Things I Love Thursday
[ 25 September 2008 ]
My list of things which are making me smile & giggle this week!
Having my parents in town — My parents came to NYC once in the late 80’s & weren’t very keen on it. Anyway, when I was in Wellington in August, they were planning their trip to the UK, & I managed to convince them to come over to NY to check it out for a while! They arrived on Monday night, & they’ve been having such a great time. It’s really awesome to see them experience the city & understand why I love it so much here. My father is delighted by pretty much everything he sees, it’s so CUTE! He is in love with the energy of the place just like I am. Last night we went out for dinner with my cousin who lives here, & laughed & laughed. I also showed them the West Village, where I was (& will be) staying, & they adored it. “This is the view out my window that I described to you on the phone!” I can’t wait to take them shopping, & a meal at Pure Food & Wine is on the agenda, too!
Las Vegas — Nubby & I had the most amazing time ever; it was the perfect place for our honeymoon! Hee! Las Vegas is absolutely ridiculous in the best way possible! I love it, & will take any opportunity I get to go back! Before we even left, we were making plans to go back for the Blog World Expo next year in October! We walked miles, ate enormous meals, slurped even larger cocktails, lounged by the pool, went bed-jumping, danced in clubs & got ready while listening to the classic rock station! We also took about a billion photos & video clips — not that you’re surprised by this information of course! The Blog World Expo was amazing, really inspiring with excellent organisation. I was totally impressed (& I got to meet a bunch of great people). So happy. It couldn’t have been any better than it was!
PARIS! Next week is going to be busy, oh yes. Next Thursday, I will be writing my Things I Love Thursday list from Paris! Oh yeah! Haha, I am so excited! I fly out on Wednesday night, arrive Thursday morning, & then I’ll be running around like a completely mad person until Monday morning, when I return to New York (& my new digs!). You must give me your suggestions for things to do while I’m there, because I have only been once before — I stayed out in the suburbs, & was there for a mere 24 hours to see a Legendary Pink Dots show! This time is going to be very different & I want to make the most of it. Colette & Laduree are already on my list, but I’d love to hear what else is worth doing! Even better, my amazing friend Craig is going to be there too! By the way, EEEEEEEEE! Squeal! Rapture!
My new place — I’m moving in next week, yay! Amazingly, it is the apartment directly below the one I stayed in last time — same building & everything! It’s totally different though: my previous place was super-minimal, while this one is lived-in, with a little library, work area & an antique couch. It also contains a sage green version of one of my favourite typewriters (Olivetti Lettera 32!) — I used to own a red one! It’s so lovely, I cannot WAIT to settle into it & do some writing! Bliss!
Atmosphere! Their NYC shows are approaching, & I’m reeeeeally looking forward to it. I also heard Slug on Loveline last night & it was amazing, haha. Actually, I think Loveline needs a mention too — I used to watch it on television years ago & it is just as great now, if not moreso!
Honourable mentions: Salads made by cute boys; taking photos in Mexican wrestling masks & other accoutrements; smoochin’; drunk men who pole-dance for you on the monorail (soooo funny); Virgo power!; trying on white tiger masks at 2am; riding in limousines (I think they are so tacky but so funny); being recognised in public; making time to write in my moleskine; the Criss Angel bible; catching the monorail with Nubs (monorail, monorail, monorail!); fuelling up on big juices; sparkly bracelets which leave glitter everywhere; my new (to me) t-shirt with a Trevor Brown illustration on the front!; Pantera; cute phonecalls; !!!; ultra-charm; lame pick-up lines (hilarious++); fond memories of the Virgo Boarding House; writing long to-do lists & checking them off; Nubby Nubby Nubby Nubby Nubby Nubby Nubby; sleeping on planes; fun dreams about celebrities, & last but certainly NOT least, the amazing Star for editing up this video of the Virgo extravaganza!
& now, ‘cause it’s always better when more people get in on the act, tell us what you’re head-over-heels about this week! Bring it on, & lay it on thick & delicious!
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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Oooh yay for Gala going to Paris! I don’t know Paris well at all (I’ve only been twice) so I can’t really give you any advice except have fun and try out your French skills. Bad Franglais seems to amuse people :) and you feel great when you actually manage to communicate! Are there any plans for a nonpareil meetup? I hope you post loads about your exciting exploits à Paris!
I imagine it’ll depend what shows on but when I was in paris I loved my visit to the Palais de tokyo, so I would definatly recomend that! aww! paris
I am totally in love with the new city I’ve moved to! My new flat mates! My new University! My new independence! I’m just in love with life :) x x x x p.s. I love Paris!! Enjoy it!
hey gala-whats the criss angel bible?
*skipping school to spend a few extra hours with my main man (and having a really good time)
*Graphic Arts! I just switched my major and am head over heels in love with my classes! I’m even learning to make my own website!!!!!
*home made mac&cheese. nuff said!
*Richard Avedon & Kent Bellows. Although both of these amazing artist have passed, I am just becoming familiar with their work and am thrilled. They were both so talented and such amazing people. They left this world way too soon.
* Red cowboy boots!
*Getting ready to start my first roll of black and white film!
*And warm weather outside, for cozy covers inside!
* last but not least my new favorite fish, the Chimaera Monstrosa!!!!!! As soon as i looked into their big soul full eyes, i was smitten!
I live in Paris and there are just must do things!
-Pompidou Center (crazy/amazing art)
-Palais de Tokyo (insane)
-Velib (take the rental bikes and bike along the Seine)
-Go to St. Germain de Près and head down Rue de Buci. It is fantastic and so alive! Also Amaretto, the best ice cream in Paris, is down that street.
Mainly, just wander and you find amazing things ! Enjoy :)
Maybe you’ve seen this already, but in case you haven’t and in case you aren’t already bursting with excitement:
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Paris! Lovely.
A few places that I absolutely loved, and made my trip:
The Marioette Theater in Luxembourg Gardins. It was used in Truffaut’s The 400 Blows, and is so charming! It was my #1 favorite place!
The Dali Museum. Very hard to find, but worth it! His work is so much more diverse than I expected. I loved his Alice in Wonderland series, natch!
Le Soleil is the bistro that the Americans in Paris used to frequent: Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Stein. Worth the peek, at least.
Le Musee d’Erotisme! So much fun. A wonderful, cultural experience looking at eroticism.
Pompidou Museum & Musee d’Cluny were my two favorites of all the big museums there. (Modern Art + Medieval— I loved the Dame & the Unicorn tapestries!)
Please feel free to ping me for more ideas & suggestions, love!
(And I know you’ve mentioned it before, but while you’re in the States, if you head to New Orleans, give me a hollar! I can set you on the best path of places to go and things to see)
I went to Paris last month and it was amazing!!!
If you like museums there is a Paris Museum Pass its 30 Euros for two days and it gets you up to the top of the Arc de Triomph and into Versailles!!!!!!!!!
It is really easy to get to Versailles too.
Also, I went up the Eiffel Tower at 11 at night and it was beautiful!
xxx
Yay! Tilt is just what I need this week!
Seeing my new room at the university I’m going back to after being ill. It’s small and cosy, and while not perfect, it has a nice view and looks like a comfy place to work. I took to it straight away!
Having a day off from working in the bookshop. While it’s lovely to be surrounded by books all the time, having a lazy morning in bed with the autumn sun streaming in was fantastic too!
Exploring the library at Cambridge. So many books, and such a beautiful reading room!
Starting a book that makes essay-writing seem so much less scary.
M&S Count On Us Chocolate Mousse yum, yum, yum! and only 84 calories! delish.
Cold evenings drawing in with beautiful moons and crisp yellow leaves on the trees. My favourite season :)
This is quite a bookish geeky tilt, but I don’t care!
Paris, I’m so jealous! If you’re nearby, you should walk up to the Sacre Coeur at night and see the view of Paris from there, it’s amazing! And Montmatre in general is brilliant. Have an awesome time!
Things I am thankful for: VEGAS!!! Best weekend ever. I mean that and I solemnly swear on the Criss Angel Bible. I’m sort of disgusted at myself for googling him in the middle of the Blogworld keynote speech. Haha! Cannot wait for Vegas next year, next year, next year! Have fun in Paris! You’re such an international playgirl!
Hee hee, you are an international playgirl!
Here’s my list:
Side ponytail. Excellent for the gym as you can lie back without getting bumped in the head, and the end of it doesn’t flick you in the face. My hair is not normally this long, but it’s Dance Concert Season.
A ‘How to Draw Ballerinas’ book from the kids’ section at the library. It’s vastly therapeutic. And MY ballerinas aren’t pink!
Judging a dance talent quest at Huapai school on Monday night – it was SO much fun!!
Achtung Baby. (So Cruel, Love is Blindness, Wild Horses, Mysterious Ways . . . .) This is what I do – get a new album I love, play it constantly without stopping for months or even a year, reach saturation point, move on, go back and listen to it again years later . . . TIME TRAVEL! This is a fantastic album and it takes me directly back to Coquette St, Warkworth, 1991.
Dairy-free brownie. We can’t stop eating it. I can’t stop making it.
I am or will be out dancing EVERY NIGHT this week except Wednesday. It’s jazz-concert weekend!
My kids and the neighbours’ kids all hooning around after school in and out of each other’s houses.
It’s getting warm . . . springtime!
This is my time writing a tilt!
My roommates -At first I was worried we wouldn’t get along, but they are great.
My Astronomy class – Its really boring, but the homework is so much fun, I forgot how much I love astronomy.
Mobiles -They are so elegant and fun, I have two in my room now.
My former history professor -He believed in me even when I didn’t, and now I believe I can follow my dreams.
Fall -Its getting colder! Yay! Almost time for snow.
Youtube -Silly as it sounds, the make-up tutorials are so great.
Coffee -:)
* My new $9.95 haircut that I got in Chinatown (or Frogtown as it’s called in Minnesota). The hairdresser was impressed with my giant, knobby, dinosaur-eque head and told me it meant I was lucky and driven. I’ll take that!
* Roasted pumpkin + mushroom couscous + feta + carmelized onions + smoked almonds = my new favorite autumn meal
* The $2.50 vegetarian tamales I just discovered 2 blocks from my house – a danger to my waistline and wallet!
* Finally rejoining the world of car-owners. Middle America was not designed with public transporation in mind.
* Impending plans of long-term South American travel. Ole!
Paris! How grand! I’m going there for my honeymoon next June and I can’t wait! xoxo
Things I Love Today:
Getting great grades
Being called “Augusto” and hearing boys confess along with Midori whose boy name is “Brandon”
Going to Silicon Valley (major geek!) in two more weeks
Hugs by Isaac
Taking pictures of my guy friends flexing their muscles (so funny)
Receiving loads of email
My laptop (BTW, if you have an old iPod shuffle, your windows will get a BSOD when you update to iTunes 8 and connect your iPod)
My iPod which is so little and pretty and has gone through a lot in the last year and half
Not having classes (which allows me to wake up late and take care of my self)
Late night lunches with Alekz
Making good impressions on my professors and receiving their career advice
Doing my first animations by just typing code
Having a nice pink party dress
I would say – #1 stop – the Louboutin store in Paris.
And, of course, Angelina for a decadent French Hot Chocolate. – www.paris
The Berthillon for ice cream on Ile Saint Louis. – www.berthillon.fr/
and Hermes?
Why not!
For my TiLT – it’s now all about Paris. My goal is to move there in the next decade.
Luv
Poochie
Abi — Yes, I’m so looking forward to using my language skills! No plans for a meet-up, I’m there for such a short time! I am sure Paris will be incredibly inspiring in terms of writing, I’m so pleased!
holly — It was the cover of a free booklet we got in Vegas which we were obsessed with ;>
Sara — Thank you for the recommendations! I can’t wait! YAY!
Kate — Oooooh, pretty… ! There are going to be so many good photo opportunities, I’m so happy!
Ashe Mischief — Fantastique, thank you! & I will be in New Orleans next year, probably April/May… I will be in touch, little lady!
Jaymi — I’m glad you had a good time there! Thank you for your hints!
Nubby — I love ya!
Nadine — Yum, dairy-free brownies! I want some! I totally do the same thing with albums too — listen & listen & listen, then go back years later. It really is time travel! & I’m looking forward to coming back to the warm NZ temperatures in November!
Nanny — Welcome welcome & thank you for participating! Astronomy class sounds great, I’d love to know more on the subject :>
sarah von — Knobby dinosaur head! I love it :D
‘Becca’lise — Yay, honeymoon! I’ll get the city ready for you, hee!
Julie — Aw, your party dress is beautiful! Great shot. You look beautiful!
Poochie — Oh, Louboutin, my love! Paris seems like a good place to buy my first pair… How is it that I don’t own any yet?! Yum yum, thank you for the tips! xx
TiLT-
New summer sandals they’re bronze and strappy and oh so cute! I can’t wait to rock them in summer :D
Bright pink nailpolish on my toes it makes me feel good :)
Early morning walks like the one I’m about to take in early morning sunshine =)
My friend telling me about his new crush it’s so cute to listen to him all ga-ga over this girl. Hehehe.
Changes in my job and being moved up! Squeee! I get to do so much more, I’m really looking forward to it!
Seeing all the cool stuff coming out of Air NZ Fashion Week the collections looked pretty fantastic this year :)
Have a great weekend everyone!! :):)
Things I love: meeting a deadline after almost giving up hope that it could be met, catching up with friends on Twitter, crisp blue Autumn skies, Etsy, Galaxy chocolate, matt red lipstick, fingerless mittens.
Things I would do in Paris if I were going: drink tea at Mariage Freres, www.mariagefreres.com/ peruse the bookshelves at Shakespeare & Co, www.shakespeareco.org/ and shop till I drop at Gallerie Lafayette tinyurl.com/59bw3m
Have a fabulous time, sweetheart, and a safe flight.
~ my new big comfy armchair
~sipping coffee and writing/reading in my new big comfy armchair
~hudge glasses of homemade lemonade with a splash of rosewater and heart-shaped icecubes
~ going through all stuff i own because of moving
~the fact, that i found in my drawer forgotten lindt excellence wallnut chocolate (delish!)
~all variations of miso soup i can imagine (it was pretty cold outside lately and it warms me up)
~my new delicious purple dress i bought myself on ebay lately and the fact that i look stunning in it!
~*my new-old friends* – recently i started to hang on with my old friends i used to bike with. they are so charming an they like me so much and they make me feel fabolous, sexy, charming and so on..
~did i mentioned my new big comfy armchair?;)
1. boys!!
2. sitting in the steam room with my friends. great place to make conversation..clears your pores too!
3. dimples
4. coming home to an empty house after school. it’s so relaxing to have the house to myself for an hour or two.
5. hats with pom poms
6. farmer’s markets
7. netflix
8. planning halloween parties
9. learning fiddle tunes on my mandolin
10. balloons
11. rice pudding
12. underwear
13. letting go of old grudges
NYC has really changed a lot over the years and become much safer, I’m glad your parents are having a much better time for this visit! Of course, I can harldy imagine someone NOT being infected by your love and enthusiasm for the place!
It’s so lovely and you are your parents are such great friends! Very refreshing to hear :)
I’m loving:
This amazing Florida weather. It’s starting to transition to Fall right now. It is bright, sunny, and slightly warm with a cool breeze on top of it. I went bike riding around my neighborhood today and it put me in such a great mood!
My friends. Yesterday my friend picked me up and took me to her university campus. I go to a different college in the same town, so it was exciting seeing how she does things. Her campus is MUCH larger than mine, and I even went with her to a physics review session (which is much more fun when you don’t HAVE to pay attention) and then attended a world religions class where the professor was brilliant and the kids had really interesting things to say. It was an awesome day!
Shopping for girly thingsThere was a sale going on at lingerie store, and I will use any excuse for cute and new unmentionables. So fun! My man enjoyed them as well :)
Job Interview! I’ve been unhappy in my current job for a bit, and I actually have an interview next week. I’m super excited. Whether or not I get the job, it is nice to know I do have qualifications to work in a better place, and all interviews are great experiences.
:)
It’s really funny how Thursday is the absolute worst day of my week! In a way, that’s a good thing, because if I can find the good in a horribly day, I can find good the rest of the time too.
#1. My three new headbands!! They are gorgeous and I cannot wait to wear them! #2. Gossip Girl…I’ve been studying so hard lately, I’ve been missing episodes, so I finally sat down a couple days ago and caught up on everything and WOW. #3. Acing exams. #4. OPI Chicago Champagne Toast, which I am wearing right now and cannot stop admiring. #5. FINALLY being out of class! #6. Fall! I adore fall, I just think it smells so nice and crisp and spicy and wonderful! #7. Agatha Christie’s. And actually having the time to read them.
PANTERA??!! haha awesome. I love Pantera.
+ my boyfriend who has a secret activity planned for us tomorrow. =)
+ today’s lunch which consisted of an overpriced cheese quesadilla at taco bell ($3.34 in the bronx!!!) and an 8-ounce bag of pistachios. yummy.
+ “we are rockstars” by does it offend you, yeah? it’s like my favorite song this week.
+ and speaking of favorite songs, “this time” by the verve for being THE favorite song.
+ smallville & supernatural thursday!!!!!! OMG, 3 more hours to go!!!!!!!
+ jet black hair!
+ the LG Dare phone for being so perfect. one day I shall own it.
+ “my sweet lord” by george harrison. after all these years of hearing about it i finally got my ears on it! it hasn’t disappointed at all. it’s quite lovely. and yes george harrison was the hot one.
+ shopping sprees. i’ve been on an online shopping spree for like 24 hours. i bought so much shit i’ll probably end up returning but it’s so much fun to spend money on something other than bills!
+ sleep. i’m taking a nap like now.
i posted mine. :)
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OMG PARIS? YOU ARE SO LUCKY!! I totally wanna go to Paris. It’s only about 3 hours from where I live in England (including drive to the eurostar and then the journey itself).
Uhhhm mine…going to the zoo (:
I love having my own website to write Things I Love Thursday on!!!
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My new shoes, daylight savings, V, TV, The Veronicas :D :D
Go to’ Le Crazy Horse’ .
You will love it. book online.
sexy not sleezy.
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more intimate than other similar places.
-cooking myself (fake) chicken + baked potatoes + green beans for dinner (i feel so homey)
-the dinner party at my friend’s apartment with wine and tortelinni pizza
-tallulah bankhead
-improving my html
-accidentally opening a notebook of my roommate’s ridiculous doodles which made me tear up from laughing
-missing all my friends who are abroad but staying in touch with them
-finally making callbacks (that’s all i ask, seriously)
-old girl groups like the shirelles, the marvelettes, the ronettes, etc
-good summer memories
-staying surprisingly optimistic: even though my amazing bike was stolen, i still have a car and my legs are getting in shape from walking EVERYWHERE
-nancy drew
-all the stupid hilarious comments made in lecture today
Haha, that was pretty funny listening to Loveline and knowing you were listening to all those crazy things girls were asking Slug. :D I’m glad you were around to hear it.
Congrats on your new place, and it’s amazing that you’re going to Paris!
“I mean really, can you imagine me without a girlfriend?” haha
“When I masterbate alone, you’d probably think I was pooping. But if you’re going to help me with it, I’ll bark like a monkey!” something like that, so funny
Definitely try and visit Montmatre and see Sacré-Coeur. It is to die for … and make sure you have a really great coffee and maybe a croissant in one of the cafes there! Oh yes, and check out the artist’s area … they do these fabulous pictures of you which they just cut out using scissors. Amazing.
Have fun!
I totally love my new tattoo…got it done yesterday and have wanted it for ages…i am over the moon _
You have to go to Surface to Air (shop), the Pop In (Bar), the Paris Paris (club) ermmm these were my hangouts when I was still living there. Oh there is also a great japanese tea house, really seventies near Concorde, I gotta try and remember the name and send you an email with everything.
xx
Louise.C — Did you see anything at fashion week by my friend Ana Steele? :D
amypalko — Great suggestions, thank you cutiepie!
mimi — Ahhhh, I understand your love for your new armchair! I am in love with the big red velvet couch I have been hogging for the last month, so I feel you!
lyra — I want to go to a steam room too, now!
Katoo — Haha, yeah. I haven’t actually spent a lot of time with them yet, but this weekend will be full-on family time!
Sarah — It took a few years but now we are really close. I was a pretty unpleasant teenager, haha! Good luck for your job interview too!
Aurelie — I haven’t even seen any of the GG episodes from the new season! I haven’t had time… Bahh! Has it improved from last season?
Rach chch — Hell yeah ;D
che — Thank you for reminding me! I have wanted to go for ages. I am booking tickets :>
Annie Spandex — Haha, I know! “Can you imagine me without a girlfriend? I’m like the most codependent person in existence…” So funny. & talking about, uh, pleasuring himself while driving a truck?! I can’t believe he said all that stuff on radio, hahah. Thank you so much for letting me know it was happening! MWAH!
emma gahan — Ooh, what did you get?!
Mademoiselle Robot — Yes yes, email me the gory details! xx
I love when there are big groups of people waiting on both sides of the road to cross, then when the light goes green it’s like two armies charging into battle. I always try to pick a winner
big manly truck drivers driving big noisy trucks with pretty ornamentation painted all over them… you know those little decorations the big trucks always have in australia?
going with my family to a festival thing and rudely laughing our heads off at the most ridiculous acrobatic performance! we were far away, they couldn’t hear us
“our” restaurant that my boyfriend and I always go to. the owner love us
having a friend visit from the little town I grew up in and hearing all the small town gossip!
doing lots of sewing in the holidays
Airy French pop
Words words words- the pretty ones, the short ones, the way either sounds when pronounced as aither
People you half know- I’m fascinated by this literary editor of our school’s arts magazine who’s so slight and blond, wearing all black with red glasses
Dizzying caffeine rushes
Uwah! PARIS
I feel excited just thinking of all the fun you’re going to have. The minute you get back, all of us readers expect at least a pound of photos.
Anyway, onto TiLT:
-Short hair. I took a pair of scissors and hacked it all off last night and cut more off today. I can’t pin down the exact reason why.
-Changing my life. Goodbye to the TV, anime/manga, unneccesary belongings, and materialistic greed. Hello to a clear mind and spiritual enlightment. A little drastic, but I think it’s going to work.
-Being praised by people I admire.
-Green tea.
-Fast, catchy piano music.
-Naps!
-Clay Aiken telling everyone he’s gay. I usually don’t care about celebreties, but I’m super excited when one comes out of the closet. Score one for the homosexuals!
-Fixing really bad hair. If anyone can catch the “Naruto” reference, I looked like a green-haired cousin of Rock Lee. I look sort of more gender-neutral now, which is what I was aiming for in the first place.
Things I love: Paris
I would recommend the Musee de la Mode (Musee des Arts Decoratifs), but it looks like you’re between exhibitions there. Might be interesting anyway.
The Musee Galliera is another great fashion museum if that’s interesting to you. Don’t know about current exhibitions there, either but might be worth looking into.
That said, it might be just me who gets all sweaty over historic fashion.
I would not recommend going to Les Deux Moulins in Montmartre, no matter how much you might like the movie Amelie. It was one of the worst meals of my life. Having a picnic in the Jardin des Tuileries is a much more pleasant lunch.
Standing at the bar at a brasserie and passively smoking several Gauloises while you have your morning petit cafe feels very authentically Parisien and you can go back there in the evening to drink vin rouge (and probably see the same people smoking at the bar).
I found the Marche aux Puces (flea market) at Saint-Ouen to be worth the trip away from the central city. It’s open on weekends.
There are a million more things but I shouldn’t write you an essay.
My boyfriend being here: Oh yes, it being Friday here in the land down under, my boyfriend is flying in this afternoon! I haven’t seen him in a month and a half.
Living with OTHER relatives: My aunt wrote me a nasty letter saying I should leave because it was obvious I was miserable and didn’t want to be part of that family, and so my other relatives offered to take me in. They live near the beach!
My best friend: She’s moving out with me so we’re going househunting this weekend =]
+vegan food blogs
+amazing live theatre
+soy mochas
+being sore from practice yesterday
+the local market on saturdays
+weekends!!!!!
my favorite thing about paris was probably pastrys and chocolate. when I was there a couple years ago I bought huuuuuge slabs of dark chocolate at maison du chocolat to take home. mmmmmm. hope it’s wonderful!
All I did in Paris was eat crepes under the E.T and when I go back I’ll do it again!!!
1. Being invited by my flatmate to a “vegan festival-thing” she’d heard about,(cool so far, right?)ha!...3 hours in a room filled with Hare Krishnas chanting and dancing/jumping up and down and kicking out their legs..bizarre! but kind of fun..“hare krishna, hare krishna, hare rama, rama rama…”
2.Boys -sweet ones, who just want to hold hands, awww!
3.Amanda Palmers blog- she is amazing!
4.Watching Dirty Dancing for the very first time -how had i not seen that movie?!
5.Against Me!‘s new music video :)
6. This, www.eestorey.com/htm/portfolio…
I went on it yesterday morning, it sent me into a wonderful dreamy art-haze for the rest of the day.
7.Popcorn
I have a olivetti lettera 32, they’re so great! Do you know where I can get ribbon for it in melbourne?
That video is super cute! I wish I had friends like that! Actually, I wish I had friends – it’s getting awfully lonely with my best friends overseas for so long!
Anywho, TiLT makes me happy!
- finding iCing readers through my blog! pixie
- reconnecting with old friends over the internet!
- feeling organized and making a thousand lists with lots of good intentions!
- vision boards!
- baby smiles!
- summer mornings (although it’s technically still spring, it gets hot so quickly here it may as well be the same thing!)
xxx
How strange! I’m passing through Paris next Wednesday on my way to Caen, where I’ll be studying for the next few months :)
This week I love:
my friends They have been so amazing listening to all my worries about studying abroad, taking me out to places so I have great memories of England to take with me and promising to write and email while I’m away. I always worry they don’t like me, but I have never felt so loved :)
my boyfriend He’s just had a new start too, at a new university after being sent down from Oxford, yet he’s still making time to talk to me and see me this weekend :)
euros They don’t feel like real money and it’s so weird thinking I’ll have to use them daily so soon, but I’m also kind of excited!
my mum We made the Christmas cake tonight and all of us had a stir and made a wish…it’s a really cute tradition that I intend to keep up if/when I have my own family :) She’s been so helpful with everything I’ve needed to do to get ready for moving abroad, and I will miss home sooo much, but I’m glad I have a good home to come back to :)
having somewhere to live in France I can’t tell you what a weight off my mind this is! And it’s reasonably priced, in a good area with WiFi….aaaaaahhhhhh :D
Well, that’s all from me. Next time I do my TilT I’ll be in France! Take care everyone :)
Tons of photography love today :)
1) Flickr!!! I’m spending all my time going through it. Sooooooo many gorgeous photos.
2) Photography in general… printed some of my negatives today. One very cool rock/shoe (better than it sounds) photo. I’m so sad I only have photography once a week :(
3)Polaroids. I want a polaroid camera! They are really fun; I would love to have a journal filled with polaroids and other fun stuff. My friend made one, and it’s not that hard to start one.
4) My favorite former teacher subbed for my science class! Hopefully I’ll have her again tomorrow.
5) Funny (to Americans) spelling! I just write colour or grey or favourite without thinking these days. It feels… warmer? I don’t know why I like it so much. But it’s fun.
6) Cupcakes! I have tonnes (is that right? I’ve seen it a few times… ah me and my british pretensions) of pictures of cupcakes as favorites on flickr. I’m arranging a bake-off with my friends, STAT!
PARIS! Oh my gosh beautiful, have an amazing time! It’s so incredible to watch your life right now, seriously. I’m very happy for you :)
x
LOVVVE Loveline, and I’m a fan of Atmosphere as well. It’s so great to see posts about what people like, as there are so many blogs out there focusing on the negative. Becoming a huge fan of your blog lately!
I love that you’re so into being a Virgo! People may laugh at me for my orderly tendencies and to-do lists…but damn we get things done!! Yay V-power.
And speaking of lists, mine today is: fashiony guys, fashion blogger first dates, and britney’s return to her bad self! Details on www.amaterialworld.net
Aww Thank You Gala!
I am loving so many things this week!
-Going to the doctor’s and getting medicine for my sprained knee. Now I feel MUCH better!
-Matzo ball soup on rainy nights
-Homemade chocolate chip oatmeal cookies
-Getting creative with how to decorate my apartment on the cheap: we’re making modern art on the walls with electrical tape! Can’t wait to see how it looks
-Having my first real party in my apartment to watch the Presidential debate tomorrow
-Friday = Paycheck!
-Having a relatively stress-free week
-Buying my father a birthday present I know he’ll love; I can’t wait to send it to him
-Preparing for Rosh Hashanah next week; can’t wait for apples and honey
-Sleeping in when I reeeeeally need it
Wow, my eyes clicked straight on Pantera amidst all those other things!! Love ‘em.
* I still have over a week of holidays! woowoo.
* Staying up late and sleeping in until obscene hours of the morning.
* Checking out this blog instead of doing sillypants English practice essay.
* On that note, procrastinating while looking at pretty things in general!
* The big fat orange cat that is keeping my lap warm while I’m writing.
* Those moments in the day when the sun peeeeeeeks out and I can go lie on the grass outside and soak up some vitamin D. For about a minute, until the sun goes away again. Which is good, I suppose as I don’t want to get burnt!
* Being the only girl who isn’t tanned-from-a-can (read: splotchy, orange) at my school in the middle of winter. Although it’s spring now.
* Strawberries and Kiwi fruit.
Surely i can’t be the only one who thinks you and timmy make a very gorgeous couple!
You have to visit sacre coeur while you’re in Paris. it’s a must. go before sunset, bring some wine, bread and cheese and see all the lights of paris from atop the beautiful hill!
enjoy :)
My first TILT:
÷ knowing that in TWO WEEKS, I am flying to nyc for my first Atmosphere show [maybe I will see you there?]
÷ getting the most out of my convertible before the weather goes bad, because it won’t be around next spring to be appreciated
÷ cutting off about 1 year’s worth of hair to have the crop I have wanted the entire time, and then dyeing it darker in less than a week. Why didn’t I do this sooner?
÷ coming to realize what I really deserve in life
÷ planning my exit from the job I am not happy with, and getting excited about the next path I have chosen to go down.
÷ talking to my dad and sister on the phone. What amazing people they are!
1) My new website up and running. The baby launch was offically 25/9 so that was my Things I love Thursday. Just getting that up and running made my day.
-People with the inside scoop. I am planning a trip to London to see my darling boyfriend for the first time in months, and I am buying the tickets off of sta.com, which I found out about on here! even better, my aunt is a flight attendant and her husband a pilot, so they’re giving me all kinds of advice on how to get the cheapest fare, like buying the ticket a few days in advance rather than months! I’ve been doing some spot-checking and it really is cheaper…the same ticket for two days from now is a good $500 less than had I bought it a few months ago.
-Orangina. It’s sooooo delicious!
-elections. The presidential race is a little over a month away and I am finally old enough to vote and have a say in things!
- sapphire eyeliner. – Grey’s Anatomy premieres tonight oh my gosh I am sooooooo excited
- Ditto for Ugly betty!
-talking to my sister, who is just a brilliant person. i had a horrible stomach ache and i was able to get my mind off of it 100% while talking to her.
-“the world should revolve around me” music video by little jackie.
-the start of the season for all my favorite (still on the air)tv shows: the big bang theory, how i met your mother (ROBIN&BARNEY LOVE), and the office.
-feeling confidant in my school work, even in my graduate level class.
my mohawk. it is seriously the perfect haircut for me-short on the sides and enough to style in the middle. i also have been enjoying the random people i’ve been meeting from my stand-out style.-mousehunt on facebook. it’s becoming an addiction.
-my car & being able to go visit my boyfriend biweekly. what a help it’s been to our relationship now that we can trade weekends.
-dreaming big about my future.
Paris! :D Wow! *wishes she could stow away in your suitcase, but has a marching band competition soon and cannot :( )
Hm… TilT…
-secret kisses with my boy in an uncrowded hallway at school shhhh
-doing well in AP French! ^^
-cheese! Provolone slices, Swiss, colby, huge wheels of it….
They’re miniature but lovely!
oooh paris is loovely. my sister’s moving there next april when she gets married, and she just returned from there.
And she has know just popped in my apartment by susprise, today!
Go buy baguette and fine hams and brie cheese and have a picnic in the Eiffel Tower gardens, just have fun in the grass, take pictures, jump and lay down in the sun.
Go to the louvre, and the musee d’orsay..
Go to Montmatre you’ll love it…where Tolouse Lautrec, Van Gogh, and all the amazing artists where…the place of antique decadence and burlesque back in their time…Go see the Sacre-Coeur and Amelie Poulain’s places…
Go Window Shopping in all the haute – couture ateliers.
Go to the Cafe de la Paix…c’est classique…
eat lots of croaissants and pain au chocolat!
Take a tour down a seine
go see the opera house!!! oh and you can go to versailles…
just walk down the street and paris itself will take where you need to go;) it’s thje city of loooveee!
Playgirl lifestyle much? I love how much traveling you’ve been doing lately. Are you going anywhere else after Paris?
My TiLT (#7)
my new skullcandy earbuds
choir
ugly betty
not much homework
my new-old mp3 player
University
One fierce picture & explanations to be found here
My birthday I turned 23 yesterday! Which was actually thursday cos i’m in Australia, so it still counts :D
starting my new blog I’ve been thinking about it for a while, and decided I’d wait until my birthday to start it.
lovely birthday presents from my loved ones a sushi set from my parents, a japanese tea set from my boyfriend’s family, and the Dresden Dolls songbook and DVD from my boyfriend :) he knows me very well.
sleeping in yesterday my boyfriend had to go to work, but instead of getting up at 7.30 as usual he slept in with me til 9am. awww.
love in a long-term relationship (well, long for me, anyway) and the way it gets deeper and deeper.
afternoon storms that break the humidity that’s been around all day.
Things That Made My Week
-Foreigners
Our little private school has had an influx of transfer student, with such fun names as Sjard and Mimi. It is delight to talk to them, and try to speak only in the present tense
-My iPod
Out of commission for a few weeks, baby is back and ready for action! New music like Longue Distance, the Fratellis, and Louis Armstrong are on the recently played list
-Movie nights
Every week or so, I host a movie night. Last weeks was Disney, were we read magazine, had a photo shoot, and dressed in costume. It took me and my friends 6 hours to watch Jungle Book and Lion King. Very fun. They are so simple to host, but so much fun. Try it!
Have a great week everyone!
Paris! How I miss it.
Things I loved doing and recommend:
Go see Moulin Rouge (we went after dinner for cheaper tickets)
Go to the catacombs (it’s awesome and freaky but went and dank as well so appropriate clothing is needed)
Be a tourist and ride on one of the tourist buses you can get on and off any where so they’re really handy and they have audio guides as well.
I can’t remember where but after going to a market or a museum or a church (they all rolled into one amazing experience) we were walking along the river and there were little green stalls I guess you could call them selling amazing posters and post cards…not to be missed!
i just want to say that today’s my birthday and i didn’t get anything but just reading your posts make me very happy. i hope you keep doing what you’re doing.
Miz G, I love that your honeymoon description is separated only by a motherload of exclamation points. It is so sweet! Your apartment-serendipity is too spectacular, and I am so happy for you! Does your window still have rooftop access? I have recently discovered the amazingness of having rooftop access, and I want eeeeveryone to experience it, alllll the time.
This week, I am loving: The Law of Attraction, washing fewer dishes when I eat raw, Edwardian era antique chairs, BBC America, nontoxic household chemistry, playing with my sparkly (LITERALLY!) jacket, calculators, and frequent business-flier chic.
OH MY GOD! I’m smiling so much right now I’ve got dimples!! I can’t believe you’ll be in Paris next week- I’m moving there for a year, leaving on Sunday 28th! Maybe I’ll bump into you in Colette!
xx
Yea for TiLT!
Project Runway makes me smile, despite being tremendously angry at the results this week, because I watch with my friends. And this week the three of us actually watched together, and it was wonderful.
My frisbee team is wonderful. We did team bonding ice cream happy time tonight, and talked about our obsessions and giggled and sang one of our freshmen Happy Birthday and it was just so fun.
Tap dancing to the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack this year! We started rehearsals last week, and it’s super awesome and fun.
planning TWO different birthday things!! because i move to university before my birthday – one early celebration with my friends at home, one at university.
* watching the bill*. it’s so bad, but… suspense! and i like smithy.
making cakes. and then eating them. experimenting! chocolate cake with raspberry syrup in the centre instead of frosting?! AMAZING.
instant cameras. not just polaroid! i really want to get one, maybe if i get some money for my birthday…
beautiful dresses. especially when they are affordable.
polyvore.com. always!!
I really love the Picasso museum and the Rodin museum in Paris. I love really looking intently at one artist’s work and soaking it in. You can see how they get fired up about an idea and paint it over and over again until they get it right. Or maybe they never quite get it right – maybe they just paint until they’ve painted everything they had to say about a color, or a shape, or an image. You can see how they developed as artists and visionaries because the museums span their entire careers. When I emerge from these museums, I always feel as though I’ve been swimming in Picasso or Rodin. I can’t recommend them enough.
I also love going to see the Guignols in the Luxembourg Gardens and the Parc Montsouris. The Guignols are these wonderful little puppet shows that take place in charming little theaters every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. The puppets are funny and gorgeous, the fairy tales are easy to follow even in French, and all the French children are heart-breakingly gorgeous in their beautiful little French coats.
And if you ever need any help in Paris, there is a magic phrase. Here it is:
Excusez-moi pour vous deranger, mais j’ai un probleme. Parlez-vous anglais?
(Excusay-moi pour voo dayrahnzay, may jay un problem. Parlay voo ahnglay?)
(Excuse me for bothering you, but I have a problem. Do you speak English?)
Say the magic words and people will help you with anything! If they don’t speak English, they will stop people on the street until they find someone who does!
Bon voyage!
My TILT:
Breakfast: I fed a group of little swallows while I ate breakfast and studied for exams this morning! =)
Being Veggie: Again! I had a bit of a relapse over the summer but I’ve rededicated myself to eating strictly vegetarian and my body couldn’t be happier (my ultimate goal is to atleast try raw vegan).
Getting things done: This morning I woke up around 8, studied, got breakfast, and even found time to get my car washed before going to campus for classes today.
Ceramics!: I randomly added this ceramics class for non-majors for the fall and it’s the best thing I could of done. I’ve met so many new people, not to mention our teacher is such a cutie! ;)
buying a new moleskine :D, flirting with someone that’s not my boyfriend
Fabulous TILT Gala!
Fall TV Line up ~ yes I am thankful for all the new shows that are coming back. I was getting pretty worn out on all the channels talking about tragic things on the news and even more all the political coverage. Yes, I understand that it is important to be educated and informed but sometimes we need to sit back, relax and laugh a little. Some of the shows that I am looking forward to this season are Gossip Girl (recently became a fan), Survivor, Grey’s Anatomy, Lipstick Jungle, The Office, The Amazing Race & 90210. I also like watching the Biggest Loser because it motivates me to move and do something with my life.
Being independent ~ even though I sometimes get sad and feel confused that I live on my own, I actually enjoy it a lot. I like the freedom that I have. The only responsibility I have is to myself. I like knowing that I can get up and go as I feel like. I know that being independent is something that I take for granted at times but lately I have been enjoying it.
Twitter ~ omg! I have met so many cool people through this microblogging service. I follow people who are positive to make-up junkies like myself to people in the tech world. I feel like my likes are so eclectic that this service fits and meets my needs. My username is MissMarisol.
glmsquad.com ~ as of Monday, two of my friends and I opened up a beauty forum. We all met through another beauty forum and while it was great, there are times when you need to move on. There are so many options for people but we just wanted a place for us to talk. Our love of all things beauty related comes secondary to keeping in touch. So far we have 12 members but I hope that it will continue to grow in leaps and bounds.
Paris is going to be so amazing. I cannot wait until I return. I went this past Feb. during fashion week and it was damn fabulous!!! I cannot wait to hear about your time there.
My list today is:
Knowing the difference between a good situation and a bad one. My dorm roommate is treating me really poorly so I have begun to move my things out into another room. I am so happy that when I see a bad relationship, I know it and do something about it. Sophomore or Freshmen year I would have stuck it out living with this girl to prove how strong I am. Now, I am just like fuck this…I’m out of here. YAY!!!
Weekend trips. Tomorrow I am going to Seattle to celebrate all the amazing things that I am!!! woo hoo. I am so excited.
Birthdays. Lately many people have been passing away around me and I am just grateful to have seen my 22nd birthday yesterday. It was a really good one too. Great presents from really beautiful people whom wanted to celebrate me too!!!
“Eat, Pray, Love” I am re-reading this book and I feel I am taking more from it this time around. It is such an amzaing book and it inspires me greatly. I am glad I bought it.
Japanese While my classes aren’t exactly easy…I am having so much fun. My professor is so good and beautiful. When I get things right I am so excited.
Going out dancing. I went out dancing twice last week. One for fun and one as a formal birthday bash. Both times were amazing. I love to dance.
African dance classes. I have met an exchange student from Mexico named Lucia and we are taking this class together at my university. When you put the both of us together we are singing and dancing like we have crazy spirits inside of us. It’s amazing. To feel like I am connecting with a higher power through creativity…
geesh my list could go on and on but I will save some things. Happy days Gala!!
witnit — Ah, thank you for the suggestions… I am going to have to write all this stuff down! & plan an itinerary! & other geeky magnificence!
emelline — I can picture myself sitting in a French patisserie like Carrie, just eating, & sitting next to a big dog… Dangereux!
Jacinta — Hahaha, that is totally awesome.
Cam — They’re good typewriters! Unfortunately though I don’t know where you can get ribbon in Melbourne… I don’t even know who you could ask! Sorry!
Charlie — You made Christmas cake? Isn’t it a bit early?!! Congratulations on having somewhere to live in France though — such a relief, huh? I know the feeling!
Jazial — Thank you, sweetness!
codi — Excellent idea, yay!
cosmosaur — Oh wow! Atmosphere are greeeeeat live, they have a live band & it’s incredible. You will see me no doubt, please come & say hi!
M.B.Whimsical — Yay, great ideas, thank you! Mwah mwah!
Valentina — Yes! I am travelling to a couple of places in November, details to come. Hee!
Gem — Happy birthday for yesterday! Hooray!
Jess — Yes, I am SO into the catacombs! I know someone who will want to go with me too, I think ;>
truthful lies — If I was there I would give you a big hug, cutie. Happy birthday!
ansi — Haha. YAY HONEYMOON! I am queen of exclamation points! Truly! & yes I will still have access to my roof, I am totally going to take advantage of it even though the temperature is dropping rapidly!
Kath — Aahhhhh, maybe! I can’t wait to go!
Ceka — Merci beaucoup ma petite! xxx
i just keep hearing myself laughing at Corn, and i don’t say anything but laugh! it’s terrible!!
have fun in paris!!! i wish i could take a holiday now.
Mine is late because I’m in an aussie-time zone. Only, I’m not in Australia… I’m in Korea!
This is of course the first thing I am in love with this week. Korea is amazing! So, things I love about it:
- I am staying with my grand mother, whom I haven’t seen since I was 3 (thus, I don’t actually remember meeting her)! And she is SO cute! I love her to death already. Her smile and laugh is fantastic and makes me all giggly!
- THE FOOD! IT’S ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! It’s like I have my favourite food for breakfast, lunch and dinner – EVERY DAY! Also, I’ve lost 2kg, while stuffing my face all day every day! Whoa.
- I LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO A MOUNTAIN!!! I love love love mountains! Denmark is completely flat, so coming here and seeing mountains when I look out of the window is just… bliss. I climbed the local mountain this weekend and it was so beautiful!
- The rest of my family that I have met so far is amazing as well. They are so nice to me and treat me like one of their own. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it is totally overwhelming the way they are helping me out. EVERYONE is so nice!
- The Kwangju Biennale ’08. Absolutely amazing place stacked full with amazing art! I’ve never seen anything like it. The atmosphere was so amazing and the pieces… wow. I need to go back there.
Yeah!
Have a nice trip to Paris! I really want to go back there some time when I return to Europe next year :)
Oh Gala. How I adore you.
I feel ridiculously happy at you and Miss Twiglet’s marriage. I cannot wait to see your gorgeous neon children!
On this end, the delicious, thick, summer weather (sydney!), this being the last day of school, last day parties, large groups of over excited students clinging to each other on the train saying goodbye and being thrown onto a cute senior on his last day of school and having him mistake me for a girl in my grade who had a crush on him and planning nonsensical catch-up ideas for the holidays- baking and breaking into my neighbour’s pool;
and the rest is rust and stardust.
TiLT:
Manly – Mum & I went there on the ferry today,
it’s gorgeous & makes a nice change from the suburbs!
School holidays! – Ohhh yeeeeaaahhhhhhh.
Papaw ointment – Pure awesomeness.
Annnnnddd:
Finally being able to wear sandals again, coffeecoffeecoffee, spotting cute boys on trains, walking through the city, spinach lasagne (nom nom nom).
Happy Thursday Gala (it’s now Friday here but oh well), & enjoy Paris!
x
Thing I love thursday (although it is friday where I am right now)
- My vacation that I’m having today!!! It is all about making myself feel marvelous.
- The crisp autumn sunny day that is outside right now -days like this makes me feel so alive.
-My half-secret project to escape the cubicle life and follow my true passion.
This is what i got Gala _
www.flickr.com/photos/20996547
Yowza your photo of the Eiffel Tower makes it look beutiful and deadly-like its about to fall on me!
Today these I love!
-apple cider vinegar in water
-finishing/passing my general medical clinical placement
-putting on nail polish for the first time in 7 weeks due to said clinical placement n_x
-the cat falling off the couch in her sleep
-moving house to a place super conveniently located!
-laughing deliriously
-being addicted to wearing semi-permanent individual fake eyelashes
-finding another shop that still sells acid drops
-looking out the window and seeing the city sprawling out in front of me (and a house that I call the Addams family house) each day
-finding old letters
I live in Paris. One my favorite areas is the Butte aux Cailles (near the Place d’Italie station). It’s like a younger and less touristy Montmartre, with pretty houses and tiny streets. At night the place gets invaded with students. there’s also my favorite restaurant there, Chez Gladines. I brought 2 vegan friends the other day and they enjoyed it, so you might as well!
Check Belleville and Menilmontant if you have time, a hill area too, with loads of nice bars and cafe. Piaf was born here if you want to get a feeling of this place…
Enjoy your stay in Paris!
Also, Ladurée ftw!! www.flickr.com/photos/lamomene…
i’m leaving for work in ten minutes so i’ll have to squeeze as much excitement into a shorter time as possible.
I LOVE!!
gala of course
autumn weather SO MUCH
nick drake
alarm call by bjork
biggie! (this is a weird, gala inspired thing i think, but i used to listen to hip hop when i was a teenager and then quit to become a goth. it’s nice to reminisce and wish i wasn’t living so devilish :P)
friends that are fixin my computer, feeding me vegan yummies, and bringing me booze
my new bike! which i’ve paid a deposit on and can pick up this weekend.
the coilhouse magazine, it’s beautiful.
baking my first successful vegan muffins
oh yeah and getting organised! it’s a lot fun being productive, once you get into it.
best friend trip of uber fun! – i’m off to london to see my best friend for her 25th birthday! i am taking her for macaroons (she’s never had one before! i got hooked on them in laduree in paris!) and awesome shopping and drinking!
another buddy visit! – another of my best buds is staying with me for a night before she heads off on holiday – her first time abroad!! i am so excited for her! I was squealing down the phone with excitement when she told me!
wardrobe – a joiner is going to build me a double wardrobe in my house!! Yeehaw! I can now buy clothes again!
etsy plans – i’ve decided i’m going to generate another income for myself and start painting again!
pamela tuohy – my man is in the process of buying me the spider cuff for my birthday! (it’s so beautiful!)
i am generally thankful for my wonderful friends, generous amounts of chocolate, sensational wine, my camera, champage cocktails and dinner party plans!
Tilt:
My new earrings
Summer arriving
Watermelon
Sunshine
Butterflies
Paris! oooh, I wish it was me. I went to Paris a couple of months ago and fell in love with Les Marais which is an area with the most fantastic mix of gay-bars/coffee shops/stores, a fantastic atmosphere and a bunch og great boutiqes. You take the metro to ‘St. Paul’ and getting up from the underground you will find yourself in the middle of this amazing place.
Tilt
My Birthday – Tomorrow I turn 17… in Australia thats saturday.
red licourice – soo yummy… especially when the corner stores sells big bags for $2.
birthday presents early – its great fun.
finished school – finally. start yr 12 next term.
anyway short list this week.
Can’t tell you much about Paris, Gala, sorry even though I was meant to be going to it for a school trip. :(
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
I remember being super-jaded about going to Paris, a sort “I’m in Europe, might as well goooo…” type of thing, but I loved it! I found myself walking around a lot, looking up at all the beautiful things & tripping on my own feet. ;) & I had reaaaally great encounters while I was there, met some incredible people entirely by chance — it’s not true that all Parisians are bad-tempered & rude! Though French is my first language, & that always helps. ;p
Someone already mentionned Les Catacombes, but you must go! Very goosebump-inducing. My favourite part were the verses etched on the walls — all talk of death, or life, or the inevitability of both, & pretty much made me want to go out & do all the things I’d always wanted to do. :)
& now, TILT! (...though a bit late.)
& sunny, sunny days;
& outdoor concerts on lazy Sunday afternoons;
& my Russian class! (& the delightfully quirky professor who cajoles us into singing old lullabies & badly-translated Beatles hits);
& the comforting warmth of paper fresh out of the printer;
& giving away my pen to a suddenly inkless writer in a coffeeshop;
& handing in my first article & being told by my superior that it’s been a long time since she’s read such a good piece of writing;
& writing on papier quadrillé (what is this in English — squared paper?);
& wearing a flowery, flowy sundress & being likened to a princess who escaped from her fairytale;
& long conversations & home-made sushis & good beer in one of my favourite bars & in bed at five in the morning, smiling half-drunkenly.
p.s. mon cher! Read Gertrude Stein’s “Paris France” before you go! It makes some wonderfully astute observations that still hold true today (like her waxing poetic on sauces.)
I’m late! Ack!
—Being busy. Yes, it gets frustrating and overwhelming and when I go home I fall on my face on the couch and go to sleep…but I like that work has become busy. I work at a university and class just started this week, so there are tons of students around, coming into my department and asking for guidance. It makes the day go so quickly! In a good way!
—Friends visiting from England! I can’t wait to show the two girls around LA this weekend! Should be lots of fun!
—Office premiere and drinks afterwards with good pals.
—Fresh flowers, especially dahlias. So pretty on my mantle!
—Finishing a super good biography on William Shakespeare : Will in the World. Dorky, I know, but it really has helped me understand him even more. Now I want to go back and re-read a few of my favorite plays!
—THE WEEKEND AND PAYDAY NEXT WEEEEEEEEEEEEEK
Haven’t done TilT in a while but I think I need some extra loving this week. :)
Working!! I finally got a job!!! Finally!! And my boss is lovely, the place is great, and I learnt how to pull a pint. Friday night tips put a smile on my face as well.
Sunshine in autumn has a something special quality.
Cigarettes in carparks
Hair cuts Oh my I’m getting a fringe in twenty minutes.
Walking everywhere
Strong coffee in the morning How have I not discovered this earlier?!!
1. cute & loooong phone calls
2. blue sky, sun and cold air
3. going to the museum tomorrow
4. travelling to Sweden next week
5. my new dress
6. Radiohead
7. plum cinnamon tea
8. book shops
Im loving the fact that my other half has surprised me with a 2 week trip to florida!!! All the parks everything, he also roped in some of my friends too!!!