Things I Love Thursday
[ 20 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?!
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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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!
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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