Things I Love Thursday
[ 18 March 2010 ]
I have been having such a fantastic time in Austin. It is warm with big blue skies, & the food is fresh & incredible. We have magical tea parties, blow chocolate-scented bubbles, buy bottles of Perrier-Jouet & pretend to play miniature golf in six & a half inch heels.
It is the perfect antidote to New York City, even though I miss it & am looking forward to going back. Being here makes me want to wear Western shirts & cowboy boots, learn to ride motorbikes & drink juices every day.
Bunny coats & invitations from Helena Christensen & magical Mexican talismans. Buying magenta speckled orchids & connecting people together & wearing crystal skulls around my neck. Majorette hats & bird-shaped sugarcubes & sleeping in grey slips.
Eating lots of salads & getting lots of sleep & using hyaluric serum on my face every night. I have dark chocolate rabbits & new hats & lace-covered bunny ears. Wearing an old military shirt which says MAKE LOVE NOT WAR on the back. Long black vintage dresses & suede fringed miniskirts & peppermint bark chocolate.
True conversations & hot pink skeletons. Waffles & Bellinis & poring over treasures. Free boots & offensively embroidered Western shirts, tin Milagros & 3D cards of the Virgin Mary.
Celery sticks & roasted garlic hommus & sitting at home writing on a beautiful clear night. Candlelit tarot card readings from magical friends at Barton Springs. Aloney time to create & Leonard Cohen & The Psychedelic Furs. Feeling everything come together & fresh starts. This charmed life.
Et enfin: Le Dish. El Disho. Das Dishenstein. I loves him. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, etc., though really for me it is more of a case of absence makes me realise how good we have it. I can’t wait to see him on Saturday! & it is his birthday on Tuesday! 
Happy early birthday, baby.
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“I celebrate myself, & sing myself.” — Walt Whitman
Tell me… ¿Qué te trae la alegría? (What brings you joy?)
P.S. Please send your wiggly virtual love waves to Hank Williams, who has sore inner ears! LOOK at that FACE! LOVE! God I can’t wait to smoosh him!
Love & love & love,
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TiLT -> spinach dumplings @ chinese diners, chinese beer, inspiring lecturers, gaga, morning coffee, the guardians CiF, impending autumn, haloumi, words, sleep ins, check-out chicks in bunny ears for easter, white tshirts black jeans, oxfam, 3things.org.au.
It has been a fantastic week! Your black bunny ears are fantastic as well!
My tilt:
-Seeing my two very best friends in 1 week!!!
-Having a crush on an amazing guy. Even though he lives far away it doesn’t even matter because the feeling is just so happiness inducing!
-Shimmer powder, which I put in my hair
-A 70 degree day. Yay Spring!!!
-Chipotle
-Telephone, by Lady Gaga and Beyonce
-Skins
-Green Tea w/ Spearmint and Rose Water
-Tumblr. My best friend and I have one now. Together. hehehe
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-My new apartment! New decor! New possibilities! NEW LIFE!! YESS!!
-My orchid that I thought would die within a week (I have managed to kill a cactus, after all!), and it is flourishing!
-The boyfriend. Always.
-Taking walks on the nearby nature trails
-This wonderful weather!!
-My 6-year-old sister constantly making my boyfriend uncomfortable while she flirts (hopefully unknowingly and innocently!!) with him…or tries. The latest? “Ya know, I haven’t gotten a goodbye kiss yet.” Haha!
-Candles.
-Laughing with people who just get it.
-This is gonna sound weird, but…cleaning and organizing. I’ve been having so much fun doing it lately! I don’t know what is up, but I hope it continues!
-Anything that sparkles.
-Having an I Love Lucy marathon.
-Being pregnant and still rocking an awesome ballerina-esque skirt with bright green fishnets and awesome boots from Forever 21….and pulling it off rather well!! haha I hate that I get worried about clothing choices lately.
-Again, being obviously pregnant, and going to the store to get my stepmom some wine. Oh the looks I recieved, lol!
-Curling up at night with the boy in our bed to watch Craig Ferguson, wearing a facemask and looking rather unglamorous…and his still telling me that I take his breath away all the time. Aww. Keeper.
I have been having some really bad days lately, so this list will be tough for me.
First things first though: I hope Hank feels better soon!!! xoxo
Here’s my list:
-My dad, always in my corner, and I am so grateful for that
-laughing with a new friend over things we both thought WE were crazy and all alone for loving!
-My best friend, I adore her, we’ve been friends for 8 years and I feel so blessed.
-new tights :) even though I have yet to build up the courage to wear tights and dresses!
-my pink messenger bag: has been going with me everywhere.
-enlightenment even through the horrible times….I hate when they come, but enlightenment is always a positive thing in one way or another.
-Lady Gaga :)))))
xoxox
-Browsing the Aromaleigh Website
-This blog
-Doing Yoga every single morning
-Practicing dance
-Doing the ID St. Patrick’s Day Shows and getting a STANDING OVATION
-An awesome compliment “You are one of the most remarkably self possessed and intelligent people I have ever met”
-My parents say they are proud of me for not giving into peer pressure
-Deciding to do virtual school next year. Eeeeh!
-Making videos to start uploading onto youtube
-Brightly coloured eyeshadow
-Drinking lots of water
-Having clear skin
-Super long and dangly earrings
-Making lots and lots of money off my etsy shop!
Hoop dancing!!! Dancing with my hula hoop and getting into the flow brings me the best joy! It destresses, energizes, exercises, is a ton of fun, and is a great creative outlet. It’s the best. And my cat Tygra, because she never fails to show me how much she loves me.
I would totally wear one of those offensively embroidered shirts. Those things are the shizzle.
Also, much love to Hank! Tell him he’s a good boy and to get well soon!
Oh and the thing currently bringing me joy is making a papier mache monster who is spewing metallic beads. As you do.
+sisters
+having the day off
+shiastu massage this morning
+jasmine and gardenia aromatherapy pulse points
+the siesta I am about to have
+The Artists Way
+taking action after lots of talking
+black tipped nails
This blog post is MAGIC Gala. Have a continuing fantastic time in Austin!
organic grapes friends who love me dearly and love right back* journal art* actively learning * seeking new places and experiences* becoming * pens that run * pens that don’t* sodoku* blue spray paint on my small persons hair* my new mac* the black watch* scroggin mix * oversized black rings* vintage ribbon * new record collecting obsession * all things MAC makeup*
TiLT!
- Peggy Lee – Del tha Funkee Homosapien – my boy friend Man-bear – “This should not be passed by anyone unless they eat it!” – Louie Gohmert on the health care bill – new art projects – carrot cake – raspberry pudding ftw – cleaning and finding odd knick knacks – realizing I don’t have to be happy all the time
my boyfriend, always! really gingery honey-lemon tea. lady gaga. straightening my hair. feeling sunshine. one month of school left! laffy taffy. soft pillowcases.
+ hooking up with my best friend after I was in love with him four years ago, which makes my heart feel like a xylophone
+ self portraits (http://zeolitefuhrman.blogspot.com)
+ my housemates
+ dying my hair an even whiter-white blonde!
I heart those bunny ears!
This week I love: – my friend Sam, for taking me out for an awesome girls’ night last night. – my blog, which has had a distincly Alice in Wonderland flavor this week. – Getting stuff done. Make good progress on huge projects and feeling as though I’m getting somewhere. – Lord of the Fries. – My second and third Alice in Wonderland outfits.
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Wow! I’m in San Antonio visiting my boyfriend. I never thought I would be so lucky. lol Enjoy TX! It’s where my heart is. :)
bloody marys; my crazy friends who are always enthusiastic & never full of excuses; documenting the shit out of everything; cooking Pakistani food; figuring out what to do when I graduate; connecting with people again; my rad boyfriend; my extremely rad sister; discovering that seahorses dance when the sun hits the water as its rising.
This is probably my favourite TiLT so far!
+cool new BB apps
+holding a gorgeous baby
+Colombian arepas with lots of butter :)
+sunsets in the park
+negative people staying away
+getting to know me better every day
+feeling loved, genuinely and completely
eating salad every day, buying knee socks, meeting new mentors, having a good workout, sewing
spring break!
<3 MONTREAL; cute fancy department stores, trying chouqettes, vanilla macarons, cute boys everywhere, speaking broken french, french kissing a french canadian, smoking (but only once in a while…),oven baked bagels, laughing with my friends til 6 AM
<3 Awesome inside jokes
<3 Getting my first ever manicure
<3 Drinking chocolate peanut butter frappes in the sun
<3 BOSTON; the way Bostonians seem so outspoken, Shopping on Newbury Street, my new Marc Jacobs hightops, seeing more people wearing green than I could’ve ever imagined, walking through the commons.
<3 Eating lunch on a sunny bench
+ new dessert tattoooooo! + movies in bed with the pup + sunny, clear skies + hanging out with mom + grocery shopping with my bro + getting out of work early + homemade soft pretzels + plans for adventures + bills being smaller than expected + new car + finishing a book + checking off lists + multicolored nails + making jewelry + freebies + changing my makeup routine + pull ups + local bands in tiny venues + bike riding weather +
- My Secret Agent Lover Man. – Slinkster cool pals, who always make me laugh. – Edith Piaf’s music. MAJOR LOVE! – Drinking healthy smoothies. – Raw spinach. – Le Fantôme de L’Opéra. – Warm, breezy days full of sunshine. – Making art you’re proud of. – Telling yourself that everything is going to be alright, when you feel crappy…and believing it. – My niece and nephew. – Cute underwear. (In red, too!) – Having an “A” in English class. – Getting a solo for my choir concert. – “Can’t Keep It In” by Cat Stevens – Freshly brewed chai tea. – Ice cold water. – Having a loving family. – Awesome seating arrangement in English class. – Feeling smart for once in school. – Music, in general. – Being able to appreciate nature for its beauty and wonder. – Getting out of this winter funk. – Skinny jeans. – SEEING MY BIG SISTER!!!!!!!!!!!! =D
I absolutely love that photo of you!
I currently love planning trips and eating red peppers.
Hi I love the Love and Sequins podcast, how do I get it into Itunes?
I saw those bunny ears at Herald Square (on a fabulous gal) today! SO GOOD.
This week has been all about magically beautiful weather and nostalgia and good people and personal triumphs and busy but satisfying days. Reaching goals and maintaining dreams and setting new targets on an infinite horizon. Honey and clotted cream and fluffy whipped frosting and this season’s first batches of local fresh fruits. Having so much fun that your abs hurt from laughing and your derriere hurts from all the leg lifts during impromptu Broadway reenactments at midnight train stations. Trial-eliminating the word “should” from my inner monologue. The word “good” to describe everything I love.
Spring and gorgeous weather
How beautiful it is here, so much green grass and blue sky.
Watching ground squirrels bolt across my path on my way around campus- tails strait up and perpendicular to the ground, utterly tweeking out on spring.
Being alive.
Breaking into academic buildings to dance tango during finals
Phone conversations that span the spectrum from heartfelt understanding and reassurance to pure horniness and dirty talk
Mariah Taylor’s Time lapse Lifelime.
Taking this moment to realize I’m still really happy to be alive even though I’ve spent the week drowning in one finals project after another, and am about to write my second paper in 24 hours.
Getting to see Cirque du Soleil
Trapezes
Finally spending time just focusing on my art class, and really enjoying it and enjoying what I was able to produce. And knowing that next quarter I’m going to be able to give my art classes that same effort all the way through now that I’m making the time for it.
Tacos. Limes. Hot sauce. Good salsa.
I’ve been stuck trying to write a paper for my art history class, but today I just decided to start writing. I’ve missed it so much. Finding the perfect words for a sentence, tweaking this and that until it flows beautifully. Luckily I have a few days left to turn it in, so i’ll have time to actually work on it (as opposed to writing it all the night before and printing it 1 hour before it’s due).
Also, today I began realizing that I’ve been getting much more attention from gentleman callers in the past few months. I can attribute this to the fact that I’ve never felt this independent and fulfilled in my life. I’ve stopped worrying about so many little things and began concentrating on just LIVING. It’s nice to know that my happiness shows, and I developed a mantra to say to the mirror every morning. I don’t take myself seriously so this is completely in humour: “When did you turn into a sexy bitch?”. Then you have to wink. Then you go on with your day feeling like you can own the world (even if you haven’t washed your hair and you’re wearing your old man sweater and the jeans you went out in the night before). I’m sorry that this is so long!
oooooh bunny ears!
I’m loving…Gone with the Wind; Charlotte Martin; Fresh-baked Flapjacks; Leggings and Knee-boots; Losing yourself in a good book; The fact that it’s sunny again!
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I love..
meeting my puppy in 2 weeks, after waiting 4 years to be in a home/situation that is pup-compatible
the weather cooling down, minus this particular week, I love autumn
making delicious dinner
my new shipment from Yesstyle (thanks for letting me know about them).
Amy x
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Aww poor Hank, hope he’s feeling better soon! Austin sounds lovely, though I’m not sure I could cope with the heat out there!
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-Watching Alice In Wonderland in 3D!
-Dressing up for Alice with my best friend, to the bemusement of her boyfriend, and our friend who attended with us.
-Taking photos of said costumes in the cinema toilets and getting ridiculous looks.
-My friend broke up with his really, really toxic girlfriend. He’s sad, but it’s for the best.
-Getting the first draft of our class’ graduation video finished! And everyone in the class LOVING it!
-The strange truce that has befallen me and my enemy. I defended her today, and she sent me a lovely text to say how much it meant to her.
-Acing my maths assignment!
-Finding out I’m sharing a room with a good friend at work placement.
-Having a birthday party for our careers advisor in our senior room!
-TOO much ice cream with my english teacher on a school trip.
WEEEEEEEEEE, sounds like a good week, Gala! Over in my world, things are also lookin’ good.
1. A new, lovely housemate! Hooray!
2. A batch of fresh banana cookies that make the whole house smell amazing.
3. three consecutive days of sunshine. In London. In March.
4. A weekend that will be spent making films with my best friends.
5.Being on a roll, artistically.
6. Feeling healthy and strong.
i’ve started a similar thing on my blog called thankful thursdays in honour on tilt!
writing // sleeping // cuddles with my beautiful doggy // getting organised // steve pavlina podcasts // friends who leave me sweet messages // feeling better // caramel hot chocolate .
xo
+ Sweet forehead kisses from my man
+ the WEATHER...finally gorgeous ’60s sun!
+ Dogs hanging their heads out of the windows of cars
+ bright blue nailpolish
+ making big plans in my head
+ getting back to the gym, even though my legs KILL now…in a good way.
Oh my gosh, your week sounds amazing! love those ears!
This week I am mostly loving…being back in England, surrounded by my bestest friends, who let me use their kitchen when I am ill; the sun is coming back!; orange juice; dancing like mad; meeting new people & nnnearly beating them at Mario Kart (sooo close); dragging people into intense debates; the super download speeds in my library!; going through all my photos of my travels and re-loving every moment; having my full wardrobe to dress from again (and my wings!); looking forward to making vegan super chocolate cupcakes tonight, hopefully!
Love. x
Awww XOXO to Hank!! Hope he feels better soon!
Your list this weeks sounds awesome! I’ve never been to Texas, but your SxSW experiences always make me want to go more!
This week has been a bit of a blur, so let’s see…
-Visiting my BFF & her Hubbyface
-My NEW AWESOME SCARF!! (made by BFF) dailybooth.com/MimsieSky/36514…
-Seeing Alice in Wonderland
-External Hard Drives coming back from the dead(!!)
-“The Invention of lying” a world where lies don’t exist…the thought blows my mind.
-“Pirate Radio” HILARIOUS movie. Added to my ‘need to own’ list.
-Finishing “Eat Pray Love” and looking forward to the Movie this summer (SOO GOOD!)
-Starting “ADD MORE ~ing TO YOUR LIFE” Pretty interesting so far.
-St. Patrick’s day with my co-workers. So much fun!
-Ridiculous ex-boyfriends.
-THIS WEATHER! LOVE ITTT!!!
-Listening to old recordings of my college radio show. Hilarious. I miss it!
-Surprise letters from awesome people far away that make me smile :D
-Street sweepers! They’re cleaning the sand off the roads! I can Rollerskate soon!!! :D
-big scary joints of meat that i can live off for a week
-my glorious man, who wants to ‘have houses and babies’ with me and is a demon between the sheets
-waiting for my CRB check to come through so i can start volunteering!
-my ukulele. now and forever. it’s so pretty.
-punk rock, especially played on aforementioned uke
-muesli. it’s a motherfucking superfood. i am still not hungry enough for lunch
-kisses
-wearing my sunglasses again
-eagerly anticipating sandal-wearing weather
Here here! Seconding the salads and Leonard Cohen, for sure!
+ Learning about The Flatwoods Monster and finding out that there exists a “Mothman festival”...there is even a Miss Mothman contest! Sadly, the contestants look nothing like Mothman.
+ lovely “new” vintage dresses for spring (http://ghoulnextdoor.tumblr.com/post/456881740/i-felt-the-urge-to-procure-a-new-spring-frock-i)
+ St. Urho. Hee ( ghoulnextdoor.tumblr.com/post/... )
+ growing green things; counter-top sprouting of peas and lettuce and peppers, oh my!
Hi Gala, when is your next love&sequins coming out?
I’m really looking forward to it! :D
it’s quickly becoming things i love friday with me, but why not anyway?
+first off- purple hair!!!! it feels so much apart of me, like i should’ve been born with it. i love the cut and the color is so cool, like red wine with grape juice streaks. :D
+fun hair things, like a peacock feather fascinator
+razzleberry pie. just…such a fabulous name!
+fool in the rain by led zeppelin.
+the weather warming up! i’m tired of cold and rainy. vegas is supposed to be warm!
+life
+oh, and the fact that it’s FRIDAY XD
‘‘Ask and the universe shall provide’‘
YES YES YES this is so true. I set an intention to find a regular yoga community this year and BAM I get invited to free yoga! Twice a week! With a lovely scrumdidlyumptious teacher!
“You will learn what is good for your body and what kind of feeling is bad for you”
My yoga teacher said this about our poses but I feel like it applies to much in life, non?
& everything else with special mentions to intuitive girly feelings, my one and only mummy and my friends who send me so much love:)
hey its my bday on tues too!!
=o)
1. weekends in generall:)
2. little suprises from my bf
3. planing trips
4. green tea
5. Nabokov’s “Lolita”
6. spring temperatures
7. going to see some fantastic friends of mine in an hour
Sounds like an amazing time at sxsw.
for me things I love:
coffee in the morning
reading your blog
dressing up for the sake of it
lying on my fabulous new couch and reading books, while my cat snores next to me
going out to breakfast and loving that the waitress knows my order and will just chat with me a while
reading books that take you places
listening to music that melts my heart
new shoes that make you drool
trusty Vans that I wear everyday
new haircuts
nail polish
when people say ‘your skin looks really good’
haha
i think that’s it…
thank you for your lovely blog..
xxx
Love this! Also spent time away from home in San Antonio to be in austin for sxsw madness. Hope you loved the city.
TILT- a wee bit late
– insanley delicious local Mexican restaunts and sushi bars -roof top hotel pools – the excitment of unpredictable texas spring break weather from sunny and almost 90 degrees one day to snow the next. -getting along and bondinch with my boyfriends family -making scandelous plans and gushing about how excited we are -new headbands that just seem to complete every outfit – vegan doughnuts from whole foods in austin- incredible. Want to live in there, ita chaotic but everybit of if is delicious -trimming my bangs and feeling instantly beautiful.Hoping this week is as wonderous as the last for us all
El Dish & I have the same birthday then! :)
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I just got back from Austin and SXSW (and a whole bunch of other places in Texas and beyond). It totally made me want cowboy boots too! Texas is awesome, I can’t wait to go back!
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