Things I Love Thursday
[ 28 August 2008 ]
I decided to buck the trend & do a video TiLT…
Yes, I had way too much coffee-infused chocolate this morning. P.S. I swear in this, so beware!
Also…
Honourable mentions: The feeling of wanting to crawl into a piece of music or a photograph; writing lists with big fat check-boxes; new skincare regimes; eating raw!; doing menial things (like chopping vegetables) & realising you have a big smile on your face!; yummy manuka honey lip treatments; dancing in my bedroom; being proud of my girl Jess for getting into The Age’s Good Food Guide section!; really cute & sweet emails; salad!; cozy snoozing; chocolate creme Oreos; an… tici… pation!; having my student loan wiped (yay!); making ridiculous videos; “I was trying to picture you ‘dating in your league’ but I don’t think those people exist”; surprise international phonecalls; having dancing fever; excitable talks with Jess, Jennie & Helen; lovely boys; listening to my old podcasts (I am a nerd!).
“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” — Plutarch
Your turn, baby!
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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- My last day of work tomorrow, then I can follow my dreams
- MGMT .... These lads make me unbelievably happy
- My sugar plum boyfriend who brought me maple and walnut ice-cream at 2am this morning
- Spring next week and seeing the little wee lambs and calves walking around One Tree Hill
You are such a nut! The very first part of that you sound totally like one of my teen ballerinas! Hahaha!
Also . . .
Slug! Tickets! Yay! (Thank christ for that, I would have killed you if you’d let that opportunity get away.)
And . . When you are a tiny bit self-conscious your accent goes everywhere, but when you are ‘in the moment’ you DO sound like a NZer. Nothing wrong with that – I sound like one too.
What do want from your b-day from someone like me?
Here’s my list (no vid – I’ve been working from 9.30-12, and go back to work at 2. Gotta eat now!)
x Intensive Care – I’d forgotten how heartbreakingly amazing it is. I love Robbie now and always.
x Sarah Walker – so she didn’t win a BMX medal, but she is still super-adorable
x Glen Osborne doing synchronised swimming. ( heart )
x ‘One Sweet Day’ playing in a $2 shop. Mariah and Boyz II Men – man, I used to be SO into 90s RnB!
x Getting warmer – don’t have to plan my outfit around the inevitable wool jersey top-layer.
x Rhythmic gymnastics – I stayed up watching it until I couldn’t see straight. I have ALWAYS wanted one of those twirly ribbons.
x The new Simply You mag in my letterbox.
x It’s a BEAUTIFUL day (for a change).
x Working for myself.
x Men. Love ‘em.
YAY TiLT!
I lovvve my dedication to the gym & knowing my determination & hard work is paying off! My energy has improved & self-respect has skyrocketed!
The weather in Perth. Finally some signs that Summer will come! The sunshine was so gorgeous yesterday, my friend Hayley and I spent all afternoon in the park, discussing life and everything in it.
Yum yum love to Peanut m&ms… Always!
Hey dollface, this is an amazing idea!
my list is: – Taking pictures – Writting lists with my new purple pen. – ‘New Roman Times’ Font – Cassie from Skins. – Sunny Days – && the smell of blown out candles.
I have to know the secret in how your student loan was wiped, OH MY!
see you soon!
Hehe, I love you so much right now! This video made me smile so much!
Things I love – MAC electric eel eyeshadow, Picking blackberries near my house, the fact that I just learnt how to use chopsticks and that I managed to find a skirt in a charity shop that I have turned into a scarf and a headband. =]
Also, I’ve tried that chocolate, and it rocks.
eeeeeee! That is in amazing birthday present!! I will be at that show too and I’m super excited!
no isight, no video, but my list:
-new rice cooker
-packing up for school
-soy green tea lattes
-planning vacations
My dearest Galalee:
I have only one thing to recommend to the Gala readership & their reigning sheeba-
Angels in America, the HBO miniseries
I have just completed watching Part One, lying on my divan, drinking copious amounts of black peach tea, & literally beaming with happiness at the very existence of such wonderful writing, directing & acting in one piece of cinema. Of course, I am also very sad for, having stumbled across such phantasmic visions, I know they must end, & that no future reviewings will bring the same delight as not knowing what will come next.
Rent it, watch it, love it.
Stay cool
Gala, You are my hero. Seriously.
Plus- I thought I was the only one who used the work stoked anymore!
I’m rooting for more future videos!
The things that i love lately
1 . Picasso Uplate exhibit that is on at the gallery of modern art in brisbane im going tomorrow night to see Yves Klien Blue perform and this is the second time i have gone to the exhibit. It’s pretty sweet!
2. I went to the Brisbane International Film Festival and watched The Edge of Love and now it is all i think about i loved the clothes and the relationships and just such a good film
3. Matte lips, i have never really been a fan of lip gloss befor so now im on a hunt for the perfect red lipstick that is able to give a matte finish
4. Marie Antionette style fans .. Simple beautiful and i want to collect a huge bunch as well as go on a hunt for her shoes!
5. The Five O’Clock Heroes, recently brought thier album and it is Amzing also on one of thier songs they got Agness Deyn to sing and she does a pretty good job
6. on that musical note i also can not wait for the new Kings of Leon cd to come out !!
Thats what i love !
TiLT-a-go-go
- playlists on my iPod
- sorting out my new classroom
- my friend Denise cooking me dinner
- hanging out in London with my excellent family
- being on holiday and getting to sleep in for the last week!
OMG, Holy Crap, that was hillarious. You’re alot funnier in “real life”. You sounded so drunk and slurry in the sunglasses bit and I paused it to talk to someone when you were doing the thing with your fringe and making some crazy weird face.
You are a master of amazingly ridiculous rants. xxoo
Wow u sure r one little firecracker aren’t u?!
“I’ll have what she’s having!” haha
That was completely bonkers.
I loved it!!!
3 days til spring! I’m loving the sunny sky and the little birds twittering outside and the sheep grazing on the fresh lawn. Ahhh
Loving lemon detoxing. Pre-summer cleanse time!
Loving video diaries. Vlog encore!!
Loving peace & quiet :)
- Meeting new people
- Meatloaf (the singer, not the food!)
- Getting closer to “old” people :P
- Working out…and feeling great!
- Having dinner with the music theory department! (I’m a geek!)
That video boosted my mood after a pretty shitty week!! Your energy is infectious lady!
Finishing my assessment before the due date: Yay for annotated bibliographies that are easy to write!
Typewriter-written letters from far away penpals: He also sent me photos of his friends that he took =]
Upcoming visits from my boyfriend: He’s coming down to Sydney at the end of September, yay yay yay!
Getting better: Enough said!
Reading more Austen than I have been able to in a while: And it’s for class too!
sweetheart, just existing is repaying the universe! i just had a horrible confrontation with a friend, and seeing this video has completely cheered me up. ANYWAYS, here is my list!
the fact that a MAC counter just opened up in the local department store!, my new lovely short hair that has, for some delightful reason, gone curly, cute cardigans with stripes and thumb holes, my upcoming hair appointment (which means a chunk of brightly colored locks! turquoise or pink?! i simply cannot choose!), did i mention MAC?!?!!!!!, Leesha (known as xsparkage on youtube) and her aaaamazing videos.
that’s about it.. i feel a million times happier now!
OOOh I haven’t done this in a while but your ridiculously marvelous video made me have to …
-new practical heels they’re super f**king cute….seriously
-starting first yr university gasp I’m scared, excited and every other emotion possible I can’t believe I’m actually this old. I’m especially looking forward to all the things that will change over the next 4 months.
-new flowery mini dress
-cocoa
-“cry me a river” justin timberlake
-making my own decisions and accomplishing things on my own
-“finding my passion” gawd that sounds so tacky but who cares
Everyone have a lovely thursday!!!
Okay Gala, I gave the video TiLT a try just for you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r06Jm…
Not the greatest because I can’t find our video camera and I can’t do editing on this computer.
Enjoy!
Luv
Poochie
Picking up lay-bys, for myself and for my friends. New clothes that i have been lusting after for ages.
Today is the start of my holidays unitl september 8th YAY!
Mighty Boosh season 3, too funny!
Penguins – always the best dressed animals!
I’m not really a cat person either, but I just moved into a new place in Toronto and there is a cat living here that looks identical to the one in the picture. His name is Boo and I am actually warming up to the idea of being around a cat.
My list:
Living in Toronto, the restaurant Vegetarian Haven, my prof-mentor in journalism, the fact that I am FINALLY going to Ryerson, new furniture and feeling like I am somewhat moved in, Lattes in the morning, ikea, and getting to spend time with my mom for the first time in what seems like forever.
Ah-dorbs! Congrats on your tickets and everything (any backstage passes? ;););0
I love:
Staying in and playing video games with Mister.
Puppy kisses.
This peachy sparkling water I’ve got here. I’m not usually into that—I prefer plain carbonated water, but this is really good right now.
The concept of gum drops.
Roses! I have roses on my kitchen table!
Bill Clinton’s speech tonite. Funny, loveable, and rousing…
And Project Runway! It’s waiting on my DVR...
My British modern poetry professor- During our first day of class he asked us if he “should read the whole syllabus, or just the sexy parts?” Priceless.
My black and white wall- I have my own dorm room this year, and the wall above my desk I’m decorating in black and white pictures, posters and whatever else I can find/make! Currently there’s an old caricature of me from Disney World, a shot of the base of the Eiffel Tower, the Chrysler Building at night, Johnny Depp in a bathtub (yum), the word “relax”, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and a black cat poster in French.
My boyfriend- For being so understanding and caring.
Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Pop-Tarts- Soooo tasty.
Peach Butter- Bought today at a farmer’s market that happens on Wednesdays at my college. Delicious.
well my ex-bf wants to get back with me so i will be contemplating for the entire day
Might update my facebook and hi5
and of course sleep
I just got back from a very exhausting drawing class, and this was just what I needed!
-drawing class! it’s non-stop and tiring, but I’m learning a lot and lovinggg it.
-my family. they kick ass end of story.
-meeting new people and running into people you knew when you were 12.
-professors who are so passionate about their subject they almost burst
-flirting!
and Sinatra [love]
Even if we have to make cupcakes out of mud pies in Central Park, we WILL have cupcakes! Haha, I don’t know what the hell’s in that caffeine-infused chocolate, but I’ll have what you’re having!!
P.S. I knew it was true love we were walking down your five flights of stairs and I cautiously mentioned that I wasn’t a cat person and you agreed that you weren’t either. Haha!
Thank Goddess it’s TiLT time – just what I need.
Leek & Chickpea Pasta – Yum!
Crafting 365 – I joined this group on flickr and feel soooooo motivated to create.
Sunshine – the weather is finally looking up, and I don’t need to stress about the airport being closed tomorrow.
An-tici-pation – (Loved the way you frank’n‘furtered that, Gala) I’ve been planning a surprise weekend away for me and my lover for months now, and tomorrow is the big day. Woohoo! The surprise will be outed!
Feeling proud of myself – for planning what will be the most amazing weekend in history, but mainly for managing to keep the destination and planned activities a secret, even though I have been bursting at the seams.
The Real Hot Bitches – I know this is a mention every Thursday, but last weekend’s routine to ‘Atomic’ warrants its own mention.
Whoa! That energy is infectious, I should watch that video every day before I leave the house. Heh.
Things I love: – Countdown to road trip I’m going on – Getting dressed up and taking pictures – Getting free treatments from the beauty salon I work at – The weather improving – The puppy at my house – ok, I’m done
Wow! Plutarch! Hilariously enough, I had to read his novel this summer for college.
:P
This week?
It’s all about college.
I love… the fact that you can talk to anyone in the halls; the teachers and their wild discussions; the different clothes you see people wearing; the long-lost friends you get to see again; those days that start off bad but end terrifically; cute boys who roam the halls; and really great coffee.
:)
Oh, and Legally Blonde. Possibly the greatest “Back to School” movie ever. Really. I swear on it.
tIlT, en bref:
* Too much ice cream. * September Vogue (800 pages!). * English essays. * Academic goals. * Haircut. * Money and prospects. * The final countdown.. :D
I’m also somewhat excited by my style makeover, a project that’s been in the works for some time. Lately I’ve been feeling uninspired by what’s in my closet and drawn to a variety of different styles, and am feeling that I need to clarify my “fashion statement”, as it were. It would be really helpful, Gala, if you could write an article on how to translate your personality into clothes! Especially when your personality is hip-hop, high-fashion, hippie and everything in between…
* i’m finally in seattle.
* i survived the 9 hour flight
* my head is spinning from being so high up in my hotel… 32nd floor as i type!
* i have been awake for over 15 hours now..!
thursday is good!
I love the fact that I have a warm fur coat because it’s freezing today. And I also love the fact that my crappy tv seems to have fixed itself so I can watch oodles of Dark Angel.
*happy chocolate dance
*work not being so hectic like it has been for the past month
*finally being able to afford a pack of milky ways
*my American Eskimo, Larka. I’ve put a lot of time and love into that puppy and she makes it worth it w/out trying. :)
*FINALLY having the courage to ask a certain guy out! What’s happening to me? lol
TiLT:
#1: Rain, rain, rain!! It’s just so peaceful and soothing and cleansing to me.
#2: Steampunk. I have a new obsession with compasses and cogs and old leather and bizarre contraptions and monocles and binoculars and telescopes and inventors and travel and dirigibles and the like.
#3: Polyvore! The perfect creative outlet! Plus the community is so vibrant, supportive, and inspiring.
#4: Learning exciting new things :)
#5: Living on the 4th floor of a building with no elevator. My legs with thank me in a few months!
#6: Rejection. OK, right now it sucks. But I know that if you never fall down you never learn to stand. And rejection does have a way of eradicating complacency.
#7: Taylor Swift “Change”
Gala, I think I love you even more when I see you actually talk and be your crazy self.
haha!
I love this! I’ve never heard you talk before (I’m… new), and you have a very pretty voice. I laughed so much I think I scared my boyfriend… Oh, and you are definitely right about the sunglasses, they are great.
um well, here goes…* the fact that I am finally a college student!
2.5 hour drawing studios (seriously)
walking out of said studio, gasping at the amazing clothes I saw on another student (art majors always have the best outfits), and stalking her down the hall so I can memorize what she is wearing
my dorm, it’s hot, it’s small, I’m on the top floor, and I love it! (but those empty walls are begging for pictures…)
my goblin (he gives me the best books to read and is generally amazing)
the amazing teachers you get when they know you are an art major
the brilliant (abet hotter than hades) weather we are having, which is great to do homework (draw) or eat in
you’re so freakin cute!
haha.. it’s pretty late and i don’t want to be obnoxious an loud so i’ll do a video one later :]
but for now here is my things i love thursday ! :]
-stealing my brother’s supercomfy long-sleeved shirts
-having long talks with my friends until we are so tired we just make vague gestures and make strange noises
-text messagingg! i’m a total phone addict, i’m a nut, it’t terrible :]
-going shopping with my mom! i bought i really cute dress with pockets and a green army-style jacket :]
-getting rid of old clothes. i just gave two huge shopping bags full of clothes that no longer fit me to my neighbor who is younger than me. :]
-starting classes at a new dance studio that’s closer to my school. i’m really excitedd!
-my new blog and learning as i go about my writing style
-excessive punctuation!!!! haha
woooooooooooo
oh! I forgot to mention finally getting my computer to connect to the university internet, and being voted the most interesting thing we learned about in my english class! (...)
1) Seeing my friend for the first time in a month!
2) Learning to play some more Vanessa Carlton songs on the piano! I can play A Thousand Miles- yes! I’m annoying the rest of my family by playing the same four measures over and over again, hehe. Nessaholics unite! (that was a lot of exclamation of points…)
3) School starts in 6 days! I’m actually going in on Friday to help set up, which should be fun. Or it will be, if I can manage to drag my friends along. I don’t know if they have the same enthusiasm as me. :)
4) My new scarf. I love it- I have the huge scarf I always wanted and yet it’s completely different from the ones I’ve seen everyone wear from Abercrombie or American eagle…
5) Jeans!!! Or rather, I’m loving the fact I don’t have to go jeans shopping for another year.
6) School supplies! Pretty new notebooks…
7) Buying my friend a birthday present. This is more of a love/hate thing, as we hate each other’s taste. My best bet at this point is to go into a store, pick something I don’t like, and blindly hope she likes it. It’s ok, I think that’s what she’s expecting by this point.
8) Trying to figure out how I can get all of my friends and the new girls in our class together for dim sum. Yes, this idea was stolen from Princess Diaries :)
This is an insanely long TiLT. That’s surprising, as this hasn’t been that great a week. But all that just poured out. It gives me hope.
LMAO @ 7:56!
This is the best tilt EVER! You seriously were cracking me up. So entertaining, haha.
Um.Um.Um. I loooove:
@ The little facts on the back of Libra pads.
@ Eating my breakfast in a kid’s Peter Rabbit bowl.
@ Waking up to gorgeous&lovely emails.
YAY
Hi Gala. It’s not Thursday here just yet; just wanted to say that you’re totally fantabulous & I always love your TiLTs but this one was especially hilarious & cute. =)
okay, you are the biggest goofball! you remind me myself when I’m hopped up on pixy stix.
+ when one of your friends says the EXACT same obscure thing you were thinking. freaaaky!
+ sleeping. yum.
+ the way that I devoured my first mcdonalds chicken nuggets happy meal in three months. I’ve been a bad bad girl…
+ reading poetry out loud to yourself
+ walking doggies!
+ fall weather…I live in the general area of shenandoah, virginia, and we have the most GORGEOUS autumns in the WORLD, as any Google search will tell you. I’m so excited at the prospect of another virginia autumn!
+ shiny purple shoes with little kitten heels
+ swearing like a sailor
+ and I am so bouncing-off-the-walls excited to be hanging out with my favorite group of people again!
You are TOO CUTE! Pretty sure it doesn’t bear thinking about how many whole coffee beans you’ve ingested so far… Also, if your father will let you keep the sunglasses for yourself, you should totally get them tightened to fit your head! Repairing beloved shoes and sunglasses is a nice way to the lull in on slow days :)
Things made for summer lovin’:
~ Libraries, for being like shops with endless cool free inventory.
~ Being paid to file things away, keep them secret, and do all the thinking/brainstorming a person can possibly do in a single workday! Time-saving and money-making in one = very nice.
~ Cherish, the movie. I couldn’t finish watching it on prime time cable last week, so I borrowed it from the library and it is actually pretty cool. Leaves you with things to think with after you think you’re done thinking about them, though! Stimulation, it rocks.
i don’t think i have ever seen you this high-strung before. YOU ARE KKKRRRRRRRRaaaaaazy!!! obviously too much coffee. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Best. TiLT. Ever!!!
Hehe i love your craziness! My list is:
end of semester even though i have an insane amount of work to do before we go back
holiday photos i just printed a whole bunch from when i went to Europe and i love them! they are going to cover my bedroom walls!
my sister seriously. cutest thing ever.
spring! well, almost. and apparently all of NZ is going to be covered by rain all of September. But the daffodils and I will refuse to believe this.
thanks for brightening my day! xxx
Just wanted to say that you are the most adorable thing ever!
i forgot to turn down the volume on my mac and when your video came on, it scared the shit out of me! hahaha – you’re a wee bit hilarious though!
le tilt:
- new things, an oscar de la renta silk scarf, american apparel leotards, black and white striped wayfarers and wedges, MAC face powder, la la la …
- going for long night walks in a big coat. calming down.
- having skittle picnics when i’m stressed. arranging them by colour is therapeutic. lol.
- seeing an old friend. i haven’t seen her in years. we played with toy dinosaurs in my kitchen.
- making cupcakes dressed as a cupcake.
Haha this made me ridiculously happy. As for repaying the Universe, I think you do a great job of that as is, which I know because just watching that video gave me the urge to run up to my closet, get dressed in all my favorite colorful items, & jump on my bed. You’re helping & improving soooo many people just by being you.
My TiLT:
-Getting a new Moleskine!! I am starting a fresh one for the new school year, which excites me to no end. It’s all blank & waiting to seduce me. Blissful sigh!
-Dave Read (check out www.youtube.com/watch?v= and www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA8bIx… for super laughs), a local actor/improvisor who I’ve fallen in love with. I don’t even care that he’s now moved to New York – the rush of having a girlish crush, even from far away, is totally renewing my faith in myself & the world. There’s nothing quite like giggling your ass off at someone you think is the cutest thing since.. well you get the picture.
-The poetry of Richard Brautigan & Charles Bukowski (thanks Gala!).
-Receiving Facebook messages from friends saying, “I just thought I’d let you know that you’re really pretty/hot/sweet/adorable.” Made me feel sooo good!
-Writing start-of-school-year goal lists & surveys to be reviewed at the end of the year. There’s something exciting about trying to encapsulate who I am now, & imagining how it will compare to who I’ll be later.
-Hot pink! I’m usually not a pink kind of person in the least (purple & blue are more my specialty), but the other day I had the sudden urge to paint my fingernails a bright, saucy shade of pink, & have been wearing matching lipstick ever since (Revlon Love That Pink is brilliant). Love!
-Eating cupcakes in the presence of baby raccoons at 3AM. I don’t know why, but it upped my happy-o-meter to cosmic levels.
xoxoxo have a good week everyone!
(i put some related things under the same bullets)
-getting rid of negative influences in my life (this is huge for me and i believe it is a trend that will continue). freeing myself from online rubbish. not supporting bullies anymore.
-having friends return after a summer apart. hardly anything beats this. hugs and remembering old memories fondly. how some people never change and how others magically do.
-watching tv late at night with friends. discussing andrew zimmern. signing up for netfliks and falling asleep watching classic movies.
-singing. my, my, my, i love singing. i would like to take voice lessons, actually. i also love that my boyfriend says he likes to hear me sing. singing amy winehouse and regina spektor songs while i get ready in the morning.
-almost coming to tears over ridiculous things at ridiculous times. because it means i have a heart. and that negative things can become positive.
-feeling like i am growing up. making smarter choices. waking up on time. being precise. taking handwritten notes for the first time in years, in multiple classes.
-the plans i have for the reunion dinner with my boyfriend friday evening. i am making a lasagna (per his request), artichokes to dip in butter, a big salad, and he is supplying the red wine! finding out i didn’t throw out my combat boots, they were just hidden in the linen closet.
-being twenty one, finally, and the novelty of being able to walk outside with a bottle of beer. all that paranoia is gone! freedom.
-free t-shirts, i received two in the past week and one of them is my new favorite shirt because it has a unique tie to a reference from my childhood (how odd!).
-my sisters and their ability to teach me, eve from a distance.
-not being resistant to learning a subject i didn’t think i would enjoy (English authors who wrote before the Modern English period) and finding out i do enjoy it quite well. all my classes tying into each other. professors who actually can teach. taking graduate level class as an undergrad.
-the feeling of peace. it’s been too long.
Not doing a video, since what I really ought to be doing right now is hoping in the shower and getting ready for bed, but… TiLT!
Going back to college makes me ridiculously happy. I missed my friends so. fucking. much. And I got here on Monday, and we’re all back, and I’ve spent evenings sitting around until far too late talking about nothing, and it’s wonderful. Politics/feminism/sexuality/theater/everything else in the world that I love comes up all the time. And of course…
I love my friends so much. So happy to be with them again! They deserve their own bolded mention, obviously.
My new dorm room is fantastic. It’s huge, and it’s in a Castle. Seriously. A Castle! And my door happens to be painted the same color as my sheets, and I got a new rug and hung up a sheet as a curtain and I have a walk in closet!! It’s so incredible. I’m so happy.
Living down the hall from my closest guy friend is just fun. We walk into each other’s rooms to say hi and don’t leave for half an hour or more.
My job this semester rocks. I’m TAing an introductory Computer Science class, and I get paid way more than I should, for way less work than I thought. And I have friends who are registered for the class, which is weird.
Classes start tomorrow and I am oddly excited about them.
College just makes me happy. Obviously.
You are insane, love! Delightfully.
Things I love today are…
- 5 hour shopping trips to buy nothing! – Triple grande nonfat iced mochas from independent coffee houses! – FINALLY finding someone to sell my turntables to! – Adding exclamation points to everything! – My new oxfords. – My new e-mail list! – CHEEZ-ITs!
That’s the tip of the iceberg, but good enough for a list, eh?
xoxo.
- starting University this week – the new friend i’ve managed to make since then – moving to my own flat next monday – morning coffee and reading blogs – my parents (always) – all the upcoming lit courses!
your video is absolutely insane, but very cute! i think your accent has become more american, too?
I wasn’t going to post to TILT today because I wasn’t feeling particularly TILT-y, but then I came back online and watched your video and I felt TILT-y all over again! So thanks :)
What I’m loving – - being responsible with the money newly deposited in my account! It makes me feel good!
- the beautiful day outside
- getting the vast majority of my lab report done
- watching the 4th season of the O.C
- the last episode of the 4th season of House; it made me cry but in a good way
- lying on the floor eating salami. strange, but true.
- my sesame st band-aids. Right now the one on my finger is pink and has Big Bird on it.
Wow Gala, you sound like Nicole Kidman!
TiLT:
+ Having coffee with my dad in the city (Sydney) & him giving me the “lawyer’s tour” of all the buildings
+ Random acts of kindness from strangers
+ Lounging around all day in a hoodie & daggy (but super comfy) trackpants
+ Bows!!!
+ Watching Australian Idol & yelling at all the people who can’t sing, haha
+ Tomorrow’s Friday! Woohoo!
Enjoy the rest of your Thursday :)
x
wow, i just discovered this blog today, and i’m blown away, i love you gala!
things i love thursday: my R.O.Y.G.B.I.V. organized closet, my tan lines have faded, && today is pay-day
:] love to all,
m
This is fantastic Gala, you really brightened up my morning!
Things I’m loving today are planning my cocktail party tomorrow, getting to wear my super cool Hawain 50’s style dress, pizza and guitar hero tonight, Hellboy at the weekend!
things I love today:
% my beautiful boyfriend. i love him to pieces.
% cashews. so fatteningly delicious.
% EFT. so simple yet quite powerful. or so powerful yet so simple?
% aaliyah. she’s still my favorite. r.i.p.
% some sleep.
I love the song in your video. Too bad I don’t know what it’s called!
I also love my boyfriend, flirting with cute boys, very nice noses, practical shoes, extremely gorgeous but impractical shoes, pop music and photographs!
-This site and the uplifting things both Gala and the rest of you write.
-The beautiful sunny autumn day with crystal clear and fresh air that is outside my window today.
are you sure that wasn’t some “funny” chocolate? haha!
i love: * that i’m finally, hopefully will be able to apply for an ID today. you don’t know how rediccilously hard it is to get one here, and being without one as an adult sucks.
* that it isn’t raining today, yet.
* my mum, she’s the best.
San Diego, spa treatments, swimming pools and jacuzzi tubs at 2 AM, rendition, california highways, body massages, drinking TONS of water, professional football games with sixty thousand other people, honesty, intense ping pong games, massive bathrooms, massive bathtubs, palm trees, airports, airplanes, the west coast in general, excitement. etc. etc. etc.
You are adora-bubble!! The cutest.
-New babies! I work as a nanny and the family I work for just had a baby boy on monday – seriously, there is nothing better than cradling a sleeping, tiny, little person in your arms. Everything just seems to make sense.
-I started a new blog! Eeeeee!! Excitement. And I’m putting up all my TiLT lists in there pixie
-Selling things from my Etsy shop!!
-Recieving things in the mail. As much as I love my computer and the internet, there’s nothing like getting gifts and actual, hand written letters in the mail.
Much love dearest xxx
hooray tilt!:
1. sexy new bras
2. classes starting monday
3. junk-food (sort of) -filled packages from ma belle mere
also: naps; funky nail designs; new jewellery; being not-new at school; vintage tea cups; soviet propaganda posters; chinese lanterns; masquerade masks.
I’d just like to put it out there that YOUR HAIR MATCHES YOUR MOOD!! I loved this tilt video, you are THE MOST ADORABLE!!
* It’s 2 sleeps until my birthday!! SATURDAY!! OH YEAH!
* Season 3 of The Mighty Boosh is finally on TV
* I’ve had a healthy smoothie a day every day this week and i feel FANTASTIC
* Wasabi peas
* Wearing clothes inappropriate for this Melbourne weather
-Beautiful nature photos that I took and came out really well!
-Gorgeous stationary with purple bows and blue glitter ready for the new school year :]
-Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives finally have a restart date for the UK!!! 3rd, 5th sept!!
-My New York calendar – every time I change the month I get a new, fabulous picture!
By the way Gala, what is that delicious song you were playing halfway through??
xx
this video seriously made my days (especially because i have to go to the dentist later on. fear. fear.)
- the OCM method. my face is so so soft, it’s ridiculous – raw food! it makes me feel so gut & i guess i have to buy myself the equipment to make smoothies and juices soon! – autumn! it’s my favourite season (colourful leaves, great clothes, mild weather. yum) – starting university in less than 3 weeks. in england! i am so excited. – learning to love love love myself. it’s great. i’m my new best friend.
& what’s your new skincare regime?
Hahaha, you’re so crazy!
tilty tilty tilt tilt:
- Getting my life organised by making to-do lists and actually doing the things on the lists and ticking them off
- adding scarves and nice brooches to otherwise fairly boring handbags
- getting an eyelash tint for the first time this afternoon, yaaay! I’ve never been a big fan of mascara (clump clump gross) so I’m super stoked about having lovely soft black lashes for the next 6 weeks
- sugary weetabix. new obsession. YUM
- getting into all the medievaly stuff I’m going to be studying at college this october and reading books about king arthur
I made a videoooo :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKSy5T…
OK, I am so doing a video TiLT… but it’ll have to wait til next Thurs when I can nick my sister’s Mac (you lucky Mac-ownin’ bitches!)
PS — GALA, what the HECK is that accent you do at around 5:10 supposed to be?! I dunno, but it made me smile!
you really do not shutup.
i mean this in a nice way. it’s good.
i will begin now.
1. watching sailor moon on youtube – i loved it when i was a child and recently rediscovered it on youtubes. aaah! it makes me so happy. the cheese factor is the best. also, i swear they say “hunk” in every episode.
2. the countdown until my birthday. 2 days!!! i am so excited for my party – karaoke and then pancakes with four of my best friends.
3. having an excuse to dress up. i NEVER dress up so i’ve been scheming all week about what i will wear to my party! eeeeeh!
4. being on top of school work – this is fairly self explanatory.
that is all.
bye :)
pink hair.
that alone made me smile.
it`s 5:20 am, & i`m still smiling! ahaha :D
you are talkative in the best way :)
Actual sunshine!
Totally girly fairytale daydreams and not feeling angsty or guilty about them
www.zizzyfay.com – especially the coat!
1- whittakers chocolate (the ‘nib’ one)
2- dancing till 5 am.
3- working up the courage to talk to intriguing people (who ive secretly wanted to be friends with for ages) -and totally hanging out all weekend!
4- watching valley of the dolls whilst drinking hot chocolate.
5- returning to vegetarianism.
6- drawing pencils.
7- arriving home(emotionally exhausted)to be revived by
your lovely TILT video – you little, (caffinated) energiser bunny, you .
sorry . long.
EEEEEE!! I did a video and I even worked out how to upload it! If I can do it, everyone can!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sutFt3…
what an interesting experience. I have a cold so my voice sounds weird. also, I didn’t realise how often I admit to being a nerd. oops. I’ll probably delete this in a few days so WATCH IT NOW!! haha.
That was amazing, you nutter! It’s nice to put a voice to the face— you’re in New York so often that I forget you’re from down under! x
“This week I would SHOOOW! you…” haha…
- Ironing out nebulous art theories in intellectulual conversation! – Music Festivals! I went to three and it was enriching! – Having tan lines that remind me of the good of fresh air – Knowing that my flax seed capsules are really working – Having a notebook lol – elegant tea cups
I do believe this is the first TILT I’ve taken part in, and I do genuinely feel good after that!- thankyou :-))
Hilarious video! Coffee chocolate at 2?- all is explained!
whittakers chocolate! definately worth a chocolate dance.
and repay the universe by glamourbombing! i can imagine yours would be quite amazing.
xx
I agree. Whittakers chocolate = yummmmm!
Anyway. My TiLT list for the week:
♥ Flowers! I love having them in my house. They brighten it up and change the mood completely!
♥ Sparkles and glitter. Forever. I really should get a disco ball for my room.
♥ Swimming. And swimmers; Eamon Sullivan, OH YES! yes please! :D
♥ Knowing I only have four more weeks until the end of school! squeal!
♥ OPI nailpolish, sexy heels, dusty pink and Rimmel mascara.
♥ Doing little things that make a big difference.
I loooooooooove your video, Gala!
EVERY TiLT should be like this! Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous.
Sparkles and glitter for everyone!
- purchasing loads of Sailor Moon paraphernalia off ebay to rekindle my childhood love – being motivated to write – getting over silly boys – making benchmarks with my recovery – reading other people’s “things i love thursday“s which i’ve never done before
Nation Radio – I sent them a letter yesterday and the guy rang me back. When I didn’t answer he sent me an email telling me I can get some work experience there.
Hypnotism – I’m going to get hypnotized today. I’ve had it done before but ages ago and by someone else. I want to chat to this guy about Criminal Minds, if he watches it anyway.
Alphabeat – They’re cute, their album is 80’s and fun and one of their songs is used on Gok Wan’s Fashion Fix. What more could you ask for?
60’s theme party I love my friend for suggesting this. I’m going as Twiggy (because someone else took Edie Sedgwick!) It’s perfect because I’m gonna cut my hair short anyway and now it’ll have an amazing first outing
I love this idea! I look terible today becuase I’m on school hols and there’s no need to get all dolled up and all of my clothes are still in the wash from holiday but I can sucsessfully I think you’re a total genius!
Here’s my paper list but! I WILL make a video TILT one day!
My TILE journal! It’s a Things I Love Everyday journal! Literally a book where I fill it to the brim with everything that I love! It WILL be finished and then I’ll send it to someone! There’s something like 300 pages and there will be pictures, lists, haiku and doodles and when it is done it will fill me with such joy! The book itself is nice too, rainbow colours everywhere and all these different types of ribbons tied to the rings! Even that makes me smile!
My family – My mum and dad havn’t been getting on well. In fact they were discussing divorce but then they patched it up. We’re still walking on eggshells but my life will be ok again. My world would have crashed if they split up.
Floors and walls – Wow! I never even new Chav-core exsisted! (I particularly love “Tracey”, “The Stand” and “What can we do today”!!!)
Bacon cups! – I know you’re doing the raw/vegan thing right now but this idea is fabulous! I can’t really describe it other than you weave bacon around a cup-shapped blob of tinfoil and grill it. When the bacon’s crispy you can take away the foil and the bacon stays in a cupshape! You caqn then fill it with eggs, salad, sausage, a cupcake(?!) etc! Doki doki!
Losing wieght – my lord we over-ate in Amercia and now it’s finally coming back off! Woohoo!
Enjoy your mystery present!;)
Vixxie.
christ that was the most terrifying tilt ever!
today i’m grateful for jim beam and crowds by bauhaus.
xx
O-oh! I can’t watch the video because in Turkey we don’t have access to Youtube anymore. I know this sounds stupid – coz it is – but our government decided on this a few months ago… But if I can get the link to the video I can solve this problem; can someone post the link & make me happy perhaps? Thanks.
My list:
♥ drying fruits & vegetables on our roof – It’s a summer tradition. Totally raw ;D
♥ the wind – It blows my mind!
♥ signing up for the gym – I never liked the idea of exercising in public (& sweating ugh) but I decided to give it a go.
♥ sore gluteus maximus – Ha ha, that means pain in my ass from riding my bike off road. But it’s good pain!
♥ having lots of time to do whatever I want
The list is pretty small, I know. It will get bigger at the end of next month I hope :)
kiss.
Don’t bother folks – I found the video on Youtube! Woohoo!
I would make a video… but I’m too tired to! BUT! I’m just basically commenting to tell you I LOVED WATCHING your video version of TiLT and that you should do it on a more regular basis! You’re such an amazing person, I wish I could meet you one day!
the complete list… sweetfancytreat.blogspot.com/2…
-Surrouding myself with bright colors.
-Technology. Having to reconfigure all the programs on my computer. I have lost all photos & stuff, but it is a great feeling to start new, fresh, all over again.
-Colder weather (well, a bit at least).
-Audiobooks.
-Realising I can do everything I want, if I wish hard enough.
-Bright pink & square plates.
-Singalong with the speakers turned to maximum.
-Drawing.
-Surprises.
-Slouchy cardigans from the men’s section.
-The future.
-Trees with golden leaves.
-Humongous bows, ruffles and dust pink.
-September issues of all fashion mags.
-The smell of autumn in the air.
-Silverware.
-Print clash. I’m thinking plaid and florals, stripes and dots, all in one, with a bit of lace thrown in!
KINGS OF LEON- I LOVED THEM- IM SO ANGRY NOVA ARE PLAYING THEM- BACK AWAY MAINSTREAM!!! OR ILL SHOOT!!! :) gala ur very cool… :) may I add- your hair!!! its so FABULOUS. i love river fire and… an old freind who i love :)
Haaaaaappppyyyyy Thursday Glitter Bunnies!!!
I love:
- the & symbol! how cute is it?? I was in a craft store recently & decided I wanted to buy a huge white & for my wall :].
&- planning my picnic for fall/turning 21! I can’t wait! & being able to invite cute guys to look at.
&- September! gossip girl starts the 1st, top model the 3rd, my bday, picnic the next weekend, great weather begins.
&- listening to Brand New with my Boyfriend.
honorable mentions..
funny/cute emails on my phone (Bou you rock!) – making invitations – fall in virginia – overly sprinkled cupcakes! – Barbie – fake chanel earrings – Sunny days.
p.s. – Sorry if this reposted twice.
hurrah!
- creamfields: what a ridiculously excellent way to spend a weekend! it’s like some kind of bizarre carnival full of drugged out nutters, soundtracked by antisocial dance music at ear-bleedingly loud volume, and i LOVE IT.
- seeing friends i haven’t seen for ages, part 2: my best friend came back from spending six months in india! it was so lovely to see her again and hear all her tales…and she bought me beautiful souvenirs!
- meeting someone and falling hard: we met on saturday, and now, less than a week later, we are siamese twins and we’ve planned our escape to berlin.
- thursday: i forgot how beautiful they are, and they’re nicely fitting with TILT!
- miss dior cherie, again: you said it was boy bait, but wow, i didn’t realise just how much! i haven’t been out of the house since wearing it without someone flirting!
xxx
things i love!
- gala! omg, its amazing to hear your voice and see you in action!
- thoughts become things, choose the good ones!
- good coffee with cream
- breakfast sandwiches
- pink frye boots
- 3 day weekends!
Gala, darling, I adore you.
You make me smile, every day.
I loveth thou.
:-)
hey hey no wait you got your student loan WIPED!? DOES THAT MEAN THE GOVERNMENT PRETENDS IT NEVER HAPPENED?!
Moving Tomorrow I’m getting a Uhaul trailor and moving into an apartment at school in Boston, well Allston but close enough.
My boyfriend I haven’t seen him since the first week in July and we’ve been really racking up the minutes on our phones. But we’re moving in together and it will be lovely.
Dinner with my Sister Tonight I’m going to eat dinner at the Outback Steakhouse. kind of cheesey but I’m pumped. My sister is preggers and so cute!
Did I say moving? I’m really excited to have my own apartment again and to live with my best friends and get a job and go to school and live the life. I’m so excited! The Midwest just doesn’t appeal to me right now and New England is beckoning me. SCOOP!
+Having my leaky sink finally fixed so I don’t have to worry about water coming up through the floorboards!
+New job searching and finally having the energy to get out of the part time job I hate and which seems to want to fuck all of its lovely employees over.
+Anticipation to start university- I’ve chosen my modules and I’m so excited to begin to learn again and meet to people and just wowowowowow!
+Spending a good deal of my pay check at Lush buying numerous products and getting some free as a treat to myself for being a responsible adult in my new apartment.
+Blackberries – they’re all I eat and I looooooove them, amount as much as I love iCiNG!
Going back to the MN State fair to see the llamas run the obstacle course.
My 6-year wedding anniversary on Saturday (!)
The farmers’ market, full of flowers and lush tomatoes
Making room for new shoes in a shoe-filled closet
a delurker here, but you’ve inspired me more than you can imagine!
things which made/ are going to make/ made me happy:
- the END of my four gruelling years in one of the toughest schools in my country (okay this sounds crazy but yeah my country isn’t exactly very big but trust me, the standard we need to meet is mind-boggling high… so considering the fact that i managed to complete all four years without snapping is already quite an achievement… okay where were we?)
- i get to design my dream prom outfit together with a super sparky and totally cool young designer at a superb price!!! (cannot squeal enough over this)
- a simply lovely outing with all my fashion-crazy mates at one of my favourite teacher’s place; she’s making pizza, lasagna and home-made ice cream for us in her seriously gorgeous home and we get to enjoy her super awesome jacuzzi!
- puccini’s turandot opera! it’d be an eye-opener for me since i’m going with my friend who loves operas and stunning musicals
I love one thing the most:
That, two months after we broke up (and subsequently two months of me hassling him), my ex finally got his shit together and moved out. Seriously, most inconsiderate person I’ve ever met. Anywho. I now have my own space back – I’m reclaiming my own house and I can FINALLY move forward, away from that chapter of my life, and lay that bitch to rest.
!
Hahaha, no more coffee chocolate for Gala!!
Seriously, too good.
O, and dear, here’s one of my favorite cupcake shops in the NYC – cupcakes the size of your HEAD! YOUR HEAD!
www.crumbsbakeshop.com/
Things I love today:
♥ My new Element Eden dress – It’s just beautiful and I have like 4 outfits planned with it already. Yesterday, I wore it to college and the boys liked it a lot.
♥ Umbrellas – Mine saved my life on Monday when the sky was falling and the outside of my college building got flooded.
♥ Being the only girl in classes – I’m not over this yet! It is so much fun, Alekz and I always finish really fast and then we can do whatever we like until the professor says class is over. Boys are really silly n_n.
♥ Receiving cute comments – Those brighten my day, they are always sweet and helpful. Big hugs to my readers!
♥ Twhirl – I’m addicted! Last night I was in class Tweeting with you Gala!
♥ Anna – She’s the only Mexican girl that I’ve met online. She’s living in Brownsville now but she used to live on the other side of the border. We share a crush on Edward Cullen, photography, falling in love and studying.
♥ Honorable Mentions – Getting good grades, Mike, Landeta, Visual Basic, Fedora (the OS, not the hat), my pink wallpaper, my new USB mouse, nighttime snacks, sleeping, m&m cookies, dancing.
Hello Gala!
Regarding repaying the universe… I am not sure it is necessary, because you have already done enough! What do I mean, you ask? I believe the universe must do these things because it knows they are enjoyable. If you enjoy them to the fullest, then you are helping the universe accomplish what it set out to do! ((:
And I like your five-year old fringe, personally. I have been enjoying:
-Indulging my own five-year old fringe with plastic hairclips with flowers, hearts & other overly cutsey shapes on them.
-Decorating the burn hole in my lampshade with red nailpolish so it looks like it was shot by a mysterious lady in high heels seeking revenge on the lover who scorned her!
-Amy Winehouse’s gorgeous voice.
-Henna for hair. Such an amazing, natural red hair color.
-My improving russian language skills. It’s such a wonderful language in so many ways and I love being able to communicate in it.
Sara
i think that was the greatest video i have ever seen.
when the music kicked in for the chocolate dance, i lost it!
~Moving to NYC myself! I’m doing a one year acting for film program at the NY Film Academy and for lack of a less cheesy phrase I feel like my life is about to begin. After a record book horrible year at college which solidified what I’d known all along (I was NOT meant to follow the “normal” path) I’m finally in the place I dreamed about all along!
~The amazing new inspirations for outfits! I live in a building that’s predominantly LIM (Laboratory Inst. of Merchandising – fashion merch.) so everyone here looks cute 24-7. That and just being in a city so full of cute/chic/hip/eccentric people just BEGS me to be more creative with my wardrobe.
~GRISTEDES!!!! Ok, yes…it’s a tad grimy, and yes…the checkout people are never very friendly, but the place packs SO much in this little basement super store. There’s no rhyme or reason to the placement of the aisles which makes it like a labyrinth. It’s gonna take me a few times to have it all figured out.
~Unexpected things in Central Park: finding a carnival by this little duck pond while hanging out with my friend Keriann. It was a slightely breezy day so the sounds of kids laughing was carried a ways.
So basically that’s it