DELIGHT or SMITE? (April)
[ 4 April 2007 ]
DELIGHT
Lula magazine. It’s not perfect (I won’t go into it), but it does have an impressive crew of photographers & designers. I have pretty much given up on magazines for innovative writing these days, but I am always on the hunt for good eyeball fodder, aka pictures to hang up, & it fits that criteria rather well.
Erin Fetherston. She is definitely Lula’s sweetheart, but she does beautiful things. See the latest issue of Lula (or the March issue of Paper) for a picture of Zooey Deschanel wearing a dress by Ms Fetherston which looks like a flower. (You can download her press book here, with lots of glorious pictures.)
Dramatic hairstyles. Either BIG, fluffy & extravagant or super-sleek, short little pixie cuts.
Tokyo. I admit, I am a little obsessed. It is cherry-blossom season over there at the moment & I wish I was there to see it! I am chasing down a randoseru bag (like this one from Hideo Wakamatsu) & I narrowly managed to avoid buying myself a t-shirt which says “I Japanese Girls”. Seriously, how would I live it down if I’d bought it?!
Reflexology. It actually got rid of my writer’s block. Amazing.
Bonobo, an artist on the Ninja Tunes label. I think I would be hard-pressed to find someone who didn’t find this aurally stimulating. Listen to some samples, dance around your living room to the Live Sessions EP, then check out his tour dates here (& smile widely if you live in Helsinki, Athens, Berlin, London, Osaka or Tokyo).
Twitter. Keep your friends & stalkers abreast of miniscule details! (I love it.)
草間彌生 aka Yayoi Kusama. Yayoi is an amazing visual artist who started to have hallucinations as a child about polka-dots covering everything. This theme has featured strongly in her work. She now lives, by choice, in a mental institution in Tokyo & continues to produce amazing art. She had an installation in Melbourne recently, which I went to (pictures here). You can see lots of photographs of her work on Flickr, too.
Being thoughtful. This post on gift-giving is fantastic.
Good customer service. I have recently made the switch to Aesop cosmetics, & every time I go to their counter, they load me up with samples & information. The staff are attentive & helpful, the products are beautifully presented, & every time I come away from their counter I have a huge smile on my face. I am so impressed (not to mention, their products are incredible!).
Tokyoflash watches — I am in love! (The secret part of me that loves movies like Hackers squealed with delight when I saw these.)
Gingerbread houses. I have never made one, it’s not really my forte, but they are so impressive when done well. Someone made a gingerbread CBGBs!
SMITE
The Hills. One of my awesome mutual e-crushes, Peter, recommended it (as a “guilty pleasure” — it’s all my fault, really), & I spent the next couple of days in a stupor watching the antics of these, um, sometimes painful people in their Hollywood life. Do not attempt if you value your time! It will suck you in & you will never escape!
Goldfish. I never knew they were so disgusting. They poop like crazy! It is driving me mad! I envisioned a bowl full of clear water with nothing but two fish swimming around. WRONG! I have a big green tank with an ugly burbling tube. It is an aesthetic nightmare!
Not checking the mail for such a long time that the vouchers & invitations to sales you’ve been sent are redundant by the time you see them.
Sitting down for such a long time that your butt starts to go numb. I guess I should take it as a hint to leave the house (& check the mail), hmm?
The end of old friendships (though it does give you a good excuse to listen to The Cranes’ Beautiful Friend, one of the best songs in the known universe).
Being underdressed. These changing seasons are treacherous, you know!
Not having any credit on your cellphone. I haven’t had money on my phone in months. I am worried they’re going to disconnect my number. Haha.
Love & love & love,
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Loved this post. So many great links to keep me busy for awhile. Since you listed TokyoFlash watches, I thought you might like to see some watches I have… they aren’t by that company, infact they are over 10 years old, but they are a techie’s dream. :) The sound on my video is way off though, perhaps you could do a post about how to make a vlog upload properly to Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5CgepcDmwI
Bonobo is ace! You blogged about him before I could! :P Look for a group called A Forest Might Black, you’ll love them.
Is the Kusama installation still in Melbourne? Was that on Birrung Marr along the Yarra?
Also with mobiles here, the companies here will generally give you about 6 months to recharge your credit. If you don’t, you’ll get cut off – no questions asked. I’ve tried to battle with them to keep a number but they won’t budge. Tho I think Vodaphone are more lenient…
you like hackers too??!!?...jeje it was fun reading about that…its one of my favorite movies…its a classic….“mess with the best, die like the rest” :)
I know what you mean about the damn fishies but I have found an almost perfect solution to the icky green tank problem… buy some sea snails! I’ve had about eight in my tank for the last year and I have never had to clean it since! They eat all the stuff off the side and even left over food your fishies don’t eat. Just be careful that if any of the snails die you don’t leave them in the water… I had a slight accident with this and lost two fish… whoops…
Cranes have been one of my favourite bands for eons.
Unfortunately if you want a clean looking tank you really have to invest in a filter etc.. But if you got a heater as well you could have tropical fish. I’d love to have a tank with seahorses one day when I can afford to set up a tank with all the bells & whistles..
Maddy — Yeah, the installation was there, but its last day was April 1st. I haven’t been down there since, but I assume it’s been packed up & taken somewhere else…
Vanis — Yaaaay Hackers! Such a cool movie. & Angelina Jolie + Jonny Lee Miller are the perfect couple (in my opinion).
Mcgirl — Ahhhh thank you! That’s so helpful. There’s a petshop/aquarium place not far from my house so I’ll definitely go & buy some.
x Sarah x — I have a filter! But, blech! The water is still green. Disgusting. I will try Mcgirl’s suggestion of snails!
Hi Gala, Paper magazine sounds intriguing… is their website www.papermag.com? Also how much is it normally? I had a look in the magazine shop near me which stocks most things but couldn’t see it. They do take orders so I thought if it wasn’t much I would order it.. I normally like to look before I buy. But I assume if I order one in I would have to pay for it!
Emma — Yup, papermag.com is it! The price will probably depend on where you buy it, but I paid $8.95 AU for my April copy (which is not, in my opinion, worth buying). I’m sure one of those magazine-mega-stores would have it, it’s pretty popular. I remember back in the day when there was that HUGE magazine shop on Lambton Quay, opposite Kirkcaldies. I loved that place.
“i hope you don’t screw like you type”
i heart hackers!