Things I Love Thursday
[ 31 January 2008 ]
Photo key:
1. agyness deyn, 2. 390462971, 3. beautiful, 4. witty chic, 5. czechmate, 6. please handle with care!, 7. house bed, 8. 390462598, 9. czechmate.
Organisation! Simon just helped me devise a fantastic email system which makes my life so much easier. It feels really good to look at my inbox & be able to tell what is in there straight away. This is not the most exciting thing to share, I know, but it brings me MAJOR delight!
Talking bidness — By which, of course, I mean “talking business”. Sara of The Bargain Queen has been in town from Sydney & thus far I have taken her out to a clothing-themed bar (Seamstress) & eaten salad with her outside the State Library. Yesterday was our salad date & it was brilliant to speak to her about fashion blogging & hear her perspectives. It’s lovely to talk to someone who knows the industry & understands the very unique challenges it presents. She is jetting off to New York to live in late February (so jealous!), & will be leaving me alone in little ol’ Australia as the only full-time fashion blogger! Shock horror!
Easter eggs — I know it is totally obnoxious for them to be in the supermarket at all, but they are. (Still three months until Easter, geez!) & while they are definitely not raw (or even vegan), sometimes a girl just wants a cheap, dairy-laden thrill. For moments like that, a pack of miniature easter eggs is like the holy grail.
Huge reductions — At the start of winter, I tried on a pair of very cute shoes. They were $180 & at the time I had other more prudent places to throw my money, so I decided not to buy them. Imagine my glee at going back into the store to find them reduced to $30!!! I am going back to buy them today. They are beautiful. You will see!
Rain — It makes a lovely change from the searing heat of an Australian summer. Plus it helps to switch your mindset from “what is the piece of clothing that feels closest to being naked?” to “what looks good?”, which I appreciate. I am also a huge fan of big grey procellous skies, so it’s a win/win really.
Raw power! Eating raw continues to push my boundaries. I recently bought The Raw 50 by Carol Alt, a raw (un)cookbook, so that we could start introducing a bit more variety into our eating. Specifically I wanted to make some sweet, easy raw food for us to nibble on when we want snacks. Sometimes I just need a sugar/carb hit, you know? A lot of the stuff in there requires a dehydrator, which we don’t have, but there’s a recipe in there for strawberry tarts which look amazing & only require refrigeration, so that is my next task! Woop woop! Oh, & something else that’s interesting? My tastebuds are changing. Things that used to be delicious (rice crackers, croutons) are now bland & leave me feeling empty. Spooky!
James Marsters as Spike in Buffy — I admit it, I am officially in love after weeks of pussy-footing around the subject. & I am only onto Season 6 so don’t spoil anything for me please :P
Comfortable clothing — I am pretty much living in pyjama pants at the moment. It’s not glamorous but it is fun!
Honourable mentions: Pharrell Williams (hot, hottie, hot); Agyness Deyn (so cute though I preferred her blonde…); watching thunderstorms roll across the city (I have a prime view from my desk); clothes as a gift from well-meaning sweeties; connecting with my nonpareils; flopping around in bed; flipping the page on my Vogue Paris 2008 calendar (officially tomorrow, but hey!); making cards of my goals which I review every morning & evening; big hopes for the future; content with the present.
“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” — Albert Schweitzer
So tell me, cutie. What lit your flame this week?
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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There’s no easter here, so we don’t have any of those treats =(. I remember while living in New York how good they were.
All you’re talk about raw food is making me want to look into it.
What lit my flame?
Knowing that i still have good friends, after feeling a little bit distant.
It may only be Wednesday night here, but I’ve got a couple things already!
Upcoming shopping trip! I realized the reason I’ve been having such a hard time putting outfits together lately is because a lot of my tops aren’t flattering to my body anymore, and aren’t really my style. So I’m going to take some time this weekend to head over to American Apparel and pick out a top or two.
Planning for Valentine’s Day I have no idea what to get my boyfriend for V-Day this year, but since it’s our first together, I want it to be special. I have several things in mind, but I don’t know what I want to do. It sounds frustrating, but getting him something he’ll love thrills me!
Grey eyeliner It’s subtler than black for daytime, and has a more natural prettiness.
Mail! At school, I don’t get a lot of letters- mostly e-mail. That’s why this month’s issue of Nylon perked me up so much!
Cupcakes I found a webpage of gourmet cupcake recipes I want to try sometime soon- sounds like a fun weekend project!
Other Things street style, truffles, headbands, sleeping in, spooning
ah. walking in the cold. i walked around with my pal for 3 hours today. what good fun.
i understand your love for reductions. i just got two pretty blouses regular 40$ for 5$ each! yay, i love sales.
Waking up to the sound of rain
Breakfast in bed
Curling up under a huge doona with my boyfriend
Lying on the grass in the sun
Going out for bento boxes with friends. Yum.
Mine are rather bed based today. My boyfriend had to leave early this morning so he could get home to do work so I’ve declared I’m working from my bed today. I got up briefly to make tea and toast and now I’m back with my laptop, seeing how long this will last.
Now that you have lived with raw food for awhile you are ready, when you want to go all out with non-cooking, try RAW by Charlie Trotter and Roxanne Klein for a serious dinner gala. This is serious food, and serious cooking of the hightest level.
Ohh, I love TILT! Even though it’s still just Wednesday here in the States ;)
I love…being able to eat breakfast for the first time in my life (fruit smoothies, seriously)! It’s super-easy, I put some frozen mango or pineapple in with some frozen mixed berries, chuck in some cranberry juice, and VICTORY! I have never been able to eat breakfast before, so this is such an amazing thing :)
I love bonding with my sister over things, getting presale concert tickets, having new songs to listen to when I’m feeling depressed, Lip Injection lip gloss, and making up wishlists \o/
Happy end of ’08, all :)
hah! I knew you would admit your guilty little spike secret sooner or later :)
Today I am loving bookmooch, my dog, going to yoga and the fact that we may have rain and thunder tonight.
(wow, I actually managed to come up with some positives!)
I too loved Spike.
Things I’m loving: – Feeling my baby kick properly for the first time (but now it won’t stop) – Knowing my ultrsound is tomorrow and then I can start baby clothes shopping!!!! – My birthay this weekend and being touched by how many of my friends are coming out with me. – Two long weekends in a row!
I L-O-V-E:
+ Super Fertile Jewelry
MIA’s talented sister is the designer/ creative director. Just like her sister, she’s promoting awareness of social/ political issues around the globe. Nothing sexier than that.
+ Chegg.com
If you’re a college student who feels like they get ripped off by their college, this website is the answer to all your prayers. Basically here are all the pros: it’s rentals so you don’t have to worry about selling books back to the school for like $3, the total cost of renting for a semester was about half of what it would cost if I bought the books, and the best part is THEY PLANT A TREE FOR EVERY BOOK YOU RENT. Call me a hippie, but it’s just fantastic.
+ Two finger rings
Does anyone know where to buy these babies?
+ Chocolate chip cookies!
Aw, honestly… discovering your blog! It’s delightful, I enjoy reading it SO MUCH, thanks for everything, Gala!
What else? Chocolate Easter Eggs filled with Strawberry Cream, buying a pink hyacinthe, dressing posh and crazy at the same time, getting an unexpected visitor from Egypt, shopping at Etsy, eating a mango :)
Lots of love, have a great day Gala!
i am madly in love with agyness denn :)
finally extracting my pet carpet python from his hiding place inside my printer. yep, INSIDE the printer. he escaped earlier this week and we discovered him in there a couple of days ago, but i had to find the right kind of screwdriver to open the printer.
AGYNESS DEYN’S NOT BLONDE ANYMORE?!
Speaking of her, I only just found this:
http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?str=55501&nm=Agyness+Deyn&c4nvi=3&navtyp=CLB&styp=clbi&evntI=2575
which I thought was absolutely brilliant. (P.S. In response to your comment on another article – I’m sure Patrick would argue for the beyond-gender-categorization point, too! ;D)
hearts times a billion: being in a school where the material is quite easy for me to learn, but where the professors also challenge me inside and outside of the classroom to keep building upon what I learn. And I thought I wasn’t a university person! Now I know.
Kudos to chegg.com like grace said, too! Even though their rental prices are about the same as used-textbook prices…
Oh, Gala. Just wait until you start watching Angel. You will only love James Marsters more.
Tegan & Sara
Although I’ve definitely heard these hip twin Canadian songstresses on the radio & what have you before, I’ve never really listened to them. But all that has changed! I’ve been bopping away to their music all week. I particularly enjoy their cover of Bruce Springsteen’s Dancing in the Dark &, of course, the popular Walking With A Ghost! A girl I know is seeing them in March in London & I am so jealous!
Juno
Going to the cinema on my own in the afternoon where I’m one of the only, if not the only, people in the theatre is, & always has been, one of my favourite weekend activities. I’ve been indulging in it more often of late & decided to see the much talked about film Juno on the weekend. It’s a fantastic wee film & if you haven’t seen it already, you should… now! Ellen Page is such an impressive young actress & utterly charming as the biting & witty Juno. Alison Janney is superb, as always, but the real standout cameo performance comes in the form of Rainn Wilson of The Office fame who has, by far, some of the most hilarious lines in the film. Loved it.
Caffeine-free
I stopped drinking coffee, tea & caffeinated soft drinks over a week ago now & I am so incredibly proud of myself! It’s been quite difficult given that a large trim flat white from Mojo on Bond Street has been a morning staple for me for months, not to mention the fact that I basically drink Diet Coke like it’s going out of fashion & always have done. However, I’m feeling so great that I think I’m gonna run with this wee caffeine-free experiment a little longer, particularly now that the headaches I endured in the past week have finally subsided!
French lessons
I’m hopefully starting Beginners French lessons at Alliance Française de Wellington (which just so happens to be upstairs in the building I work in) in a couple of weeks. I took Japanese classes for two years in high school & I’ve always wished I took French instead because it’s such a beautiful language. But then I figured, what’s stopping me from learning it now? Super super excited.
Lelo
Okay, so I know I posted about how much I loved erotic toys by Fun Factory just last week, but my friend Gala (<3) introduced me to Lelo this week & I am head over heels for their toys! But then, they’re Scandinavian designed so that’s no surprise. I’m going to add the Elise, Lily & Luna to my birthday wishlist. ;)
Lollipops
Particularly Sucks lollipops by Starburst. Yum!
Flirting
It’s fun. That is all.
x
Hope for the future. :)
Today I love:
Google reader (and iGoogle) a new discovery for me;
Making fun plans for the weekend;
Crossing things off my to-do list;
Trying to think of a name for my new company
Hooray for organizing email!! ;) And oh my gosh: I was just out today and spotted Easter stuff too. Haven’t had an Easter egg in yeeeears, but your talking about them makes me want one! :D
* Finding your site and falling in love * Getting to see Juno for free and getting $40 worth of free vouchers for nzgirl to go with it * Making a wishlist on TheThingsIWant.com * The beautiful pictures you use * Black food colouring * Having a public holiday next wednesday * Watching downloaded programs on the laptop in bed * Actually being able to come up with a list and posting for the first time :]
You’re an inspiration Gala!
Oh and it’s only 2 months till easter not three :D
++ Cheeseburgers. I got black angus burger patties a few days ago and I’ve eaten them all. They’re delicious!
++ Panic At The Disco’s new single ‘Nine In The Afternoon’. I love their precious hippie faces off.
++ Neon pink nails.
++ Polyvore!
++ Looking at prom dresses. Especially the poofy ones.
++ Sneaking on MySpace at school
reading new magazines
studio art classes
throwing out cluttery old papers
souffle for dinner!
On Sunday night I went to the Bon Jovi concert and I am still completely, overwhelmingly excited by that! Unfashionable I know, but there you go, they are my favourite band. Ahem.
Also, three and a half hours last night at the local campground picnicking and drinking and chatting with my girlfriends.
Yeah, but still mostly the ROCK’N‘ROLL!! Whoo!
Mmm… Easter eggs. I just saw that they now have these little, pop-rock filled chocolate Easter-egg candy. Very random, but really tempting…
Basically, I’ve had an extremely busy week, and only had time for a few really great things…
St. John’s Wort Tea with ginko; it sounds so strange, but it helps when I get really random bouts of moodiness (you know, where you suddenly just feel so bleak?). Besides, the ginko helps with circulation too. :D
Planning a Fun Day; This Saturday marks the 1 year anniversary since my sister (we’re not related, but I call her that anyways) got her brain tumor removed. So, we’re breaking out the bank-cards, doing some incredibly early mass-shopping, slouching around, and partying the night away.
Windows Movie Maker; it’s for a project at school, but it’s so incredibly fun to use! I adore it.
Big, long, curly-hair
Matryoshka Dolls. Love them.
Wow that’s really weird. I totally already did this and it didn’t come up! Oh well here it is again!
I love…
* The play I am in. It’s so well written and really fun to perform. I’m on in a week and I am really looking forward to it.
* Having my office mate back
* Making plans for studying next year and trying not to be too terrified of being poor
* Trying to think of the perfect present for my wonderful man for his 21st
* Starting Japanese lessons in preparation for our trip
* Making finacial goals and almost being able to achieve them
This week I love:
* Changing my hair colour from Purple to Black.
* Planning our ‘big move’ to Melbourne and counting down the days (only two months to go).
* Receiving a box full of fashion magazines from Mag nation in the mail.
* Organising the celebrations for my boyfriend’s 22nd birthday.
* The fact that Valentine’s day is in two weeks.
* The continual rain we have had here. Non-stop for a week! Yay!
*
Ok, i have a question: Does America Celebrate
Easter? (sorry if im out of the loop) bcoz i never see it on tv shows or cartoons..
Anyways, this is what lights my flame:
+ Cupcakes, cupcakes, cupcakes.. made chocolate ones with strawberry icing n rainbow sprinkles yesterday and there almost all gone already sobs
+ AQWA (Aquarium of Western Australia) Took our darling almost one year old son there on monday and he had a ball, pointing at everything.. cuddling into me with scardness when a stingray swam overhead..
+ The beach.
+ Family Guy… currently trying to watch seasons 1 – 5.. on season 3 so far..
+ My house being haunted, but in a good way, after asking around i found out my neighbour and i share a ghostie.. hehe
+ Being vegetarian for uhh 3 weeks now i think it is, i feel full of energry & havent had a gut-ache since i started.. Though i admit ive had chicken a couple times, but its alwaiz followed by feeling rather ill.
Also: deciding its time i took up a hobby, deciding im going to buy a canary, music, markets, bargains, talking to friends, evan almost being able to walk :-D
Dis-honourable mentions:
+ A whole month of 35 celcius+ weather (yes i like in perth, WA)
+ The government clearing the local bush and having bush rats move into all the local houses (ewuh ewuh ewuh.. but myne r gone now :])
+ My son deciding he can function on 5 – 6 hours sleep a night, NEWS FLASH mummy can’t!
And thats my things i love/hate thursday list
x o x
My favorite things this thursday:
+ One week today till my boyfriend arrives from London!
+ Pride & Prejudice – the BBC version. Still so good
+ Protein bars
+ Monteiths summer ale – and i’m not a beer person. It is my drink of choice at the moment
+ Am loving talking (future) bidness too. It’s exciting
-sleeping and waking
-last ray of sunshine lingering on your cheek
-being with the people who love you at your worst
-blowing bubbles
-diving into mud puddles
-comfy hugs
-80’s sweatshirts
-sleeping by the campfire beneath the stars
-windows
-thoreau
a recent issue of vogue mentioned that agyness dyed it back to blonde
i don’t care, cause she looks good either way….
This week I’m enjoying:
(x) Learning French with my amazing French language computer program. It was only $9.95 and I’m learning so much!
(x) My black sequin slouch beret. Mmmm, sparkly…
(x) Spending time with people who make me laugh.
(x) Rain, clouds, cool weather, and planning my winter wardrobe!
Things I’m Lovin’:
* Apple Pie. I just baked one. Not from scratch (I cheated thanks to Mrs. Smith) but it looks delicious!
*There Will Be Blood. Everything about the film is just…wow. The cast is so perfect. I have a crush on Paul Dano now. I found his performance in the film oddly arousing. I guess anyone that can hold his own acting next to Daniel Day-Lewis is attractive. The score is so beautiful as well. Johnny Greenwood did an amazing job and was robbed of an Oscar nomination. I can’t believe that this came from the director of Boogie Nights and Punch-Drunk Love, they’re so vastly different. I love you, Paul Thomas Anderson.
* Growing my hair out. It’s past my chin now. It hasn’t been this long in 4 years. I forgot how fun it is to twirl around my finger :)
Ohhh I know what you mean about the pyjamas thing. I’m finished high school now and am in a grey area of figuring out where to go from here, so I’ve had a 2 month holiday of just sitting around in my pjs and smeary makeup knowing I don’t have any obligations haha.
Things I’m loving right now include: *The fact that soon my blonde hair will be even whiter- yay!
*Being able to catch up with friends and party a lot now that school is out.
*Dancing around my room in my legwarmers, heels and a nightie just for kicks.
*Going to the video store and renting anything and everything to watch in my infinate free time really lame chick flicks and not- scary horror movies are big at the moment, along with the 3 seasons of Gilmore Girls which I don’t own on DVD yet.
*Working at the local newsagency twice a week to break up all this free time :P
xx
the thing i’m loving at the moment is
sex and the city – me and my girlfriends are having cool sleepover nights, facials, drinking and watching the whole 6 seasons from start to finish,
there is an episode in the 6th season where Samantha takes the girls to a raw food restraunt and i thought of you
Lipgloss – In auckland it has been so hot that my lips have been so dry, so i have been going through alot of lipgloss
Swimming – it is so nice to get home and jump in a cold pool after a long hot day at work =)
- sleeping in and taking naps – painting my nails pink! – frozen cookies – red hots – hotwings – a giant game of capture the flag on my school campus in the middle of the night – modern art
-Snow days! (I live in Michigan)
-Getting rides home from work from nice people when it is -7 outside.
-Being called “sweetheart” by anyone :)
-Blythe Dolls! I must have one (or 20!). Does anyone here collect them? I woulde be very interested in hearing stories of where you got yours and pictures too (my e-mail is in the link)!
-Learning math! I never thought I would say that, but I am taking an online math course this semester and I sort of am enjoying it. My boyfriend is very good and we are having nightly “study sessions” on webcam together, which is very helpful :)
-Pigtails! Even I think I look cute in them!
-Proving to myself that eating better DOES make a difference. This week I got off track and ate some junk, but I realized how much worse I felt because of it, which has given me more motivation to keep eating “right”.
-Any “reality” cooking show online: Iron Chef, Hell’s Kitchen, and Top Chef (also, not a “reality” show, but Kitchen Confidential).
-Getting environmentally friendly coffee cups at work.
+ greta garbo in anna karenina. so graceful and lovely and beautiful.
+ music of the 1990s, the decade i grew up in!
+ natural shea butter.
+ cashews. so good!
+ wearing my ballet flats even though it’s colder than cold outside.
+ things i love thursday/icing for temporarily making me feel better about life.
- college plans (so exciting) – art – tarte waterlilies eyeliner – classical music – french manicure – black ink – alice in wonderland – friends – laughing so hard it hurts – a movie night this weekend – having bulimia out of my mind, and being so cured from it – yoga and pilates
-strawberry lipbalm
I love YOU! :) Because you brought to my attention the Fafi collection from MAC. I am actually considering buying expensive makeup for the first time ever, just because Fafi is amazing (and the colors look awesome).
what made my week.
my family. who i haven’t seen in a long time. but recently got to visit. fabulously wealthy. but still wear the $2.50 thongs they bought from the supermarket..
-Watching all the coverage of the glam outfits from the SAG awards. I heart you E! TV
-Making collages of all the clothes and accessories i’m loving….the old fashioned way, scissors, glue and fashion mags
-Pasta, its my ultimate comfort food!
-Reading fashion blogs, especially on weeks where there no new magazines out and especially reading ICING!
I seem to be having more gggrrrrs today than loves :( Hopefully I can snap out of it soon
TiLT always makes me happy :]
- trail mix. it’s so healthy and i’m addicted. :] – having in depth conversations with best friends – vanilla scent – brushing up on my spanish – false eyelashesss. gorgeous. – going into a store that no one else would go into and buying a totally cute new purple hoodie :]
-my badass new boots
-text messaging
Things I’m loving:
-weddings!
(My best friend’s brother is getting married next Saturday and I can’t wait to see him and it’s a great excuse to get dressed up!)
-sunny days with blue skys and cotton puff clouds
(I’m so tired of grey,nasty,rainy days here)
-Lord of the Rings books/movies
(I’m re falling in love with the amazing poetry in both of these.)
-mail!
(I’ve been sending mail like mad and recieved some lovely replies)
-purple anything
(I’ve decided it’s my color this year)
-inspiring quotes
(The one you picked Gala is so easy for me to relate to at the moment.
well this week was just awsome after awsome, i´ve set a goal to be the happiest i can every day and it has worked and it has brought me so many good things like finding new awsome friends getting along with my family and finaly taking courage to speak to my boy of desire !
actually, i just scored a job interview, which means i may leave the crappy cafe hell i’m in now. so that makes me happy!
Ruth — Aww! But beware! MAC is addictive! :D
There’s only one thing on my list this week;
Perth
Hey, you know what, this place is really not as bad as people claim it to be. True, you’ll come across the odd flag-waving bogan who’ll most likely shout something inane at you, but the weather is lovely (although ridiculously hot at times), the ocean is FANTASTIC, my person’s wonderful hairdresser has adopted me as one of his own (more important than getting the a-ok from the in-laws!), the Asian food is cheap and oh-so yummy, the cooler-than-thou hipster scene is pretty much non-existant (as are British backpackers & annoying tourists in general), the 24hr café up the road does a gorgeous hot chocolate with nutmeg, I’m starting at a new university next month which means studying what I love & meeting lots of new exciting people, and I’m living in a cute old house with the person I love and an earless orange cat, what could be better?
things in which the love i have for on this day that is so often been called as a thursday of telling things in which i love
- Henna paste – that stuff is so much fun to play with i have recently placed a heart on my hand
- Andy Warhol – and im going to his exhibit tomorrow night for an uplate thingy in which i heart heroshima is also playing at!!
- french movies- what can i say they are allways so beautiful
- organising events- im about to join my schools formal commity mostly becasue i get to make invatations and that will be really fun but also i have a pretty cheap school so i want to help make it at least decent haha
- triple j- who recently did there hottest 100 and made my favourite band Muse as number one on the list !!!!
xx
I love…
My new haircut and colour, being tanned (it makes me look slimmer and I’m considering spray tanning during Winter to maintain my current bronze glow), finally reading a book that I’m enjoying, doing the puzzles in trashy magazines, signing up to play netball again, planning a tennis night, looking forward to watching the America’s Next Top Model final on tv tonight with my sister, my recently received pressie from Lush…
Today I’m just very grateful for:
MY LONG WEEKEND!!! Thank you National Holidays. I have Monday free yeah!!
That includes: sleeping, eating, walking, sleeping, sleeping and did I mention sleeping??
I want to sleep u_u.
Kisses.
- Striptease aerobics. I did them for the first time today, and man was it fun
- Fancy notepaper
- Sleeping in
- Chuck Klosterman
~A few people have said it already, but Juno. I loved it so much! It’s very witty. I’ve been saying “That ain’t no Etch-A-Sketch. This is one doodle you can’t un-did, homeskillet!” all week :D.
~Putting my “Be positive!” New Year’s resolution into action. Today I discovered that I have no friends in any of my classes, but I decided it was best because this year I need to really concentrate, as exams actually matter, haha.
~Grey’s Anatomy. I know, I know. But it’s addictive! I’m so excited for the new season!
~My new fringe (or “bangs”, heheehe), and the red highlights in my hair. Woo!
This thursday i am loving :
All my teachers are great! Its brilliant as this is my final year yewwww!
My leather school shoes.
They are high. Heels.
:)
I love those shoes from sportsgirl!!! omg! they were 190$ in brisbane and i stepped away and bought a 50$ pair. I need to go check again… see if they are 30 :). Btw they suit you extremely well!!!
Being organised… slightly. Well for school.
I am so tired. Why do i love this bcause i havent slept properly in forever!! after my shift at work tonight… ( Its late night shoppping… i work in the noisy food court) :P i am going to sleep SO SO welllll.
Aghh im so excited! xoxoxoxoxo
my loves are :
+ learning italian this yr at school.
+ finally starting school again today/ seeing everyone was great.
+ seeing my beautiful boyfriend.
+ seeing my unrelated brother ( a bit strange yes, but we have the best realtionship and he loves me like a sis and i love him like a bro)
+ starting a new book that i want to write.
+ polka dot everything.
+ my zipper pencil case.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Today im thankful for getting accepted into uni :D:D so psychedddddd.. and ill be with my best mate as well. ahh happy days :D
Here I go.
Coffee. Planning my Valentine’s Day Date Party. Granola bars. Bananas. Something Corporate. My bike. Great fitting jeans. Wearing shorts around the flat.
I’ve been on a happy spree lately, so everything is fantastic to me.
Today has been a very love filled day for me.
I loved the first day back at school, which wasn’t nearly as bad as I was imagining.
I love being treated with respect.
I loved the unbelievable amount of really good hugs I got today.
I love yummy veggies and cheese sauce.
I love jokes with good friends.
and I love vanilla cupcakes with strawberry icing and pink glitter!
- making plans for Valentines is definitely a good one.
- when you buy something from a store and they wrap it up is nice paper or a bag as if it were a gift just for you, even if it is just a chocolate bar or some scalp conditioner
- weight loss (i have lost 7 kilos this year and i feel so amazing and liberated)
- take away capuccinos
- planning strange days and events like this years leap day (29/2) of course!
- London. I was there last week and I’m still sort of pining after it… I was there for three days or so, and it was just fantastic. I went to Brick Lane and in vintage clothes shops but I also went to an exhibition on the European pre-war avant-garde and everything was fantastic.
- Subterranean London. I finished Neverwhere recently, by Neil Gaiman, and now I’m reading a non-fiction book about the hidden world beneath London and it’s all amazing.
- February. It starts tomorrow and I think it’s going to be awesome. Well, I hope so.
- Daria. I so want to be her.
- Starting a new project in my art class! We get to do that today, woo :).
-gala! yay!
-my switch to soy milk… it feels so much better for me
-st johns wort & berry tea. delicious!
-my friends
-the WHOLE weekend off work! now, what to do with myself…
-lots of NZ bands coming to Melbourne
-hip-hop, i used to never listen to it but lately i have been really getting into it & it cheers me up
-making/buying gifts for people, i seriously LOVE it
I totally heart my new MAC lipgloss in ‘Venetian’, and my page-a-day shoe calendar that my boyfriend got me for Christmas.
Call me superficial.
TiLt..this week is really an easy one!:
*This is a BIG one: confronting my ex and taking his new girlfriend for a walk to tell her about how he cheated on both of us for the past year with eachother& how much of a liar/manipulator he really is.
* That this girl may actually be a new friend &that I am able to have compassion and be there for her right now…I have surprised even myself
*My FRIENDS who held my hand over the past weekend where we saw the couple everywhere as they were camped 10 metres away!
*The universe confronting me with both of them so close when I had nowhere to run for an entire week
*Meeting Amazing awe-inspiring people: professors, musicians, artists, performers,indigenous elders, travellers, new friends all thanks to rainbow serpent festival.
*Being able to be proud of my hard work and the feedback I have got on a job well done
*Getting a new job for the new year! and the follow on for this is my europe trip is coming clearer into view!!
*Carousel Ice-Cream cake! especially the choc crumbly biscuitey pieces! yumyum!
xxoo
cookie — Wow, you are amazing! Did you have fun at Rainbow Serpent? :D & where do you get a carousel ice-cream cake from?!
Things I Love Today….
* Planing a holiday – Its 3 Months till my sister and I hit Melbourne for a week full of shopping , self indulging at restaurants and many adventures of getting lost.
* Peanut butter Cupcakes with Chocolate butter frosting – Freshly made, extremely yummy and wickedly naughty.
* Driving down the end of the street and seeing our resident Koala hanging in the tree
* Gilmore Girls – having a week off work has allowed me to watch the last season no interruptions :)
* Tattoos – My friend has just finished drawing up my 1/4 sleeve , now all I need is the money.
* Animal enrichment – Watching animals being amused by simple things as smells and fruit ice blocks, is a truly satisfying moment for a zoo keeper.
Oh, Gala, you’re not the only one who loves Spike!! (And I’m glad, I’m not the only one … ;-)) I somehow never can’t understand, what’s NOT to love! He’s just too cool!
Also, this week I love
book sales
gift certificates (the combination of which left me with two beautiful books, one on interiour decoration, the other on making bags)
looking at interiour decoration magazines and books
knitting mittens
watching old movies
reading novels and thrillers
laughing about myself
imagine stylish ways to celebrate tea time
making things and
planning/dreaming what things to make
finally commenting on icing :D! seriously Gala, I found your blog 2 weeks ago, and I’m already addicted, thanks for all the great content and overall loveliness yu bring into my mornings!! other things that lit my flame? finally signing the contract to the job of my dreams, start half-fantasizing, half-seriously planning for my relocation in a new country for the job(oh yes!), only-girls movie nights, overheardinnewyork.com (ok, i may be really late on this, but how cool is this site?!), clipping recipes from magazines for my personal recipe book:)
have a great Wednesday!
Today I love that tomorrow is my last day at my summer job and I get to start studying again on Monday!! That I left a belated xmas gift for my sister at her place for her to find later tonight when she gets home! That my mum bought 2 sets of china cups and saucers from my granny’s for me – they are super beautiful! My CUTE cat Hemi! Spending heaps of time with my wonderful boyfriend! SUNSHINE! Organic blueberry, banana and vanilla soy milk smoothies for breakfast – so delicious! The Dr Hauschka body care gift set I received in the post! The summer BBQ I am planning with our neighbours for Sat! Having a coffee and cake date with one of the coolest gals in the world this weekend! xx
german boy band CINEMA BIZARRE
tv series CRIMINAL MINDS (i love dr reid… i have a thing for geeks)
“500…” cookbooks… ie 500 cupcake… OMG my fave =D
TOP GEAR... yeah I know it’s a tv show about cars… but there is something strangly alluring about it…
you… gala darling
kisses xxx
The 2 things that stood out in the past week are…
*Going back to school – I’m in year 12 this year, I’m so excited =D plus I get to see most of my friends in one setting ;]
*Discovering that BMEzine is back up online! It must come equal first with my other favourite blog – no prizes for guessing? Teeheehee.
The 3 things that stood out in the past week are…
*Going back to school – I’m in year 12 this year, I’m so excited =D plus I get to see most of my friends in one setting ;]
*Discovering that BMEzine is back up online! It must come equal first with my other favourite blog – no prizes for guessing? Teeheehee.
*Going out with my girl friends, to the movies, for random walks, taking strange photos and walking in figure 8s around rubbish bins and signs. =D
This Thursday I love;
Having sunbleached hair and a tan from a month in Costa Rica
Planning life changes for 2008
The way the articles on here are always so scarily relevant to my life!
Xxxxxxx
i wrote my TILT in my blog, it’s here if you’d like a peek:
http://ohsundayschool.typepad.com/oh_sundayschool/2008/01/things-i-love-t.html#comments
loving your list, Gala, especially being content with the present :) what a great feeling.
being a full-time dancer – my feet are cramping, my legs are as hard and sore as anything, my back, neck and shoulders are all stiff and sore, my arms are burning, but I love it. made it past the “three day hump” and ready to go back tomorrow and do it again :)
my new diary/planner – I am so unorganised so its good to get some structure :)
cinnamon toast – nothing better.
brunch bars – hazelnut flavour. actually, I think these might even be better than cinnamon toast! ;)
gingerbread – I’ve always loved it and lately become obsessed and now I’m obsessed with cooking it!
finding lots more gigs to go to
and back to dancing full-time, I dont have to be up early every morning. tomorrow I dont start untill 1.00 :) even though I still wake fairly early, its easier to get up when I dont have to force myself, just because I want to get up.
ps, I worked out why easter eggs are already in the shops, easter is early this year! its in march, not april. my planner helped me work that one out >.
-Talking to someone special.
-My new gloves! Black wool with buttons! They are perfect.
-The fact that it’s snowing right now, if somewhat wetly!
-My family and dogs. I’m thankful for them every day.
-Starting to take better care of my skin, and seeing the results.
-What just arrived in the post: a copy of FRUiTS magazine (my first ever)! Eeeeee! I can’t wait to get into it, I am hoping it is crammed with beautiful pictures I can put on my walls! Mmmm, it even smells wonderful.
-Continuing to be in good spirits and good health, and appreciative every day. Yay!
-Writing in my Moleskine. I’ve filled up about 45 sides of paper this month, which makes me very pleased.
-Gala’s 50 ways to rescue a bad day – superb! I have pasted it into my Moleskine to refer to any time I need it. I especially love “stick up pictures of Where’s Wally in public places”, “run up and down the street in a kimono” and “wear a blanket over your head until the day is over”. I may just do those even when I’m having a good day.
my new job-I have been working as a hair dressing apprentice for 3, although the pay is terrible. I love it.
Its opened this whole new world that I was too afraid to explore, because of the nature of the salon. Its made me think of the way I speak to new people that make accquantience with. Its made me have to be super organsised to get things done. Its made me create a personal style though the guidance of my bosses to be someone that I have always wanted to be. All just because what others would see as just an average job. But its amazing and its one step closer!!!
my first mac product about 3pm today I walked into the Chadstone Myers and sat myself down at the mac counter and asked the girl to help me pick a lipstick. Guess what colour she helped me pick? Mac Red. Its more than I’ve ever paided for one lipstick, loads more (usally its in the $5 region)and far from my usual “natural” colours that I pick but somehow I felt special and like everyone was looking at me all afternoon. P.S I am already signed up for the mac tecniques class.
Sorry about the rather large explainations!
Wow, not much last week, but brimming over this week…
-falling in love more every day with my husband. I’m enjoying our first year of marriage so much, it’s just plain ol’ amazing.
-looking forward to going to florida and Disney World! and Sea World! for the first time in years, but it’s with my husband this time…so waaaaaay fun grownup style!
-the hair dye I’m buying today…I love standing in the aisle and deciding on the perfect one…
-my new bag that I completed last night, Amy Butler pattern Messenger Bag. Grey, with all the perfect pockets I needed and a few extra for train pass, etc.
-the dress that I’m almost finished with. Nice and simple natural linen, with pockets! for florida…
-rereading the Twilight series on my ipod on the train.
Sorry so long…too much good stuff this week for TiLT : )
- New moleskines – Amelia’s and French Vogue arriving in the post, as well as plenty of zines – Children’s picture books (Neil Gaiman and Lauren Child) – Books in general (Murakami & Coupland) – Planning my 21st birthday next Wednesday – Reading back entries of your lovely blog
xx
Hi Gala,
I’ve been reading a lot about the primal/paleo diet recently and I was wondering how much of the way you’ve been feeling recently (re: raw diet) is a consequence of eating specifically raw foods as opposed to simply eating more vegetables and fruits and fewer processed foods and grains?
Sally — It’s really hard to say. I’ve been finding recently that the cooked food I have eaten has practically no flavour, which is really odd. Things I used to love now just taste like salt or fat & sit in my stomach in a big lump, very unpleasant. It’s so different to eating fresh vegetables & fruit, which is crisp & smells beautiful & has amazing texture & is a delight to indulge in!
Gala,
Care to share this amazing email organizational system?
~amber
hey gala…
thanx. have definetly surprised myself over the past week =0)
Carousel is the ice-cream company..they are around in melbourne..the cake wasn’t in the shape of a carousel unfortunately! that wouldve been triple-y amazing! very good icecream cakes though..
Rainbow Serpent was Amazing! amazing performers, decor, music lots of silly fun (when I wasn’t working hard or confronting said couples..hee)
Will have to make burning man a priority in the next couple of years me thinks..
xxoo
Things I Love Thursday
Better late than never right…
Nailpolish. I am loving nailpolish at the moment! Sparkles, lime green, carrot orange, hot pink, ALL colours! I have bitten my nails all my life and I think maybe if my nails look pretty, i won’t want to bite them… but they look so delicious…
I ordered a book off amazon and received it yesterday, its called Dirty Japanese. It really is so dirty! But thats what I need no more text book japanese! Its not helping at all! This book is hilarious and all my Japanese workmates thought so too!
Japanese Valentines day. Women give chocolates to men only. They are obligated to give their coworkers and boss bought chocolate so they don’t feel left out. The women make their own special chocolate for the men they love. On March the 14th, White day, men give the women that they received chocolate from, chocolate in return! Crazy! I’m gonna do it the Japanese way this year! When in Rome…
Business prospects. I have been making so much money babysitting in Japan, I’m looking into starting a business with my Japanese bestie.
Do You. Another Amazon purchase. I’m really enjoying it so far!
Making paper birds off
http://www.mckibillo.com/PaperBirds/paperbird.html They are so cute! I made one for my friends birthday and she was so happy!
My newly decorated coffee mug. I printed off that wallpaper in your carousel, Paul and Joe, and put it inside the plastic around the mug. I am in love with my mug now!
The shoes on this blog; http://nenz.web-log.nl/nenz/magics_in_the_make_up/index.html
actually, everything on this blog! Its stunning! But the shoes are so hot!
The new Fafi for Mac collection! Mac is my ultimate favourite makeup, I use no other and I am so in love with Fafi! Match made in heaven!
Special Mentions: Going out for dinner. Going home! Talking to mum and my sister. Printing things and cutting out and sticking! Moleskine. Gala – always :)
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I’m very excited about Sara moving over here to the states, but I’m sure she will be very missed by her Australian friends. We need more people like her — and you.
Loving:
Listening to Mezzanine – Massive Attack
You Tube – Kate Bush, Suzanne Vega, 1986 things, Pot luck ‘Sex and the City’ in threes and out of synch, so Carrie’s with Burger, then Big, the the Russian and I just select the next in the recommends. It’s fun and it’s free!
Staying in. Loving staying in.
Getting over a cold.
Loving these things.
New sunglasses.
Having fun at work.
Teachers (i no longer go to school, but my little brother informs me that teachers count him as their favourite student simply because i am his sister… ahh favouritism is great when it counts in your favour.)
Big packages in the mail.
Freshly washed hair.
P.S. Gala, i don’t mean to be nitpicky, but in fact, as of a couple of days ago, Easter is less than two months away!
Hi Gala,
Sorry to keep pestering you with so many questions! What kinds of cooked foods have you been eating? Are they foods like porridge (grains and sugars) and corn chips (fried grains) or foods like cooked veggies and tofu?
Applying for jobs I’ve finally come up with some basic plan for the time being. We’ll see how it goes!
Having people to hang out with I had barely known anyone since moving back home and was getting pretty lonely. Now, I’ve done a few things with a couple of different groups.
Texting It may have taken me awhile, but I finally see the value of texting vs calling in some cases.
My dog He just went to the vet and even though he is 12, she was very impressed with his health!! :D
mmkay more like TiLF for mee haha :)
My friends – Always, but even more so this week. They are rather amazing :)
EFT – I’ve been quite skeptic tbh but I tried it, and was very impressed ! It’s rather fantastic :)
Boarders’ Book Store – I love it. We don’t have one in my town, but I discovered one in the next town. Absolutely magical. With Seth from the O.C type characters working there =P
The snowww –
Sally — Um, let me think. I’ve recently eaten rice crackers, grilled fish, a peanut butter sandwich, an entire box of profiteroles (hahaha) & some miniature easter eggs. All of which had absolutely no flavour! Amazing.
Buffy is absolutely wonderful. I was put off it by one of my sisters who wrote Buffy Fanfic and had buffy magazines but once you sit down and watch it it’s so good!
Walking in the rain on the beach
Black doc martens with flowers painted on them
The director tony scott
Overcast days with no wind
Getting up early to go to get a cup of tea with friends
The end :)
I love love love Cadbury Creme Eggs, and I think they only put them on the shelves at Easter, only to take them off a few weeks later, because after then I can never find them anywhere! So I stock up when they’re all hugely discounted and it feeds my addiction for the next few months. :D
Pyjamas around the house! I’m so glad you wrote that because my roommate is a clean freak and schedule nazi and cannot understand why I wear them past 9am, I laugh and feel bad for her because she’ll never know the joy of any kind of Lazy Sunday!
Borders was a great one by Kat, I just went to one at Chermside in Brisbane yesterday after not going to one for a year, and I felt like I came home! All the magazines I could never find anywhere else and I finally got to purchase a Postsecret book I’d been looking for. I read it all in one night and it always blows me away that people get up the guts to send in their deepest darkest secrets, even if it is anonymous.
Oh and thanks for the links Gala to all the raw foods blogs, I’ve only just started a major overhaul in the way I eat, and what I choose to eat, and all the info helps!
Yay, uber-late!
-Beach: I’m in Maitencillo, an awesome beach city where my family and bf own houses. I’ve had an awesome time so far, and I’ll be here till March so I’m happy!! More friends will be joining us and my sister will come here too (she lives in London), super exciting!
-My Granma: She’s SO AWESOME; very intelligent and funny and funky. I stayed all last week with her in the beach house and had an great time!
-MY CAR: Having a car rules. Period
-Clasp earrings!: I can’t wear normal earrings because my skin is suuper sensitive, but we found a cute little store down town which sells very unique clasp earrings! Finnally!
-My bf: He’s so cute :)
Thanks Gala!
It was wonderful catching up with you while I was there, and you’re welcome to crash on my couch in NY any time you want :)