Things I Love Thursday
[ 31 July 2008 ]
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Jess — My friend Jess is an awesome, sassy, cupcake-baking powerhouse. I’m sleeping on her couch while I stay in Melbourne, for which I am eternally grateful. Yesterday she shipped out 800 cupcakes — that is not a typo — & still managed to be utterly hilarious & fabulous, even at the end of an extremely long couple of days. This morning she woke me up with a saucepan of warm salted caramel, & she just emailed to tell me that she had baked me a whole bunch of cupcakes for my masticating pleasure. You don’t get any better than that. I am going to miss her so much!
Sleeping on the plane — Honestly, there is almost nothing as satisfying as sleeping for 80% of your 20 hour (yes, 20 hour) plane ride. I mean, sure, you could work or watch movies or make conversation, but really, when it comes to your sanity, sleeping is totally the way to go. I was so exhausted by the time I got to JFK on Monday that I fell asleep before the plane even took off, & I slept for pretty much all of my 15 hour flight from LAX. My secret? Headphones + eye-mask + blanket over my head + pyjama pants + socks. Mmmm, cozylicious!
Wildilocks — My hairdressers, who I will be very, very sad to leave. I’m actually sitting in one of their chairs right now, taking advantage of their free wireless while we change my hair. Eeeeee, so excited! Pictures to come soon ;D Anyway, my point is, they are the best hairdressers I have ever had the pleasure of doing business with. They’re charming, hugely competent, experimental & fun, & it’s always a total joy to come here. If you need a hairdresser & you’re in Melbourne or Perth, you should totally check them out, & send them my love. I am going to miss Cass & Kat so much!
Coney Island — I went on Saturday & had such a good time! I rode the Cyclone which was utterly terrifying (I climbed out with shaky legs & have an awesome bruise on my elbow from holding on for dear life) & the Wonder Wheel (which has a fabulous view of the boardwalk), ate funnel cake & a hot dog, visited the New York Aquarium, took photobooth pictures, attended the Coney Island Circus Sideshow (with a genuine lobster boy!!!!!!!), & generally had an awesome time. So much fun. I’m so glad I went.
Independence — Being in New York City alone for 3 months really taught me a lot about my own level of competence & independence. This point was really driven home to me on Monday when I had to wrestle 2 enormous suitcases down 5 flights of stairs. It sounds like a little thing but it was difficult & kind of stressful & yet I still did it, all on my own, & with little to no fuss. I was proud of myself because it’s normally the kind of thing I would moan about & try to coerce someone else into doing for me, but when I was finished I felt an enormous sense of accomplishment. Then I remembered that I had been living in one of the most intimidating cities in the world by myself for months & felt even better. Haha!
Getting organised — Yesterday I sorted out everything I own in under four hours. Then I called a shipping company & organised for them to collect what was left. After that I booked a plane ticket. It felt good. I am a die-hard Virgo!
Simon — Yesterday, after 20 hours on a plane, I arrived at what used to be the iCiNG Bowl: the apartment I shared with Simon for a year. I was nervous about how things might go as I cleared out all my belongings, but to my utter delight (& relief), everything was great. We got along & he helped me out — from whoah to go in 4 hours! We went & had lunch, walked around, had dinner & listened to music. Then I left. There were tears, but man, it went about a billion times better than it could have… for which I am eternally grateful. I am going to miss him. He is a good person.
Honourary mentions: The smell of salted caramel; strangers who help me with my suitcases; sleeping on the plane with a blanket over my head like a babushka (hey, I thought it was hilarious!); being able to wear the snoods I bought when I was in the States (P.S. Melbourne is coooold); not feeling jet-lagged (bonus!); looking forward to seeing my friends in Wellington (yay yay yay!); Bermuda Shorts nailpolish by Essie; churros dipped in chocolate; burgers shared; lovely treats in the post; new hair glee; seeing my parents (can’t wait! Favourite people!); superb emails; plotting & planning… as always!
“The talent for being happy is appreciating & liking what you have, instead of what you don’t have.” — Woody Allen
Okay, my sweet treats! Share the love! I want to hear it! Warm up my chilly wintery heart with stories of happiness & excitement!
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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You are amazing Gala. Do you ever break down?
Caitlin Marie — Break down? Hmm, not really! Sometimes I get exhausted/writer’s block… then I take a break. But mostly I am pretty good at balancing out real life & work!
+Being unbearably excited about college and talking to all my future classmates on aim!
+preplanning rooftop parties and apples to apples nights and amazing concerts and broadway shows and traveling with these future friends!
+waking up and being excited about each and every day!
+the antropologie that opened in the mall by my house!
+wearing red lipstick to work!
+complements from strangers!
+using exclamation marks all! the! time! because I have so much excitement and happiness at all the things the next few weeks have in store!
++ treslola.com & my readers, makes me smile everyday
++ getting time to write while at day job
++ listening to rain while i fall asleep
++ look forward to road trip from christchurch to auckland in a week!
++ discovering the most deliciously frosted chocolate cupcakes at cupcake parlour at the other end of town
...glad things went as well as they could have with Simon… I can’t imagine it would have been an easy situation to handle.
I am so glad that you had a great flight. Sounds like you have a great group of people around you and your positivity is what draws them to you. You are gorgeous inside and out and I feel so happy that I am able to read your blog when I need a reminder that life is in fact beautiful.
My list is as follows:
*I love that you use the word masticate. LOL
*Meeting people from all over the world through the internetv ia blogging, forums, twitter, etc. Makes you realize that there are some amazing people out there.
*Finding a new shampoo that smells minty and is good for your hair
*Getting out of the funk that I have been in the past few days…whew! Feel so much lighter.
*Planning a wine tour with 4 friends in Napa Valley. Oh how I love wine.
Things that made me happy in the past week:
1. Waiting in an office for an appointment, a lady in a business suit walked out to the reception with no shoes on.
2. A big buff celebrity being interviewed on TV admitting he always eats a paddlepop before he goes to bed.
3. Seeing two cute old people in love.
4. Noticing how happy everyone gets when there is a bowl of minties on the counter.
Stay happy Gala. You’re wonderful.xx
~ My new job — while today wasn’t that great — I expect it to be awesome once I’m ACTUALLY doing the real job. Today was just the grunt work. But I AM earning money.
~ Style books; I’m reading the Cheap Date Guide to Style which I remember you mentioning a while back. It is delightful!
~ Thunderstorms; we’ve been having a lot lately and while once I was trapped out in the car with my dad in one (eek! scary), they’re so cool to watch from the (safe) indoors.
~ My kitty cats :) I woke up this morning with my fat kitty, Simba, all snuggled up against me. It’s a rare occurrence when he makes the hard trip up 2 flights of stairs to my room but he’s such a cuddlybuggy.
~ Pulled pork sandwiches; MMM. Delicious. I had been craving one forever and I finally got my wish today :D
~ Budding new relationships; not for me but for a close friend of mine. The guy she has been diggin’ for a year is finally showing he is mature and ready to commit and it is adorable to watch unfold. I can’t help but squeal in excitement for her!
And that’s that. I really needed to do this, I was feeling lousy but this brightened me up quite a bit :D
-Getting coffee & cake with my ex, in a friendly context, & having it feel absolutely fine & platonic & cozy & wonderful
-My formerly long-red-haired buddy’s new Breakfast Club-esque 80s haircut – he looks adorable!
-This gorgeous tutu, which I just ordered tinyurl.com/646t76
-My comfortingly cuddly kitty
-My sex accoutrements – Lelo Nea, the glass rippled beauty which I named Gavin, & a book of lesbian erotica. Yum!
-My upcoming surgery to remove my ovarian cyst – a lot of people would be depressed about having this surgery, but for some reason I’m just excited to get it over with.
-Really really good jazz on the radio
-Ginger ale to cure a stomachache
-Painting clothespins bright colors & using them as hair clips!!
I’m so happy things are going well for you gala!!! The bit about Simon actually made me have a little sniffle and a tear!! Congratulations on being an amazing person.
I had strayed a bit from what icing is all about, and forgotten to be happy with my life. Never again. Now I’d better knuckle down and get on with my TILT!!!
I love:
*Finding a pair of jeans that makes my butt look cute at a price that makes my wallet smile.
*Staying up all night just to watch the sun rise.
*Driving home before dawn while listening to “Lazy Eye” by Silversun Pickups
*My 17 year-old Toyota Tercel
*Birthdays
*Dresses
*The color black
*Sewing & Drawing
*Peep-toe pumps (or shoes in general)
*My family
I just came across your website about 2 weeks ago and I love it. You’re somehow helping me become more comfortable with wearing dressy clothes even if I’m just walking down the street.
My relationship just ended and it was so painful and there were tears as well. We managed to discuss our relationship back to the cusp. I’m not sure how long it will last this time, but I hope I handle Goodbye 2.0 with as much finesse as you have.
:D
-My violin teacher: I’ve learned so much from here these last 4 years. Although I’m going to miss her, I’m glad she’s living out her dreams of moving to Mexico. Plus she wants me to visit her next summer.
-My first cheesecake (lemon blueberry) was more than a success
-Lemon flower solid perfume by Pacifica
-Watching trashy talk shows in Spanish on Univisión
-The saturated dark brown in my hair has lightened to a nice bronzey shade.
-Finally getting the hang of using the cash register at my volunteer job – Realizing that kid who played Gordo on Lizzie McGuire is still cute ^^
-Buying blue grey twill for a high-waisted circle skirt
TiLT:
Staying in bed all day – though I was feeling quite ill, having a day in bed was fantastic =D
Kit Kats – I’ve been consuming far too many but they are difficult to resist
Thinking about summer – and the outfits I’m going to rock all summer long
TILT for this week:
*Using the metro in Mexico city and not get lost *Get lost walking around Mexico city with good friends *5 days before my birthday *Going back to college with an acceptable schedule *Making changes *New pajama pants *EFT’ing procrastination away! *Getting into shape *Driving a truck *walking on my new heels without falling *Finding someone who shares my religious beliefs *Having dinner with my parents *Start a revolution *See my sister happy and well *Walk with Maximus without other dogs attacking us *Good friends *New cell phone *New semester
Kisses.
Oh, Gala, please please PLEASE teach me how to be that calm on airplanes!! I’ve flown all over the place countless times, but I just can’t seem to get rid of my flight-phobia! Even for 20-hour flights, I just sit bolt upright, even with the help of tranquilizers! I’m going on a trip in a week, and I can barely even sleep NOW...! The image of you curled up cozily mid-air makes me mad with jealousy!
...glad your trip went well, though!
You go, Ms. Gala!
I’m loving:
Blackberry (soy)milkshakes
Tahini with Wheat Thins, a serendipitous discovery
Making new friends
Coast to Coast AM
Sweet puppy kisses
Beer!
- Hanging out with my Grandma and Grandpa, looking at pictures of them when they were kids. I learn so much about their lives…although I don’t know if I would have wanted to be one of my grandpa’s siblings! One of his sisters chased the slightly loopy housekeeper around the table with a knife and the other sister would throw hammers or anything she could get her hands on when she was mad!
- My pups. They are so cute and make me laugh.
-Fun, flirty times. My flirty friend and I made pizza together…there was a slight buzz running through the air. And the part where we didn’t realize that we were burning the wax paper we had put in the oven and ran around the apartment frantically opening windows and giggling while the mysterious smoke poured out of the oven was sitcom gold.
- Career possibilities!!! I have a couple good career leads…and since I have been unemployed for two months, this is a big deal and makes me so excited.
- New season of Mad Men on TV! So much early 60’s style goodness!
- Project Runway too!
- Beautiful summer weather with cool evenings. Living in California is really the way to go, weatherwise.
I’m so glad that everything went well. I hope it makes moving on easier for you. I did my TiLt Tuesday: girloncamera.vox.com/library/p…
you gala
mornings getting brighter, clearer and slightly warmer – theres hope spring is around the corner!
my new vivienne westwood glasses both that i paid them off and how stylin i feel in them, they actually seem to go with everything I wear
workmates
mate coming home from uberlong roadstrip- man i missed you gabooble.
ivys new red hair! its awesome and ive only seen photos!
bridesmaid dress fitting- im getting quite excited for my friends pending nuptials and the cute stylin dress im getting made for the occasion
top 5 silly silly lists with workmates :)
happy thursday schmooeys.
xxoo
* Reconnecting with people who inspire me, support me but most importantly make me laugh!!!
* The Oaktree Foundation (Australia’s first entirely youth run aid and development organisation!!!! We do amazing things!! Check us out!! www.theoaktree.org)
*knowing I’m doing my part for the greater good!
*decent soy lattes!!!!!!!!!!!
My TiLT def has an Oaktree theme this week! Mainly because I volunteer with them and had a big meeting last night!!! I hadn’t seen a lot of them in ages and it is soo reinvigorating!!! I feel all inspired again!
Hope everyone else out there in Icing land has something that is making them smile!!!
Heyyyy, sweetie . . . welcome back to the Southwest Pacific! Mwah!!
Here’s my list: (A bit heavy on the Polynesian men this week. Hmm.)
Queueing at the local supermarket with a movie actor (it was Taungaroa Emile).
Notorious-ratbag schoolboys who smile and say hi to me when they’re out and about with their mums. (But not when they’re with their mates.)
Rene Naufahu – Have you seen him in that breastfeeding ad? How is it that he’s even hotter now than he was in the 90s as Sam-Sam-the ambulance-man?
Sleeping. Recognising that I do have an active lifestyle, and that this finely-tuned instrument runs on sleep. Grabbing a snooze when I can – magic!
That photo that’s around of Jemaine in a wedding ring. :D
My totally awesome teenaged ballet beginners. They amaze me!
All the blokes in my house. Love ‘em!
Alice — EFT, baby! Look look! www.emofree.com/Fear/eftonfly…. & www.emofree.com/Fear/fear Give it a try, it works! Let me know how it goes! xxxx
This thursday, I love:
The Princess Bride- Haven’t seen it since I was 10, something I greatly regret.
My school A high school on a college schedule, meaning I’m in class 13 hours a week and have loads of free time to hang out with my friends, be utterly fabulous, and I guess study.
Opera Coats I picked a knee-length white opera coat up at a thrift store for $2 and now cannot WAIT for winter so I can find all sorts of fun tights and shoes to pair it with.
The Opera their fabulous coats nonwithstanding, I just saw La Boheme this week. It was to die for!
Cowboy cookies
The Buffalo Exchange
2 AM rollerskating So fun, even if we had to explain to the police that no, we were not a roller derby gang and none of us would have the first idea what to do with a gun anyways.
Fireworks for no reason
Sunning by the lake
Kayaking at sunset
Hanging out at coffee shops
New books
I had to drive around Melbourne city this morning and I knew it was your last full day here so I was looking for you!!
Anyway, my TILT:
-Bananas (oooh and pineapple, strawberries, honeydew)
-Demetri Martin & Arj Barker
-David O’Doherty & Kristen Schaal (okay I luvs me some comedians!)
-Whales that wave to surfers (just saw it on the news!)
-My bf being late for work because I was rubbing his gorgeous belly heh heh heh.
-My puppy warming my neck, as always :)
-Oh nevermind, just as I typed that he got off, argh!
-Finally finishing painting my room and re-organising the furniture. May not have to sleep on the couch tonight, hahaha.
-Studying Greek classics in two classes at Uni (English and Sociology) and realising how our culture all started!!!
Totally inspirational :) You’re the best, Gala!
Having my feet licked (by the cute kitty I’m catsitting this week!).
Dark chocolate and roquefort cheese eaten together: it seems an odd combination, but it’s delicious! It was an idea of my sister, who’s a chef.
The beginning of a new writing project (also because I was recently viciously attacked on my writing: I’m so proud of myself for not collapsing in tears but immediately beginning something new, and not caring what people might think).
My boyfriend. He’s just amazing.
Taking pictures of myself for Wardrobe Remix, and discovering that I like my body and face more than I thought I did!
Things I love this Thursday
* Picnics in a meadow (gluten free brownies are awesome as are strawberries and Turkish aubergine salad!)
* Re-making friends with a Japanese group leader by her giving me Japanese candy and saying I look like Nicole Kidman
* Looking at houses!
* My day off is today :)
* Shakeaways milkshakes. Seriously awesome, particularly as they have menus to cater for gluten and dairy free diets
* My friends. They’re awesome.
* My holiday starts on Monday. Roll on surfing and windsurfing
* Surf shorts – long and short
* Work’s leaving party tonight. It’s been a good summer job
* Imagining what my new house will look like – I want my room to be quite girly
* Sharing magazines with my coworkers, so I get to read Cosmo and they get to read my Elle!
howdy all!
i am loving….
-seeing family i am seeing my mum, dad, brother, sister in law and niece this weekend! very excited as i havent seen them all together for a while now!
-seeing friends i’m hooking up with my old buds from home on saturday night :)
-impending holiday! only 27 days till i’m in america! i start in seattle for a games festival and the bumbershoot festival, then onward to san francisco, to the grand canyon, yosemite national park, las vegas and then LA and disneyland!!! I am so excited!
-future plans my boyfriend and i are seriously thinking of moving abroad for a few months – we are eyeing up seattle – i really hope its what i expect it to be when we visit there. we also have our eye on a europe trek for next year!
:D does anyone know what seattle is like?
-the clearance rack at Old Navy: found the best and most flattering red pants for $14.99
-comfy shoes: at the risk of looking like an old lady, I am rocking the Naturalizer maryjanes on my trip to Nicaragua
-loving family: just got back from husband’s Nana’s funeral
-internet access: I was without proper access for 4 days and thought I would go insane.
-McDonald’s apple pies: enough said
+ My puppy Griffin, the cutest and happiest little guy ever
+ Finding out again in hard times how great my family and friends are
+ Discovering a red lipstick that works on me!
+ Walking on the beach on crisp, blue-skied winter days in Melbourne
+ My new knee-length jersey harem pants – piratical boots here I come.
queen vee — OOOH! Harem pants! Where from?
i love
~ the fact that my mindset has been permanently adjusted. it used to have to force myself to think positive and be grateful now it just comes naturally, and that is due to constant reinforcement from tilt and also notes from the universe.
~ due to the changed mindset i am sure, good things happen to me all the time, things i wanted but never asked for even just happen all the time. i seem to be good-luck girl.
~the other thing that has changed recently is my taste buds, it’s pretty cool that they can just change too.. i now cannot stand the taste of milk, which helps in my quest to become vegan, and my body gets cross with me if i eat bread, it won’t digest it. so i guess i’m more in tune with my body.
also
~my new macbook
~skins
~planning my birthday
~the nun who i just saw across the street getting into a car and driving away. loves me some nuns.
I love that Gala has found her groove in NYC, and rather than having just left, shes started on her trip to get back there….
GREAT GREAT GREAT Woody Allen quote!
I adore him AND your blog!
I love love love:
Feeling comfortable enough to tell the truth. Finally.
TAX RETURNS!!!!
New jeans and many many other shopping adventures.
The consideration of buying a new camera.
M.I.A.
Getting the terrible haircut I was stuck with for 2 months finally fixed.
Waking up @ 4am to catch a train to work.
It’s my 21st birthday today! Hooray! And I’ll get to hang out with friends – that what I love this Thursday.
Happy birthday sora dahhhhling!
hey hey my favourite babushka ;) i just wanted to ask…salted caramel? never heard of it, how is it? oh, and I sooo want to see your hair! pictures, pictures!! xo
Things I love right now:
- My wonderful boyfriend, who helped me pick out the best laptop for my budget today. I would have been completely lost when it came to specs without him! Said laptop also makes it onto the TiLT list, I have named him Ted, I take better care of things and like them better when I name them..
- The idea of getting a new cellphone next week, long overdue, like the laptop upgrade.
- Shopping for jeans and a decent wintercoat next week – yes, it’s all very material at the moment…
- Having my cousin Louisa and her 3 month old baby boy Tawhi around the office. We got along like sisters and I love having a baby around – it’s a sweet reminder that I’m not ready for a baby yet, but that it’ll be wonderful when I have one down the track.
- Having a great support network: This past month has been pretty intense, so it’s been an absolute goddess-send to have a bunch of people helping me out along the way. Between parents, friends and teachers, I have a great network of people who respect me and want to help in every way possible. I’ve come to appreciate the multitude of ways they’re there for me every day!
- Taking my time: As I just mentioned, it’s been a turbulent few weeks in which I’ve experienced some incredible highs and lows. As a stubborn Taurus I tend towards hyperventilation in times of extreme stress, so I’ve had to keep reminding myself to take my time with what I do and that time is to be spent, not saved. I took a day off school today to focus on what I need to get done in the next week and I managed to get a fair bit done. Good riddance, stress!
- Rob Brezny! His words make me excited in a million different ways. Reading his articles make my fingertips tingle with electricity and my head spin in a drunken haze of joy. The English language is put to good use by this man.
- Listening to my body: last week I had been craving spinach and red meat, a feeling which I had dismissed. When I finally succumbed to the craving and had a big plate of spinach stew and steak (a lot more appetizing than it sounds, I promise) I felt a million times stronger, more alert and less tense. A week long headache vanished. It was then that I realised that I had been low on iron, so my body was cultivating a desire for foods that would give me more of that magical mineral. It’s reassuring to know that my body knows what’s best and that to take care of it I just need to listen to it a bit more!
- Dreaming for the future: Two weeks ago I got the news that I have a place to teach in a school in Tanzania next year, and all my best friends are going to be scattered across the globe too. It’s been super exciting to dream of ways that I can spend 2009 exploring, discovering, dreaming and finally living after spending 13 years cooped up by the education system! Having something wonderful to look forward to makes me happy in ways I can’t begin to describe.
I really love reading everyone’s lists and being inspired to think about the good things in my life, esp cos I’m going through a really tough transitional time at the moment. So here are mine…
1. Staying with my mum and enjoying it. She’s really good company and not ‘mothering’ (except the good stuff like cooking for me!)
2. Holosync. I can’t believe the calmness and centredness I feel. I love the idea of having a balanced brain :)
3. The great feeling of accomplishment I’m getting by renovating a chest of drawers for my bedroom. I love that I got a sad old chest for $25 from the Salvos and it will end up looking gorgeous!
4. Patchwork quilting. After neglecting my beloved craft for months I’m rediscovering my addiction, and loving it.
5. Coconut oil as a moisturiser. It feels SO good putting something so pure onto my skin instead of chemicals.
6. The incredible retro dressing table find at my local Salvos. It’s like nothing I’ve seen before, like something out of the Jetsons… I feel so lucky!
orinoco – your tanzania news is amazing! good luck with it! i sneaked a peek at your blog and your photos of vietnam are beautiful!
I love Things I Love Thursday… it’s so inspirational and positive. Thank you Gala, for everything!
My tIlT:
1. Kanye West. I found out yesterday that his song, “Through The Wire”, was recorded while he had his jaw wired shut after a near-fatal car accident. That is dedication for you – what a champ.
2. That there are only two weeks to go until my hair modelling competition, and, consequently, my free dye! Being a blonde has been fun for a while but it’s just not me, and I’m looking forward to having my lovely hairdressers put me back to the dark side, where I belong . :D
3. That schoolwork is going OK…. :p
4. And always, my boyfriend and what we have, and that he’s back in two weeks.
Things I Love Thursday
+ Sun I love the sun in winter…it warms me when the wind is blowing and makes me feel happy
+ Finishing assignments It gives me a sense of accomplishment when I complete them before they are due.
+ Finding a special spot A spot that I can call all my own and no one can bother me at it. Plus its outside underneath trees which makes me happy.
+ Creative writing Started writing a story and doing that has remindered me how much I love creative wriing.
+ My boyf, Ben Everytime I do something weird, or different from my normal being, he just laughs and accepts me how I am.
+ My doggie He is little and runs like a rabbit with his tongue hanging out and a big smile on his face. Its just so cute to watch.
+ Planning for future Thinking things through and having possiblities opened for the future.
All in all, a good list.
Aw, thanks kaz! That’s so sweet of you to say. :D
Hopefully I’ll be able to take millions more photos in Africa! :]
Okay, I had bad dreams last night & now I’m in a really bad mood but here it goes:
Kudos:
...finally finishing my cover letter
...the sun is bright today & it’s windy
...I’m planning to visit my mommy for a week or so
...I listen to “Tones on Tail” a lot these days
...rediscovered the cute little moka pot in the kitchen(It makes wobbly little sounds too!)
...my (new) friends
...playing “Rock Band” on PS3 with the aforementioned friends – Rock yeah! I love it for it’s stupidity…
...I recently drew a huge flamingo on a box & I was so happy, the favorite sentence of my day was : “Hey, I have (own) a flamingo now! Wanna see it?”
...I watched “Zeitgeist” last night, all alone, with the projector, on the wall…
...Gala is uber-cool & I like her more and more each day – kiss kiss
Umm. Yea. That’s about it.
Bad dreams & nightmares, but I still managed to
get this list together so applause for me!
Well I come from a family where we don’t really hug or say “I love you” but we know we care each other. I really appreciate my dad for helping me paint my room and hooking up the chandelier this past weekened. And my mum for helping me with the curtains. J’adore ma nouvelle chambre!
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I finished my cv! woop…which leads to…an interview with a temping agency tomorrow….and with thanks to gala for the timely piece on interviews…sooo…hopefully i will get a job...and therefore have…more money!
Also – yummy comfort food like malai kofta on stormy nights. – making plans with friends – and watching 30 Rock holed up in the boyf’s lair while keeping warm under the covers!
Haircuts – I’m getting my hair done today, and I’m completely putting the fate of my head in my hairdresser’s hands! She’s a fab woman, so I’m not worried. Just excited.
My pair of men’s shorts – I own one pair of men’s shorts that are the comfiest, most colorful pair of shorts ever. I am wearing them right now!
Seeing my best friend on Saturday – My best friend is on tour with a drum corp, and I miss him like crazy, but I’m going to a show he’s in on Saturday!
Meeting new people via Twitter – I’m meeting people that go to my college that I never actually met in my first year there. New friends are always good.
Gala’s new hair – I heard something is coming via Twitter! ;D The anticipation is killing me!
starting a new semester with things to look forward to – I’ve got a little family gathering this weekend (which will probably involve skiing), my birthday, my brother’s graduation
making pizzas – mine will be ready very soon!
DKNY Be Delicious perfume – I bought my first (yes, I’m nearly 21 and never bought perfume before!) bottle duty free at the airport the other day
Europe – I just got back from a perfect month long trip with my boyfriend. We lazed around in parks reading, played chess, bought cheap wine, ate local food and drank local beer, shopped in second hand bookshops, and just a little bit of sightseeing, when we felt like it!
re-discovering clothes you haven’t worn much at all and realising they suddenly go with everything!
the ‘Across the Universe’ soundtrack – there have been a lot of terrible Beatles covers out there, which previously made me think that great music should be left alone. Until this movie came out.
Black Books – especially the episode where Bernard and Manny open a restaurant
being able to walk to uni – I get there bright and energised from the walk and a lot warmer than the girls who have been shivering on the train for the last hour!
I love:
* participating on TiLT for the first time!
* the last weeks of my summer holiday
* fangirling a tv-series none of my friends like except me!
* getting nice emails! (one was from you!)
* Warmed up bananas with chocolate! Yum!
* Realizing that my ex-best friend was actually holding me down and affecting the way I think – I’m better off with out her!
* Thinking about things positively and using EFT on my problems!
*This game!
nigoro.jp/game/rosecamellia/ro… It’s great for taking out your aggressions! haha
* Internet windowshopping for shoes!
* not caring as much what other people think of me and not being afraid of who I am – this must mean I’m gaining self-confidence!
Have a wonderful rest of the day!
When do you leave?! Come and visit me in Fitzroy! I hope you are resting and having fun and eating delicious things! xx pip
What I ♥ This Week:
♥ Hanging out with the new loverboy – Who happens to be an old friend as well :D
♥ Long Weekend! & going to a cottage to spend very early mornings sipping tea & walking down the beach. Glee! :)
♥ Friends signing the lease on a new apartment so they can be close to me in the Fall! Hehe.
♥ New sheet set for blissed-out naps.
♥ Stocking up on Fashion mags & reading them in Starbucks while sipping iced tea.
♥ Sharing veggie sushi with the family.
♥ Anticipation for Fall Fashion!
- red lipstick
- having after work stellas with my boyfriend
- my depression slowly getting better
- planning our move to melbourne (possibly sooner than we had been planning – september/octoberish!!)
- my relationship with my dad getting even better lately
To queen vee: I love my Harem pants too! I bought mine yesterday from Obüs on Gertrude St in Fitzroy (Melbourne) and I am sooo happy! Yay!
- the dark knight! i’ve been to see it twice already. so good! the joker is fabulous.
- re: above – wearing lots of red lipstick and black eyeliner in an homage to the joker :D
- summer holidays! i’m going to berlin for a week next tuesday and i am so excited!
- seeing where i’m going to be living next year – okay, so it’s a crummy student flat, but to me it represents a whole lot more and actually seeing it was amazing.
- party monster – i dug out ‘disco bloodbath’ yesterday and remembered just how much i adore james st james.
I couldn’t be more jealous that you can sleep on planes! When we flew to Sydney from Mpls, I must’ve slept a total of 5 hours. And not at all well …
Today, I love most that my parents arrive tomorrow for a visit, and I’ve got GREAT things planned. Including dragging them to see “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” Muah ha ha!
Eating a mango first thing in the morning – skins and all! Apparently, the skins are loaded with vitamins and other nutritious goodies. When the mango is very ripe and soft, the skins are absolutely delicious!
Watching Project Runway – I think Daniel is totally hot, and I love Kelli’s designs. Stella cracks me up with her “leatha”. And Tim Gunn is as fab as usual.
Starting to make new music – this is a big one. For whatever reason, I haven’t been inspired to make anything all summer, but I’m finally experimenting around on my piano and guitar and coming up with some material for the fall. Yay!
Bat for Lashes – I always thought she was going to be some crappy hipster act, but I was totally wrong. Her music is so ghostly…I love it!
Listening to Portishead – sad music on a hot summer night? Fabulous.
My new LUSH samples! – I finally drummed up the courage to buy Cosmetic Lad and get samples of Fresh Farmacy and Aqua Marina. I got a free piece of a massage bar too!
Tattooed girls – three more years and then I can get my ultimate tattoo – “carpe diem.” on the inside of my left wrist, in typewriter font. No frills.
and…The Dark Knight kicks ass. Up next: Repo! The Genetic Opera. Getting back in touch with the inner gothling I once was…
Coffee – As Always.
Vacation!!: Saturday is the first day of my 9 day vacation! The boyfriend and I are going to my Uncle’s camp on an island in the middle of nowhere, for most of it. Excited!! Being at the lake is always fun.
New Shoes – On the way to a wedding reception last weekend I went shoe shopping with my Mom and got two new pairs of shoes. One pink( www.flickr.com/photos/deedouce… ), one black ( www.flickr.com/photos/deedouce… ). I absolutely love them!
- my gorgeous boyfriend. love love love :)
- my new pet bearded dragon. he’s so CUTE!!!
- sunny winter days
- tax returns
- anticipating seeing Gala’s new hair
- earl grey tea
- homemade vegetable soup
- Starting a new blog with my best friend, Harlequin
- Reading books from the library and discovering someone’s receipt or note in them
- Green tea with honey
- Anticipating a new school year to begin, with a full schedule of Russian history & feminist political theory (yes, I’m excited about that…)
you are truly my hero gala. i aspire to be half of the amazing and lovely person you are. things i love this thursday:
+ the notorious b.i.g. he is my homeboy!
+ pay day! i can finally treat my boyfriend instead of him paying for every damn thing. i can’t wait!
+ my boyfriend for paying for my metrocards the past couple weeks just so that i can see him. haha and go to work (which is actually optional).
+ my optional employment situation. haha.
+ kingdom hearts! <3
+ the fact that july is about over. i’ll not miss this dreadful month.
+ “strawberry swing” by coldplay. it’s such a nice tune. i can’t stop listening to it.
+ the tv show greek. I can’t stop watching it!
+ watching french films. i can’t wait to start studying french again. and hopefully go to paris before i die. haha.
+ extremely long phone conversations with my brother about everything and nothing. they’ve been making me happy. i miss him.
Finding out that I’m not going to Osaka next year… but to Tokyo. Hurrah!
re: Independence
I had a similar experience when I moved to Scotland. My fridge broke and the landlady made arrangements to have a new fridge put in, but not to have the old one removed! Carrying a fridge (even if it wasn’t full-sized) out of a kitchen and down a flight of stairs all my your own really showed me, if I had ever doubted it, that I was truly all alone… and it was okay!
CHOCOLATE DIPPED CHURRO!!?!?!?! WHERE CAN I ACQUIRE SUCH AN OBJECT??!
Wow Gala, this was such a big week for you. Such life-changing things are going on in your life!
My favourite things this week:
My new red hat. I always say that I never look good in red, but this hat changes everything. It looks EXACTLY like this one farm3.static.flickr.com/2025/1… . I just adore it. I’m going to be wearing it like a fool.
Having some company. After spending the last two weeks alone with my parents gone away for vacation, I’m really happy that my aunt is coming to stay with me for a few days. I never noticed how lonely it can get, really! I love being alone, but some company would be niiiiice…
On a same note, my puppy. When I’m home alone, she tends to stay with me a lot…even through my crazy acts of spontaneous singing or dancing. Looove loove looove puppy.
Twilight. The big vampire masquerade ball is this Friday and I’m trying to get myself psyched up to go! I haven’t been reading too many books this summer…which is pretty odd… But this will change that!
Friends. I love my friends. Point finale.
Finally… fall. I love fall. I love going back to school, especially the shopping. I love the smell of the maple leaves being raked up. I love the fact that you can wear wooly tights with a skirt and a t-shirt, and still be warm. I love going to get apple-cide with a warm hearted friend. I love the fact that you can enjoy the warmth of the sun during the day, and the cold of the moon at night. LOVE FALL.
Oh god. I’m ready for this right now- the past week has been good to me, and the coming week is looking busy and exciting and wonderful!
New York City is one of my favorite places on earth, and I spent my weekend there with school friends. We ate Thai food. We saw a show. We messed around in the Virgin Megastore bouncing around to bad music and good music alike. We hit up the Village and walked around. It was wonderful.
Pinkberry yogurt is amazing. I understand what people have been raving about now. We encountered it by accident on Saturday and I insisted that we go try it and it was so good.
My mom is amazing, and we’re celebrating her 50th birthday this weekend with all the women in the family at the beach. So psyched to see everyone and hang out and tan…
[title of show] is a great musical. Definitely worth seeing, because it’s so fun, and the message- being true to your artistic self- is so very iCiNG.
My Moon Cup will require a little TMI, but basically I’ve been struggling with menstrual cups for four or five months and I’ve finally figured it out, and it was so much easier to go to NYC for the weekend without tampons and bathroom breaks every few hours to change them and such.
My internship is a little crazy right now, but next week I’m running the program I’ve spent my entire summer planning and then it’s over!
going to my brother’s wednesday night jazz gig, and being blown away once again by the music!
enjoying the love and great company of my brother and sister in law and close friends
eating dinner at the local greek place down the street from my house, reconnecting with old friends, and my friend Kristen – to wish her well and say goodbye for 3 months, as she’s off to Bejing and the Olympics, working for NBC! I’m so proud of her.
Amazing dubstep show in Miami tommorrow night, and being able to drive there and pick up my close friend along the way, so we can dance and have fun together!
Things I love thursday… it’s such a blessing to make this list each week..
I love:
—Roaming around town with my friend, doing nothing in particular but having a grand time.
—Going to the library with another friend to “get some work done,” when all we’re really going to do is act like idiots and giggle.
—Looking forward to my upcoming shopping venture in the city. I live in a small town with no nifty shops, so this is a rather grand affair. I’m going with my mom – we have such fun when we shop!
—The National. Excellent band.
—The fact that the new school year is approaching! I’m incredibly excited about all my classes.
—The return of autumn. I just don’t feel like me unless I can layer my clothing.
-First of all getting a message from my girlfriend 12:30 in the morning , I was worried cause I hadnt heard of her for a while but now I know she`s ok ^^
-Waking up to beautiful days!!
-Being with my friends, they always make me smile I love them so much
-Realizing that a friend of mine might actually be liking her boyfriend jaja Its cute to see her like that.
-I dnt know why but my energy levels have boosted up amazingly, before I used to be really sleepy by 8:30, now I can stay up til 11:00!! hehe I`l start planning what to do with the extra time I have.
-Watching extremely funny videos on youtube, like this one -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDuebLakCqc
-Watching season 4 of the L word incognito, it makes it so much fun.
-The dream I had last night, well actually all of my dreams, they are so wierd and sensless its amazing !
-Eating deliciously evry day , yummy^^
-And of course reading ICING every day and realizing that life is amazing!
I love:
New Technology I just bought a new Mac after having so many dead PCs. Even though I spent a TON of money it feels good to have a fast and reliable computer.
Student Discount With my Mac, I got a free iPod Touch and printer because I’m a student Amazing!
Sushi I found the cheapest/yummiest sushi in Chicago. I’ll probably go back today!
Farmer’s Market I love it there. An eco-friendly place to get cheap fruits and veggies in the middle of downtown. How wonderful!
My Boyfriend He loves me so much. I got a healthy reminder to appreciate the ones around me because they might not be there in the morning.
Best Friends and Concerts My good pal whom I haven’t seen since January because she lives in LA and I usually live in Boston is coming to visit me tomorrow! We will be going to Lollapalooza and it shall be HOT but tons of fun.
Library Books for free! Such good idea.
I think things i love Thursday has to be YOU!
Sounds like you are really just getting on with life the way you want it and it looks like you are doing a great job of it all despite scary and difficult times….it is enough to keep me going in my life,when you see others doing grabbing life it is very inspiring!
So yeah TILT:
*GALA *Finding a possible awesome flatshare-waiting for phonecall tonight *Getting a new client to work for *Hilarious group emails back and forth from friends all day
Oh and Gala….you 100% HAVE TO come to London one day!
I agree with emma gahan, you definitely have to come to London one day.
-My new bikini that makes me smile when I wear it
-Vintage shops full of boxes of silk scarves
-Packing for my month long roadtrip (!) across California
-Miso soup
-Good grammar and punctuation in texts
-My new mascara
-Sticking my hand out the window when it’s raining
-Compliments form cute strangers
-Henna tattoos
-Making plans for the future
xxx
It has been waaaay too long since I’ve contributed to TiLT. I have had a terrible day so fingers crossed this helps!!
~ Writing on my blog (http://chinesesurprise.blogspot.com) about my adventures in Beijing, China.
~ Immersing myself in another culture and attempting to understand how such a different country to my own functions.
~ Realising how awesome Australia is, and how blessed I am to have the life I have. Seeing the way some people around the world have to live really makes you appreciate what you’ve got.
~ Emails and notes from friends and family back home with messages of love and support…less than a month until i’m back home.
(That did help a little..)
xoxo
- The ice cream man – He’s such a nice boy and it’s so relaxing to have him come around each night. I have him all to myself so it’s fun to joke around with him. My parents are a bit wary but that’s OK!
- Starting to run again
- Feeling sore
- Mouthwash that stings
- Sleeping in my bra and underwear
- Craig Ferguson (again)
- The Darjeeling Limited – GREAT movie!
- The White Lady Loves You More – Elliott Smith, Hold Your Head Up – Argent, TKO – Le Tigre
- Happy trails
i love love love...
my new job I got hired by the organization I was interning for, and I am so happy here! Yay for things working out in the end!
my impending vacation I’m excited to be headed home for a week or so, to visit the fam and work on my tan before I have to return to the daily grind.
the feeling of accomplishment As of Saturday, August 9, I will officially be a college grad! As scary as that fact is, I am so proud of myself for coming this far and I have the highest hopes for the amazing life that’s ahead of me!
pistachios I’m totally & completely addicted. I can’t get enough.
gala! Our lovely Gala Darling never fails to inspire & encourage – even when times are tough. Thank you for being you and good luck with everything! I know you have some AMAZING experiences in store for the future!
planning trips I love to plan (even though I’m not a Virgo), and I happen to have 3 (THREE!) trips coming up…one home, one to NYC (lovee), and one to the Antipodes! Even though it’s months away, I am TOTALLY excited and already daydreaming about all of the adventures I’ll be having & the trouble I’ll be getting into!
Also much love to the Universe – it never lets me down!
- My crazy new apartment. Agreement to Lease signed & deposit down, just gotta wait til the first week of September to move in…it’s a turn of the century timber baron’s mansion that was split into apartments in the 20s or 30s, with wildly beautiful built-ins and curved molding and an ENORMOUS glassed-in porch! And just across the street from the university where my boyfriend will be earning his Master’s Degree!
- Galaxie 500 (the band)
- Making new friends via the livejournal community of the town I’m moving to; making plans for a Sifl & Olly watching party with them!
- Feeling confident about my resume & cover letters that I am sending out in search of a new job in my future town
- Designing books. I hope I get to continue in this field, or at least somewhere in the printing industry, when I move! I heart printing.
- The weird balance between the end of one era of life & the beginning of another…
Glazed cruller donuts, spidery handwriting on lined paper, New York Magazine, plotting moneymaking schemes, the smell of pesto, striped shirts, & newsy emails.
-starting a new semester at uni, doing four units that i’m actually excited about!
-my new friends at work who are awesome
-free leftover cupcakes from a birthday party that was held tonight at the bar i work at… and they were made for the birthday girls by an 85 years old lady and are sooo good! (and as a poor student i just love free food in general…)
-buying my flight ticket home from australia, i’ll be leaving in december after 10 months here!
-winter clothes on sale which i can buy now for the european winter in december. such a good excuse to go shopping!
-cute guy asking me for my phone number tonight
-reading good books. i read so much when i was younger, then for the last 2 years or so i haven’t really made the time for it but now when i moved abroad all alone a good book in my bag makes me feel very comfortable ;) very good for train rides, going-out-for-dinner-alone situations and a good alternative when you don’t have the option of calling up your best friends to chat
-my warm bed when the room is so freezing cold (australian houses could really do with central heating in winter!!)
*going for a run on a regular basis & feeling great about my body!
*discovering your website this summer & being inspired everyday by what i read. (your website has literally changed my outlook on life—i can’t possibly thank you enough!)
*not going to college this year & instead going to panama
*making lists of what i need to pack for panama (die-hard virgo too!)
*seeing my girlfriends this weekend & visiting all the local flea markets
Dear Gala,
You truly are amazing … living alone in New York City for 3 months – eek! And hauling those heavy suitcases down 5 flights – what a nightmare! And your relationship – handled so well! Your strength reminds of this song I was listening to yesterday – not necessarily the lyrics, but the way she carried herself. It’s Beyonce’s “Listen”. The video is the best part, though. Anyway, I just thought you should know I think you are such strong & intelligent woman, which is what I admire most about you.
As for Coney Island – that place kicks ass! I absolutely love it there – I even went there for my birthday! The photo opportunities are endless – plus! – you get to see the ocean. Maybe when you get back we should go :-)
New York City waits for your return :-)
p.s.
Love that Woody Allen quote.
* seeing a picture of marilyn monroe on icing * being able to dance to my favourite dj’s music again – it’s been so long since i last got to dance for two hours straight * the milano bagel i just had * the amazing thunderstorm that finally finally came last night with literal curtains of rain falling down and a scary sky and huge bolts of lighting and me standing on the balcony, unable to stop laughing * watching videos of people dancing on youtube (i adore tecktonik and melbourne shuffle) * seeing my favourite cousin again after two years last weekend – the feeling of being family just can’t be beat * the fact that i’m about to finish my current book which means that i can start a new one soon – that’s always so exiting, almost like entering a new world * the scanned in, handwritten letter i got from my fabulous friend s. from london yesterday * the dreams i’ve been having the last couple of nights: even though my days are pretty dull and filled with studying my brain compensates by making all my wishes come true while i sleep (being on vacation in new york, getting a great grade on my thesis etc.) * the prospect of watching a movie with my lovely friend d. later tonight while drinking champagne with orange juice and ice-cubes * a nietzsche quote i read today along the lines of “whoever has a ‘why’ in their life will be able to put up with almost any ‘how’.” (who knew he could be so optimistic)
This Thursday I luuuuuv:
::thoughts of visiting Salvador, Brazil in March:)
::that I called to check my financial aid status for my first grad class, and happy that funds will be distributed soon-phew!
::knowing that I have nothing planned for this weekend
::this new chapstick that I got as a sample recently, so soft and buttery
::the feeling I get from reading this blog=a mix of hope & energy perfectly meshed
::that my blasted cell phone started working after a couple of months of not really being able to hear on it, a Christmas miracle indeed!
Making good things come out of bad situations I made a new(single!) best friend out of a terrible welcome-to-couple-ville party
Garden parties and just hanging round people’s houses in the summer, in general, with cigarettes and alcohol
Water slides! Just a huge plastic sheet covered in baby oil on a hill, but everyone went down it, and came back bashed and bleeding but thrilled. So good.
Sleep
Lykke Li Go listen! Go! “you walk the surface of this town, the high heels above the ground”
School I get excited every year, go figure.
SSBM Played it at someone’s house and I now need this game in my life :O
WALL-E Best movie of the summer in my honest opinion
Gala – what is the name of the song by Beefcake that you featured on your Margot Tenenbaum V-Log? Old, I realize, but I recently saw it and I’ve been searching for this song like crazy!!!
opening night The show goes up today
feeling better
being a bridesmaid in a little under a week!
Twilight last book in the series out saturday! I realize i am much older than the intended audience- but what can i say? i love a good story!
Ultraviolet perfume oil from black phoenix alchemy lab- smells divine!
sunflowers
abba
cute boys who sing
happy tilt-day!
* finding my favorite flavor of powerade (the white one—it’s called “artic shatter” and tastes like “cherry, peach, and guava”) at the gas station. even better then just finding it was the price— only 99cents instead of $1.69!
* putting gas in my car and taking her out for a little spin. driving with the windows down and the music up is definitely my idea of a good time :)
* MOVING TOMORROW! to my first single apartment! i’ll be so close to classes (and the sushi restaurant), finally.
* making care packages for my sisters. one is moving to missouri to start school at the end of august and the other one is going to be a sophomore in high school. i love them both, they are amazing!
* finding vanilla scented notecards that look like bakery goods at target…arrgh they are so cutesy!!
* the song “jane fonda” by mickey avalon. it’s stuck in my head constantly since i first heard it.
* anticipating my itouch.
*knowing that in less then a month i will see my boyfriend (i’m going to cook him a fancy dinner!)
* mohawks. i want one so bad. luckily, with my job it doesn’t matter what kind of hair i have, so if i get the guts, i could do it…
* the character hyde, from that 70’s show. he is perfect. i would marry him. i watched the episode last night where eric’s mom teaches hm to dance and then he dances with donna at the disco and wants to kiss her. i was all, “WHY DID YOU SAY NO HE IS SO CUTE AND SWEET?!”. i also like that my boyfriend’s hair grows out like hydes when he doesn’t cut it and he wears aviators sometimes too…mmm
* web cams!
Sleeping in total bliss.
Being able to wear one of my favorite dress especially when you have lost enough weight you actually look good in it.
Hopefully hearing how bad your good friends cancer really is. I really do hope it is better than grade/stage IV. Thrilled that your good friend (see above) loves the stuff you sent her and hearing her smile over the phone and loving every minute of it. Total and absolute bliss. Spending quality time with your fluffies and hubby. Actually getting time to get rid of and shred a bunch of stuff from 4 or more years ago. Yea no more clutter!!! Plus the extra bonus of less stuff/c**p to pack when necessary.
Scented candles.
Getting ready to spend a week at the beach with my boyfriend, his family, and his SUPER ADORABLE niece and nephews.
Making myself get through three exhausting days at work by promising to spend the money on something nice for myself- either saving up for my tattoo or buying some new clothes.
Red lipstick- I bought one a few weeks ago but was too scared to try it out. I finally manned up and wore it to work yesterday, and was pleasantly surprised to feel like a total Glamazon when I put it on!
FINALLY catching up on sleep.
Having wonderful dreams where you marry your boyfriend in a moonlit ceremony in San Francisco. It was so perfect I didn’t want to wake up!
Enjoying delicious, healthy meals everyday.
My classy engraved cigarette case from Urban Outfitters. Yes, it’s a bad habit, but I don’t smoke everyday, and my cloves look so cute inside it!
-taking luscious afternoon naps!
-outdoor camping parties!!! eeee!
-new, super chill, love