Things I Love Thursday
[ 1 November 2007 ]
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People moving to my city! I just realised that three of my friends from Wellington are moving to Melbourne within the next 6 months! How incredible is that?! Needless to say, I am pretty stoked about it. I guess I’m going to have to stick around here a bit longer then, huh?!
Finding elusive things — I managed to procure some Red Vines for my boyfriend last night, which was a major triumph because in Australia, I can only ever find Twizzlers. (He insists there’s a difference — to me they both just taste like red wax, but hey!) It was exciting. Feel my excitement!
Healing — It’s fantastic to hear that anyone is getting better, but this week I’m thinking especially about my sweet friend Lisa, in the middle of the mosaic. Not only is she beautiful, but she knows how to help herself, & I couldn’t be more delighted for her!
Booking my Christmas holiday! I am so overjoyed that I can really only say this: $%&*%&^$%)^!!! We’re going to stay in a lovely place, chill out & enjoy our double-shower & jacuzzi. I am daydreaming about beauty & relaxation treatments. I can’t think of anything better. Last Christmas we watched The Day After Tomorrow while watching SNOWFLAKES fall past the window. In the middle of summer. Fear!
Big packages in the mail — My sweet dolly Leigh from Cosmopolitan spoils me rotten! Yesterday I received a heart-shaped box full of lovely things: lipstick, nailpolish, false eyelashes, eyeshadow & lots of glitter! If she didn’t live so far away, I’d give her a big smooch!
Caesar salad — Bonified obsession. I would even go so far as to consider it as a legitimate food of the gods. Beware those who try to get between me & my croutons! (Mmmmm…)
Trying weird face treatments — I just did a “mini-facelift“ in a bottle & my face looks like it has been ironed! It was not unlike smearing egg white on my skin (which would probably be less expensive). Fun but strange!
Hot donuts dusted with sugar & served with a pot of warm chocolate — My donut-scarfing place of choice is San Churro. It is far, far too good. Yum.
Obtaining new music — My current favourites are Jimi Hendrix, Coldcut, The Cinematic Orchestra & Arcade Fire. I start to go nuts after listening to the same music for too long, so new music is always a grand adventure for me!
Shuffling around in my kimono — & generally being an old lady. I like to bundle up in it with lots of bangles, put my hair in a haphazard chignon (the best kind), drink coffee & write. Definitely a great way to spend the day.
Honourable mentions: People who colour their dog’s hair (pink poodles, eeeee!); my new Moleskine for 2008 (it’s still wrapped in plastic & winking at me!); energy drinks (powering the iCiNG Bowl since 2006!); “clean” dressing (by which I mean pieces in one-colour with no logos or madness on the front); silly but fun tasks (I am going to learn how to fold origami cranes!); procellous weather (& the word procellous); doing my dream job every single day & interacting with all of you AMAZING people! You make iCiNG what it is, truly! Huge kisses to ALL of you!
“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” — Aesop
Your turn! Share your obsessions & love affairs!
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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Wearing glitter as eyeshadow, vintage ballerina-esque skirts, The Like, Lucky Soul, Jen Cloher and The Endless Sea, lip and cheek stain, eyelash tints, paper bag-style skirts, Summer slowly setting in, Sandra Sully, Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, glitter absolutely everywhere anywhere all over and taking necklace charms off of their chains and threading them onto ribbons!
Avocados;
Fireworks season! (Starts tomorrow!);
Going to Wellington for the weekend with my man;
Kids – mine, other people’s, not fussed, I like ‘em;
Planning dance-teaching for next year with my dance teacher;
Trying belly dancing moves for the first time;
Playing around with the new guitar;
Folk remedies;
Dresses with bare feet (like in the Roxette video ‘It Must Have Been Love’ – showing my age there!);
Bon Jovi tickets!! Never mind Embracing your Inner Nerd – I’m all about Loving your Inner Bogan;
AND, Gala, I LOVE the way you comment back to us, your loyal comment-makers. I feel great every time I read what you have to say – smooch!
Nadine — Thank you dollface! I do my best but if I leave it too long I get overwhelmed & don’t know where to start! It can be hard to keep up but I maintain crossed fingers hoping that no one is offended if I skip them! Eeep!
supergroove – i saw them last night and it was the most amazing thing ever.
oooh, now i’m excited to buy my new moleskine (i all them ‘skeenies’) for 2008. so decided which type to buy is one, obviously, baking cakes, to match my new cupcake tatt on my foot, counting down the days until the amanda palmer concert and (possibly) seeing you! and dancing to cheesy pop music. brilliant
My cherry Chap Stick (it turns my lips the most delicious shade of pink- I don’t leave home without it), the customer at work who calls me “darlin’” and tips me $2 for ringing him up (!), vintage wedding cake toppers, Demeter fragrance Library in Honeysuckle, strawberry-shaped gummie candies :)
It is late Wednesday night here in Kal-ee-for-nyuh, but I’ve been waiting all week to tell you about the things I’m loving right now!
+At-home exfoliation with honey and brown sugar
+Licking said concoction off of my lips
+Freshly exfoliated skin
+My boyfriend making amazing spiced pumpkin cake!
The end of my thesis being in sight + frothed milk + beautiful photoshoots + white blonde hair + sakura blossoms + Suicidegirls + Neil Gaiman + daytime naps.
today i love::
-!!!!!!!finding my favourite shoes from last summer have been brough out again this summer but in BLACK and RED as well as the delicious silver i already have!!!!!!!!!
-when my boss defends my decisions to people who think i’m wrong
-every single page of vogue ever printed
-my bus running on time
-my new gala inspired blog which should soon be full of interesting things
-when my new boyfriend calls me in the middle of the day from work for aboslutely no reason what so ever
-those weird black and yellow daisy weeds that grow in the grass
-the geeky mega-mix that my friend grace and i listen to every day at work
and gala :oP
Burberry’s shimmery checked pumps. If I could link them, I would.
Isn’t it funny how the most materialistic of love affairs are usually ones that last the longest and is fuelled by the most amount of passion? The joys of being a girl. :D I’m sure you can relate.
Current Thursday Loves: * Strawberry anything: i have chewing-gum, shower gel, candles, lip gloss, body spray…sigh the list is endless
* Ikea! how i love it so :D
* Late Night Shopping! I recently cleaned out my wardrobe and have spent the past month ‘defining’ my personal look..so now i need to restock my wardrobe
* Banana’s: Not sure why, but ive been eating a lot lately haha
* My collection of “daily outfit” photos.. was a great idea Gala and has made me see what kind of dresser i am, what looks good, what i wear waaaaaay too much etc
Thats about all i can think of atm :D
xx strawberry kisses
French lingerie, Marilyn Monroe movies, getting a High Distinction which saves me from failing the course, fabulous shoes, 1950s evening dresses, my new Gregory Ladner hat which makes me feel like Audrey Hepburn, and unexpected early anniversary presents (I got 3 red roses yesterday from my boyfriend, he lives in the UK and we’ve been together 3 years!). Oh, and of course, you, Gala!
Ooh I do love Thursdays!
Things I Love Today:
- Being one of the four shortlisted for Shop Til You Drop Magazine’s new blogger! I’m here: http://www.shoptilyoudrop.com.au/blogcomp3.htm, although I’m certain FromMelbourneWithLove is the star out of us all! :)
- Leaving work early
- Coles Ultimate Choc Chip cookies. Gosh they’re good.
- “Dexter” on TV
- DKNY’s new Be Delicious fragrance, which is a perfect addition to the family.
And you, Gala!
I’ll take you up on the origami cranes! My mum brought me back some origami papers from Tokyo last month, and they’ve been sitting on my desk just waiting to be turned into a flock of cranes. I just hope I don’t ruin the paper!!
Things I’m loving right now are morning pages, Halloween parties, Skelliewag’s blog, and the new Finepix digital camera with 8 megapixels. That last one is me embracing my inner nerd, Gala!
I mega love my sister!! That’s all today.
Your friend Lisa is pretty much adorable.
-The kitten which I get in a few weeks that I shall call Zombie (it was born on Halloween! Also I’m a bit insane ;]).
-Absailing! I did it today and it was scary but fun!
-Seeing all the hilarious celebrity Halloween costumes!
-Wearing clothes I’d forgotten about.
-The musical Rent. Actually, musicals in general.
- the last rains of the year, before a terribly hot summer comes along!
- roots gigs at the most gorgeous little pub in Adelaide, The Grace Emily Hotel. It’s full of kooky objects and unique art – too cosy for words!
- orange nail polish.
- John Butler live at the Wireless (Federation Square) – the man is a god!
- al dente spaghetti. mmmm.
love to you, Gala!
Things I’m loving: sunshine and walks in the park with the dog, little baby tomatoes growing in my garden, new fantasy books for when I finish my homework (if that ever happens), my cat rolling in cat nip and planning my new wardrobe/storage system/entertainment unit.
Happy Thursday Everyone!
Sarah – Supergroove! Oh I’m so jealous! I loved them so much when I was, I’m afraid, 21.
hah, my dog is orange right now (orange and black for halloween!) – I think you saw pix of her when she was pink. yay!
Happy Halloween.
What do I love today?
+ Camels
+ My dog
+ 80’s characters + remembered childhood toys
+ Costumes
+ Eating sugar after 24 days without it (and going back without it tomorrow)
+ New socks from sockdreams
+ Pippi Longstocking
+ Being happy right this second
This Thursday I love….
` That it is raining in November. The puddles are awesome.
` Noritake china teacup and saucer set my grandmother gave me on Saturday. It’s colourful, matching, beautiful, and was given to her in the 50s by a suitor. So sweet!
` My boy SMSing me pictures of cute puppies he meets in the street.
` The excitement of finding a new gig and not knowing what the future will bring.
` Sharing chocolate mud cake & icecream with a friend.
` Approaching long weekend in the guise of a horse race.
` Satisfaction of handing in essays.
` My new vintage cropped leather jacket I picked up for $20.00.
Coffee. Days off. Getting the new closet organizer I bought installed and loaded with all my winter clothes, in under three hours (I’m a good woman with a Dewalt!). My dog, the largest, furriest, most impenetrable goofus ever. Working out hard two days in a row. The thought of cleaning out my spare room and tearing out the carpet, then setting up all my weights in there. Cold pizza for breakfast. The fact that it’s finally cool (I’m in Texas).
My new slippers; curling up in bed; the wonderful weather here; hope. :)
Twizzlers: A poor knockoff!
Going back to Ultimate frisbee practice after being out with a sprained ankle. My Ultimate team, the most ridiculously fun group of girls I’ve ever known. Rocky Horror on campus this weekend. The weather being warm enough at 9am on November 1st to wear sandals. Cashmere sweaters. Talking to my best friends from home on video chat until three o’clock in the morning when I have class at nine.
ive gone into a few slight obsessions at the moment.
+ Driving in the car with the windows down when its warm and playing your favourite songs loudly.
+ Hair accessories
+ Cupcakes
+ This gorgeous white beret i found on the internet…which i ordered today…eeee!
+ Laughing until your stomach hurts.
+ spending days driving around and shopping with your best mates.
+ hugs from my mum.
xo
Today I love:
Cupcake Photoshop Brush Set I couldn’t find any of this so I made one, it is available at http://maximilianmaxwell.deviantart.com/art/Cupcakes-Photoshop-Brushes-2-68475482
My friend Jose Carlos he’s always on messenger when I wake up, it’s a nice way to catch up now that I don’t see him as much as before.
My friend Liz who just returned from her sister’s wedding in Italy, I missed her a lot.
Prof. Alexander my Physics professor who always tries to take me to his lab class even though I’m not in it.
Fleeces my Element Rihanna Fleece is just a life-saver with the cold wave that we have here in Mexico.
Gala you just make my day sometimes n_n.
Kisses :3.
I am a huge music fan. The Cinematic Orchestra is one of my favs. =)
check out their label at Ninjatune.net and you’ll discover a whole bunch of amazing music there.. ;-)
fleetwood mac, robert plant (I wish I could have a time-machine, so I could go to the 70s to be his personal groupie xD), sexy-manly-beards (drools), my best friend and my boyfriend, the book fair (I already red one of the books I bought!), there’s only one month and classes will be over (BYEBYE SOCIOLOGY!!! FOREVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER), and the fact that my dad’s gonna run the NY marathon with my mom, so she’ll bring me lots of stuff from there :D!
First Gala, for reminding us so often to think about things that make us happy. Then: Leopard (the OS, not the print!) making my old-ish computer feel all brandy-new, pinstripe blazers, free food at work, the Old 97’s, and having my secretary desk to organize my life again (for the last 7 years it was living with my parents, and I was not!)
o Buying lottery tickets with my boyfriend and dreaming about the ways we will spend the money when we win.
o Checking the mountain cams for my ski resort and seeing that it is snowing heavily.
o The challenge I’ve taken on this month to wear every pair of shoes that I own at least once.
o Coffee (always).
buying a new shade of nail polish and
giving myself a manicure
indulging in a hamburger and fries
borrowing books about make-up from the library and trying out the looks and skincare tips
knitting
putting together packages to mail to friends
buying presents (for others and myself)
1960’s Airline Stewardess uniforms!
Oooo… I’ve always hated clothes with logos and “stuff” on it. Even when I was a little kid, I would always want clothes that didn’t have “thingies” on them.
Love:
Cloudy days.
Garden paths.
Vitamin C serum.
Heels with ankle straps.
The eyeliner that comes in little pots.
i love
lime green furry monster boots
my boyfriend making me laugh
hibernating in my new bed-on-the-ceiling
retro 80s toys on ebay (especially glo friends and keypers..!)
that the days are growing darker
lavender soap. i like smelling like an old lady.
friends
food
books
packages
color
Christmas
I folded a thousand silver cranes that I used scattered across tables and in folds of fabric in my wedding decorations….
THE SUN. It had been raining since sunday, and today the sun finally came out.
Loves:
Having an unexpected day off; painting with watercolors; fresh dew on the ground; good looking fashion; being cozy in my room; sedatives that make night terrors more bearable; chia tea lattes; figuring out how to wear leg warmers (you could help with this one Gala!); cuddling; donuts; cold walks; my nippies!!!!
i actually have a GREAT CEASER SALAD RECIPE that my mother swears by; when i first moved up to Chicago, that recipe, plus chicken and spinach sausages and scampi-style pasta is one of the meals i cooked for my boyf (i love cooking), so i’m going to let you on to the suero de falla family recipe:
1 egg yoke
1 half lemon
1 clove garlic
grey poupon
worchester sauce
salt
pepper
olive oil
parmesan cheese
romaine lettuce
- in large (preferably wooden) bowl, drop egg yolk and sprinkle with lemon juice (the lemon juice naturally cooks the egg, so salmonella isn’t a worry). add smashed garlic clove, grey poupon (dollop), worchester (two swishes or so), a dash of salt, a dash of pepper, whisk. taste. slowly drizzle olive oil, tasting as you whisk it in (too much will dilute it terribly and it will taste hellish and oily). add more of the above ingredients according to your preferred taste (i’m all about the garlic so sometimes i’ll add an extra clove, and my mom is all about the lemon so we have mighty sour ceasers often). add romaine lettuce, toss, add parmesan, serve.
another great idea, which i attribute entirely to my mom’s kitchen ingenuity, is to get a pack of those mini cheese raviolis, thaw them, and fry them up in olive oil (or veggie oil, if you prefer), use a paper towel to dab off them excess oil and toss them into your salad as an alternative to croutons (you will die and go to heaven, swear on my life)
anywho, things i love this week:
-homemade strawberry cupcakes with neon green and blue cream cheese icing
-covert cider drinking in celtic bars on halloween, and the free candy that halloween entails
-guitar hero III
-the brand new Leopard for Mac! i am lucky enough to have a gorgeous boyfriend who’s enough of a nerd to show up at the apple store the moment is premiered and now i am the owner of a limited edition Leopard t-shirt. rawk.
-gorgeous nerdy boyfriends who speak odd european languages. le sigh.
-dia de los muerto! i am cooking quesadillas and treats of all sorts tonight, i swear it.
love and all and i hope my recipe comes in handy! cheers!
+the mountain of Halloween candy I’ve acquired!
+the gorgeous view of the bay from my window!
+sunshine!
+singing in the shower!
+delicious, fresh fruit!
+coffee with lots of cream and marshmallows!
+NOVEMBER: I’m looking forward to many friends’ birthdays this month, including my lovely roomie :))))
and most of all…
+putting off studying to read iCiNG!
xo
your friend Lisa reminds me of an edgier Molly Ringwald a la the movie Pretty in Pink. :D
I forgot to mencion the most amazing machine ever: the epilator. My mom bought a new one that almost don’t hurt! The fact that you buy one for a bit more that ONE wax-depilatory session, and you can use it for ever, is amazing. I love epilators
I want your friend Lisa’s hairstyle, dammit! (dammit, because I know that I’m too damned cheap to spend enough money to be sure that the cut will be done properly and unless it is, choppy cuts just end up looking like nothing….need to cultivate friendships with hairdressers…)
oh my god i love making paper cranes… my desk at work is covered in mini highlighter coloured post-it note cranes from when i get bored… you should look up ‘origami jumping frogs’ that jump when you press down on their tail… origami – the ulimate in procrastination!
Today I love:
* My NaNoWriMo steampunk Neo-Victorian story.
* Prospects of getting a new job.
* Contemplating quitting my job to focus solely on my writing…a dream but I love dreaming today too.
* The witch kitty keychain I got for my birthday that meows when you press her head.
* Coffee with hazelnut cream.
* My Australian writer friends who are suffering through NaNo with me!
* Planning on being more adventurous in the coming weeks (I crave a change and I need one too).
* Hearing my 15-year-old sister talk about going to Tokyo when she’s older (which I hope she does so we can tour it together and she can show me around _).
* Rediscovering why I love and admire strong women.
Hmmmm…
This week I love * Extra money from working extra hard last week * Finding the perfect vintage sparkly cocktail dress for my cousin’s sparkle cocktail party * Going to the gym every morning this week! * Getting delicious kisses from my boy last night * Making plans for spring cleaning my room this weekend!
friends who waste time talking with you, even when both of you should be working.
Sufjan Stevens
coffee
heart shaped post-it notes
Only three days of uni left!
Not so yay about having to start NaNo eight days late :-(
+ sticking to my guns
+ laughing at work
+ getting a little bit worked up by all the comments on your last post and then realising, the fact that everyone has different opinions is why humans are great.
+ practising gratitude.
+ the up and coming summer (even though it’s grey and rainy today!)
+ Max Brenner dark hot chocolate
+ drinking peppermint tea whilst sitting on the couch, chatting to my husband
+ ETSY
+ Patrick Wolf! And I’m seeing him so very very soon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeR9_7cACUc
+ Drinking tea when everyone else has coffee
+ Parasols – my new favored method of sun protection.
+ Watching Firefly in bed all day…mmm…space western.
+ Having friends who are so beautiful, inside and out, that when you’re around them, you feel as though somehow they’re a higher being and you’re blessed.
Ooh ooh I am so excited about the caesar salad recipe!
Rachael — I’m seeing him too! November 11th. SO EXCITED! I saw him in London around this time last year, & he was brilllllllliant.
I just adore reading everyone’s lists of LURVE! Makes me grin my face off!
Gala: Chicken Ceaser at Paragon Cafe, Rathdowne St, Carlton. Share it for 2 with the antipasto – blow you away :D
+ Being on a ‘working holiday / between jobs’, having no time table, spending lots of time getting fit, sipping coffee in cafes, exploring things and sleeping in the front room on my huge couch whenever I choose.
+ Awesome group job interviews
+ Tax returns
+ Building a kitchen unit, small bar and shelving in my apartment to use the 10 metres of blank brick work
+ Thoroughly enjoying a very close cropped haircut
+ Wallpaper from Osbourne and Little
+ Cutting up unworn ‘trendy but not’ Midesko white shirts and covering them in faux blood for post halloween saturday costume gigs
Ahhhh…the only that I’m loving at the moment..is love.
I fell in Love! And he’s in LOVE with me.
:)
I just wanted to say I love all the photos on icing, they’re gorgeous!! I found icing through Cosmopolitan, I decided the site was worth visiting because you liked the Disney castle ring I have been coveting forever! The site is awesome, you should be v proud of yourself!
It’s not even Thursday anymore, but I’ll tell you anyway…eating fruit salad and listening to Explosive by Bond, with a secret smile hidden in the corner of my mouth – I have a new and exciting crush.
Hm. Learning origami, sour peach hearts from Chinatown candy stores, drinking coffee and listening to Ani DiFranco, The Radio Dept. and Sufjan Stevens, discovering my mother’s retro clothing, new ideas, blissful indecision, painting, drawing, and dancing around my living room.
Oh… and new Gala Darling emails!
xx
I’m loving: – my new ginormous dirty dancing poster – the show ‘Respect: A musical journey of women’. It’s on at the state theatre now, any Sydneyites MUST go see it! – the cast of Respect (Rhonda Birchmore and three young girls) – they deserve their own entry because they are all so cute and wonderful – tetley’s rooibus & vanilla tea – any cup of tea made unexpectedly by my boyfriend – screen printing – we’re FINALLY doing it at uni! – looking forward to seeing Elton John at the end of the month
surprise phone calls from friends. harry potter. crisp, sunny days. the ballet classes i’m taking starting next semester :). anything french and lovely. the office and “the finer things club” – that show makes me laugh so much!. hazelnut biscotti dipped in milky coffee. the slow food movement. sportscenter. spicy perfume. smiles from strangers. the smell of clean laundry. how you feel after you stretch your body.
have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
Because of Things I love Thursday and other things (the desire to have more joy, appreciation and hapiness in my life!) I have a thankfulness thread on a messageboard of my friends. She giggled when I said “I am thankful for reminders to be thankful” but it is true! Thanks for your weekly reminder to be thankful for things gala! PS I decided every day in November will be represented in a picture mosaic the way you do these thursday things not necessarily pictures i TAKE (though they can be) for example november 1st will be a picture of a chocolate cake, i forgot to take a picture of the one I baked but I’m sure I can find one similar. Its going to be a monthly highlight of my daily joys!!! – hearts Kay
just this month i made my own flock of neon patterned cranes and hung them above my work area. i should send you pictures, because you would love the papers i used. it gives my space a lot more dimension, kind of like your clotheslines of pretty pictures.
today i am loving feeling like a “me” instead of a “we” (hooray for alone time and solo adventures!), organic milk (tastes so much better), + reliving the 90s through listening to aqua and la bouche
Pink poodles? Please say you are not serious. :(
My list:
chinese hot and sour soup (I just learned to make it and it`s great)
Bourjois lipglosses
Skype – it allows me to keep in touch with loved ones even when they are far away – and we can talk as long as we want
Earl Grey tea
not watching TV
my MP3 player – I can carry my favoriet music around with me