Things I Love Thursday
[ 4 February 2010 ]
Hello! Roll up, roll up! Welcome to Things I Love Thursday. If you’re new here (& I know a bunch of you are!), this is a little participation project where we bliss out on the gratitude attitude! (Ha!) You make a list of the things you’re loving, or happy about, & read other people’s lists, & it’s a sweet little thing we do. It’s an excellent way to kick off RADICAL SELF LOVE month, too! In fact, consider this another official homework assignment… You can enter it in your Radical Self Love bible if that’s more your style!
Here’s my list!
So so so so so looking forward to seeing Jazzi (in town for NYFW)!; & also Jake!; eating chocolate chip cookies for breakfast; Secret Diary Of A Call Girl season three (!!!); #radicalselflove; Timbaland (Presents Shock Value was SO EFFING GOOD & continues to be); Thierry Mugler’s Alien perfume (I sprayed some on a card in my room & it smells so delicious!); dreaming about Hunter S. Thompson; cavorting around the house in Hopeless Hotel lingerie, fishnets & high heels; ridiculous rings; Iconoclasts again (I saw the one of Mario Battali & Michael Stipe, c‘était magnifique); Cut Copy; The Dish for bringing me coffee & making me soup on a Sunday so I could work all day with no interruptions; inhaling cans of San Pellegrino Aranciata; talking to your favourite fashion designer ever on Twitter (hello Erin Fetherston I love you!); pulling le puppy into bed for cuddles; speaking to smart, brave, encouraging women who attach roots to your dreams & show you how to make them real; prowling around the Hotel Chelsea looking at suites (also apparently half the rooms there are private residences, which I did not know!); goodie bags with Barbie dolls in them!; Wendy of Nitrolicious; wearing tulle petticoats; Harajuku Lovers high heels (LOVE); Sour Patch watermelon slices (new favourite candy); a pile of index cards scrawled with purple ink; sparkly manicures; wearing sassy outfits; having a to do list which is terrifying but empowering; replacing song lyrics with your own; Beyonce; daytime naps; taxi drivers who tell me they like my outfit (“Is that fashion? Very pretty”); toffee sauce; fleur de sel chocolate; sunshine; pineapple for breakfast; Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit (Mojo Filter Wonderland Mix) (new favourite song); beep music (“It sounds like beeping… Beep beep doot doot”); edIT’s remix of Artsy (I think this is one of my favourite tracks of all time [“You ain’t artsier than me, ‘cause you live in Los Feliz, b!tch you ain’t Jesus”]); see also; my teeny Moleskine planner — fits perfectly in my handbag which ultimately makes me a much more organised person!; giving away a tutu!; feeling more on top of things than I have in a long time; that wonderful feeling of sitting at a clean desk in a clean room with the sunlight streaming in & good music playing at decent volume.
I know I have said this a lot recently but I am so so so looking forward to summer. Seriously, bring it on. I can’t wait any longer! What are your warm weather plans? Mine: motorcycle adventures, going out dancing ALL THE TIME, exploring the city, cocktails, photos, sundresses, high heels, rooftops, general deliciousness. Yes please!
“People need stories, beautiful stories, love stories.”
(Frédéric de Narp, President & CEO of Cartier, North America.)
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what i love this thursday:
♥ having my little business registered as a real one! ♥ being accepted for fashion design, even though i enrolled & had an admission interview for allround styling! ♥ all the conveniences a study of that level will bring me, like free public transport, cheap housing especially for students & study-financing with which i can apply for a credit card! i love the dutch system ♥ not having hair in my face & being annoyed with it all the time ♥ the prospect of seeing not only fightstar, but hole & evelyn evelyn (amanda palmer & jason webley!) as well in the coming months ♥ money, always ♥ having time for the internet again ♥ having finished a story, which i hadn’t done in forever ♥ going out with my shaved head & no eyebrows & looking totally androgynous ♥ re-discovering just how awesome metal (other than arch enemy) & deathcore & all related genres are ♥ the awesome people i hang out with at school, they make going to school so much more pleasant ♥ going to the movies (& seeing something other than harry potter) for a change! ♥ mommy making soup for me when i’m sick ♥ staying up very late working on something i like & sleeping in the next day, every once in a while ♥ being a member of a library, still. i had really missed it the year and a half i wasn’t :p ♥
Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer
It’s oh-so close, it’s already the sunny side of the year once January is over!
:D
I’m looking forward to hearing your panel at the IFB event on the 15th!
I also love planning for the impending blizzard with baking & art projects! It’ll be a fantastic couple of weeks coming up!
being home for the first time in 6 months and seeing all my loves again – being able to legally drink finally – being in the same place as my sisters – talking to old guy friends from school & finding they are still flirty as ever, haha – trivia – moleskine – shopping – thinking about the coming months and how to make them as amazing as possible – dying my hair tonight – seeing my best friend tomorrow – pictures – fantastic music – my adorable kitty cat – having free time to dream – rediscovering my wardrobe that I didn’t have with me while I was away… – the list goes on! – radical self love :)
I try not to rush seasons so much (I actually love winter) but I can’t wait for it to be warm enough to do some exploring outdoors. My friend and I found a local park that has remnants of limestone mines that we need to explore, and there is also an abandoned, dilapidated religious park near me called Holy Land USA that I must take photos of.
I’m looking forward to summer being OVER!, Bring on the frost, red noses, hot chocolate and lovely coats! It’s summer in Australia still.
This week I am loving visiting my family interstate
Vegas (even if the Neon Graveyard is closed), color alchemy, gold manis, vintage jewelry, gold eyeshadow (a theme?), the perfect gray, Benefit’s Eye Bright, Dimitri from Paris and the Wallpaper. mixtape, anticipation, photos, having a head full of ideas…
I resigned from my job at Starbucks and I am eagerly counting down my last days. I am so excited to be able to put more time and energy into doing things that I love.
I’ve been looking forward to this Thursday because there is so much I’m loving right now!
— Staying up ALL NIGHT talking to an adorable boy & never running out of things to say
— Getting 100% on my first paper for my hardest class
— Hiding secret smiles behind hands
— Having the hardest part of my week be over, right now!
— Wearing floral fishnets because it’s finally warmed up a bit!
— Anticipation of spring
— Indulging in shoes (& pushing the guilty feeling aside, haha)
— Skyyyyyyyype. So much love.
— Butterflies & blushing loads.
— &, um, anticipation of spring. Can’t wait!
♥ being back in my country and hometown (Budapest, Baby!) with all my lovely friends and family after 10 hard months ♥ spending the night with my best friends, having meaningful conversations while drinking the most delicious wine on earth ♥ the fact that drinking quality wine is cheap in my country ♥ talking face-to-face to the boyfriend of my bff about all the arhuments we had in the past and realize that we actually like each other ♥ menthol cigarettes ♥ talking for hours with interesting people I have just met ♥ 2cls of Ouzo ♥ salad for breakfast, lunch and dinner ♥ the thing that the water coming out of the tap is so delicious it’s insane ♥ waking up next to my best friend and then staying in bed all day watching funny videos, playing improvisational games and laugh until it hurts ♥ Radical Self Love ♥ new dresses ♥ Hanging out with my Grandparents ♥ re-designing my room ♥ staying positive when people try to knock me down ♥ laugh and smile. like constantly. ♥ laugh so hard that people stare ♥ getting and seeking opportunities to do good things to other people ♥ having wonderful skin after taking good care of it ♥ Arrested Development (Extremely Funny.) ♥ SKINS Season 4 has started!!! ♥ 3OH!3 ♥ 3OH!3 and Neon Hitch’s song together for Alice In Wonderland Soundtrack ♥ having friendship rings ♥ going out for fun programs with nice people daily ♥ laughing with my best friend on the tram ♥ Greek yoghurt with chocolate ♥ realizing that there are much, MUCH more nice and good people in this world than bad ones ♥ that my city has such a wonderful cultural life ♥ That this is my first real Tilt.
Ahoy mateys! I totally need TILT this week. =)
reading about Aerosmith; listening to Aerosmith; seeing Edward Scissorhands for the first time and becoming aboslutely smitten with it; Twitter addiction; watching American Idol; How I Met Your Mother; snow flurries; Pirate Greeting Day (arr, that be today!); Good morning test messages; getting advice; feeling healed; eating plain chocolate chips; making sugar cookies; watching 50 First Dates in psychology; new makeeup brushes; trips to Target; setting my alarm clock early on purpose and then ignoring it for 45 minutes with bliss; being crafty with glitter and beads and paint; Converse; MySpace comments; lemon pie; lemon soap; St. Ives Energizing Citrus bodywash. =)
I love Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit! Such a brilliant track. I’ll have to listen to that mix some time.
~ Meeting an old friend for after work drinks on a Friday at Matterhorn ~ Staying up really really late ~ Drunken text messages from my Lover ~ Going vegetarian ~ Baby sailor suits ~ Sunshine ~ Movie dates with my family ~ Nine – the beautiful sets, the beautiful costumes, Daniel Day-Lewis (amazing), the big hair and thick black liquid eyeliner, Be Italian, the filth, the dancing…swoon ~ Kilim Turkish restaurant in Petone = yum ~ My new flatmate ~ Finishing TV series ~ Knitting ~ Book Club ~ My fave new outfit combo of mixing two hand-me-down dresses that don’t work on their own ~ Feeling motivated & putting in a really good work week ~
♥ my lovely boyfriend who cheers me up when I’m stressed out, feeling insecure or just having a bad day ♥ moving to Helsinki to live with him ♥ not having to travel back and forth between Copenhagen and Helsinki just for a kiss and a hug ♥ my friends in Copenhagen who I am going to miss A LOT ♥ the new friends I’ve made already in Helsinki – people are just so amazingly nice ♥ starting over in a new place with all new opportunities ♥ Helsinki in the winter ♥ sauna and snow ♥ throwing the coooolest farewell extravaganza ever in CPH ♥ having people tell me they’ll miss me and mean it ♥ donating all my leftover stuff (books, dresses, furniture etc) to fundraiser fleamarkets to support Médecins Sans Frontières and the amazing work they do all over the world ♥ marshmallows ♥ my niece and her unborn baby brother (due very soon) – she looks lovely in a tutu btw, I wonder if he will too ;) ♥ those little pieces of chocolate you get with your cappuccino that crunch and taste like coffee beans ♥ kisses in the elevator <- that’s really my favorite ♥ thingsilovethursdays
*The new boy I’m seeing! He’s a very cute vegan (which I am not), and I can tell already it’s going to be a good…whatever it’s going to be! *Finally getting the tattoo I’ve wanted since I was 17 (I’m 21 now)! I go for my first session next Friday, and I don’t think it’s possible for me to be any more excited than I am now!!! *My new roommates who cook for me and watch movies and drink boxed wine with me.
late night movie-pasta dates
grey boyfriend blazers and oversized cardigans
sitting on the floor while drinking tea and reading
making root beer floats with the roommates
stepping outside in the morning and being blinded by the snow
watching Community reruns with my best friends
helping prepare for Evolving Influence
double birthday parties
weird and wacky phone conversations with my little sister
The Supremes
parakeets singing happily in the background of my daily activities and singing along to music.
the fact that although my communications teacher at the tech tried to convince us that there is no way the kids from the breakfast club could have remained friends, the entire class seemed pretty sure they would.
discovering that i already have pink lipstick and blue glitter nail polish and forgot about it, so i don’t have to buy them.
my mom singing goofy songs.
sourdough pretzels.
-Baking delicious pasta dishes (one is almost ready to devour now!)
I’m pretty hungry so I’m having a hard time remember what else I love today :3
-Yummy smelling candles
-Sister sleepovers
-Going through my jewelry box, my favorite pieces are my late grandmother’s
-Big Love
-Good earbuds and free music!
My big love letter to the universe can be seen here: rebekahlyell.wordpress.com/
It includes: leopard print bows, Fruju whipped iceblocks, really really tall to-read piles, policemen and french vanilla icecream. Summer in New Zealand is AMAZING!
p.s Laura (a couple above), those little pieces of chocolate with the cappuccino that taste like coffee beans are scrumptious! Got the cravings so bad right now!
oh so many things!
hot chocolate (and baileys…) cheesy 70’s sitcoms, getting into my pj’s early, starting a new book, The Temper Trap, blankets and bed, and the fact that it’s Friday tomorrow..!!
This warm (20-30 degrees in MI is totally warm) weather is such a tease – can’t wait for lots of backyard bbqs on my new deck!
+ dance parties + hot pink lipstick + melting snow + family dinner + late night coney island runs + fun house mirrors + discovering new dive bars + sparkly manicures + new studded navy bag + finding online stores i can’t wait to spend money at + motion city soundtrack & the swellers + double trouble and triple threat + red walls and leather couches + cutting holes in thick warm tights +
Oh lovely TILT.
I’m so grateful for:
- my lovely job
- my mum
- saving money
- eating well
- True Blood
- The end of Summer.
- Love month
- And loving myself Radically xox
* my first reading with christopher witecki. swoon! * splurging at Sephora and totally loving everything i purchased! * Vanity Fair magazine * working out. Its made me feel 100 times better.
- Music – 24, the show – lulu, my bullie – my girls – my bed – my flannel from Blank – weekends
Oooooh!! Gala! I had the most magnificent pineapple at Wildfire restaurant in Sydney – brought out on a skewer straight from the fire all hot, caramelly, sweet and soft! I think it’s my new fave food :) I’ve tried to replicate it – almost there!!
I love my family, my cats, my lover, the fact that I am sitting above a busy city street in an apartment reading my favourite website aaaand amazing work prospects which may just be so challenging and scary that I will adore it!!
Gala, what were you wearing when the taxi driver complimented you??
Kayla — www.flickr.com/photos/galadarl… He was referring to my headband!
I absolutely LOVE the Artsy Remix! Every time I’m feeling down or a little under-the-weather, I blast it and start dancing no matter where I am!!
It really made my day to see it on TILT!!!
planning a beautiful heart shaped cake for my love with lemon icing and sprinkles – eating super healthy, no coffee, no alcohol – my new pilates workout – my boy moving in to a fantastic new flat – cuddling my fluffy kitten and kissing his grumpy little face! –
I adore that bunny picture, I’ve saved it to be sent to people when they appear to be feeling a bit down.
My TiLT is here: sparkleandglitter.co.uk/2010/0…
That headband’s rather fabulous too!
Coffee, Cotton Candy Ice Cream, sushi, over flowing with photo ideas, applying for jobs and sparkles!
More here: saysdee.blogspot.com/2010/02/t…
* studying * having loads of creative plans for after the exams are over * oranges * my purple bag with my monogramm ( I just keep looking at it and think : “you’re so beautifull” * Criminal Minds * Red Silk Dress * looking forward to the 70s Party * the theological Raqulette * knitting * Drwaing colourfull Mindmaps!
1. the radical self love month:)
2. pinkish red nail colour
3. organic strawberry jam
4. going to three concerts next week
5. searching for a flat in Berlin
6. listen to kristofer astrom
7. trains
8. cute and enlightening phone calls like last night
9. dolce cheese
10.my dance class
Study abroad. Plus being in multiple departments so you can take advantage of the opportunities in both-The chance to go back to Italy-having the next two years figured out
radical self love; having incredible parents; writing; my gorgeous doggy; buying tonnes of books; green tea; anticipating shopping trips; magazines; delicious pasta; cute boys who make you laugh lots; bbc question time; having huge clear outs; preparing for my mini cruise in two weeks time (!); the blogging community.
Gala, I just wanted you to know that I am following, and participating, in your Self Love Guide! I love the idea and am so excited to participate it on my blog, Diamond in the dark. Thank you so much for everything you do =]
Love and turtle doves,
Jaco
Right now I’m loving: #radicalselflove!!; Matthew Gray Gubler and his childlike excitement about his work; Glee; the (500) Days of Summer soundtrack; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt; finding out new and interesting ways to tie scarves; working; The Sartorialist; Beyonce; homemade popcorn; my new co-worker buying me chocolate for no reason other than the fact that she’s just lovely!
writing a story with ghosts in it, getting a haircut!!!! I’ve never needed one more in my whole entire life, reading the entire series of LIFE magazine on google books, reading in general…I think I’ve read more books this week than the whole entire 2009.
♥ new radical self love bible.. couldnt come at a better time.
♥ adventures far from home
♥ Birthday parties
♥ giving new nicknames
♥ a friend seeking adventure again after a few rough months.
♥ my job, because we have awesome clients..they make my day!!
♥ my bedroom now that its finished and beautiful!
♥ planning a family holiday!
♥ shopping for birthday presents
♥ aaaand Gala Darling for being the best thing since sliced bread!!!
a working furnace, my sister moving back to Toronto, love & sequins #1, 500 Days of Summer, kiwi fruit, my new hot pink studio lights, taking real steps to get where i want to be, my wee baby bouncing as high as he can in his bouncy chair!
so so so sooo excited to see you tooo!
i see forever21, girl talk, and maybe some Drake for old times sake in our future!
Here we go…
-rain – my mum coming home from hospital tomorrow
-my dad, for wanting to rename “O Brother Where Art Thou” “The Quest for Dapper Dan”
-my lovely blog readers – My boyfriend, just for being him – waking up with the dog wrapped around my face because she is terrified of the thunderstorms we’ve been having
-risotto
Going to ballet class for the first time in weeks, lying on the kitchen floor eating vanilla-orange ice cream with my love, finally watching District 9 and Adam, becoming pleasantly distracted by the time each movie ended, staying the night at the college of my dreams, new friends, psychology classes, fancy lunches, sleeping on the floor, little boys’ basketball games, lemon flavored Lays, yoga, nightly phone calls, our 7 month anniversary.
Radical Self Love month, My february page on the Yes and Yes calander, Ordering from Aromaleigh for my HG Foundation, Irish Dance, My fairytale post and everyone that left all the wonderufl comments, Playing civilization 3 (yep, total nerd), Having an easier course load this semester so I have more time to do fun things like write novels and dance, Gaining popularity on my blog, Wearing funky ribbed black tights, Looking forward to picking out my radical self love token, My bright green radical self love notebook, lots of water, divine smelling candles, Watching Finding Nemo in gym class!!!
This thursday I love:
The Playgirls guide to radical self love!, Im really looking forward for this it came at a perfect time since I just came out of a long relationship and Im kind of shocked. Feeling lost parts of me come back again, feeling powerful, greatful and happy. Moving to a new house soon!,Kisses, support and friendship from a special boy, Listening to Blind Melon, tickets to se Dream Theater in march, it will be my first concert ever!, Michael Jackson on the radio every morning =), So many changes in my life all for good, and of course my new lovely puppy bombon!
# Radical Self Love! Definitely in need of some of that. #late night chats on bridges with Lia # dipping hobnobs in melted chocolate # sorting out my taxes! # checking out things to do in Madrid and Barcelona; exciting! # making summer plans for next year already- Argentina, anyone? # Amelia’s Anthology of Illustration (so beautiful) # keeping to my new year’s aims # reading reading reading (my to-read pile is as high as my bed, I use it as a night-stand) # my fluffy headphones coming back to me! # planning Peru in September # finding out my finances are in order # calling my bed my ‘nest’ # dancing, mad crazy dancing with my favourite mad crazy dancing friends # learning to not be afraid to be me, in whatever medium # finding my jungle notebook and writing/drawing whatever I feel like # feeling more creative than I have in a while & did I mention the hobnobs dipped in chocolate?
xx
Dearest Gala – thank you for such an amazing website. Your words continue to uplift me every day!! ♥
Here’s my $0.02 on TiLT:
-Blue Bottle Coffee…mmm lattelicious
-A hot little dress I just acquired from ModCloth
-Excitement to DANCE at Chinese New Year tmrw night in SF (Ooah and Ana Sia!!)
-Cycling
-Living in CALIFORNIA
-Rainy days
-Snuggling with my kitkats
-Booking a trip to Maui with my man friend
-Lululemoneverything
-Green Tea with Spearmint and Rose Water. The perfect way to use the bottle of Rose Water I have!
-Getting to see my besties and plan my 21st b-day
-Tutoring for an Art History class. I get to yammer on about 1 of my fav. subjects and get paid! :D
-Supernatural
-My new fancy cell phone
-Cradle of Filth’s cover of the R&B song Temptation
-Fever Ray
-Robert Frost
-despite my natural aversion to cold weather, I am thrilled about this snow storm that we have predicted to be coming this weekend. mostly because it means I probably won’t have to work (but I’ll still get paid!) and I get to curl up with the boyfriend and relax!
-slurpees from 7-11. always has been and always will be the greatest stuff ever.
-fruit smoothies.
-eating healthy food! it’s not THAT boring kids!! lol
-radical self love.
-fortune cookies with awesome fortunes! actually, my boyfriend and i had the same one earlier this week about us both finding happiness in simple pleasures. That was when he started listing off his own TiLT of sorts…every simple pleasure that made him happy was some aspect about me. CHEESY as all get out, but every girl needs that once in awhile, am I right??
-Gala, you got me hooked on Mystic Medusa. LOVING IT.
-having an excuse to get those glittery heart-shaped plates at Target. YES!
-puppies! :)
-the new season of LOST.
-fruit sorbets
-people who understand you!!
♥♥♥♥♥ GETTING INTO COLLEGE!!! (and one that I wanted too)
♥ Looking forward to working at the Marine Mammal Center taking care of sick marine mammals
♥ 500 Days of Summer (just watched it two days ago)
♥ French
♥ Finishing four books since the beginning of 2010
♥ Going shopping with my friends and my mom
♥ Growing my hair long
♥ Watching videos of pet foxes and ferrets on youtube
♥ Planning Spa Days
♥ Growing up, and realizing that I am almost and adult already
shiny gold swooshy skirts – getting taken for lunch – nerdy literature conversations – cutting out potential hairstyle pictures – curling up under a blanket in front of the telly with a big cup of tea and a new episode of skins – james mcavoy-alike working in the local coffee shop – floral socks and brogues – wuthering heights – lazy mornings – overdressing for work and being complimented by all the lovely old guys who drink there – watching the snow fall while listening to amiina – luxuriating under clean sheets on top of my new mattress – lenka – wearings four different necklaces at once – cutting flowers out of brown paper – painting in my moleskine – drawing giant hearts for my notice-board for radical self love – planning parties – avatar, omg i want to live on pandora – big smiles – exchanging glances – getting to the train station at the exact moment the train arrives – osis mattifying hair powder, oh my god this stuff is so amazing – bright clashing colours – daydreaming – booking tickets to la boheme – chips ad curry sauce, om nom – drunkenly singing flight of the conchords songs with my friends at 6am – discussing everything at length – learning to just get over thing – home made soup.
this summer i am looking forward to wayfarers, floral print cotton dresses, lazy days in the park, dancing all night, road trips, theme parks, photos, ice tea, bicycles, paris, and plenty of time off to lie in the garden reading my books!!
+ being told that my cooking is good enough to serve in a restaurant
+ the children I work with who are SO CUTE and totally brighten my day when they swarm to hug me when I walk in
+ listening to John Butler on repeat all the time
+ getting freaked out by bad shows about paranormal activity with friends I haven’t seen in ages
+ plotting to paint my apartment amazing colors
1.mounting my fairy wings as if they were a prize from a successful hunt.
2. eating out with the family, even tho its a little bit akward sometimes.
3. putting on some good music and spending the night scrapbooking
4.Making a high energy, motivational playlist on my ipod and getting on that treadmill! I cannot believe the power that music has sometimes
5. My 2 best friends whom we all have birthdays around this time and just having a blast together. After I turn 21 next week we will all be 21 and it should be fun
6. Discovering that people actually enjoy hearing from me and are bummed when they dont
Maybe I’ll learn to drive this summer and spend it going around all summer long.
Amazing
chinese massage, toddler cuddles, air con at work, dreaming up a future home with my boyfriend, having girly catchups, finishing a long project at work and getting a verbal pat on the back, radical self love month!, astrology zone accurate preditions (scorpios should change appearance on the 11th i’m gonna cut my hair) going to a belly dance open house, Rimmel’s movie star nail polish on my fingers and Opis Blue me away on my toes, eye tests, mango smoothies, kids artwork, snuggling up to my pillow after a busy day, marc jacobs lola (like daisy’s older sister), feeling financially secure for the first time in about 5 years, planning a trip to canberra to see van gogh artworks on loan from the Lourve!!!! alice in wonderland next month, knowing who i can count on when i need help, hydrotherapy for a bad back, losing 2 kilos and having my clothes fit me better after the dec bingeing, So you think you can dance season 3 in australia, Season 6 House – in an insane asylum!!! multiverse episode of family guy :), free computer use at the library, reading the sookie stackhouse murder mysteries (the books that true blood is based off) and life of pi (now in my top 5 fav books), muslim, hindu and christian boy ends up on a raft in the sea for 7 months!!! crazy good. reading gala darling, lamb and rosemary pie, mango tuna pasta, black forest chocolate, having my boyfriend buy me a bottle of pomegranate martini from smirnoff, having a clean kitchen after doing the dishes, starting a new job last month and already being offered to move up in the company, seeing my art nouveau tattoo of my son’s name i got in dec in the mirror all the time, everytime i see it i smile, i so do not and cannot ever imagine regretting it. ankle boots, feeling sleepy, Gloria Jeans caramelatte, feeling awesome and strong and sweet and in charge.
+being more responsible, it’s so much more empowering to be on top of everything than confused out of your mind in classes
+finding out you have the same personality type as me, Gala [!!!] it’s inspiring to know
+forgiving people i care about for their mistakes
+realizing that i know a lot of genuinely nice, funny, smart, wonderful people
+daydreaming of a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland
+Alice in Wonderland in March! can’t wait!
+Virtually dressing up as a lolita pirate [ala Gaia]
I’m definitely feelin’ the love this week!
+ tea rose scented candles
+ my kitty iggy rolling around on her back
+ honeybelle oranges at lunch
+ mexican food
+ having that sort of connection when my boyfriend and i look at each other & just have that understanding w/out having to say anything.
+ maybe going to new york fashion week for the 4th year??
+ knowing february is going to be magical
Grey Gardens.
your radical self love bible.
buying clothes of spring and summer.
talking to my friend on the phone first time in a month since she was on vacation.
vegan noodles.
Day of Dance health fair.
Project 365.
I’m a vegan now. hopefully I can stay this way.
getting party favors.
party planning.
cameo tote bag.
being eccentric.
-checking off longtime todos
-letting go and sending love to anyone who does me wrong
-good friends and good times that are there when you need it
-compliments on something i’ve been scared about for ages! (zee ol’ dotcom)
-getting 4 credits for making short films!!!
-graduating in august
-making money doing what i love
-learning about “the other france”
-going out for the first time in ages
-being kinda drunk right now
-beyonce, i’m with you on that one, i love her so much
-also, mizz lady gaga for being so unfathomably awesome, at age 23, is she lying??!
-sweet gas station workers off of I-65 who obviously have been dying for someone to make chitchat with them
-awesome women in macy’s who give you compliments on your DIY tights
-roaming around downtown chicago like it’s nothin’
-oh, you know, everything else in life
-#radicalselflove
-being able to walk after 5 days of having to use crutches
-catching up with a very dear friend of mine
-Lady Gaga. She’s my generation’s pop icon and I LOVE her for it. Plus, she seems more intelligent than your average pop singer, non?
-people randomly telling me they can’t believe I have time to do everything I do
-fearlessly attempting a gymnastics exercise by myself for the first time, failing miserably (end-up-in-the-hospital miserably) and still feeling proud of trying
-getting psyched browsing the course catalogue for my major
-Side by Side with Susan Blackwell. I’m very excited to meet her
-getting excited about future NYC awesomeness
ballroom dancing-FABLES by Bill Willingham-From Fabletown with Love-Rock Band-poetry readings-American literature-lots of Japanese love I won’t mention… all kinds!
my secret stash of bourbon that has kept me sane the last few hectic days; sitting here listening to the rain fall, in my gorgeous lacy underwear, eating the biggest bowl of ice cream and waffles you ever saw; the fact that I am spending the entire weekend painting; the beautiful red swishy dress I bought at a charity shop for $6.50 and that I wore to walk my dogs yesterday; my new Chuck Taylors; high-lighting homework I’ve finished; the fact that it’s raining so hard I can no longer hear the television; finishing the books my teacher leant me (including a rather scandalous novel about a lesbian PI and her sexual adventures); taking decadent naps; watching original Family Guy episodes; the pretty new record I bought solely for the cover art, seeing as I do not own a record player.
getting to the end of the day with a fabulous sense of accomplishment. my beautiful silver puffy coat that i bought on super sale. introducing my amazing husband to the sweet sweet music of james brown and michael jackson. the cool side of the pillow.
This is the time of year when I really start missing spring/summer. February isn’t that bad of a month though, its not as cold as January and not as mushy and messy as March.
I think you just sold me on the Moleskine notebooks in your video. I like the radical self love idea, I’ll be following!
skulls, purple roses, Lady Gaga’s bright yellow hair, my son’s antics and cuddles, keeping a positive attitude when things looked bleak, video games, my new printer, fresh air that smells of hints of spring.
Picnincs by the river with beautiful people; the thought of returning to Wellington in ten days!!; Beyonce; Autumn – as sad as I am to see summer pass I can’t wait to embrace a new season; JOHN MAYER IN APRIL; looking forward to adventures with butterflies of excitement in my stomach; reading other people’s TILT’S and becoming exicted and inspired by everyone else in the world; my amazing friends; iced tea and cheesecake; running; chessy pop music that makes me feel like i’m ten years old singing into my hairbrush again; thoughts of next summer and wondering where my life would have taken me by then; new make up and make up brushes; my new nose piercing; twitter; the beach; tanned skin and violet coloured fingernails; water; Girltalk; being happy about life and embracing new possibilities.
realising that i have actually achieved a lot in the last year and reminding myself of this; getting an interview at an amazing uni for a teaching course that will expand the opportunities in my life; looking forward to going to my mum’s on sunday and staying the in the big, silent attic room in a double bed with 8 pillows; having friends over for dinner tonight; looking forward to may (atp, madrid, barcelona, primavera!); checking things off my ’2010 to-do list’; planning my saving so i can visit eastern europe this summer; trying to wear nicer clothes for work despite the strict colour rules; starting to tutor a young girl lacking confidence in her schoolwork; aiming to get out of my job and be happy; but being thankful for the wage my job gives me
Free lunchtime concerts at the RNCM and realising I love Stravinsky, never thought I’d ‘get’ classical music.
Living in a house that’s half pulled apart but not getting stressed – it has to get worse before it gets better! And there’s nothing better than a big clearout, yay!
Enjoying planning a dwelling-themed birthday party for next weekend, playlists, costumes and cocktails. I’m going to be a treehouse!
Booking a trip to Berlin as a birthday treat, woohoo!
Radical self love. Oh yes x
“speaking to smart, brave, encouraging women who attach roots to your dreams & show you how to make them real”, i.e. you ;)
Radical self love of course
Argh, your blog is not nice to me :(
:D Maybe it didn’t like the rest
“speaking to smart, brave, encouraging women who attach roots to your dreams & show you how to make them real”, i.e. you ;)
Radical self love of course <3 (the best project EVER!); reading Shakespeare in our English class (well, we are going to next week) ... firstly some sonnets and then “Much Ado About Nothing”; my new radical self love-totem (a beautiful nude lipstick); my mom and her buying me a little grey hamster plushie today (I had the same one in brown, so now they’re a little family) :); being home from school rather early (but that only happens on Fridays, on the other days I have school till 4 or 5 PM ;__; ); the melting snow (I’ve really had enough of it); youtube; brown eyeshadow; high heels; books; philosophy; getting told that my reading’s very good by my English teacher; candy; soundtracks; calming instrumental music; looking forward to spring; nailpolish; my new handwriting & ... that’s it – well, I can*t think of anything more but I’m sure I love more things than those <3
Vanessa — Sometimes doing a heart on the side like that gets interpreted by my blog as the start of code, so it just cuts it out… Sucks I know! xo
oh i love beep music too – it’s just so strange and can be done so well.
things i love: skipping class, basset hounds, furry animals, shiny gadgets, getting replies back from job hunting, hot tea on cold days, being able to run in shorts in february.
i love all the art on this post
- my amazing boyfriend, and telling him every day. – making big pots of food to feed my housemates with. – planting seeds. – looking forward to wearing my rayban clubmasters in summer. – beth jeans houghton. – the beatles.
Lovely list! :) If I was a bit shorter I’d probably live in those Harajuku Heels! SOO CUTE!
Also, I hear you on the summer thing. I’m SO OVER the cold and there’s still about 2 months of it left.
ALSO...Love that bunny picture!
okay here we go!
-Dancing for 5 hours with 2 of my favorite guys
-Dreaming of my Move to NYC (Fall ’10!!!)
-Rediscovering my love for Opera and Classical music
-My video (vlog or song) every week in 2010 project
-accepting situations and making the best of them
-being kind to my vocal cords
-My beautified Moleskine tinyurl.com/yb7h3mc
-Doing my taxes and not owing a SINGLE CENT
-Our new twitter non-Lost-watchers club “Found”
-Finding out I had my own Last.FM artist page (!) www.last.fm/music/Caitlin+Riel…
-Actually Enjoying the Grammy’s for the 1st time in a while
-Watching The Hangover with my mom (HAHAHA)
French toast made with real french bread – My cat and kitten starting to get along – sleepovers with the boy and knowing we’re ready to move in together – listening to his crazy ass laugh while watching colbert – getting a new job finally!! – my new purple bike and not having to drive everywhere anymore – of montreal’s skeletal lamping on vinyl – getting an awesome tax return – having my first accident but having the guy i rear ended being totally understanding (and cute!) – rooibos mate vana tea from teavana – strawberry season in florida!
Thanks you!!
I made up a HUGE TILT list yesterday! Check it out at mag
Much larger TILT list than normal for me. I will also be posting Radical Self-Love month homework there as well. Also, I am working on a desktop background for the occasion, but I think I need to see my tech-savy friend who is good with that stuff (I want sparkles in the background)
♥ Using the blue haired radical self love girl as my desktop background. It’s colorful and sassily adorable and it makes me smile every time I see it.
♥ Having my intuition back in a big way, it brings so much delight my way.
♥ Just buying an extravagant piece of cake for myself before heading home, without really knowing why and then realizing that it’s of course to mark the occasion of starting up my Radical self love project!
♥ A true opportunity of complete freedom to re-shape my life and the knowledge deep down that I will do it now. It is time.
♥ Getting compliments for having a great sense of style.
♥ Having found a tattoo artist who I am over the moon about and discussing tattoos with him.
♥ Cosy hugs from the guy at my juice bar, makes me real happy!
red raspberry cheescake and someone to share it with
Hi sweetie, here I am!
This week I am grateful that I have had so much more time to work (I’m feeling way more organised), and that I have been able to catch up with my lovely friends.
And I’m very grateful for series 3 of Chuck! Best show ever!
♥ stashes of resinous incense I had quite forgotten about ♥ electric blankets on cold mornings ♥ toasted kashi waffles with peanut butter and raw honey ♥ DDR & good dance pads (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Revolution) ♥ home made chai tea concentrate ♥ a sister with counseling degrees to (half seriously, not unkindly) but definitively diagnose me and come up with a treatment plan for “not becoming our mother” ♥ Harold Budd & Brian Eno ♥
What fun! I have always read, but never participated here. Thank you Miss Darling for this venue :)
Radical Self Love Month. Yes.
Tattoos. Can’t wait to get another!
Drawing. I am really excited to be drawing again.
Getting Things Done. It’s nice to put those resolutions into action.
Vegan Food. Mmmmmmm.
Valentine’s Day Anticipation. It is going to rock, seriously.
My moleskin. My love got me an amazing moleskin for Christmas and I’ve finally figured out the perfect thing to use it for!
Dressing up and dancing in my room in the middle of the night.
Killer Bunnies [one of the most entertaining and insane games ever invented].
Purple and blue Christmas lights
Sleep…glorious sleep.
Reorganizing clothes, make up, computer files, books…anything that can be organized!
Michael Jackson’s voice.
A new hairstyle.
Singing at the top of my lungs.
• Sticky sweet Orange & Poppy seed cake :3
• Wearing Tutus!
• Radical self love month.
• My Husband <3
• New creative projects and ideas.
• Inspiring Blogs and Tweets by wonderful ladies such as Gala Darling and Doe Deere :)
• A new sence of optimism and hope.
• Etsy shopping!
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best regards
Antonio & Ellen
♥the fact that he’s such a nice, sweet guy♥going to an onsen for the first time♥going out for drinks with my classmates♥connecting with new people♥drinking sessions in the dorms♥watching movies with my best friend♥my clean desk♥free taiko concerts!♥having dinner with my two closest friends in japan in that great tempura place♥spending time with my friends these past three days♥desserts♥Starbucks♥talking about “the boys“♥drinking alcohol♥finally actually participating in this♥boots♥winter fashion♥me♥the fact that I couldn’t help but smile when he was mentioned♥the fact that I’ve been getting better at conversing in English♥radical self-love♥my new red moleskin notebook♥my cute totem♥
OHHH- Artsy is amazing. Digging on the Glitch Mob, you should check out Spoonbill if you haven’t already. Fun, jazzy glitch!