DELIGHT or SMITE? (June)
[ 11 June 2007 ]
You know the drill by now, right? DELIGHT or SMITE? is a hot-or-not list for the HERE & NOW! Here’s the list for June…
DELIGHT
Wearing coloured stockings or leggings underneath ripped jeans — Robin, possibly the coolest boy in London, does it (pink leggings under blue jeans) & he looks fantastic!
Big honking sparkly cocktail rings. (I like this in Heliotrope & Fuschia & this in PINK!, by Tarina Tarantino.)
Consciously choosing to support companies/businesses/individuals with a strong moral code; doing your research, thinking before you buy.
Thick American-style peanut butter with lots of SUGAR! & my new favourite, lavender-flavoured fudge. So delicious. Here is a recipe.
Arturo Elena, a Spanish fashion illustrator. You can see a whole lot of examples of his artwork here. I love the proportions, they’re so dramatic, & I especially love all those regal-looking women with sleek, black-lacquered bob haircuts. Glorious.
Candy colours. To me, they are always in style, regardless of the season. Musk lolly pink, electric food-colouring blue, shiny lime green, lemon sherbet yellow, soft lilac & rich purple, cherry red… I advocate buying small things in these colours, like purses, pill boxes, stilettos, nailpolish, pens, scarves, neckties & typewriters. They are always endearing & mood elevating, beautiful in action (when you’re wearing or using them) & equally glorious in repose (a scarf knotted around a post on your bed or a violet pair of shoes by the door).
Angelyne. A true Hollywood phenomenon, Angelyne buys billboards advertising herself & is known for her catch-cry, “Barbie wishes she was me”. There’s even an Angelyne sightings page, started eleven years ago! I love it.
Being a greenie: skipping the plastic lid on that takeaway coffee (or bringing your own travelling mug!), taking your own shopping bags to the supermarket, recycling, riding a bike or taking public transport, not littering!
Rino Nakasone. She’s one of Gwen Stefani’s “Harajuku Girls” (
), but the girl can dance. For sure.
For cold weather: hats with ear-flaps, thick wool stockings with boots or mary janes, blush, a signature umbrella, v-neck cashmere sweaters & scarf which smells like perfume. Pick a style icon — maybe Edith Bouvier Beale or Jude Law?
For hot weather: sparkly shoes, short dresses worn with cardigans, big sunglasses (always always always), long skinny-fit vintage t-shirts, exposed legs for everyone & a successful dabbling in tennis chic. Pick a style icon — maybe Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis or David Bowie in his Thin White Duke era?
New York City — yesterday, today & tomorrow. My favourite place to be. Where else can you get two hot dogs & a drink for $2.75, 24 hours a day? (This has been on my mind since yesterday, when I paid $5.80 for the worst “New York”-style hot dog of my life.) Last year, my boyfriend & I arrived in NYC on the 12th of September, & after dropping our stuff at the Hotel Chelsea ( !), we walked up towards Times Square. The clock clicked over, & as it became my birthday, I gaped at the neon lights, got high off the crowd, & was sung to by the employees of Coldstone Creamery. Best birthday ever. EVER!
Music which gives you goosebumps.
SMITE
Insecurity preventing you from doing anything, whether that’s going for a promotion at work, talking to that girl you like or going into the Chanel boutique.
Anyone who tries to make you feel as if fashion is frivolous & unimportant. Even if you think it’s the most shallow thing in the world, my darling, you still have to get dressed!
Energy vampires. You know those people who leave you feeling drained & exhausted after any amount of socialising? Yup, them. Good news though — if you stop socialising with them, they’ll stop doing it!
Television. Lame-o-rama! While sometimes I long for cable (& the ability to watch MTV & E! whenever I want), I know that ultimately it would just be bad for my mental health. If you really MUST get your fix of America’s Next Top Model (I don’t blame you), just watch it online. No advertisements, & you can watch it at your leisure! Mindlessly flicking through hundreds of channels is totally soul-crushing.
“Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye.” — Bill Hicks
Unstable ex-lovers! Yecchhh! Say no more, say no more!
Having to think of a list of bad things & being unable to come up with any! Or maybe this should be in the DELIGHT list?!
What’s on your DELIGHT or SMITE? radar?
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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Smite – hosting a party and making tea for a guest with milk and one SALT. Oh God. (I’m not a tea/coffee drinker.)
Delight – starting to think about booking and planning a trip to Oz for a wedding in November – ooh, fun!
- having a day off; first one since 27/5. BLISS! (I might do the vacuuming.)
- husband complimenting me on my cooking skillz; normally HE cooks on the weekend.
- daily fixes of sweet&tasty (yet not unhealthy) iCiNG! Yay!(But I can’t get your RSS to work, my dear.)
You can’t get the RSS feed to work? Weird… it works for me (& thousands of other people)! have you clicked the RSS link up the top? I use Google Reader for my feeds & I have a link in my bookmarks which says, “Subscribe to this in Google Reader” — it automatically detects any RSS feeds & adds them.
Where in Australia are you going to be? Not MELBOURNE by any chance? ;>
Delight? *French bread, butter, and honey. {drool} *Summer festivals! *Meeting old friends *Buying clothes with a gift-card *Being single.
Smite? *Exams. *Being single.
Delight:
-Picnics with your significant other.
-Graduation!
-Having time to make more clothes.
-The possibility of taking cosmetology courses.
Smite:
-Thinking of life after high school.
-College orientation. NO! NO! NO!
-Saying goodbye to loved ones :[.
OOH! I’ve made rings very similar to the cocktail ones there. And yay to Bowie and stockings!
Yes, Melbourne!! You and me, baby!
When I click on RSS, I get “Safari can’t open the page”. Will consult in-house helpdesk when he gets home from work.
Retro.Bunny — Ahh yes, being single, the double-edged sword. I think being single but having a love interest is about as exciting as life gets ;>
Carmen — Congratulations on graduating! Woop woop!
Nadine — OOH, exciting!
Delight:
-Having a boyfriend who loves me
-Vacations.!
-Graduation
Smite:
-Saying goodbye to some of my best friends D:
-Waiting for results on exams to come back (it’s killing me!)
I forgot one of my Delights! here it is:
-going on a shopping trip and: being able to control myself, buying really good things that I know are worth it, not spending more money than I should
DELIGHT:
New sleepytime tea I got yesterday
Knowing that my Josh is going to make me a pie for dinner.(he used to bake pies for the pie shop next to the open late on ponsonby rd and they were delicious). mmm pie.
The rainy days spent inside with a blanket.
My sandwich i made for my lunch.Home made school lunches are the best. Especially if you don’t go to school anymore.
HAVING YOUR BESTEST FRIEND FROM WHEN YOU WERE 5 FIND YOU ON THE NET AFTER AT LEAST 5 YEARS OF TRYING TO FIND THEM!!!
SMITE:
Getting your period a day early, forgetting your lil bag of goodies and having to use the random Nighttime ones found in the cupboard in the office bathroom. These things are huge. I could pee myself right now and be safe.
Finding all your old favorite summer clothes just as winter sets in.
Not being able to run to Great Barrier where my old friend is. I just want to see her now!
Delight:
+ Summer concerts
+ Big sunglasses and sun bonnets
+ Reading and drinking iced tea on the deck while listening to “All Things Must Pass”
+ The writings of Charles Bukowski and Gore Vidal
+ Listening to classic rock and celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love
Smite:
+ Missing my boyfriend
+ Rainy, humid days
Delight- *Spending a couple hours, watching a movie, curled up on the couch, with the guy you have the biggest crush on in the world. *Fitting into old pants *Your favorite store having a sale on all the wooden carvings you’ve wanted for a few years to decorate your room. *Getting rid of a drawing block. *Spending quality squishing time with cute fuzzy bunnies.
Smite- *Skunk pitts from shirts that have been washed but still have old deoderant in them. *Your bike breaking when you go out for your morning ride.
Delight:
-Planning a vacation
-cooking muffins for everyone
-watching the entire 1st season of Heroes with your boyfriend…(in only one weekend)
Smite:
-feeling like I have nothing to wear
-the book you want to buy is sold out
-bad internet connection
Delight:
iCiNG! I am a serious disciple now. I’m slowly changing from a fashion is frivolous, couldn’t care less about my clothes person to a face hunter obsessed, american apparel shopping gala devotee.
new summer job! at a beautiful interior design store, an art supply store, and an art school. i’m really hoping i get a discount on classes, bc i’d like to do textile design…
just borrowed a printing press (!!), and i’m going to set up my silk screening kit (i swear, it’s been forever)
designing a travel/design/artsy/fashion blog for my coming year studying abroad in madrid. lots of photoshop scheming. NO idea what to call it, though… help, anyone?
GINGER LIMEADE, OH MY GOD, and the amazing color of the milky golden freshly squeezed ginger juice
Smite:
running out of contact lenses bahh
can’t find cheap leggings. over $20 is too expensive.
mosquitoes
Gala, I found this site that I thought you might Delight over.
http://inspirecompany.com/ohhowsweet.html
Especially the birthday cake perfume!
Delight: Swimming! My birthday being a month away! My star tanktop! Finally registering for college! =]
Smite: The blah feeling i get when i look into my closet. Work. =[
I LOVE the fact that everyone’s ‘smite’ lists are much shorter than the ‘delight’ lists. That’s the way it should be!
Diana — Anticipation KILLS~! Patience has never been my strong suit, haha.
deanna — Did he work for PONSONBY PIES? Oh my god, their chicken & vegetable pies own me! & congratulations on reuniting with your friend, that’s fantastic!
vanis — I wish I had a friend who baked for me! Talk about the perfect life! & I hear you on bad internet connections, they’re so depressing (especially for addicts like myself).
alice alice — Thank you, that’s so cute! AA is a weird company, their basic things (t-shirts & trackpants & leggings) are fine but when I was in their stores, none of the ‘weird’ stuff fit me, like it was designed for someone with a completely different body. Annoyingggg! & I know what you mean about running out of contact lenses, I am due to buy some more myself, they’re so goddamn expensive. Argh!
Britt — That perfume sounds great! I have ‘Birthday Cake’ by Demeter which I absolutely adore, but really, you can never have enough perfume…
SMITE – My 3 hour long English Literature exam which starts in two hours!!!! >.<
DELIGHT – Pretty much everything else in the world EVER (ok not everything, but you get my drift).
Wow, I saw Angelyne at a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in santa Barbara not too long ago. I had no idea who she was but I THOUGHT she was Barbie!
Delight:
-The rain! It sounds pretty.
-My music arranging assignment being finished!
-The vanilla cupcakes I just made. They smell so good. :]
Smite:
-Having no way to get Fall Out Boy tickets before they sell out when it was really lucky they came back to Melbourne! That’s what I get for liking a teenie-ish band, I suppose.
-Coldness without heaters :<
-Exams. ‘nuff said.
Smite:
(x) Feeling like my Honours course might be a big waste of time. :/
(x) Hostel II. I walked out – it was just so graphically, violently awful.
(x) A lost library book that it not only accruing fines, but is also stopping me from borrowing any more books.
(x) The sexy two-tone shoes I bought from eBay that turned out to be a size too small as they were labelled incorrectly in the listing. WORST.
Delight:
(x) The tea I invented at work, which I’ve chistianed “Marzipan Fandango!” You get Almond Already tea and brew it with vanilla soy milk and maple syrup. It tastes exactly like marzipan.
(x) Waiting for packages in the mail.
(x) Getting packages in the mail.
(x) Twin Peaks. Greatest show ever.
(x) Planning a cupcake party. :)
Oh, if you like Lavender fudge, you should take a trip down to Daylesford/Hepburn Springs and go to the Lavendula Lavender Farm! They have a gorgeous cafe where you can buy lavender scones, lavender lemonade, lavender fudge, lavender everything! It’s great.
+ im thinking about selling some prints
- working out how the heck to do this
also torrid.com has cupcake perfume :)
Delight:
+ lolcats (and other creatures) – I can’t get enough
+ My chinese crested dog, Leya
+ Chanel Rouge Noir nail varnish
+ the fact my lame roommate is moving out!
+ not working and still getting money
+ The Art of Seduction (a truly evil but awesome book)
+ Finally having a single friend to go clubbing with
+ Hula hoop dancing
+ John Fluevog’s Mary-janes
Smite:
+ Liking a boy and not wanting to be aggressive with him but being frustrated that he’s not doing anything either
+ Messy roommates
+ Seeing a few pairs of $600 shoes I wanted but couldn’t have
+ Wanting snogs SOOOOO BAD but not having any in like 10 months, even though I’m hot – where the hotties at? :(
Delight:
+ my 21st!
+ the shopping spree I took myself on for my birthday
+ week-long birthday celebrations
+ snuggling with the boy last night
+ my beanie with earflaps
Smite:
- Panic attacks – being indecisive about work – not being paid on time
DELIGHT:
— Having a DESK with a chair that I actually SIT at!!! (next step: doing some work at it)
—Having a long, bright, warm summer (woo, go Northern Hemisphere ;)) ahead of me absolutely full to the brim with amazingly fun plans + stuff with lots of friends
—Soon, a raise in my allowance so I can afford to buy things
—My ultra-cool newish camera (Fuji Finepix S5600) with which I will photograph aforesaid friends and fun
—Chocolate. Always.
—Harry Potter 7!! Also movie 5.
—Shrek 3!
—Moving into the most up-and-coming town in the world
—A little paid work in September!
SMITE:
—Hayfever
—The fact that I haven’t cooked in AGES, and all the other things I should be doing more of and learning more of
—How messy my room is and the fact that the WASHING MACHINE isn’t “+@@$¬ well working
—The few friends I’ll see barely any of this summer. Well, no, don’t smite them, that would hardly help. Smite the fact that we shall be so tragically parted.
—Moving out of my beautiful house in my oh-so-beloved city and into an ugly one
—Getting serious about starting work on the Leaving Cert!! (aaaagh!) (Explanation: I’m an unschooler (cool type of homeschooling) but I’m going to do the school-leaving exams in a couple of years, and should probably start the course in September, whether by correspondence or on my own or whatever)
DELIGHT:
+ 2 weeks left of school until vacation!
+ Investing in quality clothing. Nothing is more satisfying, even if initially you feel a bit guilty for spending so much.
+ Gothic Lolita, a book by Phaidon similar to Fruits and Fresh Fruits. Not my style, no, but very inspiring nonetheless!
+ Rereading my collection of Young Adult fiction that I had all but forgotten about.
+ Buying new pants that make me look fantastic, which I previously found to be impossible!
SMITE:
+ Not being able to find anyone to go with me to the Architecture in Helsinki show up here in Seattle.
+ 2 weeks left of school, which will be filled with anxiety, work, and finals.
+ Not being able to do every yoga pose.
Delight: Gala’s “Delight or Smite” posts!
May I suggest adding pretty travel mugs to the Greenie section? Some are boring, but you can get fabulous ones (mine is BRIGHT PURPLE!). Plus, they keep your drink hotter longer, bus drivers don’t scowl at you when you try to bring your drink on board, and there’s zero waste when you’re done!
(Just a note from a treehugger who, like you, is trying to make the world a more beautiful place)
Abby — Oh, I’m so jealous! I have known of her existence for a really long time & I think she’s really fascinating. Her whole schtick reminds me of the Jayne Mansfield fan club in Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block ;>
Nadia — I read about the lavender farm just the other day, sounds amazing! I am more a violet girl than a lavender girl, actually the smell of lavender is a bit gross in my opinion, but a huge field of purple flowers sounds REALLY appealing.
sarah — My friend Star sells prints online, maybe you could ask her? http://www.thisisstar.com But congrats on taking the first step!
Roo — Yay, moving! Where, pray tell, is the most up & coming city?!
sassy tortuga — Ahh, great suggestion! I have amended the post! Thank you :>
how did you flavor your frosting with violet? i know it’s possible, but not sure how exactly. or did you just color it?
DELIGHT * all foods and desserts made with flowers! * gauzy feminine dresses * pirates, yah.
Roo – leaving cert? you’re irish?
delight:
+ lovely new job (effectively, paid summer internship) where i am learning at a frightening rate, and have nice colleagues whose small talk is about art exhibitions!
+ my best friend visiting from canada!
+ sewing after a long hiatus
+ ideas, ideas, ideas, all the time
+ eyeing up bakelite rings on etsy
+ starting next year’s college work early
+ cooking again, miso abounds!
+ primary-coloured summer sandals
+ counting down the days to harry potter 7
+ getting stuck into getting things done
+ your lovely blog, gala
smite:
- new job exhaustion, too tired to speak
- not being on sleep-all-day holiday
- preachy friends who pick apart everyone but themselves
- smoking too much to mask stress
- listening to friends’ plans to visit brazilian modernist architecture (yay!) and not having the time or money to even enjoy dreaming about it.
jessica — Unfortunately it’s not violet-flavoured, that is WAY too swish! Just violet-coloured!
Well, it’s not a city, it’s a small town. But it’s going to have an ecovillage soon, the first ever in Ireland (you Australians are way ahead of us on this count), and the first anywhere to combine social/economic/ecological aims, I believe. And with this pesky oil peak, soon everybody will have to copy us and live close to where everything they used is produced, and not travel so far so fast, and know their neighbours, and all that stuff.
However, so far, Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary is a small town (roughly 4-pub) with one cool new bookshop/coffee shop I get to work for, a lot of very cool ecovillagey people, a lot of very nice welcoming locals, and a buzz of the future in the air!
Couldn’t resist!
DELIGHT:
+ sprinkles baked on the inside of cake!
+ daydreaming about mexico, tunisia … you name it.
+ tiaras in pyjamas. of course!
+ all of my classes being over so i can lounge around my apartment in kimonos and feel like a self-kept woman.
+ having the time to read books! books ahoy!
+ any tea with cornflowers and roses
+ rose cheesecake
SMITE:
- the heels broke off one of my radioactive yellow pumps from Japan
- long distance relationships. the smite of all smites in smitelandia.
- i’m having my wisdom teeth out tomorrow (but on the + side, painkillers, chocolate mousse and guilt-free naps!!!)
also, if you do want violet-flavoured icing, try looking for a brand of syrups called monin in delicatessens … they have violet flavour, and just a teaspoon would make your icing all violet-y. i have the rose one – i sometimes just use it instead of sugar in iced tea, cake, cocktails, etc. :)
Delight:
- self-employment!!! – watching the sunrise after a great night with great people (and then making omlettes) – summer festivals & concerts – tiramisu – getting lost on my bike then finding the way home – mc battles where everyone in the room is either making the beats or participating in the flow – sparks + – gemini season (i’m an air sign, and it feels good to be in one again) – waking up and showering to my old aqua cd
Smite:
- misunderstandings when all have good intentions – phonelessness – losing old friends
Roo — Oh my god, as in, “It’s a long way to Tipperary, it’s a long way from home”, the song?! I always thought Tipperary was an imaginary place! That is very very awesome about the ecovillage though, you will have to tell us all about it!
Natalie — OOH good idea! Monin syrups are delicious. I’m also on the hunt for violet liqueur, it’s so good over crushed ice, but tricky to get your hands on… Good luck with the wisdom teeth, I suggest getting a stack of movies (or SATC episodes!) to tide you over until you can actually be productive again ;>
rachel — How do you mean ‘Gemini season’? When is Virgo season?! What an exciting concept! & losing friends sucks, big time… but hopefully it will benefit you.
Gala- I have just been “demoted” from foxtel to regular TV, and I have to agree with you. Regular TV sucks!!! Foxtel is pretty terrible as well but at least there’s a lot of reruns of classic shows like Seinfeld, SATC etc etc… I can’t believe how bad the programming is on free-to-air.. sigh…
Have you found a good place to download ANTM from the net? I am now missing the start of the new season from the US and I would LOVE to find somewhere online to watch. Can you hook me up?
http://community.livejournal.com/topmodel_eps — you need to join to see anything. Though I haven’t seen any of the new ANTM stuff posted yet. Will be worth keeping your eye on.
Merry Christmas ;D !!
ah! you rock! i was looking on livejournal but didn’t come up with anything. i’ve seen all the seasons except the latest one, so i’ll wait with bated breath till they get posted. thanks :)
Delight –
Being made famous on iCiNG!
Gorgeous London weather
Supermodels.nl
Smite –
1 wart on RH index finger :(
Insomnia
Rude people and men who think it’s ok to verbally assault women.
Delight- :)
Having two job interviews yesterday, might sound strange but I am excited!
Being finished my exams (for now!)
Getting to spend some proper time with my boyfriend now that they are finished! :)
Smite-
My little sister saying about shoes which she REALLY liked, which were totally within her budget but she didnt buy ‘they were too nice and fancy for me’ :(
Delight:
- The Cure are touring Australia this year! – plus getting to see them with my boy will be the best!
- the Horrors are touring here too!
- Owning a brand new imac
- Seeing Guns N Roses on Friday
- Finding my soul mate
Smite:
- loving food too much
- bad hair days
- Not being able to find the perfect dancing boots that look awesome, are under $200 and fit my calves!
- not saving money because I keep buying concert tickets
hee hee :)