Things I Love Thursday
[ 11 February 2010 ]
Okay, well, I am really sad about Alexander McQueen… But the show goes on, doesn’t it? Here are some things which made me smile this week…
Delicious morsels included… Watching The Puppy Bowl instead of the Superbowl; Irish Rose cocktails (Jameson, gin, elderflower, rose, gingerale) at Thor; taking outfit photos in the East Village with Chloeface; adhesive heating pads (Chloe gave me a packet of them, I wish I had been using them all winter!); presenting awards at Fashion 2.0; JAZZI!; good chocolate; ticking off a lot of things on my to do list; “I will not participate in this monstrosity!!!”; laughing & laughing & laughing with Molly & Katelan; The Glitch Mob; “You are my arch-nemesis” “Write an article about it”; planning outfits; the exhilaration & lunacy of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week; harmonica earrings & strawberry-stealers; drunk eating!; being The Star; dreaming about covering a wall with holographic paper; I fell in love with this dog on Sunday; “Weeeeeeeee-ooooooooooo!”; The Hood Internet; having a full calendar (kind of satisfying in a sick way?); Daria making it to DVD!; making appointments with your favourite makeup artist; tweeting with Betsey Johnson; walking in thick fresh snowy powder; seriously ridiculous weather & the names given to it — “monster snow”, “snowmageddon” et al; cute text messages (“I’m watching you live on the internet, I feel like a creep”); goodie bags; Hanky; wearing multicoloured neon feathers in my ears; fortuitous taxi appearances & sweet drivers (“That sure is a fancy dress”); hats which look like raspberries & wearing sequinned dresses with motorcycle boots; sweet compliments; scotch & gingerale; the end of the blizzard & big blue skies; ; the launch of Sugarpill !!!!! (I have been waiting for this for a long time, plus I have been a fan of Ms. Shrinkle forEVER!); looking forward to some major fashion week ridiculousness; EXCLAMATION POINTS (shocking, I know); !!!; #radicalselflove; OvernightPrints.com ESPECIALLY when you use a discount code (I used hm500 & got 500 business cards FREE, all I had to do was pay shipping! WHAT!); Miles Aldridge regularly shooting for Teen Vogue (the perfect pairing, for sure); FAB news from my favourite digital fashion maven, plus it’s meant to get up to 35° F today (1.6° C! Positively BALMY!) & this video…
We also have a WINNER FOR THE VALENTINE’S DAY TUTU! Super-congratulations to GINA the barista, comment #508! You were our randomly chosen winner. I’ve sent you an email so that we can get the tutu out to you!
Thanks to everyone for participating & thank you so much again to Lynne Bruning for her generosity & general wonderfulness!
“If you send out goodness from yourself, or if you share that which is happy or good within you, it will all come back to you multiplied ten thousand times. In the kingdom of love there is no competition; there is no possessiveness or control. The more love you give away, the more love you will have.”
(John O’Donohue)
Submit your list below! Or write it in your RADICAL SELF LOVE BIBLE with a flourish! Consider it a homework assignment from the top! Headmistress Darling expects it on her desk TOUT DE SUITE!
Love & love & love,
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-Whole Foods–i am absolutely smitten. my first visit was yesterday. it is SO HUGE. i want to live there. or maybe just work there.
-clean eating (& Clean Eating magazine)
-unexpected snow days = spending a day in the middle of the week with the one you love most! :D
-setting up your friends & seeing them hit it off (an underrated pleasure, i am convinced)
-the “remember when” game
-car games, rest stops, and junk food purchased at truck stops
-hugs to make up for months of no hugging
-5 Years Time by Noah and the Whale (I would hear this song every time I stepped into Charlotte Russe & I only just found out the name of it)
-Love & Sequins #5…it’s great so far! i am listening to it in chunks ; )
-hints regarding Valentine’s surprises (massages may be involved?)
-sleeping with your arms around someone
-deciding that after the wedding I will dread my hair because it will finally be long enough…
-the fiance complimenting my legs (!!)
-soup–i’ve been consuming an extraordinary amount (instant miso soup is my friend). i even had pho yesterday!
-a potential wedding dress spotted (*crossing fingers this is it*)
-visiting cute “adopted” grandmas
-being with your friends and laughing together–it’s amazing what a week with friends can do to make you feel better & way less lonely.
-dancing the cupid shuffle with 9 friends while tipsy. i think someone taped it. i hope so, it was a blast.
-free trident layers (with double coupons)
-everything Valentines themed & pink!
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I am going to make all my friends Irish Rose cocktails and tell them they were named after me, being the Irish Rose that I am. Shhhhh they’ll never know x
+ red wings game tonight!! + puppy running around in the snow + baking apple cinnamon muffins + waking up to the song ‘shots’ + helping a friend with a blog design + test driving new cars + awesome neighbors who shovel my sidewalk while i’m at work + dates! + ‘crazy heart’ + new aerial tricks + grocery shopping with mom + strawberries and hot chocolate for breakfast +
Hi Gala! I just saw your little gala pic on flickr. You looked just like my comic girl pruh.I’ll show it to you soon.
Amy from shrinkle, i love her work. She always makes me so happy with it. Such a pity that all cool, pink loving , creative girls live so far away from me:S Like, Tarina Tarantino for example. Why do they all live i the usa?
Getting electricity back, buying my domain name and starting to build an actual website for my blog! Muldoon prancing around in the snow, The Magician going into full on survival mode in which he got the gas fireplace working and trekked out into the snow to rescue friends who also didn’t have heat or electricity, the sweet bulldozer who plowed out our entire driveway, getting a call from the Ouidad salon to be a hair model next weekend!
So the Star is in your cards, eh?
I often get it in my future position,
but alas I’m still no online SUPERstar
- recruiting for my favourite youth volunteer program on the entire planet, Katimavik – stacks & stacks of library books (mostly on clothing alterations) – drinking anything & everything from a martini glass, just because – my Radical Self Love bible! I love it! – knitting headbands to sell as fundraising for the Canadian Cancer Society
Snow days! Radical Self Love, planning tattoos, spending last weekend with two of my best friends, my dog playing in the snow, cleaning, imaginary online shopping sprees, polyvore, writing myself and my best friend into a romantic comedy to lift our spirits, making a list of things to buy for my vacation to Jamaica next month, Music, Sugarpill, high heels, and dance parties!
Oh my god, Thor – I went there once and turned on my heel when I saw that they were charging $19 for mixed drinks. On a weeknight. And you’d have to elbow like 20 Zooey Deschanel lookalikes out of the way to get to the bar in the first place. Just not my scene, I think I ended up traipsing my dressed-up self over to a leather daddy night over on Christopher Street and having a great time anyway. :) I hear the food @ Thor is amazing, though, what’d you have?
Also the reviews on their Yelp page are hilarious. :D
My guy coming to see me for my birthday on Sunday, catsitting and driving around in a ridiculous car, getting supplies for the party on Saturday, planning my treehouse outfit (!), veggie lasagne and rubbish films with one of my favourites xx
Can I just say how positively adorable that dog is??
I have a slight bias to odd little Corgi mixes (my own is 1 part Corgi, 1 part Husky).. but just look at that face! I particularily enjoy the line “loves to wrestle with other dogs”.
All together now, “awwwwww”!
OH MY GODDDDNO.
Alexander McQueen is DEAD?
+MY BIRTHDAY! And all the craziness that happened with it. +Rum and Ginger Ale. +Almost getting the guts to wear a skirt. +Getting awesome pictures of drunk boys building a snow fort. +1am runs to Martins with the best friends. +Two snow days in a row. +Making new guy friends (and a few cute ones to boot too!) +Getting a bottle of wine as a impromptu late bday gift. +Not having Valentines Day plans. +Finally figuring out what my next tattoo will be!
That poster is brilliant…...
I love chocolate chip cookies, french fries, frosting, twix bars (can you tell Im getting my .??)
RIP McQueen
Coffee, Chinese buffet, new plans, seafood lasagna, argyle sock, writing, applying for jobs, cake, lightning bolts,winter sunsets.
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- using valentine’s day as an opportunity to appreciate ALL of the wonderful people i love in my life, not just my boyfriend. actually, i convinced the man to celebrate v-day on saturday, because on sunday my (largely single) group of girlfriends is throwing a ladies-only bash.
- making love to lady gaga. and singing along.
- super-thick, creamy greek yogurt. mmm.
Sorry for my little outburst before, I had no idea.
This week, nabbing mini doughnuts, the Joker, lovely black stray cats that want to live with you, random doctor trips, shiny shirts, playing cards, making zines, Angelspit’s new album Hideous & Perfect, making big plans for the weekend + next week, Angelspit gig anticipation, Imogen Heap, making playlists, crazy emoticons, plans to move to New York, writing, kitschy jewellery, living dangerously!
I love the new header!
TiLT: being snowed in, making cupcakes, fiesta!, cozy winter sweaters, LOST, Bonnaroo lineup, hanging out with all my friends, blogging and everything about radical self love
gala! i’m so glad you checked out my john o’ donahue suggestion! :) that certaintly made my thursday!
let’s see!: chelsea gallery hopping with papa, snow days, arts and crafts with children for service, journaling, running for 20 minutes at random, painting projects, holographic nailpolish in the mail !!!, free cupcakes shaped like hearts, best friends, a super nice dry cleaner, reading over a three day wekeend, playing hookey to do excellent writing and painting work of my own accord, john o donahue, and well, that tomorrow is friday and i can see my lovely 1 year old neice dance and sing to elmo’s world :D
Oh my the Puppy Bowl! It’s one of my favorite parts of the year!
And I love the way my husband plays piano it’s like he’s playing just for me!
Making art (always a fav)
writing in my blog (shameless self promotion) wp.me/pDcP2
unpacking, it’s like christmas for weeks (i haven’t gotten to the box with our x-mas presents)
and knowing I’m going to have some fun with friends this weekend!
Today started with a wonderful haircut from a friend of mine, a great cup of coffee and a perfectly light and moist cranberry muffin.
This week I’ve been loving myself! And #radicalselflove!
- creating something new for the first time in a while – running crazy errands and feeling important – cleaning up my work area – the beautiful weather today with beautiful white snow on the ground – confidence in myself after a bout of feeling down – Alexis Murdoch – my wonderful boyfriend and his awesome art – anticipation – mint pastels – chocolate chip muffins
Snow days, basil tofu thai food, planning the trip to bonnaroo 2010, my spirit vegetable being the eggplant.
I watched the puppy bowl, too! I loved the kitty half time special. How even with all of the flashing lights, spinning doodads and brightly colored confetti, there were still kittens who fell asleep. So adorable.
What do I love this Thursday? – The pure good feeling I get after exercising, even if it sucks during the workout. – The confidence to wear brightly colored makeup – My totem-adorned #radicalselflove bible. – Hanging out with friends and talking for hours. – A breakfast of peanut butter-laden oatmeal. – Rotary cutter and self-healing cutting mat to help cut fabric for my creations. It cuts fabric like butter!
Irish Rose cocktails sound absolutely amazing, in fact, I think I might pick up some Jamesons this weekend and experiment!
It is sad about Alexander McQueen, he will be missed, but like you say, the show must go on and there are many things to smile about!
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Love the fact that my phrase is in your header…makes me all bunnylike!
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I think it sad that we won’t be seeing more clothes by Mr. McQueen. What I am grateful for is the fact that so many people have been showing how much they loved his clothes, his work, and him as a person.
This week, I’m so grateful for:
-Seeing my friends go after their dreams
-The song Post-War by M.Ward…. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mys1aC…
-The wonderful work of William Shakespeare and having the opportunity to deliver his beautiful words
-Conditioner that makes my oh so damaged hair feel like silk
-Having my friend write me a secret note that said “Trust”
-Taking down the address of a very handsome boy who I fully intend to smother with letters (not in a stalker way)
it’s a bad day for the world of fashion
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What I’m thankful for:
Playgirls guide to radical self love.
occasionally seeing my flesh and blood sister leave comments on iCing.The internet can be such a small space!
Enjoying a proper crush.
Gaining courage daily.
Writing a novel, and i’ve no idea where the words are coming from.
feeling that spring is round the corner.
my dog, as always.
- vegan coffee cake – reading Welsey the Owl – vegan cream cheese and avocado grilled sandwichs – yes Daria finally coming out on DVD! – purging and organizing my room
-the smell when you walk into a B and Body Works!
- my Rottie Rogue’s quick kisses/licks as she passes me out the door
- hugs from my tall drink of water…just cuz :)
- hot cocoa with extra mellows
- lip gloss that makes your pucker lookin luscious!
- Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes that make you go “Holy Crap!!”
- fresh pineapple chunks for breakfast
- my blog getting the most hits ever this week
-#radicalselflove bible looking good!!!
xoxoxo
Gala, I will always regard you as the Star card in my deck now. x
I am more suited to the Queen of Swords. I love my tarot cards :)
I found rolllls and rolllls of holographic spiral paper poking out of someone’s gardbage last week!!! I was actually thinking about covering a wall with it this morning!
being able to wear my hair in a ponytail again!!!
&
smiling cutely at a cute boy who is smiling cutely back
-That it’s finally stopped snowing in DC
-Probiotic yogurt
-Aloe Vera Juice
-Spending lots of time (snowed-in) with my new Boyfriend
-my wonderful ex who will always be my best friend until I take my last living breath.
-Anatasia (my ’95 Toyoyta Camry) who’s a tough broad.
-Planning my artistic career and finally giving up on wanting to be a Doctor.
-And just for this thurdsay only my pack of Marb Lights that got me through 2 blizzards in 3 days.
I hope next week is better.
XOXO
i had my tonsils removed on wednesday & i have had friends, family & nurses & doctors who i don’t even know take time out of their day to make me comfortable & happy. i couldn’t thank the hospital enough. they were really lovely. my room is filled with fresh flowers & it’s so nice to wake up from my naps to see them lining my walls. it almost takes the pain away to know that so many people care & love me. :)
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- making a RadicalSelfLove pledge – my little boy going to school. I can’t hear one thing even remotely lovely about him from his teacher without welling up with tears – all the writing work I’m getting lately – re-commencing the exercise regime – blue shining skies and hanging out outside on summer days
I actually let out a gasp when I saw your first tweet about A. McQueen. RIP good sir.
Alright this week is taking forever but it’s time to kick this up!
-Spontaneous movie going:
Late at night- Saw Sherlock Holmes, and drank a Pail of soda and rocked in comfy theater seats! really enjoyed the movie!
-Not waking up angry:
Having a hell of a time getting up @ 5am to run, I can’t do it. Starting to run after work, Guilt gone.
-ROLLER SKATES/ROLLER DERBY:
Um…I’m obsessed. I can’t stop looking at these things! I watched “Whip It” last weekend and I’m mesmerized! Was going to buy traditional Skates with my tax return, am now buying derby skates and pondering the possibility of joining the Gotham Girls when I move to NYC! Eep!
-Get together fun with friends:
The guy I dated for 3 years in High School just moved back to the area and has his own place with his girlfriend. Party last Sunday night was lovely. I’m glad to have him back. :)
-Lovely unexpected e-mails:
Especially first thing in the morning.
-Impulse buying on Etsy:
It just happened. and it was awesome.
being conscious of what I eat and what products I use/finding organic restaurants near my new house/having tea and conversation with my good friend/enjoying a clear sunny day after the rain/going natural and stop perming my hair/making my sister laugh/
JANELLE MONAE’S NEW SINGLE, TIGHTROPE!!! Perfect for chairdancing. Highly recommended.
-the fact that one of my neighbors is playing 80s music really loud right now. Dance. Party.
-Sushi!
-m&ms. They are just so good.
-receiving two of the same magazines, one with my maiden & one married name on it. It’s like I’m two people.
-Yelling IT’S RADICAL SELF LOVE MONTH LOVE YOURSELF, LOVE EVERYONE to friends who feel sad about valentines day.
-Doing the Time Warp in inappropriate places. & people joining in on the song.
xxoo!
What do I love right now…hmm
-My boyfriend! (QUOTE: “I love your guys relationship! I walk in and you guys are playing rock paper scissors!)
-Trying to buy everything PURPLE
-SNOW and skipping class to go to an illegal snowball fight!!! :DD
-My birthday coming up on Sunday!
-Urbanoutfitters is in my future
-RADICAL SELF LOVE and spreading the word!! I’ve recruited at least three people that have never even heard of galadarling.com !!
-RADICAL SELF LOVE and all my schemes…:)
-Baking chocolate chip cookies
-Sleeeep :)
-Getting excited about my plans and making lists for it all
-Maybe finally landing a job (fingers crossed)
-Nongreasy hair and no shower success!
-Making playlists
-Playing truth or dare
-DREAMING and trying to get some depressed people to see happiness isn’t just a dream
-singing in the shower
-discovering the amazing “huggable” project thing
-realizing life is going to suck sometimes but overall it’s still going pretty dang good
:)
This week I’m loving: finally getting my hair back to its proper colour; my #radicalselflove bible; John Styn; scarves; certain examples of sporting prowess (not mine, I hasten to add!); humility; So You Think You Can Dance; M Ward.
It’s hard to think of a list of fun stuff on a sad day like today.
Well, that makes 2 wonderful, creative, fabulous men in just 3 short weeks…one from natural causes, he was very old after all, 91 or 92…Mr. J.D Salinger writer of some extraordinary short stories and the very adventurous, fearless, and FUN Mr McQueen…It is hard to say goodbye even when you didn’t actually know them personally! That doesn’t mean that we are any less sorry to see them go! Long live fashion designers with the kind of huts pah Alexander had and writers who can write just a few books that go on to mean so much for generations to come! Well done gentlemen and CHEERS! Okay, so who’s up for a little “radicalselflove” Gala style? I think we need it more than ever today! Love you all, lets feel good about ourselves and our place in the universe! Big hugs ALL AROUND!
Mine will be on my blog!
I really like the new banner!
The silver linings of my life right now are…
Painting up a storm, journalling lots, realising I’ve almost become an EXPERT in a certain subject via my gruelling dissertation!, RADICAL SELF LOVE & my RADICAL SELF LOVE bible!, seeing old friends for the first time in too long, stationary, that satisfying feeling when you finish a book, contentment, head clearing time, blue skies and the first hints of spring, the air of transformation in my life at the moment, bright colours lightening up dark days, strutting about when a struttin’ kinda song comes on my mp3 player, brownies, inspiring conversation, meeting new people.
Phew! x
Loving: that we got our new house a block from the beach, cute & tiny (not sure where to put all my books!); my cats; the smell of a bakery wafting through the window; actually writing in my radical self love journal; fear; change; 2 more weeks of ‘holidays’; oh, and there’s a thrift shop just a block away from where I am te-he-he!!
Lots of love tonight, to you and you and you.
soft eyes and hard hands; actually having food in the fridge; pear butter and pumpkin butter (why can’t cow butter just be replaced with these?); how someone described my hair; “cosmic brownies;” homesteaders; blog inspiration; people liking my writing (blush); looking composed; admiring cool old things; stacks of travel books and a blank notebook and plans and dreams; rabbits; AMAZING editions of books you love; cute boys— let’s have a hand for them all. They make the day nicer to look at; TLC and Left-Eye Lopes; Dave Chappelle; turquoise rings; lusting after etsy items; crisp chicken; making hundreds of mental lists and the anticipation of writing them down; ideas, star showers; my uncle; old family photographs; mice; the guide dog who used me as a couch on the subway; this comment not being erased; love; pulsing, beating hearts; starflowers; being free in something; doves; free-thinking; dancing; spinning around and around and around; fairytale snowfalls; writing something I’m proud of; some nuts left over; relaxation; kids; daydreams and fantasies; searing sunsets; life is hectic but it doesn’t matter tonight!
Things I love this Thursday: SPIRT WEEK AT SCHOOL, The Kie Runner, food days in English class, recieving long awaited e-mails, AEROSMITH, listening to tons of metal, listening to Ke$ha, listening to Lady Gaga, Valentine’s Day episode of Modern Family, compliments, visiting with grandparents, party anticipiation, that picture of the “You Are So Fucking Awesome” poster, my dad driving me to school, straightend hair, knowing answers on Jeopardy, getting sorta organized, comments form the band Swing the Coast on Myspace (check ‘em out), not feeling self-concious without makeup, discussing the awkwardness/non-awkwardness of a sidehug, Oreos and peanut butter, being a ‘fire hazard’ every single morning with my friends before school…it’s the little things this week. :)
yay my first Things I Love Thursday! I am grateful for:
-Fresh blueberries
-Being six weeks and two payments away from less debt and more money to save and enjoy
-Three days off of work
-Project Runway is on tonight
-Sleeping over nine hours last night
-Harper’s Bazaar and the book 50 Dresses That Changed The World arriving in the mail
-Finding $100 bill on the ground at work
-New blog followers and comments ;]
-My new glittering owl ring
-Key lime pie
-Adorable doggies names Oreo that are allll mine
-Penguin slippers
-“Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon
-Winter sun sparkling on the ocean, making even grey look lovely
-Indoor plumbing, hot water and heaters
- My lovely boyfriend. – My amazing friends. – Making new friends. – The Harry Potter series. – Wondering why the hell you poke people on Facebook. – Those super soft sugar cookies with melt-in-your-mouth frosting. – Punk cabaret music. – The smell of new books. – YOU.
-Music by Nightwish
-Feeling gulity for not doing my Radicalselflove homework
-Having squeaky clean makeup brushes!
-Getting my Aromaleigh order and haivng it contain the HOLY GRAIL foundation. I love, love, love Aromaeigh! kisses
-February issue of Seventeen
-Having a whole week off school next week
-femmefatale bright blush. Sooooooooo beautiful
-having super soft hands from using hand cream
-randomly having 200 dollars put into an account of mine! WHAT???
-Finishing the Silmarillion. Oh my god, such an amazing book!
-making playlists
-Radical Self Love
-St. Patrick’s Day Shows for Irish Dance
-Doing lots of walking
-Chocolate chip muffins
-Having so many amazing, amazing ideas for a novel that I am just bursting with them!
Holy Christmas Jew! Daria’s on DVD! Gotta get me that!
I love: – the leather daschund bag my boyfriend bought me for Valentines day (I’ve named him Colonal Horatio Schnitzel) – red velvet cupcakes – my housemate for having the house sparkling clean for me when I arrived home this week
-super-cheap neon pink nail polish – Up by Pixar. Gorgeous film.
packages. grooveshark. my co-worker Aya’s internet empire of adorable, Strawberrykoi.com.
birthday presents + party planning (at least two people have promised custom birthday raps. thank youuuu).
valentines. making cardigans out of sweaters.
Jay-Z & Beyonce and my ever-expanding mental album of amazing power couples.
eating at Bloomington Bagel Company at 7am after being up all night.
postponed deadlines! completely free weekends. chilling out after a week of silly anxiousness.
Stumbled across your blog and it’s AMAZING. xx
+that poster! if it wasn’t sold out i’d be all over it. expletives&hot pink are two of my favorite things
+fool in the rain by led zeppelin. it’s such a cute song.
+music- playing, listening, or anything related to.
+my new ring! it’s a giant circular prism and it’s all rainbow-ey and cool
+the dvd cover i’m working on in commercial design, The Zombie Who Loved Me. i wish this movie actually existed.
:D
- my polaroid pogo printer, and filling my diary with snapshots of my friends, the place i live & my boyfriend.
- milk and digestive biscuits. cheesecake. chicken cooked w/pineapple & cashew nuts. food food food.
- vanilla chai latte might be my true love
- reading fiction, non-fiction, anything. really enjoying reading at the moment.
- ben goldacre’s ‘bad science’, and the movement to reform the UK libel laws.
- the silly hat my boyfriend always wears
- the helium heart balloon that’s floating on my ceiling
gala, I love your new header, but the horoscopes aren’t there! :( aww.
so random you posted that damien hirst skull… I discovered it and made it my desktop background this week, lol!
Dear headmistress,
I’ve posted my mini TILT here
xx
- Patrick Wolf, especially his songs To The Lighthouse, Bluebells, and The Magic Position – Radical Self Love, or as I like to abbreviate it, RSL – Having my sister tell me her crazy dreams – Pictures from over winter break – The “General Public” and the “Special Interest Groups” aka my sister and my best friend – Robert Frost poems – Wearing a cute hat today – My amazing smelling men’s deodorant – Pineapple Vodka – Chai tea lattes – Having nice phone conversations w/ my dad – Having a 4 day weekend
i see your poster and raise you a video: vimeo.com/2586176 ;)
things: my new heels, jamocha almond fudge ice cream, and learning about personal finances! (yay, responsibility)
my tilt: watching hot girls in bikinis at my swimming carnival today; dressing as a roman senator for the carnival; coming home early from said carnival; new mint green sheets; eating too much ice cream; rain; unusual conversations with my Access Co-ordinator; creating a super-cool painting that I ADORE; my friend getting her provisional licence; getting my train ticket for Monday and finding out it’s a window seat; having all my homework done; loooooong naps.
I love MY JOB (oh so much), and wearing flowers in my hair for work, and fame, and hot baths, and veging out on a Friday night.
* Starting a gym routine and sticking to it – It hurts so GOOD! * Friend making yummy dinner… and good conversation :D * Exploring a different world that is The library * Cuddling :) * Foot massages from my husband * Discovering Johnny Foreigner – can’t wait to check them live tomorrow * Reading on the train to work * Making banana and peanut butter smoothies
I like these things: *Planning my trip to CHINA!!! *Valentine’s day chocolates *Skins season 4 *Decorating my walls with funky postcards in frames *An amazing discovery of an authentic Indian restaurant near my house *Going to that Indian restaurant with a friend I haven’t seen in ages and having a great time *Studying Japanese *Thank you cards *Sleep ins *Stroopwafels (Dutch wafers) *Reading the Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama *Dreaming of visiting Tibet and India one day *Healthy food
Increasing the amount of time that I can run on the treadmill
Buying a really good pair of Italian made funky black heels, just because.
Oh, lucky Gina! Congratulations!
This Thursday I love my boyfriend for bringing home 1kg of Jelly Bellys, and I also love the apartment that we get to house sit for the next 6 weeks; amazing, furnished, loft apartment for no rent?? Yes please!
Pink nails, excellent and extravagant fudge brownies, blue skies, pink skies, blue skies with snow, friends you can depend on, girly sleepovers, Jolly Ranchers found in the UK!, a long weekend with my boy.
aloe juice (it is so refreshing! and tmi! keeps the pipes running) ~ cashmere handknit socks for cold morning on hardwood floors ~ being unexpectedly shut in on a snow day with The Man and building tiny snowmen in between multiple snow removal excursions ~ music blogs pointing me toward new musicians in the modern classical/ambient genre ~ impromptu dinners of various and sundry leftovers from the fridge, beans and homemade tomato sauce and kielbasa and spinach, why not? ~ my new hand-crafted silver ring with a hefty star ruby front and center!
eek! i’m late. that’s ok though.
things i love:
this scrummy piece of toast with melty earth balance and my morning cup of tea. delight!
our new apartment. i love it. i crave it when i’m out.
my new job. after a year (seriously, a whole year) of looking for a job and not getting as much as a sniff, i finally found one that is perfect, what i deserve plus some. it was totally worth the wait.
my boy moving cities for me and facing an hour and a half commute each day so i can follow my dream too.
our kitten, miss molly, who is probably the most adorable kitten in the world.
new friends, one in particular who is also a british alien in cleveland. so nice to have someone to share home with.
the area we live in, which undoubtedly rocks, and the fact that we live a two minute walk away from the most amazing market. freshest groceries ever, thank you!
i could literally write this for hours today. but i should really get to work. Oh! so nice to finally be settled.
OH— and of course having my article idea written on by miss gala!
x
O.M.G. Daria on DVD. I’ve been waiting forever and the time has finally arrived.
This week I am thankful that someone abused my kindness and managed to get themselves a promotion off my hard work and generosity. It made me angry and bitter for a bit there, but I learnt how much I play a role in allowing things like that to happen. I’m still going to be kind and helpful, but to myself as well.
Valentine’s Everything. It is going to be an awesome day.
Snow Days. I am all about working from home.
Thai Food. I am on a total Thai food binge right now.
Shopping. Especially with my mommy : )
Spending time with my girl. I like her lots, yes I do.
*Spring in the air *Getting my pillow just right for falling asleep *New songs. *Rediscovering how much I love to write *Trampolining in the dark, with loud music blasting in my ears and looking at the stars while I do so *The fact that it’s half term *Caramel snack a jacks (50 calories ftw) *Tumblr *Ordinary,mundane things like shopping for beds. *Topical panel shows.
Ah, so I’m a day late. I’ll yell at myself later. :)
-Cleaning! Sounds weird, but when you’re done and things look good, it’s always worth it.
-having the most awesome boyfriend known to mankind. i can’t even begin.
-bbq chicken.
-cooking!
-finally NOT being snowed in!!! haha
-new pj/lounge/i don’t give a damn because i’ll wear what i want because i’m prego pants, lol. even better is that they’re stretchy enough that i can wear them afterwards when I start working out again :)
-a healthy diet!! it’s amazing how different you feel when you eat nothing but the good stuff.
-cheat days…because face it, you need some cookie dough ice cream every so often haha
-finding my vintage U2 Joshua Tree shirt buried with my boyfriend’s laundry. goodness.
-apartment hunting. even looking at the impossibly expensive is fun because i may not be able to afford it now, but there will come a day when I can :)
-tweetdeck. Gala, you got me hooked. I already had a twitter problem haha
-collecting change in a change jar.
-radical self love. i hope everyone counts this one.
I’m still really new to twitter, and I was wondering why I can’t see my tweet in the #radicalselflove section even when I make it as such? Can you just not see your own tweets there? :\
1. being missed
2. snuggling in
3. carneval!
4. fresh fruits
5. waiting for books, a dvd and jewellery I ordered
6. my small pink self love bible
7. going to concerts
8. reading books about cultural history
9. listen to poeple talking in French
10. holding a new born baby