Things I Love Thursday
[ 5 March 2008 ]
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1. yukata, 2. kyocera, 3. untitled, 4. rippling reflection
Working on my podcast — I’m changing the format so that it is more like a radio show & less like me just reading out an article! It’s really exciting & a whole new challenge. I can’t wait until the first one is done! I hope you all enjoy it… I think you will!
Skins & Angel — My two new favourite shows. Skins is hilarious & heart-breaking at the same time (& I adore Cassie, she is just too cute). Angel is all terrible acting but you know, the occasional appearance of Spike is keeping me interested. (I’m not far into either so please don’t tell me any spoilers or I’ll cry!) One of my favourite things to do at the end of the night when I’m exhausted from working & thinking is to crawl into bed with lover-boy & watch an episode or two. Best ever.
Blazing my own trail — Sometimes it can be hard for me to know where I should be directing my energy or where I want iCiNG to go. Especially because I feel like there aren’t a lot of people who I can ask for advice on the subject. A lot of what I’m doing is breaking new ground & no one has done it before. It can be kind of scary sometimes but mostly it is exhilirating & wild! It is such an incredible position to be in — to be able to choose your own limits & partnerships, to make decisions that have real impact & write things that make a difference! I am so glad & so fortunate.
My mirror-ball — Did I mention this last week? Well, if I did, it’s worth saying again. I don’t have the mirror-ball hanging up yet, it is just sitting on our dinner table because I want to find the best possible place for it, but it still does the trick. I LOVE walking into the iCiNG Bowl in the morning to see tiny circles of light all over the ceiling & scattered across the kitchen. It’s like entering some strange & beautiful galaxy. It is really amazing & fills me with happiness.
Ninagawa Mika
Ninagawa Mika — My new favourite photographer. Super-high saturation, sexy girls & lots of joy. It’s a hard combination to beat!
Hunting around at the market — It’s all still very new to me. We have a fun little routine: we wake up super-early, I crawl into my knee-length cardigan (I have had it for a year but I still adore it), we grab our trolley (we have a little granny cart! I want to stick jewels all over it) & set out for the market. It’s not far so we walk & talk & check the mail & drink smoothies. Then we go to our favourite stalls & talk to the owners & pick the loveliest-looking things. I feel like a total fruit & vegetable virgin so I am always pointing at things & asking, “What’s this like?”. Today, for example, we bought kiwiberries (like a miniature kiwifruit!), a pomegranate (I’ve never had one!) & fresh figs. We also ordered a tray of wheatgrass to be collected next week — eep, exciting! A miniature lawn in our kitchen! & of course I love the end result, too: a kitchen full of exotic, delicious delights!
New musique — My current favourites are Boxcutter’s live set on Nova FM (downloadable!), Burial (still), Autechre’s new album Quaristice, Neptunes Present: Clones & IAMX!
Planning travel — New Zealand & possibly Sydney in April are on the cards, as well as New York & San Francisco in September! I can’t tell you how excited I am!!! I’ve been plotting hotels. Library Hotel, Hotel on Rivington, The Alex, 60 Thompson or Soho House? WHO KNOWS? (I love organising travel, I am such a geek. Eeee!)
Honourable mentions: Lots of tapping (& lots of sleep & water to help it process); anticipation (my parents arrive tomorrow & are staying until Tuesday!); sore muscles massaged with arnica; wonderful packages in the mail (this morning I received two mind-blowing soaps from Soapylove which smell & look incredible!); this amazing necklace (NSFW!); all your comments on my House of Holland post yesterday (you’re all so clever, I’m so proud! Cluck cluck!); re-shuffling all the pictures on my lamp (it is covered in purikura & postcards!) & Slug! Oh, & also — the fact that Things I Love Thursday has now been going for 30 WEEKS with no signs of slowing down… how INCREDIBLE is that?!
“Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.” — Rainer Maria Rilke
Now then, sweet poodles & nonpareils! Open your chests & strum a few notes on your heart-strings! Tell us what’s going on in your life — make a big list of all the things that have you spontaneously celebrating, kissing the earth & smiling as you walk down the street. We want to hear it, please add your love to ours!
(& if you’ve posted your own list on your blog, don’t forget to nab a badge from the Participate page!)
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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Getting out of town, drinking water, sleeping in, buying gifts, thrift store shopping and hearing stories about my dad. But mostly thrift store shopping!
~~ writing little notes for my friends to get in the mail (isn’t it so fun when you get mail that isn’t just bills and junk)
~~ Going for walks early in the morning in the park when its all quiet and beautiful
~~ This weekend. Me and my Mum are having a girl’s weekend…can’t wait!!!
TiLT again!! YAYY~! =]
* My journal (because it feels like I can confide everything to it!)
* Just lying on my bed & looking outside (it’s amazing that if you really take time to look, even my ugly backyard can be pretty.)
* Sending pretty letters (from one of your posts, I’ve sent billions of handmade letters)
* Eating lots of fruits & veggies (it makes me happy & I always feel good inside. No regrets!!)
I don’t guess I can really sum it up in a phrase, but today I worked on a digital video project for my computer arts class – I went around campus and asked people to dance for me while I filmed them. A lot of them said no, and that made me sad, but plenty of people said yes, and I got to see my friends and classmates and teachers drop whatever they were doing and boogie like mad! It made me feel so joyous and optimistic about everything! My history teacher is a dork and did a Zulu war dance, so I learned stuff, too. XD
Also, pizza! Mmmmmm. Pizza.
Firstly THAT necklace very rad! Now for my list this week I am loving:
* The fact uni classes got cancelled due to flooding.
* Pumpkin scones with sunflower seeds. So delicious and kind of healthy. Hey, at least there is a vegetable in there!
* Ridding myself of negative people who only want to bring me down.
* The fact that in just four short weeks I will be living in Melbourne!!!
* The thought that I will get to visit the Game On: Video Game Exhibition at federation Square very soon.
* As always, the new cycle of america’s next top Model (I LOVE Clair and Marvita).
* Vogue
Those badges for participation are lovely!
- My new starburst necklace from Etsy
- Wearing a Puce coat and getting glances every time I do – My kitten, Lottie, always & always
- My new Betsey Johnson watch
- Spring-like weather, finally!
- An upcoming trip to New Orleans, my home, for St. Patrick’s Day. Parades & kissing Irish & Italian men!
- Winning a gorgeous pair of Fluevogs on Ebay.
AGMF (australian gospel music festival) – even though its still two weeks away, I cannot wait for it! camping with lots of friends (and strangers) and amazing music. gah! so pumped :)
learning guitar – started last week, its awesome I’ve been practising everyday, I just want to learn more
gingerbread men – yum!
and of course your lovely articles Gala!
:D
Anaphora — I like Claire too. & I found out that Lauren is John John Jesse’s girlfriend!!!!!! www.johnjohnjesse.net So now I like her even more, haha. JJJ has been one of my favourite artists for YEARS!
~ the fact that after a long period of un-employment and underemployment I have decided to start my own business and make my own job.
~ I have an awesome subject at uni this semester which spends all day fiddling around with digital imaging software
~ i made jam-drop’s this morning, i have never tried making them before but they turned out sweet, my new favourite treat
~ Crochet and any craft, everytime i make something for my boy he ends up showing it off to the whole world and then i have people knocking down my door wanting one.
Snow, sleeping in, watching ballet, painting my finger- and toenails silver, fresh eggs sunny-side up, and big, soft cozy hoodies.
my new string of FLAMINGO FAIRY LIGHTS! www.vividroom.com.au/prod211.h…
could life get any better?! I dont think so!
* House sitting for my friend and taking care of her sausage (dog)
* Chickpea salads
* Buying ice-cream cake for Browny’s birthday
* Getting business cards made
* Blinging up my phone
* My lovely friend Stuart who always says the right thing at the right time
* 90210 Season 3
Firstly, Gala, your list is amazing! Your market trips sound so wonderful!
x Buying cute underwear.
x Weekend plans – having a daggy girlie dinner night with my girlfriends tomorrow & market shopping on Saturday with one of my best friends, woo!
x Witchery. I have always loved Witchery but they really seem to have amped things up in the style stakes lately – the stuff they have in there lately is to die for! So beautiful, elegant and well-made.
x Cold days – we haven’t had one for a few days now but I love rugging up, layering up and dressing up!
TiLT:
-iCiNG. i am seriously addicted, it’s actually a problem… i HAVE to log on daily whenever/wherever i can & see what’s going on or else i will cry!
-my boy. he draws me cartoons, leaves me cute notes, smothers me in kisses & takes me out to interesting places for dinner. i love him!
-my friend Claire. she’s so awesome, generous, fiery & fun. she includes me in so many things & makes me feel loved as a friend! yay Claire!
-my flat. it’s only a tiny 2brm unit, a bit crummy but it’s my home away from home (NZ). My flatties are moving out soon, which is pretty sad, so I have to look for a new flatmate at some stage. Exciting!
-silly mistakes. Yesterday at a bar with my friend the bartender tried to charge me $200,000.63 for two drinks & when it declined they wondered what went wrong!? HILARIOUS. I am now framing the reciept.
-baking. yesterday i brought in double-choc chip cookies for my workmates & they were gone in like 5 minutes. i love baking & eating the baked goods makes others happy, so it’s great!
-life! everything is so awesome. i love taking time out for 5 mins to reflect on what’s really great in my life, and TiLT is the greatest way to do that!
xxx happy thursday everyone :)
ActuallMy little piece of bliss?
Tonight, I’m baking hot chocolate chunk cookies while drinking a mug of low-fat (but delicious) hot cocoa, wearing my favorite new Hyper Cute Ski Bunny sweater (it was bought for 10$ from 120$!) and reading a stack of new magazines.
Oh, and I’m planning my new blog.
Finally.
:D
Have a lovely day/night everyone!
Gala,
If you’re enjoying Skins, you’re kind of enjoying my home town, which is where the show is filmed!
Wee-huu! :D
-First day of college: Today (yesterday for u) I had my first day in Laws. I changed careers but I’m a freshmen for them, haha. I met lots of people, teachers were very kind, we had a great reception (even with tea and cookies!). Everything was great, so different from my other career! Plus I met lots of nice gals that, I hope, will become new friends!
-My bf: Getting back to school is great for us…we were too…glued! Having different stuff to do and new people is fresh air to our relationship; today we saw each other and I felt like I was in a second date! (we’ve been together for a year and a half!). yay!
I’m sorry but half of my post was deleted!:
-My nephew: I saw him today after 4 days and I’m still in love!! CUTEST BABY EVER
-Huaquiman y Tolosa: My favourite chilean TV show! Today was the first episode of the second season and man, I’m ROFL all over myself xDD
Gala! the soapyland link doesn’t work :(
also, those hotels are beeeautiful! wow.
i love being back home (brazil) after 10 incredible months in australia ! yaaaaaay i´m so happy !
TiLT:
- Booking out a house on the beach for the weekend of one of my best friend’s birthdays. There are 4 of us who are childhood friends and stuck together through primary/high school, but due to uni and work we hardly get the time to see each other – so I’m so excited to catch up with them!
- Ack Attack Lost recaps on livejournal: I love Lost, I’m so obsessed and these recaps are so hilarious and so cute! They can be found here!
- Guy friends that become best friends, that become more than friends ;)
- Samantha from Sex & The City. God I love her.
- taxi driver.
- money. (i got 2 checks in the mail! goodbye credit card debt!)
- sleep.
- coconut oil.
- dominican food.
- my beautiful boyfriend.
Oooh, I love having a house full of exotic fruits. My parents always yell at me for buying too much, and then yell at me again at the end of the week for having eaten so much expensive fruit so quickly. What can I say? I can’t keep away from yummy fruit!
My TILT list:
-INTENSE US democratic primaries
-Walks in the park (especially because the weather is warming up)
-Green tea and candied ginger
-Hugs!
Oooooh i LOVE LOVE LOVE Ninagawa Mika, ive been admiring her bright and HAPPY shots for a while now! YAY!
Things I’m diggin’:
- Finally getting my blog design closer to completion…..
- The t-shirt I’m going to make with BLONDIE’S head on the front!
- The amazing text messages my boyfriend sends me on his way to work every day xxx
- Capping off my days with SEX AND THE CITY episodes
- My friend Mandy who shines so brightly!
- Vintage furniture stores
- ‘The Tibetan Art of Serenity’ – fab book!
- All the wonderful things that are waiting just around the corner…
- My awesome new head scarf…... aqua, peach and white….and OH SO NICE!
- Gala for being a massive cutie!
xxx
wear an apron when you crack that pom open – that juice will stain ANYTHING. =) Sometimes, I like to cut one into quarters and simmmer it in 2-3 c. of hot water on the stove for about 15 min. It makes a great pom-tea, served with honey and (sometimes) mint!
TiLT:
This time of year. It’s warm and cool at the same time. The jasmine that’s all over this town is blooming, and anywhere you go, the air is full of perfume. Even on my bus ride home on the freeway, the sweet scent of jasmine. It’s incredible!
only two weeks until spring break. woo!
I got my painting back from the photo lab and now I finally get to share it with my friends that are far away. woo!
-UGANDA!!! Yesterday I got to meet the vice-president of Uganda and he invited myself and the other students of the School of International Studies to come to Uganda to work with him on Sustainable Agriculture projects, which is TOTALLY MY THING! Now I just have to break it to my mother that I want to go to Africa for the summer.
-Le Francais. Our French department is really, really small, which makes it pretty easy for me to be the star of the department, and it feels so awkward and braggy to say that, but I am, and it feels so good!
-My jeans. I squeezed into my skinniest jeans for the first time since coming back from study abroad, and to celebrate, I ate like four cupcakes. Chocolate-chili cupcakes.
-Swimming. Some friends of mine are training for a triathalon, and I’ve been going swimming with them sometimes. I’m a really, really, really terrible swimmer (I can’t do the crawl/freestyle!) but it’s such good exercise, and I really enjoy it. Way better than a boring treadmill.
-Birds. They are totally twitterpated ‘round these parts, and I think everyone on campus probably knows me as that nut who’s always standing in the middle of the road, staring up at the tops of trees, trying to get a good look at the birds.
-My dad and stepmom! They are coming to visit this weekend! I love them both so much!
Speaking of French, though, I need to quit procrastinating, and get to work on an essay about heroins. Like female heroes, not the drug.
I’ve been thinking its Thursday all week (TiLT has made it my new fave day), but forget it was actually Thursday today, so realising it was and TiLT would be up made me ever so excited!
Here the things i’m loving this week:
Autumn: not so much the chilly weather, but the chance to embrace new season fashion…always exciting, and layer up.
Compliments: Who doesn’t like them? I am so excited that i’m getting so many lately. My hair gets comments all the time now I cut it into a bob and my outfits are getting a lot of great comments too. I’m lovin it!
Finale of the Serial Killer plot on Shortland St: (a NZ soap) I am SO glad that my 3 fave characters all made it through without being killed! Though the fate of the serial killer was a bit sucky.
Fabric Shops: A continuation of my love for new season fashion. I am trawling through all the fabric shops looking for great threads the make all my A/W 08 designs with.
Heres to another great week filled with things we love!
I feel like a total idiot…but what is the iCiNG bowl?
Alz — My apartment :D
Ohh I love Skins and Cassie is my favorite as well. I love the way she seems to nuts and air-headed and out there but at the same time is very smart, very good at deceiving people. I wish they’d do more on Jal though. There’s got to be more to her than her instrument and her relationship with her father. But ah, we’ll see.
pomegranates and figs are amazing! I hope you enjoy them. (Pomegranates are like explosions of deliciousness inside your mouth, too good!)
x.anticipating a trip to Mexico in May! my boyfriend bought us tickets for a week in Puerto Vallarta to cheer up our winter blues and impending long distance summer.
x.sushi tuesday. i have a new favorite roll—it was salmon with roast red pepper aioli.
x.The Darjeeling Limited. Wes Anderson is my favorite director and this one didn’t play in theaters here, so I was anticipating it greatly (rightly so!)
x.A possibility to be on a TV show this summer (not a real tv show, but a show for a local access station…still cool!)
x.the pearlsandtea community on lj
x.creating wishlists online, in anticipation for my tax refund check.
x.new make up! i got some awesome new stuff—i’m wearing vibrant teal eyeshadow that my face hasn’t seen since high school.
x.phone calls from old friends who realize it’s been too long and tentative camping plans for the summer.
x.making breakfast casserole, with challah and plenty of caramelized onions.
x.considering my options for studying library science after i get my English degree. it would be my dream job, to be a librarian.
- yen magazine, this month’s feist cover is quite splendid. – drinking tea whilst reading jane austen books for uni – finally learning italian =) – planning european adventures
and – sticking up for myself!
emily – MINE TOO! imagine being surrounded by books all day…salivates :P
.the anticipation of going to japan, day after tomorrow.!
.getting new lush products in the mail that smell delicious
.cookies-ive been craving them ALL week. :D
.green tea in the little tea bags.
.learning to be less shy.[like commenting on here]
* Greek salad – mmmm feta! I love fresh tomato and cucumber!
* Our vege garden at home – my husband loves gardening and over summer we hardly have to buy any veges… and we live on salad!
* Chocolate brownies, yummy :) I just had one for afternoon tea (couldn’t make it through the afternoon at work!)
* Planning holidays – my husband I are going away for Easter – we’re going to fly to Wellington on the Thursday night and catch up with friends. Then we’re hiring a car to drive back to Auckland via the Whanganui National Park – one of the last parts of NZ we haven’t explored. I’m very excited!
* Weddings – some friends are getting married on Saturday, weddings are so fun!
* Going for big long walks in interesting places – I’m training for Oxfam Trailwalker (100km in 36 hours – first weekend of April in Taupo) so every weekend our team is heading out to do long walks in new places. Last weekend we did our first night walk (5.5 hours in the bush at night!), which was not as hard as I thought it could be. This weekend we’re planning 50km around the forest by my parents’ place.
* The HDD/DVD recorder a friend gave my husband and I for Christmas – we now record the programmes we like and watch them later (even just starting 10 mins later is enough), which means we can skip through the ads! Yay!
* Squash – I play 2-3 times a week and its such a fun way to work out :)
* Dancing – I do burlesque classes and have done hip hop for the last couple of years (but the mortgage won’t allow me to do both at the moment :( ) and its SO MUCH FUN!
I AM NOW A BALLET TEACHER! Can’t talk/type – just got home and I’m knackered. Whooo!
OoooOOo! I’m going from Perth to Sydney & NYC by myself in August!! It’s so weird that I stumbled upon this site a few months ago when you and your readers were mentioning the Big Apple quite often!
But anyway:
x Meeting new people. I’ve met so many awesome people this year. & all because I’ve vowed to put myself out there and be the person I want to be :D
x Working hard. I’m doing 50-60 hours a week and it feels good to be working hard for the things I want in life. & I’m keeping up my social life and totally not burning out either!
x Summer. I can’t wait for my next one this August!!
x Nice people. Minor & trivial personality traits no longer seem to bother me. I’m much more appreciative of people who are just plain nice. Life is way more fun when you can appreciate positive attitudes.
xoxo
Project Runway (FIERCE, okay!), new tv shows, the Goo Goo Dolls, that having the plague (unfabulous) at least means not going to school, my two new HIDEOUS vintage dresses that make me look like a GODDESS WITH MODEL LEGS.
Oooh, Robin, have fun in Japan!!
- Perfume is the major one for me this week! I stopped by a boutique yesterday and came away with so many delicious samples, and I’ve ordered a whole bunch of perfumes online from CB I Hate Perfume (how much do I want to smell like Burning Leaves? A LOT) and BPAL, which I haven’t ordered in years.
- Tonight is the finale of Project Runway! I’m in California, so I’m avoiding spoilers at all costs, because the East Coast already knows (aiyeeee!).
- Getting packages in the mail! Even when I know I’ve ordered them, I tend to forget, and then I’m so excited when they come!
- Lots of lovely plans for the weekend! I have an appointment for a haircut after work on Friday, and a makeover on Saturday! And then the ballet on Sunday! It’s good to be busy with fun things.
- My beautifully comfy bed. – My little white dog who keeps me company whenever I’m home alone. – Feeling so creative that I might actually get around to doing something about it. – Looking at houses on realestate.com. – ‘Two Lipsticks and a Lover’, a book I’m reading about French women (Gala I think you’d enjoy it!). – Finding a recipe for curry poached fish in a magazine. – Looking forward to spending the long weekend with my spunky boyfriend and going to the Salamanca market! – My recently red and shiny finger nails.
+reading all these fabulously happy posts in the library at midnight
+spring break plans!
+plans for thursday evening: my friends and I are taking a break from our work to bake, drink tea, and watch trash TV. so excited.
+ordering cookbooks and fun things online and then waiting impatiently for packages to arrive
Two words:
Anahuac Day.
Full report, as well as an explanation about Anahuac Day later on my blog.
Kisses.
things i love thursday are…..
* Paramore’s album RIOT!- this album is really a piece of art. i love it so much. it is constantly on repeat on my ipod and in my car. it is full on angry girls music. the lead singer Haley is my new idol, however Gwen Stefani will always remain my number one idol.
* Back to University- as much as i hate going to Uni, i am actually glad i am back. no more full time shifts at my two jobs. i can sleep in and have my late nights. my brain feels like it is working again with all the assignments and readings due. the only thing missing is my money! but thats student life for you.
* wireless internet- ever since i have gotten wireless internet my lap top is barely off. i am up to date with my emails, blogs and even my uni work because now all i have to do is turn on my lap top and the world wide web is there in front of me.
* my friends- i am talking to my friend about guys and relationships. we both have the same view: they suck! and it has made me realise how lucky i am to have great friends. friends that i can sit around and spill all my problems. instead of sighing, they are actually attentive and want to help me. i am very grateful for the small, but close group of friends. i love them.
* Jimmy Bartel- yes the Brownlow Medal winner. i met him at the motor show on last saturday, and i think i am in love!
i think that is about it for the moment. this week has been hectic with Uni and work so i havent had a lot of time to really think of what i love at the moment.
p.s i have also posted this on my own blog page
missbeckz.blogspot.com
love the banners!!
oooh ohhh tilt!
1 : I’ve had a fantastic day
2 : meeting up for lunch, having a delish tropical tank, and getting a special offer so i got a nice shot of multi vit’s with it :)
3: having a constructive comment in my lecture
4: having a fantastic catch up with a good friend and sorting out life’s little problems
5: finding a gym I’ll go to and enjoy
6: being on top of everything, planning when my essays are due and having stress free week
7: learning a new word each day
8: being happy, being positive, and enjoying life
:D!
SKINS is just awesome! We just bought it on dvd last night so we could rewatch it all again and again. I agree Cassie is the cutest thing ever, everything is all like “um, hi, wow, lovely” ahhhhh! I coo over her every 2 minutes I think!
Much love to Red Bull – juice of champions and the over-tired (staying up late watching Skins of course!), my flights booked to go home to Melbourne for the first week of April to see my family, & the weather finally cooling down a tiny bit here in Perth!
My new room! One of my housemates moved out so I took over her room and someone new is moving into mine.
My new room is huge! I’ve spent the past day moving everything downstairs (moving heavy furniture down a narrow spiral staircase is not fun!) but now everything’s the way I like it. I now ache like a crazy mofo though so my boyfriend is on his way over so we can sit in bed and watch dvds.
Plans for a new music video. Crazy stop motion animation madness!
the fact the beauty school is open at work again. woohoohoo. i just had my hair done for $35
also chicken sausages and sauce, just because!
eep! gala, i’m assuming you watched buffy too? I am such an addict, i wish i could erase my memory so I could enjoy all 7 seasons for the first time again!
TILT!
1. Spike from Buffy! The cheekbones….
2. The fact that even if it is catastrophic, my Spanish oral will be O-V-E-R after 11:30am tomorrow!
3. El Espinada del Diablo y El Labrinto del Fauno (Pan’s Labrynth), while on the subject of my Spanish oral. At least it is over moveis I love!
4. Studying the Cold War now in history! geek
5. My new fish! He is a blue betta named Icky, short for Ichthyopod (means fish in geek speak) I’ve never had one before, I had to get him for a biology experiment, and i didn’t have the heart to give him away. any fish tips for a first-timer?
6. The Serpent and The Rainbow by Wade Davis. About Haitian zombies. ZOMBIES ARE REAL!
7. America’s Next Top Model (I can’t believe they kicked off Allison for being bitchy! A total first time for ANTM... I kinda like the sassy ones…)
8. Starbucks’ new honey lattes! I kind of had two today… lol not so good for the calorie count but AWESOME for the taste buds.
Kayla — Oh no! I haven’t seen the most recent episode of ANTM yet!
I got the best hair-rescue cut at Wildilocks today.
I love Kat.
Thanks for the recommendation!
~Actually booking my first driving lesson that I have put off for over a year! (Im excited and feel like I’m taking action!)
~Spanish lessons. We’re just such a close and lovely class.
~The Great Gatsby. I havn’t read it in a while but i saw a TV program on it a few nights ago and I’m just feeling enthused about it again!
~Compliments. Lets face it we all like the ego boost, especially if it’s for something we’re good at.
~Going out to dinner with a female crew to celebrate womens week! This also means I have somewhere to wear my darling new dress!
1: Starbucks Chai Lattes with extra vanilla. Pwoaah, best inventions ever.
2.Walking places, and making silly faces at the cars who drive past.
3. Plea – Say Anything, one of my faveourite songs at the moment.
4. Seeing friends who I haven’t seen in agees! As in around… 6 months
winks5. Getting ready for my first job next week! EEEK! I’m so excited !
A pretty short TiLT, but it’s things I love :]
x
- My new peach dress. Oh how I love thee, gorgeous vintage dress from the US!
- High tea! One of my best friends and I have high tea once a month at the gorgeous Queen Victoria Building’s Tea Room.
- My new winter coat – it’s royal blue and peach plaid!
- Electric blue, it’s a thing for me.
- Postcards! I love getting mail, it’s awesome. Especially when it’s not bills!
- My new teapot, which will compliment my crazy collection of teacups and saucers perfectly!
I’m feeling pretty horrendous right now but off the top of my head I love my boyfriend for helping me sort out some technical things for uni. I love that this afternoon I actually get to nap, I’ve been so busy lately, I’m burning out! And I love shopping with friends you haven’t seen for a long time.
I too am in NY in September, and we’re driving to San Francisco (road trip, yay!) so if I see a girl with long blue hair strutting down 5th Avenue, I’ll come and say hello!
You are SO not a geek for loving traveling plans! I would love it too… if I could afford it hehe. Ninagawa Mika is fabulous, thanks for sharing her work, now I can add a new bookmark to my list! As for your mirror ball, I know what you mean (about having light reflected everywhere). I have a mirror ball too, but not nearly as gorgeous as yours. It’s lovely seeing little dots of light throughout the room.
x Neil Gaiman. I finished American Gods the other day and bought the dvd of Neverwhere, and I’m excited about watching it. His work is everything I could want fantasy to be – dark, funny, about cities and towns and with literary connections. I’m just starting on his short stories and aaah they’re incredible too.
x Poetry magazines. I just bought the latest issue of Magma. They can be a pain, but not this one – lots of my friends are in it, and lots of really good poets in general.
x London. I’ve just started doing lots of art based on London for my A Level. It’s such a great city, with all this history and so many things to do.
x Scrabulous on Facebook. Because it’s still ridiculously fun.
WOW! u like skins!!
i love it ..have it on dvd i watch it everyday.
Yes cassie is adorable & so is sid :D
Peace
xo
Oh my God! I love ‘Skins’ too!
I was in the UK when it first aired over there so I got hooked and bought the DVD from amazon.co.uk when it was released.
I love Cassie! And Cassie + Sid are too cute! (also think Maxxie and Tony are hot, hot, hot!)
I especially love Cassie’s fashion sense, that cute little gold dress and men’s formal tails jacket she wears in the first episode were stunning! And I loved her Sailor Moon inspired top in the season 1 finale.
Now I am downloading season 2 and let me just say it gets GOOD!
making mix cds for friends
snuggling in bed
sewing afternoons
calling my mum and dad
witty emails
making people laugh
xx
First TiLT I’ve posted! Woo! :)
This week I’m loving:
*Spending time in the sun (with plenty sunscreen)
*My new job – I’m starting to settle in finally!
*Shopping dates with my sister
*My new bargain dress
*Trying new things (like my new RED skinnies!)
*Friends who want to help
oooo Gala def go Hotel on Rivington!!!!!you strike me as a lower east side girl:) I just got back to sydney from there a week ago…I am officially in love with the lower east side.You have club midway punk metal karaoke and babycakes vegan cupcakes at your doorstep!and yummy teany food…..plus a giant american apparel store on houston:)all the things you need in life really:)
TILT – *Those photos you posted Gala – Wow, I love them! *My new jeans – back to my pre baby size, Yeah! *Fresh Raspberries with Marscapone. *A full and organized pantry, with lots of lovely things in glass jars all lined up. :) *Being told – “ Mum, I love your outfit!” by my 3 year old.
When you come to NZ you should have a meetup! I’m so keen for iCiNG cocktails.
Also: things I love thursday – my boyfriend. amazing.
Mmmm…pomegranates. My grandma has a pomegranate tree on her farm, so we used to eat them all the time when we were kids. But, yes, it will stain absolutely anything, so be careful! Sparkling pomegranate juice is one of my favorite things too. Delish.
Having friends visit me…even if I get a bit stressed at times. :)
Horoscopes! My March forecast seems eerily accurate.
Seeing Avenue Q tonight. It’s one of my absolute favorite shows, and I think the friend I’m going with will really enjoy it.
Having an apartment to move to when I return back to the States in less than 2 weeks (!!!)
Long haired dachshunds. The ones I see on the street always make me smile.
TILT
- My new dress from Numph!!! Mmmm Batwings – Getting into law school – Exercising – well, not the exercise part, but the feeling great afterwards part – New jewellery, old jewellery – Lace body-s – Swing music and Elvis – Actually being complimented on my dissertation by my supervisors – Healthy food! – But making cakes to feed people with. I’m going to give up eating these things, because I don’t appreciate them enough. – Net a porter. Wow, why didn’t I waste time here before? Dreaming about bags that I will totally own when I’m earning, but currently can only think about – Gold minidresses :)
I’m loving this is my last thursday in NZ before I hit up Melbourne – I have been wanting to go to the market since I booked my flights!
pomegranates are wonderful! i’ve been getting them at the market too! i break them up in a bowl of water and put all the little pods in a container in the fridge, then i grab a handful when i need a pickmeup. perfect!
TiLT:
Long weekend coming up !!yaaay for it I have planned:
-Moonlight cinema picnic for “sweeney todd” tomorrow night…mates bringing cupcakes!
-Wildilocks cut, colour &blowdry on weekend!!! cannot WAIT
-Mate’s bday bbq.
-FUTURE Music Festival…hurrah!! so excited to shake my thang with a rockin new do and attitude!
computer program popup at work- this may sound weird but the person who edited the program made a popup when something goes wrong its says
“ something bad happened. its not your fault..etc” It is soo reassuring and thoughtful makes me smile every time.
JUNO ok so I know I’m a little behind it on this one but Just saw it &its so freakin sweet! & I definetly want the soundtrack!
exchanging texts with a boy the thrill & analysing every letter of the text with friends a trillion times..I wonder does this always happen no matter how old you are??
peace&love to you charliefaces.xxoo
1)going to the movies by myself!—it may sound creepy to someone but it’s the kind of thing i always though would be really cool to do!especially in the afternoon, with the room all for yourself so you can pick& choose the best seat and just lie there as if it was your provate projection!—i’m doing it this afternoon as i suddenly found myself with a spare couple of hrs..another thing i love.
2)a song called ‘young love’ by moto boy (http://www.last.fm/music/Moto+Boy/_/Young+love), it’s been on a ‘repeat’ loop since monday!
2)my new haircut—shorter hair brings out my wavy-curlyness more and i love it:)
3)google reader..and the ‘star’ feature, which allows me to collect the best posts from the blogs i love and end up with a sort of ‘wisdom from the internet’ book which i can browse when i need inspiration!
4)getting started on my master thesis—oi can feel my brain cells start moving again after months of dullness.
big hugs from italy:)
1. my uber-cute boyfriend
2. mixing great face masks with my Lush products
3. wearing many layers of black mascara and cherry-red lipstick
4. white thights
5. doing my own thing
6. travelling to Budapest in 2 weeks
7. going to a blues-concert tomorrow
8. going to the theatre on Sunday
9. my growing interest in eating raw! Thanks Gala!
10.photos taken by Lillian Brassmann
<3 Eve’s Apple Sours.. YUM.
<3 dancing on the roof at my friend’s birthday party tonight!! Seriously so awesome!!
<3 getting dressed up and going out – i’m new to it & it’s always been so much fun!
<3 getting to know people by just putting myself out there!
<3 attending random lectures at uni to spot cute boys!
<3 falling for a friend.. it’s lame sometimes but so far it’s just been great having a crush again and getting to experience it full-on!
~my mums black pearl earrings that my grandfather gave her, i want to get something similar if i can afford it..
~getting great advice from generous and intelligent, but disinterested third parties.
~learning about nutrition and vitamin and mineral supplements, i’m getting training on this at work and i LOVE it.
~filling notebooks
~music with drums in!
~my future garden: bourganvillea climbing over the veranda, jasmine and wisteria taking over the house and creeping in the windows, cherry trees with witches, a giant magnolia tree, overgrown grass that reaches the knees for hiding in.. and every sunday my washing line will be hung with 7 different colours of forgotten antique slips i found in a chest in the attic, one for each day of the week.. maybe sunday will have to be nuddy day.
ooppss getting carried away, but if you write these things down they really happen! especially if they’re on the internet! it’s true.
*February issue of Nylon – I’m soon going to London, and I’m gonna stay there for a year, and this issue is all about London scene & shopping and all the fabulous stuff there.I own only two copies of Nylon (it’s hard to get it in Croatia), but this one blew my mind. Exactly what I needed.
*Talking with my sister about everything – I like to stay at her place and talk talk talk about anything deep & inspiring. I feel tremendous energy boost while we exchange our knowledge and experiences regarding personal development. We’re each other’s gurus.
*Watching anime with my boyfriend. I recently discovered anime and I’m in love! Currently watching Cowboy Bebop.
*Being uncertain. I made a big turn in my life recently, and I don’t know what’s gonna happen next. It’s kinda scary, but it’s also exciting in a strange way.
Gala, I wrote a little piece about Cassie’s style on my blog. I’d love to hear your take on her; I think she’s lovely.
http://constellate.blogspot.com/2008/02/cassie-style.html
TiLT
.feeling accomplished after finishing studying
.getting postcards/gifts from postcardx
.my new extensions
.myspace
.‘no country for old men’ && javier bardem. I almost cried with happiness when he got best suporting actor.
Your words about blazing your own trails hit me over the head this morning! ;) FANTASTIC!! I’m busily blazing my own trails lately, and trying not to freak out about it! lol. I’ve lately started picking up some graphic design work (which just so happens to be th degree I’m working towards right now. Hurrah!), and trying to figure out the in’s and out’s and whether I’m doing this right or not (or a whole host of other stuff), is scary-making. ;)
My TiLT:
+ fantastic feelings of joy from finishing midterms!
+ anticipation of art-gallery visits. pretty pictures!
+ warm, sunny days spent driving around with my windows down!
+ reading Nubbytwiglet.com and wanting to have her mad, graphic skillz when I grow up! ;)
I had a dream that I called into a radio station who was doing Tilt. :]
I loooove: !(the we refers to my bestie & I :] she’s back from college on spring break![]())
1. Cobra Starship! they are so fun & awesome live & very nice people. We didn’t get to talk to Vicky-t, nate or Ryland again, but we got to say hi to Alex & Gabe. It was nice meeting them again & Shimmying with Gabe was a blast! :D
2. Bring it on sequel. we watched the 3rd bring it on after the concert & it was very fun to copy the dances at 2 am.
3. ALEX SUARVEZ. yes..from Cobra & Ivy league..gooosh he’s handsome. I’m still stunned from a hug from him. Ryland is also a big deal to me :D.
4. Polariod Camera. Using mothers old polariod camera, I took some pretty neat photos.
5. Warm weather. Its been warm all this week. We took a stole in our purple hoodies while sipping on juices boxes.
5. Red balloons. I blew them up for a photo project. They are all over my bedroom floor & it looks like a school dance in here.
6. Japanese. Lastnight I met someone who also speaks Japanese. It was very exciting to hold a convo in another language.
7. Feeling young/younger. My Bestfriend, who I call Cupcake, & I like to relive childhood. Dressing up to have picnics, tea parties, talking in horrible accents, wearing tutus out to the mall, dancing everywhere. It makes us happy to be free & express ourselves. Its also funny bc people figure we are 16..(we are 20 & 21) :D.
EDIT! I’m a bit tired so there’s a couple of typos.. *Suarez *Stroll *Polaroid.
Skins Oh I love Skins! I got into it when I lived in the UK and am loving the repeats on SBS. I also love cassie and her ultra quirky style. I think the reason why the show is likeable is because the characters aren’t the regular sterotypical teen drama characters and seem more real? even if the situations sometimes aren’t
making resin jewellery super cool and super easy, Ive been capturing all types of junk like candy, buttons, pieces of lace in resin and then making braclets out of it, maybe i shall sell some of it on etsy?
wearing things that match because they dont like wearing lace with leather, spangly pieces during the day and leather minis with knit wear (stocking, sweaters)
missbehave I think ive finally found the perfect magazine for me with its swearing, how to wear stripper clothes during the day (god I love stripper shoes) and heatherette though it does push me towards my ever present ny dreamings.
# London! Yesterday, I bought the train tickets. My boy and I will spend a few days there at the end of April, and I’m so very excited.
# French-Spanish band June & Jim:
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We saw them in concert last night and they blew my mind again with their intense, razor-sharp songs. They sound like a soundtrack to a movie set in a sinister piano bar. And the singer wears the prettiest red patent shoes.
# Fabric shopping: I bought teal wool for a 40s inspired dress, thin white textured wool and the softest black fake fur (it looks like black panther to me!)
# Mo Hayder. If you like really weird thrillers, this is the writer for you. I couldn’t put Tokyo down.
Kirsty: I’m so jealous of your vegetable garden! I can’t have one since I live in a city apartment, but I’d love to.
Jessabelle: Your new coat sounds incredibly awesome.
Hey, it looks like Mika Ninagawa has taken lots of pics of Anna Tsuchiya, who was in one of my favorite uber-cute Japanese movies, “Kamikaze Girls”—the plot is Sweet Lolita girl and Yanki wild girl become friends and adventures ensue. Highly recommended girly fun.
Skins! That has to be top of my Things I love list. In the UK it airs on E4 on a Monday evening and it’s pretty much the most brilliant thing to look forward too throughout the day. It’s so amazing to hear someone across the water watching it as well. :) (Cassie’s style deserves an iCiNG article! hee)
New technology! Got my new laptop in the mail yesterday and it’s pretty much the most gorgeous thing ever. My old baby is ailing after five years of heavy useage and it was time for an update. I named him Jonsi in honour of Sigur Ros’ singer.
Lush! Received a big tub of Dream Cream and rediscovered my love affair with that brand.
Toast! What more needs to be said? :D
This is my first time commenting on iCiNG, and I love all your suggestions guys. Is it possible for Things I love Thursday to be one of the things you love on a Thursday? Try saying that really fast.
1. Laying down with my boy toy to watch our favorite shows at night and falling asleep together.
2. My new Steve Madden boots. They’re great and I got them on sale from $100 to 20! yay! Seriously I’ve been coveting these since the beginning of the winter.
3. The lovely spring weather. Here in Philly the weather’s been wonderful. Spring is in the air and I can’t wait.
4. My nephew. He’s getting so big and keeps me laughing hystarically.
5. Enjoying the last couple of days of my Spring break vacation by sleeping in.
bowling & beer,
jump-roping,
fiber-filled cereal w/soy milk,
making plans for a double-birthday party for my mom & my boyfriend’s mom (their birthdays are 3 days apart!)
I thought you said, in a previous posts comments, that you didn’t find Skins very appealing?
:s
San Francisco? Magnificent choice! If you decide to plan a meet-up, I will find my shiniest, most colorful shoes and tromp down to say hello.
(When you’re here, you might want to check out Cafe Gratitude in the Mission. Raw food and tremendous juices.)
OMG! This I love Thursday already, wel here I go…
I love the fact that I could come and look at your blog, I’ve had technical problems w/my computer (its been a month and a half since I’ve come and I’m so thrilled!)
Icing and Gala
Fafi makeup
Foggy days
Your daily outfit picture (so cute)
The fact that I’m leaving school soon and I’ll be able to dye my hair pink again!
The Icing community
Sugar lumps and kisses!
- Francesca Lia Block (again, I think?!). I swallowed two books by her the past week. Yes, swallowed. Engulfed. Digested. And hehehe, I love her.
- Charmed. I’ve been watching it a lot the past week. Such a guilty pleasure. I used to love it when I was younger, and I’m now realizing that a lot of the special effects/storylines/acting are truly awful. But I love it anyway.
- Planning for birthdays! I’m really close to both of my aunts, and one is having a birthday next week, and since I’m not near her, and won’t be able to see her on her birthday, I’ve been planning an extra special gift for her. She’s turning 77, and is SO youthful & full of life. She still takes dance classes and paints and volunteers, and spends lots and lots of time with her family. She’s amazing & I love her so, so much. I hope to be as spirited as her when I’m her age.
- Mardi Gras in Huntington Beach! I got a kick out of that, being from New Orleans.
- Polyvore, still. Always polyvore. What an excruciatingly fun time-suck!
Et voila!
Ashe Mischief! – I just wanted to say hi to a fellow New Orleans hometown person! I won’t be able to be there for St. Patrick’s Day, and I am so jealous! I love the St. Patrick’s Day parade, even if I do hide from the old men with the flowers when they come by. I think by doing that, though, they just want to come over to me more. Just to embarrass me! Woe. Hahaha. At least I’ll be there for the French Quarter Festival though :) Have fun in New Orleans!
Things I Heart:
- As Told By Ginger – my favourite cartoon at the moment..
-candy! i just bought some reeses crunchy bars, yum!
-music.. all kinds, especially man man and the go! team, which are what i’m listening to today. my bf and i are supposed to be the selectas at a dance tomorrow, but they don’t want to use the music we chose! but i’m thankful today that I can listen to whatever I want.
- my boyfriend! we had lunch and a short shopping excursion during his break from work. he is cute as a cupcake.
-a game called packrat on facebook.. i am addicted!
-hanging out with my parents and book shopping tonight! i’m so excited.
Hey! I’ve been reading the site for a while now, but I think this is one of the first times I’ve commented. Two things –
1. I just wanted to tell you how much I love and admire your site. I get so excited when I see new posts! Thank you for being so inspiring :).
2. I saw this really neat project and thought of you (since you’re in Melbourne!) –
“Caz Guiney, Precious Nothing:
Precious Nothing is a collection of finely crafted 18 carat yellow gold jewellery pieces by jewellery artist Caz Guiney . Guiney uses the city of Melbourne – its landmarks, debris, layers of grime and intimate corners – as inspiration to create a precious wearable memory; a memory of a seemingly non-precious street life; a memory of the hidden (and not so hidden) life of a bustling city; a ‘real’ souvenir.
The body of work is complemented by an installation carefully designed to engage the viewer in the minute details of a familiar city: the texture of the steps at Flinders St Station, a piece of tissue stuck to the wall by the Yarra River, pigeon poop from St Patricks’ Cathedral and lost costume jewellery found in city street gutters.”
Link Here! – www.craftvic.asn.au/exhibit/cu…
(I believe it’s the last on the list)
Love the idea of turning lost things and trash into something that celebrates the beauty of a beloved city :).
Thank you again for your wonderful site!
things i am loving about today:
* fresh veggies for lunch & a snack at work, they make me feel so great!
* seeing a dear friend tonight for laughter & wine!
* looking forward to seeing my boyfriend this weekend & enjoying his company :)
* warmer temperatures today!
* enjoying my parents & remembering to be thankful for such a great family. :)
* life is good! thanks for reminding me to remember, gala! happy thursday! this site warms my heart!! :)
Today is absolutely WONDERFUL! Let’s see…
The weather-It’s almost 50 degrees F and sunny today. Gorgeous.
Ultimate-I’m leaving for a tournament tomorrow morning! So excited for that
Vaginas- Monologues, that is. Which are two weeks from show time! Ah! But totally my favorite thing lately is going to rehearsal for that, the girls are so fun.
Boys-The two boys that I have a sort-of interest in keep saying hi to me every time I see them, I don’t even have to say hi to them. Unfortunately, haven’t had time to actually talk to either of them in a while, but we’ll work on that…
* Crossing things off my weekly resolutions list
* Burlesque class tonight!
* Being surrounded by those I love and who love me
* Dreaming of running away to Japan
* Getting paid tomorrow!
:: doing my very first TiLT!
:: old-fashioned 1920s hats with veils! i just bought one today and have not been able to stop wearing it!
:: my boyfriend coming home to montreal TOMORROW from london!
:: [relatively] warm weather! today i didn’t have to wear a scarf.
:: wardrobe_remix on flickr – so inspiring!
:: drinking lots and lots of green tea!
if you end up in sf you should stop by & say hello. & you should check out these two amazing vegetarian restaurants that i love [golden era & ananda fuara].
http://www.goldeneravegetarian.com/
http://www.anandafuara.com/
* Nice days. I’m in the Northern Hemisphere and it has been so lovely out…is spring finally in sight!?
* My new Sock Dreams over-the-knee socks!
* Powdered lemon cookies.
* Writing up my 101 in 1001 list.
* The fact that this week is almost over… ::cue sigh of relief::
I’m planning a trip to NYC this summer/fall…it’ll be a college trip! I am planning on applying to NYU so I can live in Manhattan! Eeeeee!
Skins is a grower, isn’t it? I’m preferring the plots in the second series, it suddenly got a WHOLE lot darker, which I like. All that partying and pointlessness had to hurt at some point, and I’m glad it did. However it is severely lacking in Cassie, although she will be back in the next episode and wielding a knife! Whoo! I had transferred my affections to Jal. I don’t like any of the boys really.
anyway, TILT time:
Skins is a grower, isn’t it? I’m preferring the plots in the second series, it suddenly got a WHOLE lot darker, which I like. All that party