Things I Love Thursday
[ 19 March 2008 ]
Apricots — Yum! When I was a child, we used to drive from Dunedin to Wanaka in Summer (Dunedin was where my grandparents lived & Wanaka was where they had a holiday house). On the way we would inevitably stop at some of the fruit sellers along the way to buy fresh apricots or big bags of black cherries, the latter of which we would delightfully chomp & spit out the seeds. I don’t know whether we actually sent them sailing out of the windows or whether I am just imagining it, but anyway. So apricots have a good association for me, but there aren’t many around at the moment. Hallelujah! They sell them in cans at the supermarket! Not the most natural form, I admit, but they are still delicious (especially in a smoothie with some maca powder, hazelnuts & chocolate soy ice-cream)!
Atmosphere — I think I said this kind of recently, but I still do! Their ‘Paint It Gold‘ show is hilarious & awesome. I sent them a question yesterday, I really hope they answer it!
Wasabi peas! I had never had ANY wasabi at all until I tried wasabi peas at an engagement party on Saturday. Instant love affair! I hoarded the bowl & ate so many! On our way home, we stopped off at the supermarket & bought two packets. I have been munching on them pretty steadily, though the other day I put four in my mouth at once (absentmindedly I think) & felt like I was having a stroke, so I haven’t had many since then! Haha!
Adventures at the Asian superette! Sometimes (okay, often), at night, I get restless & want to go on an adventure. Usually we would go out for dessert or churros or something sinful, like visit the 24-hour Krispy Kreme (dear god, no!), but since we’re trying to eat as well as possible, instead we went to an Asian superette down the road! We spent ages in there, going “Ooh!” & “Aah!”. We came home with a nice haul of weirdness, too — sesame paste, fried crispy onions, radishes in chilli & some weird chocolates in the shape of tree stumps & burgers. It was awesome.
Ani DiFranco — I am on an Ani kick right now. I go through phases of loving her & then not being able to listen to her for months at a time… but right now I just can’t get enough of her.
Anticipation! So many things to look forward to. Wellington = YAY! We’re going to stay with my parents in their new house, & they’re going to lend us a car so we will be able to do our own thing. (This is another reason why being with Simon is so great — I don’t have a driver’s license, I always used to have to rely on the bus to get around! Haha!) I can’t wait to see all my friends, go shopping & eat all the food I developed an affection for over an 18 year period!
Honourable mentions: By this time next week I will have had my appearance at Dr Sketchy’s, eeeee! Also… Shopping (I have done quite a lot of it recently & have heaps of things to show you!); pomegranates (yes, I tried one & it was AMAZING!); the international friend-scape (it is really cool to know I have great friends in all of my favourite cities!); working out (I am back on it & I have started taking glutamine before I exercise which makes, seriously, a world of difference); crossing things off my ‘to do’ list; Elliott Smith; pyjama snuggling; the new season of The Hills starting soon (seriously, I know I shouldn’t care but all of a sudden, I do?!); 3D glasses & this picture:
“There is always something to be happy about. Truly happy. And if you have the audacity to find it and the courage to make it your focus, in spite of the countless temptations to dwell upon problems that don’t really exist, you will have learned well, your life will be transformed, and all things will be added unto you.” — Mike Dooley
Yes, cuties! It’s that time again! Tell me what you LOVE this Thursday! Lay it on thick! Sit there & visualise all the things making your life better, & let it build up so you get little hearts instead of pupils in your eyes & then LET LOOSE! On another note… Can we get 200 submissions? Whaddaya think?!
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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-the beatles.
-reading.
-the new rock n’ roll museum near where i live.
-my faaabulous new job. (in a chocolate shop!)
-mango smoothies.
-jim sturgess.
-saving money.
-cleansing. (friend/life wise)
- Long weekends! I’m going to Wellington too (only for a night though) and driving north. We’re going to explore Whanganui National Park, and I’m excited.
- Easter eggs
- My cute kitty who is so snuggly and curls up and uses me as a pillow in the morning before I get up
- My husband (a friend’s marriage is ending so I’m appreciating mine)
I didn’t have much to be thankful for last week, but this week has been loads better, so now I have much to be thankful for!
Internship I got the summer job I so desperately wanted and I am THRILLED.
Shopping Recently came into some money, now it’s time to buy new clothes. Yay!
Weekend Getaway Heading to Philadelphia with the Boy this weekend for his father’s birthday, hopefully taking in a museum while we’re there.
St. Patrick’s Day Nothing like Guinness and Bailey’s on a Monday night to brighten your week.
Cooking Made a delicious stir-fry last night, hoping to do some kind of pasta tonight. I love cooking!
Others Vampire Weekend, Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion, spooning, brownie bites
Oh I know what you’re talking about Gala~! Wasabi peas are the bomb. My friend came over to my house yesterday & she stuffed 6 of them in her mouth. She started going crazy right on the couch!!! Anyways…
* Sleeping in
* Drinking bunches of water & eating raw!!! (from your problem skin article. I started trying these things right away cause my skin is a mess right now..)
* Godiva Chocolate (Shock & horror! Sometimes I catch myself going upstairs once a week & eyeing a chocolate from my precious stash, but luckily I usually catch myself in time.)
* Spring Break ( that means more time for sleeping, drinking water, & resisting chocolate!)
- Having almost slugged my way through this terms assignments!
-Planning life after school. I’m so excited Melbourne here I come.
-My new hair eeek go cutting it off was the best thing I ever did! (thanks for the idea Gala).
-The twilight movie, I know it doesn’t come out for months but I’m still excited.
P.S ‘how we survive is what makes us who we are’ Are Rise Against lyrics. They are really amazing Gala you should check them out.
Ha! Apricots and cherries! The rellies-in-the-South-Island tradition for us North Islanders.
Happiness:
Musicovery! I am completely loving it and I must thank you for the tip, Miss Gala!
Pennyroyal – it grows wild it my lawn and it just smells fantastic, like perfume.
SYTYCDAU (So You Think You Can Dance Australia) – this show rocks my world! I record it and watch my fave routines over and over and over and over. In NZ we get it 5 days behind, so we get Sunday’s show on Friday, and I always look up on the website to see who gets sent home (this behaviour horrifies everyone I know except me). My fave couples are Kate&Graeme, Henry&Vanessa, Rhys&Jemma. I have a little crush on Rhys – I fantasise about you tracking him down, Gala, and interviewing him for iCiNG!
Easter – leaving at 4am or something tomorrow morning to drive for 5 hours, and spend 5 glorious days in the unspoilt North. Yayyy!
Getting up early and it being cool enough for me to put on my snuggly vintage Surf Club hoodie.
And every Thursday is dancing day :D
this thursday i am loving Hope.
No matter how dark things have gotten, Hope is one thing that will inevitably pull you out.
~~ Long weekend. I’m going to Mount Maunganui, I leave tonight and can’t wait!!!
~~ My friends. I spent the whole day with two of my friends yesterday that I haven’t spent time with in ages which made me realize I have the best friends ever.
~~ Cupcakes. I made gingerbread cupcakes with cream cheese icing so yum.
TiLT:
1. Getting into college
2. The Beatles, Carly Simon, Taylor Swift, and Billy Joel
3. Anthropologie
4. Mangos, strawberries that don’t have worms in them, and apple rings
5. Family and friends (I could put this every week)
6. Rainy days that give me a chance to use my adorable umbrella
7. Zoolander
8. Easter
9. Time to write in my journal, work out, watch crappy TV, and try on $12,000 dresses at Saks
10. Life in general
- Looking at my ring finger and seeing an engagement ring AND a wedding ring! Despite being married for little over 2 months, this has only just sunk in – I am really, honest to goodness, truly married. Awesome-ness.
- Drinking lots of water. This is something I’ve really neglected for the past little while, and have made a huge effort this week to keep my water bottle full – my skin is looking and feeling so much better. Plus I get to run to the bathroom constantly at work, which gets me away from staring non-stop at my computer screen.
- Long travel emails from friends. One of my bestest friends is travelling at the moment all through South America, and reading her emails and blog transport me to the depths of the Amazon. It really changes my outlook on my day when I think of her adventuring and having the best time of her life!
- Growing my hair long. My hair is just about the longest its been in about 15 years! I am loving it, just having the versatility to tie it up, leave it out, straighten it! Argh, the possibilities are endless. I’m even contemplating a perm, as curly locks has always been my ultimate dream hair, but it’s always been too short to try it!
- Making the most of the last of the warm weather. We’ve been throwing open every door and window as soon as we get home from work, reveling in the warm breeze! As much as I look forward to winter (boots and stockings, mmmm) these last few weeks of warmth just might be my favourite time of year.
- Long weekends! No explanation necessary I should hope!
xoxo
Mere
yay my first ever post! things I’m adoring this week:
*almost being done with finals: medical school classes are tough but I’ve made it through 5 of my finals for this term… only one left and then I’m off for break!
*my trip to nyc next week for spring break! I’m planning on visiting the ps1 museum and 5 points (haha I’m such a tourist), checking out patricia field for amazing clothes, eating delicious dim sum in chinatown, ahh so many exciting things to do!
*mardarinquats, my newest supermarket discovery. a cross between a mandarin orange and a kumquat, so you can eat the whole thing (peel included!). amazing!
*my plans to buy a bright orange wig and dread it: I’ve decided that leeloo from the fifth element is my newest fashion icon. any ideas of how to incorporate the future theme into my outfits would be ever-so-appreciated.
*my housemate’s kitty! she sleeps all day curled up on my pillow and makes me feel super snuggly
*my new paper crane mobile! I made it this weekend when I took a break from studying, it was inspiried by one of the pictures from a previous TiLT. it twirls in the wind and is especially pretty.
Things I love:
...High school. I’m starting to really appreciate being a high school student.
...Nifty letters. I like “snail mail.”
...No Country for Old Men. Absolutely incredible movie. I plan to read the book soon.
...My incredible friends. They’re amazing.
...College plans. I’m just a sophomore, but I’ve started the college hunt now. I’m so excited! It might be a little early, but hey, it never hurts to plan ahead.
...Redecorating my room. For the past few years, my room has been simply a utilitarian place to sleep, but I’ve decided to make it more “me.” I’ll be in it for two more years, so I might as well spiff it up!
Ooh! Wasabi peas, yes!
I’ve challenged myself to do “gratitude tasks” this week, so this should be easy:
** My brand new red wig ** Visiting friends ** Airconditioned trains during off-peak hours ** chai tea frappucinos (but I must give them up!) ** watching TV on the internet ** buying a $3.05 bra from Target that fits excellently (go to the city target, guys!) ** a huge bag of fresh cherry tomatoes from a friend with a farm ** Haruki Murakami novels ** housesitting plans with my best friend ** learning Chinese at Uni and being able to say things!
Wo ai Gala!
I haven’t participated in TiLT in what feels like forever! Thank God I’m doing it now, it’s always such a good feeling.
* Panic At the Disco’s new record! * making travel plans with “internet friends”! I am so excited to “meet” the people I’ve gotten so close with! * buying my first pair of shorts since before high school! (it’s scary, but I think it’s going to be worth it…) * making new friends!
aw, apricot season just finished. If you are still in Melbourne next year, yell earlier! I have two over-productive trees (70-80 kg over 3 -4 weeks) in late Dec-Jan and I will happily supply you :)
Cool stuff for me this week:
-yoga (not sure why right now, it just feels even better this week)
-healing (my shoulder injury after 8 weeks of pain)
-lapsang souchong
-surfing and surfboards
-beachhouses with friends for the Easter weekend :)
-fair traded products
Things I love today… Let’s see:
. Ooh! I also love Haruki Murakami novels! I just finished Kafka on the Shore which I have wanted to read for ages… It was great!
. My new pink dress!
. The weddings I will wear it to
. True love, and believing it exists
. Bows (on everything!)
. Rome (going there in april… super stoked)
. New York
. Amy Winehouse! (Not as a person, but her music is fab)
. Super-saturated colors
. Notebooks full of empty pages
. Easter/Spring Break!
. Seeing old friends
. Board games
. Confrontations that end well
. My disco ball that I finally hung up!
. Spring!
. Being happy wherever, whenever
-making dinner with my boyfriend :]
-that i get to see my parents tomorrow for the first time in a couple months!
-painting!
-snuggling obscene amounts with the one i love
My TiLT:
♥ Anticipation for Coldplay’s new record : Vida la Vida (Long Live Life)
♥ Playing my little ponies with my little cousin. She is so sweet.
♥ Seaweed rice snacks. Yum!
♥ Grow Up And Blow Away by Metric. Everybody go download Raw Sugar right now!
♥ Into The Wild on dvd. Didn’t see it in the theatres so I reanted it and now highly recommend it!
♥ Project Runway Season 1. Austin Scarlett is my new obsession!
- Cadbury creme eggs! I just bought some on Monday, even though they’ve been out for months. And I only get the little 12-packs of the mini creme eggs, not the biggies (too much goo).
- Gossip Girl on-set photos! !!! Can. Not. Wait. for. April.
- Heatherette for MAC — I ordered yesterday afternoon and everything was already backordered. !!! Dang, everyone! Way to be quick on the draw!
- The “Love Lettuce” fresh face mask from Lush. Oh my goodness; I used this on Sunday and it was like magic.
hehe! ani is coming to a small city about an hour away from me in april and i’m going with my mom! yay yay!
-stereolab ~ sound dust
-working with fabric
-simcity 4 (hehe nerd)
-i think i listed this last time, but !ocean trip! (even closer now!)
-ballet lesson tomorrow!
so many things to love and be thankful for…
♥ Spending time with Liz
♥ Playing video games
On that same note:
♥ Jak and Daxter
♥ Guitar Hero
♥ Smash Brawl!
♥ My pen pals, all of them are just plain cute and great. I love receiving their emails and we’ll start sending letters this week.
♥ Being able to sleep as much as I want
♥ Maximus and his crazy doggie antics
♥ My mum’s raspberry jello
♥ Mexican Vogue
♥ Getting a free Cosmo Girl magazine
♥ Lacoste Touch of Pink
♥ Straightening my hair
OMG there are way too many thing, I think that I’ll continue on my blog.
♥ Gala!
kisses.
TILT
My new body lotion—-It’s made with pure cocoa butter and has made my skin so smooth—-I don’t think my skin’s been this good since I was a baby!
Making smoothies—-I love concocting smoothies with inspiration from this blog and whatever yummy fruits and whatnot I can scrounge up and I feel so good after drinking them!
Reuniting with old friends—-I got the chance to hang out with an old friend who just moved back to the area—-good times!
x The long weekend – BRING. IT. ON.
x The fruit shop near my office with all of its wonderful treats! They make the best low-fat yoghurt, salads, smoothies and fruit goodies – I have recently fallen head over heels with their low-fat rice pudding and mixed nut concoction – absolutely divine.
x My new fragrance diffuser, which I bought for my bedroom – it is Cocoa & Vanilla scented and it is heavenly! My room smells like marshmallows.. I’m in love!
x Plans to buy a gorgeous journal to carry around with me so that I can jot down notes and anything that inspires me :) If I can find one with cupcakes, shoes or anything sparkly on it, even better!
x Seeing the potential – I bought a necklace recently from a second-hand store (read: cheap!) with the most gorgeous pendant on it – pity it was attached to the most horrendous wooden bead-y chain! I knew it truly was a treasure though, so I bought it and just removed it from its chain and instead placed it on a silver chain – it looks stunning and it is my new favourite piece.
I’ve been feeling the TILT love all week!
- Constant Energy – I had a little op done two months ago and have finally gotten all of my energy back! It feels so amazing to breathe clearly and have no allergies! eeek! I feel like a new girl!
- Training – I signed myself up for the Mothers Day Classic and have starting my training, slowly but surely! it’s eight weeks away and I can’t wait to see how much I can improve each week! plus raise oodles of money for Breast Cancer Research!
- Efficiency – I’ve been playing around with a few strategies this week to get myself more organised, focussed and productive. I am totally amazed at how much such little changes affected my motivation levels and energy. Wow! I’ve achieved a lot more than usual, and had more time to do things that I love!
- My Boy – I fell in love with my boyfriend again! After three and a half crazy years together he still amazes me! J is so silly and cute one minute, and so professional and talented the next! not a bad combo…
- Easter – Now that the heat wave is over I am so excited about the long weekend! I’m baking Lindt Chocolate Easter cupcakes today for my gorgeous friends and planning an elaborate egg hunt for J!
Also: trashy radio, arguments that bring families closer together, working on my nervous driving, lots of green tea & water, red delicious apples, pretending it’s cold enough for porridge, ordering exciting raw ingredients online for kitchen experimenting…
xxx
-Getting my car back from impound!
-Baking a cake to take to a BBQ.
-Being almost done with finals.
-My family.
-Rainy weather.
-Purple tights.
things i love:
+ TILT!!
+ pay day
+ being healthy
+ health insurance
+ barack obama
+ the k-rock band eve
+ coffee
+ my boyfriend (yes he’s still my boyfriend)
+ the wonder years
+ my purple faux-leather bomber even though it smells like menstruation
+ prince and everything prince-related
+ the fact that it’s only wednesday
+ the smell of fresh flowers every time i enter my bedroom
+ my brand new boots because even though they’re flat they click-clack and make me feel sexy when i walk
+ netflix
+ being a trained server, trained to work at Cipriani, and basically at any restaurant in the world (unless they’re racist or sexist)
+ love
+ life
+ food
+ water
+ vegetables
+ bunnies
+ my cell phone (the lg env)
+ more but i’ve laid it on too thick maybe. so it ends here.
* Across the Universe ( the movie )
* to have a job again ( i was without one for 2 months and a half )
*...so eventually shopping ! :P
* A Fine Frenzy
* to know that i will have my half sleeve done soon…
i can’t wait no longer!
dearest julianna, you rock for loving the beatles & jim sturgess.
I love…
♥ My new blog www.whimsicalb.blogspot.com
♥ soho dolls
♥ the beach
♥ getting a tan
♥ kites
♥ having family over
♥ tinted moisturizer
♥ friends
Infinite x’s & o’s…
Ah we can totally make it to 200!
Things I love today…
* My delicious posh dinner that I had last night with my boy to celebrate our 2 year anniversary
* Seeing Margaret and David from the Movie show, Kerry Armstrong and the Chaser boys in Canberra at the resturant that we went to
* The balloon flight I went on this morning. I bought my boy a double voucher a year ago and we finally went and it was awesome!
* Going to Thredbo this weekend to climb Mount Kosciuszko
* Going to my first ever spin class tonight to work off the Easter chocolate that I’ve already eaten
* Having a sleep in tomorrow
Okay that was the best things I love Thursday I have ever had. Damn I’m a lucky girl this week!
my goldfish Leo
getting out of town for the next few days
art class
this website :)
my new headband
ridding myself of the negative
being strong
LadySmaggle — Ahhh, hot air ballooning is amazing! We went for my birthday & it was one of the most incredible things I’ve done. I’m glad you had fun!
ferrero rochers mm mm mmmm! I bought a big box yesterday & sneakily put some in my coworker’s bag as well as customers who were being nice. I just finished the rest for breakfast yummy! more please…
4 day weekend public holiday friday, I somehow don’t have to work saturday, sunday, & public holiday monday! spending easter at the beach with boyfriend & his family. & hopefully more ferrero rochers.
counting down til I go home to melbourne april 1st to 7th seeing my mama & dadda & sister & friends yay! & good shopping! & gala-sighting hopefully!
ALWAYS being happy.
Hanging out with my mom or dad or sister.
Baking. Then eating.
Spring weather.
Drinking obscene amounts of green tea.
Online shopping.
Daydreaming.
People watching.
Life- I really have nothing to complain about and its the best feeling ever.
iris =) — Oh, I leave for NZ on the 2nd, but you will have a day in which you can potentially spot me ;D Haha! It’s so funny, people on iCiNG ALWAYS say they’re coming to Melbourne! I never knew it was such a hot tourist attraction!
well its not thursday yet here but I know i will love tomorrow because my girlfriend comes home!!! She went on vacation for a week and ive just missed her so much so im very very excited!!
~ My boyfriend! I know it’s cliché, but he’s been outstanding lately, supporting me when I really need support.
~ Drawing with my Wacom Tablet! I’m getting so good at it lately. ^^
~ Pierogies. Mmmm.
~ One Piece!
Well, I wasn’t feeling up to writing TiLT (ate too much chocolate) but seeing how you’re trying to get to 200 you motivated me write (I love that).
* More weddings, my boyfriends brother is getting married in Otari Wilton bush on Sunday and I bought my first dress (since I was 12 or something) to wear to it. It’s so exciting to wear a dress
* Trying to think of a new pen name, something I can use for all my user names, and for an internet domain. My current one is an abbreviation of a name I ripped off from an Auckland artists character. I’m starting to feel bad about using it.
Although I’m still having trouble pinning one down.
Does anyone know what Germans call cupcakes, like really? Not just a translation or a guess?
* 4 day weekend
* Really cheap shoes ($30 for some heeled oxfords from #1 shoe warehouse!)
* Finally having some good friends. I’ve been in Wellington for 5 years now but never really had anyone to do stuff with apart from my boyfriend (which is great) but now I have a small group of people that I can get together and go out to dinner with. It’s nice (and they were all lonely too after also moving from various places to Wellington).
* Having my spidey bag key chain thing returned to me after I though I had lost him forever :]
This week, I am loving…
Painted fingernails – I painted my nails for the first time in years and I am loving my hot pink fingernails right now. They look awesome!
The sense of possibility in the air – I am superstitious, so don’t want to dwell too much on this one, but I feel like great things are going to happen for me in the next couple of weeks – everything seems like it’s looking up right now :)
Issues of Vogue India – I paid a fortune for an international subscription to this, and so far it has been totally worth it. Makes me feel at home, and is a totally delicious read.
The New Yorker – One of my awesome friends gave me a subscription to this, and it has lit up my life. A masterclass in how to write well. About anything. So good.
Hey Gala!
Can you please tell me about your glutamine? What do you use (brand?)
It sounds FAB and anything that gives you a little extra energy (or whatever) for exercising has to be good!
Thank you precious!
xxxx
Rach — We use Horley’s L-Glutamine. Comes in a white tub with a blue label! It gave me much more energy & endurance, it was quite amazing actually. Hope this helps!
>> my new flanno from best&less. it’s a mens large which means i can wear it like a (very short) dress.
>> Ice Box by Omarion. it makes my heart swell.
>> my new work pants from Target. so comfy and delicious… and only $30 – yay!
>> random texts from my friend about fellow bus passengers.
>> musicovery. it’s awesome. thanks gala!
>> my boyfriend, whom words can’t describe.
The things I love this Thursday is the fact the I don’t have school on Friday
And wearing skirts and cardigans
:D
I love:
the fact that you don’t have a driver’s license! I don’t either and it’s always nice to find role models who have been successful and happy without driving. It’s hard to find them around here because this is a very vehicle-happy town. Everyone owns gigantic trucks and they try to run me and my bicycle off the road.
spring break I have time to do stuff, finally! I have been relaxing like mad and hanging out with my friends, taking lots of pictures and being happy. I made a dress this morning, too! I could never do that during a normal week!
the dress I made this morning! It’s very simple and black and uneven, but the last time I tried to make a dress was a disaster, so I’m very happy to have made this one. It makes me feel like Audrey Hepburn, if Audrey wore chopped-up t-shirts and burped a lot.
my Sims! Gawd, I love them. They keep me entertained for hours.
moving to a new town soon. whee! So sick of this place, it’s bad for me, and I am finally getting out. Ahhhhhhhhhh.
- My new hair colour. I went to Wildilocks last week after a hair disaster and now it’s aqua and I’m getting so many compliments!
- Plans for crazy weekend trips to the Gold Coast to surprise a friend
- Working in the bar at Trades Hall for the comedy festival. I do seasonal type bar work every few months and it’s nice taking a break from my real job and seeing people and having fun and still getting paid!
- Catching up with old friends. (I used to do stand up comedy and have heaps of friends in town for the festival – friends I only get to see at this time of the year now)
- Dave’s boutique on Smith St. They’re moving, so books are $1 each! I came home with a very heavy backpack full of second hand books the other day.
TiLT:
*Easter, easter easter..or should I say chocolate, chocolate, chocolates. I’m adamant that bunny shaped chocloate taste the best of them all!
*finally coming off training at work! (&that I can acces icing at my desk hurrah)
*thinking, planning& dreaming about holidays to greek islands!
*visualizing the new life I want for myself..so far I only have vague concepts like …interesting, vibrant,useful,innovative,fun,colourful,creative,fulfilling..but hopefully it will become a clearer goal soon enough!
* trying new things- am going to have lunch at dondons today, superfast cheap japanese takeaway very exciting.
Special mentions : roisin murphy, coloured tights, scarves (upcoming wintery wardrobe) and the colour white.
xxoo
-having my family moving back to melbourne from LA in a month! – puppies! – winter…or whenever it gets here – gradient dyed tights
my new blog: www.addison
i LOVVVE wasabi peas! argh! yummm
M-P – cupcake in German is kleiner (sometimes runder) Kuchen
I love…
+ my new trench coat
+ not feeling tired
+ speaking with wonderful people
+ having wicked-awesome dreams
+ reading
+ liking my art
+ thinking of summer dresses
+ Rammstein
+ Arctic Monkeys
+ Red Hot Chili Peppers
+ the movie Penelope
+ German and foreign stuff
+ the Polish version of “So You Think You Can Dance”
+ doing well in school
+ holidays
:D
Cookie – Don dons! My favourite takeaway place ever. My boyfriend and I seem to live there some weeks. Try the Teriyaki Don. Soooooo good!
I love Don Don too! Their tofu curry is amazing!
Snuggle time in the morning with my dog
Dying my dog’s hair bright pink for the hell of it
Running in the park with my dog
Playing hide and seek in the park with my dog
Lying on the grass in the park talking with my dog
(can you sense a theme?)
Good chocolate (not with the dog obviously)
Experimenting with new resin techniques
Watching dawn break and knowing I don’t have to get up
I’ve been having a pretty good few days, so that makes this easier than some weeks…
VAGINAS! Aka The Vagina Monologues, for which I am in the green room of our theater right now during dress rehearsal. Today, we did fliers, and I shoved hot pink fliers with condoms & dental dams taped to the back at all my friends, plus plenty of people I didn’t know.
Purim One of my favorite holidays is tomorrow! Always fun.
Housing The lottery for next year is over, and I got a humongous single in a Castle. Seriously, a castle. Google image search “usen castle” and you’ll see the building I’m living in next year. It’s incredible.
* Sushi and a glass of Fuki, a sweet Japanese plum wine-yum :)
* keeping a dream journal for all the weeiirrrd dreams I’ve been having lately
* a former neighbor of mine knitting me the most gorgeous afghan blanket ever
* vintage aprons-they make cooking so much more fun!
* my Hello Kitty toaster oven
ireland! (and the blarney stone) it’s so green and pretty there and i want to go back right now!
my camera taking pictures = happiness.
alone time
lotion now i’m soft and smell pretty.
stamps in my passport because i’m so cultured and well-travelled (or attempting to be).
water i’m drinking much more of it now and i feel fantastic!
Thanks Gala!!! Ill check it out….energy + endurance = YAY!!!
xxx
I love that my best friend is moving in with me at the end of April.
More importantly, I love that since we decided this, all he’s talking about to me or to anyone else is how excited he is about 3am movie fests and sharing books.
* Spring break! I am practically bouncing off the walls with anticipation!
* Pleasant, gray days.
* Hidden notes, left for a friend or curious stranger.
* My newly clean, healthy hair. I never realized how awful my dead ends were until I got them chopped off. @_@
* Parlant français! (Or more accurately, franglais. I am terrible at speaking French but I love to do it all the time. When I went to France, they certainly appreciated my effort, despite my flubs. Hee.)
* Fruit sodas. Mmmm.
Yay! Things I love:
* Ordering loads of amazing things on the internet, even though I can’t really justify it, and then waiting eagerly for the post every day.
* Going to stay down South and seeing all my old friends and my boyfriend and laughing and having an amazing time :)
* Fresh spring flowers!
* Coming home to Edinburgh and remembering what a stunning and beautiful and dramatic city it is and how much I’ve missed it!
*Delicious spicy vegetarian dishes made from scratch
* Swimming… mmm so relaxing, and soon my arms will be nice and toned. Hopefully!
* Crazy glitch electronica and IDM
* Planning tattoos and summer travels and making them happen
* Being prolific and preparing for lots of poetry readings ahead!
Sandr+ – Thank you so much!! I had seen this written alot but couldn’t find anyone to confirm if that’s what German people actually called them :]
What is this about glutamine? Argh I’m sure you have mentioned it before but I must have missed it.. I’m getting into the exercise buzz too, and always love to hear about new exciting things.
Things I love: getting good feedback even though you didn’t get the job! I’m job-hunting at the moment and it can be a real downer, so when somebody says “we didn’t think you were quite suitable for this particular role but we loved your (x, x and x) and will recommend you to (x and x) where you may have more luck, it fills me with glee! (This happended to me today, hurrah!)
argh sorry bout dippy glucosamine question – you answered it already!! Am off to find out more :)
- The weather. It’s warming up! SPRING! Hee!!
- Quickly saving up for a new mp3 player. I’m only 50$ shy of my goal!!!!
- Spring break fast approaching! SHOPPINGSPREEEEEEE!
- My new goal to shape up for summer. I’m going to do it this time and not be lazy !
And that’s basically it. =]
What I ♥ ♥ ♥ right now:
...Green tea cake! yumyum, and i’m definitly going to make it vegan next time ;)
...Spring approaches! It has been soo snowy up here in Canada alll winter & it’s starting to bum me out. But, bring on the rain! today’s still been chilly but gorgeous :]
...Spending time with my lovely friends whom I havent been able to spend sufficient time with for a while
...Listening to electronic group Crystal Castles, glee :D
...Crushing on someone lovely ;)
-For the first time having a good time in the university. I have a new bunch of friends and everyday I can’t wait for hanging out with them! I feel happy :)
-My boyfriend, cause he’s super awesome and looks like Aragorn right now (droooooooooooool)
-Pad Thai; I ate it for the first time yesterday AND LOVED IT. I’m waiting to have the ingredients so I can make it in home!
-New dress: I went to an incredible fashion market on sunday and bought the cutest, most original, most fitting dress in the world!!!
-my nephew: he’s leaving on friday…it’s sad (waah, it makes me cry :’(), but I do love him. He has make me so so happy :)
its about FRIGGING time i contribute.
Probably my favourite moment of the day was when i was using a wrachet to replace the thermostat on my car. Bebop was kind & did most of the work, and i was clambering around on the ground, grabbing dropped wrenches and the like. My love handles were hanging out of my jeans, i was dirty and i realized that i knew someone that would think i was being incredibly sexy, fixing a car. I was also over-coming my fear of cars & mechanics… It just felt good, to overcome a stressed out moment & have to sit still, watching the world whirl rims & the stench of KCF behind me. Sometimes, those gritty moments remind you that you are alive.
i also had a proud mommy moment when i picked up my puppy from the groomer & the sweet, faux-hawked groomer told me that she was the greatest dog ALL day.
I also love:
-planning my trip to portland & seattle
-Al Green’s Best Of (especially love & happiness)
-the picnic date i had on top of a missile silo overlooking the entire los angeles area, where i drank sparkling water & gave my date a framed bloodmoth
-The upcoming Battlestar Galactica. Let my starbuck crush resume!
-My fabulous 70s tops with lots of stripes
-I took a hike about 3 minutes from my house & explored a waterfall. There’s also a bridge i couldn’t quite get under, but saw neon orange graffiti faces.
-Hotel rendezvous. With marshmallows.
-plotting my blog. hearing wonderful things from you!
The Dunedin to Wanaka drive with the grandparents was a massive part of my childhood…you just can’t beat Central Otago cherries!
What I’m loving most at the moment is that Melbourne has cooled down! But also easter eggs, giant earings and lovely flatmates who have dinner all ready for you when you arrive home from work!
Oooh my first TILT submission, what a momentous occasion.
I love: * The selection of awesome gigs coming up in Wellington * Cheap wine * Getting things in the mail * Cutting down on belongings * Crushes * Long weekends * Old friends coming to visit * Black Eyes (the band) * Falafel * Wellington (just to sound REALLY cheesy but no matter how bad things get just to remember I live in this city is a huge comfort, I’ve been in love with this city since I was pretty young and just moved back last year)
here is my list!
:3
things i love on thursday…
things i love on thursday… – reading your articles and watching your videos on youtube, gala :) you are awsome! – lying lazy in bed, dreaming, reading, watching silly soaps on tv – walking thru the snow in march (yeah, its true, its snowing here, where i am. we will have white eastern!) – of corse my beloved husband – my best friend alastair, who always has an open ear for my probs – drinking a nice cup of earl grey and eating cookies – the beginning of spring in europe – thinking about the things i love. thats such a good idea to look on the bright sides of life:)
happy eastern! enjoy yourselfs, love MISIA xxx
I always see these on Wednesday… it’s slightly funny. But maybe I’m just a dork like that.
So, I suppose, for TiLW…
+Music: The Beatles, Kanye West… and I just realized, that has been the only thing I’ve listened to all week. Heh.
+deviantart.com. They have wonderful artists doing wonderful things. I love to save a bunch of random pictures on my computer and look at them for inspiration.
+Juice boxes!
+Those little oragami paper stars… I have a little ice-cream dish just filled with them… my friend made me a giant green one… it’s so ridiculous
+Long weekends, in other words, Spring Break!
+Writing
+Poems
+Reading your blog
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The spare time I have to just sit in watching movies and doing patchwork.
My dad for lending me money when I don’t have any because he wants me to have a good time.
The sunshine we are getting after this freak weather!
My friends who I can have the most ridiculous conversations with for hours when we’re bored.
Hey Gala… first thing I love this Thursday (although where I am—Canada—it is still Wednesday :-p) was the “new and improved” Cupcake!! AWESOME! I loved the little personal touches, and having my name on it. You rock Gala!
Next on the list…
Irish/folk/rip roaring good time music!
Getting things knocked of my list… when I have a day off and I can just drive around the city doing everything I need to do!
Warm rains indicative of springs arrival?
Walking around the downtown area in said warm rains, buying art supplies and smiling at strangers :)
Anticipating a new piercing… whether or not I get it… it is exciting to think about all the same.
The perfect red nail polish, for me The Thrill of Brazil by OPI
Slipper socks
When things seem like they are about to fall into place
Excellent customer service, and fun conversations all in one :D
It’s not quite Thursday hear, but no matter!
-My friends for being really amazing and generally wonderful.
-Accents! I just watched “The Woman With 21 Accents” on YouTube, and it makes me want to learn them all and more.
-Lily Allen’s cover of “Mr. Blue Sky”, it’s been stuck in my head all day. It’s so upbeat and fun, I could feel the clouds clearing as I hummed it!
-My little heart shaped paper punch. I’ve been punching little hearts into the corners of all my papers and stationary. So cute.
-climbing rocks and trees and buildings
-dresses from American Apparel
-Phish
-break
-logic puzzles
-snickerdoodles
-beds and sleep and stuffed hippo dolls
-lavender lotion
I love this site. I love life. This site loves life. It all works out.
To M-P and sandr+
in germany we use the name cupcake as well, but its not very well known here. thats the reason why we dont have a special german name for it. it IS ein kleiner runder kuchen mit sahne oder frischkäse or ein sahnetörtchen, but nobody would say that to a cupcake.
this is one of the first shops with cupcakes in germany:
www.cupcakeberlin.de/
we have muffins here too, but becos they come from america we use the name muffin as well. but of corse he have a lot of other fine cakes and cookies, like apfelkuchen or apfelstrudel (applecake), käsetorte (cheesecake)and sahnetorte (creamcake) and many many more
happy eastern :D misia
-my boxing class
-spring dresses
-friends in math class
-admitting to playing pokemon still and having other people confess to it too!!
-pi
-early dissmisal from school!!!
-babie name books
- Thursday, being effectively Friday! Long weekends rock my world :) – Rediscovering my love for Sprout salads, Gala have you been here? You must have, being a raw foodie (it’s in Melbourne) and feeling quietly chuffed about all the green things I am having for lunch – My friends, who constantly make me laugh and smile – Counting down sleeps until people come back from overseas, and knowing how amazing it will be to hug them and giggle with them in person! – The new Kylie CD – I never was a die-hard fan, but some of her new songs are just so infectiously ‘pop’ :) – Being back to my goal weight – it’s vain but I feel better about myself
Things that make me smile – text messages from the boy I’m seeing, pink cocktails, Camilla&Marc frocks, Eddie Izzard comedy, and my jack russel puppy Buddy.
xox
*getting up every morning at 7 30 to jog and breathe in the fresh morning air
*being able to make easter eggs on sunday
*my new cat names Tumors
*pumpkin cheese cake :3
*planning for college in Sept :D
*dragon fruit
*the market first thing in the morning
~4 day weekends
~cheesecake
~crackers
~melting snow
~Fable (videogame)
:)
TiLT:
1. Two weeks of Beatles Night on American Idol.
2. Emergency Bagels with my Bff this morning in lieu of calculus.
3. 42 hours until Spring Break ...in California!
4. 40% off CD’s day at Borders. I got Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s Some Loud Thunder and Peter and the Wolf as narrated by David Bowie
5. New (to me) indie music zine Under the Radar
Kayla – Under The Radar is AMAZING!! __
♥♥♥♥ This week I finally went and hunted down the (http://www.riverfrontmarketwilm.com) Riverfront Market in Wilmington. There were fewer vendors than I expected, but the bulk of the floor space is taken up by an AMAZING local produce seller. I ended up carting home:
3 granny smith apples, 3 amber sweet oranges, a big tub of cantalopue chunks, 3 bananas, 2 massive zucchini, a yellow pepper 1.5 times the size of my fist, 2 shallots, 4 local white mushrooms that are larger and thicker than the palm of my hand, about 2 lbs of green seedless grapes, and about a pound of mixed salad greens. All for $19.21. Outstanding.
♥♥♥♥ ‘We ♥ Katamari’ for PS2. __ I’ve been house/dogsitting for my aunt and uncle this week, and I stumbled across this in my little cousins collection. If you haven’t played any of the Katamari games, they are feel good awesomeness! Instead of the standard blood guts and gore games, this is brightly colored, crazy-scored Japanese hillarity, involving rolling around a ball in different locations, collecting larger and larger things, until your ball can roll up people, then cars, then trees, buildings, islands, countries, on and on! +1000 points for cheering-up-factor.
♥♥♥♥ The season premiere of The Riches on FX. I kept catching random episodes last season, and I was super stoked to start watching it for real this time. Eddie Izzard. Minnie Driver. Con artists. Suspense. Hillarity. What more could you want? I mean, I need SOMETHING else to watch when I’ve seen every Law & Order episode available. >_>
♥♥♥♥ ‘Day Watch’ by Sergey Lukyanenko. Second book in the Night Watch trilogy. Set in Moscow, the story revolves around a confrontation between two opposing supernatural groups (known as “Others”): the Night Watch, an organization dedicated to policing the actions of the Dark Others — and the Day Watch, which polices the actions of the Light Others, keeping each other in check. The first book was excellent, and the second is proving just as good. Totally giving me my bizarre sci-fi fix, but with a really unexpectedly catchy plot. Check it out (but read ‘Night Watch’ first!)
♥♥♥♥ Saint Pats!!! I am one Irish-decendent lady, and I went out with the family for dinner. I countered the wailings about my not wearing any green by scarfing down a spinach wrap stuffed with lettuce, sprouts, cucumber, roasted red peppers (okay, those were red), and guacamole, and delighted our sweet tattooed waiter by drinking Midori and Grey Goose (electric green!!), since I don’t do beer. Lots of fun was had by all. My grandparents are pretty much the most amazing people ever and always make me laugh.
Honorable mentions:
-Keeping up on drinking more water and eating more fruits and veggies!
-30 day countdown to my birthday has officially begun!!
-Making vegan cupcakes with UHHMAHZING buttercream-esque frosting. Okay, okay, not so healthy, but worth the splurge!!
-Playing with the most adorable doggies in the world for the last week while sprawling around my aunt and uncle’s GORGEOUS house on my own.
-Determination to learn to properly fold an origami crane, and then cover my room in them. Thanks a lot, Katamari. hahaha
This week:
The lingering summer: looking forward to seeing out the week with drinkies tonight on a friend’s deck
The rise against quote on that guy’s tum: one of my favourite ‘pep-talk’ songs.
Weddings: and sorting out the playlist for the dancing portion of a friend’s wedding, wedding music is feelgood music!
The four day weekend: with no pressing engagements!and of course,occuring both before and after:
The short working week
My tattoo design which is finally taking shape – and i’m getting better at drawing birds now too! bonus!
spending all my spare time in the school darkroom! and finally getting awesome prints after all the hard (not really…) work.
Ani DiFranco’s drummer (Andy Stochansky) is also a very good musician. Much love!
Also a lot of love is …
Johan Halvorsen’s Passacaglia for Violin and Viola, which is so so beautiful.
Planning lots and lots of picnics for this coming spring. Yay!
Your most recent Cupcake! So adorable and very exciting.
Reading books :) Just holding them and turning the pages are joys in and of themselves.
x. The fact that I’m finally getting over him.
x. Pancakes loaded up with maple syrup. Yumm.
x. Writing in my journal.
x. The fact that I finished all my homework (and enjoyed it?)
x. Reading The Namesake.
x. Four day weekend
Things I Love Thursday . . .
* my darling boyfriend . . who was a total idiot today but in a good way
* my good mate Mad’s. . shes totally crazy but loves to help out when she can
* sam who always stays up each night with me on msn . . lol we have good nights
* the fact that easter is almost here ...
* that this is my last period of school then im off for 4 days because of easter. .
* a legal excursion which is coming up next week
* my bestie’s birthday party. . it was totally awesome and made me realise why she is my best friend
* Reading and finishing ‘Nineteen Minutes’ a very good book by Jodi Picoult. anyone who likes reading should deff read it.
*photoshop fixing up bad lighted photos
* I am officially on spring break! Whoo!
* Associate shop day at my store is tomorrow, which means I get 30% off! Yay new clothes!
* I had a lemonade Vitamin Water just now and it was super yummy. I think I should buy another one tomorrow.
* I get to go to Target tomorrow!
* Threadless is having a sale, and I think I have enough street team points to buy a shirt and not have to pay for it at all.
* Easter! My store is closed, so this will be the first Sunday I’ve had off in a while, and I’m really looking forward to it. I haven’t been to church in ages, but I think I’m actually going to drag my butt out of bed and go.
* Jason Castro’s version of Michelle, haha. I just watched the video about 10 times in a row. I love this song, and I love him, so it all works out nicely for me.
.Red Dwarf- I am on such a kick right now. It’s on the Netflix instant browser, and it’s hilarious! I love britcoms!
.My new dress mannequin- for some reason, seeing that lady standing in my room all day gives me such inspiration to sew!
.Flowers- Instant room-brightening!
.Frida Kahlo- Beautiful artwork by a beautiful lady.
.The Felice Brothers- Folk/Rock/Rockabilly. A band with an accordion player, whats not to love.
.Signs of Spring- Warm evenings, rain instead of snow, buds on the branches, birdies…
.Clean, soft sheets- Being a Yank, I’ve just climbed in between them. lovely.
i absolutly agree, mimi:
flowers, frieda, signs of spring:)
Well, here in oklahoma, usa it’s not going to be thursday for another 20 minutes.
TILT
Juggling- my teacher let me borrow his juggling clubs for spring break
Parks (big and small)- I had so much fun playing at the park today with some cousins and a nephew, despite the fact that I was in an incredible grumpy mood.
Blogs- I routinely check my top 5 (give or take a few) everyday (including galadarling.com)
- Having a full week off work and uni, in which I can relax, clean my house and get all my notes typed up neatly (basically just a full rewind and catch up on my life)
- My new MacBook. After going about five months without a laptop (my flatmate’s cat peed on it, sigh) it’s amazing to be able to do so much again (like read my emails in bed! Hooray!).
- That Wellington is still lovely and sunny. Today is a perfectly balmy summer day.
- Looking forward to a night out with my best friends. I was engaged in December, but my girly engagement party has been put off until now since nobody ever had time off at the same time. It’s going to be a lot of fun, especially since I have a new little black dress to wear.
- Planning my new tattoo. It’s going to be the Great A’Tuin from the Discworld series, because I am a major geek and proud of it.
- Creating things. In the past few weeks, university and work have been kicking my ass and I haven’t had nearly enough time to sew. Now I have a week to work on it as much as I want to!
+ red pouts
+ nerdy boys
+ 4 day weekends
+ morning tea
+ learning to drive
Today:
Feeling like things are all coming together in every aspect of my life. It’s odd, and lovely.
Having a watercolour lecturer who gets excited and uses phrases like “bliss on a stick”
Getting the hell off hormonal birth control. I cannot express how happy this makes me.
Painting. I have a love-hate relationship with it. But it’s so unctuous and fluid and … I sound like Nigella Lawson. But you get the picture (hehe, a pun!). It’s also really zen sometimes.
Beautiful metallic spectator heels at something like 90% off Ebay, how I love thee, let me count the ways.
Growing my own strawberries on my postage stamp of a balcony
... This list could go on forever. It might be the lack of hormonal birth control talking, but everything seems bright and shiny right now.
Ooh! And!
Drinking Belgian apple beer out of teacups with a gorgeous friend while flying your new kite in a park Always a win.
- The movie Enchanted with Amy Adams + Patrick Dempsey. I’ve always been a sucker for a cute love story + this is all of that plus singing + dancing!
- Spring break! It’s great to have some time off, even if I know I should be working on some homework!
- Looking at colleges – it’s thrilling + scary at the same time, but each university presents so much opportunity.
- video.stumbleupon.com/#p=ithct… This man really knows what life is all about + is such an inspiration. I would watch this every morning if I could.
- Great design blogs! They’ve really helped me figure out what I want to do in life.
I love the four day weekend i have coming up hip horray!
I love fragrent pairs
I love sleeping in… which i get to do tomorrow
I love glitter, i have the hugest patch of glitter on my skirt and i have no idea where it came from!
I love my little sister… and new moon and eclipse!!! BEST books ever!!! i love this thrusday, oh and i also adore the can of V i am going to have before work… xoxoxo
I’m new here and I’m totally in awe with this lovely site and this wonderful project/community TILT.
My contribution to it can be found on my blog muija.wordpress.com/
having a sister in the haidressing industry. i just got a whole bag of stuff including colour for the pricely sum of an easter egg.
this has been a rough week, but… *finding out that people I idolize read my blog & I had no idea – !! *making difficult realizations about myself that will help me in the end *drawing a really good model wearing a tricky tulle skirt in my fashion illustration class tonight. so hard but fun! *my new thick grey tights *thinking of things for my own TiLT (www.amaterialworld.net)
and… *OMG ASIAN SNACKS!! Gala, I just two minutes ago cracked open a box of treats I’ve been saving for myself from the last time I went to the Super 88 Market with my aunt: tiny chocolate-capped mushrooms! they are absolutely adorable and to die for and you MUST try them. they’ve been my favorite junky snack—the teeny hamburger cookies come in second place—since I was a little girl.
Even though it’s still Wednesday here…
-Being able to just sit back and relax
-Having time for painting and drawing just for myself, no pressures, just for fun (I missed that so much)
-The nice weather (where I live it’s either too hot or too cold)
-Loving my friends
-Being healthy
-The anticipation of a shopping trip I’m having with my mom and some relatives (:
hello hello!
a beautiful list m’dear, hope mine isn’t too shabby (:
- walks in the rain with a cute umbrella – hugs from my best friends, and new ones! – meeting new people! – buying new stationary… i’m such a dork – Friday Nights by Joanna Trollope, an amazing book, it’s so addictive. – chai lattes with extra vanilla while curling up with a good blanket and book. – writing, writing writing! i love to write at the moment, it relieves stress and helps me clear my mind – Abbey Road – The Beatles, is an amazing album and it’s been playing non stop all day (:
xo
- Agatha Christie novels = I’m rediscovering the joys of crime novels by revisiting the first one I ever read (at age 12, with a flashlight, under the covers until the wee hours of the morning), Sparkling Cyanide.
- Being free of debt = I’ve recently paid off a house and an apartment, both of which were left to me when my parents died in late 2006, and so now I’m generating income from that, as well as being able to have a sizable amount squirrelled away for a rainy day!
- Not having to work in a menial job that I know I’ll loathe = My friend works as a medical receptionist and wanted me to come work with her, so I went in to see what it was like today, and was very grateful I could afford to be unemployed a little longer.
- New clothes, shoes and accessories = I managed to score myself a pair of black Mary Jane heels, black satin flats, royal blue satin flats, a royal blue cardie (courtesy of American Apparel!), hot pink leggings, a royal blue and white handbag, and a royal blue and peach plaid coat with a detachable hood. So cute!
- Cupcakes = I am a woman possessed. I actually threw a tantrum recently because someone suggested we skip cupcakes…
growing out my hair. i hope it’s worth it!
my oldest friend turning 21 on friday. we’re having a masked ball/party for it, i’m super super excited.
easter with my cousins. who have moved in with us for a year, yay!
Urgh, I just bought Cosmo specifically for your column only to see it is no more. It’s the only reason I bought the mag, I hope they realise what they’re missing!
One thing that made me happy was seeing a dog bounding around in the snow as part of the news. Good work Channel 9.
Another thing, the complete works of Shakespeare with a lovely old dishevelled cover for a mere $5. Brilliant!
*my new perfume (miss sixty – cheap, but smells soooo goood)
*my new slip-ons
*holiday here in estonia. no school for a week! wheee!
*vonnegut. i saw a play based on his books and since then i’ve been reading his creation nonstop! ^^
*the fact that i can see my best friend after many weeks today. we’re going to stay at her place and watch “sin city” and eat :P! i saw the film years ago so i really don’t remember the plot
*deftones. when i’m at school in another town then i don’t have much time for music, but now when i’m finally at home i can listen to everything i want. so few days ago i was browsing through my stuff and found that folder named “deftones”. and now, as you can see, i’m an addict (:
*my new haircut! on tuesday i spent 3 hours 15 minutes at the hairdresser’s! i was kind a guinea-pig, because she tried some new tehnics, but it was all worth it (:
easter! – no school for two weeks and a bit after today! i’m very excited, i’m getting really bored of school. and then when we go back i don’t have very long until i get to leave…
don delillo – i’m finishing ‘americana’ at the moment and it’s just so incredible. i’m probably going to read ‘white noise’ next. i love him, his writing’s so beautiful.
be your own pet – especially the song ‘becky’ from the uk release of their new album. it’s so fantastic, i love them so much.
not having very many lessons at school – it’s, you know, nice. relaxing. although i have got exams soon…
These words from Michelangelo: “I saw the angel in the marble, and carved until I set him free.”
One Japanese song in particular by my favourite band
Reading books by smart people. Humbling and stimulating. The Black Swan (Nassim Nicholas Taleb), and Natural History of the Senses (Diana Ackerman)
Silk painting: new project of the week. I’ll mail the results to some faraway friends :)
My cousin got my brothers a whole collection of ALL the Hercule Poirot DVDs and now we’re addicted
Obama’s speech. I’m not for him, I’m not against him—I’m not even American!-but I found it inspiring and beautiful.
Arabian Lady, and Arabian Woman, my favourite magazines. More intelligent and thought-provoking than Seventeen/Elle/etc., and still fun.
4 days off school on account of Easter—-and like, 0.02% of the population in this country celebrates it!! Freebie!
Magnolia body lotion
Genuinely nice boys. Such a rarity, which makes it all the more delightful to come across one :)
Being lectured to by my dad. I know I’m supposed to feel all miserable and sullen and pout, but he’s really a good motivational speaker.
Rosehip tea
Skateboarding!!!!
I LOVE;
- Cupcake! Not the food, but your mailing list :) – Incense; it make me feel like I’m a bohemian living in India – My mate, Nys; such a beautiful chicky-dee – Buying clothes for my Mum; love seeing her smile – Witch Hazel; my new toner & it works magically! – Vampire Weekedn; KICK arse band – Eckhart Tolle’s ‘The Power of Now’; SUCH an inspirational book, everyone need to read it! – Moonlight Cinema; another reason why I love living in Melbourne so much
Things that I love this Thursday!
- Kings Of Leon – The improved Cupcake – Rowing emails – seriously looking forward to starting training with the guys again – LibertyLondonGirl – just cos I love her blog – Savings – I’ve started putting £20 a month plus extra random money into a tin-can money-box which I’m going to save and use on a nice pair of (hopefully) Louboutins in the January sales. – Water – I now need a pint every meal, glad about that! – Going through all my old stuff, throwing away the things that remind me of bad times and keeping the good stuff. I’m swapping rooms with my siblings today, so need to reduce my stuff! – Calling a really good friend from home and arranging to meet up – Back issues of UK Elle
Not quite 200 yet! But getting there!!
The things I love this Thursday are:
- Tea, tea and more tea! I am SO sick atm, but still cheerful despite everything, even laughing at the way I sound because I’ve lost my voice! But the tea is so helpful, and I’ve had so many different kinds.
- Rhys from So You Think You Can Dance Australia! I totally agree with the person who commented way earlier about having a crush on him, he’s totally adorable! And such a great talent, plus, on his blogs on the official site he always leaves a style tip at the end! What a cutie!!
- Cynthia Rowley for Avon! I just saw her new make-up range and think the design is so adorable
Honourable mentions: Medicine, my bed and my lovely family and friends who are taking care of me :)
Please excuse me in my unwell and drowsy state – but I completely forgot 2 big things I wanted to mention (I even made mental notes to list them in my TiLT!!)
- Staying with my best friends in our own house last weekend and being too lazy to cook or buy food and having to eat AMAZING and incredible meals in tiny cute cafes with even cute waiters
- Never Mind The Buzzcocks! I wish they had it in Australia, but for now YouTube will do. I love it!!
I feel complete now, haha.
I love:
*The fact that this time next week I’ll be in Japan!!! This is an absolute dream come true for me. I’m positively squirming with excitement. *Going to Queens of the Stone Age/Smashing Pumpkins concert with my siter on Saturday. *My job. I’ve been in it for four years now and still love it. *Fresh hot cross buns! I brought some from the bakery at lunchtime to take home and after work my car smelt all lovely and spicy from them *The fabulous art of Liz Lorini (aka Miss Kika) www.misskika.com *Playing Cooking Mama 2 on my pink Nintendo DS
TILT:
My Dog-
My dog Lucy passed away last Sunday,she has been with us for 19 years since she was a puppy so she will be very missed by me.I have been thinking about her a lot this past week and how great she made my life so today she is part of my tilt and things i love everyday too.
Motivational CD-
I am proud to say i have been going to excersice at least 3 times a week for the past few weeks…..ever since i began to listen to a motivational hypnotherapy CD while i sleep!
PS-Galarina on your cupcake email news letter how do you get Joleeeeen on it,is it a simulated thing that puts who ever’s name your emailing it too in a space on the news letter…..hehehe it’s cool _
Well I personally love the way gala mentions all these foods that I would love to love. Like apricots.. Who would have though to eat those yummy things?
You did!
I think the best underrated food is nuts.
There are so many different types and there all so good.
And right now chocolate. I just hope and pray ithe easter bunny gets me dark chocolate.!
Xx
Ok, so I’ll contribute to the 200 goal:
* My great-grandfather has never ever remembered my name (He’s got like 139719832254 great-grandchildren, and I don’t think he remembers any of our names) but yesterday, I got an envelope from him with my full name on it (as in: name + middlename + 2 last names). He sent me a book :).
* Drawing again (I hadn’t drawn anything in like a year).
* Finally having enough money to buy a new keyboard and making music again :)
Hnourable mentions: Kimya Dawson, I CANNOT stop listening to her songs… no matter how much I try. My dog, I can’t stop playing with him lately.
tilt!!- best day of the week.
SPRING BREAK- getting along smashingly
my first kiss :)- tasty
snuggling my best friend’s kitty kat- cuteness.
watching Dirty Dancing- right now at 4Am
making delicious creme brulee- very crunchy topping!
coldplay’s ‘parachutes’- Brilliant as always.
$$$- PAYDAY
any distraction from reading Crime & Punishment- pleeease
james mcavoy- god
rolling on the ground laughing watching my little sister sing and dance to ‘Touch My Body’ by Mariah Carey- priceless
Things I Love Thursday
Gala, we can SO make it to 200 posts!
Nails Having long nais for two weeks now! I am getting used to them and hopefully it is teacing me not to bite my nails!
Juno The movie was fantastic! I really enjoyed it. My friends all said it was a little overrated but I had never heard of it so maybe thats why I loved it so much. I think other peoples opinions ruin movies. If they say it was so fantastic (like I just did) you may expect too much.
P.S. I Love You I am reading the book before I see the movie. And I have cried on every page! It is a beautiful beautiful story.
Travelling alone I travelled to Japan by myself yesterday. It took me two days and I am damn proud. I slept in osaka airport aswell! I do not recommend sleeping in an airport with out a blanket an pillow and eye mask!
Waxing Ok, so Japanese people do not wax. So I just went four months without a wax and was so hairy it was disgusting. On the day before I left, I got a triple and feel so good right now. Now, unfortunately I’m back for a year!! Anyone know any good box waxes?
Sex and The City I went a week with out my New York Ladies recently and seriousy had withdrawals!
Have a fantastic Tursday everyone! And for those of you who read this and dont contribute, now is your chance! Stop putting it off and help us get to 200!
WOOOoooooooooooo
-my best friend being back home from spain for easter…that’s just the best, i love her so much!
-my niece being born next week!!
-organic fruit juice at this reeeally good new bar close to my uni!especially when accompanied by their organic finger-food…addiction.
-getting my internship in dublin officially approved…my dream job is coming closer and more real!
-chocolate
-happy dreams about my firends
-my faithful red bike a.k.a. my ferrari!
-badly hurting my finger & still being able to laugh at the (pretty comical) situation.
-my best friend being back home from spain for easter…that’s just the best, i love her so much!
-my niece being born next week!!
-organic fruit juice at this reeeally good new bar close to my uni!especially when accompanied by their organic finger-food…addiction.
-getting my internship in dublin officially approved…my dream job is coming closer and more real!
-chocolate
-happy dreams about my firends
-my faithful red bike a.k.a. my ferrari!
-badly hurting my finger & still being able to laugh at the (pretty comical) situation.
PS to chloe—you travelled to japan!i am so envying you!!well done for traveling alone:)
1. dried dates (I eat them right now while writing my TilT:)
2. changes in the future
3. going to Budapest tomorrow with a cute friend whom I haven’t seen for ages
4. working out on a more regular basis
5. red nail polish
6. receiving nice emails
7. receiving nice comments on my blog
8. cherry blossoms
9. drawing sketches
10.mark things of my to-do-list
honourable mentions: self-made face masks, meeting friends, reading icing and the gorgous new cupcake newsletter, making lists for what do see and do on my Budapest-trip
woohoo!
i love the excitement of the new cupcake!!!
i love tourists (they make me wanna travel the world)
i love silly fights in the morning with my boyfriend
i love getting-things-done
i love planning to go to my mom next week
i love making plans in general :>
i love discovering articles i didn’t read inside icing!
i love my music archive
i love the coming of spring (i hope it will not turn into summer too fast, that would make me sad)
& i love to live, these days especially – hee hee
Things I’m Lovin’ On:
Wasabi Peanuts, personally I like them even better than wasabi peas.
Sweetheart of the Rodeo a sweet 1968 country album by The Byrds. Check out the album art!
Growing Grass in cute decorative candy bowls as an ode to spring and a salad bar for my cat.
Stuff White People Like this website is keeping me in stitches. For a good laugh visit:
stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com
-posting on iCiNG for the very first time after lurking for so long and helping reach 200 posts!
-perving on cute guys at uni lectures
-Colbie Caillat’s album Coco
-Planting flowers
-And like many other readers, love SYTYCDA, and love Rhys too!
-Dark chocolate Lindt bunny
-Bumming out on the long weekend!
I did the drive from Wanaka to Dunners over the summer, and the fruit IS yum yum!
* Learning from amazing lecturers at university
* My mum’s amazing cooking
* Spending a lot of time designing stuff
* Hearing the audio masters from my next album
* My new Betsey Johnson bags (3 of them.. I splurged a bit on ebay)
* New footwear coming in the mail soon. Squee!
My best friend – I love her so very very much and feel so fortunate to have her in my life, I’m very proud of her and our friendship!
Family – My family from Norway is staying with us for easter and it’s the BEST! I love my cousins, they’re the cutest!
Easter – I love festivities and good excuses to cook, bake and eat lots of good food! We’re having a high tea with family and neighbours and I’m baking scones, cupcakes, carrot cake en apple pie, YUM! :D
Snow – I’m dreaming of a white, easter! Yes, we might actually have a white easter in Holland! How random is that
I’m excited though, we haven’t had decent snow yet during this winter and eventhough it’s officialy spring tomorrow, I’d still like to see them (the weather managers up there I guess??) make up for the lack of snow during winter!
Painting – How I loooove painting, I can’t even begin to tell you!
Incubus – Their music is just so, so, soooo unbelievably beautiful, I fall in love with them over and over again! They rock my socks man! :D
The L Word – After three years of my obsession, it’s STILL going strong! Gotta luuuuurv Ms. McCutcheon! ;)
TILT – This was my first TILT entry and it made me oh so happy, I’m going to try to keep up the good work and participate every week! YAY! :)
Have a lovely day everyone!
xxxx
I just posted mine on my site :). Here’s the shortlist:
* Peeps! * Diets That Time Forgot (bizarre Channel 4 program) * Song “In This City” by Iglu & Hartly * Giving people goofy nicknames * Wisteria in bloom on my deck!
My boyfriend. I miss him so much just now
My new T-Rex T-shirt. It came through the post this morning!
My new Essie blue nailpolish. That came through the post too!
That most of my essays are already done.
Sex and the City. I have been watching the dvd’s religiously recently.
This week I am loving…
- Finishing my undergraduate dissertation!
- Figure Skating! You have to look up the Canadian pair Dubé and Davidson’s free programme at the 2008 ISU championships when it comes on youtube probably tomorrow, it was so beautiful! I’m also catching up on the 4CC performances I missed, Daisuke Takehashi is my new love! youtube.com/watch?v=2eeivMpd2j…
- Afternoon tea with my best friend in tiny York tea rooms to plan our weekend spring party!
- Kazuki Kiriya’s music videos
- Harvest Moon for Wii, I’ve spent far too many hours this week watering my garden and talking to my chickens!
my boyfriend, for sure.
someone attempted to steal my car tuesday night while we were at a concert & he kept me calm, helped us through the crisis and has been offering to drive my carless-self around until my car is fixed [they totally ruined it, but at least they didn’t steal it!].. he is what i love most this week [and really, every week, but i want to throw extra love his way this week!] :)
~The Easter long weekend
~Sleeping in!
~Getting to go to Rock2Wgtn for free with my sis and see Lordi live!!!
~Chocolate easter eggs
~Getting a good violin teacher recommended to me and attempting to start playing again after a long hiatus
~Seeing my cousin today for lunch when she’s living in the UK.
-juicy, confidence lifting compliments
-my husband, David
-my raise at work, woo!!!
-going to see a dance performance for the first time in a long while tomorrow
-looking forward to my first camping trip
-eating raw & exercising like mad
-my soon-to-be new 68 corvette!!!
-positive thinking
-Amy Winehouse, can’t get enough right now
-a new set of mani/pedi
-sunshine on a cool day
This week has actually been so much fun! Today is the first day of my spring break, which is good, but I can’t put that up because nothing much has happened yet today. Other weekly favorites:
CHEESY PICK UP LINES made up by you and friends
Last night was my friends surprise party, so we came up with these pick ups
“Hey, do you want any cake?”
“Sure!”
“Good, cause I’m sliced!” flex muscles here. “But you better not want any ice cream, cause I’m hot!”
Then we named our muscles. Mine are Steely Jones and Pudding Cup
MOZART AND THE WHALE
One of the cutest, prettiest movies I’ve seen in a very long time. Sweet, with good dialogue and good acting. It made my day. Put it on your Netflix, rent it from the store, whatev. Just watch it.
BEDSIDE BALLONS
On Valentines day, my boyfriend got me 3 red heart shaped balloons. When I got home, I put them next to my bed so I could see them wheN I woke up eveyday and they are still floating now.
THREADLESS SALE
Threadless, my favorite online store, is having a sale. Break out the credit cards and go shopping.
Hope everyone else is having an awesome week too!
Xara — I just watched that Daisuke Takahashi video — WOW!!! Thanks for the link! Eeeee!
+ Completely silly moments for no other reason than it’s who I am and not worrying what people MAY think
+ Bringing my high fashion magazines and my Dungeons and Dragons manual to read while on the treadmill
+ My crazy silver stilettos my boyfriend calls them the ‘moon shoes’
+ Cadbury mini eggs for breakfast YUM!! :)
Excerpted from my blog:
-Half-day of school yesterday because:
-Vacationing to Florida!
-An easy plane trip getting there (no turbulence, and the siblings were great)
-A tearful goodbye with my dearest before I left
-The fact that it is warm, sunny, and there are several beaches at my disposal
-Seeing my grandparents again
-My cousin having gotten into his top choice university
-Five more days of Florida bliss ahead of me
-Seeing my most favourite band live on Monday (Lifehouse!)
-Green tea ice cream
-Silly pictures of pug puppies with their tongues sticking out
-Bright sunshine and good music while walking to work
-Playing guitar and singing with a room full of people
-Smoky lavender and plum eye makeup
-Cute text messages from a cute boy
-Spending tomorrow with my mom at a great coffee shop
-Singing karaoke
Happy Thursday everyone! :)
First time I’m doing this, and the clocks just turned into Friday, but oh wells, tis good to be thankful anyway.
Here goes:
*My awesome best buddy (who is flying away to another country soon, but I’m still glad to know her)
*My boy. I heart him muchly.
*My new ring that’s a massive flower ‘like art’ as the store assistant described.
*Hilariously morbid movies of high school. Specifically ‘Heathers’
*My geetar, I can sing sad songs on it.
*The easter vacation yayyyyy
-incredible, delicious fruities at a local cafe
-my pale porcelain skin and planning how to maintain it in the summer
-reading about Emma,Lady Hamilton
-Jane Austen books, TV shows, movies
-flowers put in curled hair
-opera
-notes from the universe
I could write a huge list of things to moan about today! But since you asked so nicely…
*Blankets! Oh what would my poor toes do without you?
*Being at home for easter and knowing that I get to see my bestest friends in the next week! :D
*My plans to bake a birthday cake for my brother in a few days
*The lovely people who helped me with my heavy suitcase yesterday when i could hardly lift it onto the trains or up the stairs to change platforms. They’ve reminded me to do as many good deeds as I can when I’m out and about!
*My adorable retro fingerless mittens that were on sale
*My new black skirt and top combo – they go so, so well together and fit me better than a dress ever has. I’m almost scared to wear them in case they get damaged, but what a waste that would be!
*The stash of easter eggs I accidentally found in my mum and dads room yesterday. You’re never too old!
*My degree subject. I do, I do, I do. I need to remember this so that I don’t start to despise it because of the intimidating amount of revision I have to do over the next few weeks. I’m staying positive, it’ll be fiiine!
*The sandwich I just ate. It was awesome.
Happy easter everyone :)
xxx
Oh man… have you tried the Asian supermarket on Russell St, pretty close to where it intersects with Little Bourke? It’s my favourite that I’ve found in Melbourne so far and I LOVE Asian supermarkets! Strange and awesome foods abound! Aloe vera juice sweetened with honey being my favourite, jack fruit chips and fish shaped wafer full of icecream and red bean paste following close behind… Mmmmmmmm…
Also, Dr Sketchy’s is great! I went one time with some art school buddies of mine and we’ve often meant to go again. Maybe we’ll make it to this one.
- God (He has always been so nice with me) – The Beatles – Manequim (brazilian fashion magazine) – The lill korean kid singing hey jude – Family, aunt and bf – House MD. – Coconut icecream – My driving license weeee \o/
=*
This is my first TiLT! I’m so excited!
Spring Break: I just finished about three weeks of long days with little to no sleep because of so many projects and tests to prepare for. Now I get a week and a half to just relax and catch up on my reading!
Lincoln: Of course I’m thankful for the man himself, but I’m actually talking about a book that I’m reading for school. Normally I dread required reading just because I feel like I have no choice over what I’m reading, but I really fell in love with this book. It’s basically a biography of Old Abe, but written as a novel. The style of Gore Vidal (the author) along with the personality of Abe makes me happy just thinking of reading it.
College mail: I’ve been receiving mail from colleges around my state for a while now, and though I already know that I want to go to school on the opposite coast line, it’s nice to get mail. Especially when the mail flatters you in so many different ways. Hehe!
The U.K.: Much like your NYC obsession, Gala, I have had a growing case of Anglophilia for a couple of months now. I love the history of the country and the sights and especially the music. I’ve decided that I want to visit next summer with my brother next summer, so I picked up a guide book to all of the weird places in England rather than just the typical tourist spots (but I still plan on checking them out anyway!).
Speaking French: I’ve been saving up all year to go to France this summer, and now that it’s only three months away, I’ve really tried to embrace the culture and language. This isn’t only fun for me though; my French grade has improved dramatically, too!
Concerts: Last year, I went totally overboard with going to concerts. I went to too many to really appreciate the good ones. This year, I’ve abstained, even from bands I really love, partly because all of my money was in the bank for France, and partly because I needed a break. Since I haven’t been to one in awhile, I’ve started to really miss the excitement of getting ready, and then waiting in the crowd in anticipation until you hear the opening chords of your favorite song and see the band come to life onstage. You know what they say, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”.
My iPod: I may sound crazy, but I feel totally connected to my iPod, more than just through the ears. I’ve lost count as to how many times I’ve been in a weird mood, whether happy, sad, frustrated, crazy, etc. and I pressed the shuffle button and the perfect song for my mood comes up. Maybe it’s just coincidence or maybe I’m going insane, but it makes me appreciate it even more.
Honorable mentions: green beans, feeling like I earned something, my new spring coat, my brother home for a week, going to see the Stations of the Cross in mime at my old school, designing costumes for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the dozens of new movies that are coming out this year that I’m so excited to see!
the jesus and mary chain – i don’t know why but i absolutely can’t stop listening to them at the moment!
getting surprise easter cards – my grandma is so lovely :)
my favourite band on tour – iamx! next tuesday and sunday :D so excited!
eating more fruit – my skin is already better!
writing a novel – i’m determined to get it finished by the end of the year…
* Warm weather! I just arrived in Arizona (for Spring BreaK) with my parents, where the weather is like 70+ all the time, as opposed to the 40 degree weather in New York. And on that note…
*Dressing for warm weather! Yay shorts! Yay sandals!
* The musical CATS. Yeah, I don’t care what anyone says, I love this musical so much. I just rediscovered my love for it and I’ve been listening to selections from the soundtrack (don’t have the full one, boo!) and I watched the movie on YouTube. Meow!
*Pampering! I’m getting a haircut today, and a mani-pedi! How exciting!
My boyfriend.
I know, it may sound same same, but he is what really holds me together sometimes.
Also my parents. They’ve been fantastic lately. =]
Being able to dream about what i’d like to do in life and thinking to myself, if i really put my mind to it, i COULD do it.
Big thanks to you Gala, it’s great to be able to hop on the comp at 2 in the morning and see some great things to read. :D
Honey I Washed the Kids Perfume, Rock Star soap, raspberry tea, Dexter, new friends, book shipments with my new FLB books (it’s an addiction!), the way that old movie stars talk in old films, Alison Lohman, The L Word spoilers (bad me), Pink Martini, The Moody Blues show I saw last weekend, The Long Blondes show I will be seeing in June, new albums leaking that I’ve been anticipating for quite a while, knit berets, Jovovich Hawk, berry lipstick, writing letters, journaling, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, love and support from my two best friends, drinking a bottle of champagne over a book and then calling a friend and talking for hours, how good and how bad a cigarette feels to smoke, the stacks I have neatly put my books into, taking inventory of my clothes, flirting, cuddling with my cat Louie, and clearing the area of all visual and aural distractions and then singing.
hmmm my first ever TiLT, wish me luck!!
*thinking about someone amazing *the first day of spring *being blown away every time I realize that my summer is just about to start and yours is ending :( *thoughts of New Zealand! It’s the number one place I want to go! *Easter I can’t wait I love Easter so much! I’m even making Easter egg cheesecake for the family! *Easter egg cheesecake :P *being fat! I love it I love it I love it, it makes me feel amazing on the inside! *movies, movies and more movies, lying in bed cuddled up with the puppy watching movies! *the puppy, Sam, I love him so much, he really is my boyfriend! *making this list, being thankful for all the things I really have in my life that make me feel truly amazing!
Delights of this week…
+ Banana, strawberry, passionfruit milk smoothies [although I need to perfect de-lumping until I get a blender]
+ The fox that keeps visiting my house, strange little thing came inside and took one of my shoes the other day.. luckily he was considerate and left it outside, otherwise he would NOT be on this list.
+ Sitting on the beach and lapping up Brighton
+ Visits from friends! I was getting uptight about it but I’m going to make an effort to just have fun.
+ Mac Primer – Gala you tempted me and now I’m converted
+ Finally getting my jewellery business up & running.
+ New thinking – E.f.t., Thoughts become things, things I love thursday, even when things are crappy theres still another day to get things right.
+ Jimi Hendrix
Spring Break!! Even though during the week, I’ve been doing nothing but watching Sex and the City, reading a borrowed book, and laying about my house. My weekend is looking pretty exciting though!
Dress Shopping With my awesome friend, Lauren! I’m in dire need of a prom dress (eek, it’s April 11th) and Lauren has agreed to come with to judge my dress options. Also, she’s there balance the great amounts of testosterone that my dad will be supplying with estrogen. Then afterwards, we’re having a sleepover!
Philly Hopefully, on Saturday, I’m going to the great city of Philly with my friend Jacky and her boo. I looove the city, and we plan on shopshopSHOPPING.
Other things… such as the book I’m reading (The Sweet Far Thing, the last in a trilogy), hot showers, cold glasses of water, the arrival of springtime, thinking out what I will be wearing this summer as I relax in the mountains with my boiiiifraaand, Sex and the City, and soso much more!
I know I just made a list up there ^^ but this has just totally made my thursday – I just found my vintage dress!!! I must have bought it 6 years ago but didn’t know how to wear it at the time so it got pushed aside. I almost forgot it ever existed and was about to buy something really similar!! Yay!
xxx
this thursday I love:
-the enormous easteregg (filled with my favourite sweets; chocolate, winegums and salty licorice,yum!) I got in the mail from my mother, stepfather and little brother.
- working on my history of art essay about Versace’s use of ancient greek symbols; it incorporates my two favorite things, fashion and ancient Greece, yay!!
- tea!! black tea flavoured with vanilla is my favourite right now
- planning my new halfsleeve tattoo which will cover all my old scars and make me look as pretty on the outside as I feel on the inside:)
- that I have finally decided to move to a new city, the oportunities feel endless!!
Lets see… *thinking about getting some high heeled oxford shoes- but can i wear them in the spring/summer?!?!?
*Easter candy- so good, I love cadbury creme eggs.
*Old pictures from the 30’s, 20’s- any time period really. So cool to look at and wonder who the people were.
*Antique jewelry- love to pretend that it was a lucky charm for it’s other owner, or their favortie piece.
*It’s thursday- which means the weekend is upon us:)
*Not being as afraid of the littlies that I teach in a drama workshop every thursday. At first they scared the dickens out of me- and were crazy-hyper to boot. Now they are still hyper but at least less scary!
now i am off to work off the chocolate i just ate because reading all the other posts about chocolate gave me a craving!
I love:
Holidays On saturday I am going to Holland with the boyf (he is half dutch),to visit his family and generally chill out and have adventures too. Yay!! I love it there!
Home After that I am going home to see my family for a few weeks, yay for all the time I can spend playing with tiny sisters and talking nonsense with the less small ones!
Exams being finished
Books Am enjoying the chance to read now I have free time again!
Ditto Shopping and Going out with friends
rainbow shoes! New shoes which are all the colours of the rainbow and make me feel like some sort of kickass cartoon heroine!
:)
This week for me…
~Ben & Jerrys-crem brule:::i know im spelling that wrong-its amazing.
~Being 21::: =)and all the fun things that come along with it ;)
~WINE:::planning and enjoying wine wednesday with ma girl Cassie AND new wine store, Wine Me Up *TOO CUTE & delicious =)
~Warm weather:::finally arriving!! and getting to wear my warm weather clothes-my fav!
~also…
the next few months to come-BIG thangs & BIG changes. =D Daniel’s support everyday of my life.I LOVE THAT GUY! being thankful for every great person in my life.
=D XO
Easter and that means 4 whole days off work and I don’t have to do anything!!
Shopping online and waiting for all the lovely parcels to arrive (it feels like xmas)
Thinking about the new Icing Mission and how I will complete it!!
Cold Grapes straight from the fridge – yum (bit weird I know) they just taste better cold
Scarves- My Grandmother just got me a gorgeous one from England with keyboards and music notes on it (I’ve been a pianist since I was three) and it makes for a lovely headwrap. I’m wearing it as we speak.
Diet Coke With Splenda- I’m deathly (as in almost died of anaphylaxsis once) allergic to aspartame, so it was either no Coke at all or drink the full-lead stuff, neither of which are very good for my health. Now I can have the occasional glass!
Amy Winehouse- Im disappointed in her for the obvious reasons, but Back to Black is one of the coolest albums I own.
Doctor’s visit on Friday- Sounds bad to most people, but this is a GOOD doctor’s visit; I find out if I can get off crutches and into a hinged brace, if my knee is healing well, and if I can drive again. I effed the entire thing up pretty badly a few months ago playing soccer, tore my ACL and MCL tendons along with destroying my meniscus and cartilage. There goes my senior year on varsity! Oh well, I’ll be able to play in college, which is what really counts at this point.
- Eating ice cream in cold weather! hehe. It always feels so much naughtier.
– Working! I only work casual for my council inbetween studying but I’ve had quite a few extra hours this month so I will be in the money next month and it feels good to be an ‘independent woman’! – Baking cakes! As always. It’s my grandad’s birthday today so I’ve made him a coffee and walnut loaf and for Easter sunday i’m going to make a beetroot cake and decorate it with little mini eggs!—looking forward to a weekend at my friend’s parents house (mmm food and easter egg decorating)
—knowing there is lots of warm air and sunshine and spring flowers ahead of us (here in the U.S. anyways!)
—getting and sending care packages!
-pranks
-frida kahlo
-existentialism and simone de beauvoir
-the inspiring buddhist friend I just met
-uncovering a new layer of someone you know
-being able to understand another language
-minty moroccan tea
-the little rituals involved in visiting people
-the adrenaline rush from doing something daring
-the endorphins from making music that sounds good
-little cultural differences
-high-fiving strangers
-free pens
<3 I’m ON HOLIDAY! A whole month off from uni. Well, not really, because at the end I only have to go in one day to hand in my portfolios of work. It’s sad that it’s all finishing.
<3 Books! Writing! Writing books!
<3 I wrote a poem last night. Disconcerting, but good, because I thought my poetry well had dried up, so to speak.
<3 The lovely comments my last blog post got! The most ever! Which was four, I’m nowhere near the dizzying heights of iCiNG comments, but it’s great for me :D I’m so pleased.
<3 Olive oil. The best stuff ever. The secret of moisturised skin. Oh, how I love you, olive oil.
<3 Chocolate raisins. I adore them.
<3 GOSSIP GIRL STARTS IN THE UK NEXT WEEK! I already know I will love the clothes and hate the storylines/characters/everything, but clothes are enough to get excited over.
Anyone who’s wondering, ITV2, Thursday, 10pm. I know, I know, when did ITV2 become E4? It’s very strange.
+ The after Easter candy sales that all the stores will be having! I’m looking forward to buying a huge bag of M&Ms.
+ Keeping a fashion notebook. I’m having a lot of fun going through old magazines, clipping out pictures I like, and taping them into the notebook, as well as writing out all my ideas.
+ Dark Heresy weekly. I adore pen and paper RPGs, so being able to play Dark Heresy every weekend with my friends is great!
+ Beading. I made a neckalce for the first time in forever and I forgot how nice it is to see something that you’ve made!
+ Weight training. Definitely my favorite physical activity!
+ Window shopping for homes/apartments online.
I usually get around to making my TiLT list earlier than this! Slept in too long this morning, wow.
! The Hush Sound’s new album. It’s beautiful! I’ve listened to it at least 20 times and it hasn’t gotten old yet.
! Since you brought it up, Ani DiFranco! My favorite song is “Falling Is Like This” and I think it’s one of the most beautiful love-songs ever written.
! Crossing things off MY to-do list for Spring Break— especially homework.
! That I cut my friend’s hair and it looks way cute! She got a bad hair-cut, but then we saved it. I feel pretty proud of myself!
! That I still have money in my pocket. Don’t know what I’m going to buy yet, but it’s nice to know I can buy something!
! Making a conscious decision to wait until the day I can buy Panic At The Disco’s new record in the store to hear it. It’s so tempting to listen because they leaked it, but I want to listen to it when I have the CD case in my hands.
! My neighbor Kyle’s bedroom. It’s his ENTIRE DOWNSTAIRS, and it is gorgeous. He has swords! From Asia! I want to live there.
...and many other things! (Like iCiNG, as always!)
- The Cupcake Email
It made my day ! Lovee the improvements , I’m on the mission !
- Wasabi Peas
This has a hugee significance to me & my best friend :) The fact that you mentioned it made me go “eee” xD
- Spring Break
Finally, a chance to catch up with things & see people I haven’t had a chance to lately !
- Gossip Girl
It’s just about to start in the U.K, I’m very excited !
- Latitude Festival
www.latitudefestival.co.uk
Wow. Words can not actually express how excited I am for this ! All my favourite comedians, poets etc. xD
- The Hills New Season
I’m with you on this Gala !
- Annie on My Mind: a new book i’ve read today. it is so sweet and has a happy ending, which made me very happy.
- toffee chocolate is the most delicious chocolate ever
- dr. hauschka products smell so nice and seem to be very gentle, too.
- my best friend who’s the most amazing person ever. i love her so much.
- torchwood! one of my favourite tv series (apart from house
here goes…
-breaking up from school for three weeks! being that much closer to the end of my final year in uniform, but also that much closer to my GCSEs.
-the idea of this summer
-train journeys with good music and a sketchbook
-hello saferide (especially ‘the quiz’)
-going skiing on saturday :) (cheese fondue, ear muffs, snow…)
-cleaning my room and rearranging all my stuff so that there’s lots of clear spaces and no clutter
-finding things i had forgotten i had in said de-clutter, like a beautiful artists notebook that i’m going to keep as a dream diary/thoughts books
-new haircut with a new hairdresser! scary but empowering. :P
-handing in all my coursework drafts and putting the last frantic term behind me
so many wonderful things happening right now! thanks for your lists gala and everyone else. :D
*Work: Yesterday all I did was listen to my boss talk about how “Jaws” is the perfect movie.
*the Travel Channel
*Friends in town!!
ok. today i am loving
~that it was my last day at work today! it is no longer my job to sell tofus to hippies, though i enjoyed it it is time for new adventures
~planning my leaving party! my first civilised, grown up party! i’m going to get a bunch of lilies to make my house smell lovely, and i’m shifting all the furniture around, and hanging loads of fairy lights, and burning jasmine incense, and making sushi, pizza and cupcakes!! and punch!
~giving stuff away! it feels SO good. i always do this when i move as i collect way too many clothes and can never be bothered selling them on ebay. plus i’m giving my bike away to a friend who needs one.
~making cupcakes for friends (my first try) even though they were kind of munted looking, they had a special charm
~watching all of bjorks music videos with my flatmate
~how much easier life is when you’re happy, positive and nice to everyone
~my parents and friends as always, never cease to amaze.
xx
* My sister coming home for the Easter long weekend,
* Primroses and daffodils,
* My dads cooking (he is amazing!),
* My friend Jen’s wacky sense of humour,
* Walking on Dartmoor (in Devon) on a blustery day,
* The High School Musical soundtrack, yeah I know it’s a kids movie, but I like to turn it up loud and work the cheese!
* And finally CADBURYS MINI EGGS!!! Yummilicious little parcels of goodness!
Thanks Gala, I love this idea.
My new acquisition of Dead Like Me series one, and discovering Metisse and their song ‘Boom Ba’ :D
www.myspace.com/metisse
Having nearly typed up every single note and scrap of information gathered in this year’s studies and transferred them all to my google documents in a little system so my bedroom is now near completely paper free.
(Took 2 days of 5 hours, but it also counts as revision!)
Having my cousins in the country -I miss them so much when they’re gone, and they’ve already been crazy-fun as one of them has a spiderman costume which is all he will wear in public.
Mary Bee, your TiLT is adorable!
Natalie, growing strawberries on your balcony sounds great, I might give it a try too!
Erin B. : “Withnail & I” is amazing.
My TiLT list:
The Kills’ new record: “I want you to be crazy cause you’re boring baby when you’re straight!” Yeaaaah!
The Paris Book Fair being finally over. Enough said. But we did manage to sold nearly all of our books (!)
“The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters”, by G.W. Dahlquist I haven’t finished it yet, but it’s been great so far. Strange science experiments, masked balls and dirty killers in an alternate 19th century. Yum.
Sesame seeds chocolate Can’t get enough of the stuff.
Japanese book “The Age of Feminine Drawing” I posted some scans on my blog, if anyone’s interested.
x. the $100 check my aunt slipped into my Easter card. I cried for nearly 10 minutes because of how unexpected and needed it was.
x. being told that i should come back to work and accepting that offer. i miss the people, free food, and interesting stories it gives me. plus, i need the cash and it is only until school lets out.
x. powerade. i’ve been craving it for the past three days and i only let myself buy some today. my favorite is the white kind.
x. PEEPS! my favorite easter candy (second is cadbury eggs, but they are way too sweet to top the list!). i received FOUR different boxes of them in various packages.
x. not fighting or having misunderstandings with my boyfriend this week :)
x. being invited to play triva at a local bar (i had to drink water because i’m only 20…but there was all the free popcorn you could eat). i’m a trivia junkie.
x. my rhinestone padlock choker from www.shanalogic.com/ arriving. seriously, they are awesome people. the first necklace got lost in the mail and they SENT ME ANOTHER ONE FREE!! i love them soooo much & the necklace is crazy cool (it’s this one: shanalogic.com/item.php?item_i…).
x. plums. i think i may have said that last week, but man o man, do i love plums. up here they are pretty expensive ($2.99 a pound) but i get them as often as i can. i’m convinced i could live off them…yum yum.
honestly, this week has had a lot of ups and downs and i put off making this list until something made me have to write it. the other things all followed after :)
Your blog – It seriously brightens up my soul
Being a Big Sister through Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Writing in my own blog (I should get back to that aye)
My Word of the Day Calendar (learning new crap = excitement)
My boyfriend
having springtime knocking on the door
walking through downtown new orleans playing tourist
actually, everything about new orleans; it’s really an amazing city
my hair getting longer; i used to hate my hair, colour, length, texture, everything; and now for some reason i’ve had a change of heart
anything bright and multi-coloured
candy in the international foods section of the grocery store; all the candies from the UK are so neat
finding happy-sounding new music
random smile-inducing moments
I recently also got completely addicted to apricots after not having liked them for my whole life!
❤ Spending time with my mum.
❤ Thinking about going back to college.
❤ LOST
❤ My diet going well! and feeling happy to give myself a day off on the weekend for some easter chocolate!
❤ Getting new design ideas for www.louloulovesyou.co.uk.
❤ NYC in June!
❤ American boys.
❤ Icing:)
xoxox
Ahhhhh, we’re so close to 200 entries! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! It is your duty! Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!
:D
Of course we can get 200! Even though it’s almost over! :) If we keep trying who knows! (I love setting strange goals like this! :D )
- Red lipstick, recently I’ve got really into it and, although it takes my donkeys years to put it on without looking like a clown when I get there it looks pretty good! (to me anyway! :P )
- Good Grammar, I’m trying! God knows I’m trying!
- Exclaimation marks! Don’t they just make life amazingly wonderful?! !!!!!!!! See! Screams excitement and joy!! :)
- EASTER! Mmmmmmmm… chocolate….
- Doing unconventional things! E.g I bought a new set of 4 badges (story of Old Gregg and The Funk form The Mighty Boosh [addicted to that atm! :D] ) But i didn’t have anywhere to put them so I put them on my headband! (which matched my lipstick by the way :P )
- Getting lost on dog walks. Just wandering around fields and splish-splashing in puddles for ages! My dad had to come rescue me!
- Iron on patches and motifs. Again, it’s time for another eBay frenzie! I’m trying to re-invent my self a bit as I seem to have got stuck in a rut (And i belive you, Gala, inspired this spurt of creativity so thank you!) so I have bought a few T-shirts and am ready to iron on my own slogans and logo’s and messages!
Oh there is just so much more that i can’t possibly fit it all on! I’d break the internet! So I’ll just have to save it for another day! :)
Oh man! Almost to 200!
Things I Love Thursday:
+ NOT getting evicted! I talked to my landlord & fixed it all.
+ volkswagen busses from the ’60’s & ’70s. I am going to purchase one & take off for the month of August to Portland, LA, & Burning Man!
+long hair; mine is finally freakin growing out & i can’t wait to turn it orange again!
+ chillin’ on the grass – it’s practically summer here in California & my friends & i have started hanging out at parks instead of being cooped up inside sharing food, playing music, hula hooping…
+ Golden Gate Park in San Francisco – planning on shrooming there in April
+ starting my day off with podcasts & morning pages & coffee.
+ avocado snows from Quickly cafe.
+ finding cheap amazing vegan food around my neighborhood.
+ camping, horseback riding, swimming…warm weather activities.
+ majorly scoring amazing stuff at amazing deals at salvation army; after not finding anything i liked all winter the vintage karma is finally coming back to me!
Rachel Radness — Every comment you make makes me like you even more! I’m glad about the eviction thing… that is great. & BM, huh? I just found out about the Raw Spirit Festival in Sedona (over my birthday! in September) & I am so tempted to go to that… to me it seems like the natural progression from BM :D
First time TILTing (it’s still Thursday here in Portugal)- here goes * My nieces, even when they drive me nuts * The rest of the family too * My kitties * Working hard to improve my health and finally starting to see results * Having dreams and making plans * The 40’s style wedges I’ve just bought – can’t wait for the weather to warm up!!! * Dreaming up new outfits * Madly planning easter egg hunt for nieces * Reading everyone else’s TILT – makes me happy – Thank You Gala!!!
Things I love Thursday!!
::Spring Break- Mine just ended last week but I had an amazing time as usual. I got to be a panelist on the MTVU show “The Freshmen”, I saw Lupe Fiasco and Paramore live in concert for free [I was sooo close to the stage too], and I met some amazing girls from Indiana.
::New friends- My new Hoosier pals from Indiana were so much fun and so nice, now I have an excuse to visit Indiana.
::Amazingly, great existing friends- I was texting from bed with a gnarly head cold about wanting pizza so my friend[who live on campus and doesn’t have a car] walked to the grocery store to buy ingredients to make pizzas =] I LOVE HER!!!!
::Gala!- For inspiring me and introducing me to knew things constantly. Thank you!
+coming home and spending time with my wonderful family
+playing with my hyper dog
+taking nice afternoon naps
+taking care of to do lists
+having a good conversations with my sister
+talking walks in the beautiful weather
Kat – I never knew the Latitude Festival existed before and now I want to go SO HARD! Ahhh!
Also I forgot to say how much I loved the new Cupcake :D
Hiya :))
its still thursday here (5 minutes left), so to get closer to the 200, i ll post some more things i love today: – i am glad that i finished my boring housework before eastern, took me 3 hours of work (sigh :)), but now the dishes are clean… – a long hot bath with delicous bath jelly – reading this blog with its awsome energy – the rain on my roof, i love the sound, i feel so comfy with it – having a good glas of red wine to dinner – my neck doesnt ache anylonger
lots of love + happy eastern to ya all xxx MISIA
Dried Apricots – we ordered them online from California and got the most delicious and moist and natural looking dried apricots I have ever tasted!!
Nearing the end of high school – holy shit hurry upppppp
Netflix – so so so many good movies. I can’t choose which I want first!
8 mins til Friday here and I’m also loving the fact that I’ve finally sorted my portfolio for my art interview!
I’m actually able to improvise on the sax now as opposed to playing bum notes :D
Having three of my best friends live almost down the road (less than five minute walk!)
Haloumi cheese! Oh my god it is so nice!
This Thursday I am absolutely loving * long weekends * my French getting better * Japanese sencha tea * going to Chicago for the summer * my wonderful friend who inspires me to be better * the fact that I am finally losing weight :))) * fresh flowers * polyvore !!!
This week:
* Gone Baby Gone
* my friends
* being who I want to be
* shopping with my mom
* Mary Ann, one of my managers at work
* iTunes on random finding me some good older stuff
Ken Vasoli being an excellent geek, films with John Hannah in them, W. H. Auden, T. S. Eliot, purikura, legwarmers, the semi-cold weather, stripey jumpers, liquid eyeliner, stained lips and holidays.
Ooh the best day!!
* Lush baths. Especially hot milk and blue skies/fluffy white clouds. The latter is really great for when my feet are killing me, and the former actually puts me to sleep! Haha~
* Vacation, it’s on MONDAY, I am gleeful to the point of exploding!
* Black cherry ice cream. Cannot stop eating this.
* Silent movies.
* Kabob express. Somehow I enjoy going in there and having no idea what people are saying. It is surreal and good.
* Black pheonix alchemy lab. When I return home I am ordering 6 samples from them… but i don’t know WHAT! Eep. I have this massive list in my commonplace book.
* Loose draped clothing.
* Bandana headbands~! Headscarves in general. My hair is going downhill rapidly, and I do not have a hair appointment for a LONG time.
* Weird creepy job apps. This may seem like a downside, but an application for an icecream stand that they have used for 40 years says: “State your height, weight, and favorite subjects.” It’s like myspace! I find it hilarious.
Okay, my week wasn’t that great when it was going on, but in retrospect I’ve had a lot of good things going on! :]
♥ I’m going to be spending the latter half of my spring break with a friend at his grandparents’ lake cabin!
♥ Yak Pak Megu purses! I just tonight purchased one, and oh my god, I can’t wait to get it in the mail. I am so excited.
♥ Francesca Lia Block, I have been on such a kick for her writing lately. It’s so gorgeous and I always get so entranced and feel like I’m in a fairy tale!
♥ Pomegranate tea! I adore pomegranates so madly and tea is fantastic. Combine them and it’s just fantastic (and such a pretty color, too!).
I love: * my boyfriend (still) he is super-awesome & mega nice, and we have so much fun when we’re together :P
*my family. I can’t wait to see them all again, it’s so hard being so close to them but living far away
*subway
*massages
*my friends
*nostalgia
*my bike, even though his seat & handlegrips got stolen (damn!)
*iCiNG missions!!! what a great idea!
xx
* I LURVEEE...*
DREADLOCKS... they’re so, idk
BETSEY JOHNSON... my friend got a job there and now she gets fabulous clothes which i get to borrow.
SPRING ... the snow is melting and it’s time for some summer shopping
;; spring break!
;; plans with my best friend who i havent seen since JULY!
;; cooking
;; having normal conversations with an ex
;; having a good friend’s shoulder to cry on
;; hilarious friends
;; new shirt
;; sewing a new bag
;; brownies
;; movies
;; photography
;; GALADARLING!
xoxo big kisses to all!
**Salad- I’ve been eating junk lately and it was nice having something green!
**Getting books and magazines in the mail.
**Spring like weather. I don’t like winter. I can’t wait for spring to stay!
**Getting extra hours at work. Yeah doesn’t sound so great, but the extra money is nice.
** Marking things off of my To-Do List.
**Making plans to move to Baltimore, Maryland.
while on hunt for the perfect cheesecake i found the gala apricote cheese cake and it made me smile really big
♥ My best friend. We get incredibly lazy about keeping in contact sometimes, and then you head out to dinner, and its like being back in the arms of your family! She’s amazing and a big part of me.
♥ Living on a budget and sticking to it. I’m saving for new bedroom furniture.
♥ Searching for and planning my new beautiful bedroom sanctuary.
♥ Having my first swim in the ocean in over two years. I can’t believe its been so long, but it was such a spiritual experience. The ocean just takes me over!
♥ Talking to random people in public. Being new to a city, its nice finding people to talk to, even if on a superficial level!
♥ Nice bus drivers. You really make public transport so much more pleasant an experience.
I have a feeling everyone is just playing hard to get in order to be the 200th commenter :P
- Re reading Eat.Love.Play and enjoying it just as much as I did the first time, perhaps even more so because you can appreciate at a deeper level.
- Jamaica,Jamaica,Jamaica, and plotting how I am going to get there before the end of the year. Same with Stonehenge.
-A new band I’ve just discovered called Lost Ocean, it’s like a transcendental experience every time you listen to them.
-My creative writing course at uni, and getting such good marks you know you’re doing something write. Plus, learning all the technical terms for things you’ve learnt already:the ‘past participle progressive, singular form’ ? :P
-The contrast between renting a place during the week and coming home for weekends.
-That winter is approaching so soon, hello ugg boots(only to be worn at home) fluffy jackets and copious amounts of delicious warm food!
YAY!! I’m #199!! lol. =p
♥ Getting into a nursing program
♥ Learning & practicing EFT =)
♥ Spending quality time with my friends & family.
♥ Spring has sprung!
♥ Pampering & being good to myself.
-I am so happy that the weather has finally cooled down. It felt like the heat wave in Melbourne was never going to end!
-sitting outside readding the paper and drinking coffee. I find it a super relaxing way to start the day and it never fails to give me a happy start to the day.
-taking up social invites from people I dont know that well or in places where I will only know one or two people and then ending the night with a loads of prospective aquaintences numbers.
-attempting to buy only op-shop clothing, furniture etc…unless its a basic item like underware, jeans, etc.
-attempting to be aware of the products I am purchasing and their affects on the enviroment. For example attempting to buy local produce.
-writing more music than ever!
200 responses! YAY! I knew we could do it! Oh man, I’m so stoked. Hahah! Thank you all so much for participating in the biggest TiLT EVER! xxx
My brother’s birthday!
Tokio Hotel!
Ebay!
New hair styles!
Learning EFT!
Working out on my mini trampoline. :D
It’s not thursday, but I don’t care. Time is an illusion.
1.) The “Being Happy” podcast. It makes me calm, for some reason.
2.) Blank paper. I might’ve said this one before…whatever! It’s so full of possibility!
3.) Aceing tests in school. I turned mine in before everyone else…and then just sat there. Wallowing in my sudden genius. Ha.
4.) Working out. I feel like a ninja (in a Ramones tee).
5.) French curse words. Merde. Hehe!
6.) Austin, TX. Big pretty buildings, the river, LOTS of bats, and even more live music. And I was born here!! Ha x2!!!