Things I Love Thursday
[ 14 January 2010 ]
Hello! Welcome to Things I Love Thursday! What is this, you may ask? This is where it all started, way back in 2007! (iCiNG is like a grandmother in blog years! If Grandma iCiNG was a real person, she would surely look like this!) It all kicked off with a simple list of obsessions & happies which I wanted to share… & it has grown into this behemoth online phenomenon! In addition to nonpareils leaving their love-lists here, people also do miniature versions on Twitter & even post their own lists on their own blogs! It is cute to the max.
So this is a list of the things that are making me smile this week… & I’d love for you to write & let me know what’s making YOU happy right now, even if — ESPECIALLY if — you are a Things I Love Thursday virgin!
I love… when The Dish comes home smelling like gasoline; Hank burrowing under the blankets & loving on me; the tail drum; Chopper; buying more Mickey Mouse ears (plain black! Sequinned black! Sequinned white/irridescent! Thank you eBay!); hahaha; 500 Days Of Summer (I finally got around to watching it & I really enjoyed it); restaurants filled with streamers; “The Magician“; getting out of bed with a head full of ideas; Givenchy Play (I got a sample the other day & The Dish has been wearing it a lot, it is delicious); cherry-flavoured deep pink lip gloss (thanks Korres!); Silversun Pickups; new Moleskines which fit in handbags without any fuss; snowflake-shaped York peppermint patties; talking about decorating my office like a wigpee (wigwam/teepee!); Joan Jett; getting excited about SXSW (oh how I love to travel, & oh, how I love Texas); Indian Zen (it is my new favourite album); flicking through Tim Walker’s Pictures (I have it open on my desk at all times, serving as inspiration++); re-arranging my vision boards; delicious meals; young coconut shakes with gold (!!!); really strong coffee; working in coffee shops, especially when the Christmas lights across the road get turned on; watching shows about India; Flying Lotus at SXSW!!!; watching snow fall; cashmere anything; Paris Hilton in I Get That A Lot; using my pink glitter Fulmer helmet as a lamp by filling it with white fairy lights…
...& magazine subscriptions (I have never [!] had one before, & now I am subscribed to a bunch, how fantastique to get it right to your front door!); discovering great restaurants just around the corner; packages; space madness; writing style direction posts (one of my favourite things!); planning out my working week PROPERLY as opposed to just bumbling from task to task (it is working very well, thank you!); CrazySexyCool (Left Eye for life); aqua aura quartz shards in a shell casing; Mercury retrograde ending tomorrow (hallelujah!); tending to my Asian Tea Jasmine plant; THE FACT THAT BEN & JERRYS DELIVERS TO MY HOUSE, ARE YOU KIDDING ME !; really really really looking forward to vegan chocolate & lavender shakes at Toy Joy; Toy Joy in general, actually, it is the radness; pencil skirts; wearing heels again; fashion week anticipation; stripey sweaters; The Current; new shoes; wearing feathered headbands; bridal fashion shows (HAAAA); good mail hauls; cute old men who ask if you need help carrying your parcels, & again, The Dish, who says the sweetest things & who I love very, very much.
Also, the BUNNYHEAD RING WINNER HAS BEEN CHOSEN (at random!). Voilà: Comment #577: Merarose! I’ve emailed you & your own bunnyhead ring will be hopping its way to your mailbox soon!
Thanks so much everyone for participating! The entries were truly amazing, a great read for anyone feeling a bit doldrum-esque! Over 800 entries! Love it!
P.S. I saw this & just had to include it… Doesn’t it fit the psychedelic ladies who lunch motif perfectly?!
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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-ridiculous music mash ups like biggie vs. miley cyrus or all the lovely new songs i downloaded.
-kill bill vol. 1 and 2. movie nights
-FINALLY getting my classes scheduled and organized. and i’m actually taking some pretty great classes? i mean who wouldn’t want to take: masterworks of british literature, classic mythology, oceanography, and cultural anthropology?
-writing more and more songs. i’m getting close to having enough that i could start working on making a record!
-free coffee and all my new friends here in austin. yeah, i may miss people in chicago/cleveland. but i’m definitely in the right place for me right now.
-reading and learning and reading some more.
-royal tenenbaums and movie soundtracks.
-baking cooking and creating feasts with my lovely roommate.
-giving up feeling despondent and doing something productive with my time while i’m busy playing hard to get. :]
Today I love:
possibly getting a new job tomorrow
getting great feedback on my latest blog article
learning to eat healthy step by step
reading novels
going to spain with friends soon
two new magazines in the mail today!
-the thought of possibly moving in a month!
-my ukulele.
-lauren o’connell music. it’s so lovely it breaks my heart.
-coming up with endless adventures to spend with the boy i absolutely adore when i finally get my bum back to vancouver.
-the boy i mentioned above’s hair. oh, jewfros.
-preparing party platters. so much fun!
-my cats!
-zombie apocalypse dreams. i am so kick ass in them.
-i can’t forget to mention you this week, gala. i’ve been a little down lately and rereading some of your articles that i’ve particularly enjoyed puts some sparkle back into things. :)
as a texan it really makes my heart strings sing that you love texas! texas is what i love this thursday as well!
-pink heart socks!!
-hot pink everything (including my new shower curtain)
-routine breakfasts (i always keep the lj community ofmornings in mind when planning my breakfasts. i like them to be pretty)
-my mom asking me how to start a blog (!?!?)
-morning yoga twists
-new slippers
-reminders of why it is important to keep an open and accepting mind
-downloading an extraordinary number of self-improvement podcasts
-no more tumblarity!
-plans to go on a magic road trip to see life-sized ice sculptures & spend time tipsy and merry with old friends (and hiding out at my favorite cafe EVER)
-ninja fights/reading high times/all the things we do at work when it is slow
-dreaming about acquiring a kiwi tree someday
-getting UNLIMITED TEXTING starting on Friday!!! -Hall’s Refresher drops
-The White Panda & DJ Earworm–mash ups for your morning underwear dances
-my hair behaving & looking super-straight lately – my fiance JUST seeing the “Bad Romance” video for the first time & saying there is no way Gaga can be a man (he also keeps singing the song randomly, which is amazing and makes me giggle)
-Steak ‘N Shake. because sometimes you really need a burger to make it through the day
-Kitty Haiku (my favorite: “You’re always typing/Well, let’s see you ignore my/Sitting on your hands.”) -being referred to as a “succubus” by the boys (HAHAHA)
-lucky bamboo twisted into hearts
-reading old diaries
i posted my list a day early on my blog…but here it is for you!
Things i Luv 2Day:
* my new years resolution to wear perfume everyday
* Marc Jacobs’ Lola perfume
* my husband finally shaved his holiday beard and I can see his beautiful face again (much more kissable!)
* The Bloody Beetroot remix of Groove Armada’s I Won’t Kneel
* Listening to the chitta chatter of 2 5 year old boys when I took them to the movies
* My 2 yr old daughter’s irrepressible mischievousness
* Love & Sequins #7 by darling Clever Clogs (albeit, clogs with sequins on them)
Oh, I didn’t even know that Mercury was in retrograde, but I knew that something was off the past few weeks! I’m looking forward to having my energy back.
- job applications for a whole lot of non-profits
- getting a home phone! I’ve been on the move for over a year & finally settled down (for now)
- finishing up projects. it feels so good!
- getting my shop set up!
- exploring the possibilities of freelance consulting
- stacks & stacks of library books!
you are so inspirational! thank you for always being there. find the things i love thursday, ahem, on my blog: mademoiselleglitter.blogspot.c…
it really has evolved into a international blogging tradition to do this, & you were it’s motor. that’s so cool!
+the end of semester exams
+our new tv
+bayonetta
+all of the valentine’s stuff in stores
+lady gaga
+your post on psychedelic ladies who lunch… so inspiring!
+my wacom tablet [!!!]
+my friends
+wearing “trendy” clothes and feeling just as unique and special
+nostaliga
+subverting communist propaganda into a poster for my commercial design class
+the people in my commercial design class, who are so deliciously inspiring.
it’s been a good week :D
I love the twits!!! one of my childhood favourites :) That brought a smile to my face – thanks Gala!
I don’t think I would be able to control my addiction to Ben and Jerry’s if they delivered to my house! I mean, I’ve just had two bowls of half baked this evening because I love the stuff so much!
- Finally being offered a job after five months searching.
- Floral dresses with grey tights.
- Blackberry messenger so I can ask my friends random questions during the day!
- The snow finally melting so I can walk without falling over.
- Season 3 SATC.
- Googling eighties outfits for this weekend’s house party.
- My roomate – English for university classes – Philosophy club – Manic writing sessions in the library – Hotel Chocolate Chocolate Slabs – New Wellies
I’m a writer, what can I say?!?
I drove by Toy Joy the other day and thought you of you. Happy Thursday! :)
- finally starting to offer my greeting cards in my etsy store
- crossing things off my to do list
- being consistent with the wii fit plus
- the stupid zoo game on facebook.. ..
- beautiful cards from old friends
- walks in the snow with my boyfriend
I love the prospects of vacations too. I have a three day weekend coming up and a week off in march Im already antsy about!
I love my little black kitty, she is my friend (that bites me on occasion)
Feeling inspired and making future decisions. Making connections betweens my current skills and experiences & catching up with old friends.
Oh, and realizing the NZ Marketing Magazine is pretty awesome!
Every week is amazingly awesome when you remember all the goodies. :D
-Shooting every weekend with my amazing photog best friend/roommate!!!
-New Nars Sheer Glow Foundation in Mont Blanc
-Laughing every single day until my abs were in utter pain all this week
-buying tickets to the amazing Burlesque show produced by my friends next weekend!
-Ironing out details for my trips to the Cannes Film Festival and a couple months later …MOROCCO!!!
-Getting a LIT. Agent!!! WAAAAA!!!!!
2010 is PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!!AWESOME, Gala, that the Current is on your list! Minnesota love! If you ever hear the Lower 48 on there, that’s my friend’s band & they’re wonderful.
Today I love:
~ mailing off a bunch of packages to friends & imagining their reactions when they get them
~ the fact that I’m starting college in a matter of days
~ surprise, sweet comments from complete strangers
~ discovering new fashion blogs
~ being majorly productive (even if it’s just because I procrastinated up until now!)
~ the fact that I will be completely and utterly done with high school in 4 1/2 months
~ the excitement in moving out & the anticipation of being with friends for the next semester
~ this list: [http://lipglossblack.tumblr.com/post/329058952/handbook-2010]
~ & finally, remembering much more often to be happy, because I’m HERE, & there’s so much happening & so many opportunities, & there’s always more to be grateful than I will realize.
been sick in bed all week… which means: lists for burning man!! yeah!!! tickets were bought this week. and knitting! took my first class with the boy, so it makes me happy when im home alone, and i think about him. also: figuring out how much i love ginger (and even more enjoying my lack of sense of smell!). researching fuzzies and ebay hunting… and i love the flowers my dad bought me. :)
-My Scovill boots
-Blue Men’s shirts
-My rock rings ( I make them myself, I love them !! )
-My new vintage dragon kimono, I will be wearing this a lot
-Chopin – the Nocturnes
-Weldon Kees
-eating well – I am a vegetarian and I love it
-Majorly crushing on someone and feeling stupid and great at the same time
-writing poetry – lines – whatever – thank you inspiration however and whenever it comes
I agree with coco, I love all the stores decked out in valentine’s frills.
Going to random hotels for dinner/crashing local conference parties.
Using spare earrings to tack up things on my inspiration board.
Secret packages.
Receiving things I forgot I ordered.
New french press!
Taking mini breaks from working to waltz around the living room with my boyfriend.
Meeting fun neighbors.
Plotting outfits for a month overseas.
this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ALIL… !!!
Sooo good.
Mochi ice cream and the fact that Trader Joe’s carries it.
- it’s my birthday! i am 21! a real adult person!
- the lovely bracelet with a swallow charm my mum got me for aforementioned birthday.
- getting inspired about my art again!
- going back to london FINALLY after all the snow
- lady gaga. i just can’t get enough!
- this mortal coil. lovely sad beautiful music.
- the doom generation. BEST MOVIE EVER.
- going hitch hiking and leaving people with a bouquet of road-side flowers – finding REALLY NICE road-side flowers, hahah. – making weird faces in the mirror, constantly. – wearing massive rings – going out and not caring about what i wear! bright pink ballet flats, long blue tie-dyed shirt, black jeans, oversize black and white tee, feathers, la la la… – eating blue berries with friends – driving at 130 km with people (in seatbelts) with their faces right out of the window. – selective dyslexia – writing love letters to friends – schemes of finding a nice Italian boy – the movie scanner darkly… ooooh. – the international/world/film festival section of the video store. so big and so good. – coffee! – honey toast – morning walks – tramping and hiking until you think you’re going to die of exhaustion and then finding a secluded place on the cliff where no one can see you but you can see for miles up the west coast of auckland – putting glitter on everything – waking people up gently – humming and tapping – laughing weirdly but being accepted for it :) – PASSING LEVEL 2 NCEA! – brushing my teeth after staying the night – palmolive macadamia nut conditioner, love – looking for bags on trademe – getting rid of hiccups, hahah – being alive is so great, just saying.
xoxoxoxo
-having ‘a bushel and a peck’ stuck in my head.
-auditions for ‘Guys and Dolls’ soon!(& another excuse to be singing showtunes all of the time!)
-earl grey tea.
-the new sherlock holmes movie, and how i’m planning on weaving my own intricate web of mystery! ;)
-seeing the man i love for the first time in a long time.
-good hair days!
-long bus rides with a notebook & my ipod.
-victorian chandeliers.
-new memories with old friends.
-old memories with old friends
-new memories with new friends!
-your site (& of course, you!)
Haha when you said you loved ‘The Magician’ I assumed you were talking about the tarot card that symbolizes infinite potential and that you have all the tools you need to create your dream life and make magic! Then I realized it was a restaurant. You might enjoy the Three of Cups as well which shows great fun, social celebrations and wishes coming true! It’s also a restaurant in NYC
www.threeofcupsnyc.com/
Love that pic!
Boy do I need this bit of positivity today!
-2010 Video every week project!:
Last week I started my make a video every week project (here: www.youtube.com/MimsieSky) Last week it was a vlog, this week it will be a music video. I’m excited! :) It gives me something to create every week. Feels good.
-Mini Year in yes calender:
I made a mini version of the Year in Yes calender from Yesandyes.org for my desk at work…it’s SO CUTE!
-Bunnysoft Blankets:
I bought the world’s softest blanket at TJMaxx a few weeks ago, and it has been my savior this week!
-My Teddy Bear:
I have this Indian Teddy bear that is VERY well loved and I’ve had for YEARS. She usually sits on the side of my bed, but she’s been my cuddle buddy this week.
-Clinique Even better lotion:
My mom got this stuff, and I’ve used it twice and already my skin tone (including acne scars) has evened out! HORRAY!!!
-OK Go: Of the Blue Colour of the sky:
I love these guys and this album is awesome! I especially love their new Marching band video version of This too shall pass
-Hope: When shitty things happen, I find hope. Hope has been my friend lately.
-The ability to smile again: Rough beginning to the week, Today I’ve been able to smile quite easily. I’m glad :)
For some reason I find it very difficult to draw my eyes away from that Alice gif.
I’m totally jealous about the Ben and Jerry’s deliveries, although if that was available where I live I’d be the size of a house!
My TiLT is here: sparkleandglitter.co.uk/2010/0…
I cannot wait untill Mercury Retrograde is finally over :) :)
my <3 TilT
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Newspaper Puzzles
Tuna Melt
Planning&Organizing my new adventure
Breakfast call with mom through Skype
Looking up fantastic DIY (house)projects on the internet
Ginger, i love this root it gives me so much strength and warms up my body. I will have to travel with this.
Late arriving Christmas Cards
I didn’t even realize it was Thursday until I saw this!
+ making dates with my sister + Lady GAGA live OMGAGAGA! + mini-photo shoots + taking care of tipsy friends + sing-a-longs while flying down the highway + outrageous nail art + guacamole & chips for breakfast and lunch + sequins everywhere + Dexter + donating money + finding the perfect gifts + new commenters on my blog + trying new hair styles + red lip stain +
Yay, I love TiLT
Getting better through natural remedies
The gradual warm up this week
reconnecting with old friends
pink floyd once again
boys!
Planning trip to NY and 3 weeks
Planning my trip to Cali in May
Finding a travel partner for Europe
My dad telling me he’s proud of me
Getting better through creating.
Love as usual especially loving myself.
the result of me working out 6 more 1bs whoo hoo
Getting wonderful hugs from my 11 yr old twin brothers.
Getting hugs and giving, I am not very affectionate but I am getting better.
I love life, I haven’t said that in a long time.
-having free time again!! sure, it’s more than i like (hours got severely cut at the jobplace), but it’s giving me time to reassess life and what i’m doing in it without too much interruption.
-Pomegranate Italian soda! YUM!
-The boyfriend putting up with my craziness.
-New cameras!
-LUSH! Gala, you got me hooked from all your promos of it. I found a store and spent way more than I intended. Me and the boy have been addicted to those massage bars, and he enjoys it completely when I attack him in the shower and exfoliate him, haha
-I’m also all for the Mercury retrograde ending tomorrow. I’m already feeling weights lift.
-A new chinese place nearby that actually delivers!! good grief. i lived in a college town for a couple years and it was nice because everyone was open so late and delivered….even a nearby cookie shop! Now that I live just outside of Washington DC, it’s difficult to find anything decent that will deliver. What can i say? I’m a little on the lazy side and don’t mind paying folks for their efforts in the least.
-The boy making me french toast in the mornings and serving it to me in bed and having random conversations about anything. best wake up calls ever when he does this. even better is that i don’t have to ask. sometimes his working the night shift is an amazing blessing, haha.
-Sims 3. addicted.
-Plotting trips to Baltimore and Boston in the coming months while we still can.
-Learning to cook!! I can cook some things, but still getting the hang of not burning so much stuff (and then calling it cajun)
-Splurges on makeup. Bare Minerals, you are so worth it.
-Also finally splurging on a Nintendo DS (in pink!) and The New Super Mario and Mario Kart. Best stuff EVER.
-Wearing heels again instead of those darn boots….however warm and comfy they are. I just always felt wrong wearing Ugg knock-offs that I only purchased out of necessity (all I have here is flip flops, heels, and TOMS shoes. When the snowstorm hit, I went to the closest place that’d have boots).
this list is magic.
Okay, I have never TiLT-ed before, but here goes!
I’m loving…Criminal Minds, always; home-made quesadillas; getting a paid job for the first time in forever!!; buying fashion magazines; my new umbrella (it has a button and opens automatically, for some reason this makes me feel very cool); going to see lots of movies; Glee; thinking about how rad 2010 is going to be; and this song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhhzV5…
Gathering up courage to post my first tilt ever, eep!! Madonna (more than ever), new wall collages, my clitoris (alwaysss), stacks of new books, Fitzgerald, and a certain extra sweet boy
I love your list of things that make you smile.. ever since I saw it on your website, I decided to include my own short list on my blog as well. It’s nothing as crazy & amazing as yours but just to list things that makes me happy leaves an overall positive feeling for the rest of the week. Thank you `=O)
Here’s my list for the week: bit.ly/7tjcb2
*Finally “getting” the Little Black Dress thing (Thank you, LoveCulture!) *LUSH’s Candy Fluff body powder (glittery sweetness, oh my!) *Spending weekends doing absolutely nothing with people I love *Writing that pulls together seamlessly and flawlessly. *Scallop sushi *NEW SEASON OF PROJECT RUNWAY *Keeping my New Year’s Resolutions
I’m soooo excited for SXSW! Hopefully it’s nice then and not all rainy like it has been lately, booo. Maybe I’ll see you there!
I love:
Defying the dress code at work to wear bustles, motorcycle boots and matrix-esque sweaters
FINALLY having a full cast during rehearsals for Much Ado About Nothing
Leaving sarcastic notes behind for people I loathe
Leaving romantic notes in weird places for my boyfriend to find
Watching the Other Boleyn Girl and pointing out the historical inaccuracies while secretly adoring the love story
Listening to The Runaways, who you have reignited my love for, and reminiscing about Bad Emcee
- Protein shakes for breakfast – Wii Fit! (So much fun!) – New sunglesses – Enormous handbags – Black coffee, red lipstick, and turquoise eyeliner – Brand new bankcards – Lots of new content on iCiNG! – New nails – Quiet time at home
I can’t agree with that first photo. I lost the last of my four rats this morning, and I can’t imagine the last three years of my life without them. sigh
I think we should turn Things I Love Thursday into a twitter trending topic each Thursday, much like #FF or #musicmonday. I’m gonna start posting little lists every thursday with #TiLT as my hashtag. Come on twittering nonpareils we can do this!
I love:
-My boyfriend. Sadly, he was sick this week, but he remained as cute as always and I was his nurse for a little while: I had to buy him gatorade and I prepared for him warm lemonade, which made him puke. :)
-Travel expectations. I fly to Cuba & Costa Rica on the 24. Can’t wait.
well.. i’m feeling particularly unhappy today so maybe this will cheer me up!
+ my family.
+ true friends.
+ hot baths.
+ my adorable doggy.
+ making plans.
+ being creative.
+ my iPOD touch.
+ anticipating my holiday!
+ having me days.
+ sleeping.
+ baking cookies.
+ last.fm
+ taking care of myself.
+ inspiration.
+ iCiNG (always).
+ astrology.
+ writing.
I love:
Spraying my bed sheets with body spray, free eyeshadow sample, the snow melting, getting some time off next week!!!, blogging, chammomile hand cream, more posts on iCing (thanks Gala), the Mermaid in a Mahold blog, peppermint lip balm, candy canes, thinking about trying EFT, mineral makeup, writing a 2010 style direction, scheming about purchasing a moleskine, and love.
Hmmm, let me think. – Sore yoga muscles from practicing again after a month off – Sparkly pink My Little Pony DVD boxsets – Random photography trips with my boyfriend – Going to the fancy cinemas & being served fish & chips & icecream sundaes whilst watching a movie – Being groomed by my cat – Having my Christmas tree still up well into January – Saying “yes” more often to exciting things, and “no” more often to draining things – Being fabulous!
Oh yes. :)
I love:
wearing tights
Project 365
Vampire Weekend’s new album Contra
reading 200 New Fashion Designers
being talkative
making a pom pom necklace/neck warmer
bowling with friends
having a dirty mind with friends
finding a spring time dress
having a big paycheck
having self-control
sending out invitations and planning my birthday party. I’m having a Mad Hatter/Alice in Wonderland tea party. :)
+ Mercury Retrograde OVER!! (it killed my harddrive)
+ ...however, I got new harddrive & case for macbook for ZERO bucks!
+ getting my rainbow moonstone earrings fixed
+ purchasing a sexy new tv for my living room & hooking up old school nintendo
+ truck stops full of scruffy old french canadian truckers
+ going to possibly adopt a kitten with my boyf this wknd (!!!)
+ glittery jasmine incense
+ the daily mystic ( loooove it already )
+ going to bed early tonight after doing a little new moon-letting go of past gunkiness- ritual
I love so much this week! meeting new people, the clippers, my siblings, dancing, getting organized, new purse (its betsey johnson! my first ever and im in love!), Lady Gaga, my friends, cute boys that speak french, discovering new music, pandora.com, writing fabulous quotes on my mirror with a whiteboard mirror, new books (by chrisitan siriano, the teenvogue handbok, the lost symbol, and wicked!), dressing well, ice skating!, laser tag, HULA HOOPING, flirting with everyone, and being happpy
I love that you put the Current in there! I lived in Minneapolis for 3 years and that was one of the best parts! commercial-free amazing music!
wait… so Mercury retrograde ending tomorrow… is that going to make it easier for me to finish my stupid grad school essays? i’ve been antsy to actually finish my applications but somehow they keep not.getting.done. and it’s driving me crazy!!!! like, i feel like i’m just sitting and spinning my wheels even though i’m doing useful, important things in the grad school application process. plus, i’ve been so inspired and thoughtful about this essay… it’s bizarre how little is getting done on it! so Mercury retrograde actually explains this???? beyond cool. and if that’s so, i’m beyond excited for it to end tomorrow!!!
Coffee, Burn Notice Marathons, Nachos, clearing off and cleaning up my desk, hot chocolate, my purple hoodie (it’s just a $12 wallmart front zipper hoodie, but I love it to pieces), More Nachos, poster prints that say things like today is awesome and Today I Will Be Happier The A Bird With a French Fry (mega cute!), dragons.
more here: saysdee.blogspot.com/2010/01/t…
Hi Gala!
Have you seen this?
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* Super reduced topshop finds, aka, Sequined Harem pants and a Sequined blazer.
* Discovering Averagecat
* flowers from lovers.
*Saturn in Libra making me go cuckoo about organization! My shit is in boxes!!!!
*Vitamins making me feel epic
*2010!!!
Today I LOVE:
+my new fiction experiment
+friends who will help me work out plot details
+looking forward to MY BIRTHDAY tomorrow
+my wonderful husband who promises to do something nice with me tomorrow
+this character I am working on
+knowing that my new assistant starts working on Tuesday next week
+completing tasks that have been making me mad for a month, and knowing i’ve done a good job
Thanks for keeping up this beautiful blog, Gala. You are a joy.
Yay! TILT again… though it’s Fri here!
* Grandma iCiNG… omg can old ladies get ANY cuter!? * my parent’s dog Jackie (Chan), she rocks * Hayley from Paramore… she is aweeeesome. * cute random friends-of-friends adding me on Facebook * parents of the kids I look after in Oz emailing me & saying how much they miss me * Melbourne – can’t wait to go back on 19 Feb, though I’m nervous & excited at the same time! * chicken cranberry & brie paninis… mmm * stripy candy pink wooly socks *excitement for 2011 already, & possibly becoming a Rudolf Steiner Kinder-Teacher… woo! * trip to Wellington next week, party times ensue
* developing my personal style, & accepting my body but keeping fit & healthy – who cares if I take up a little more space in this world? I promise to give it back later!
Where or where is that amazing feathered headband from?
the ice melting – falling asleep in coffee shops – vegan resturaunts – going to six different clubs in one night – having been a non-smoker for two whole weeks now – getting to know accquaintances a bit better – books about rugged scotsmen – thousands of teacups – super tight pink skirts – my annalouoflondon order arriving – beer, bob dylan & shakespeare – having wonderful sisters who don’t mind me turning up drunk on their doorstep at 4am – dancing to lady gaga – raspberry lip butter – having a stack of new books to read – new stationary (there is nothing more exciting than a brand new pack of colourful felt tips pens!) – tidying my room – giant alarm clocks – fair isle scarves – leaving my makeup at my best friend’s place and being barefaced all week! – enthusiastic lecturers – carousel horses – listening to kate rusby and feeling super-inspired – new matress ordered – two and a half hour long phonecalls – sewing buttons back on – singing along to the glee soundtrack and pretending to be in a musical – crinkly journal pages – not being hooked on the internet anymore – reconnecting – making elaborate plans.
That grandma is too too cute. I love watching grandmas getting their rollo sets done at the salon. Neways..
-Our new aquarium-health food stores-coconuts-coloring books-telenovelas-my cell phone(I’ve dropped it many many times and it still works perfectly)-the library-2010 horoscopes- and of course iCing. I think I’ve been reading for about a year now and I come here almost everyday. Thanking for making such a beautiful site Miss Darling.
Dear Gala,
I love you. I don’t mean that as an “OMG Lady Gaga I looove your work! I love you and I’m your biggest crazy psycho fan!” No. I mean I love you like a dear friend, because you have changed my outlook on life and I have discovered my true purpose because of you. Now, I’m going to read this back and see if I sound like a stalker. Ehh a little. Promise I’m not.
Hyper love & bunny kisses,
(^I have a hard time letting go of the past sorry)
Shelby
- Remembering how awesome people can be, and falling completely in love with all my friends, new and old. – TINY DOGS THAT RUN REALLY FAST!!! – New music. – Getting back to my flute playing, pheeewwww. – My gorgeous, hilarious friends Cassie and Aawa. How they make me laugh. – Dancing. – Beautiful, painful shoes. – The beach.
xx
Things I Love this week!! – My fiancé, always always always – Brett Dennen who I went to see the other night & was SO entertaining! – Winning competitions – THIS BAG! www.all – seeing my friends so much, cos now we live in the same city – Japanese restaurants where you order via touchscreen! So cool. – Getting our admin sorted out – Love & Sequins – Angus & Julia Stone – Planning baby showers – Getting back into Bikram Yoga – Going jogging, day after day – Putting my new years resolutions into action!! – Summer – Impromptu picnics on the beach – big plans & big dreams
Things I love this week…?
- getting LOTS of writing done, even if it leaves me sleep-deprived
- having regular, friendly online interaction w/one of my favorite comic/TV writers via his blog and Twitter. Thank you Internet, oh Great Leveler of Playing Fields!
- the sudden realization that I’m actually over him!
- having my boss be out of town all week
- my amazing, wonderful, fabulous friends – both the ones I see regularly, and the ones that surprise me with random contact after months/years. I know a lot of good people.
-(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To by Weezer
-Secret Crushes on Funny boys
-Soap Dishes that look suspiciously like sex toys from CB2
-Honey I Washed the Kid soap from Lush
-3 Hour long Skype Conversations “Clickity Click”
-Making puppets for Broadway Shows
-strawberry chewing licorice
-Singing Beyonce at the register and being egged on by new coworkers
-Dancing to and Singing along with the Jackson 5 really loud on the clock
-Starting my own miniblog on tumblr
Watercolour on paper bags; grilled cheese and tomato soup; a possibly lucid dream; waking when all is blue and dark; being late to school and not minding; almond milk-banana-spinach smoothies that taste decadent; nightly phone calls from my love; chamomille tea; college acceptance letters; getting fitted for my winter formal dress; top hats; hesitant attitudes toward vests; longing for a messy beehive updo; falling in love with yoga; fascination with astrology; pajamas; accidentally leaving tags on shirts; getting 8 hours of sleep more than 2 days a week; “Swwwweet dreams my crazy baby duck cloud”; “Call was just to say another i love u. But its too late now. No worries”; aimless happiness.
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-Excitement over the arrival of my Nikon D3000 (OMG!!!!)
-Discovering new visual candy blogs (http://www.decadediary.typepad.com/, pinpricks.tumblr.com/)
-Becoming a brunette and embracing the chocolatiness
-Finally seeing Coco Avant Chanel
-The Laura Veirs concert (and awesome venue!)
-The Amelie at Pix Patisserie (So good! speechless!!)
-Successfully concocting tasty hummus after many failed attempts – Being by the oceanside
-Brainstorming my own 2010 Style Manifesto
-Taking the train up to Seattle with my sweet mother
-The lovely folks at Delanceys Pizza in Seattle
-Going to two different art museums in one week! Art-nerdgasm!
-Hot pink bra + Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté 14
-Seeing peonies for sale in the market
-The magazine shop guy who let me use his back to write on when there wasn’t a table for me to sign my receipt on. – Finishing a book that directly relates to my New Years resolution
-Helping friends in need
This week I loooooved:
-my boyfriend, he’s perfect!
-rehearsing with my band (well… part of it)
-spending an “on the road” saturday night
-going to the movies! (some good old Bruce Willis, thanx!)
-seeing the end of my exams and university
-hanging out with my collegues
-sales
-matching underwear
-silly emoticons on msn
-glitter and coloured pens
-bunnies
-googling on a new hobby (yay, resin!)
-learning from my mistakes
-releasing old stuff through eft
-being able to turn one bad day in one good day
-planning outfits and shopping
-tv series (Lie to Me and The Big Bang Theory!!!)
-old favourite songs
-chocolate cookies
-spiced tea
-free sms
-adopting dragons
-applying for my first giveaway, even if I didn’t win it!
-the smell of books
-having lunch with my grandma
-inspirational readings
-making my lists
-late christmas and birthday presents
-un-birthday impromptu parties
-my hot-pink boots
-lace stockings
-steampunk phoenix necklace soon to be mine
-feeling strong, holding on
-feeling inspired
-being pragmatical
-my boyfriend, again, did I mention how much I love him? :)
As nice as your whole TILT thing is, you word it as if you invented lists and the whole idea of stating things that one finds enjoyable.
I’ve heard you state this before and it kind of comes off as egotistical.
I love:
My new boots face wash. My white board. The tulle skirt I got for new years. Thinking of going vegetarian for the new year(meats really bad for you). Icing updates in my inbox. My new glasses. Late night diner pig out with friends after homework.Jasmine tea. Metric! And last but not least, waking up and listening to music while I dance and cook away.
Things I love:
*Finally cutting off my hair! (I feel like a weight has been lifted)
*Bras that fit just perfectly
*M.Ward, Wilco, and The Shins knowing just how to score a great day
*Very religious boys who make me have very anti-religious fantasies.
Gala, Gala, Gala, I am simply having the best week in living memory!
Firstly, i just received confirmation that my paintings will be included in an exhibition I desperately wanted in to.
Secondly, I am up to my ears in other people’s photographs, and I never imagined how fulfilling collaboration prjects could be!
Thirdly, my boyfriend and I are going away this weekend, visiting old friends for a joint birthday/engagement party.
I am really happy, and I’d like to give a high five to 2010.
things i love thursday! (although it’s friday here)
-getting a library card in a foreign country
-kimchi jiegae
-sleeping in on weekends
-friends with bennies
-my new work bag with oodles of pockets
-making lists
-nerdfighters/vlogbrothers on youtube
-my heated floor in my studio apartment
-sleeping in late on the weekend
-getting up early and doing yoga
-my ugly ugly shitzu (i love you!)
-dressing up for work, and also for no reason at all
-learning new korean words for food
-getting a new love and sequins!
:)
- spending too much money on clothes but knowing all the bills are paid anyway – going back to teaching at the school of my dreams – Max Factor mascara and BIG eyelashes – Buying cards and sending them AND then getting letters back! – enjoying 2010 – my ‘rest’ playlist: Bon Iver, Canon, Air on the G String
LIPSTICK! aaaaahhh i don’t know where this sudden love for it came from but suddenly i put it nearly every time i go out. even when it’s wildly unnecessary! it makes me feel fabulous.
turntowards.tumblr.com/! this has occupied so much of my time online. seriously CANNOT stop reading. hah!
also: korean food! om nom nom.
- Getting my ticket to La Roux in the post. – Reading Truman Capote – Watching the second season of Mad Men. – Crazy Bettie Draper from Mad Men – Finally kissing the cutest boy in the world, also known as “The Torso”. – Giving up television (mostly). – Learning to juggle. – New friends and reconnecting with old ones. – Dressing only in the cyan spectrum – teal, mint, cyan, robin’s egg blue, aqua and turquoise!
love and kisses
Peppermint
TiLT (a day late, but no matter)
-Ice cold apple juice. (I’v been obsessed with it this semester. Last semester it was Lemonade)
-Concentrating for just an hour and a half and writing a kick ass paper, on a short story that you absolutely love – My pirate ship necklace. =] – Being totally bored and just hanging with the guys – Literally nonstop giggling and dancing with my lovely roommate, who i missed very much over the winter break. – Hiding behind curtains when my annoying exboyfriend is over, playing Halo in my dorm room – Naming the space behind the curtains at roommate’s desk “the castle” (Everything in the room is named. The beds are the Island, the futon is the spaceship, the room itself is either the saloon or the discotech) – the fact that everything in the room having a name is magical. – my horoscope telling me that this is a good year for love, and meeting NEW people. (yay new boys, the old ones were too drab) – Finally being in an English class again! – Being flirted with by the boy in my Oral Comm class that has a lisp and looks like a billy goat. (love interesting suitors!) – and being completely and undeniably fabulous.
Drum tail!
oh I miss my dog :(
I LOVE TiLT….go Gala!
- strolling through the library – the other library with its high ceilings and decadent aura – crunchy ice – being back at college – tonight’s as yet uncooked dinner: carrot soup, wilted spinach and potato croquets, yum. – essay progress – it’s almost READING WEEK! – my friends Emmy and Sophie – the great gals I live with – house excitement! – falling snow – bumping into friends in the street – hugs from sweet boys – people (well, one person in particular)telling me I’m lovely – new printer! my first ever! – finding lovely independent clothes shops which sell pretty dresses and floral headbands – plans to visit my best best friend – random skype chats with my little sister – class ending early (though I love it) – Mr J my amazing professor – tidy rooms – chic – packages in the mail – nutella on toast – late night chats – my hair growing longer – J J J J J, all I ever think about – a good situation – R moving back in – C’s job prospects are looking good! – the Haiti fundraising effort – Do you believe in magic? The Lovin’ Spoonful – Spotify ;) – the beauty and goodness of the world :)
Gala, how did your Blueprint Cleanse go? I read about it on their website and it sounds fantastic. I think I need a Gala-ish review post!
Making a coffee date with someone you are smitten with – YES!!
I am kind of freaking out about my sister maybe giving one of our computers a virus, so I am doing this in the hopes that it will calm me down and make me cheerful…
TiLT:
-Green tea
-Flight of the Conchords
-Rammstein
-Seeing old friends and just talking for hours on end
-Talking on the phone w/ my roommate who I will get to see again soon
-Making European adventure plans
-Spending time w/ family and friends
-Driving through town and still seeing lots of Xmas lights everywhere
-Criminal Minds (Reid love forever!)
-Owning The Mighty Boosh season 3 dvds
-Delicious chai tea
-Finding out that my friend’s relatives in Haiti are safe
-Having had a great vacation! I am slightly sad to leave and go back to school.
Ok, I’m still a bit freaked out about the potential computer virus, but I will find a way to deal with it and hope for the best! :)
I’m excited about SXSW too! Are you there for the whole of SXSW? I do a music course and we get to go as part of our course, it’s too amazing! we were shown our hotel today. We are traveling from England so I’m looking forward to some sun :)
other things
- dancing around to girl talk and dan deacon – playing drums – finishing assignments – cute coffee shop times – being healthy – playing guitar – going out dancing with awesome friends
Radio theater of Dracula (listening right now) and finding other programs while searching for it.
Shopping on sale.
Outlandish dreams while napping (read vigils in really haunted houses with the x-files’ lone gunmen turning into a crazy car ride and sneaking around in a mall hiding from.. something.)
Tea!
Finally having a pizza night to look forward to ^^
hm, I thought comments were supposed to be positive? Someone is sending out negative vibes! Well anyway, things that are making me happy are :
.2010
.learning how to cook
.cleaning
.spring semester starting soon
.getting paid
.listening to new music
.harry potter
.being called “baby”
.making out
.cuddling
.watching “jersey shore” with significant other and laughing hysterically.
.foodnetwork.com (I love Giada’s recipes!)
.pudding
.sleeping
.my hair straightner
.going to the mall
.urban outfitters
.being loved
-moving to Germany in less than 2 weeks (and later maybe get to London if i cant find a job)
-skins 4 trailer
-reading Lolita in Teheran
-having found a university i love, with the perfect degree that seems shaped around me, and more than anything knowing that i wont start it before an year and a half at least
-all the new exciting plans im making for this decade :)
My TiLT:
Spending time with my girl. Especially taking spontaneous trips to downtown, baking vegan cupcakes (amazing.) and discussing the future.
Putting New Years Resolutions into Action. I am already accomplishing many of the things that I have planned for this year. Hello, 2010.
Drawing again. My drawing class just started this week, all we have done so far are gesture drawings but it feels great to be focusing on art somewhat.
Satin Sheets. It was a total spur of the moment purchase, but well worth it I must say.
Haha, I love the twits. Thanks for reminding me about that book!
I have just lost, long periods of time, staring at that Alice image. Trippy!
Alex
xxx
Hi! Love this post as always ;)
Where did you get your watch from? It’s beautiful! #>_