Things I Love Thursday
[ 12 July 2007 ]
Okay, here are some small things which are delighting me today!
Clockwise from top left corner: a girl drawn by Fawn Gehweiler, a fake indoor beach in Japan, Audrey Kitching’s fringe, a photo by Ellen Von Unwerth, an unknown girl, bound papers, a hotel room, origami paper cranes, a cupcake, cute shoes on purple carpet, another girl by Fawn Gehweiler, balloons, & a ballerina on a cupcake.
Also…
The gap in Madonna’s teeth!
Really sweet peanut butter, yum.
Thinking I had disappointed someone when actually, they just forgot to reply to my email & think I am brilliant!
Watching orchestras all turn the page of music at the same time. Is that dorky? It just looks so beautiful, like a momentary flock of butterflies.
Trading skills with a friend — “I’ll write you a new company profile if you make me a dress!”
Wearing pink, glittery tabi socks around the house when I wake up.
This video of the Three Tenors where Pavarotti is grinning like mad at Domingo & Carreras at 1:58! SO CUTE! Oh my god I love it!
Chilled green tea with jasmine.
Obsessing over the baths I’m going to take in Sydney. I haven’t lived in a house with a bath since about 2003?! I’m going to go to Lush & buy a Fairy Jasmine bath bomb for every night I’m there. Ohhhhh it’s going to be soooo good.
This is absolutely hypnotic. I love interesting musical notation, drool!
Being able to watch almost any of those Next Top Model shows on Youtube for freeeee & whenever I please!
Jumping on my trampoline & singing along to 2pac!
Oh my god, this is from the city I grew up in.
Whenever I remember, I like to make lists of things I appreciate. It’s a great thing to do as soon as you get out of bed, because fuelled by all that positive energy, how could you NOT have a good day?!
My boyfriend & I sometimes play this game where he says, “Okay! Ten things you’re grateful for right now!”. If I’m grumpy I’ll roll my eyes at him & say, “this sandwich” in a voice dripping with sarcasm, but by the time I’m up to about number six or seven, I’m starting to feel good & it oftens helps get me out of my funk. Try it next time you’re irritated. Even if you make a list that is ALL sarcasm, at least it’ll make you laugh!
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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You and the sweet peanut butter! ;) Is it a particular brand, or are you adding the lovin’ spoonful of sugar yourself?
It’s Kraft brand, it’s really amazingly sweet! It makes me sooooo happy :>
i spy scarlett!
You’re inspiring me to make lists of things!
Do it! It’s good for ya!
The music was amazing. If you like Chopin, I highly recommend the movie Impromptu.
I loved the ukulele orchestra! I had a cousin who used to play and write music for the ukulele… until he was tragically and innocently caught in the middle of a gang chase in Chicago and was killed. Stupid fucking gangs! But your video brought back wonderful memories! Thanks!
How could any one be unhappy with Ellen Von Unwerth’s photography as inspiration – I am considering making wallpaper for my bathroom….
The unknown girl is of course Scarlett Barry, probably one of the most beautiful creatures I’ve ever seen!
i LURVE peanut butter!!! except i like the natural plain kind…the other stuff hurts my teeth =/
making lists of lovely things makes me ~hAPpY*~*
thank you for mentioning Madonna’s gap, I’ve got one myself that I’ve refused to have fixed for as long as I can remember. I really like mine and feel that I wouldn’t be me without it:)
-If you haven’t seen the movies “Beyond the valley of the dolls” “good bye lenin” or “harold and maude” you have to go rent them right now. But you have likely seen them.
-Lancome’s Body Délisse moisturizer is the softest and silkiest feeling ever.
-I think you’d really like the soundtrack for the movie ‘Love and Pop.’ I have the youtube here: http://www.julieinjapan.com/2007/04/love-pop.html and it’s really pretty. I’m crazy for it.
-Hot Kid brand rice crackers in any flavor
-curling my hair for the first time ever… usually I straighten it.
-Eating durian fruit outside. Eat it inside and your house will reek for days.
-watermelon season!! After the watermelon is through, use the wet rind to draw pictures on the asphalt in front of your house.
oh my gosh! i immediately knew which tenors clip you were talking about…i used to watch a video of this concert ALL the time when i was a kid. my mom loved these guys, and we would always crack up at that part.
wow, overwhelming nostalgia attack! :D
Audrey doesn’t have such a nice fringe anymore, though.
tee tee — Thanks for the suggestion! Yeah, I am crazy about Chopin, love it so so so much. I’m sorry to hear about your cousin, that is such an awful & senseless way to go :\
Sarah — Mmmmmm, Ellen. It is one of my ultimate dreams to have her take photos of me one day! Just thinking about it makes me want to pass out!
kallirhoe — Good for you! I don’t have perfect teeth either, but I’m trying to love them as they are…
Julie — You’re so great! I have a guy on my Livejournal friends’ list who is visiting Japan, he posted a picture of a SQUARE watermelon today & I almost fell over! That movie sounds SO interesting. P.S. Your site is looking really good & I love your updates so much!
Lydia — Cute! I remember my entire family (by which I mean parents, aunts & uncles) were obsessed with the Three Tenors in the 90s. We all watched it/listened to it at Christmas, so it has pretty positive associations for me too. Hot NZ summers with opera & turkey & lots of strong personalities in one house, hahaha.
emilyy — She doesn’t have one at all these days! I forgive her though. You want to know something weird? I was at the mall (aieee) today, & there was a screen playing an ad, I don’t know what for. But there was this ‘rebellious teenager’ & she flops down on her bed IN FRONT OF a POSTER of AUDREY KITCHING! I couldn’t believe my eyes, fuh real!
Ok… Chopin was lovely, but the same guy’s take on Debussey’s Clair de Lune is even better! Gorgeous. What a lovely way to take in classical music. Delish :)
I think maybe you’re my Australian guardian angel (I like to think I may have more than one, just to be greedy)... I wake up totally depressed, have been slamming the hell out of my laptop keyboard all morning, decide to click on your RSS feed to see if there’s anything new and, lo and behold, a ‘cheery-up’ post!
Thank you for making me smile today :)
happy about:
*the coffee with soymilk and raw sugar i’m currently drinking *listening to records with my boyfriend *dried mango from the chinese grocery store by my house *my roommate’s cat and the fact that he likes spaghetti sauce *moving *internet positvity
much love gala. xoxo
happy about: coming home at 3am after meeting up with a friend from tokyo who’s visiting, and looking forward to having more fun with her the rest of the week.
happy about: posting a “how to” on making japanese omelettes, and getting emails from people saying it was great.
happy about: driving at 2am, listening to michael and screaming at the top of my lungs, “just beat it!! beat it, beat it beat!”
yay!
happy about/grateful for:
-finding out both of my sisters found jobs this past week! (one is working at a candy shop and the other is teaching gymnatics!)
-discovering they sell cigarettes at the MUB.
-margaritas in my fridge.
-my boy driving me to work every morning at 7 a.m, even though he doesn’t have to.
-the way he smiles while he’s sleeping (makes it very hard for me to wake him up).
-hiding the remote control at work so we didn’t have to watch the country music channel AGAIN.
-playing trivia at the bar.
-headbands! (the fabric ones)
-the pizza i am cooking right now…it smells really good! (i haven’t ate all day because i forgot to pack a lunch).
-“alone time” when i get home from work for a few hours.
...there, 10 things!
travelling_mango — Awww. You cute thing. I’m glad you’re feeling a little bit better!
ashley churchill — Much love to you too honeypie!
gilda — Whee! You should try baking while listening to ‘Beat It’, it’s the best thing ever!
Emily — Your boyfriend sounds like a keeper! & good work on hiding the remote, hahah!
this post made me happy!
and i thought i was the only one that watched the three tenors as a child. pavaratti was always a charming & adorable man to me.
p.s. in regards to your comment on flickr, i don’t think i’ve lost any weight. I actually have extremely defined cheekbones, they just don’t really show up in most of my self portraits.
its the cherokee blood! btw, thank you _
I like Pavarotti because his face is so expressive. I LOVE that quality in people, sooo endearing.
I hope I didn’t offend you! You just looked so… different! Must be your camera ninja skills! & I didn’t know you had Cherokee blood, that is AWESOME!
xxxxx to you.
pah! of course you didn’t offend me, twas a compliment!!!
i know – i can look incredibly angular on camera. i just haven’t been… honing that skill. i’ve had quite a few photographers that have liked working with me for that reason — i need to learn how to accentuate my cheekbones, though. my dad is cherokee, which is where i get the facial definition.
i agree with the expressive thing — i LOOOVE that about carrie/SJP.
xoxoxoxo. i think i’m off to procure season 2 of satc.
If you love sweet peanut butter, I’m sure you would just adore this:
http://store.foodfightgrocery.com/whchwo.html
It’s sold a mere block from my house, so if you’d like, I can send a jar your way!
xoxo & such,
Summer
Summer — GASP! Please! I would love some! The dark chocolate version sounds diviiiiine… oh my god! I love you forever!
My boyfriend and I do that, too! Or “three things you look forward to today”, or “five things you’re excited about”.
I followed a link of yours to postcardx.net, and I sent a whole bunch of them out. It made me really happy.
http://www.lochers.com
I’m digging this clothing site so much! I think you would too :D
This is vaguely familiar. I don’t understand why this July 13th post ended up on my news feed for your blog =\
=( I think because you already had a post named “Things I Love Thursday”, the one you wrote today doesnt show up when you click on it…. =(
I’m really happy I found this one, but I wanted to comment & read comments on your new one too
sad
well at least people ask you before they touch your hair- when I used to yarn dreadlock my hair, a lady once just grabbed a handful of it + said “what is this?!” I said something to the effect of “it’s attatched to my f*ing head, and I’d appreciate it if you let it go!”
I wouldn’t say “drunkenly” because then your senses aren’t as acute. And the beauty in this world kinda deserves your senses.
I wouldn’t say “drunkenly” because then your senses aren’t as acute. And the beauty in this world kinda deserves your senses..
(please delete my first comment :>)
10 things for which I am grateful (as thoughts come)
1. my French teacher
2. T. S. Eliot’s wonderful modernist poetry
3. being able to have a laptop
4. philosophy
5. art — especially Edward Hopper
6. friends
7. grammar
8. black and white photography
9. religion, faith
10. aesthetic beauty