Things I Love Thursday
[ 22 November 2007 ]
1. ejan, 2. Untitled, 3. Untitled, 4. Whisper, 5. Delicious Indecision Redux, 6. Ophelia – Clothes spread wide, 7. Ponder, 8. Night Swimming 2, 9. night swimming deserves a quiet night, 10. day sixty seven, 11. An instant before entry, 12. midnight swimming, 13. NRM Revisited: Royal Crest
I hear a rumour (!) that it’s Thanksgiving in the United States. Well, while you’re enjoying that last piece of pumpkin pie, be sure to do some actual thanksgiving here! Here’s my list…
Plain black Zorro-esque masks. I love them so much! I kind of want one to wear out on Friday night, too…
Good Japanese food! I found a place which serves super-tasty agedashi tofu for a pittance. It also happens to be less than 5 minutes from my house. So much happiness! Doki doki!
Naturally occurring phenomena like phosphorescence, the Northern Lights & crystal formations. The world is an amazing place & I think it’s important to keep sight of that. One of my goals for a long time has been to visit Sweden & photograph the Northern Lights… & now I want to go swimming in a bio-luminescent bay, too. One day!
Breakfast in bed. Admittedly, I am a very spoiled girl. When I lived with my parents & was going to school, my mother would bring me breakfast in bed every morning because otherwise I wouldn’t eat anything before leaving the house. It doesn’t happen so much these days, but today is foggy & rainy & I want to stay in all day. Super-boyfriend to the rescue! He brought me coffee & a bagel. Miam miam.
Nostalgia & going through old photos. So many “What was I wearing?!” moments (viz!), though admittedly I do adore looking at how my style has evolved. The great thing is that everything has changed — my makeup & hair, piercings, the way I put clothing together, etc. Examining progress is so interesting & totally rad.
Cupcake anticipation! On Saturday morning I’m going to collect a dozen cupcakes from a super girl who has just opened her own cupcake business called Sugadeaux! I’m going to be receiving 6 peanut butter chocolate (mmmmm) & 6 mocha, & I am SO excited about it! Man, good cupcakes are really hard to beat. Imagine me hopping from foot to foot with extreme glee, & you get some idea of how thrilled I am!
Actually, peanut butter chocolate anything. Americans really know how to do this well, but from what I’ve seen, it’s pretty much a non-existent flavour outside of the USA. I just found out about Reese’s Dessert Bar Mixes. YUM...
The Rooftop Cinema. It opened two days ago & is an excellent way to spend an evening. Lounging in a deckchair, watching Ghostbusters atop a sea of astroturf, drinking a cocktail & eating a burger. Yes please. & if you see me there, say hello!
Honourable mentions: Crests & emblems & coats of arms; skinny dipping (to do this summer!); rose-flavoured Turkish Delight (I try to have it in the house at all times); really good & salty chicken & sweet corn soup; hilarious spam (“This will stuff more than your turkey” ?!&%#@%!); plotting my summer; A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila (forever & ever); promotional codes (for you aspiring preps, enter HOL2007 at Ralph Lauren before the 10th of December for 30% off!); fabulous manicures; sleeping in; inspiration & joy, style & substance.
“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” — Dalai Lama
Now it’s your turn to share the things that give you butterflies & make you dizzy with excitement! Make it count!
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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Speaking of chocolate and peanut butter! I made the yummiest and unhealthiest (but simple) chocolate & peanut butter cookies.
Randomly tuning in to ReadySteadyCook! was good after all.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup caster sugar
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 egg
100g chopped milk chocolate
METHOD
1.Preheat the oven to 160°C fan-forced. Grease and line an oven tray.
2.Combine the sugar, peanut butter and egg in a medium bowl; stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Fold in the chocolate.
3.Shape mixture into four rounds on prepared tray; bake, uncovered, 15 minutes or until browned lightly. Cool on trays.
So very very yummy!
i love being able to spend a rainy thrusday in my monkey pyjamas drinking coffee for the first time in forever. that was a long, complex sentence. i’m excited.
i love wearing voluminous ballooning tent dresses with my wee legs sticking out the bottom. i love making bread, “examining progress” (i’m visiting my parents and just found over a decade’s worth of journals …), eating fruit with chopsticks, long antique earrings, swimming at night in a pool flooded with jacaranda flowers, my mother’s insane norman lindsay-esque statues everywhere in the garden, human-sized; being able to watch godard films with a cocktail and a cat on a stormy morning.
and a yes to naturally occurring phenomena! i want to see bioluminescence in the deep sea and the midnight sun too! and i will!
xo to you!
This week I love…
* Having Browny back in my office so she can take my daily style photos
* Looking forward to a whole weekend with (almost) nothing to do
* Being one of the first people to submit my Things I Love Thursday comment
* My favourite auntie coming down from Sydney to see my play
* The lovely lady that smiled at me in the cafe this morning
* Going to rehearsal tonight and knowing that I am going to work really hard and make it so much better than last night!
Ooohhh, yes I’d love to see the Northern Lights! The pictures I’ve seen online look absolutely amazing! And aww, you got breakfast in bed! Lucky girl!
Things I love…bright pink nail polish (like MK Olsen)...choc chip cookies…sleeping in…Prison Break…my online friends…Art by Stella Im Hultberg
And thanks Jess for the Chocolate and Peanut Butter cookies recipe. I’m gonna try that! YUM!
No more classes (only two tests and one exam and that’s it!! NO MORE SOCIOLOGY!!!!!!!), epilators (what an awesome invention), World of Warcraft (cause I’m teh nerd and my characters are damn sexy), converse chucks, my mom, and the incredible gift my boyfriend gave me to our first aniversary, check it out:
he filled my room with red ballons, I use a nail to explode them; most of them had candy inside (now I have the biggest bag of candy in my room), but a few contained a dvd, a fashion book (!!), an urban outfitters necklace (!!!!), a led zeppelin album, a shirt with our names on, and a .com domain for our blog!!!!
ISN’T THAT THE MOST INCREDIBLE AWESOMEST THING EVER???
I love him
>Deciding I’m not ready for natural hair and bringing out the SFX Cupcake today! AND ordering Fishbowl, Cherry Bomb, more Atomic Pink and some Blood Red SFX for more hair fun.
> Eating more fruit.
> My boyfriend getting a job making furniture! More experience on his self-employment path.
>Celebrating with him with wine and turkish food!
> Sharing a bed and that lovely hour where you get to starfish in the morning once they leave for work!
>Making American Apparel wishlists – thanks Gala!
Thursdays just well up with thanks these days :-)
xx
Mmm… I looked at Sugadeaux’s cupcakes!
I’m craving some now!
What flavor did you get?
I am from America, the state Ohio to be exact. I ADORE chocolate/peanut butter flavored things! It’s hard to believe it’s not popular everywhere else! Yum!
Here’s my list::
-This video!
-Things I love Thursday! I look forward to yours every week! I even have it in my blog!
-Thanksgiving. It’s such a cozy holiday. Anddd… it reminds me that Christmas isn’t too long =)
-Tall socks. They were in style when my mom was young, and she still has them all. In every color! They’re lovely with flats.
-Reading Twitter. Oh I enjoy it SO much.
-Audrey Hepburn movies. Oh! She’s so darling… I’d love to have been her best friend. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is my favorite.
-Stumbleupon videos! It’s absolutely wonderful! Ahhhhh!
xoxoTaylor
Oh I’m such a fruitcake.
The url for the video is
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpxGpVZa2Q
xoxoTaylor
Oooh, I love to eat peanut butter & chocolate topping on icecream & my mum thinks I’m crazy for it – good to hear a whole nation agrees with my taste, haha =)
Anyway, this whole week I’ve been obsessed with Muse – I went to their concert in Sydney on Saturday, & it completely reaffirmed their status as my Number 1 band!! Map Of The Problematique is amazing & forever playing in my head.
Other things I love include: making lists of the books I want, 35 degree heat (finally!!), my new dress with its doll face print, & my mum baking me a pie when I get home from work
光 a lot of my friends being pregnant/having babies (although, ironically enough, i’m seriously considering getting sterilised, but that’s an entirely different ballgame)
光 my sister’s graduation party on saturday and my planned outfit yay
光 MY CAT
光 home made kebab hamburgers
光 doing my first round of EFT and feeling great afterwards
It’s still wednesday here but I found some wonderful eye candy today…I was out doing an errand at work and I found this little boutique called pom-pom. I wasn’t able to go in but I was able to gawk at the gorgeous feather hats with pin on nettings and sequin strewn dresses. I’m planning on visiting it on Sunday. Oh the anticipation and suspense of what I could find there!
I also recently stole a short sleeve white dress shirt from my brother and I seriously wear it ALL the time. It’s like understatedly sexy.
oh and I love fattening white flour and sesame seed bagels from Kettleman’s.
Have a wonderful day and I looove your blog…it makes me seriously happy
i love:
the fact that i signed out of school today! just one more year left!
my new undiepants with edie sedgwick, boomboxes and little robots plastered all over them (3 pairs, not all on the one)
LIQUID EYELINER! i have been wanting to buy some for ages and today i finally did and i am head over heels. right now i look like a mental patient because im sitting here with the top lash of one eye lined and the bottom lash of the other…
YOU, GALA! i am actually addicted to your site. i rush home and check it first thing!!! and when i’m shopping i think “WWGD?”. thank you! youre amazing!
The idea of peanut butter & chocolate cupcakes made me squeal! I need to get some of them!
Making your own printed tees.
Having pretty books with organised notes for exams. It makes me want to study (which is rare!).
Cobra Starship! Maybe it’s the dance inducing songs. Maybe it’s the keytar. Maybe it’s the fact that Gabe must really like spelling his name out in songs. I don’t know, I just love them!
Designing my new room!
Watching scenes on YouTube from old shows I used to watch.
The My Chemical Romance concert next weekend! And giving the evil glares that anyone who mentions the word “emo” to me will get. But mostly the concert.
Hot Chocolate. Yuuum.
i ate agedashi tofu last night at my local in crows nest.. however i want to know where your local is!!! do tell! i am in melb this xmas visiting the fam…
have you been to the chocolate buddha in fed square? it is the best! and so cheap too! :)
there is another divine place off a street near china town, you know where the flower drum is? well this place is right next door and the name has escaped me right now grrr but it is the best japanese ever. even the japanese iron chef thinks so.. he dined there 4 times in his last visit to australia.
this has become a bit of a food guide post huh? haha
- Vogel toast and Marmite – yes! – Sunny days; – Beautiful tree-filled green goodness everywhere I look; – Catching up on all the local goss down at the dairy or through peole’s car windows while they’re waiting at the intersection; – Sorting out all my photos from my Melbourne trip; – Whanau: cousins, in-laws, the lot; – Catching up with my sister – even though we have different personalities, we completely get each other; – Xmas is coming! – Roses.
english muffins, soho dolls, sharpies, nutella, journals, green bedsheets, dances, thanksgiving, zombie movies, documentaries, 30 rock, pink lemonade lollipops, temporary tattoos, valley of the dolls, the journals of sylvia plath, & bookmarks.
I’m loving writing fantastic to do lists – Reading ‘Write It Down, Make it Happen’ by Henriette Anne Klauser and writing long lists of what I would do in my life if money and experience wasn’t a problem – hopefully that will make it so money and experience STOP being a problem.
I’m loving my boyfriend finally getting his license back – now I don’t have to drive everywhere.
I’m loving my new moleskin – hurray for ebay!
I’m loving getting comments on my new blog – www.neomyth.wordpress.com
I’m loving 80s cartoons tees from Jay Jays, snuggly cotton pyjamas, the onset of the stone fruit season (apricots, cherries and plums oh my!), having all my job interviewer people saying I did great, pictures of polar bears from an old calender and the fact that I have nothing planned for the weekend so I can lounge around in the sun and read.
Oh and is this post and the comments making anyone else hungry?? I have the biggest cravings for english muffins now.
Cupcakes,coats and scarves,cold weather, roses,gossip girls,puppies and snowflakes.
Have you ever swam in the phosphorescence? I’ve had the most magical experience when I swam in the water off the Gulf Islands. The water is as pitch black as the inside of a bag, but when you touch the surface, a million little organisms give off their glow. It’s amazing! You can see your breaststrokes as the light rides on the waves, and you can even see to the bottom if you stomp your feet. It looks like sparks fly off your hands if you flick your fingers. You glow for a few minutes too, after emerging from the water.
Well, it’s still Wednesday for me too, so I’m looking forward to tomorrow! I volunteer at my old elementary school in the library, and we’re organizing a ‘Battle of the Books’ (a Harry Potter Trivia contest). How exciting!
My sister and I and our two best friends are going to go see a movie this Friday, but not before eating some homemade pizza!
I expect to watch a few episodes of Xena with my sister over the weekend. Fun with friends is always something to look forward to.
the funny thing about your new obsession with a shot at love is the first time i noticed you had mentioned it on your blog, i had just written an entire blog entry devoted to a shot at love. check it out! :)
things i love…being home for thanksgiving with my amazing family and getting all the hugs i want and need!
What I am really thankful for right now is having my big brother back in town, if only for a couple of days. When he was living at home, he was always in his room so my family and I could never tell if he was home or not. I figured that when he went away to college it wouldn’t feel like much of a difference having him gone, but it’s those times when he comes home that I realize how much I miss him. He still stays in his room all day, but it’s reassuring to know he’s there.
- Househunting! we started looking properly today
- The house we found in Stanmore – it’s my dream house
- Being on holidays – finally!
- Getting a job
- Cocktails
- Across The Universe (movie)
- The sixties
- watching my blog readership growing (very) slowly!
- planning my an overseas trip for next year before I’ve even gone on my trip to new york in january!
- looking forward to Elton John next wednesday night!
Wow, this is a good week…
Just yesterday I went through all our old photo albums and relieved some childhood memories. Ahh, excellent!
Right now I love getting excited about holidays. I’m planning an overseas trip and every time I see a picture of the places I’m going I squeal with excitement and daydream about all the magical memories I’ll acquire while I’m there. =)
In about half an hour, I’ll be thankful for Harry Potter in the Hood:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7GpZpoaZaSE
AKA, the funniest thing I’ve seen all week!
*Zachary Isaac…the infant son of my bff and her husband (my bff-in-law)...he was born last Thursday and he is utterly precious.
*Being HOME for Thanksgiving :)
*Reuniting with the people I worked with this summer over Mexican food and margaritas tonight.
*Witnessing the first snowfall of the season YAY!
*flannel sheets
*Waking up early and padding around the house in slippers and robe, sipping coffee and nibbling toast w/ peanut butter and honey.
*hugs!
A shot at love with Tila Tequila I’m seriously: addicted, it’s strangely compelling…
writing I’ve just started a weird new project….. a strange diary/art book. It’s like my baby.
my adorable older brother bless his soul. He’s just finished a novel and is hoping to get it published. Wish him luck, everyone.
wigs for some reason, I’ve been looking at wigs at paddy’s markets and wearing them everywhere. I feel like a celebrity incognito/drag queen. Either way, great fun.
ice tea Yum. Enough said.
Have a fantastic afternoon, everyone :)
~ the fact that i just read your latest cupcake emailout and read out loud “peanut butter chocolate cupcakes! MMMM” and my flatmate overheard me and is now in the process of making some!!!
~ as cheesy as this sounds but really, reading your website! it’s really quite inspirational and my mind is filled to the brim with tips & other such notes of importance thanks to your brilliance!
~ being home alone so i can play whatever music i feel like listening to really loudly, and singing along rather loudly as well!
~ tegan & sara
~ forums & messageboards with stimulating discussion/conversation!
off topic:
where do you get your fortunes from for your cupcake mailouts?
do you have any tips or articles on working from home? i quit my job a couple of months ago and i’m really interested in working from home. i’ve tried searching on the net for stuff but have only found dumb scams and i’ve tried the whole selling stuff on trademe thing but eh. i’m real sorry if you’ve already posted about this sort of thing before, i had a look around but maybe i haven’t looked properly…!
Just about everything :) but ahhh! I wish Atlanta or Brisbane had neat Rooftop Cinemas. That would be awesome.
Today I love:
*Having my Gala fix. I love visiting your site. *ANTM the desert photoshoot, I loved Chantal’s picture. *My new leggings, I’m redesigning my whole new look and I love them. I can’t believe I was in the anti-leggings league for so long. *New Regina Romero boots, they are just faboulous. Rgina Romero is a shoe designer that makes exquisite shoes at affordable prices. You can see a picture in my blog. *Taking pictures. I’m on this paparazzi frenzy and since this is the last week of the semester I’m taing pictures of everyhting and everyone. *Gilda!! Who just said that she liked my new hair colour. *My stuffed My Little Ponies, I adore tose things. They remind of times when life was simpler.
Kisses.
~this winter’s first snow! so snowboarding season can start!
~Renegade Craft Fair holiday sale, huzzah for craftiness
~warm winter clothes and yummy scarves
~not having to fly or travel during Thanksgiving
~my boyfriend/space heater
~my new Steve Madden pumps
things I love today:
- since my school has the same schedule every day, today I love the block days where we get to have double as long periods, and then only have half of them. it breaks the monotony and boredom, my currently biggest enemies in school! today I will have a homeroom period, double period of computer, double period of developing nations, and a double period of biology. great mix!
- my swooshy wide-leg high-waisted cloth pants! they are mucho comfortablo and they have a slit at the bottoms so I can tie them up, if it starts to rain and the ground gets all muddy.
- having a laugh with my friends! it’s so relaxing, and something we all need right now, since exams are fast approaching.
I’m taking it easy and enjoy life right now!
This week I appreciate:
-Thinking in French. Though I’m more or less fluent, it’s not my mother tongue, and I’ve been feeling a little rusty lately…but for some reason it’s been coming to me really well this week.
-being home for Thanksgiving, making pies with my mama, and listening to Alice’s Restaurant over and over and over again.
-RED LIPSTICK! I just dyed my hair black (real hair = mousy brown) and holy crap do I feel like a sexpot with black hair, pale skin, and red lips. Red lipstick even makes jeans and a t-shirt look put together and nice. LOVE!
I love:
-My black trackpants with a little crown design on the hip.
-Anticipation of Christmas, moving house in February and going on holiday in March.
-My dog. He’s so cute it breaks my heart!
-My bling-bling Xmas tree necklace I brought today
-Enjoying life in general
Things I love:
My boyfriend – I just spent an hour lying in bed with him in absolute stitches. That boy is hilarious.
New shoes – dark metallic red high heeled Mary Janes!! I am in lust!!
Erin Fetherson – Her look is so inspiring (watch the Wendybird video!). How I wish I were in the US so I could buy her Target range! Sob!
Allens Fruit Bats – fruit flavoured lollies shaped like bats! I’m a sucker for the novelty. It totally appeals to my inner goth.
Chilling out – it’s still so amazing to be able to lie around without worrying about school work. Best feeling ever!
I love when you find a grocery list that has been left behind. It’s like clue for gorcery stores. You get to guess about who the person might be and sometimes the combination of items is a good chuckle! It’s always fun!
jess – readysteadycook is the best show ever! i love the host, completely adorable
at the moment, i love MY NEW HAIRCUT! [which, btw, suzani is completely incredible! lovely girl, and i’m definately going back there for sure]. i might post some pics onto my eljay later, if you feel like taking a squiz. {f1aminko.lj.com}
this week i love – the candy store in melbourne central selling candy corn! its so hard to find in australia – new summer clothing ranges; they are in full bloom atm. – jagerbombs. need i explain? – red bits [capsicum?] stuffed into green olives – catching up with old friends.
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I adore:
~ talking to my friends.
~ listening to The Beatles.
~ Francesca Lia Block books.
~ making mixtapes.
~ laughing at the insanity of my family.
~ writing!
Ok. i love when people take the time to get to know you. I love long baths. I love mental stability… which ive been lacking since… three weeks ago when ive stressed myself into the point of no return. I love realising that life goes on. i love the fact that im alive. i love candy fluff from lush i LOVE it. i sprinkle it on my clothes. i quite love the beach… I love my best friends. I love the light at the end of the tunnel. I love the mugginess of queensland. i love knowing one day ill leave where i am… and globe hop. I love the fact one day i might even meet the wonderful people who comment on this site.. i love the fact there are many other soul mates out there… and we r all going to find one. I dont mean romantic… i mean in all senses. I love words. i love this Site. This is what i love thursday. This site is better than soya hot chocolates… with three marshmallows. Bekah XX
- a new burst of love in an established relationship
- giving my boyfriend back massages. i love touching him, i can’t get enough…
- gourmet vegetarian pizza. SOOO good…
- spending time with my brother
- re-assessing my life and realising there is so much good in it…
- green olives stuffed with feta cheese. DROOL...
- fairy lights
making food for friends – sunshine! – new summer skirt – summer night live gigs – dinner dates – part time job – laughing – reading in the sun – music in the sun – sleeping in the sun – loving in the sun xx
I love cranberry sauce! Straight from the can or not at all, I say!
I love that I feel compelled to change my alias for every comment I bestow!
It makes me feel like a nomadic fairie-type. One who stops by from place to place granting happiness to the melecholy and realizations to the wicked (Though iCiNG, it seems, knows no melencholy nor wicked!), gaining admiration of all only to elope to her next destination leaving not a note nor farewell. You’ll never know! Unless you see IP adresses…whewps!
jess>> oh my god, jess, that recipe is sooo sinful and you’re terrible for sharing…. HOHOHO. THANKS~!!! i’m trying it immediately!! chocolate and peanut butter mixed together and baked like that, sounds like something that will make me very happy. xoxo:>
Finding the love of my life!
Bob Dylan
I love slightly stale Marshmallow Peeps. I love waking up in the morning to two feet of snow, then buying new boots to keep my feet warm and dry. I love my very tall, very lanky friend Greg. I love World of Warcraft. I love Christmas music, particularly “I Saw Three Ships” and “Here We Come A-Wassailing”. I love my pom-pom beret. I love winter and the holidays! :D
Since I decided to come to Melbourne in March I have been demanding that my travelling companion accompany me to the rooftop cinema. I’m so glad it’s open again!!
this week i love:
- candy canes, they are like gum just editable! and oh so christmasy i will have to hoard them for the year.
-getting my braces off! yay no more brace face!
-affogatto’s the most awesome invention that coffee ever made.
- old medical and biological anatomy charts.
-new lipsticks. (huggs mac blankety lipstick)
-fetish/girly dressing, like pvc bondage belts with floaty romantic tops.
- fixing funky hair and looking “cute”
There is a soy icecream brand called Ultimate Indulgence I think, hang on, running to fridge back, cold, bugger, I am all out. I think that is what it is called and they have a flavour that is chocolate and peanut butter and it is to die for! oh my, now I want some even more!!!
What I Love Thursday: * Scraping by on hardly any money because I spent most of it the first week of my pay! * My new shampoo and conditioner – Herbal Essences with orchid and coconut milk – smells amazing! * My Mum, who is always up for a chat, and how my Dad chuckles when he answers the phone, saying ‘You again?!’ * Big succulent leaves in vases – last forever and look GREAT! * Being a natural blonde and having an excuse for those blonde moments. * Vogue forums – addictive! * Checking out the styles on the street! * That Thursday means tomorrow is Friday. *
Things I Don’t Love Thursday: * That I drank all my mineral water and the supermarket had none of the one I like! * That my work Christmas party is tomorrow night, when the final of So You Think You Can Dance is on (yes, we’re delayed up here!) Do you think its wrong to stay home? lol *
cupcakes; like sex toys without the toys or sex. & i remember those high-heels-on-the-beach photos, i love you long time baybay!
i love!
~my boyfriend. he is the coolest person i know plus many other complementary adjectives.
~being a student
~Edinburgh in general. Moving here was the best thing I ever did.
~Nina Nastasia, especially treehouse song & dumb i am at the moment.
~demeter thunderstorm fragrance. just arrived today & it really does smell like a thunderstorm, it is truly amayzung!
This week I love;
*High Fives! *Surprise plans. My friend Ben is taking me out and about on saturday and will not tell me what is happening! *Planning how I will decorate my bedroom for christmas. *Yummy smelling body products; coconut lip balm, strawberry solid perfume, cinnomen foot scrub. *Doing roly-polies and handstands on sofas and cushions.
THAT ROOFTOP CINEMA LOOKS SO AMAZING! Oh, and they’re playing so many old movies I would like to see. There’s something similar here at a theater in Orange County called “Classic Movie Wednesdays”, but this place shows a new movie every night. Ahhh, so fabulous! I need to live there hahaha :)
I love… going to bed early & waking up at sunrise without the aid of an alarm clock or anything else. It makes me feel like my body is synced up to the outside world, or something, and that’s neat.
Going to kids’ movies with my dad, even though I am way too old for them (and not being ashamed at all for going to see a movie like that with my dad!). We went to see Enchanted yesterday and we both loved it.
Thanksgiving! Later today I will be able to gorge myself on turkey, cranberry sauce, candied yams, mashed potatoes, the works…
Cocoa Butter lotion. The smell is delightful & I love how soft my skin feels.
Mask of Magnaminty from Lush. OHMYGOD! Feels SO good and refreshing after a long day out & about.
Buying new sheets & a new comforter and then putting it all on my bed right in time for me to take a carton of ice cream and snuggle up to watch Project Runway.
Cell phones that decide to break. Normally this would be a bad thing, but I had been putting off getting a new one for so long. Now I am deciding that I will treat myself to a new and better phone as an early Christmas present to myself!
And speaking of Christmas coming up…I love Christmas shopping for my friends, so I can’t wait to get a start on that.
Hee! that’s all.
hmm..this week i’m loving:
*snow! and making snow angels
*feeling organised. i’ve been so productive recently its great when all the stuff you’ve been worring about is just done.
*planning holidays
*mascara. i recently decided to give an older mascara that i didn’t especially like a second chance and now that i’ve had more practice with the brush it’s wonderful!
*bright red nail varnish. guaranteed to cheer you up even if it’s raining
*having really long conversations with new and old friends
-sleeping in
-delicious pumpkin ice cream my gram bought :]
-hand writing extremely long pointless notes
-working out with my best friend
-high fives
-colored pens
-this mega cool blue nail polish i borrowed from my sister
-getting permission (finally) to put pink streaks in my bangs
-wearing comfy pj pants
-finding really cute red and black zebra print leggings on sale(!)
-spending time with my crazy friends/family
-burning cd’s for my friends
-karaoke
I bought some craft supplies today. Also the new Marie Claire idées finally arrived to Finland. This means my head is full of plans and ideas for what to make next and what kinds of little things will be made out of the nice fabric etc. I got today. The planning and brainstorming is so much fun!
Also I had a great salad for lunch in a bistro today, with watermelon, mushrooms and parmesan cheese with a spicy chili tomato sauce. It is such a treat to indulge in eating out and something this yummy sometimes.
Love love love:
- The His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman; best underrated author out there who tells the most amazing stories.
- My gorgeous German friend with the beautiful Pillarbox Red hair who is absolutely wonderful and she’s such a darling.
- smelling like gingerbread (courtesy Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s Yule update).
- Royal crests because that’s how I want my 3rd tattoo to look.
- the band, Interpol (forever and always, especially their bassist, Carlos D.).
- Dying my hair burgundy to match the colder weather we’ll be having Stateside.
- My darling sisters who make my life great.
- Hunting down obscure video games.
- My psychedelic eyeglass case.
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula because the costumes are just excellent.
- and lastly big stompy combat boots or just boots in general.
Now that it’s actually Thanksgiving in my part of the world, I’m giving thanks for a variety of things: my wonderful, loving boyfriend; my fantastic friends; my supportive family; and the start of the Christmas season!
I love the weekend!
I love Lush’s Powder Puff, because it makes me smell like Turkish Delight.
I love watching people walking their dogs, and all the different doggy personalities you see.
I love planning trips!
And I love cooking with my boyfriend, especially when it’s something we haven’t made before and don’t know how it will turn out.
-my dad and my younger brother for cooking thanksgiving dinner.
-my new cell phone. it’s so sleek and fun to play with.
-my awesome friends. where would i be without them?
-my church family. they really care about me and sometimes i take that for granted.
-actresses of the silent era. they are all so interesting!
-christmas music. i’m so full of glee. :D
-bj novak. i have a huge crush on him. he’s so witty, funny and intelligent. (and he’s adorable.) who can resist that?
I have a lot to be thankful for:
1. My family – My Mom, my Dad, and my little sister all provide me with endless conversation, love, and inspiration.
2. My friends – They are ALL doing amazing things and I feel so proud to know them and having the privilege to call them my friend.
3. My home – I am so lucky to be able to come home after graduating and being able to take things at my own pace. My parents have never stopped believing in me and being proud of me.
4. Wash U – For providing me with a great education in academics and in life.
5. Taking Time Off – I’m proud of myself and the decisions I have made in my life so far. I like that I allowed myself to take time off to find myself and what I want to do.
6. Getting in touch with old friends – I saw a friend from Alaska over Spring Break, I called some old friends from high school when I moved back.
7. My childhood – I am really thankful for the wonderful childhood I had. I have so many of the best memories from that time and I hope my future children have just as good a time.
Others: cute boys, hot tea, cuddly animals (like my dog Chardonnay), websites I adore (Flickr, and iCiNG), my extended family, other countries and cultures, photography and art, random tv shows, books and movies.
crystals are something of great interest for me too. this ((( http://www.naica.com.mx ))) is something too amazing for words. i love exploring my country!
Things i love this thursday – tall heels ecspeciallyon tall girls – my family. They are cokey and make my laugh! – My fiance! He lets me eat to much on thanksgiving and does not give me grief when i moan about it later
-warm sweaters on a cold day
-LIPGLOSS
-and last but not least BIG HAIR for any reason!
Have a great thursday!!!
Moonlight- there was a full moon last night, and it was amazing.
Eating cereal whilst watching House- aah, simple pleasures!
Episodes of Friends- they really cheer me up.
Minty shower gel
Feeling that I’m getting through this difficult period in my life, and that things will be a lot better soon
Knowing that Edinburgh’s Christmas lights have just been turned on!
The glorious, frosty, clear day we’re having today.
Wow, the Sugadeaux website makes me want to make cupcakes now!
Agedashi tofu! Oh my goodness I love that stuff. I made it with my new boy on Friday night, it was domestic floury bliss and that dish will forever have memories attached.
I love feeling like you’re kicking off the bottom into scary open water but it’s worth it because you’re doing it all for Love.
Thanks, Gala.