Things I Love Thursday
[ 20 November 2008 ]
Here’s a list of things I am in love with this week — & it’s pretty travel-focussed, because I just (as in, a few hours ago) touched down in New Zealand!
Girl Talk — Oh, he was so good live. The atmosphere was amazing, like a nu-rave convention. I swear, I have never seen so many American Apparel lamé headbands in one place in my entire life! But damn, I danced my ass off, from the start to the finish! & I didn’t stop there! I danced in the subway station, I danced on the train, & then I danced by my window, before slithering into bed where I tapped my toes until I went to dreamland. I took a guy I don’t know very well, but he is a music nut, so we sang the lyrics to one another the whole way through while we boogied. It was so good! The best thing is that Girl Talk is also playing in Wellington in January. I am so there!
Seeing my parents’ new house — It is amazing! They’ve been remodelling it since January & it’s just been completed. It is the kind of house Nubby Twiglet dreams about. The whole thing is red, black & cream. I have nicknamed it the Swiss Hotel. It’s totally weird but awesome to be in this house I know so well but which looks so different! & my parents are so happy with it. Aw, bless.
Hearing New Zealand accents again — It’s so weird to me! Being back here is like being in a Flight of the Conchords episode all the time!
Sammy — Arrrr, she is so cute. She picked me up from LAX & we sped along the freeway to Santa Monica, where we ate grilled sandwiches in a vegan-friendly diner. Later, we met “the devil from Vietnam” (he looked pretty white to me), & went to the boardwalk where we saw a girl rollerblading with her dog in her arms, a guy playing a guitar on a skateboard, & some crazy monkey people swinging from hoops. After some quality photobooth time, she took me back to the airport & I boarded my flight to Auckland. She is lovely! We were both wearing Frye boots — she was wearing a pair I was thinking about getting, & I was wearing the pair she was thinking about getting! (I think I need her ones now too, they are the Frye Engineer & they looked gooooood on her.) We had never met before & it all turned out really well! We laughed & talked & it was awesome. Yay! Such a good way to spend a stopover, instead of in some stinky lounge, bored out of my mind!
Watching the sun set over Santa Monica & then rise again over New Zealand. It was pretty beautiful, both times.
Long flights which seem short — 12 hours & 50 minutes is a long time, but somehow it went really quickly. What did I do to entertain myself? I ate mashed potatoes from aforementioned diner. I read some of Sundays With Vlad (which is SO FUNNY & awesome, I had to cover my mouth so as not to drive everyone around me nuts. Buy it now & visit Paul’s blog!). I watched Baby Mama (um, not good, do not recommend) & Hot Fuzz (which gets better every time I see it). I slept & drank apple juice. & boom! Just like that, it was all, “As we’re now approaching our descent, please ensure your safety-belt is fastened, tray-table stowed, seat-back upright & all electronic devices are turned off…”
Planes with wifi! I love that. Technology makes me so happy! Thank you, American Airlines! Communicating from the clouds is pretty cool. I chatted with Nubby, sent some emails, browsed Etsy… It was a good time.
Honourable mentions: Pinkberry with Chloe (she is my new girlfriend, didn’t ya know?!); cute girls who appear at your door with hand-knitted garments; Arizona half iced tea half lemonade; Bose products (their SoundDock & headphones make my world such a good place); photobooth strips; realising how many cute, smart, creative, awesome girls I know; having conversations with people you’ve just met but totally getting it & understanding one another; spending up at MAC (glee!); my Eat Raw Live Long shirt from One Lucky Duck (I bought it at Pure as a reminder to eat good food!); warm weather; being by the sea; MAC Studio Tech foundation (I just picked it up & I am reeeeeally happy with it); finally having a shower after hours in the sky; seeing my parents again (they are so cute, they always meet me at the gate & always look SO EXCITED to see me!); feeling the days stretch out in a glorious expanse. Yum.
“I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.” — J. B. Priestley
Bring on the magic! What’s filling you with delight today?
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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+ When your wandering along, minding your own business and something HILARIOUS jumps into your head, and you can’t help but burst out laughing… and you know, yeah you just know that all the other people around you think your a sandwich short of a picnic, but you just don’t care!
Oh, New Zealand – I want to go!
I spent some time a few weeks ago with some Kiwi’s and when they got talking it was like they were speaking a foreign language, haha.
Hey sweetie! Back in Conchords-land! (I think we all talk like Peter Jackson, m’self.)
TiLT list:
My man and kids are so into music and/or dance. The furniture in our living room is permanently against the walls, and there are guitars everywhere.
Yvonne Strahovski. She’s my ‘Who would you turn gay for?’ when I’m next interviewed by Rove (haha).
Teaching the kapa haka group a new waiata by myself. I had to sing. I did it!
Rihanna.
I met Kirk Torrance (Judd from Outrageous Fortune). I actually met him in the surf at the beach – yelled out, ‘Kirk – love your work, man!’ He’s lovely.
felt so envious reading about your trip to nz. watching movies, chatting to friends by email. bliss. in 3 weeks time i head to dublin with 3 children under 5 years (the youngest 10months) and what i have in store is crying kids, fighting, arguing, saying over and over again “can you stop figthing/shouting/whinging/running up and down the corridor /etc not to mention dealing with “are we there yet?” every 10mins for 31 hours.
ahh…long haul flights without kids. those were the days ;)
<3 I moved out and I love love LOVE my new apt!
<3 Dancing to music 10-15 min a day from sheer joy of having my own place!
Squeeee!
I am SO sad that you are now on the other side of the world! I cannot wait until you return to the States again! We will have another Frye boot date, inclusive of sandwiches, beaches, and the Devil!
Mixing brown and black in my outfits!
Layer winter legwear – tights, socks, boots!
The end of school being in sight!
Dancing the night away instead of studying!
I am going crazy every time you mention your parents’ remodeled house. Ahhhh!!!! Me + you + Cali + LV + NY next year! Can’t wait! Your sunset pictures form the boardwalk look absolutely magical.
Watching the amazing thunderstorms last night. Lightning is so great to watch!
The smell of the grass this morning after it had been raining all night.
My birthday tomorrow and a big weekend coming up! Yay!
Getting to kiss someone who is not only sexy but an awesome kisser too. :-)
Being home alone and having someone to invite to come over
New friends
Long study sessions with amazing people
Paying off debts – completely!!! No more setting money aside!
Painting the front of my house!
Plumbers who do huge jobs in under an hour!
Having time to chill out without worrying what I should be doing – being organised and on top of everything is really nice and Im thinking about continuing it!
Friday Night Lights. Best show ever.
I saw Girl Talk in Houston a couple weeks ago and I almost died getting on stage (well, more like lost my shoe) but it was sooo worth it. And it was free!
Also, fer sherrr about Friday Night Lights.
BTW, do you think you’ll ever gonna find yourself Tejas?
I saw Girl Talk in Baltimore about a month ago and absolutely loved it. I agree with the American Apparel sweatband show! It was quite insane. The concert though…
just amazing.
-pride and prejudice, especially mr. darcy
-this boy in my creative writing class
-kevin jonas
um i think i am boy crazy today
The possibility of seeing Public Enemy in December.
Being spoiled by my lover for the week of my birthday.
Uni and her Ukulele – She’s adorable.
Ukuleles in general, with honourable mention to The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra.
Productive rehearsals for my upcoming show.
- My boyfriend’s sister’s boyfriend downloaded all of gossip girl, and I’m getting a copy soon. (if they actually released the dvds here in Oz, I would not have to resort to such measures!!
- Chatting to my Swedish best friend for hours last night, and noticing my swedish improving!
- Planning a big round-the-world trip for Christmas 2009. Tokyo, Singapore, London, Paris, Stockholm (various other parts of Sweden), Italy, San Fran, New York, here I come!!!
On a side note, I’m trying to move to Melbourne at the moment, and cannot find a place to live. If anyone knows of any nice apartments or houses in Melbourne please email me!!! genkitten at gmail.com
the thing i love most right now is the fact that it’s thursday and i have a day to myself!
i woke up and wore a red dress with white lace and spots, black socks and white shoes to go to the supermarket, carrying my yellow ice cream umbrella with me and listening to little red on my big new headphones.
i bought good, healthy food and lots of new, wooden coathangers, came home and cleaned all the clothes off the floor of my (now very clean) room.
and i looked through some lovely pictures of a great night i had on the weekend!
+ vegetarian dinner tonight with two of my best friends from uni who i haven’t seen in weeks. i love thursday.
∂ Flirting with cute boys during boring meetings at work
∂ ‘Eat that chicken’ by Charles Mingus
∂ Day trip to Paris friday
∂ Meeting people who inspire me to tackle theoretical physics problems
∂ Making a tweed + inner tubing messenger bag with electric blue lining
∂ Zippers
∂ The prospect of snow this weekend
∂ Late night dirty martinis
..and: wifi in planes? Do you have to pay extra for this service? I’m up for an intercontinental flight with AA soon and I’d love to know.
My boyfriend: He’s so close to moving in with me and when he finally does, we’ll reorganize the room and turn the garage in a big art space.
He keeps telling me he really wants to move in, then freaks out again because its all serious. Funny thing is that he’s already told his parents that he’s moving in with me. He just can’t quite tell himself, or me. What a strange boy.
Playground @ 303 – a comedy night here in Melbourne that my housemate runs and I help out with. Ross Noble MCs every week and it turns Sundays into party night for the summer.
Contortion classes:
After a few weeks I already feel far more flexible than I was before!
i love that even though you’ve left new york, you’ve still managed to have such a lovely week :)
- wearing an incredibly dull, head to toe black outfit and STILL being loudly complimented on it all the way down george street.
- vegan fried rice & a bath in lush’s ‘green day’ as a hangover cure
- going to see my friend’s degree show at a different art school. wearing a dress with polka-dots that like look like shiny confetti!
- waking up with awesome boys.
- the hot pink roses on my balcony are blooming all over the place.
- my boyfriend framed one of his drawings for me, i put it up in my apartment and had the aforementioned bath while he played mario bros on a NES. haha.
- putting up some work for my own grad show.
- feeling almost freakishly positive about EVERYTHING right now.
it’s an awesome week!
crazy comfy gloves to mmake my fingers feel toasty
possibly having found a cool mentor
my first roof top party on friday-what do you wear to something like that? it will be cold and at night?
ha, how could i forget…...stuff white people like-just google it!!
I love cake wrecks..sooo hilarious..
and i have to stop laughing because i’m in the library netting. oh gosh..
friends!!! woop woop!
Being an irregular student. I thought for the worst..well maybe it’s not yet happening, but so faar i’m happy the way it’s currently going
my MWF schedule! hoorah!
Mother for fixing my blouse!
Gala!! for TiLT!
everything..
God bless you all!!!
Oh Gala i soooo no how what u mean about the accent thing being like in an episode of FOTC! I moved back to NZ recently after 2 years in the States… loved hearing the kiwi accent again!
Heres mi first TILT
- Good friends, good wine, good food and seeing mi bf!!! (long distance is hard sometimes)
-Really wonderful cozy winter boots that are actually NOT UGLY! Especially if they’re thrifted & cost less than $10! Yessss.
-The Queer Kidz, as I affectionately refer collectively to all my gay/lesbian/bi/pan friends (serendipitously, most of my friends are queer). ADORE!
-My purple velvet blazer, which regularly fills me with joy. Definitely one of my favorite thrift finds of all time (& only $7!).
-90s pop, like N’Sync, Backstreet Boys, that kind of thing. So good.
-Dressing like a girly boy (interpret that however you please).
-Parties where guests are encouraged to dress up. This week was my friend’s birthday party, to which I wore a colorful tutu, heels, & sparkly necklaces. So fun!
-The pleasure of listening to a bootleg I made of a musical that currently is not very well-known at all but, within 3 months, will be on Broadway & will very likely become wildly popular.
-My beautiful friend-with-benefits & her new haircut which makes her look like the cutest little pink-&-blue peacock dyke who ever walked the earth. (Other things I love about her this week: kissing her, snuggling with her, playing with her hair, getting drink recommendations from her, making up silly safewords to use in naughty situations with her…)
-Cowboy boots. I’ve now loved them for 16 months & the obsession isn’t fading one bit.
-The Unity Conference!! I went to 3 different queer youth workshops & feel sooo empowered now.
-Starbucks espresso truffles. (It’s just basically hot chocolate with espresso in it.) Mmmmm.
-Really good mint chip ice cream (I highly highly highly recommend Chapman’s if you can get it).
Today is a GOOD Thursday:
The boss agreed with my return to work plan post-surgery and I get to go back on Monday!.
Warm days – slightly overcast, but it’s gorgeous in Wellington today.
Sushi for lunch.
Muffin Break selling WW muffins!.
Christmas Shopping – I am SO wanting to do all my shopping nowww.
My husband – he’s so cute.
My cat – she’s been sick all week but is all purry and feline gorgeousness today
being uber friendly and loving to complete strangers results in amazing reactions
Thinking of and about others: all the time!
Driving in sunny weather
Getting Gala’s TiLT on a THURSDAY in New Zealand!
‘tis all good. EH, Gala! EH, EH, EH!!!!
Cheers!
x my brothers gorgeous new puppy Bella (unfortunately I only see her when I visit my parents)
x planning and writing packing lists for my trip to Hong Kong! (such an obsessive Virgo.. and i dont leave for another 2 weeks!)
x online shopping
x getting my fabulous etsy orders in the mail.
Does anyone have suggestions for what to do in Hong Kong? I’m going for 2 weeks. So excited!
Aaah, New Zealand….! God, I miss so much about Wellington. The 1kg mussell pot at Leuven, the boutique coffee roasteries, restaurants on Mulgrave Street (Francois and the now defunct Fiebig’s), Glengarry’s wine shop, the cafes on Upland Rd in Kelburn, the Bird Reserve in Karori on sunny days, midnight plays at Circa Theatre, hot chocolate at 3am in Espressoholic, Summer Shakespeare by the Victoria Uni Theatre Department, fire-poi performers in Courtney Place…
And then on the web, the other day, I saw THIS t-shirt…
www.mrvintage.com.au/ropata
Man, that brings back some memories!
Sitting for hours in a cafe with two of my loveliest friends, disecting our repective years apart from each other- best moments, toughest moments, the changes we saw in each other and within ourselves…aww happy love feelings!
Visits from my Grandma, she’s so tiny and cute and my God she’s cool!
She just bought me the type of dress I’ve always wanted to wear- but been a little unsure of (very risque haha)
Kaki King – she is lovely, and her music is lovely.
Losing myself in other peoples thoughts
(hah! I finally had the block lifted from my library card!)
Taking my baby sister to her swimming classes so cute!
Peppermint Tea
Wrapping up in a blanket, reading a book, as the snow covers the ground
Strange dreams that have amazing meanings
Finishing Anna Karenina
Getting mail
Candles
Videos on You Tube
Talks with old friends
1. the step machine at the gym
2. mangoes
3. corduroys
4. clear nail polish
5. watching the biggest loser
6. Shove It- Santogold
7. lookbook.nu
8. drawing moustaches on my mirror
9. drawing moustaches on my face
10. sticking gum underneath my desk in geometry
11. when the boys flip off the teacher behind her back- immature but i’m still entertained
12. when the light catches a ring you’re wearing and casts rainbows all over the room like a disco ball
13. blackberry flavored Izze
14. old men at nursing homes who fart really loudly after bingo and then shuffle away from the smell like nothing happened
It’s still Wednesday in Canada, but that’s alright :)
1. It SNOWED TODAAAAY
2. And I got a holiday beverage from Starbucks, mm peppermint hot chocolate.
3. I went to kickboxing class yesterday! I am so proud of myself for managing two weeks in a row. If I can find one more time during the week to get to the gym, I’ll be crack-a-lackin’.
4. Having a relatively restful day tomorrow to look forward to.
5. (my shiny pink new iPod nano… my last graduation gift to myself <3)
Mmmm yaaaay :)
1. dark chocolate-covered altoids
2. my new journal, with cute owls all over it
3. teaching math to five-year-olds (so much more fun than one would think)
3. a mailbox full of magazines
4. leftover pie
5. shopping for my adorable and fabulous nieces
* Being shut up in a library all moody-like and then stepping out and discovering the entire world is covered in delicious sparkling snow
* Going for a run and experiencing runners high <3
* Buying Uggs- which, yes, every girl has and are being laughed at- but goodness dearie me! The comfort level surpasses all ridicule! Especially if they’re non-descript black ;)
* Wearing a brightly-coloured keffiyeh and knowing what it stands for and being proud of that.
* Leaving little notes for your friends scented with your perfume.
* Leaving a puff of your perfume behind for your cute guy-friend to smell ;)
* Buying silly and cute sanrio phone charms!
* Buying lovely stuff and pyjamas for your mate’s Bridal Shower!
* Being south-asian and loving every minute of it.
1. Finishing school.
2. Graeme Base exhibition in Melbourne.
3. Uploading pretty pictures of paris in pink on my site (hehe)
caramelmoiselle.wordpress.com/
~half a cup of ice cream that I intentionally left for myself in the freezer
~Daniel Craig as James Bond swoon
~playing hooky
~Thanksgiving is coming up!
~I’m about a year away from going into the working world. I think I’m excited about that. A salary will be a nice change from a transcript.
~making a list of people to whom I’ll be sending holiday cards and another list of people who’ll be getting gifts from me :)
~being able to say no to a guy that could bring me down, even though he’s pretty damn attractive
~sleeping with a stuffed bear, even though I’m 22
~the fact that when I go home for Thanksgiving I’ll have access to a sewing machine – yay!
~getting paid
~no more exams until finals!
it’s not quite thursday in the U.S. yet but i can’t resist a good TILT
being happy on my own :)
ben and jerry’s magic brownie ice cream!
getting my host family assignment for Espana!
that adrenaline rush where everything starts piling up and life’s a little scary but i know i can get my ass in gear and safely make it through alive covered in stardust
yep.. it’s a thankful wednesday night! oh and of course finally feeling somewhat motivated…and TILT!
- Embracing my inner Serena Van Der Woodsen and caring less about looks and more about charisma.
- Good conversations that help you understand people better than you did before.
- Pink grapefruit everything. Most delicious scent ever.
- The fact that I can’t stop laughing whenever I talk to my ex-boyfriend.
- Muchos blog post inspiration.
- Growing more in tune with my body, and the impacts of what I eat on how I feel.
1. The week going so quickly I didn’t realise it was Thursday!!
2. The smell of tinsel – Christmas is so close!
3. Rainbows!!
-The Vegie Bar in Melbourne. So good, so good, so good.
-And, on another food-related note, Trampoline.
-The Hampdens. I am a-craving their new album so badly.
-NO MORE EXAMS. NO MORE HIGHSCHOOL. EVER.
xx
-the fact that I’ll maybe, just MAYBE get a decent amount of sleep tonight!
-the very real prospect of landing a graphic design internship with an up-and-coming magazine!
-my art professor, who’s invited the class to join him for pre-Thanksgiving drinks at a bar in my hometown next Wednesday.
-huge sandwiches on toasty bread on blustery days. Mmmmm.
No more uni: This one’s a no-brainer, apart from the fact I will miss Jane Austen so much! =[
Impending visits!: My boyfriend is coming down for a few days, and then I’m going to see my best friend in Thailand before coming back to spend Christmas and New Year with my boy. Exciting!
My birthday celebrations: I have a hotel room booked for my boyfriend and I for the night before an epic high tea planned for 18 people (-gulp-) which is on the day before my birthday. And then on my actual birthday I’m going to have a picnic lunch with my boyfriend on the lawn at home, before everyone comes over for dinner =]
My car and impending licence: I bought a car a few weeks ago and have been doing my driving lessons in it. I love it so much (it’s named after Short Round in Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, but I call it Shorty).
*Buddy Holly *Poached Pear Frozen Yogurt *My partner in crime, the love of my life *First Snow *The Blogosphere
Today I love:
*My kitten and her inquisitive meows (also, her fuzzy belly)
*Long distance phone calls from like-minded, wonderful, smart girlfriends.
*The Never Ending Story! I watched the DVD this morning, and absolutely bawled with joy. I really love that movie, so so so much.
*Other people’s kittens
*Personal development
YAY!
Ahh you are a fan of Hot Fuzz, I to am a massive fan, in fact I want Simon Peggs Babies. I love the guy so much, I have his autograph on the Hot Fuzz album on my desk ;)
Have you ever watched Spaced? That is my bible
YOU, Gala! I’ve been all swept up in my study for exams and how much I hate school and how different everything will be next year and should I care more about my marks? Why can’t I just study, already? Am I becoming a bad student because I’m breaking all these rules?
SO ANYWAY. Reading this had totally refreshed me. I feel so good and in the moment! I’m now looking forward to seeing my friends at school tomorrow and thanking my lucky stars that I’ve had the privledge of being in their classes for the past two years. My excitment about the current moment and what will come tomorrow is the best feeling I’ve have in a long time, and I owe it to you, Gala, And of course reading everyone’s awesome TiLTs makes me happy beyond reason.Sorry if this comment is a wee bit scruffy because I’m writing it in a rush! I’m excited about being alive and I just can’t seem to type quick enough for get that through!
My TiLT is here: louise
I still think we need a cupcake picnic in Auckland if you make it up here Gala :) could be a meeting of nonpareils with cupcakes and fun, hopefully on a sunny day (if the Auckland Weather Gods are happy to participate!)
WELCOME BACK TO LAND OF THE SHEEPS :‘D
are you in auckland/wellington?
WELCOME HOME GALA!
~*new earrings i made myself*
they are from silver and glass crystal and black glass pearls and they ar girlish yes stylish. a little bit smart.
~possibility of having MY OWN culinary show on tv. i mean i will host is. how awesome is this?
it’s gonna be about students cooking and how to make amazing delicious and nutricious things with a very low budget
~my new cute makeup kit i composed for myself.
its very simple. i keep it in thrifted vintage ysl purse/cosmetic bag
~inventing late autumn/early winter outfits
weather have changed. yuck. it’s windy and rainy and cold and very novemberish. i have to make it less horrible. (developing your own style is so much fun!)
honourable mentions: bruce chatwin, cocoa butter body lotion, reading in my warm bed with coffee and multilayered sandwich aside, my new headphones- like wow i forgot how music i like REALLY sounds, having my camera back- hey check out my blog- will having new saucy posts, my plans of launching 2 sites- equivalent of my polish site, but in english, and ona ‘bout my cupcakes and muffins- i love them sooo much, frankly speaking i found galadarling.com via browsing some cupcake recipes!
it’s morning here now, and its so great to have a joy and hapiness shot as one of the first things in the morning (and believe me, weather is disguisting). its like love injection. i imagine Gala in white and pink nurse outfit and hudge oversized syringe with pinky, sparkly liquid inside and big pink heart on it, injecting it to us via screen
or mabye Gala as a merry gardener. in dungarees, and wellies and a scarf and braids(there are even wellies on heels did’ya know?). watering her flowers called ‘nonpareils’ of course. and water is again pink and sparkly and afrer we are watered we blossom and laugh and dance. you know scene like from trippy kindergarden:D
hugs’n‘kisses darlings!
finding out a a guy i know has a crush on me (and has done for awhile)
besties 21st birthday parties – hicks & hillbillys themed OMG was a good night
gym sessions with my bestie then amazing healthy dinners after wards (yah for having a chef as a best friend! who doesnt mind cooking when shes not at work!)
perving and flirting at the gym with the ‘not hot’ PT but super cute oh how i wish he was mine!
new zealand summers on its way!! finally! long days at the beach and river, bbq’s & beer, sunshine, topless boys.. the list goes on
SPEEDWAY!! not many people understand the dust & smells but it just feels like home :D such a motor head at the moment!
doh the other half of the list ran away owells :)
i want snow toooooo
Comfy new PJs I got them as a gift from Japan and they are soo warm and soft and its really hard to get out of them. Funny that they are just a little bit too short, but i don’t care..
Note from the Universe “You always did love surprises, amika, and, wow, are you going to love what’s coming….”
woooooo
MMU My fave cosmetics shop has an early reopening and new butters sounding way to delicious to ignore mmmh www.mmucosmetics.com/
Planning an adventure Books, candy, Internet, Coffee, hard working on our jobs, dreaming about places to visit..
ooh and how could i forget the new gmail themes altough i have to say i was a bit dissapointed that they wasn’t a PINK-er one..
- Waiting for parsnip in my weekly vegetable work delivery ! At last I will taste this mysterious ghost carrot !
- Going to see the sea this week-end, and I hope eat lots of scallops, and make cute cushions
- Thinking about the christmas gifts I am going to make/buy (the not so cool thing is the stress that I feel arriving…)
- Looking forward to changing the halloween decorattions into christmas decorations in my house (I’m gonna buy my very first own christmas tree ! Yoohoo !)
Paracetamol...how would anyone survive being ill without it?! closely followed by cough medicine and gargling with salt water
Fruit juice
SIGUR ROS this evening at ally pally. pure love
MAC eyeshadow
Daytime tv
Saturday nights off
iCiNG !!
I have posted about Gucci tattoo collection today. So I have posted 2 pics. of your amazing tattoos. Hope you don´t mind. Kisses.
~Chocolate mints which I just bought a box of in secret
~Going to the gold market with my aunt
~Calvin & Hobbes comic books. O the cuteness!
~Doing well on tests
~The funny Filipino VJ here…who has a mix of about five different accents…& who uses really bizarre terms nobody can ever understand
~Pomegranate anything
~Conversations with my cool younger bro..maybe some of the cool will rub off?
~The sound of smooth opera-type voices with heavy rock
~Being taught by elegant, intelligent, “together” people (finally!!), as opposed to the psychotic sadists who taught high school.
~The King of Saudi Arabia for setting up the UN Interfaith dialogues for peace
I loves: the universe, vanilla coffee and chocolate brownies, Barber – Angus Dei, green tea with lemon, reading, my family, writing long illustrated letters, the awesome awesome Roald Dahl photo shoot in December British Vogue, Roald Dahls Revolting Rhymes and the best ever version of the Princess and The Pea (by Lauren Child and Polly Borland), the soundtrack to the film Chocolat which is my ultimate productivity music, loveactually, randomly being told I have a great imagination and compliments on my eyelashes!! With honourable mentions to my cream blanket for keeping my cosy and my giant christams mug for holding the yummy warm drinks
:) xx
Awww, Conchords-land! Are you going to see Jemaine everywhere? When I lived in Wellington, I used to see him at the Reading Cinema food court all.the.time. Usually wearing a purple velvet blazer.
My TilT is this a’way ->
www.yesandyes.org/2008/11/thin…
-free floor seats to Madonna in Detroit (it was a great show!!)
-starting a new commitment to health
-new minty lipgloss
Glad to hear you’re back in NZ safe and sound!
Things I love this Thursday –
cricket – I used to hate it, but now I love it! England are doing terribly against India at the moment, but India are playing extremely well and it’s all good fun either way. The only disappointing thing is that I can’t listen to Test Match Special over here in France, but my mummy keeps me updated with the funny things they say and I can hum the theme tune to myself which makes me happy.
speaking French – I know I’m still awful at it, but the more I speak the more I can say, and I’m enjoying learning more and more about the language.
working on my boyfriend’s birthday present – I’ve been keeping a diary of my life in Caen for him for his birthday next Friday, and while it might not be quite done in time, I’m really enjoying putting it together for him.
Radio 4 – I am absolutely loving Radio 4’s comedy at the moment, lots of my favourite things are back :D The listen again page is getting a lot of traffic from me :D
Getting my eyebrow pierced – FINALLY, it happened. And I really didn’t expect it to. I was at a tattoo convention in Chicago with my parents, and I was pestering them all day for it. And before I knew it, I was sitting in the chair, taking a deep breath, and voila! It was there! People were so shocked to see me with it, that was delightful too!
Seeing Atmosphere, and meeting Slug! – Sunday, Nov. 16, me and a few other friends went to downtown Chicago, then caught the L to Belmont and Sheffield and waited in line for the Vic. But what we didn’t know was that Slug was outside, signing autographs and taking pictures, about a half hour before the doors opened. We were all in a frenzy! But the greater part was that, when the doors were opened, I found out I couldn’t have my Canon Rebel XTi (a professional camera) inside. So I found Slug again, asked him to help me out, and he got me a photographer’s pass! That pass meant I could go upfront to the stage and take professional pictures!!! It was the best time of my life. He played amazing old songs, and some new ones, and the crowd was just amazing. Everyone participated in the whole “I say (this) you say (that)” and “PUT YO HANDS IN THE AIR IF YOU DON’T CARE!” And EVERYONE was screaming and cheering and clapping. It was so beautiful. Slug at one point in the show said “[Chicago] just likes the sound of your own voice, god damn!” Thank you Slug for the pass and an amazing show!
- Writing an essay on a totally interesting subject: Women in the first christian centuries.
- Going to see an exhibition “A Victorian Christmas” with one of my friend, next week.
- Feeling way better about myself since your post “What should I wear?”
- Reading this great book: “The oldest cuisine in the world”, with recipes from ancient Mesopotamia, and planning a Mesopotamian dinner with my friends.
- For the first time, I won a contest on Polyvore!!! (3rd place)
- Listening to Christmas music in repeat.
My blog www.fisnorfowl.net I know that sounds silly and self-involved, but to be able to have a creative outlet everyday, and one that people really seem to connect with, is priceless.
Tattoo work Got some color this week and am soo happy with it!
Hair fascinators I bought a gorgeous peacock feather fascinator that I am currently wearing in my hair. I feel like a 1940’s socialite.
Surprises I’m giving the surprise, but it’s going to be so good and I’m tres excited!!
Dance My show is in three weeks. Eep! But I’m excited to dance my legs off until then and see all the hard work pay off :)
A little late, but my boyfriend of 5 years dumped me hardcore over the weekend, and then had a new girlfriend two days later.
And me, feeling like I’ve been punched in the throat, and fighting with myself over calling him or texting him, I had the guts to delete him from my facebook and myspace, and take down all of the pictures in my room and put everything on his in a shoebox under my bed that I have to absolutely dig for.
It doesn’t make me feel any less hurt, but I am a little proud of myself.
♠ Celebrating my husband’s birthday with friends and a bit of family.
♠ Tweaking things on the sidebar of my site, then watching my traffic ratings change from lots of visits to a few visitors that stay for a really long time. :D
♠ Creating purple and pink haired avatars in Rock Band.
♠ Having complete strangers tell me how much they adore my bright pink hair.
♠ Making plans to move again.
♠ Making plans to go for a pinkish purple in my hair next time I dye it.
♠ Getting to work with amazing artists everyday, having friends send me links to amazing work I have never seen before and getting to interview the people behind the art.
♠ Finding strands of bright pink hair all over my apartment, not so fun when it’s normal colored hair, but I can’t help but to giggle when I see bright pink strands everywhere.
♠ Corn Chex cereal straight from the box in the morning.
♠ Birthday cake
♠ Getting to work with old friends again
♠ Making good business decisions based on instincts instead of years of expensive schooling.
♠ Being an erudite
Yay for Girl Talk! Greg is from my home town (Pittsburgh represent!) and he is coming back here on Saturday. I’m so excited to see him again! His shows are always the best! (ps. did Grand Buffet open for him when you saw him? They are also some of my hometown favorites!)
My TILT:
-getting a fancy new cell phone
-Thanksgiving quickly approaching
-getting to see my long distance love on Saturday
-pretty handspun yarn
-borrowing my roommate’s boots
-getting my cast together for the Vagina Monologues (I’m organizing a production in February!)
- Baking my own red velvet cupcakes (yum!) – My new chocolate brown suede over-the-knee Chinese Laundry boots – New York Dolls concert on Saturday
I just recently found your site, Gala, and I have to say it has given me so much inspiration & joy that I can’t even possibly fathom how to express it in words. I’ve pored over all your “Best of” and the monthly archives in the wee hours of the morning. I can’t wait to see what you come up with next!!
Your parents place sounds like the kind of house I dream about too – that’s been my planned colour scheme since I was about 8!
I didn’t know they had Wifi on planes now, that’s news to me! That would definitely make a long flight seem shorter!
My TiLT is here sparkleandglitter.wordpress.co… :)
glad to hear that your flight went by quickly, I am going to be traveling a lot, by car and by plane, in the next two months and I am dreading it. I have been looking for good ideas to fill up the time that I will spend sitting at the airport and in the air.
*Being almost done with this semester! *Oscar Wilde *My new blog: st *Supernatural! Best season ever. *My roomies *Coffee *Robbie Williams (for forever) *Stars and the night sky
i’ve loved girl talk for so long… its so funny that he’s getting so popular now! and damn his shows are so. much. fun.
:)
My dark brown/red patent Betty Jackson shoes/boots: they are high and beautiful and they fit me and I can walk in them and they allow me to wear a skirt (even though I don’t understand skirts). And they go perfectly with my dark red tights that have been sitting around because I had nothing to wear them with.
Twilight: it hasn’t been released here yet (UK) and I haven’t even read the books. But I saw the trailer and realised that I could no longer fight the inevitable – I am blatantly going to end up reading the whole series. And the entire cast is outrageously beautiful, including Robert Pattinson. He’s lovely.
Seeing the most beautiful thing in the world step off a bus right in front of me: he was lovely, but his suit – dark grey and tailored – was perfect beyond words. I watched him walk right up the street. And what was he doing on a bus? Public transport is no place for such a vision of beauty! Or maybe it’s the perfect place…
And some other stuff, I’m sure. I’ve just forgotten.
I did this yesterday but either I forgot to press ‘Submit’ or it got deleted. So here I go again:
+ Pistachios. They are amazing little seeds (nuts?) of love.
+ Ugly Betty. It’s so good this season!
+ Dominican gouda cheese. Oh so delicious! And it doesn’t give me a stomachache or make me breakout like all other dairy products.
+ Coffee…I’ve gone back to drinking it after going about a month without it. Me bad.
+ Wearing all black. It’s something I haven’t been doing so often after I discovered grey jeans. But going back to black is so comforting and it’s so me! It’s nice that it doesn’t feel like a uniform anymore, though.
+ Sexy lingerie. I’ll never wear granny panties again.
+ Smallville! It’s such a great season after all the shit that’s been going on the past 3 seasons. It’s an upgrade, even though it’s still not perfect. Hopefully it goes out with a bang.
+ Supernatural! The best show on TV. Can’t wait til tonight!
1. Helping Mister quit smoking because it’s good for him even though he’s a grumpy bear (it allows me to practice patience! EXTREEEEEEME patience!)
2. Delicious sandwiches (tomato, mozzarella and avocado!) and Trader Joe’s Orange Spice Rooibos tea.
3. Discovering amazing “be present” tricks (as outlined in my blog – click my name for the link to that, if anybody’s interested)
4. And a big HEAR HEAR to one entry on Nanny’s TiLT list: Almost the end of the Quarter! I cannot. contain. myself. (Only 4 more classes. omgomgomgthankgoodness!)
5. Long weekends (Thanksgiving!!!!) featuring lots of yummy foods … and then it’s only 3 weeks till a warm TX Christmas!
1. Trip to Chicago for Thanksgiving!
2. Getting to see my cousin for the first time in about seven years, and my uncle for the first time in about five. Both are in prison, I’m sorry to say, but I’ll be able to talk to them.
2. Visiting University of Chicago while I’m there.
3. Pandora Radio, specifically the Elis Regina station. So calming… <3
haha, check out my numbering skills, guys!
Hey! I hope home has been great. Today I love
Cup and Cake cafe. This cafe is so quaint and sweet. I sat there all day Sunday and did homework. I’ll be returning more often since it is perfect for studying and finals are coming up. They also have the best vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting. yum!
Making new friends and proving that racial barriers do not always have to prevail. I have met a sweet girl from China and I love speaking with her about different languages, cultures, and life in general. She is fabulous and I am glad that we get along. It is cool to know that someone so different is actually like me.
THE LINE OF WORK I AM DOING. Somehow I have become the jokester at my job and everyone laughs at everything I say. Maybe they think I am goofy…I don’t know but in return I laugh too and it is so awesome laughing until my stomach hurts. I absolutely f*cking LOVE to laugh like that.
Classes coming to a close. I am just anticipating my travel during the break. It will be so…such a new experience.
Embracing others. Sometimes I am intimidated by others who are aggressive or just seem to carry too much baggage. The last thing I need is to take on someone else’s problems but to distance myself would just leave me alone. I am slowly practicing how to balance this and take from people what I can and should without it effecting me negatively.
Knowing that I stay hustling. ALL DAY EVERY DAY!
Happy day Gala.
- the half-sad half-excited feeling of coming to the end of a journal. – christmas shopping under the newly turned-on christmas lights! – every other thursday is girly lunch day with zara and jen. – peanut butter kitkats. – when my lazy flatmates go nuts and clean everything. – getting books through the post. – finishing assignments.
I’m so late!
- Seeing my lunatic nephews for the first time in AGES
- Seeing my darling girlfriend just back from Italy (!)
- Gorgeous new earrings from my talented friend that look like soap bubbles made from plastic
- Just-right wintry weather
- Salted caramel hot chocolate from the Buxx
Still loving the fall colors and the falling leaves that occasionally decide to fall right on me. In total heaven with the new dreads/do. I have had them for almost a week now and am loving it! Total bliss! My soft and fuzzy cats and my very sweet husband. Feeling my baby girl kick there are times admittedly that I wonder if she is still inside me.
1. seeing beauty everywhere
2. listening to my favorite song at the moment: “Nantes” from Beirut
3. the christmas vibe which fills the air
4. making wish lists
5. buying presents for my loved ones
6. day dreaming over and over again
Oh TILT, how I’ve missed thee!
So… the things I love this week:
Seeing the Northern Lights for the first time!!! – my boyfriend’s farm is out in the middle of nowhere and with the lack of artificial lights not only can you see the milky way, every once in a while the northern lights will put on a good show for you. We were on the way to dinner with his grandparents and a few miscellaneous family members when we caught sight of them and had to pull over the car. Totally worth being late, in my humble opinion.
Listening to classic rock in a parked car while smoking a cigarette – smoking is usually mentioned somewhere in my TILT lists, and I know it’s icky, but we all have our little habits.
Huge comfy sweaters
Stove heating systems- it was about 10 degrees outside and about 85 in our bedroom, which was a little uncomfortable but still very much preferable to freezing your knickers off.
Heavenly Creatures- Haven’t seen this movie? Watch it. I’m sure Gala knows about it, since it’s a true story based in NZ.
My union jack notepad- Where would I be without you?
My boyfriend- Saved me from the wrath of mom yesterday. I can’t help being grateful for that.
Thanksgiving!
-exams coming and then going and only one being left!
-perfume samples
-having yen
-google maps
-encouragement
-vege-spring rolls
-drooling over dresses
-asano tadanobu
-ringo shiina sining to my heart
I love…my sexy new Alexander McQueen heels, Pain au chocolat from Pyrenees patisserie Francaise, earning money, ridiculously rich chocolate mud cake for breakfast, my big brother being duly led around Munich by my friend, BBC’s Are You Being Served?, taking German lessons!ja!, Cheap Monday jeans, Orangina, the upcoming trip to S’Pore and M’Sia, pink Kangol suitcases, Eve’s Pantry opening up in the Land of Kings (Kingsland!), lovely Wolford tights from Jaimie Boutique, musing about a quiet weekend in Tahunanui, cute and friendly police officers, the film Happy-Go-Lucky, trashy milk chocolate – I spent a few years declaring I preferred 70% dark – but I lied!, Ribena and soda with a touch of lime and lots of ice, little waves that just break before they touch your toes at Pt Chev Beach, Stephen Fry pod casts, West Ham United, PG Wodehouse novels, the Flatiron building in NYC, getting excited for Christmas, Irish accents, Nigella, the Grey Lynn Park Festival being tomorrow!, Amy Winehouse and the Beatles, Stella McCartney for Adidas yoga gear, Deutsche – Welle and Devonport!
I love… Twitter, Simon & Garfunkel, making Christmas lists, Steal This Book, free pizza, reading about anarchism, Friday night Sabbath services, the movie Role Models, naps, learning how to eat cheaper and healthier, Charmed reruns, looking forward to Thanksgiving
my most magical moments today was inspecting snowflakes on my jacket and seeing a whole new beautiful & philosophical side of someone I never expected
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grammar police….
WERE not was : )
Apples – big crispy ones, yum. There’s lots of lovely English apples in season at the moment.
Soup and salad – my two favourite meals. I had an amazing vegetable mulligatawny soup yesterday. I like lighter meals too then I can have peanut butter snacks during the day and not feel too guilty!
Praise – my tutor told my company today that elements of our workshop were ‘exquisite’ – what a lovely word!
Teach First – this is a top graduate teacher training scheme and I got a phonecall today offering me a place in their 2009 cohort. I was over the moon! I still am! I’m so very excited, I can’t wait to start. Also it feel like my life is really sorted, happy happy days.
Afternoon baking – my housemate baked me a cake to celebrate and let me lick the spoon.
Fabulous family – my mum told me that she was ‘so swollen with pride I’m surprised I can still fit through doors’
I have always loved Grey’s Anatomy, but here’s a clip I love so much I have been watching it a few times a day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T45I6
(I love new army doctor man)
And from that clip, I have found a new song I love, called Trouble is a Friend, by Lenka: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgeWb5…
I also love that I get to see Coldplay in concert tomorrow!
Were you at the Sunday Girl Talk show? We were in the very front right in the center, and we were nearly killed by the insane crowd. I was so sore afterwards. The show was SO SO good though. I had the feeling that I was part of something big and wonderful.
And I love the Paper Trail album by T.I. I just discovered it. It’s so good.
- flicking through flicker getting inspired by all the creativeness that the world holds.
- the bright, gorgeous, delicious bunch of flowers my boyfriend sent me for my birthday on wednesday. was a total surprise and he picked the colours/flowers perfectly. They light up my face everytime i see them.
- gala being in new zealand. cause nz rocks. and the weather (in the south island anyway) is gorgeous today and the sunset will be beautiful tonight.
- fresh sheets. so snuggly and crisp.
- my vege garden.
Time for my TILT today….
1. Courage – I finally had the courage to walk up to my secret library crush and ask him out for coffee. He took my number. This happened on Sunday and here we are on Thursday still no call. But, I’m not worried. I said I was going to do it, and I did it. It should count for something.
2. Damien Rice. So beautiful. I concur. I think if you are someone like me who needs back ground music, this is one, because when it becomes quiet you have this beautiful music in the back. I think of it as a song from my sound track of my life.
3. Water. It’s free from the faucet and good for you.
4. Birthday parties for five year olds. Just went to one at Chuck E Cheese last night. My family and I are more reserved people so, poor Chuck E had to really try to get us in the groove, if you will. As hard as he tried, I think I was the only that enjoyed yelling out HAPPY BIRTHDAY and clapping when you were supposed to. HAHA. I think if you go to a five year old birthday party you should be allowed to act five as well. They should make it a law. I’d follow it.
5. Unconditional love. Enough said.
Now, I am going to look out for this coming weeks TILT. I’m hoping I can write about a potentiel first date with secret librabry crush. I can dream can’t I?
That I leave for New Zealand this Sunday! Far away from the fresh snow falls of Toronto to the beaches and bliss of home sweet home!
I’m finished uni for the year! Best feeling. All this week I’ve been having dreams that I have to hand assignments in, and then I wake up and I’m like, wait a minute… I have no assignments due for like 3 months!
My new brunette locks. I’ve never had dark brown hair before, and I love it!
The weather today. It’s sunny and warm, which is a nice change from how it’s been all week. Don’t get me wrong, I love rainy weather too… but when it rains for a few days in a row I do tend to get sick of it.
Lunch plans. My boy and I are going to Montezumas mexican restuarant for lunch. They have the BEST food. And also the best sangria
My bearded dragon Drake. Awww he’s so cute! He weighs over 300 grams now. My boyfriend christened him ‘Bum Dragon’ last night when we were all on the sofa and Drake decided that the place he wanted to sleep was right next to my bum.
Ah… tilt. I really want to put bacon on one of these lists. Lol.
+Eddie Izzard- my friend quotes him constantly, and I finally decided to look him up on youtube. Hi-larious. Really.
+Wearing a black dress that fits perfectly. Every time I do, I feel like a super-shmexy sex kitten… thing. Fun times.
+My friends. Who make fools of themselves in public, constantly, without caring.
+Boston. As in the band. Good music, really.
+Life… yeah
+The fact that pretty much all the stories we’re reading in World Lit/World History have to do with incest and murder. It’s entertaining.
Oh, and that next month is CHRISTMAS! Woots.
Here’s my TiLT for today –
I’ve tried to make it more specific to the past week..
Things I Love Thursday –
- Blankets – The book my Craig Thompson. Nothing beats his beautiful drawings and I’ll never get sick of reading this book or any of his other ones! I randomly keep picking it up and just sitting there and looking at his illustrations. So wonderful.
- Perfume – I like smelling good, I like it even more when people notice that I smell especially good. Christina Aguilera! People complimented me on smelling good on saturday night.
- JULIA NUNES! My obsession of late. She’s so adorable and talented and awesome. Her songs make me melt. Julia’s Youtube – http://au.youtube.com/user/jaaaaaaa SO COOL.
- SUMMER! I can finally wear short shorts and singlets and thongs! Eg. what I’m wearing today. Brilliant.
- GILMORE GIRLS. I’ve loved it for years and will contine to. Lately Season 6 has been on Foxtel and it’s so good. LUKE AND LORELAI FINALLY GET TOGETHER! YESSS! I want them all on DVD. There’s a new episode every day on tv and I can’t get enough of it.
- BLACKOUTS. While the blackout and crazy storm on the weekend did damage alot of homes, it simply left me at home in the dark, with nothing to do. So, for the first time in.. I don’t know how long, I HAD A BATH. A BATH! With candles and even music from my laptop! Yess! Thankyou blackout for forcing me to have some me time!
- Puppies. We run puppy pre-school at work and I do puppy photo portraits! Love it! I set it up with a nice fabric backdrop and everything. The clients are so impressed :) Makes me feel good.
- REPEAT OFFENDER. Another long time love but man they just keep getting better and better. And they give me hugs which is lovely. :) Last saturday was wickeddd. Dude. Repeat Offender’s Myspace!
- AWESOME FISH TANKS. Got one from Lifeline, barely used, bought it for $30, it’s worth $100! Yeeeew! My new fish LOVE it. I set it up last night :)
- Being busy on weekends. It’s great. Every weekend I’ve had something on and same goes for this weekend. Woo parties and gigs! Yeaah.
- And slightly lame but – MEETING HOT DOCTORS, NURSES AND LIFEGUARDS AT WORLD COPD DAY. I did some work for mum yesterday (she works for the Australian Lung Foundation) COPD is a lung disease, yesterday we had a big event for it and yeh. Got hassled by ALOT of old people but also got to meet a few really nice guys :P Hahahahahaaaaa.
- Finally! Trading clothes with people! A girl mum works with and I both cleaned out our wardrobes and gave each other clothes we didn’t want anymore! Yeah free nice new work pants and nice new party dress! (There was a whole bag of stuff but I was good and gave the rest to Lifeline) Woo!
The End!
x baking from scratch. i adore baking, it’s my new hobby and passion. my lover has just told me that i’m a great baker, and that totally made my day.
x what future holds for me and my lover. fingers crossed, we might be moving to montreal in summer.
x love.
x coffee breath. it’s so cute.
x fresh white bread with salted butter. yum.
x sitting with friends and talking aimlessly for hours and hours. it’s just really nice.
x thinking about the south coast and imagining possible future trips there. i miss the sea and it being properly fuck off dark at night. i love living in a city, but…
x proper hugs
Thanks heaps for the Girl Talk link sharing…I went and downloaded the album and am currently listening to it on my Itunes! Kick ass!
okay, so technically its friday, but i was realllyyyy super tired yesterday, and i forgot, so i’m doing my list today.
- feeling gorgeous and being able to wear heels again! (finally, i wasnt able to because of my surgery in july, but now i can, im so excited!
- buying roses from a school fundraiser, writing notes on the cards, and having them delivered to all my besties during their classes!
- coloring!
- throwing surprises parties
- oriental food
- my little brother
- poker // movie nights
- finding out that i am getting a ring that once belonged to my great great grandmother and has been passed down through my family
&& so much more, but since i am in spanish class i dont have much time to write haha
Its a bit late as this week hasn’t been the greatest, but here goes…
* Dad being home from hospital after his operation- results from it are positive which is great. * Having sleepovers with my best friend. Never too old for a girls night in with chinese takeaway and champagne! * My new Havaianas with Swarovski crystals. Oh so cute! I am a Havaiana addict. * Reading- the last two weeks I have made a huge effort to get back into reading and am loving reading each day. * Exercising- I fell off the bandwagon this week with work and trips to the hospital but I am going to throw myself back into it next week and hopefully the weather will be nice again and I can enjoy the sun and my ipod!
~ Having finally finished school and my final exams.
~ Tea.
~ Falling asleep on my boyfriend while movie watching.
~ Baking cupcakes( something I’ve only just started recently)
~ Reading…currently its Fight Club.
I always wanted to see girl talk but everyone I know that has seen him live said his crowds suck so it keeps me from going.
Woa!! Youy really inspire me. Thanks for your post.