Carousel -- Week Ending 28th November 2008

[ 27 November 2008 ]

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Photo courtesy of Nisha!

<3 We Feel Fine. Yes, we do!

<3 Girlbot sent me a link to this article, Creating Our Own Happiness by Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips. She says, “If I’m feeling a little down, I make a point to read this article.” What better reason could there be to share it?!

<3 No Small Talk For The Rest Of The Day. Thanks, Ansi!

<3 Calendar made of matches. I love this idea. Burn the day when it’s done.

<3 A photoshoot from MyHorse magazine. Weird but awesome concept, & great pictures.

<3 Halcyon asks, What does it mean to be a “lifestyle artist”?

“If art is defined by process and idea, then everything can be art. If an action, choice, or interaction is infused with creative vision, then it is art. If we can shift our consciousness to this perspective, the world is a canvas. Every word we utter is a paint stroke. Every step is a performance.”

<3 I just started watching Peep Show (on recommendation from my friend Jake!) & it’s reeeeally funny. You can watch the whole thing on Youtube; start here!

<3 Underwater kisses at Le Love. Awww.

<3 Once upon a time, my friend Sammy wrote a relationship column. She only published three, but dude, they are awesome. Laugh-out-loud-able. Check out Abandon All Hope: Fatalist Love, Romance in the World of Single & Cycle of Lunacy. (Beware, this links to SuicideGirls, so you might see a butt or two.)

<3 I want one of these.

<3 Neat ways to organise your life #2 (after a Moleskine planner, of course): Muji Chronotebook. I like this very much, & at only $4.95… It’s hard to say no. The rest of Jack Cheng‘s site is pretty intriguing too. He says, “I write about ideas, making them happen and living a smarter & happier life in the process.” Sounds like my kind of guy. (These links were also courtesy of Ansi. She is great, & sends me wicked things all the time. Next time I see her in New York, I am going to give her a big hug.)

<3 Vika Möller is an awesome artist.

<3 Vegan in Auckland? Moira is your girl! She says, “It feels like there was a little vegan bubble around this town for a while, and it’s just about bursting, and maybe it’s time to blow another one. So in lieu of being grumpy I’m becoming more conspicuously vegan, and I wanted to start this blog to record vegan food and goings-on in my life.” Yay, positive action!

<3 Vogue Paris 2009 calendar. It’s saucy.

<3 “Help! My family don’t want me to be a writer!” from One Night Stanzas. Wise words, Ms Askew!

<3 Shannyn Sossamon is beautiful.

<3 Asking For What You Want & Sex Positivity Is… from Good Vibrations magazine. (How did I not know about the existence of this magazine before?!?!)

<3 WHOAH! Also, WHOAH!

<3 15 Simple Ways To Overcome Anger from the lovely Miss Tina Su.

<3 You can read a short but sweet interview with me here at Mademoiselle Robot!

<3 For fans of House of Leaves.

<3 Gratitude is good for your health. We knew that already (hello, TiLT!) but it’s nice to be reminded!

<3 Feel like helping me out? Got a few spare minutes? It would be aaaaawesome of you to take my reader survey! There are fun questions, I promise, & I’ll love you forever for taking part! Smooches!

<3 Digging Up Dirt On Thanksgiving Eve — Nadya asks the hard questions, & the responses are really interesting. Especially this one from Mil:

“Having said that, I find myself envying that sort of simplicity, and for all this fire in my belly has helped me to achieve, they’ve found happiness in even the simplest of things and I think there’s a lot of value in that. While you and I set about taking over the world, as it were, they’re looking forward to a BBQ just as much. Maybe there’s something we could learn from that.”

<3 Pluto is now in Capricorn, ending a 12 year cycle! Wooooooo! Check out what that means for your sign at SoulGarden TV!

<3 How not to write a sex scene — extracts from some of the books shortlisted for this year’s Bad Sex award. So funny! So bad!

That’s all for today. Here’s to a magnificent weekend!


Hyper-love & bunny kisses,


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  1. That “We Feel Fine” site is pure genius.

    <3 henshin · Nov 27, 02:36 PM · #

  2. That interview with you is great, I read it the other day. The lifestyle artist article is really interesting and I’m definitely going to give the bad sex scenes a read, that sounds highly amusing!

    I’ll fill in your survey now :)

    <3 Vixel · Nov 27, 02:47 PM · #

  3. “But the kissing, just the kissing, was heavenly […] He made her forget she was a Communist.”
    Oh, that killed me. I’m doing an essay (er, was doing an essay..) on the Russian Revolution right now, so bad Bolshevik sex was rather relevant!

    <3 olivia · Nov 27, 02:50 PM · #

  4. Gala, “We Feel Fine” is possibly one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. Right now I’m pulling up all the people who feel ‘thankful’ and basking in the Thanksgiving glow. Definitely bookmarking this- it’s fascinating..

    <3 Rachel · Nov 27, 03:05 PM · #

  5. Laughing soooo hard at the House of Pancakes!!! HoL is one of favorite books :)

    <3 Jazzi · Nov 27, 03:16 PM · #

  6. you were right WOAH! those outfits! i mean! woa! I have to buy one for my best friend….
    but which one?

    Thanks Gorgeous Gala! Happy Day!

    <3 thefishanddelilah · Nov 27, 03:51 PM · #

  7. i love peep show so much!
    after watching too many episodes one after the other I find myself narrating my life inside my head like them >_<
    this carosel came at exactly the right time, thankyou!

    <3 claire · Nov 27, 03:56 PM · #

  8. Flaming Lips anything is a surefire way to feel fabulous about life! They are just wonderful.

    And Peep Show = hilarious. You should also check out The Smoking Room (it has the guy who plays Jeremy in it) and Nathan Barley (it’s a couple of years old and has the Boosh guys in it) if you haven’t already. Brilliant :)

    <3 Betsy · Nov 27, 04:24 PM · #

  9. mademoiselle robot & gala? all at once! how super marvellous <3

    <3 Katie · Nov 27, 04:24 PM · #

  10. I’M A CAPRICORN AND THE HOROSCOPE REALLY SET ME ON FIRE YAAY:)

    looooooved the matches calendar… !!

    besooos!

    <3 em. · Nov 27, 04:40 PM · #

  11. Yaaay Peep Show!
    so very good.

    Thanks again for the carousel Gala bear! :)

    <3 ladystefania · Nov 27, 04:40 PM · #

  12. the matches calander is so cool!
    oh i saw USB drives in the shapes of robots and pirates and all sorts of wonderful things the other day i was so excited haha what a geek!
    yay for being capricorn :)
    the underwater kisses photo is so dreamy and fairytale like its amazing

    <3 Indigo Fay · Nov 27, 05:26 PM · #

  13. Whoa, Jem! That’s so awesome they make those costumes.

    <3 Danabelle · Nov 27, 05:41 PM · #

  14. Jem! Jem is excitement!
    Oooooh Jem!
    Jem is adventure!
    Ooooooh!
    GLAMOUR & GLITTER, FASHION & FAME!
    Jem! Jem is truly outrageous!
    Truly truly truly outrageous!
    Whoooooooah Jem!
    Jem! The music’s contagious!
    Outrageous!
    Jem is my name, no one else is the same
    Jem is my name!

    & WE’RE THE MISFITS
    OUR SONGS ARE BETTER
    WE ARE THE MISFITS, THE MISFITS!
    & WE’RE GONNA GET HER!

    (They were always my favourite. Pizazz forever!)

    Bonus points: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgzZ2T…
    Hahah.

    <3 Gala · Nov 27, 05:52 PM · #

  15. Oh, Jem fans, you must see this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=60w

    <3 Gala · Nov 27, 05:58 PM · #

  16. Peep Show and a House of Leaves mention!

    perfection!

    (apart from the obvious lack of julian casablancas and sam riley)

    Oh, and if you like Peep Show and the like, try and watch Black Books, it’s my favourite, so so so funny!

    <3 caz · Nov 27, 05:58 PM · #

  17. Peep Show is one of my favourite shows :D

    That ‘bad sex scene’ link was hilarious. I don’t know if you’re into trashy romantic fiction but I stumbled across this site the other day and it’s awesome:

    www.smartbitchestrashybooks.co…

    It’s run by 2 women who read and write hilarious reviews about trashy romance novels.

    <3 Joanne · Nov 27, 07:58 PM · #

  18. Wow, those sex scenes sure are something..scary extended metaphors, comparing the lovers to a pair of siblings, wondering about slugs..um..kinda makes me curious about the authors’..uh, experiences..haha

    <3 beth · Nov 27, 08:10 PM · #

  19. I’m totally intrigued by the planner – and I adore the calendar of matches. So much so that it seems like the sort of project that one could modify for herself…I see something crafty in my future!

    <3 nicalyse · Nov 27, 09:58 PM · #

  20. What no Stormer costume? She’s my fav-or-ite!

    <3 Freya · Nov 27, 10:23 PM · #

  21. I haven’t looked at everything yet, but that horse photoshoot is beautiful.

    <3 Nadine · Nov 27, 10:39 PM · #

  22. I love Wayne Coyne. The Flaming Lips are incredible, and that article? Brilliance. Happiness is not something that comes with possessions; it’s something that comes from smiling, regardless of how your day might have been going.

    <3 Erinn · Nov 27, 10:45 PM · #

  23. I’m glad you clicked my SoulGarden link!!! I love Chris & I’m so stoked for the next year…shit, I mean I’m stoked for tomorrow! Hee.

    Shannyn Sossamon IS beautiful, I wish she did more films. I’ve always thought she looked like Angelina Jolie’s younger, edgier sister.

    My friends have a Wayne’s World-esque local TV show that I help film sometimes called Peep Show & for a split second my heart stopped & I thought you linked them! LOL.

    <3 Rachel Radness! · Nov 28, 01:30 AM · #

  24. Great survey, Gala, did you write it all yourself? And more importantly, will you share the results with us? ;)

    <3 rachel · Nov 28, 03:03 AM · #

  25. Wow We Feel Fine is amazing! I think I’m going to spend all afternoon on it now.

    <3 Helen · Nov 28, 08:53 AM · #

  26. Ahhhhh good old Peep show,it’s brilliant!

    The ‘El Dood’ borthers…brrrrr brrrrrreeehhhhh

    <3 emma gahan · Nov 28, 09:45 AM · #

  27. I’d like to contribute this to today’s carousel:
    It’s an amazing post from Zen habits:

    Want to Save the World? I’ll Tell You How

    http://zenhabits.net/2008/11/want-to-save-the-world-ill-tell-you-how/

    <3 eternalvoyageur · Nov 28, 09:46 AM · #

  28. We Feel Fine is THE coolest thing I have sen in a very long time! Total genius and majorly interesting! The coolest besides Icing that is of course! I think I raved on a little bit in my testimonial but Icing really is my little daily dose of bliss! I always find something here to brighten my day and refresh my outlook and mood.

    Very happy Lina!

    <3 arlina · Nov 28, 01:03 PM · #

  29. If/when you come back up to Auckland, Gala, you absolutely must pay a visit to the renewed and revamped Cruelty Free Shop in St Kevin’s Arcade! I’m here right now on my monhtly volunteer shift and selling delicious vegan icecreams (in flavours like rockmelon, fudge or peanut snickers) and other yummasaurus things!
    After my shift I’m going to take one with me and sit in Myers Park under the sun

    <3 Nikki · Nov 28, 05:40 PM · #

  30. They links to the Good Vibrations mag wont work for me :(
    However, the rest of the page

    <3 Britt · Nov 28, 07:26 PM · #

  31. The links to the Good Vibrations magazines don’t work. I think you’ve to fix them. Thanks for the fun bunch of links though :)

    <3 Sri · Nov 28, 07:37 PM · #

  32. Aww, I think you’re great, too! :) I hope you’re rocking Wellington with your fabulousness!

    P.S. It is totally great that your Fortune of the Day was posted around Pluto’s entrance into Capricorn. And several people I know felt large personal shifts earlier that day, too! Very spirituality-meets-cosmological physics-meets-sociology, no?

    <3 ansi · Nov 29, 12:34 AM · #

  33. I want to contribute a link!

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QVQSZ…
    Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!

    <3 [a} · Nov 29, 10:42 AM · #

  34. Hey! Thanks for the link, I’ve had a couple of emails from friendly Auckland vegan types who found me from this post. Part of the reason for the blog was breaking down vegan isolation so it’s great to be connecting up people & food tips & such.

    & I think I might have bought a vegan raspberry trumpet from yr previous commenter Nikki on Saturday? It was pretty amazing.

    <3 moira · Nov 30, 02:35 AM · #

  35. i think i just love fortune cookies too much to enjoy having a fake one as a usb. It would just be a heartbreaker you know?

    <3 aarati · Nov 30, 03:37 AM · #

  36. This Pisces loved her Soul Garden horoscope. That guy is too cute!

    <3 Jasmine · Dec 1, 10:20 AM · #

  37. Thanks for that “Creating Our Own Happiness” link.
    That article is beautiful.

    <3 Chelly · Dec 3, 06:44 PM · #

  38. Thanks for linking to Good Vibrations’ Online Magazine! (magazine.goodvibes.com))
    We’re so glad you found us and love us! :D

    We welcome everyone to get involved!

    Authors can submit articles or erotica
    (magazine.goodvibes.com/submiss…)

    Bloggers can join our affiliate program
    (www.GVAffiliates.com/)

    xoxo!

    Kuono, from GV
    GoodVibes.com
    Quality Sex Toys & Sex Education

    <3 Kuono from GV · Dec 3, 08:03 PM · #

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