Carousel -- Week Ending 29th February 2008
[ 28 February 2008 ]
Mmmm… sweet, sweet distraction courtesy of the carousel! Throw a coin at the operator & pick a horse!
The Fug Girls: Our ANTM All-Star Dream Team. I don’t usually dig what the Fug Girls do, but… well, this is pretty funny…
Things I Have Learned In My Life. I like this very much.
Strangest book titles! I really want to read “I Was Tortured By The Pygmy Love Queen”!
Heatherette for MAC Cosmetics product swatches, courtesy of Specktra. I want 3D Silver, Pink Pearl, Hollywood Nights, Style Minx, Pop Blue, Dash Lily, Text Me & Front Row. Yum!
Cutest screen-cleaner EVER! Coo!
Birthday party in the subway, courtesy of Improv Everywhere. These guys are amazing.
Cupcakes can kill! Beware, next time you’re salivating for buttercream frosting!
For those of you who can’t resist a good horoscope, I just discovered SoulGarden. They are daily video horoscopes by sign — & what’s even better is that they are released in such a way that those of us in Australia & NZ actually get them on the right day! I love them & they are super-accurate. Watch, watch!
Feel like doing a good deed? How about helping an innocent guy escape the Dubai legal system?
Violet Blue de-bunks the G-spot hype. (I linked to the medical article last week, but I have to say, I trust Violet more than I do big pharma!)
Fun food stuff! Recognizing insanity & transcending it, “The Scale“, & Rory Freeman (of Skinny Bitch fame) being interviewed about how she eats. She eats a high raw diet so what she says is very interesting to me. She actually comes across totally different from the book — she seems charming & eloquent & thoughtful, while I really didn’t like the book at all!
Swissmiss posted about these custom silhouette pendants. They’re so cool! But for those of us without children, maybe a silhouette of one of your idols would be more appropriate…? She also linked to The Advantages Of Closing A Few Doors from the New York Times. Good read.
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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Hey Gala! I was just going to ask you for some ideas :D
My birthday is coming up soon (like 20 days) and i don’t know what i’m going to do on that day :O I want to do something with my girlfriends, the question is what :D Got any ideas for Pinar?
Hugs ^^
on the subject of the silhouette pendants…the fact that some were cats cracked me up (being the human mom o’ a few felines).
Hehe, I almost sent that custom silohouette pendants link to you cause I thought you’d likey but it would appear you follow the lovely swissmiss anyways! Watching the Rory Freeman interview now. :) x
Nothing like a strange title to catch your attention in a bookstore. I found a book called “Don’t Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs: She Thinks I’m a Piano Player in a Whorehouse” in a charity shop and was so confused by the name that I had to buy it. Unfortunately it didn’t quite live up to the title, but oh well.
I love those pendants!
PS: those Soul Garden horoscopes are cooooooooooooool. x
Okay, sorry for spamming but I’m halfway through this Rory Freeman interview & I have to say I couldn’t agree with her more about finding one thing in your diet at a time to try & tackle rather than setting yourself up for virtual failure by trying to jump from A to Z in one big swoop! I removed caffeine from my diet about a month ago now (apart from having the odd chocolate) & then last week I removed meat. It’s been so much easier than all the other times I’ve said “I’m going to start eating healthy starting Monday” or whatever. What does “healthy” even mean? It’s just not measurable. Having a small, defined & achievable goal like “I’m not going to drink coffee anymore” or “I’m not going to drink diet soft drinks anymore” is so much easier. Go Rory! I haven’t read Skinny Bitch, partly because I was completely turned off after Gala’s review (only because I trust your judgement so much cutie), so I too am surprised at how “centred” & lovely Rory seems & I think I’m going to give the book a read now but try & keep an open mind & ignore some of the negative language it sounds like they use.
Okay, back to watching… kbye. :) x
Pinar — Why not just do something based around your favourite activities? Bake cupcakes or go ice-skating or go swimming… Really, what you do is secondary as long as you have good company!
Felicity — Well, you know, that’s what I like about the raw movement. It’s about making an effort & not beating yourself up if you’re not ‘perfect’. Saying “I’m never going to eat anything cooked again” is setting yourself up for failure. & I really think that if you know a bit about veganism, you don’t really need to read her book — it is just “here is why you should go vegan & if you’re not persuaded, here is some abuse & scare tactics ++”. :\
Thank you, Gala! :)
Mer — Any time, dollface.
SWEET BABY JESUS I AM LAUGHING SO HARD!!!
I just got back from pizza and beers with my best friend and am in good spirits…..i thought i’d catch up on iCNiNG before bed and clicked on the screen clean god link…oh my god i am laughing in a teeny bit of a tispy state at my screen…wow it’s just what i needed to see right now!
Excellent!
x
Joleeeeeen — Haha, I’m glad you like it! I LOVE it, it makes me laugh so hard. It’s insanely adorable.
The screen cleaner is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! Awwwww.
And I adore Improve Everywhere. I think my favorite was their mobile phone symphony. :D
that elyse top model girl looks exactly like this girl i used to know in NZ. who was also a model. maybe she is pretending to be american. who knows? lifes a mystery.
Immie — I don’t think so ;D She is so great, though. elysesewell.livejournal.com baby!
i am so getting one of those pendants done. im going to use my dogs head!
hehe :) thug life avatar!
i have a perfume, it made me think of you gala. i just got it in the mail today. don’t let the name put you off, it’s fabulous. it is called Gluttony, and i got it from blackphoenixalchemylab.com
it smells like chocolate…and buttercreme, and toffee. delicious…in moderation.
it is amazingly sweet, and i just figured i should share my love.
:D
Hi gala, thanks for the link to the article on plucking up the courage to close doors – I must admit to being chronic in the ‘keep your options open’ department, and it can often be from a reluctance to prioritise and a fear of lost opportunities rather than for any more strategic reasons.
New resolution: spring clean my life, prioritise and don’t be afraid to cut back on things that are only there to give me an excuse for not reaching for the stars!!!
Truly inspirational, yet again.
Many thanks! =)
Im having my next birthday party on a train.
Gala, have you heard of Frankie Magazine?
Mine just arrived in the mail a few days ago and I instantly thought of you.
It’s fabulous and I love it, best of all It’s Australian!
If you can’t get your mitts on one I will gladly mail you a copy!
www.frankie.com.au
Their wallpapers are super cute too.
i actually make the noise “squee” out loud while looking at that screen cleaner…so cute! _
Isn’t Improv Everywhere just BRILLIANT?!
Now, I bring to you… Sarah Reese Brennan. mistful.livejournal.com ! She is of the very intelligent literary sort, and so adorable and funny. And she writes parodies. I think you’ll love her to bits!
The Improv Everywhere surprise party totally made me smile…I love their work and this one seemed really heartwarming to me, after a not-so heartwarming day…thanks for the smile, Gala :)
Loving the ultimate top model! I want to see it.
Haha, when I clicked on the dog licking the screen, orchestral music came on my iTunes at the same time, which made the pug seem kind of deep and melancholic. LOL.
Big Pharma? Oh Gala, you did not just say that. Please don’t confuse genuine scientific medical research with the money-driven research that the pharmaceutical industry sometimes (not always!) conducts. That article you linked to last week had nothing to do with Big Pharma. There was no compromised interests in this study and there was no input from the pharmaceutical industry at all. No hidden motives, no underhanded dealings to put things in the favour of manufacturing pharmaceuticals for sale. It was genuine research done by honest scientists who have chosen to dedicate their lives to furthering the understanding of sex-related medicine and physiology, and it was published in a peer-reviewed journal after being rigorously subjected to unbiased and professional criticism and scrutiny. There is no reason to doubt the validity of that study, especially when these are medical doctors and research scientists who have dedicated decades of their lives to improving the understanding of such an important part of our biology.
The paper’s abstract can be reached at the following link if you’d like some of the details of the study:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18…
If you have any questions about the terminology or methodology used in the abstract, I’d be more than happy to explain them.
haha! my screen feels extremely clean!!!!
nya nya the doggie is so adorable~ :3
i can NOT stop watching the cleaner.
xoxoxoxo!
Hey!
I stumbled onto this, and thought of you:
www.cosmeticsfairy.co.uk/produ…
Perhaps you’ve seen this already. I’ve never tried it, but it sure looks cute!
gala, please please please keep writing about raw foods!! your links are always so great, and i love hearing about your particular experience. you’ve inspired me to do my own research, and i’ve been on my own raw journey for about two weeks now. i can tell that this is going to help out my body, mind, and spirit so much.
anyway, i think you’re great!
-Haha, I heart improv everywhere. One of my friends is very involved in it, I was actually in the city the day of the pants-less subway ride and saw some of the people running around the times square subway station…
-No offense, but those silhouette necklaces seem kinda silly to me. If you can take the sideways picture of your kid, then you could probably just make one yourself, for far less money.
Lovely, as usual… I like the one thing at a time raw ideas. :-)
Yet another set of fab links.
Gala, I have another fashion question for you. I recently bought a pair of shoots/shoeboots, (however you’re ‘sposed to say it) and I have fun wearing them with black skinny jeans, but that’s about it. Have any ideas for any other ways I can wear them? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Loves
xx
Jess — From Violet’s article:
“Once again, the G-spot has become “elusive.” There’s something that may or may not be missing in your sexual bits that’ll make you deficient as a woman, and the whole thing reeks of … oh, wait. Read the fine print and you’ll see that Pfizer sponsored the study. Maybe Big Pharma and not City Tow has my damn G-spot, after all.”
ann — Yup, there’s more coming :>
Lou — Do you mean like ankle boots? Wear them with everything! Skirts, shorts, dresses… experiment!
Ooh, I loved reading all these. Distraction indeed!
pupe.jp/profile/7AdMcFTaIVoM/ By the way, do you have one of these? I think they’re adorable, and I love snooping into other people’s closets. >D
As a science gal I just wanted to say this…
Scientists need money to do research. We are quite an upfront bunch about where that money comes from. Almost always a paper will have a shout-out to the funding body in the acknowledgments section.
I am not passing judgment on whether this research you’ve linked to is correct or not as I know nothing about it, I just feel that judging research based on who has funded it is not right. Better that medical research be funded by pharmaceutical companies than not at all, surely? Research should be judged based on its merit, and the fact that this study made it into a peer-reviewed journal shows it is not rubbish.
By rubbish I mean not to be dismissed. I realized after hitting enter that that could be misinterpreted.
A — I don’t know much about it either, which is why since I linked to the article last week, I thought it was fair to offer some kind of opposite coverage! ;> I don’t know who is right or wrong, & it’s not that important to me either, but I think it is important to be balanced.
Great post! I think I want one of those pendants…
“Things I Have Learned…” made me smile so much Gala, thanks for the link!
It triggered thoughts about a book I read recently, and I immediately thought you might enjoy it – “Five Wishes” by Gay Hendricks. It’s extremely inspirational, written by the author based on how one conversation changed his life completely. I can’t recommend it enough!
I loved the odd book titles. Last week I found an old cookery book at a Salvos shop called ‘A Whizz in the Kitchen’ – my inner child had a good giggle about that one.
Do you know what’s odd? I live where the guy chocked on cupcakes (we call them fairy cakes though), it’s been a big story around here. I think it’s mainly because nothing really happens in Swansea.
Love the screen cleaner and Improv Everywhere!! So cool!
Your “Ways to rescue the worst day ever” post appeared a couple days after my oldest cat (my best friend) died unexpectedly. I was so distraught I couldn’t imagine ever having a good day again.
Today, barely a month later, we said goodbye to our middle cat. She’d been ill for a long time so we were prepared for the inevitable, but it’s still rough. Re-reading your and others’ suggestions has helped me feel a little more optimistic.
Our youngest (now only) cat has been feeling neglected and missing her playmates. I clicked on the pug screen cleaner, and she perked right up and stared at it intently for a few minutes. That’s been the bright spot in my day – thank you!
I have to say I agree quite strongly with A and Jess on the G-spot issue.
I’ve read the original peer-reviewed journal article, and while I admit there is a lot more research to be done – given they had a sample group of only 20 women – the results of the study are nonetheless intriguing.
On the other hand, after reading Violet Blue’s article, I actually got quite angry and frustrated with her piece, given how factually incorrect it is. Her article explains that every woman has a G-spot, and that it is located around the urethra, where urine exits the body, 1-2 inches inside the vagina.
Well, I can tell you with absolute certainty that the opening of the urethra is NOT inside the vagina at all, but on the outside of the vulva between the clitoris and the vaginal opening. Urine does not exit the body from the vagina. Ever.
I am quite baffled as to how such a respected sex educator could be so confused about basic female anatomy. But, perhaps her explanation is not worded as clearly as it should be, or I have misinterpreted her description.
What’s more, in an independently conducted pilot study with very limited sample size, researchers concluded that not every woman necessarily has a G-spot, nor is one required for vaginal orgasm.
Thank you for providing the links to both articles Gala – I appreciate the balanced and open-minded reporting that you are providing.