Things I Love Thursday
[ 29 July 2010 ]
Vanilla explosion! I went into Lush Cosmetics on Tuesday afternoon to see what was new in their world. I usually stick to my old favourites when I go in there (Rock Star, Alkmaar, Honey I Washed The Kids) but couldn’t help sampling some of their new products & fell head-over-heels in love with their new vanilla products! Vanilla Dee-Lite has coconut water & oil in it (& yes, you can smell it, hello, summer!) & Vanillary perfume is vanilla absolute with tonka absolute, OH MY GOSH. I have been coating myself with the lotion after showering & then spraying on a bit of the perfume before I walk out the door & oh I smell good! Stick your nose in a Lush shop today & have a big whiff!
Australia’s Next Top Model! I am an unabashed fan of the Top Model franchise, though I haven’t watched any of the American series since season 9 (where Saleisha won & Heather, who I ADORED, did not). Anyway, that is neither here nor there. The Australian franchise is great. (I still love Paloma, don’t you?) It just started so download it & enjoy! I love Charlotte & Alex for being so upfront about their Botox obsession, too. “If I could raise my eyebrow, I would.” PERFECT! (Also, did you hear about Cassi calling the French “snail slurpers” & “frog eaters” on Facebook? Oh, girl! Come on!)
Watching The IT Crowd with The Dish & laughing & laughing & laughing. Such a good show, especially for anyone who has ever worked on a helpdesk, at an ISP, or knows anything to do with computers. You should definitely watch it!
Going for long walks with The Dish & talking the whole way. It’s one of my favourite things to do with him.
...Yeah! It has been a quiet week (busy finishing off Love & Sequins #10!) so there hasn’t been a lot of action, but the next few weeks will more than make up for it!
Les petites: Feeling floaty after a long work-out; Klondike bars (only tried them for the first time last weekend — I am a fan); balloon installations; Ice Cube at 9am; moving the Coilhouse magazines to the front of the stacks when I visit Barnes & Noble (hey, a girl’s gotta help her friends as much as she can — not that they need my help, have you SEEN Coilhouse?!); the fact that my dog is a beanbag; obsessing over Iceland; eyeballs in the park; further refining my style direction for F/W10 (watch this space); leopard print sports bras (oui! I work out in these); having an “animal print moment”; Jeff Koons (clearly); “Me Tarzan, you knickers off”; watching Inception (which I enjoyed very much) while drinking a huge bucket of Coke (ewww but yaaaaay); Shae who is very brilliant & inspiring & who I’m so looking forward to seeing on Saturday!; Chloe’s first video project (ahhhhhhhhhhhh cute); excitement about California (I am having to cut my trip short by a few days BUT it’s for a good reason, more details to come!); planning adventures with Jazzi Nubby Chloe Amy Lydia et al; finally eating when you’re starving; the Twitter water buddy system (it’s simple — every now & then, you just tweet reminding your followers to drink water! I remind you, you remind me, it all works out!); laughing while I work out; Lebanese food; the relief of having completed L&S10!; all the lovely responses to my knicker photos the other day (thank you so much!); cuddling with Dishy. I love him. You know that, right?
Heaven is whenever…
(The Hold Steady)
What are you crushing on this week? A cute girl, your new blazer, a core-shaking idea? Please share it with us!
RADICAL self-love & stardust,
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‘Have you tried turning it off and back on again’ is the MANTRA at my helpdesk, but people just don’t seem to take the advice that seriously anymore.
I’m pretty damn excited about being a NOMAD currently, changing my plans at the drop of a hat (just got back from Paris a couple of days ago, dahling), and also Cirque du Soleil the Saltimbuco show at Wembley last night. The THINGS those people can do! So colourful and amazing and awe-inspiring. I don’t know whether I should work out more or practise juggling or just get a HUGE multi-coloured crinoline and sing a lot…
Gala, are you planning to go to Iceland?! It is one the most ABSOLUTELY beautiful countries in the world, for such a little place. The waterfalls…the glaciers…the hot springs! Amaze.
xx
i LOVE the lush vanilla range, especially the perfume. whenever i wear it people tell me they want to nibble me :D
I’m totally in love with doing my Insanity workout in front of the mirror, watching myself turn into a crayfish while doing suicide jumps. In the end even my ankles sweat, I swear! I’m going to be in the best shape of my life!
Also, that J. Crew look book everyone is talking about, All Saints, military boots, business dresses, trench coats and dark red lips!
ahh the IT crowd, such a genius program. i’ve loved it for years :)
for meeee this week…
hanging out with friends, swimming in the sea in brighton (coooold!), writing songs, good hair days, holding hands, new vintage style dresses, barbecues, cuddles, candles, kisses, pink things.
yuhh :)
The IT Crowd is ace, we watched it from the start, it amuses me greatly!
My TiLT is here: sparkleandglitter.co.uk/2010/0…
Edinburgh festival and fringe! A huge upside down purple cow has gone up, there are street performers appearing all over the place, clubs are finally open till 5am instead of 3am so we can dance away all night with people from all over the world. It hasn’t even started properly yet and haven’t even had the chance to have a good look at who will actually be here this year. Such a good month
+ G.R.I.N.D by Asher Roth. It is such a positive, happy song to start your morning with! ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7Ljpf… )
+ I get to go see Weezer in concert for the first time on Saturday night. They were my first favorite band & hold a special place in my heart, so I am very excited.
+ Sex talk! It’s nice to be able to dish all the dirty details with another girl who understands. I don’t get to do it often, but when I do I always enjoy it :)
+ Facing fears & conquering anxiety—I’ve been taking my husband to work 20 minutes away every morning in order to cure my highly irrational fear of driving alone. PLUS, I get the car during the day then & can go explore, apply for jobs, and LIVE in the real world!
+ Speaking of LUSH, running cool baths & tossing in the “Mermaid Water” cocktail, which is a Big Blue bathbomb (the BEST) and 1/2 a Sunnyside bubble bar. It makes SUCH pretty bathwater & it’s almost as good as being at the beach if you have no water around (cough cough)
ahh, those Lush products sound amazing. must go have a look-see!
some of my faves this week include:
coconut-lime body spray, going to the amusement park with my friend and screaming my head off, planning my studies for the fall, make-up tutorials & Bollywood music!
-My baby girl. I just can’t get enough of her!!! She is such a riot!
-My mom and brother coming into town! I haven’t seen them in over a year, so this is long overdue!
-The boyfriend. Always the boyfriend.
-Robeks and all their delicious smoothies.
-sales on ice cream!! 4 gallons for $8? OKAY!!
my brand new, cute little short-scale bass! it arrived this morning and i am IN LOVE! <3
my most wonderful and glorious boyfriend Chris who is all things that are good and kind and wonderous <3
excitement about Berlin! <3
bicycles! <3
Love and Sequins! <3
getting help when help is needed <3
I LOVE The IT Crowd. Chris O’Dowd is one of my national heroes, for sure.
This week I’m loving going running in the morning, learning how to lucid dream, making enough in waitressing tips in one day to buy a cute pair of pumps (very Lanvin-esque ones at that!), listening to Kassidy and Wild Beasts and making tea and watching Come Dine With Me at the end of a long day.
Gala, I’d match you on the Iceland obsession. It’s a dream of mine to go watch the Northern Lights while listening to Sigur Rós! =D
This has been the week of books! I’m getting so much reading done, it feels so good! Also, having a stay-in date night with my bf (eating takeout pasta and watching Shutter Island) and helping my friends move have been highlights of my week!
a boy with shoulder-length wavy hair and a scruffy beard who always wears plaid or western button up shirts and jeffrey campbell lita platform booties
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Those sculptures are hilarious!
My list is in my blog, as usual, I’ve taken it as an habit, and I enjoy every moment of it (I start a new list on my laptop the very moment I blog the current one!)
Plus I may second your “further refining my style direction for F/W10”, I’m having all sorts of obsessions with fabric, and finally took out my sewing machine!
Happy thursday everybody!
Very cute list (: ♥
Whoa, leopard print sports bras?! They are so cute.
prepping for a huge craft fair next month, Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman, Caravan of Thieves (band from CT), Warehouse 13, pancakes, thoughts of Halloween (yes, already), twittering, my boyfriend
god, i love ‘we can get together’.
- scarlett thomas. almost my favourite novelist – my very favourite is angela carter, but scarlett thomas is probably second. i’m reading ‘our tragic universe’ and it’s so clever and… quite warm in places, or it feels quite true and personal to me in a way that a lot of novels that try to be aren’t. the people feel real, while the novel’s also very preoccupied with ideas about storytelling, and philosophy, and popular science and new-age stuff… anyway, it’s great.
- shakespeare, because i’m being made to read his entire works this summer (i know?!) and, obviously, he’s amazing. i’m kind of obsessed with much ado about nothing. i love the kenneth brannagh film. swoon, etc.
- sausages with caramelised onion in. NOM.
- toy story 3 is PERFECT. & the short before it, night and day, is totally wonderful.
- pressed apple juice. usually i hate apple juice, but freshly pressed, it’s amazing.
- cuddling my boyfriend whom i don’t get to see for like two and a half weeks. waaah.
- horrible histories, the tv series. funniest thing on tv, i think. seriously, have you seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2kyNbZc7oc
OH gosh. I haven’t done a TILT in forever, but I have a lot of things to love this week. They are:
1. fabulous new haircut courtesy of an adorable girl who reminded me of Drew Barrymore and who made me feel so awesome about myself. I have bangs again! Apparently my hair is healthy! Joy!
2. fabulous new boy. Oh goodness he’s a cute one.
3. tiny kisses under a tree in a park at sunset. See above. (So cliche! So PDA! I don’t care! HA!)
4. best friends who listen, really listen, and give the most amazing advice, and don’t judge.
5. Korres Guava lip butter. I should be the spokeswoman for this stuff.
6. Four words: Surprise Karaoke Birthday Party. Best birthday ever, and it wasn’t even mine.
7. Leaving for Oxford for a month in 8 days. Stoked beyond stoked. (Good timing on this month’s Love & Sequins, by the way!)
8. 90s post rock and shoegaze. New favourite genres.
9. Last but not least, Summertime Clothes by Animal Collective. My theme song right now, so so good.
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happy thursday loves!
Those giant balloon animal sculptures have got to be the greatest thing I’ve seen all week! Would it be wrong of me to covet one for my living room? :P
Thanks for sharing these gems, Gala!
my new job is top of the list this week. i’m in love with it and the people i work with. also: – green tea&raspberry frappuchinos from starbucks – i’m on a gunmetal nail polish kick – period piece film scores – fresh sheets on the bed!
1. Two mindblowing shows in a row by The Need, in Olympia & Portland. My horoscope said “The time has come for you to receive a blessing from the highest expression of feminine power”, and I think that was IT.
2. Hanging baskets overflowing with petunias in Tenino, Washington.
3. A new bar of my favorite handmade honeysuckle soap.
4. Amaaaaaaaaazing tempeh gyros with garlic-cucumber-yogurt sauce made by my boyfriend; amaaaaaaaaaazing roasted potato mini pizzas with balsamic glaze!!!! also by same boyfriend.
5. Ace of Spades by Motorhead.
6. Looking at wedding rings made by local artists on Etsy/planning our tiny secret wedding (after 7 years of engagement).
7. Helping my mom clutter clear.
8. Health week! Massage, yoga, counseling & asthma meds!
9. My Alicia Silverstone toiletries case, ha ha ha. www.amazon.com/Ecotools I love being a low maintenence girl – the simple contents make me feel secure.
10. The hot pink hairbrush I have used for the past 16 years!!!
Those balloon animal statues are the GREATEST!
& this week I’m absolutely loving: Quentin Tarantino themed parties, “Techno is a unicorn running up a hill in slow-mo”, belief boards & peach season!
Things I’m loving this week:
- my awesome new set of colored pencils
- that in less than a month I’ll be in CHICAGO with some of my besties
- the bands my boyfriend’s younger sister introduced me to while she was staying with us – we saw Steel Train and Girl in a Coma at the Bowery Ballroom with her, and I’m now officially in love with them
- my discovery that the beach at the Rockaways is totally adequate and not as far away as I thought
... and I’ve eaten a black bean burger with hummus inside of spinach tortilla every single day for lunch this week, so I think that means I love it as well!
+ fresh organic produce delivered right to my door + hanging out with cute dudes + baking tons of cookies + finding out one of my favorite bands is playing a secret show tomorrow + sparkly pink nails with little skullies + yellow wedges + taking a day off and hanging with my mom + fake blt + reading by the pool +
**how big water bottles look when kids drink from them. (I saw this, and immediately thought “I’ll save it for Things I Love Thursday!)
**raspberries
**baby converse all stars
Oh, I ADORE Aus Next Top Model. My ultimate guilty pleasure :) It’s def the best Top Model franchise, I think. I loved Cassi though, she really has great model potential and is gooorgeous. Too bad about all the ‘drama’ though. :/
I’m obsessed with The IT Crowd. Hilarious. It also brings this comic to mind: theoatmeal.com/comics/computer…
@Jasmin – Insanity workouts are so hard and so sweaty, but I always feel so great after them!
Things I’m loving this week:
+ Camping on the floor of my best friend’s new and still completely empty apartment because he was so excited to spend the night there that he couldn’t wait for a bed
+ Long runs by the lake
+ How the baby I nanny for is obsessed with wearing her sunglasses – she’s such a little rockstar!
+ Rewatching Firefly
+ Making an omelette following directions from a Julia Child video clip, and having it be the best eggs I’ve ever eaten
+ Top Gear
+ The Violet Hour – a bar in Chicago where they make really unique craft cocktails (gin with blackberry cordial – yum!) and it feels like stepping back into the 1920’s – amazing!
Oh so much good stuff! (I love those sculptures!) I’m digging on knitting and cooking from scratch and getting on top of my finances/budgeting/pound-stretching and hooping and home-made everything.
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♔ Buying a new dress and actually wearing it (I’m very much a jeans and tshirt girl normally).
♔ Visiting the local flea market for the first time in years with my husband. That was a good laugh.
♔ Working out.
♔ Pandora radio, loving it.
♔ Reading before bed while my husband listens to audible books next to me. (I’m reading Stephen King’s Under The Dome & he’s reading Mary Roach’s Bonk.)
♔ Taking pictures.
♔ Plans.
♔ Window shopping online.
♔ Morbid Fashion getting so much love recently.
♔ Watching video interviews of Victoria Beckham and Daphne Guinness because they’re both inspiring.
♔ The ridiculous ideas my husband and I come up with in bed at two in the morning.
♔ The “I Need A Handjob” commercial, ridiculous and funny ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJf_H3… )
♔ Shopping by myself, which I get to do so rarely.
♔ Trying not to stare at gorgeous girls in the store (and failing).
♔ Getting a bit of sun.
A man I’ll probably never see again, swiss chard stir fries, the mind of the woman who draws www.harkavagrant.com, funny sex convos with my bff, going back to school and the entire cast of True Blood (sad I know).
OOOhhh…Lush is dangerous! However I bought some stuff when I was in London and online a while back, and I find that I don’t really ever use it. even if it does smell AMAZING. Hmmm…
-Half days at work
-Seeing my friends play their music live
-New Friends
-Thunderstorms
-6 pairs of Victoria Secret Undies for $15…amazing.
-Planning more YouTube gatherings (this one closer to home)
-Using “OM NOM NOM” as a term of affection
-Making plans
-Adorable boys
-Productivity
-Thinking of Pots and Pans (It makes me excited to move out of my parents house.)
-Feeling a bit more relieved and less stressed about my move.
-Future houses
-Starting my mom’s 60th birthday dinner with crazy dancing with my dad
-Ending my mom’s 60th dinner birthday with Dead baby/Helen Keller jokes.
-Sunshine
My new dress!: www.rachelphipps.com/Office
And my exciting internship plans!
-a new wok (and the delicious food it produces)
-blue eyes
-floral print sundresses
-anything made out of glass which is sapphire blue
-seemly random and obscure quotes
-nibbling fresh herbs
-polka-dots
-anything that smells of lilac or jasmine
-hot, fresh bread smothered with really, really good imported olive oil brought over from Italy by my sister on her last trip there
Aw, man! I can’t stand The IT Crowd, and my husband and sons love it! I said, ‘Gala loves The IT Crowd!’ And they were all ‘of course she does’ . . .
- My new camera! Sony NEX 3; This is Love… Yes indeedy. – Having the house to myself and walking around all day in my favourite underwear. – My lovely friends wedding on Saturday. – New shoes to wear to said wedding.
the vanillary perfume rocks my world!! when i worked at lush, i would spray this on myself every single time and i would come home smelling extra-vanilly.
speaking of lush, i just bought spacegirl bathbomb which smells like candy and absolute deliciousness and is so similar in smell to the comforter, so i think tonight i will be throwing together a BATH COCKTAIL and enjoying a good book.
my # 1 love this week is my 18-month moleskine weekly notebook. i love being organized once again!
~Being invited for cake and coffee by my “second family” in my university town and spending the whole afternoon with the mom and her two pretty teen girls, laughing, eating cake, shopping for grocery, drinking tea, doing something creative and simply enjoying a family life far away from my own family. Thank you, my dears!
~having trash tv parties with vanilla pudding and my lovely flatmate
~letters from my long distance boyfriend. Miss him.
~a poster from an Andreas Fenininger picture on my wall
~finally writing something
~signing my contract for the new job tomorrow!
~riding my bike everywhere and NOT getting wet
~a pretty new necklace with a light green stone
I’m crushing on the college I’m going to, because it’s 600 miles away from home and it’s in Washington D.C (eeep!). Plus, shopping for the dorm room stuff means that I get to entirely remake myself. Awesome. :D
♥ Reading Dracula, after procrastinating my obligation to the classic for many years.
♥ Sunset picnic dinner on the beach with family. Everything tastes better out of doors!
♥ Hayao Miyazaki causing me to believe in magic & dreams all over again.
♥ Cupcake-shaped lipgloss for 99 cents.
♥ Fresh papaya for breakfast.
♥ Painting various knick knacks into a rich teal color.
♥ Singing along to Dashboard Confessional & feeling nostalgic.
♥ Cracked.com in all its hilarity.
♥ Creating lovely oragami flowers.
♥ Inspiration collages which also express my mood at the time.
♥ Sleeping in until noon.
♥ Art by John William Waterhouse.
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“The IT Crowd” is my LIFE!!! Moss = my future fictional platonic husband.
My TILT o’ the week dwelleth here (lots of photos this week!): unicornsforsocialism.com/2010/...
I would also add … having a glorious girlfriend who calls me during severe thunderstorms to remind me that the chance of dying in a tornado is quite slender. Mush!
using out heavier weights & pulling them off @ the gym woohoo!!; The anticipation for next week’s reunion with my ‘old girls’; being busy busy busy at work; tasty detox tea with thistle; cooking new recipes; having an uber busy planned weekend :D!!
My new bangs!
Love and Sequins number 10!!! Its awesomeness!
Crying and crying and crying…
Spending all the money I get o.O
Warm weather.
Yummy smells.
Kitty coin bank :D
Gala, from a current-Lush-employee to a former-Lush-employee you MUST check out the new Lush products when they hit the US!! The Fizzbanger ballistic is Roald Dahl inspired, the Dragon’s Egg is insanely beautiful and Twilight smells incredible. Also the ‘It Started With a Kiss’ lip tint is a beautiful red and it smells like the old Lip Squeak lip balm! (Check out the UK site to see what’s what!)
AND they’re bringing out a whole range of new fragrances which I have been lucky enough to smell and they have seriously stepped up their game. They’re their most complex, sophisticated fragrances to date :)
Anywho, on with my happy list:
Roller derby (love of my life), home-baked cookies, lemon chewing gum (mint is so over), blazing through to-do lists, my very own skates (oldish news but I’m so happy to have them) selling stuff on Ebay, being ready to take my driving test (roll on September!) birthday camping weekends, successful exhibitions(!), house-sitting (way more fun than you’d think!), getting dollars from the currency exchange and being given $1 bills (strip club here I come :P) and taking matters into my own hands and being surprised at how well it turns out :)
♥ Getting rid of the stinky cast on my leg
♥ Getting to shave and moisturise said leg after 4 weeks
♥ Thinking that I dress like a scruff (I work in a lab) only to be told that I have an awesome wardrobe of “classy professional labware”
♥ MOR cosmetics Sorbet body cream – OMG I die & go to heaven everytime I use it
♥ Minus 4 frosts yielding clear skies and sunshine
♥ Playing with house plans in Visio
♥ Embracing literature and theatre and philosophical conversation in a way I have never done before (science brain hasn’t let me til now)
♥ Getting together with my lovely yoga teacher to put together a plan for my rehab
♥ Being happy just cos I am and can be :-)
one word: DEXTER.
-Dad bought me a packet of kiddie pencils for no reason (they have little owls and apples and stuff on them lol!)
-working out with access to a stationary bike and a punching bag!
-ordering new boots
-sunshine, sunshine, and more sunshine. And getting tan.
-realizing that I have $32 to spend at Barnes and Noble.
Aw yeah.
2nding the Coilhouse love, of course of course!
Additionally…
† Tokyo Milk Gin & Rosewater Perfume †
† The Phantasmagoric Theatre Tarot †
† A moody, murky mix – tinyurl.com/2e9sto8 †
† A Japanese children’s book tinyurl.com/2d8jbys †
-Watching USA ALLLL week long; hooray for Burn Notice/NCIS/White Collar/Royal Pains!
-FINALLY being done with my online french class
-Scrambled Eggs for every meal
-My bffffffffff’s birthday being tomorrow
&& Lotsa other stuff that I can’t think of right now :)
Playing loud music while driving, and singing aloud of course; and on that note, hearing a live recording of Placebo’s Meds on the radio while driving home (had to take a detour); today was my last day of work!; custom pizza; weird semi lucid dreaming, or alternatively a low density stalker; Cherry Garcia, B&J cherry ice cream with chocolate! I just found it today; Lost Boys 2: The Tribe. Silly, bloody, entertaining. All in all good, except for that underlying note that women are, well, whores that don’t need to be asked.
Oh, and cinnamon buns my friend made.
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So Miss Gala, what would you do for a Klondike Bar?
I LOVE the IT Crowd! I am excited to know that you do too Gala! :)
-Mexican food
-Blue Moon beer
-Having ALL the Buffy the Vampire Slayer seasons on Netflix instant view! (oh boy here comes a renewed obsession)
-Volunteering, as always. I love the store and LOVE the ppl I work with!
-Chatting w/ one of my besties who I hadn’t talked to in forever! (she’s the one I share the tumblr with)
-Baking blueberry pie from freshly picked and huge blueberries!
+ Going to the park, hoop in tow, with my friends & sparking lovely convos with randoms.
+ Cosmo Radio on XM!! Cocktails with patrick is my favorite- last night they were discussing dudes who sit to pee & it was hilarious.
+ Mop & Bucket Co (which my boyfriend is in) being named the area’s best Improv troupe!!
+ Bought some melatonin on a whim to see if it would help the quality of my sleep & WHOA. Hell yeah!
+ Clouds shaped like Falcor
+ my boyfriend’s scent
-going to a lecture with some friends and sideways giggling all night over the lecturer’s lame attempt at jokes
-stalling on a highway and screaming in fear before laughing in relief when we weren’t killed!
-trial exams next two weeks, NO SCHOOL!
-late night walks with friends
-zumba class
-malteaser sundaes
-having dinner with friends in a diner and being atrociously loud
-planning my uni trip
-18th birthday party for a good friend
-huuuuuuuuge hugs
-having a drunk friend not let me leave a party until I’d hugged him and kissed him on the cheek
-new knitted sweater my mum bought me
-impressing my photography teacher with my useless knowledge
As well as your lingerie photos, Gala, a larger-than usual list:
*Getting a gorgeous second-hand wardrobe with metal flowery handles *The furniture store saying I could come back before the delivery date and get more items for them to come with the wardrobe *Bumping into someone I hadn’t seen for a year (and gave up hope of ever seeing again) – so good to see him!!! *New touch screen phone – will play with it once the battery’s charged up *Starting the NVQ part of my advice training *Happy that all I have to do is to get evidence together of my competency *Duck Hill!!! *Going to the housing law training on Friday and finding that I met one of the trainers in a previous job *Smiling randomly after coming out of the training (ended up doing a mini-presentation in front of the group!!!) *Gorgeous gluten-free vegan red-glitter-covered cupcake from Out Of This World on Friday lunchtime *Having iTunes DJ on for the past couple of days and hearing songs I haven’t heard in ages *My training supervisor being really really really happy with my progress *Getting that Bank Holiday Weekend feeling a month early *Moroccan-style hummus (with sultanas, cumin, apricots, and garlic) – MMMMM!!! *Wearing my new super-low-top all-black Converse, like, constantly (weather permitting) *Being inspired by archived blog entries from The Clothes Horse and putting together enough outfits for an entire week *Walking into another charity/second hand furniture shop and the air smelling like the aftershave/body spray that so many guys at uni seemed to wear – good times :)
I am crushing on a boy with blonde hair and a nice voice. And I really hope it works out perfectly. insert wistful sigh
But otherwise, I love:
My wonderful, adorable friend Taryn, actually, just my music student friends in general, long conversations on the drive home with a best friend, organic popcorn, flirting, men with nice voices, planning dates, other people’s birthdays, things made entirely of lace, collecting slips, Lady Gaga (particularly in the car with friends), matte grey nailpolish, Russh magazine, strong, strong coffee, coral lipstick, my cuddly friend Hubert, stationery shopping, chocolate cake and green tea. Oh, and also Jess Loves Fred. That blog makes my heart sing.
-Lush’s Christmas in July VIP party that I am attending today. – My first day of legal placement, and actually getting to do real lawyer things for the first time in five years. – Wizard of Oz themed outfits. – My good mate Sam, who is just utterly adoreable. – My boyfriend telling me he’s going to cook me dinner, making me wait in the loungeroom, and then emerging with a plate of biscuits and cheese. – Dr Pepper. – Bright blue nail polish – That video of Dolly! She’s as malleable as Gumby!
this week i love:
that i have a start date for my amazing new job; planning how to look and smell my best for my boyfriend’s return on tuesday; how clean and tidy my room is; seeing my mum <3
+Bumping into a gorgeous guy i’ve liked forever, made my week <3
+Weekends- they have become so much fun lately
+Pizza with spinach topping
+Listening to music “from the past” – 90’s and early 2000’s britpop
+The crazy weather- one day it’s raining and lightning wakes you up, later there’s sunshine. I like it.
+Talking to my mom after a while of not seeing her
+Going to the movies with my dad and my sister and watching Shrek :D
Things I love include:
- being tucked under my very new (as in, we just decided last night) boyfriend’s wing. I’ve never felt so loved up or safe and warm before. A nice and slightly terrifying feeling.
- my co-worker buying me a chocolate croissant for verifying his passport – I totally would’ve done it for free!
- reading the paper and my blogs in the morning before school starts.
- going to my first festival this afternoon. Splendour here I come.
here’s mine here’s mine!!
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I LOVE Australia’s Next Top Model, 100000x more than America’s NTM. ANTM is tacky, Tyra is tacky, and all the most talented models go home early on.
This week I love:
+my new jeggins from F21, they were just $8.50 & are so comfortable
+signing petitions to ban plastic bags in California, I like having a beautiful ocean thank you.
+a clean bedroom
+cheap, pretty costume rings on ebay
+red nail polish
I love the IT Crowd, it makes me giggle!
Currently loving: getting crafty at work – hot bar men with nice arms – mojitos – shiny new brogues – quality time with my best friend – socialising with colleagues outside of a work environment – swooshing around in lace skirts – tess of the d’urbervilles by thomas hardy – watching a whole pile of godard films in one night – rooibus tea – getting a gym membership and knowing that with a bit of hard work and commitment i’ll soon feel good about my body again – payday! – writing extensive shopping lists – lomography – cute youtube videos of friends – deciding how to get my hair cut – anna lou of london – melba toast, my new obsession – final part of the scott pilgrim series being released – cake stands piled high with french fancies – pleasant customers – luxurious days off – matching underwear – learning new songs on the guitar – black books – homemade creamy mushroom soup, om nom nom – having lots & lots to look forward to :)
Things to Love
*Getting out of my awful office job – suddenly I feel motivated and creative again! Which leads to… *Uber creative coffee dates *Friends, friends, always with the friends *Interstate flirtation *Op-shopping and scoring BIG TIME, haha! *Camberwell markets and making breakfast for said lovely friends *The gorgeous few days of sunshine that we had before the gloom descended again *The universe sending me a pick-me-up just when I floating a few inches away from rock bottom
Gala! Please come visit Chicago
I am in love with those amazing statues!
I would very much like one to place in my front garden. x
I love that you mentioned Iceland! I’m actually a quarter Icelandic! My mother is half Icelandic and half French, my grandmother is full Icelandic. I’d really love to visit one day, it’s such a beautiful place!
Speaking of Lush :)
I just hopped out of the shower after using Buffy and then coated myself with Candy Fluff…so relaxed :)
Making my week..
-The Master and Margarita, read it after seeing a write up on Coilhouse and loved it
-Ebay wins. I’ve had a particular pair of boots for about 4 years now, but recently they fell victim to a puppy-chewing and are ruined. They have since been discontinued, but I was lucky enough to find a pair in my size on ebay for a fraction of the cost =]
-Excitement about returning to uni on Monday !
-My boyfriend and dear Buddy-kun :D
-Movies
-I’ve never had bad skin, but recently it’s become perfectly clear, yay!
-Planning more travel
Jeff Koons is AMAZING, right? Love it.
I’m in-love with Moss, too… shh! There’s a wicked cute/dangeously addictive IT Crowd game on the show’s website:
www.channel4.com/programmes/th…
xo
I am crushing on my man. My dearest Eirik hails from Tromso in northern Norway and me from New Zealand. Two opposite ends of the earth with one language of LOVE. It is so hard to be away from him physically but each day, as he tells me that he still loves me and misses me, I feel a sense of security with him.
hahahaha IT crowd!! Have you had the pleasure of seeing AD/BC a rock opera by Matt Berry? Its hilarious!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwXgIS…
Things i’m loving this week: – the flight of the conchords episode with the Australian girlfriend Keitha, hahahahahaha! – my boyfriend giving me flowers because i’m not feeling well :) – planning my first trip to the states – getting hugs from friends – getting back into drawing – drinking cups of tea while its raining outside :)
Toy Story 3, Jersey Shore, my 2-minute yummy garlic bread recipe, Billy’s Bakery caramel pecan cheesecake, DMX, avocado, picnics, Dave Chappelle, BFF, South Park marathons
I LOVE The IT Crowd! The episode where they see “Gay! A Gay Musical” had me practically peeing my pants.
+ Making more eye contact & really listening to people (thank-you Love & Sequins number 4 (or 3? I don’t remember!).
+ Hanging out with the bestest of buds more often & not settling for a day in my pajamas when I have no plans.
+ The prospect of voting. I turned 18 this year & Australia’s going to the polls this August. Kind of scary & exciting!
+ Napping in the library rather than doing maths. Ha!
+ Turning around when in the canteen line & finding that a certain boy is right behind me. Both of us smiling like mad, saying a sheepish ‘hi!’ & then grinning all the way to class. :D
ah! The IT Crowd!!! yes!! it is my most favourite comedy ever, i recommend it to everyone.
- My Mum. I love her to bits! – My nickname bestowed on me by my husband. Bunnif is a combination of the words Bunny and Banoffee pie. – Staying at work for “last friday of the month” drinks and making an effort to talk to people instead of hurtling out the door on the dot of 5 – Love and Sequins. This is life-changing stuff, it should be compulsory reading material. – My new dress from Dotti with a polka dot and bow print. Totally swoon-worthy!
I dont know how far behind the USA is with Lush produce but there is this great stuff called Ultrabalm out now and it can be used in anway like vaseline!
-Thunderstorms up a mountain in an olive grove in Ital, blackouts
-Going to Finland in 4 das!
-Solitude
-Sunshine
-Cute violet curlicue dragonflies
-long walks to places with good views
-Dogs and kittens
-Making brave decisions and turning m life around
-Long heartfelt emails to and from m parents
-Making plans over the internet with old friends for when I get back
-Sending cute postcards
-Homemade bindis
-Listening to music I loved when I was 9 * like Shampoo, Alishas Attic, Republica, the Cardigans, Lisa Loeb, Bif Naked etc and watching videos fr fashin tips
FINALLY, after months of deeply inset gut feelings that Chloe and a certain SG were too twin-like to be different people, I have proof.
Deep exhale. I’m not crazy. Suh-weeeeet.
whatever this reality brings always crushes me.its a wonder-full experience.
I love the smell of vanilla so i will deffo be checking out lush i hope they have all this new stock in britain aswell or i shall be a little upset.
ah and the IT crowd is one of my favouritessss.
MOSS! he’s the best.
Jaymie
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1. Getting really sweet colourful letters from my grandmother and my best friend, who’s working in a summer camp in maine. So far away! She’s so brave!
2. Time alone with my boy, who can cook steaks to perfection and runs through the woods with me at night when we both get spooked.
3. Patchouli.
4. Payday! It’ll all disappear as soon as I get it, but i hate being so broke.
5. Getting back into yoga. It chills me out.
The week seems to be ending on a stressful note, workwise, but everytime thoughts creep in I metaphorically click IGNORE...IGNORE...IGNORE :)
. L & S #10….wohoo!
. My first ShoeDazzle order coming in…lets see how that goes!
. Sermon on the Mount
. Eckhart Tolle
. a cute polka dot dress I found for $12!!
. our puppy falling asleep on my lap
. the hubs buying me flowers for no reason :)
. coconut macaroons
. “Best of you” by the Foo Fighters….beter late then never, no?
. having a good hair week, despite all this Miami humidity
. good friends…great friends!~
xoxoxoxo
Thinking i was going to the doctors to fill out some blood work forms for my pregnancy, only to be told im actually having TWINS!!
mangoes and mozzarella
if I’m allowed to give TMI: Blowjobs
my boyfriend! Love love love!
spontaniously meeting about ALL my friends at the club – noone wanted to go out, neither did I, then I was around the corner and the texts just kept coming
Shutter Island! brilliant movie!
being back at the paper. it’s been too long.
summer break
children’s theater
taking zombie-survival-classes
gettin’ my hair did for a promo-video
BAD RELIGION!
Freshly dyed hair, the Rain Within, my new straw hat, visiting my parents, going to the zoo, really good Italian food, long drives, roller coasters and amusement park food, sweet compliments from unexpected people.
This week…
Lovin getting my new 5/8” plugs in, and waiting in anticipation for when I can get the 5/8” flared plugs in. They’re clear and full of water and blue sparkles so when I shake my head I’m like a snowglobe :)
Baby oil |Organising for teaching practise | Re-reading the Bridgerton series | Meditation | Library | Homemade chips with the boy | Cinema two days in a row: Splice and Inception | Garlic bread with pizza sauce | SCOTT PILGRIM! | Sherlock on the BBC | Raspberry Crusha brand milkshake mix
How funny you mentioned Iceland! About a month ago, I woke up one morning and said “I want to move to Iceland”. Completely random! But I always follow my impulses (why else would I have them if they weren’t to grow from?) and I’m in the process of selling all my belongings except enough clothes to fit in a carry-on and my laptop, and I’m going to move there next summer!
First time poster—thought you’d get a kick out of that! Love the energy you give everyone Gala!
this week i love the new accesorry i won for the 10km relay marathon today…the gold medal!!
:)
I just started watching the IT crowd as well!
it is ridiculously funny. i’m a sucker for british tv!
Hi Gala been reading your site for over a year, i know its a bit late but here is my first TILT:
- The fact we can all change our lives in little or big ways when we decide we want to
- My friends whom make me feel loved without even knowing it.
- My faith in the universe and its reasons even if they remain unknown
- Cream cheese and bagels
- My pets
- deciding to take better care of myself ( if i dont respect myself how can i expect others to)
- making a active choice to be happy right this minute
- eminems new stuff
- that brothers & sisters show – kinda lame but comforting
- spending more time with people who have stuck by me thru my stuff.. and are still there
- being able to smile despite uncertainity
- staying emotionally strong enough to behave in a way that feels right to me, more and more of the time.
- the koon sculptures – they make me smile.
.. wow, i really have alot to smile about tonight – thank you universe xxx
1. getting things done
2. meeting my friends and have bbq
3. that my bf arrived today from his trip to norway
4. moving house next week
5. finally booking the flights für tokyo
6. having a nice dinner with my parents
7. Lush’S new 9 to 5 cleansing lotion