Things I Love Thursday
[ 8 November 2007 ]
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1. DSC_0006, 2. plushitorium, 3. colin. 2/3, 4. blue, 5. Robin – Quasi Fetal Positioned Red Head Freckled Jazz Singer With Barely Visible Green Square Arm Tattoo and Elbow Bruise In A Musty Old Suitcase On A Semi-Fancy Old Rug Of Unknown Origin, 6. Living a Cree Dream CRE_3229, 7. BRC bus, 8. christina braun, butohologist, 9. two_turtles, 10. Untitled, 11. classical contemporary neo-punk style#3, 12. pink green lanterns, 13. Lesbian Sorority, 14. Butoh in the streets of Avignon, 15. Elements II dance performance, 16. greetings from planet black rock
A girl named Nicola who lives in England — she sent me a copy of Rachel Zoe’s Style A To Zoe, which brought me an intense amount of glee! Big loves to YOU, my darling! I devoured it in a day, & I am going to write it up for you all soon…
Daydreaming about taking a butoh workshop — it spans five days & I know it would totally kick my ass. I don’t know if I am brave enough to go, but it would be amazing!
“The aim of this workshop is to develop body awareness and expression through a response to landscape. This 140 acre site nearby to Mt Arapiles allows participants to move between bush land, sand dunes, open fields, river and elevated rock, opening up the senses to color, texture, sound and form. Over the weekend, Yumi will introduce various methods of Butoh, Body Awareness and Consciousness of Well-being. Yumi also invites Qi Gong /Tai Chi Teacher Andy Green to introduce us to a way of controlling and focusing the inner energy. The se body works will act as powerful counterpoints and as opportunities to filter one into the other, strengthening the links between the external environment and the internal landscape.”
Lesbian pulp fiction — I once read an interior decorating book where someone had filled their bathroom with stacks of old gay pulp fiction books. I can’t think of better reading material, quite frankly. I am yet to purchase my first lesbian pulp fiction tome, but I’m looking forward to it, I tell you.
Treehouses — Since we live up really high & in the middle of a city, having a treehouse is not totally realistic. I am, however, very keen to start filling the living room with plants. I am also very enthusiastic about buying a little lavender plant whose buds I can use in my baking.
Carnival tents in bright colours. I have always loved them. I especially love them when they’re in slightly unusual colours — like bright pink or purple, or with stripes or polka dots. Too beautiful, especially against a vivid blue sky. (Oh!)
Wigpees. Okay, I know you probably have no idea what I’m talking about. I have had an obsession for a really long time with the idea of having a teepee in my apartment, with cushions inside it — somewhere I could just sit & be. But as far as I know, teepees or wigwams are really big. I would want a little one, Gala-sized! So I combined teepee & wigwam to make… wigpee! I used to call myself the Notorious W.I.G.P.E.E. See, I am mental!
Looking through other people’s Flickr favourites! It tells you a lot about people, I think. It is kind of weird & voyeuristic but it is one of Flickr’s best features.
Trapeze. I love people who can be graceful & strong at the same time, it impresses me like nothing else.
Burning Man — I am on a big Burning Man kick right now. I keep looking at pictures of it & desperately wanting to go back. Next year’s theme kind of turns my stomach — the American Dream (?!) — but I don’t know, I still really want to go…
New haircuts! & also, my new hairdresser. The girl who used to cut my hair — who I went to school with in New Zealand?! — has gone to Mexico & been replaced with this fabulous new girl. Initially I was going to go white, but the pink just wouldn’t come out (thanks, Special Effects!), so we had to come up with a new plan. We decided on purple with blue ends. Then she cut it into a weird pixie do. It was very cheap, too — $189 for two protein treatments, two lots of bleach & a bleach bath, two colours & a cut. I like the cut a lot, which is rare because I usually hate what hairdressers do for at least a day! She has millions of fabulous ideas & I am happy to be her guinea pig. The next step is long purple extensions coming from the back of my head & cascading over my shoulders, like some techno geisha. Yes please.
iCiNG Day! This weekend! Yay! I am very excited. Also, there is a hint in this piece about what I’m celebrating… hee hee!
Other honourable mentions: Typing (it makes me feel productive!); The Village festival (I am really excited about going!); beautiful sunny days; scoring incredible vintage dresses on Ebay (wait until you see what I just bought…); hanging crystals which cast rainbows all over the iCiNG Bowl; watching Who Framed Roger Rabbit? & feeling like Roger & I are kindred spirits; unexpected gifts; dressing up & getting giddy; making plans & long lists of things to do; listening to ‘Timbaland Presents Shock Value’ really loudly; being secretly in love with all my nonpareils (aka YOU!).
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” — Melody Beattie
Okay darling, your turn! What’s making your head spin with happiness right now? Please share with us, unlock your hearts & spill your beautiful secrets!
Hyper-love & bunny kisses,
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Oh, I’ve slept in a real teepee once. They’re super comfortable, really warm, and they have a carpet like floor made with spruce. They smell amazing too.
Things I’m loving right now…
*Gossip Girl. Can this show GET any better? *Finally being able to drink a whole cup of herbal tea, and not cringe. *Keira Knightley. I’m on a Keira frenzy, and she’s defintively my GirlCrush of the moment. That and Serena van der Woodsen! *Fruit & Yogurt Parfaits…with granola. *Hair Dye. Where would I be without it? Where would BILLIONS of people be without it? It just gives people so much creative flexibility to your look. :3
Today I love:
NO MORE THESIS! I handed it in on Tuesday, and it feels sooooo good not to have to worry about it! I am like a new woman.
Homemade Mexican hot chocolate – melted chocolate, frothed milk, loads of cinnamon and just a dash of chili! Delicious!
Patrick Wolf – only three days until the concert!
New shoes – I finally took my shoes off layby, and am now the proud owner of a pair of shiny silver Luella inspired jazz shoes, and a pair of grey Chloe inspired platforms.
China – I’m leaving for my five day holiday on Monday! I am looking forwards to the food on the plane (I’m weird, I know), total culture shock, buffet breakfast at my hotel, seeing the Forbidden City, taking a million photos and snapping up some bargains!
Things I luvvvv today: *Honeycrisp apples from the market*TV programs about ghost hunters*cotton candy-scented body mist*the fact that I finally feel motivated to write again!!!*a certain inspirational site that has made me view things in a more positive light, the way I used to (:
-I love your new hair!
-I am totally participating in Icing Day (or Icing Weekend!)
-my university might actually sponsor some art majors to go to Burning Man this year!
Retro.Bunny — I am totally jealous of your wigpee experience! Hopefully one day I will get to do that, too…
Nadia — Ooh ooh ooh, can I add my vote for Patrick Wolf too? (I’M SO EXCITED, & I just can’t hide it!)
Carrie — Aww, kisses!
Megan — Yay, good for you! I hope you have a great time ;> & mmmmmm, Burning Man. MMMM. Desert lust.
PLEASE put purple extensions in your hair, you’ll look overwhelmingly stunning.
The weekly Cupcake newsletter brightens up my day like you wouldn’t believe. I LOVE the Angelina Jolie quotes you put in this week’s e-mail.
My outfit-planning journal keeps my creative juices flowing during dull days, like the school year. :)
OPI’s Lincon Park at Midnight is on my fingertips right now, and I feel so fancy! It’s a dark and inky purple.
Being secure in my beliefs took a long time, but life’s so much easier when you know what you stand for.
Love your new hair! Especially the awesome cut.
Also:
The GREAT time I had in Wellington last weekend;
I’m going to Melbourne on Tuesday!!
The way Manolo the Shoeblogger keeps posting Flight of the Conchords clips;
‘Since You Asked’/Cary Tennis (blowing my mind!);
The Footnote Dance Company (they replied to my fan email);
Fireworks;
It was my birthday (see Wellington above);
Not Having A Party for 15 people last Friday (fireworks-related);
Check shirts – I’m a 90s girl.
heres my “things i love Thursday” contribution:
+ ‘be natural’ yogurt coated fruit & nut bars
+ take-away coffee (i dont really like coffee but i lurve the cups ;D)
+ anything strawberry, the smell, the taste, the look of them… ooooooh LOVE!!!
+ second hand book shops…y buy new – its only destroying trees!
+ mango sorbet DE-LI-CI-OUS!!!
+ the fact that my son can ‘furniture stand’ (mums will know what i mean) & he is only 8mnths!
+ You gala & your fabulously wonderful sight, your newsletter and that fact that you can make me smile even if I’ve had a horrible day!
Well thats all from me for now and i absolutely love your new hair! And because there are so many things i love i am spending icing day doing all of them ;D
xx strawberry kisses xx
PS: Are you dressing as roger rabbit or perhaps a techno geisha this weekend?
right now i love. – the fact that you mentioned your kickarse hairdresser! i’ve been looking to get my tresses dyed, so thank you very much for recommending suzani :]
- my lovely camera.
- freedom.
it might change by this afternoon though _
Valerie — I think extensions are the next step! Other things we’ve considered include making a huge pink beehive hair piece & doing tie-dyed colour… !!! Hearts to you, honey!
Nadine — Mmmm, Cary! I’d love to have a coffee with him some time. I would say “a drink” but he’s an ex-alcoholic, so maybe not… & yay for Melbourne! Meeting you is going to be fab :D
EmmaRose — I can’t very well TELL YOU, that would ruin the surprise, wouldn’t it?! :P I love your enthusiasm though, hee hee! xxxx
flaminko — Yay! You’ll loooooove her. She just won a cutting award so she really knows her shite!
Musicals I just came back from an amazing production of Urinetown. Love! Someone once told me that musicals exist in a world where at some point words can’t adequitely convey a character’s emotion, so they have to break into song. I just love that idea.
Friends an obvious thing to love, but I really do love my friends to death.
Being published A poem of mine just got published in a small literary mag, and it was such a happy surprise! My first published piece, and hopefully not my last.
Your new hair It looks fantastic, Gala!
I love my new gym membership, even though my legs/butt feel like they’re about to fall off (and I almost wish they would, ow!), I love taking the train every day (proper Rail Road, rather than mere subway)- it hasn’t stopped feeling exciting and adventurous yet, and I“m looking forward to loving my new glasses, just as soon as they come in. I’m also planning to buy some different pairs online for cheap and have wild shaped and coloured frames for special occasions.
That American Dream theme is pretty yuck, but I feel that in the hands of the thousands that attend Burning Man, it can only be wonderfully subverted and repossessed, ya gno?
two words:
lycopodium masks
:D!!!
Thursday = My first day off in ten! Oh to nap with kitties all day and have the time to catch up writing and reading.
The surprise arrival of packages filled with Betsey Johnson goodness! oooh, shiny…
The plesant surprise of sweet, childhood, nostalgia while peeking at Bradley dolls online.
My little slice of sugar-glazed key lime cake.
That it was 85F (I live in Las Vegas…) today, and I got to wear a tank top.
The fact that this year’s ridiculously terrible BM theme is inspiring a lot of my friends to actually contemplate working on an installation piece with me this year. Oh, look! It’s project-planning season already. Yay!
My Christmas Tree!
My family and I just set it up some days a go, and it came out so beautiful i cant take may eyes off of it
~ yummy self-concocted guacamole
~ cute (read: tall dark AND handsome) flirty college boys at supermarkets
~ knitted things that keep me warm without making my hair stand all the way up!
~ planning to get together with those friends that you never ever see but who are more and more amazing every time you do see them
~ thinking up new ways I can make my hair as super-fun as yours, but without the color and all by myself in front of a mirror with a scissor in each hand…
~ pretending I am in Tokyo, shopping for cute clothes and stationery two weeks before the Patrick Wolf concert there (he was in New York and I was ill that day! I am thus going to partake in your and Nadia’s excitement as well as those of the Japanese, hee)
~ looking for a new city to move to!
~ getting my dose of iCiNG before a long day of work :)
Things I Love:
1. Looking cute, if only for a day. It’s hard to do when you’ve only got twenty minutes after swim practice to shower, dress, and do hair and makeup, but I managed it today and still got to class on time! (It turns out if I spend less time talking, things move a whole lot faster… who knew? :P)
2. Your new blue ‘do! I loved the pink, but I think the purpley blue makes your eyes look amazing.
3. Taking naps and/or sleeping in general. Which is getting easier and easier to do now that the weather is (finally) getting colder! On the flip side, though, the cold makes it a lot harder to get out of bed…
4. Window shopping!!! I would have loved to buy some of the clothes (including a fabulous cream coat and some brown velvet pants), but just to look at them and try them on was enough to satisfy my craving. Now if they would just go on sale soon…
5. Sharing clothes with my mom – we aren’t the same size (she’s just a teensy bit bigger) but when we both do manage to fit into the same stuff, not only is it twice the use for the price but we also bond over our mutual shopping sprees.
Whew! I might as well write a whole book, eh? :] I hope you have a great day, Gala!
Yay for Gala and a fabulous haircut! Money well spent my love. In answer to your question about my colour I am being weak and waiting until next time to complain. But I am going to be really firm with him so he gives me what I want otherwise he gets the boot!
Hmmmm… Things I love today!
* Panadol * Shaving my man’s best mate’s hair this afternoon! It’s hideous and dirty and long and he is going to look like a spunk rat when I am done with him. * Finding the perfect Bambi pin on Etsy for my perfect friend for his birthday * My man telling me about his day * Looking foward to the weekend and a massive family party where I can dance the night away with my cousins in my fabulous vintage cocktail dress * Eating my mum’s prawn curry for dinner
Oh and Gala are your crazy colours usually more expensive than ordinary ones? I am thinking of getting a little crazy with my hair but the bank balance was beaten up pretty hardcore last time so I am a little wary.
- making dinner with my flatmates and eating together… especially when we make the famous ‘Ali&Sophie Burgers’ as we did last night.
- having five out of eight assignments done this month.
- planning out all the new clothes I’m gonna make over the summer holidays
- finding an issey miyake pleats please skirt in an op shop for $9
- house-hunting, although there’s always the fear that I won’t find a place
- candy canes
- Living in Sydney and always having friends take advantage of my spare room whenever they go to concerts
- the intersection of George & Park Streets near Town Hall in Sydney where you can cross the road diagonally. I get a lot of happiness hearing the walk signal and seeing everyone burst out onto the road, going in all different directions
I’ve been doing this on my blog for the last few weeks. Mine comes with a pic collage too, which can be seen at http://www.sarahphillips.com.au/8-11.jpg
1. Cups of tea. Now that I’m at home a lot, I have time for a good strong cup of tea again. Woohoo!
2. Vegetarianism – It’s been a week. Let’s see how I go.
3. Riding my bike. I’m getting fit again cause I’m performing circus stuff at Woodford Festival’s closing night shindig.
4. Jellybeans
5. Rainbow hoodie! I’ve worn this every day this week and I’m sure that my housemates think I’m not sleeping or bathing.
6. My cereal with tokens for free DVD rental. I’m saving them up for a big dvd fest after my big freelance project finishes and I have some breathing time again.
7. Hula hooping. I’m doing a short course at the CAE starting this Saturday. Here I come, abs of steel!
8. Underwear on the outside. Today I’m wearing what’s meant to be a camisole as a singlet top. Comfy.
9. Hot pink. This comes as a surprise as I was very very anti pink for 22 years. I’m itching to dye my hair bright pink again.
Plus, no pic for this but I’m going to see Crowded House tomorrow! Woohoo!
- kiwi fruit, my new fave fruit. so delish!
- the fact that i’ve lasted 4 days on my “health kick” and not even been tempted to have a mars bar!
- my boyfriend for sending me surprise roses at work yesterday (it wasn’t even my birthday!)
- and of course, your new hair! you look AMAZING woman!
- oh and overuse of exclamation points (it’s a thing of mine eep!)
gee wizz !! your hair looks fabulicious !!
Things i love Today:
- exercise: i’m determined not to let the holiday season stop me from getting into shape this year…
- Snowflakes: so pretty !! I wish, i wish, i wish it snowed here !!
i’m actually having a hard time thinking of some good things today guys, so it’s nice reading all of yours :)
-looking at pics of Gippsland & Dandenong and fantasising going there… but i have noone to go with!
x
Some of my family goes to BM each year; I will tell them to hold up the FREE CUPCAKES sign & wait for a cute pixie to pop up out of the dust.
I would like to go but I cannot convince myself to. I would have to ride in a truck complete with wildly painted trailer aside many people for a drive across the country. WHINE WHINE WHINE. Oh, me oh my oh faints. I am much too sissy.
It would be cute to run into you though! THEN WE COULD BE BEST FRIENDS. INSERT SCARY STALKER MUSIC. Mwaha!
It is not Thursday here yet, so I’ll put my bit in a few hours.
Which part of Mexico is your old hairdresser at? I need a new one and preferably someone who knows what she’s doing when she’s doing it. u_u
today i love that im almost finished my last ever year 12 exams, being excited about seeing crowded house this weekend!!, cups of coffee with friends to ease the stresss of exams, getting magazines in the mail, my items being sold on ebay, bags with victorian style prints, getting small balooons that say cute stuff like ‘i love you’ for no apparent reason.
i too LOVE your new hair cut and colour… its fantastic!!
I just took an arial dance class. We got to do trapeze and Spanish web and tightwire and everything! Apparently you can go to circus centers all over the world and take classes. It makes you feel so strong!
Also, a few years ago I made a tiny teepee from directions on a website that I can’t find anymore… but basically you just tie PVC pipes together at the top to make a cone and cover them in a big circle of fabric.
It’s big enough to stand in but small enough to keep inside.
Yay for ya new hair! Kinda steampunk-pixie, I love it :-D
Today I’m Lovin’:
+ Pear herbal tea – the smell makes me feel like a little girl playing dress-up in the 1920s :-)
+ Bright red lipstick
+ Getting places via alley-ways – so much more interesting than main roads, though I wish there was more graffiti-art goin’ on over here. One of the things I love about Melbourne is all the incredible art that can be stumbled upon just by stepping off of a main street – you must’ve had so much fun exploring since you moved over! Anyway, I digress… YAY ALLEY-WAYS.
+ My Red Lorry Yellow Lorry record
i just bought myself a bottle of Kai from LuckyScent; and some books from Amazon to cheer up! YAY
i know that place on degraves street, once me and my model were having a stroll there and a girl came out and ask my model to be her hair model…my model had to decline coz she was already working for other salon..that place is near center places where malorka building is , the4re are couple of glass boxes there they have my photos as a part of platform artists project, check em out. the concept is Dreaming in the City. I dunno how well my friend hung them (i wasnt there my mom died im abroad) but yeah I’ll have to prolly fix em up:) more here www.trixypixie.deviantart.com
your hair looks amazing! I just dyed yesterday from Blue to Black, I just was sick of random people yelling stuff out about my hair!
I made a tent about 3 weeks ago out of Blankets above my futon and had glow in the dark fairies hanging from the top and I cut inspiring things out of Vogue and Harpers, taped them to some ribbon and pinned them to the top of the tent so when i laid down i would have pretty things to look at! also tons of cusions and pillows!
its so cozy and comfy and good for lazy sundays to sit and read.
Thursday Loves *Sorbet, ice cold lemonade, The beach, ultra Green grass, Walking, Heart shaped glasses, the colour red, eating good food with good friends!
xxx
Tasj – I hope you feel better! Things that make me happy when I’m feeling down
Spending as much time as possible in bed, skip the shower, the gym, the make up, who cares!? Every morning I wake up wishing I could sleep just a bit longer. When I do get to do it, it is much appreciated.
Pretty scarves tied on my bag, so I forget it’s there and keep being reminded throughout the day.
wearing a lot of close fitting clothing layered, it looks a bit odd but touching my torso and feeling the squish of all my favorite tops makes me feel like I could plunk down and nap at any moment. I’m already covered in a blanket!!
Putting yogurt (especially lemon) into the freezer and feeling oh so healthy while i sit next to my roommate eating her ice cream.
Taking magazines i never read or never have any reason to read (Parent’s Talk from May of 99) from doctors offices.
your hair is all that AND the proverbial bag of chips. i love it.
things i love include mushroom and spinach dumplings, and gelatine-free chocolate mousse, which i found today and am eating RIGHT NOW. it’s awesome.
and the vintage green dress i’m picking up tomorow :)
I love CRAZY LOOP!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qTFqnDpuvE
I have never done one of these but.. here we go!
Today I loved..
>Spaceships, and hearing a double sonic boom this afternoon at my boyfriend’s house! Space is fascinating to me.
>Cuddling up in my warm bed because it is so cold outside!
>Trying new flavors of Ben&Jerry’s ice cream- tonight, Creme Brulee!
>Bedhead.. for some it may be lazy or out of style, but I enjoy not worrying much about my hair!
>Drinking lots of water because it makes me feel good all day long when I do it.
>Making plans to visit my best friend who moved away, and
>The specific style aspirations I wrote down a few days ago, and planning complete outfits just for fun…
>and of course this website!
Dancing to Joy Division and celebrating the irony! (If you haven’t yet heard this song by The Wombats, I IMPLORE you to have a listen)
It’s even better twirling around with my ribbon-on-a-stick =D
- Being highly employable (getting calls for jobs left, right and centre)
- My new VAIO! It’s so pretty!
- Old Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals (currently State Fair)
- The hilarious antics of the ever-fabulous Miss Bacall, Miss Grable and Miss Monroe in How To Marry A Millionaire
- ONE WEEK TIL I GO TO THE US! (and yes, I’m excited. It’s my first time there and I’m doing 3 cities in 2 weeks, and getting free accommodation in each!)
- Waking up to check out your blog and finding a new entry =)
MY BIRTHDAY is today!
well, in an hour & three minutes, technically. But it is November 8th!
this makes me happy. Other things that make me happy:
- i received a tiara in the mail tonight to wear on my birthday. everyone needs a tiara!
- i walk down the road to my mailboxes with a little blinking light atop as if they are lighthouses in the dark. My mailboxes overlook a creek & are across from a house with tikis blinking in the night.
- my hair appointment on friday
- fuzzy birthday bees
- finding candles & silly spray at work & knowing my co-workers are plotting something (eee!)
- wandering about bookstores looking for magnetic poetry
- thinking about birthday kisses at a tiki bar, slightly tipsy
- when my dog sits straight up with her ears perked & her tail wags, sweeping the floor
- planning vintage jewel sapphire curtains for my rooms composed entirely of silk scarves
- having a crush on a few certain people (!)
- listening to music that reminds me of deep playa
- star is coming down this weekend & we’re possibly going to roadtrip up to SF. AIEEE!
Gala do you know anyone in auckland to cut my hair!?
Goodness me i go to servilles in ponsonby but my hairdresser just left for london. i’m in dire need of a new colour and cut! such a hassle trying to find a new hairdresser :(
i once got to go on the trapeze when i was younger, in girl scouts.
it was amazing! i went by myself and then jumped off onto the net, then i got to learn a flip trick thing, and i also was caught by a man on another trapeze!
i have always wanted to take lessons since, maybe i will look that up now!
Wearing a size 6 outfit – It’s vain and tacky I know, but I’ve lost weight and feel great. (And that’s UK sizing, btw!)
New haircuts also! – I had a pixie crop cut in yesterday, very edgy, but I think I pull it off!
Chanel Chance Mini Roll-Ons – Bought cheaply on eBay, the teeniest perfume bottles I could find, they’re just so cute! And smell divine, a great pick-me-up.
Musty old books – The pages are yellow, they smell kinda funky and someone long ago rested their coffee cup on the cover…but that’s all part of their charm! At the moment I’m into dystopian fiction – Logan’s Run and 1984.
Water – I’ve woken up slightly hungover and to gulp down a glass of water feels amazing…!
Have a great day, everyone!
p.s. LOVE the hair!
thinking about you. wrote birthday notes in my blog.
I heart the fact that it is almost iCiNG Day. I have some fun plans i wrote about on my blog. You inspired me to make a tent :)
I also heart the fact that it is almost weekend. That I got a fabulous new writing job this week and i heart twinkle lights in my livingroom at night.
Love the fact that it’s Thursday. Friday is my favourite day at work and I can go to bed shortly being quietly delighted in that fact.
Love Gala’s new purple/blue hair. I’m so jealous I wanna spit. My hairdresser won’t let me HAVE blue hair. I’ve always wanted it and would like to do it over Christmas especially. Grrrrr… where in the world in Wellington do you get these things???
Love the fact that all week we’ve been eating SALADS every night for tea. I’m not saying we’ve got a perfectly healthy diet at the moment (there is still loads of norty stuff) but I’m feeling good due to the amount of vegies I’m chucking in to the diet and eating!
Loving the fact that our geriatric cat is doing very well and starting to get up to her old tricks of conniving us out of our lounge chairs again. She must be feeling good and that’s great and lots easier on the bank account!
Love the fact that I’m getting a new PC at work this week. My one sucked a kumera yesterday.
And should I admit to loving the McDonald’s Yoghurt Berry Crunch for breakfast? I just love it! it meets all the right texture and taste requirements for me! Delish! (any brickbats and I will cry :) )
Most of all, I’m loving the fact that for the last 4 days in a row we’ve had GLORIOUS sunshine in the Capital this week and we’re getting MORE over the weekend! Hoorah!
i seriously love what you do! i am a recovering goth and punk and i have no idea when it comes to fashion and beauty…reading what you do gives me ideas and the confidence to express myself in different ways! for example today i tried using fake tan! it went well i hope! love ya work!
kylie
LOVE my new black patent Gizeh birkenstocks, I’ve had a cast off pair of sandals for so long because I’ve never found anything comfy / decent to wrap my feet in.
Patent sandals with every pair of trousers I own? yeah why not :p
Love GetHipToTheThirdEarTrip and State Forests, of which I shall be attending this weekend (and not taking anything patent, or even any footwear :p)
Love picking up MenU stuff today, for any guys take note, their shave cream and facial cleanser is the best stuff I’ve found (www.emale.com.au supply easily enough, or Verve on lt. bourke if you want it now).
Love not having to be anywhere specific because I’m unemployed, but don’t love not having a job. Anyone need a fantastic data management application / solutions consultant in the advertising / web creative / media fields? :D
I also love treehouses. My ex boyfriend lives in one. It’s not UP in a tree but it is supported by trees.
Enjoy!
http://www.sinister.com/~opium/photos/treehouse.jpg
that I graduated from university last month
soup
baking chocolate cakes
buying presents
my bangs
red lipstick
tea
my new red cape-jacket
wigpee’s
so you think you can dance
sitting on my balcony in warm sun, reading a ‘DIY Encyclopedia’ my parents gave me
Wallpapering with instructions (see prior ;p)
parents
friends
passers by smiling back at you
oooh! the blue is gorgeous, sweetling! perhaps next time, when you go purple, you shoule add one pink extension. that would look quite fab, if you ask me.
Things I love…
bake sales! fwee, so much sugary goodness.
clementines
crisp fall weather
cute hat/mitten/scarf sets
dancing and singing to strange radio stations
white nailpolish
the site i’m working on. okay, so it’s a piczo site, but still!! it’s rather pretty.
ahh! love the electric purple/blue!
i love
i still love lime green furry monster boots from last week
giving my bike a paintjob and SPOKIE DOKIES rrrr! (thats my engine revving btw)
photos of manchester skyline at night
girls with beatles haircuts (hopefully soon to be me with beatles haircut.)
rediscovering the white stripes
imagination-is-the-only-limit!
I like happy-making lists like this. I keep doing it this week and it makes the less fun things fade to grey. Sunshine, tea, stories, zines.
Eep, I think I prefer pictures of lesbian pulp novel covers than the actual novels (I think I have a postcard somewhere…) Some of them can be pretty hilarious, but they kind of hurt my brain. It’s like staring directly at the sun.
:
I love eating Nutella out of the jar with a spoon! Also good with strawberries, and green grapes!
That is all for now because I’m eating it while I’m typing. hehe
re The Village Fest… you must check out Croque Monsieur (if you haven’t already), they are brilliant!
www.myspace.com/croquemonsieur
www.croquemonsieur.com.au
Might see you there
Yay for Thursday!
+ Juice boxes
+ Heroes this week was so so good!
+ Ginger Twist tea
+ My new Tea Tree Oil Face Wash is just amazing
+ Penguins, they are so cute, although not my favorite
+ Your new purple and blue hair! It is fabulous!
gala this website made me think of you!
http://www.cupcakecourier.com/
the song mariella by kate nash!
especially the bit when she says ‘nevereveereverevereverever HAHAHAHA!’
because I like to shout that bit :)
Oh, I actually spend a lot of time browsing through peoples flickr favourites too! I feel quite nosy when I do it however :]
This week I am loving, *Giving people lots of hugs! Hugs really do make people feel all warm&happy inside.
*Taking your advice, and blowing kisses to people! It sure does make people smile, even if they appear confused at first haha.
*ICING DAY! I am pretty much superexcited.
*Making plans for my newly decorated room. I bought the paints today, called Lemon Pie & Hint of Mint!
*And finally, sending off my university applications. Its another step towards my dream job!
Yay for things to love!
- The White Stripes! – A whole stack of great books waiting to be read! – Pumpkin muffins! – A really bright blue sky day! – Getting together with good friends! – New clothes! – Gossip Girl! – A trip to the museum! – Family! – And of course Gala!
I love strong coffee and homemade banana muffins.
nice hair Gala :) and the cut it’s amazing:)
mmm well things I love today…. – I just saw “Death Proof” by Quentin Tarantino and I’m totally in love with this movie, the story, the actors, their lines…have you seen it?? you should
-working out
-buying dresses
-discovering new cool french songs to practice my french
-hair cuts! I just cut my hair really short
-Icing!! I just voted for you for the weblogawards
-shoping with my best friend
OMG for the pulp fiction you have to start with Ann Bannon! I have “Odd Girl Out” and it’s great! But straight-girl romance novels of the same era are also amazing. I bet you’d love this one! I found a copy at my church and snatched it up! http://www.librarything.com/work/469116
Posting links kind of looks ugly, but you can find used copies of books from the 50s and 60s on Bookfinder.com and they will ship anywhere in the world!
mmm I should try that hairstylist…I want something new but am racked for ideas! I usally know what I want…I really love atm late night drives with random friends and coming up with crazy future plans that are possible like last night I researched what I would need to spend a year in New York after uni…just know that I can do such things fills me with unbelievable amounts of motivation and hope.
I love your new hair!
I am also in love with new haircuts & hair dressers. I went to see Eli on Tuesday on a whim without any idea of what I wanted and he came through with a cut I love. As well he fixed up my color so I have a lovely auburnish head or hair now :)
I love Roger Rabbit! My boyfriend and I have watched it at least 6 times in the past year. Fantastic!
I love:
- bringing out the comforter because it is freezing already! – sweet texts from my boyfriend – spinach enchiladas – planning my Christmas list, for myself AND others – Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young; as well as solo Neil Young – anytime Gala updates!
Today I love:
Pink my sister just gave me a pink purse that matches perfectly with my purple hair n_n.
Having nothing to do I finished all my papers for the end of the semester and now I’M FREE!
My car my little red car that gets me everywhere I want and has a kick ass sound system.
My friend Alekz who gives me the best Photoshop tips ever!
Cupcakes from El Globo on campus, they are just so delicious and chocolate-ly.
Gala’s new hair it looks gorgeous!
Today Im loving looking out my window and just enjoying the simple beauty of the clouds and their ever changing shapes..
Firstly, you are Violet Beauregarde meets Marc Jacobs model with your lovely new colored coif. Brava, Madamoiselle Darling. Take your colors to new limits without the aid of hallucinogens!
My things? Goldfish (crackers & creatures); unexpected compliments; planning grand European tours; finally having a cell phone plan that doesn’t make me want to pull a Virginia Woolf; books on loan; finishing the second season of “Rome” on DVD; neat cuticles; Scrabble; Richard Hellism (i.e. the study of Richard Hell) (& by extension…); Television; train rides; new friends meeting old friends; envisioning pools of Kool-Aid.
Stay cool
Things I love:
1930s visions of the future, corsets!, goggles, Gala’s new hair, iCiNG!!! & upcoming iCiNG day!!!, baking & frosting cupcakes, whiskey soda with a cherry, Lori Earley’s gorgeous paintings, stationery, white vases with huge bright flowers, books!
Ahh, the American Dream. I can see what you mean that it might be a yuck idea, but have you ever read any Hunter S. Thompson? He was actually all about the American Dream, owning it, creating it for yourself, pushing the limits of what something means, pursuing the elusive, and questioning the established ideas surrounding the idea, the myth, of “America”. I think it could actually be kinda cool if looked at from that angle.
xxoo
gala-
image five is SF based photographer merkeley??? he’s AMAZING and i just interviewed him for my new blog design that kills! check it out, he is so inspiring to me (an aspiring photographer)
and your blue hair looks great… from one ex dark sister to another,
Always,
Kristin
I love:
- The Talking Heads. Seriously, every album of theirs is amazing and I cannot stop listening to them! Plus, I have a massive crush on David Byrne :)
- The chilly weather we’re finally getting here in Florida. I can start wearing all my fun sweaters and coats.
- Your hair! Unfortunately, I am in the process of growing my pixie cut out right now and your awesome new hairdo makes it awfully tempting to go get it cut short again…hmmm.
- Posting on galadarling. This is my first one and I ‘ve been reading your blog for a while. I’m kinda shy, even on the internet, hee. It feels great to finally post!
waah, this hasn’t been the best week of all..but I guess I still have thing to be greatful for :)
-Unexpected and weird compliments! I recieved one from a bunch of teens (15 years old??), while I was walking home; they used the old “can I have a cigarrete?” thing (I don’t smoke fellas), and then one said to me “btw, you’re really pretty!”, but I think he said it because my shirt was falling out and my bra was showing!! Probably the first time they ever saw a bra…but it made my day!
-Other stuff; my girlfriends and them telling me they’re gonna miss me, new Urban Outfitters stuff my mom gave to me :D, dark nail polish, oatmeal, my big sister and her son (cutieeeee), the book The Magic Moutain (it rocks!)
You’re so awesome Gala :D I received a cupcake mail yesterday and it made me happy :)
I love…
Candy Apple Red nail polish, chocolate chip pancakes with powdered sugar sprinkled on top (not that I’ve actually HAD any this week, it just sounds delightful so I might treat myself to it some morning this weekend), listening to music, my new Twitter account that I am updating constantly now (thanks to you!), and the fact that I am learning how to do more with my camera, and I finally am getting around to reading the manual (first time DSLR user!).
-Snacks. Especially toasted English muffins with Swiss cheese.
-Gingerbread Houses – I’m having a party with my friends this weekend making them!
-Boys who wear scarves!
-Martha Stewart.
-Feathered everything.
-Sewing class. The most motivated I’ve ever been, I believe.
-Enthusiasm, sincerity and work ethic!!
-*ASTROLOGY*
* furry deely boppers. * dancing, people and things moving harmoniously. * stealing nibbles from my boyfriend’s food. * eye liner. * renting “the wuzzles”, hehe. * ye olde myths. * november in mexico. great weather, lots of parties! * gala darling, so much. preparing for iCiNG day!
things i love this thursday (and all the time!) – phone calls from my mum – blueberries in my breakfast cereal – radiohead’s new album “in rainbows” – the minty goodness of mojitos! though last weekend i loved them a little TOO much i must say.. – gossip girl – doesn’t everyone? – the old-fashioned tin of cinnamon candy sitting on my desk right now…they melt on your tongue :) – sushi with friends – how i feel after a nice full-body STRETCH – doing what is right and being able to feel good about yourself for it – french screenplays – the anticipation of going HOME for thanksgiving next weekend! ohh, to sleep in my own bed…
have a lovely weekend everyone!! a
i’m also loving that i find internet friends on here! i know audrey louise, we’re penpals and LJ buddies.
(love not caring that i sound like an internet nerd)
and my new obsession is photobooth photos that you can decorate with bizzare glittery things.
today i love..
being optimistic about my grade in math. croissants. seeing old friends. baseball style tees. my french class. postcards. the secret garden. my navy/white striped hoodie. pasta. the bands nirvana and beirut. 1960s french films playing at the 5th avenue cinema (portland. by psu). old photographs of my mom.
*FREE food from work (this is pretty much NEVER going to change) *Autumn weather *3 Day weekend! * Regina Spektor * Finally having time to cook a meal and then eating said meal while reading iCiNG. * Getting along with my roommates *Long talks on the phone with my sister. *frozen yogurt with fresh fruit. *receiving online purchases in the mail.
Are you getting married? The part about dying your hair white made me raise an eyebrow :)
LadySmaggle — Nope, crazy colours shouldn’t be any more expensive than the normal ones. Some places don’t have them, though, so it’s best to check before you’re sitting in the chair with wet locks!
beth — I love exclamation points too! If you hadn’t noticed already, hahah!
Tasj — Aww, honeypuff. Love love.
Lou — Hahahah you are the best! Your comment cracked me up :D
Juls — I have no idea which part of Mexico she’s in, I’m sorry! I think she’s on holiday, anyway ;>
Elixabeth — I love the idea of making my own wigpee! I really want to do it! Now I just have to find a space…
Mary Beeeeee — Happy birthday GORGEOUS! I lubs you! I didn’t know it was your birthday, I’m a bad friend! Ack! I hope you had a wonderful time…
Claudia — No idea on hairdressers in Auckland I’m sorry; my hairdresser quit the biz! Maybe it was my fault ;D
Jenny — You need to go to Jam on Cuba Street! They will do anything you want to your hair. Don’t be intimidated, just go in. They are super friendly & competent!
Destiny — We saw Croque Monsieur last night! It was a much smaller do than I thought it would be ;> But gosh, what a cute bunch of boys!
vanessa — Ahhh I have been wanting to see Death Proof, I will soon! & thank you for the vote!
emily — I love Hunter ;D I know he wrote about the American Dream, but, well, with a population of 30,000+ people, the theme is very subject to interpretation, & I think there will be some ugliness. Plus, there is a major alienation factor for those of us who aren’t American & for those who don’t particularly care about the place. (I love New York, but you know, there is a massive anti-American sentiment at the moment.) It just makes me feel uneasy.
Kristin — I just saw your interview; v. nice dolly!
Erin — Welcome welcome, kissy kissy!
Colleen — Not as far as I know! Haha!
I love the fact that you’d be getting purple extensions. I had long purple hair (extensions, though…. my hair is quite short) and it made me feel so glamorous for those few months I had the extensions. Everybody was asking if I was famous.
Oooh, is Style A to Zoe worth buying? It’s on my Amazon wishlist but I might just cave and buy it myself!
PS This is the first time I’ve stumbled on iCiNG and I absolutely love it!
gala – oh, i did. booked it in for next tuesday. i’m excited but nervous at the same time – apprehension {?}
i haven’t dyed my hair in the longest time…
I’m a little late, but this I love thursday are:
Icing/Gala Darling
Pumpkin ice Cream
Magazines
Watching old movies
3 day weekend
Holidays
Cold Weather
Naps on a cold day
My new business class and
Vintige stores
Well have a wonderfully exciting day everyone!