE YOU, GALA.

    <3 julie · Dec 27, 06:12 AM · #

  40. DestroyX has a blog?
    DESTROYX HAS A BLOG!

    got to go find Blood Death Ivory and listen to it in a hazed of joy. xx

    <3 Feen · Dec 27, 07:58 AM · #

  41. Love love love destroyx, I’ve had the biggest girl crush on her since she ran Vox Populis. Thanks for posting her blog link!

    <3 popartpistol · Dec 28, 02:26 AM · #

  42. Just saw ‘The Nicest Thing’.
    What a sweet clip. A lovely addition xo

    <3 karli · Jan 5, 05:23 AM · #
 

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