Things I Love Thursday
[ 17 January 2008 ]
Tofutti cuties! I’d never had them until recently. I knew of them as a fabled vegan treat but really couldn’t even begin to fathom the wonderfulness that is a tiny soy ice-cream sandwich… until I had one! YUM! Belly goes “mreowr”! That’s a good “mreowr”, by the way.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer — I didn’t watch it when it was on television, probably (& this is very shallow of me) because when I was at school, there was a group of supremely annoying girls who used to screech about Spike & Angel & blah blah blah. Anyway… now I like it! I’m up to the bit where Willow is on the verge of becoming a lesbian, very exciting. (I think I have un petit crush on James Marsters. Grrr, arrrg.)
Raw foodism — It’s been so interesting to watch my energy levels, mood & hunger fluctuate as I go through this transition to raw veganism. Mostly I’ve been feeling really good (& blissfully happy/ecstatic, which is amazing), with occasional very strong urges to snooze. I’m eating about 75-80% raw at the moment, breaking my rawness for dinner (tofu curry on rice) & the cupcakes I made last night (chocolate cupcakes with lavender-flavoured buttercream icing — vegan!). I’ve been having major starchy cravings at midday but I learned today that if I have a green smoothie in the morning, those should go away. It’s so exciting to learn all this stuff!
New hair anticipation! Yes, that’s right! This afternoon I am dashing off to ye olde hair salon, where they are going to deck me out good & proper! OH I am so excited, this is a new frontier for me! Photos to come!
Ballet — In case you couldn’t tell from my mosaic, I am obsessed with dance! I still can’t do my ballet conditioning DVDs all the way through! Even though the woman on screen is this tiny petite little thing, girl has a body like steel! The exercises make my body ache for three days afterward & give me a huge energy boost, I love them. I promise to review them in full when I can actually complete a session!
“I’ll say sorry but I’m not taking off my glasses!” Corey Worthington is hilarious! For those of you who don’t know, he is a 16 year old kid who threw a huge party which got out of control recently. The Australian media is crucifying him & the moral outrage patrol is on the loose, but at the same time, they follow him to the beach (?!) & amp up his celebrity status. He’s just a kid & all the journalists who are trying so hard to make him look bad just end up looking like morons. It is an incredible saga. I personally love his sunglasses devotion, it’s great. At one point, radio host Matt Tilley tried to forcibly remove the boy’s trademark yellow sunglasses, resulting in a scuffle. The boy ran off. The teen has repeatedly refused to take off his sunglasses since the saga of his out-of-control party began.
Honourable mentions: Curling up with my beloved; cute knickers (I bought some which say “Hey, cupcake!” on the booty!); big packages of books in the mail; layered-up pearls secured with brooches; chocolate soy shampoo (smells so good I want to lick it!); fabulous plans (ice-skating this weekend!); huge bowls of guacamole; my Ebay watchlist (sneak sneak); my orchid Kioko ~
“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” — Buddha
Okay, beautiful, your turn. What’s setting your heart on fire & driving you to new levels of bliss today?
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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MAC cosmetics :3
My bestie & I toting around my boyfriend through clothes, shoes & makeup.
Dancing in stores to Britney & vanilla Ice :D
my pink cocktail party tonight(everything is pink… cocktails,clothes and even the martini glasses…so excited!!!!)
my new pink boots:):)
&&&
my ulter hyper mood.
LOVE THURSDAYS.
that corey guy is hilarious! do you have the programme skins in australia? it’s like the british gossip girl, but with crazy kid who have parties like this, gala you must check it out!
I haven´t watched Buffy either. I´ve always thought it´s a ridiculous series. I´m sorry, but that´s what I think when I see Sarah Michelle Gellar hunting a bunch of vampires.
miss.s — Pink cocktail party! HOW fabulous! I hope it goes wonderfully.
selina — I’ve heard about it & I watched a bit of it online but it kind of seems like GG without the style & with far more teenage angst. Not very appealing!
Mia — Yeah, I thought so too. But it is kind of engrossing after a while & definitely fits into the category of good mindless entertainment.
I am loving Tumblr! I deliberately didn’t engage with it when it first appeared on the scene, but a couple of days ago I took the plunge and I’m so loving it. I’ve started doing theme days and so far I’ve done one on rainbow colours and one on letter writing. I’m also loving Voice Thread and have just paid up to go pro on that. You can upload photos or video and then leave a voice comment to be listened to along with the viewing of the picture. If you click through to my blog, you can see links for both the Tumblr blog and the Voice Thread, if you’re interested.
My short(-er than usual) list:
- Silly online quizzes. – Polyvore. – Hanging out in bookstores and meeting cool people as a result. – Helping someone who really needs the help. – Reconnecting with old friends.
Although it’s still Wednesday morning for me…
Being back at school!
My friends helping me move
My new roommate, who I actually get along with and love to death (unlike the old two)
New shoes, purchased on clearance from Urban Outfitters
Going back to taking Hebrew classes
Tap rehearsals
Seeing my frisbee team again for kosher chinese food tonight
Getting ready for my first Vagina Monologues rehearsal
My new hall, which is crazy and super friendly and wonderful
Tonight’s project runway date with the roommate.
My freshly painted room. It looks so nice. Woinderfuly colors called Sumptuous Purple and Parakeet Green.
My new oh so comfy bed.
Baking. I need to do more of it, it makes me so happy.
The orange muffins my aunt made last night. I took a bite and it automatically made my face tingle into a huge smile. It was such a happy taste.
Taking pictures. Something else I need to do more of, especially as I want to become a photographer.
And I must say, I agree with the Ballerinas. They’re so elegant and graceful.
Clearance at Urban Outfitters
feeling motivated
Sale stuff at Lush
nailpolish in Russian Navy
having my best friend cut my hair in her living room
language classes
seeing people I’ve met in Vogue
HAHAHAH that Corey guy is so awesome, I’d give him a high five and go to his next party.
things I love.
1. your collage! so ballet themed! as a dancer myself I found myself grinning at it :)
2. sugar sandwiches and cinnamon toast. words cannot describe the pleasure they give me
3. babysitting 6 year olds. I had to do this last night and it was so much fun! kids are adorable.
4. dreaming about the future, I just posted a blog on myspace about what my life will be like. hopefully >.<
5.live music. gigs are the ultimate fun.
6.the markets. I love love love them.
I’ll talk anyone’s ear off about Buffy if they let me. Sha got me into it and I love it. In fact, we just started re-re-re-rewatching it today! I’m picking up things I’m dissatisfied with more (early season one’s dialogue, the entire character of Angel) but only because I’m enjoying the shining brilliance next to them more (all the rest of the dialogue, the entire character of Spike – I think, basically, they created Angel, ran with him for a season or so then realised “shit, we messed him up – to make sense he should have been THIS and THIS and then THIS and then he’ll simply be one of the most important characters in late twentieth-century American literature” and so Spike was born see I TOLD you I’d talk your ear off!)
a party that ended with a riot, police helicopters and angry neighbors wow haha and by the way buffy was a good show, I had a crush on Spike and loved it when he got together with Buffy and yeah as you say is good mindless entertainment.
1. ballet as well (I did ballet dancing for 10 years)
2. that all my wisdom teeth got removed now!
3. that my boyfriend came with me to the dentist also he had university classes at the same time
4. people
5. red nail polish
6. my new lola make-up
7. tomato soup with shrimps
8. hair bands
9. coloured tights
10. overknee socks
Ah, I used to love that show. James Marsters is just hot. :3
Anywhat. Thursday! Whoo!
-My friend Deedee! I haven’t seen him since high school, and he decided to call me up the other day. Turns out he lives about ten minutes away from me now! We’re hanging out today, I’m excited. :)
-Orange Powerade, the miracle drink. XD I had a killer migraine yesterday, so acting on the advice of my dad, I picked up some Powerade. about half an hour later, the headache’s almost gone. :)
-Brownies! The ones I made were gone within minutes when I brought them over to my boyfriend’s place. :D
Things I love thursday (NEW YORK edition!!)
-being in New York!
-central park
-Rent, Avenue Q, Mary Poppins, Hairspray & Wicked
-being invited to be in the audience for a tv show
-shopping!
-flea markets!
-pie!
-meatloaf! I’d never had it before and we went to a diner and ate meatloaf! the lady thought we were weird for being so excited!
-day trip to Yale
-NEW YORK!!!
aahhhhh I’m happy.
I’ve been reading a lot about raw food diets and am trying to increase the amount of raw food in my diet. Why type of raw diet are you doing- one that is heavier on fruits or fats? Do you use a dehydrator? Have you been creating dishes or are you mostly eating fruits and salads and smoothies?
PS I love Buffy too!
oh and I totally forgot about the Empire State building! we went up in the evening, no crowds, and it started SNOWING! so we bought and Empire State Building snowglobe.
I’m watching Buffy right now!
I’ve been a devotee since the age of about isx, I’ll admit it!
And it’s so cool that it’s still Wednesday over here…I love time zones. 8-)
-my new black and white japanese tea set.
-$3.00 throw pillows on clearance.
-taking acting class AND creative writing this semester!
-homemade hot and sour soup.
-packing my own bento boxes to take to school (i have a darling HK one and a larger one).
-using our new webcams when my boyfriend and i talk at night, instead of our phones.
-my hair being long enough for pigtails, finally!
-free bookshelves from old friends.
-the Look Book link on your links page!
p.s. gala, have you ever watched how i met your mother? alyson hannigan is also in that and she has the cutest outfits (and awesome hair in the second season). i love her!
I have tried to post this before, but it never works. If you have any questions about raw food, I’m the gal to ask. When I was with my boyfriend, we tried out tons of recipes (both of us have bad stomach and health problems) and went to every raw food restaurant we could when we traveled.
Also, Buffy is my all time favorite tv show. That, and Six Feet Under. But Buffy wins. They have comics for season 8…we are right in the middle of some craziness. I don’t even like comics, but if I can get a Buffy fix once a month, I’m quite pleased. I own all the dvds and pretty much know them by heart. It’s a tad scary.
My point, however, is that when the show was on, I too was in high school, and although I liked it, it was only years later that my true appreciation for Joss Whedon’s feminism really struck me. It’s a wonderful show, Gala, enjoy. :)
i saw this recipe for raw cupcakes a while back and have been wanting to make them since! i need to get little cupcake holders tho.
http://rawgoddessheathy.blogspot.com/2007/10/raw-choccie-cupcakes-anyone.html
+ chocolate chai spice cupcakes.
+ truffles and coffee for breakfast!
i want to know more more more about what you’re eating and how you’re preparing it. please share. thank you gala! much love!
ooh i forgot to say what i love!:
+ my best friend. she’s FABULOUS.
+ woolly ribbed overtheknee socks
+ biker boots!
+ beautiful slightly androgynous girls who work in topshop and have no idea i’m actually in love with them sigh i hate being shy!!!
+ losing weight by accident (like, where’d it go?!)
+ the thought of getting to transfer to a different, less cliquey, small and shallow school after this college year is through. yay!
time zones, because i can get up late on wednesday and read about what drives someone on a thursday. hello from montreal.
I LOL’d so hard at the video of that Australian “party kid”; I can’t believe it’s even in the media. It seems so ridiculous to the point that I’m thinking it HAS to be some kind of spoof… yet it’s made even funnier by the fact I know it’s real.
Lordie. Those reporters really looked stupid trying to reprimand him, especially because he didn’t even care. Like a teenage house party never got out of control before???
And I’m with you – I love his devotion to those sunglasses! Haha.
P.S. I’m a new Gala reader :D I found your site about 2 weeks ago and since then have systematically gone through about 75% of your articles. I’m loving them all! You’re an awesome writer
I’ve been wanting to implement a raw diet into my life in the past too, however my Mother’s got enough on her plate (pun intended ;P) making meals anyway; asking her for seperate, raw meal won’t go down well! I can wait until I move out in the next couple of years though.
By the way, a good website for raw receipes is www.goneraw.com -there’s always a yummy looking pudding receipe featured on the homepage. :)
+ Reading the last printed issue of “Blueprint” (sigh)
+ Hooping with my new hoop :]
I’m glad your doing will still with the vegan/raw diet and thet your feeling fab!
+ I also love the Tofutti brand in general. They have the yummiest “cream cheese”.
+ Sleeping kitty-cats
+ The excitement of preparing to move to a townhouse
+ A wonderful husband who helped me fall asleep again this morning.
Love the photo of the knees. And the Buddha quote – excellent!
I also love:
- Going back to the gym after the summer break. Awesome! Although the pain . . . . ! It’s good pain, you know you’re alive :-)
- My sister is having a baby any minute now – exciting!
- Lovely friends.
- Stunning, settled summer weather.
- Setting new things in motion for the new year.
- ‘Speed Cleaning’ by Shannon Lush and Jennifer Fleming; I am such a nerdy domestic-goddess!
- Gala’s ballet photos on flickr.
- My completely amazing extended family – my aunties/uncles/cousins are some of my very favourite people.
- Roses.
Omg I can’t believe is thursday around there! Is just 4 pm of wendsday 16 here..
well, anyways, i’m thankful for:
-my boyfriend getting back! he was away for two weeks and came back on monday (eventhough now he’s in a medical course so I haven’t seen him xD)
-My new bikini!
-Frozen berries
-Cutting my hair! I’ll do it tomorrow (i hope), I’ll cut it very short as I’ve never had! :D yay
Urghh – It’s too early for TiLT! Normally I have at least half a day to think about it . . Forgot to add:
The NZ Post ads! They give me a warm feeling :-)
Here’s my fave:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPwUW10LeSU&feature=related
Good luck with going raw! I have been trying to incorporate more raw foods as well. I wasn’t aware that you’re vegan, cool!
My list: – girly weekend with my best girlfriend in DC including getting a facial at a spa, Sex & the City and late night giggling at her apartment, and shopping! – riding my bike home and snuggling with my dog – yoga tonight! – getting everything locked down for my wedding, planning is going swimmingly! – the new macbook, it’s so sexy!
Tofutti is amazing!!! I love Tofutti! They also make a vegan sour cream that is totally the same in texture and taste as real sour cream. I put it on just about everything! Their ice cream is so creamy, unlike other soy ice creams which can be chalky. They also make a cream cheese substitute with herbs and garlic that makes me very happy.
Oh my gosh, I used to watch Buffy back in the day when it was on tv and I was practically in love with James Marsters!!
hoodie with cat ears(i made it by myself&i adore it!)
1940’s fashion photos
drawing pandas
planning my big italian trip in spring!
preparing A VERY SPECIAL DAY for my friend(she’s having birthday next week)
reinventing my style and working on my mean character
and recently loving myself as mimi mojito (yes,yes, brand new false name!)
working out every day- it gaves me sooo much energy
if i achieve another goal i say- i’m colossal!
Heh, I had been doing ballet for around seven years and… Yeah, it’s great for your body! :) During Nutcracker season (started in August, ended in December) we’d be just KILLED by all of the activity! It was insane! So much fun, though.
I had to stop since I moved, unfortunately. :( Boo. My sister wants to be a professional ballerina, so she’s still pursuing it.
I had raw sushi for dinner tonight! (avocado, cucumber and grated carrot wrapped up in nori, so yummy. I didnt miss the rice at all!)
~My new Birthday Party release the bats t shirt
~My new giant violet tear drop necklace!
~Macbook anticipation!
~Finding my old self, I am no longer ashamed of my secret inner hippy! Though some of my goth friends consider anything even vaguely hippyish like ideas about energy or tree lovin’ to be ‘dirty hippy’ things but its not like that at all.. maybe theres another better word for it. New age sounds well creepy.
~The video for Bjork’s ‘nature is ancient but suprises us all’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD0a8LCbeos
-Pink poodles! they look so girly and prim! cute!
-Flickr! it’s fun to make a new mosaic everyday of your current favorite photos.
-Badminton! so fun, and i get so competitive
-Turquoise nail polish! it’s really chipped, but i still love it.
sweetheart, you love knickers so much i have half a mind to find out your size and get you the 10 for 10$ at La Vie en Rose.
I love love love:
+ Gregory Peck—- mmhmmm..!
+ Kate Nash’s video for foundations! What a super duper doll.
+ Breaking fashion rules (I love wearing leggings as pants! haha)
+ Roll-on perfumes
+ TOMS shoes (www.tomsshoes.com)
+ working on my blog!
+ freerice.com
+ the beehive hair style
eeeee! That’s a squeal of happiness, btw
*Going to The Pierce’s concert (http://www.myspace.com/thepierces) with my best friend, Sadie. They are fantastically fabulous! If you saw the episode of Gossip Girl focused around the debutante ball, The Pierces were the two girls singing at the dancing part of the ball! SO EXCITING. I highly recommend them if you haven’t already listened to them!
*End of semester finals. Now, finals aren’t particularly good but it means next Wednesday, I’ll be starting a new semester of classes! I’m afraid of the change but I’ve also decided to try and embrace it. It’s not going to stop, so why should I worry?
*Sex and the City and the book, Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell (I think that’s right), both of which are fabulous.
*My beautiful pink sapphire ring that I’m currently wearing
*My boyfriend, who I appreciate more and more each and every day!
Hope your week has been superb, Gala! I’ve been making the best of mine :D
xoxo gossipgirl
I’m completely aware that I’m like so fashionably late on this one, but a friend kindly linked me up with episodes one through ten of gossipgirl last weekend & it’s been my new obsession/inspiration since. I’ve now got episodes ten through thirteen in my possession & I’m going to devour them all in quick succession this weekend while my boyfriend is away on a fishing trip. I simply cannot wait to see how the season ends! My two cents: Serena is gorgeous, but predictable. Blair is impeccably put together & a loveable wee bitch. Dan is quirky, but dull. Nate is even more of a snoozefest. Oh, & I LOVE CHUCK BASS! <3
Feist
Again, with the fashionable lateness, but the Feist album “The Reminder” has been making my heart sing with joy the past 48 hours & the 1234 video rocks my world baby! I’m having wonderful daydreams about sparkly blue jumpsuits & well choreographed dances. Got eye candy? No? Go! http://tinyurl.com/yq2rso! That being said, my favourite track on the album is definitely “I Feel It All”. Yum.
Oprah
I love Oprah. I’m not ashamed of it. So you can imagine my excitement when I found out… Oprah is getting her very own cable network! It’s going to be called OWN (The Oprah Winfrey Network – duh!) and part of the Discovery network of channels. Umm, a whole channel dedicated to inspiring people to be the best version of themselves & live better lives? Yes please & thank you! More here: http://tinyurl.com/3bpes2
Tattoos
I’ve decided to bite the bullet & get my long desired first tattoo this year (that being said I’m not going to get it if I’m not ready by 31 Dec!). I’ve found something that really resonates with me so I’ve made it my work & home computer desktops & I’ve got pictures of it in my Moleskine & on my walls so it’s literally everywhere! It’s only been a week but I’m still loving it so let’s hope I feel the same in a few months time.
Yoga
It was always my intention to start yoga again in the early part of this year, but inspired by Gala’s article yesterday, I am putting that intention into action today! I’ve been researching yoga classes in Wellington and (I think) I found a place. I’m actually going to experiment with Iyengar yoga this time, so I’ve decided to try beginner class at the Iynegar Yoga Centre of Wellington (http://www.wellingtonyoga.co.nz/). SUPER excited! YAY! :D
xoxo
Don’t worry about finding the ballet hard at first, I’ve been doing it for four years and still find those DVDs hard.
Of course I am built slightly differently to those girls as well, and am distinctly less flexible (you can touch your toes? Isnt that some sort of violation of nature?)
I Love
*Tidying up my wardrobe! Then blogging about it! *Drinking soco and lemonade with a girlfriend in the knowledge of a job well done *Knowing my resits are over and I have two weeks of pure freedom *Vegan cupcakes! I saw yours and made some and they are YUM. I may switch entirely to vegan cupcakes *Thick warm vegetable soup on crusty warm white bread on cold damp days *My kitty cat *Silk *Really random songs *My sequin braces from ASOS *ASOS
1. My dog, begging for a tummy rub.
2. Making dinner and dirtying every single dish I own.
3. Sweet shops that resemble Marie Antoinette’s boudoir.
4. NEW RED SHOES.
5. Also: Other people’s good ideas. I borrowed your Things I Love post plan. I do hope you don’t mind. It certainly made me feel better after a morning of self-indulgent woe. So, thanks!
1. Guitar Hero. I’m addicted.
2. The fact its SNOWING!!!!!!
(It never snows in Georgia…like EVER.)
3. (Even though it was Tuesday night.) My company’s yearly banquet. It was SO much fun.
Me and another girl I work with tried to do the ‘soulja boy’. And we…can’t. It was hilarious.
4. Avenged Sevenfold. (But when do I NOT love them?)
5. Miss Gala Darling.
I’m with you on Buffy—I had never seen it before last year when the kids I was babysitting got me addicted.
Other TiLT:
Gossip Girl
Purple coats
Sunscreen
Mosaics
Chandeliers
Snape Snape Severus Snape
Chocolate-covered strawberries
Fleur de lis
Thrift Stores
Skinny headbands
Hula-hooping
chelsea college of art and design! i visited today and i am in love!
the fact that i finally finished the first draft of my novel. more work lies ahead, but the groundwork is done.
ooh, can’t wait to see new hair!
- cooking dinner for me and the boyfriend – being a huge nerd – planning for my tattoo – getting psyched for the sex and the city movie – getting inspired by fashion blogs and entirely revising my wardrobe – discovering/listening to patrick wolf, jens lekman, and kimya dawson
Things i love this thursday are hopping up at 7 to do some domestics… like clean my eww room and bathoom. This friday… i have vowed to scrub and sort out every corner of my room. eeek.
Going to the movies to chill out with my friends before they go away for a week is my plan for today and im loving it. I start work at three today. My new haircut… :):):)x1000 I love it so much, it is blonde, short and i have an awesome blunt fringe… :) oh my. I get three days of sleep before grade 12… sunday, monday and tuesday before i go back on wednesday. I love swimming although im quite afraid my hair will go green. Im loving sunsets from my balcony and my hilarious little sister who has a real live bug collection in her room… three huge spiders, lady bugs, click bugs. I swear to god shes the cutest. I love looking at inspiring pictures and i also am loving red nail polish. I bought the bell jar to read again and well… its great i love it~~~ there is so manythings i could go on about. Im excited to go back to school as well!!! aghhhhh one year left~!! xoxoxoxo have a nice day and i cannot wait to see your hair gala!
I have to say I’m really disappointed with the way the media has run with this whole Corey party saga. He’s just a bratty 16 year old with no respect for anyone or anything and they give him the publicity only reserved for rock stars and uber-celebrities. It’s sad. I feel sorry for him that he fails to realise that he ruined his parents vacation (but seriously, who goes away and leaves a 16 year old delinquent in charge of the family home let alone himself) and made a royal ass of himself to the world. I just hope one day he learns his lesson.
This week: * rockmelon * fruit salad * working in an empty office * cups of Earl Grey over work email * DEXTER (I instantly loved this show) * spending time with my fantastic husband * peanut butter on toast * the huge grey streak of hair behind my fringe * there’s more…
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-oatmeal and chocolate chip muffins
-learning about Copic markers
-finishing up the semester
-writing in my journal
-finding random, yet amazing Flickr profiles
Happy Thursday! (or Wednesday…) ;D
this week I love the fact that I have many many crushes on cute boys! right now I’m crushing on a boy who works at the popcorn stand in the mall that I also work at! all the girls at my work know about it and ask me about him everyday.. maybe soon I’ll work up the courage to ask him out!
..also I love the fact that I’ll be nineteen in SIX days! thats legal drinking age in Canada! woohoo!
Yuck! I’m having the worst day ever but thankfully it’s Things I Love Thursday time so hopefully I’ll get my dose of happy and my day will get better…
* Going out for a posh dinner tomorrow night with a friend I haven’t seen in ages.
* Giggling on the phone till the wee small hours with my lovely man last night
* Receiving a surprise package in the mail last night from my super lovely aunty
* Skim chai lattes
* My hairdresser
* My new camera I’m about to buy
* The new range of jewellery I am working on – Gala I’ll send you a pic and you can tell me what you think! :-)
p.s I actually feel waaaaay better now thanks!
Ariel — We are mostly eating fruits, & mostly having salads/smoothies/veggies/fruits. I would like to get more into the uncooking side of things but I don’t have a recipe book or a dehydrator. I’m also finding it quite difficult to find some of the ingredients listed in the recipes I’ve found online, so, we’ll see!
allisun — Thank you for the raw chocolate cupcake recipe, SQUEAL !!!
You’ll have to try purely decadent ice “cream”(if you can get it there) Mmm!
This week I love postcardx – http://postcardx.net (I sent out 16 postcards and a letter on Tuesday and then on Wednesday I got a letter from someone I’d sent a postcard to!), my new bright red Jessica Rabbit wig, my black lolita dress, themed parties (heels and frills is this weekend), cleaning out my closet with the help of the Wardrobe Tamer, Hairspray – the Shake And Shimmy version where you can learn the dance moves, and being wanted and adored by 5 very different men and therefore spoilt for choice!
TiLT:
*my friend finally getting a date set for her last operation!!!
*carrying a doona around everywhere around the house with me coz I have a cold so I feel like Linus van Pelt..
http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_linus.html
*My First hen’s night this weekend: cocktails, picnics and poledancing-ooh la la.
*that buddha quote above
*Planning for the party of the year. rainbow serpent!! (8 days to go!)http://www.rainbowserpent.net/
: camping lists, clothing ensembles,planning campsites: decor, tents, frisbees, bubbles, friends!friends friends!
xxoo
Buffy was the best show ever, they just don’t make TV like that any more. This is a great post and the comments are cool. I love the ballet exercises too, what dvd do you have?
It is interesting that you like the raw food movement, I did a feature on it for a magazine I used to write for. My byfrnd and I went to this raw food dinner thing on Valentine’s Day and it was quite an experience. Delicious, but actually for no cooking, it seemed like a lot of hard work.
Skins is on SBS at 10oclock on I think Monday nights? You really should give it another go Gala, I watched it for the first time this week because the boy asked me to, and I nearly rolled off my bed at the frank silly britishness of it all.
And to TiLT:
-buying bluetak and resticking everything on my walls after the 40degree weather and lack of aircon dried it all out: that’s my job for today.
-complaining to my supervisor that I wasn’t getting enough shifts at work and she organising it that I all of a sudden have regular monday to friday work for 4 weeks! Yah! Money!
-my new distressed kitty playing with skull tote from www.shanalogic.com. They have the most adorable jewelery too. I love my doghouse earrings! Check it out!
-amy winehouse! She may be crazy and will probably not live to see the end of 2008 the way she is going, but my god does she have a beautiful voice! I can’t get enough of her ‘back to black’ album.
-the l word! This show is just amazing! I bought season 1 on a whim and watched it all back to back and am now depressed because I can’t afford season 2!
-writing long accounts of my feelings about the boy, my friends, my family and life just to get it off my chest and read about it in retrospect.
-writing a few lines about each day in my diary, and storing all the little accoutrements of my weeks in the wee plastic pocket at the back so at the end of the year I can look back and map out my entire year!
-new weekly magazine! I know. Shocking.
-the boy. We are not going out and he doesn’t truly know the extent of my feelings, but I am working on it!
-all_unwritten. A group on livejournal that gives you a daily prompt to write about! After swearing I would never pick up a pen again after year 12 I am slowly getting back into the swing of writing after a year!
-reading galadarling!
Xoxo
Eater’s Regret — I have the New York City Ballet workout & Element Ballet Conditioning. & with raw, I know that the gourmet stuff is a lot of work, but I guess most raw foodists think it’s worth the pay off. I’ve never been to a raw restaurant, would love to go! There aren’t any in Melbourne afaik.
BUFFY! yay. i used to love that show. i agree with the comment above me, they don’t make much TV like that any more.
i’m loving:
+ 2008 and everything good that is in store for me this year
+ the His Dark Materials trilogy (and my new obsession with polar bears)
+ looking on the bright side of not having much spare cash and using it to think up interesting ways to use up what’s in my cupboards/freezer!
more info on your raw food adventures please Gala! first hand accounts are so interesting and i’d love to hear more about what you’re eating and how you’re finding it.
-*Re-discovering the joys of solitude*
-*ambient relaxing music, Portishead, Sia, Lamb, Imogen Heap, etc.
-*The huge storm approaching!*
-*eating my home grown radishes and sowing new ones* YUM!
-*LJ!, I just signed up and I never knew there were so many communites and coolness..
hahaha how slow am I?
Oh! I can’t wait to see your the new, fantastic way you get your hair done!! :D And I’m so glad that the raw-vegan diet has been so positive for you!! It takes an amazing amount of disapline to stick to a new diet… I know! My hat is off to you (literally… I just bought a new vintage hat that I’ve been sporting)!
I ♥:
♥ nigiri rolls and sparkling sake! my boyfriend and I went out to dinner yesterday evening (I treated… hehe!), and we had an amazing array of nigiri (one was even squid!) and “compliments of the house” sparkling sake… mmmmmm! (I love freebies!)
♥ wearing long, white skirts despite the frigid temperatures. who even claimed that white was “out” in the wintertime?! bah!
♥ curling up in the evenings with my knitting project… ;)
That party-gone-wrong story is really something! My family was in a similar situation a few years ago when my sister threw an open house party; a helicopter and a few police cruisers were needed to remove all the kids wrecking our house (and the neighbours’ lawns and the street). Wasn’t funny when it happened but it makes a good story now!
I’m loving my new Boxfit classes! Such a great way to get fit and so much fun. Felt like i was going to pass out half way through though but all worth it.
And excited about going to Big Day Out tomorrow!
‘Tis still wednesday night but I am full of love for things:
-Macbeth (I am going to see it on stage saturday night)
-starbucks
-being confident and good at my job
-my new little wine coloured dress
-wardrobe re-fashion- my first project is a little pink dress
-dried cherries yummy-yum
-being finnished applying for university
-eating healthy
-learning about yoga I absolutly loved that underwater yoga pic you had up ….I day dream about being able to do headstands
-my new PRince CD “purple rain” and my pj harvey CD “white chalk”
-JASON BOURNE ...note to self “matt damon you are soooo hott”
HAVe a wonderful thursday everyone!!!
hugs and kisses
Things i’m loving today:
-the relaxation/meditation part of my body balance class (a yoga/pilates/tai chi mix). I feel so relaxed
-my new shoes. Yay, new shoes!
-watching re-runs of 7th Heaven. yes its cheesy but i still love it.
-getting complimented on my outfit (thanks rosie)
-summer fruit & veges
i love thursday tons!
right now, i am excited for my trip to EUROPE next summer!
could you do something about EUROPE or traveling abroad? :)
I’ve been having a miserable day what with a sinus infection and general blah-ness, but you’ve totally cheered me up. You’ve inspired me to start my own Things I love Thursday!
oo well my day was pretty interesting, so first good thing today, i passed my exams!!! yay i´m so glad now i have a few days before i have to go back to school, also I recently split up with my former friends and it has liberated me so much i feel like ive cut chains i had dragging for a long time wohoo.
also i went horseback riding today and i looked up at the sky and just felt so free and peaceful, so i´l make it a habit of watching the sky more often it just relaxes me and brightens my day oo yeah and finaly , i got to have one of my favorite drinks which is mineral water with orange juice.
soo happy thursdays everyone!!
Yesssss, James Marsters is the precious. The crush will get worse as Spike’s character develops.
Things I’m Loving: *Getting Organised *Purging the unwanted Material Things *Green and Black’s dark chocolate bars(They Make Ice Cream!) *Trying New Things as an Experiment(iridescent violet nailpolish?)
- Getting into my dream university and having the chance to study my dream course!! [Definitely celebrating all day today!]
- Working out how to play my favourite songs on piano again after neglecting it as a child
- Meeting up with old friends you thought you’d drifted apart from, but then their company being just like old times :) – Getting up early and going for long runs with Kings of Leon blaring through my headphones and making me half-deaf!
- And of course iCiNG, and making my friends read specific articles I think will appeal to them!
- Mika! I am totally digging his music right now, and I’m obsessed with his song “Big Girls (You Are Beautiful). What I’ve listened to so far is so upbeat and fun and crazy that I can’t help but smile.
- NEWS. Haha, a lot of music-related stuff today. They’re a boyband from Japan that I’ve recently gotten into, because they are so cute and dorky. Their music is SO addictive. xD!
- My hamster, Miyo. When it’s winter he gets really sluggish and lazy, and right now he’s snuggled up to an old sock my mom put into his cage. Hee~. I swear, he has the funniest facial expressions ever, sometimes he looks at me and I’m POSITIVE he’s wondering what the crazy lady’s about to do next. X)
Others: – Watching a Mexican soap opera in my AP Spanish class – Planning out a trip to Japan in our senior year – e.e. cummings, especially “i like my body when it is with your body…” and “my love is building a building…” – Cell phone charms, especially the adorable Hello Kitty one my guitar teacher gave me
Happy Thursday, Gala!
;D
oooh i watched a tv show about raw foodists last week! It was really interesting, but I don’t think i’d be able to do it, i eat farrrrrr too much cheese as it is. It made me wanna try and eat more raw veggies though, which i have been doing, and i’m gonna try and keep it up..and cut down on the cheese o_0. Good luck Gala! x
Where on earth do you find the Tofutti?! Have been looking for it for AGES, and haven’t been able to locate it…
I would just about die for some right now :D
I love thursdays! (even though its wednesdays!)
I love making a huge comfort dinner for my father that surprises him when he gets home from work. Its a very nice feeling.
I love watching Criminal Minds on my computer curled up under a blanket.
I love the anticipation for my auditions to the American Academy of Ballet, the Joffery Ballet, and the San Fransisco Ballet’s summer ballet intensives. Try dancing for 6 hours a day Gala!
I love waking up and writing on my computer to music that I love.
I love playing with my friends one year old son Logan who I absolutely love to death.
I love making brownies when I am on a diet, because I feel naughty.
TiLT:
- Trawling the op shops and clothing warehouses with my Mum.
- Leaving my job tomorrow.
- Looking for and applying for new jobs.
- School anticipation! I can’t wait to go back!
- Brand new shiny stationary and covering my books. Also, sewing a new bag and pencil case.
- Shoes
Haha, my dog’s name is Bliss, and she constantly makes me happy!! We watched ‘The Way We Were’ together last night, heh.
Anyhow. My TILT: – Everything to do with ‘Atonement’. I read the book over the holidays and am hanging out to see the movie. I’ve watched all the trailers and am tres excited, particularly as I completely adore Keira Knightley (and that stunning green dress shown in some of the scenes). – My $3 ring from Diva – they are located right across the road from my work, which is convenient during sales! – Renting out heaps of movies when it’s $1 weeklies Wednesday – The iDog I received for Christmas. I named him Iggy Pup (hee!) – Choc tops. I have been going to the movies waaay too much lately but it’s so hard to say no!
fresh organic sweet carrots- i really want my eyesight to improve, and i never really cared for dried out of baby carrots. the other day i picked up a fresh bunchof real carrots and fell in love.
comfortable shoes- modern day moccasins with a futuristic look make me feel like a wandering hippie from 2097
hopecube- a website where people encourage each other and discuss physical and mental health issues, it’s like having a therapist onlne
coincidences- they are great and unexpected and make life like a giant puzzle to piece together
drinking bottled drinks(even if it’s only rootbeer) in a cool resturant with a friend having an intellectual conversation
Oh and one more thing:
-I finally got my first year uni results today and I passed! Yah! Second year here I come!
-oh and harry potter puppet pals on youtube! ‘Snape, snape, severus snape. (Ron weasley!)’ A true must for any harry potter fan.
Owh owh owh, Season 4 Willow makes my heart swell.
And then Season 6 breaks it.
My list;;
&&. My gorgeous best friend and our tea addiction. We’ve taken to sitting up til 3 a.m. drinking Earl Grey and talking about everything and nothing.
&&. The Land Before Time.
&&. Purple eyeshadow.
&&. My relationship. It isn’t conventional, and it’s long distance, and on March 25th, he’s moving to England so we’re ending it, but he’s such an amazing, kind person and he makes me laugh like no body else in this world. The fact that we have to work and really make an effort to see eachother makes it so special.
&&. Dresses that make you feel like a supermodel.
&&. Baking! Owh, I made the loveliest scones last night.
&&. Realising that in 9 months, I’ve got a big wide world to shake up, make a mess in, and dance all over and no school to hold me down.
unforetunately the whole corey saga certainly got alot less funny today.
Things I love Thursday…
1-> GALA:) The first thing I do when I get to work is check to see if you has blogged so I can start my day on a high note:)
2-> Penguin Vans. Looking down at my feet makes me smile today cause im not wearing boring shoes at work (The up side of a twisted ankle)
3-> Planning for the weekend (even if it is just planning to clean my room) and working out how to redecorate for the winter (and planning a winter wardrobe that isn’t boring)
I just remembered when you commented about the “Hey, Cupcake!” undies. There’s a place in Austin, Texas that sells cupcakes! I took a picture. You’d love it! Cupcakes galore!
http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v181/157/8/25409014/n25409014_33207487_5511.jpg
and here is their site:
http://www.heycupcakeaustin.com/
Ha, I love that Corey kid.
But it’s in my nature to love people who everyone else hates :D.
I love how Today Tonight was interviewing his parents, and they were going on about how he was cocky from all the media attention…yet they’re giving him more attention while they’re saying that!
Anyway!
-Going to the hairdresser and getting an actual fringe (not a side fringe!) . I haven’t had one since I was about eight! I also plan to dye it, so I’m excited.
-Finding about a billion old Beanie Kids and what not that I own. I’m going to find a weird way to decorate my bedroom with them, heeee.
-A girl I saw yesterday who totally had an Amanda Palmer (from the Dresden Dolls) style going on; she looked great!
-Speaking of which, that old-ish video of The Dresden Dolls and Panic! At the Disco plotting against each other on tour. Makes me laugh every time!
-The beach. I’m usually not a big fan of Summer, but I loooove swimming at the beach!
- new t-shirt dress from Motel ( feeding my obsession ) – Shihad’s latest Album – not as rock as you think it will be those boys are so part of my growing up and about the only famous people I have met who werent a let down. – two tone Revlon eye colour pencils from the new limited edition collection ( esp Jade and gold) – postcards from people I know in places I miss
Happy Thursday Sjx
I am not so much loving as /adoring/:
my camera. Taking pics of my mates, of my family, of obscure pretty things, and of sparrows!
writing…
blueberry hotcakes with fresh fruit and maple syrup – mmmm!
the fact that I have a cup of tea next to me and the last few times I have picked it up to drink it I have been so distracted that I’ve spilt it all over myself- I feel like such a dork but it’s been making me giggle every time!
and my mate who is going through a rough breakup but at the same time proving what a thoughtful, funny, sweet, and caring guy he is. My mates are the BEST!
happy day everyone, happy day.
-knowing that the world hasn’t ended because it’s already thursday in australia!
-finishing up some hand-knitted gloves for a darling friend of mine
-wool/silk blend yarn
-benefit benetint – i love it. perfect color, perfect application, perfect!
-meeting new people
-finding out my regular customer’s names (i introduced myself to a cutie today – his name is michael.)
-getting books in the mail
-traveling over long weekends (MLK Jr. Day weekend, here)
-grapefruit juice, chocolate roses, and soft sweaters
-finding owl shaped piggy banks
-my boss putting maple syrup in my chai latte this morning – tastes like pancakes! yum!
Gala I would love it if you did a post about your raw experience. I love your website thank you for inspiring me, check out this website http://www.welikeitraw.com/
there is a grear post about green smoothies.
Buffy!!! When I watched it, no one in my school thought it was cool because they couldn’t understand it. Then again, I was in second grade. :\
Oh Gala, big bowls of guacamole never go out of style, do they? It should be on the Great Big Permanent TiLT.
My goodness, this Corey Worthington thing is amazing! I bet he could make a future for himself opening dance halls and such, hehehe.
P.S. What is this green smoothie you speak of? Like… with green vegetables??
avocado rolls with soy sauce
Oh my goodness, Buffy!
I was quite obsessed with it in elementary school…in fact, in 2nd grade I made a club at school called the BtVS Alliance and created a website for it:
http://www.angelfire.com/darkside/keepbuffyalive.
Ah, I was such a dork. But the show was so worth it. I too had a crush on James Marsters, as well as most of the other male characters.
Knowing that there is not one, but TWO packages on their way to Canada just for me!
Having a friend from NZ here and getting to show her around the town tomorrow. We’re going ice skating too!
A trip away this weekend to a new ski field with a rad as crew
Horah!!!!
TiLT:
* Gala’s article “How To Be A Writer”. That’s what I want to do but I get so caught up doing the work that pays for the car/textbooks/fashions/food/phone/petrol that I forget where my heart is. Thanks for helping to bring back my mojo Gala!!!!!!
* That I realised I’m waaaay cooler than the dude that dumped me the other week… I’m over it and it’s awesome!
* My outfit today: blue skinnies, grey marle dress (a la Flashdance) with white star-print hoodie. Yay!
* That i’ve got a super fun day off planned for tmrw – a lunch date with a friend, a mini shopping trip, then a coffee date with another friend, then dancing the night away with my party posse!!!
*That TiLT exists so that I now feel 100% better about my life and everything in it!!!!!!!!!
xoxoxo
- my blender. I’m all about the smoothies at the moment! (especially cause I just found a fruit shop on Smith St with 3 punnets of strawberries for $2. BARGAIN!)
- hanging out with my man friend makes me instantly happier
- circus training. I’m covered in bruises and scrapes and cuts at the moment but it’s totally worth it.
- my new oxford heels! They’re my first pair of heels EVER and I love them. Now to practice walking in them before venturing outside wearing them.
- Playground @ 303 – a comedy night my housemate runs in Northcote. It’s a complete blast every week.
I’m loving the Buzzy Bee postcard sent to me by Nadine! Yay for international nonpareil friendship! :D
- Torchwood. It’s a tv programme that finally returned for its second series last night and it’s amazing. Cheesy in places, often predictable, but still my very favourite scripted show.
- Pancakes. I never usually get to have them unless it’s pancake day, but we had some yesterday and mmmm. Even if homemade ones are better (these were ones we just had to heat up), they were still really nice with sugar & lemon.
- Moleskine notebooks. They just win – they’re so pretty and lovely to write in. I have three, it’s ridiculous.
- Robyn. Best pop singer currently making music? She can share that title with Patrick Wolf.
You guys are the best! These big lists make my heart burst with pride! AWHHH! Smooches all round!
I’m loving my new haircut this week – its a little bit nicole ritchie.
I am also loving the most amazing fruit salad I made on Tuesday.
Mango, Grapes, Watermelon, Rockmelon, Blueberries, Kiwifruit….mmmnnnn
there are more things I’m not loving this week though unfortunately!
would love the recipie for your green smoothie….
Things I love:
My Kids
Your new most awesome blue hair
My brilliantly amazing, sweet, funny and just generally fantastic boyfriend.
Philosophy Shower Gels, in particular Cinnamon Buns scented (with matching body souffle and lip gloss)
my cat
my beautiful shiny purple car (VW Beetle ;) )
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and my love of this is being passed down to my kids, both enjoy regular rewatchings.
my cute little siamese fighting fish and two baby axolotls.
and lots of other things…
Thanks for the reminder to look on the bright side, I was moping until I read this page.
oooo, one more – MONTY PYTHON!! (saw Spamalot and it reawakened my love of them!)
♥Just got back from USA feeling fabulous with my new wardrobe of clothes and not having to go back to work til next Tuesday!!
♥My cute toenails… just got a pedi – oh so nice!
♥My Partner and I have been looking for a puppy to adopt from RSPCA or Animal Welfare – They are so cute how do i chose just one??
♥The rain, I am loving the rain here. To come back from freezing cold to this is surprisingly quite nice. The grass was gorgeously green and its not stinking hot like it usually is this time of year.
♥Having settled in the first home we’ve owned. Everything was all over the place, now – everything has its own place AND Sammie actually got rid of old things instead of holding onto them… Actually felt good to let go.
♥Mango,Rasberries and Blueberries with yoghurt mmm oh and Pomegranate cocktails.
♥And I love Thursday mostest as my mummy is coming over for dinner I havent seen her in AGES!!
Love you Gala!!
Man, I wish we had funny people like Corey Worthington where I live! The most exciting thing here is whenever a hillbilly runs over a deer and takes it home for dinner. (I know, ew!)
Also, good luck in your ballet endeavor! I myself danced ballet for seven years, but I’ve decided that modern dance is more for me. (Modern dance is basically a free movement based on ballet with lots of rolling around on the floor. :D)