DELIGHT or SMITE? (May)
[ 8 May 2007 ]
DELIGHT
Wigs! They make it so easy to completely alter your look, & just like a good outfit, equip you with the confidence to behave however you wish. They also keep the heat in during winter! Perfect! (FYI, here’s how to wear a wig successfully.)
Accepting your true nature. Whatever that means — for me, it meant coming to the realisation that I really want to see Gwen Stefani & Christina Aguilera in concert, & deciding that I would go. Maybe that seems weird to you, but after so many years of musical elitism, it is kind of a big deal to me.
Polaroids. Sure, the cameras themselves are big & clunky & plastic, & Polaroid film is astronomically expensive, but baby, the result is worth it. (I just bought a Polaroid camera off Ebay for a pittance, after having been strongly influenced by Toni & Zoe.)
Motorcycle boots. Tough & cool & a little bit cyber, I’ve decided I need a pair. Look!
Wearing bed clothes outside the house. While this does require a certain amount of panache to pull off, when done successfully it looks fantastic.
Taxidermy & curiousity shops, but beware the temptation to spend $1000 on a mounted deer-head or entire snake skeleton.
Decorating your house as if your grandmother lives there. I briefly outlined my ideas for this here, but since then I have expanded my vision to include a hammock, star-shaped paper lanterns, lots of candles, Persian rugs, quilts & maybe a big framed portrait of Chopin.
Magpie instincts & the places they lead you. Sparklers, bead shops, cubic zirconia jewellery & shiny bag hardware are all fair game.
Primer. Not to prime is a crime! You should always wear primer under your makeup: trust me when it says it improves the way it looks by about 200%. M.A.C. Cosmetics recently came out with Prep & Prime Face Protect SPF 50 which solves the primer & sunscreen problem magnificently.
Susan Miller‘s monthly astrology forecasts. They are LONG & detailed, I absolutely love them!
Naps. Is there anything more delicious than lying down for a nap when exhaustion finally overthrows your body? Blankets & pillows & a darkened room, oh my!
SMITE
Overly familiar cafe proprietors. There is a definite line between being friendly/welcoming & over-eager/intrusive. Deduct more points if said proprietor also stares at your chest.
Social awkwardness. A major sore-point for me at the moment — working alone is taking its toll, & having friends stay has really driven the point home. I need to get out of the house more often! I’m hoping to battle the problem with regular yoga classes but man, it’s hard to make new friends when you move cities. Insert sad face here!
“Vintage” remakes. Overpriced & ugly & not worth your hard-earned coin, in my opinion!
The Australian postal system. I tried to send a magazine to America & they wanted to charge me $30 AU! Talk about highway robbery, my god.
Pro-anorexia & size 0 hype. Such a waste of time & energy. You can be as thin as you like, but unless you accept yourself, it’s not going to make you happy anyway. Trust me.
Naps. The astute will notice that ‘naps’ appears on both lists. The reason for this is that naps take up precious time which you could be using for something else, & of course, there is always the risk that you will wake up groggy & unable to shake that feeling. Boo!
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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MAC CAME OUT WITH A NEW PRIMER?!?!?
Ahhh! A dream come true XD. I love polaroids…can never find the camera, though.
And I agree with the pro-ana thing…people should mind their own beeswax. It’s not a fun thing.
eep @ social awkwardness! I guess I will have uni and work to meet people… phew.
How does making friends at yoga go? hehe… “hi… ummmm you’re uh really flexible…”
If you do get a hammock be careful. I knew someone who died from a hammock accident. It sounds absurd but it was so sad.
I totally agree on the wigs! I went to a Murder Mystery Party Saturday night and wore a platinum blonde Louise Brooks-style bob wig (I’m a long-haired brunette). I was inspired by your new wig, and I had so much fun!
And hoorah for accepting your true nature. It’s a battle that I have fought all my life, one that I think I am finally winning. :)
speaking of delight, i found this dress that reminded me of that post you did on marie antoinette style a while back. i think its gorgeous. http://www.armoursansanguish.com/t542.htm
I have to say I disagree with taxidermy shops being a delight.
DELIGHT
- My new MAC concealer!! Yay!!!! AND a primer with SPF 50!?
WOW! I know what I want next time I’m at the MAC counter!
- The two new bundles of joy in my life!!! Finally some girls! I know many children (cousins, children of my mothers friends, children of my friends – I’m 18 and so are they so this may seem slightly strange to some but around here it seems to be the accepted thing! If that’s what they want good for them!) and almost all of them are boys, which is lovely but I’ve been pining to buy cute dresses! At last in the past fortnight two beautiful little girls have arrived! “Poppy Scout” and “Esme Isabella”! I adore them! And their names!
- I abseiled off the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle (UK) yesterday and I had such a good time and raised money for a great cause!!! So I’m still bouncing off the walls because of that!
SMITE
- Upcoming exams and coursework deadlines.. not even worth mentioning!
- Taxidermy and Fur coats, etc. I personally think it’s a hideous waste of a beautiful animal but I’m not here to judge and I really enjoy your blog! I just feel quite strongly on the issue and couldn’t not mention it!
- Being so tired the past two nights that
I’ve fallen asleep without brushing my teeth or taking off my make up.. leaving me feeling disgusting the following morning!
- Writing this and feeling embarrassed that people might judge me or notice a grammatical/spelling error! I hate low self esteem!
agreed wholeheartedly on the size 0 hype. also polaroid cameras – i bought one for a ridiculously tiny amount off ebay last year but have never used it. this summer i plan to stock up on film & record all the best bits of my two month break :D!
xoxo
delight!
- new galadarling articles! i am embarassingly addicted.
- le tigre and peaches. fun to dance to.
- cupcakes. but this is a permanent fixture on my ‘delight or smite’ list.
- crazy-grandma style interior decorating.
smite!
- heterosexual privelage. boo. just no.
- music snobs. (please to be ignoring the justin timberlake on my iPod if you’re going to badmouth it.)
- the australian postal system! arg, i agree. my brother gets no tim tam care package sent to scotland until i can get enough money for postage.
I just did a huge project and 20 minute long presentation for my English class on the size zero hype. The communities of girls that promote their eating disorder is really quite scary, in my eyes. So destructive!
On a lighter love, I love this list and your blog a WHOLE lot. =)
oh, coincidence much?
i just bought a polaroid camera
off ebay recently too..
& then bought film,
but have been too chicken to use it yet! heh.
$30 to send a mag?
something must be going wrong..
i’ve been sending packages to the US
& it cost me $13.90 both times for varying weights.
thanks also for the continuing horoscope links.. hurrah for us virgos.. the best month in some time? i won’t say no to that ;)
ps. you would totally rock violet hair.
just saying.
i just bought a polaroid camera ( a blue polaroid impulse ) too, but from a thrift store…for only 5$!
now…i need to buy some films to try it !
i had an eating disorder in middle/high school and it took all the concentration i had (which was not much, considering i had no energy!) it stunted my growth and gave me bad skin and patches of baldness (HOT).
im glad i ♥ food now.
it’s a challenge to meet people these days, especially girls! it’s really hard to meet a girl who can let her guard down and just have a conversation, at least where i live.
and polaroids are faaabulous. my favorite old myspace blog is from last fall when i bought a ton of polaroid film and did a biking in heels shoot, as well as taking pictures that depicted my life at the time.
(i’m secretly hoping you’ll do a write-up on working from home! and what type of jobs you can work to do just that! that sort of thing.) is it humanly possible, i mean, do you get PAID to create this witty, wonderful, intelligent zine? because i find you lucky and that’s fab. (don’t take this the wrong way but it seems like you live in a very nice place so i’m assuming iCiNG pays some bills! ;] )
Anna Rose — The yoga class I went to was full of really happy people who all talked to me, so I guess it’s not a huge jump to say “let’s get a juice” or whatever afterwards… I hope!
Nico — I love Justin Timberlake too! He is so great.
Sarah Frost — Thank you!!
Candice — No mistake. The magazine was a heavy one, about 800 grams. Seriously, my eyes bugged out of my head when the guy behind the counter told me how much it was going to be. So angry, there’s nothing you can do about it!
Rachel — Good for you. Me too :>
Lola — I’m really not an expert on working from home! I’m pretty much feeling my way in the dark. Regardless, I get this kind of question a lot so I have updated my FAQ to reflect that! http://galadarling.com/static/faq
+ starting dance classes with my best friend from high school.
+ my mum sneaking out of a country, with out telling anyone, to return home to her kids.
- my dog missing my partner so much she keeps peeing on the floor.
- being cold all the time.
Look, you’re on Manolo’s Shoe Blog!
http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/05/08/manolos-tuesday-miscellany-6/
Cool!!
Nadine — I know! I love the Manolo, he is a true saint!
Delight – Primary colours! :)
(I just bought yellow shoes, I love them!)