Things I Love Thursday
[ 4 February 2009 ]
Louise L. Hay — I know I mentioned her last week, but last night I started reading the book of You Can Heal Your Life. Um, wow. I think it might be the most amazing book I’ve ever read. My eyelashes fluttered with delight at each paragraph, & I kept thinking about how I wanted to buy a copy for pretty much everyone I know. I’m planning on going to a secondhand bookshop & buying up a whole lot of copies to give out, actually. I’m almost tempted to make it “prescribed reading” for anyone undergoing the iCiNG Transformation Challenge, because I feel that reading this would help anyone achieve anything they wanted to do. Seriously, it is incredible, & even if you “hate self-help” or on the opposite end of the scale, think you’re a super-enlightened being, everyone will learn something amazing from this book. So put your reservations aside & pick it up. Okay? (Oh, & for those of you who wanted to improve your self-esteem as part of the iTC, this is ESSENTIAL READING.)
Spontaneous dinner dates, bookstore haunting & walking around the city wearing diamante-studded sunglasses. I have to give special props to my favourite dinner spot, Chow, which is best for spontaneous dinner dates. Plus their cocktails are hard to beat, & there is at least one nonpareil on the staff! Smooches!
“She isn’t a hooker, she’s like an… international party girl.”
“She’s a hooker with a passport!”
Having long hair again! I am aware that this may sound ridiculous but having long hair makes me really happy. It’s different to how it was previously — I think it’s a bit longer & it’s now a combination of hot pink, fuchsia & ultra-violet — & I absolutely love it. Cass from Wildilocks made a specialised haus-call on Monday (quelle champ!) & decked me out. It is perenially amazing to me how much a good haircut or hairstyle can change how you feel about yourself. With magical unicorn hair I feel more confident, attractive & sexy than ever before. Love it. Longer, pinker, faster, stronger!
Watching the Super Bowl! I am not even kidding. SERIOUSLY. I had never seen it before, & on Monday I watched Twitter go nuts about it, so I decided to see what all the fuss was about. I arbitrarily picked a team (Cardinals! ...oops) & sat down to watch. I can’t believe how much I enjoyed it! I don’t even like sports, really! I actually yelled at my television screen. There may have been un petit amount of cursing. Dude, it was amazing, even though “my team” lost. I am officially a fan. I think that on Monday I inadvertently started a new tradition.
Leaving Las Vegas New Zealand — I love New Zealand very much but I am super-excited to be leaving in a little under three weeks. There are not enough exclamation marks in the entire universe to express my excitement & it would be intensely obnoxious if I tried, so I won’t. Just… you know. Be aware. I am excitement incarnate!
Honorable mentions: P.O.S.’ new album Never Better (buy it TODAY!) & the fact that he is now on Twitter!; Slick Rick; Tech N9ne; early morning phonecalls full of laughter; Ray LaMontagne; The Current; thinking about getting more tattoos (in L.A.!); sticking Swarovski crystals on my fingernails; reading in bed; making plans; karaoke; Larabars; counting down the days; good black ink pens & loopy handwriting; quoting American Psycho (my favourite book); not doing the 25 random things meme on Facebook (resist!); silly boozey Skype conversations; hooping while I talk on the phone; this girl’s tattoos; books with personal inscriptions; watching Sex & The City from season one, episode one; watching Gossip Girl from season one, episode one; hoop bruises; working out new tricks (SO satisfying); forthcoming EEBT (Epic Evil Bad Times™!); Señor Coconut & fun mixes.
“What happened?!”
“He became predictable.”
“How predictable.”
Also, & this is totally random, I think someone should start a website called “Hipster or Homeless?” which is a game where you see a photo & have to pick one. That is all.
Oh & hey. How many of you are hooping now?! Should we join forces & call ourselves the SWOON ARMY?!
Alright, enough silliness from me! Time for silliness from YOU! What’s poppin’ in your love universe?!
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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HAHAHA HIPSTER OR HOMELESS, I reckon that’s an EXCELLENT IDEA miss gala! xD
BTW I understand what you mean with having long hair makes you happy! I’m the same. Waiting for my hair to grow long again ^^;
We certainly should join forces and call ourselves the swoon army!!! I am love love loving my hoop, and I am pretty much eternally grateful to you and the hoopnotica website for converting me to the hoopside. (like, the darkside, except with hoops!) I love it!
Totally hooping it up. And started a blog to track my progress in the Transformation Challenge where I attempt to post inspirational hooping goodies everyday.
nuclearcupcake.vox.com/
Have you looked up the stuff on how to make your own hoops?
I’m seriously thinking about making one, or maybe several. It looks pretty easy, just the materials are kind of hard to find.
www.jasonunbound.com/hoops.htm…
So far, that’s the best link out there.
And you can buy pretty stuff to tape it up with here:
www.identi
[They even have sparkly heart-smothered tape for Valentine’s Day!]
Anyways, on to the point:
I Love
-performing burlesque at a HUGE erotic art expo in Detroit with my troupe this weekend.
www.dirtyshow.org/
-gaining weight like I said I would. 2 lbs so far! Only…12-16 more to go. ish.
-satisfying, healthy relationships with boys. He’s not my boyfriend, but he might be soon, and not having the title isn’t freaking me out. It’s so nice!
-my Mythology make-up contest on YouTube with an internet friend of mine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffR5DN…
-fully fashioned stockings and other assorted vintage lingerie
-my mother
Love,
Kate
today i love
-my friend who invited me to her house for a couple of days because she totally understands how sad i am after my bf broked up with me two weeks ago (she was dumped too a few months back). we’re eating chocolate while we talk and i watch her smoke, watching Gone with the Wind, and having a good time (despite the freaking hot weather).
-chictopia.com! is awesome!
-every book by Murakami, I have read 4 by now. Reading The Wind-up Bird: a Chronicle while sunbathing in the beach=swoon
-Maitencillo, the beach town I go every summer. Is relaxed but hip, has an amazing beach, and lots of things to do. I looove it
-You! My friend saw your articles about breaking-up and how to start dating again and she now loves you too! :DD
That girl’s tattoos are gorgeous! I wish I had tattoos so that were as bright and colorful as hers.
Here’s my TiLT List:
+ Eating a ridiculous amount of candy thanks to all my friends giving me candy as surprise gifts.
+ Dissecting a sheep brain for my Anatomy class.
+ Downloading mixtapes from my last.fm monthly mixtape group.
+ Going to my schools basketball games (I did not expect to have as much fun as I did, cute boys helped a lot though)
+ Being able to balance my time more
+ My book club book (I’m a nerd, but it’s a really good book) called “Oranges aren’t the only fruit”
+ Going to see Emo! The Musical with my friends
+ Wearing heels more often
+ Looking forward to my trip to the Galapagos!!!!
Kate — !!!!!! That tutorial is great & so is that tape, WOW. When I get into my own place in NYC, a hoop-making session will happen…
Things I Love Thursday: Brooklyn Edition
Red brick against blue skies
Tree branch silhouettes
Curved walls and rooftops
Steeples
Cornices
Photos over here: localizing.wordpress.com/2009/...
Things I Love Thursday:
- New shoes! I just got four pairs over the weekend, and gosh do they make a difference in how you view your wardrobe.
- Videos of kittens!
youtube.com/watch?v=5CEl2X7Oec…
youtube.com/watch?v=w
youtube.com/watch?v=GTxW3GWZ5h…
So cute and I laughed so hard.
- Blogging fever! I just started a blog and I’m really excited to keep posting. I’ve tried it before but this time I’m hoping I can actually stick with it!
- Exercise! I’ve been running on a treadmill a lot lately and I just feel so good!
- New friends! I’ve gotten to know a lot more people lately and I have such a huge girl crush on so many of them!
meow!
+ going to the pub with an inordinate amount of textas last night. there was hopefully a veritable army of hungover people who woke up this morning not knowing why they all have multicoloured unicorns drawn on their arms. i have a purple one! we also played noughts and crosses on people’s body parts … ahem.
+ the decision to live in the ‘meat world’ more. my days are so much better, fuller – happier. tonight i’m having a floor dinner party in my house. it’ll be rad! i’m making spicy raw chocolate truffles with raw strawberry salsa as dessert.
+ getting modeling work again! holy samoleans!
+ my landlord! he rides a motorbike, fer chrissakes!
+ my new white hair – the longer i have it, the more i love it. it’s like the hairy lovechild of courtney love circa ‘pretty on the inside’, mia farrow and billy idol. maybe some soviet spy thrown in there! it’s a mutt haircut!
happy thursday, loves! xo
I’m resisting the 25 Things About Me meme too. I’m about ready to scream if one more person fills it out. Stay strong, Gala!
Looking forward to having you back in the states. And I think I saw that you may be coming to sunny Florida for a visit. I’ve got some kick-ass manatees in our backyard. :)
Hi there Gala!
I have that book look time ago.. but never actually read it… it think i might this read it this month (:
aaaand.. i’m so hooping right now:D
I made my own hoop :D
love!
I Love..
Hooping!! (this might be long)
Thank you, thank you, thank you for talking so much about it!- I finally decided that I had to try it.
It’s been a few weeks now and I feel so amazing.
So obssessed, I even dreamed about learning new tricks last night.
We should so be the Swoon Army – haha
Oh and sort of on the same topic
I Love..elderly bus drivers who make you get your hoop on before allowing you on the bus with your hula hoops
...and then proceed to hold up multiple busloads of people while you teach him (and all the other bus drivers) how to hula hoop!!! Seriously, the funniest thing that happened to me all week!
I Love..
new shoes
blueberries
lemon sorbet
being told that I’m “ghost-like (awkward pause)..uhh uh umm I don’t mean like, dead, I mean sort of er, ethereal” (Aww awkward and sweet! Favourite kind of compliment)
and I love thursdays, just because.
I must agree with Ray LaMontagne!
Ummmm Tilt….
@ Going back to school Slightly strange but I love learning new things (when I’m in the right frame of mind) and discovering things.
@ Driving in cars, with my two best friends, with the music up loud Such a thrill and it’s even better when we all sing along together!!!!
@ Air-conditoners I am so glad that we have these in our computer rooms at school…. otherwise we would all be dying and being sent home for recooperation.
@ My long brownish/violet hair I feel more femimine with long hair and more self-confident. I can take on the world with super long hair…!
xxxx
I want super long hair so badly.
I’ve been trying to grow mine for about a year, it’s SO slow. It’s about an inch or two below my collar bone but it’s taking foreverrrr to grow.
The “Hipster or Homeless” website idea sounds aweeeesome :)
My tilt list is on my blog.
You can count me in on the hooping craze! My skills aren’t so hot right now (I think I try to go too fast), but I’m excited to practice every day, which says something!
Staying home all day, lazing around and reading.
Meditating. So, so good.
My boyfriend. Most wonderful person in my life. Words can’t express what I feel for him.
Rain at night.
Dove chocolate.
New 14-hole Doc Martens, brand new off Ebay for a third of the retail price. YES.
When my boy strokes my hair. Best feeling.
Thinking about new tattoos.
And I’ve been hooping for the past couple of weeks too :)
today was probably the best day ever, and it started with something horrible,
long story short I had a mega epic fight with my mother and fled my house in fear, went to a close friends house and then went around the whole city with my boyfriend. Needless to say, it was an amazing adventure and I saw and experienced so many beautifull things, In the end i came back home and talked with my mother and now things are perfectly ok between us ^^ amazing!
check out this girl – she makes videos of how to learn new hoop tricks (and how to make them)!
safiredance.blogspot.com/2008/...
Exciting opportunities! Dance-teaching empire expanding in multiple directions! (I will not freak out I will not freak out I will not freak out I will not freak out . . )
I make a dairy-free banana cake that will take the top of your head off. It’s just out of the Edmonds, but with Olivani and coconut cream instead of butter and milk. And I always do cakes in a ring-tin to maximise the icing-able surface area.
I love Waitangi Day. (I used to be a history teacher and have a degree in NZ history.)
My sister is a winner! Many moons ago in a previous life she trained as an aerobics instructor. (I did not!) I called her up for some tips for my new class, and wisdom poured forth from her lips at such a rate I could barely write everything down. Impressive.
I am so busy and productive this week. I’ve got some magazines out of the library to chill out with over the long weekend. (I’m starting to go to sleep and have dreams about how tired I am!)
Walking up the (busy) road in my togs. Aaaargh! Kind of nerve-racking, but yeah, I am actually that gutsy. Hahaha!
**Hula Hooping – ok ok ok.. Thanks to you Gala I am now super addicted to HOOPING!!!
**Lunch Breaks – how awesome is it when your lunch break finally rolls around and you get to relax and unwind.
**Eric Jerome Dickey – he is my absolute favorite author and I cant wait to get his next book!
**Long Weekends – extra days off from work are sweeeeeeet!
♥ Waiting for something every day.
♥ Dance. Seeing it all come together. Insane asylum escapees. Heartbeats.
♥ Vienna Teng.
♥ Raisin bagels with cream cheese.
♥ Meetings.
♥ Amazing books.
♥ Laughing.
♥ Sounding like a teenage boy going through puberty.
♥ Hot chocolate.
♥ Memories. Even if they make me sad.
Whoo hoo! I’m glad The Current from Minnesota Public Radio is one of your favorite things ~ because I work there! And I happen to be listening to their live web stream right this very moment! Haha.
If you’re ever in Minneapolis-St. Paul, be sure to come by our station for a tour. We’re a friendly bunch. :)
Hmm … the Things I Love this Thursday are:
(1) Watching “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” from season one, episode one.
(2) Listening to Uh Huh Her obsessively.
(3) My utterly ridiculous unicorn-wizard-dragon poster. Because one mythical being is simply not enough … I need THREE!
(4) Discovering that my cell phone has PACMAN!
(5) Curling my toes with gleeful anticipation of Spring. I am SO ready.
(6) Inventing frugal dinners out of random leftovers (like savory couscous cakes!)
(7) Ordering new wheels for my cute, cute, cute blue bicycle.
(8) Not having a single item of dirty clothing in my laundry hamper.
(9) Being given bottles of my favorite (shamefully expensive) perfume for no particular reason.
(10) Teeny-bopper magazines!!!! Ugh. So. Good.
Gala, I think I love you!
Really, though… I had been feeing a bit off all day, but then I came to check new iCiNG posts, & I saw Things I Love Thursday… and it caused an explosive chain reaction of adoration & happiness. thanks as always.
I would be soooo down for a Swoon Army! haha I love the idea! And I completly understand the sensational satisfaction of mastering a new trick, I think I’m going to try and learn something new each week and in the end hoop to an entire song.
- my 1 year old daughter’s smooches – my 4 year old son’s beautiful heart – clean water (drinking and swimming) – listening to Ben Lee on a hot summer’s day with a cold beer – hooping (loving it but yet to master it!) – men who are not afraid to cry
Totally have been hooping for a bit now, and I’m down with the Swoon Army!
This is definitely the work of the universe. Two weeks ago, my friend brought me that exact book – how to heal your life. When her daughter, my lifelong friend, was very depressed, she read that book. After she eventually committed suicide, the book was angrily put into storage, where it suffered some damage from the elements. She rescued it recently and gave it to me to read. I wasn’t really going to until you mentioned it again. How very strange that we should both be sent the same book at the same time while on opposite sides of the world (I live in Connecticut, USA).
Does that sound like fate or what?
Bahaha!
It’s true. I’m pretty sure you’ve encouraged a worldwide hoop craze.
This past weekend, I was going insane trying to find a hoop in the city. Alas, there were none. So, I came across this tutorial and just had to whip up some of my own hoops! www.jasonunbound.com/hoops.htm…
I highly recommend it! You’re only able to buy the tubing in 100’ increments, and so I ended up getting enough materials for 8 adult-sized hoops. 8 hoops!
I’m sharing the wonderful wealth of hula with all my friends!
finishing homework early
a nice, good, wholesome dinner
someone telling me i look good/like my outfit on days when I’m feeling crappy
I’m gonna start hooping:) tomorrow I’m going hunting for a hoop!!
Me, me, I’m hooping! You even helped me over twitter, gala! I just wish i didn’t live in the tiniest dorm known to man, i have no room.
Things I Love Thursday:
- Meeting an amazingly adorable girl for the first time and being smitten.
- Hooping. Goodness, I am in love with it.
- Chicago — the more I explore the city, the more comfortable I get, and thus I love it more and more! So much fun!!!
- Sewing. I’m still a newbie, but it’s totally fun. I’ve been sewing little dresses for about a week, and I really enjoy it.
- Date anticipation. The aforementioned girl, that I am totally smitten with, and I are going to go out again soon and I can’t wait!
It’s actually been quite an awesome week for me. The ITC is totally awesome.
* a kitchen sink full of… ABSOLUTELY NOTHING * good tips * wearing baby colors (shirt: cotton candy pink, undershirt: sky blue) * friends who’ve been away for a looong time who show up at your work, and the many many hugs that follow * considering dropping out and moving to LA * run-ins with lovely acquaintances * compliments from cute baristas * scenes from Moliere – totally still funny! * my awesomely clean living room
So it’s not quite Thursday here yet, but I love:
Finding the Sharpie I lost!
Making candy-coloured signs with circus stripes to stick on my friend’s locker with an excessive amount of tape tomorrow!
Sticking sticky notes with amazing quotes everywhere around me and seeing them just when I need something to cheer me up!
The really nice people who work at the Hess Station!
Getting compliments from administrators in front of schexy boys!
Going on a completely unprecedented jag of room-cleaning and organizing and finding thirty-six dollars!
Seventeen-cent candles that smell ridiculously good!
Finding out that the college I want to go to is even better than I thought because the students use similes involving Jedi and lightsabers and unicorns and magic!
Graffiti stilettos!
things i love :)
i go to yoga every wednesday and i have the most adorable yoga instructor named emily that is just amazing at what she does and tonight she started off class with this quote:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be?
and this sunday i am going to meditate for world peace at the yoga studio and donate some money
- Good music. I swear sometimes this keeps me going through my day!
- My mother. Do I get to repeat the same things from last week? If so, she will be on my list for ever and ever and ever.
- The guy who stands, bikes, or sits around campus with a giant Jesus Loves You sign. I’m not religious, at all – but I love seeing him, because man, it takes a lot of dedication to do that! It’s cold out there, and he’s not getting anything out of it or trying to sell things or even preaching to the masses, he’s just holding up a big sign. I am much more interested in why he does what he does than the text painted on the cardboard.
I have decided that this next Tuesday, I am going to bring him some hot chocolate, and sit next to him for a little while so I can find out what his story is.
- Journals. There is something so wonderful about having all those pages waiting to be filled up with whatever I want to fill them up with. If I want to spend time dwelling on drama and feeling bad or trying to talk myself into believing that everything’s okay? That’s fine. If I want to write bad poetry, or scraps of ideas for stories, or pieces of lyrics? Fine. If I want to draw and paint and glue things in? Perfectly okay. I love it.
- Thursdays! I have no class on Thursdays so this day automatically is awesome.
- That feeling that you get when it’s morning, and it’s cold, but you’re bundled up under 3 or 4 or 5 blankets and you’re just nice and warm, and then you realize that you woke up early so you get to sleep for another hour. This one needs no explanation!
I was just accepted into a professional writing and editing course!
I left school after grade 10 because I was so bored and I just knew, somehow, that it would work out.
And it has!
Woop, woop, woop!
Gala, have you read or heard of Abraham-Hicks? If you like Louise Hay, you might enjoy their work.
Kia ora, love your blog so much … – sunflowers, courgettes, beans, parsley, strawberries, potatoes – a garden full of goodies (such a fabulous summer here – I’m a Kiwi girl too) – the sets&costumes&jewels in “The Duchess” with Ralph Fiennes for added scenic appeal and “Miss Pettigrew lives for a day” (with Ciaran Hinds). – collection of versions of Je t’aime…moi non plus – 40 years since L’Année Érotique – 1969 fillessourires.blogspot.com/20… – 39 weeks pregnant today. Feel a tad unwieldy and like a seed pod ready to pop, but also so excited to meet our baby
That girl’s tattoos are fantastical.
Gala!! it’s hilarious to see with how many people you’ve started this hooping thing with!!
i bought my pro hoop a few weeks ago and it’s so amazing! thank you so much for getting me into this! its improved my body and my self confidence!! you should really high five yourself on how much you’ve done to help girls all over the world. you’re awesome :)
i am all up in the swoon army! i’ve been hooping for about a year and a half now, and haven’t really improved much but still love it! ha ha.
also i love late birthday presents. i’ve just gotten a photo album stuffed with old photos from the 9 years i’ve known my friend, it’s amazing to track our hair, piercings, partners! ha ha.
How do you hoop while on the phone??? I power-hooped this morning, and legit got sweat in my eyes for the first time in years. Sooo unattractive & sooo not chat material, but SO GOOD. Also, “Swoon Army” coming from you gives me the biggest sense of deja vu, but I can_not_ place it!
Anyway, onwards to the TILT:
this video
Hooping and the ridiculous playlists I’m making. See also: Gwen Stefani, Scissor Sisters, Prodigy.
Reading clever insights on the marketing of cultural phenomenons (Coraline movie hype! Miley Cyrus PR!)
Cute covers of epic songs by incredible people. Or really just this old Pepsi commercial by Beyonce, Britney Spears & Pink
Learning to listen to my inner voice – when/how long to sleep, what to eat, the fastest ways to learn, what makes me shout with glee without realizing it… all good things.
... Oh, and the law of attraction. Of course. Suddenly I’m surrounded by good food & an endless supply of exercise that I love doing & constant buzz about all the things that I want to learn. Yes! Times infiniti.
ray lamontagne :)
i bruise muchmuchmuch too easily in my daily life to add the injuries of a hooping obsession; i’ve stayed clear for vanity purposes.
I couldn’t disagree with you more regarding Louise Hay. You know the section in Heal Your Life where it lists loads of illnesses and tells you what the negative thoughts are that caused them, and the positive thoughts that can heal them? Look up Huntington’s Disease. Read the thought she attributes the disease to, and the one that will help it. Then know that this disease is a genetic disease where the brain degenerates with only one possible cause: an inherited dominant gene that, if a person has it, will always lead to the development of Huntington’s. Always. There’s no skipping a generation, no prevention through a healthy lifestyle, no reversing symptoms by positive affirmations. Only one cause (a sole gene) and only one outcome (death). This is why I think Louise Hay is a complete con artist. It’s great if these things help people feel good about themselves and their lives. But blaming people for an inherited, genetic disease that they can’t help having and can’t do anything about is so wrong it’s not funny.
Hola!! Long Time Stalker – first time post-er, but my hearts for this week are soooooooooooo awesome I just had to share them with the world!!
*Necromantik – My event on the Saturday that just passed was AMAZING beyond belief!!!!! Holy freakin crap! I’ve never seen so many happy dancing “dead” people in the depths of January! And it was birthed from my brain and raised with alot of hard work by my partner and I – I’m soooooooo sooooooooo SO proud!!!
*My Dia de Los Muertos costume for Necromantik- nobody even recognized me…. that’s how good it was!! Plus the shirt that I made – I put alot of work into, and it came out even better than I expected.
* My purple mowhawk/ladyhawk – Just recently went back to anime coloured hair after having normal locks for a long time – boy did I ever miss it!! Also re-shaving the sides was really super too! Now when I do my hair in the morning, there is this cute punk rock electro anime goddess staring back at me – I almost almost forgot about her – but she’s back AND with a vengance!!
* Really connecting with peeps – and realizing how many people actually love me! Sometimes you forget these things, and it’s really nice to be reminded that people adore you!
* Upcoming excitement – valentines, my b-day, my next event (Wrestling theme – woooooooo!), traveling (Brazil?? Europe?? Only the future knows!), my anniversary with the love of my life, getting tattooed, making a million,... oh I could go on forever, but I’ve already taken enough space!!
Kisses!!
(I may actually be thinking of the You Can Heal You Life Companion Book. I’m not sure, it was a few years ago that I read it. Regardless, still by Louise Hay, and still very offensive)
-huge boxes of goldfish
-the valentine’s day section at target
-making red velvet cupcakes
-SNOW
-pj harvey
-getting an amazing job interview in manhattan
-lighting candles and incense
-karma
-movie nights
I’ve been hooping for quite some time now, being an ex-rhythmic gymnast, but I only got back into it just recently. I’ve been cranking my hoop inside with the fans all set up and a huge glass of ice water and some of my favourite music. It’s so much fun! Plus I’ve met so many great people online through checking out tricks/forums/etc.
If you haven’t already you should check out SaFire Dance’s hooping community that only went live a week or two ago (http://safiredance.ning.com/) it’s chock full of helpful and inspiring people plus she’s about to start online classes soon, which is amazing for someone like me with none available in my city!
As an aside, I see you’ve got a couple of hoopnotica hoops (which look fabulous from what I’ve seen) and they’re nice big hoops, but when you next get a chance to make or buy a hoop I would totally encourage you to look into some small hoops too. I personally am a teeny hoop kind of girl and they can make some tricks a lot easier (and some others a lot harder!) because they’re speedier and lighter. At the moment I’m using at 34” which works well inside space-wise. :)
:)
TILT!
-Awesome case studies that make you understand things so much better!
-My awesome tutor!!! ♥
-Frozen honey melon
-Raw corn off the cob
-WATER
-Alice in Wonderland sound track
-Blackxwhite shoes
-Treats brought home hidden on my lovers person
-Finally figuring out a way to keep my eyeliner from bleeding/smudging/sweating off/stamping onto my upper lids etc, ha!
-Cooling damp flannel bed baths
-Gala’s hair!
Haha hey Gala I remember you coming into Chow a while back when I was working. Enjoy your time overseas! May see you there again sometime.
xx
I am absolutely LOVING the new señor coconut album! It’s what I listen to when I’m in the middle of a sewing marathon :)
For your L.A. tattoo – are you enlisting the skills of a certain Kat? If not, I highly recommend Captain Dave at Studio City Tattoo. studiocitytattoo.com/
Miss Bea — MWAH MWAH!
Dinah — Naw, Tim Kern is going to be in L.A. at the same time as me! Thank you for the recommendations though!
That Hipster or Homeless idea is fabulous, I think it could be the next big Internet thing!
I’ve added that book to my Amazon wishlist and will be sure to check it out next time I’m near a good bookstore. Though my self-esteem has improved dramatically over the last few years, it never hurts to give it a bit of a boost!
My TiLT is here sparkleandglitter.co.uk/2009/0…
x
TilT
..changing my life one step at a time, stripping away everything that isn’t truly me
..the sky at 6am when I go for my run – an awe inspiring display of light and cloud formation
..my longer stronger nails, ever since my luxury manicure a few weeks ago
..freshly picked plums
..my friends, near & far, new and old – I love them all
..the summer holidays – they were absolutely wonderful
..the start of a new school term – so much excitement on day 1 – seeing my 6 year old’s delight in her new classroom, watching her grow in confidence every day
xox
Gala! I am so in love with this at the moment: www.dailymakeover.com/makeover… it’s so much fun :)
Well of course I’m hooping – except I’m into spinning it ‘round my arm and tossing it into the air & catching it, I can do it for hours!
+ This weird extra little push of social confidence I have suddenly discovered. Should I smile at them? Should I say that? Should I talk to them? HELL YES! Share the love, Ella, make some new friends ‘cause your awesome & the world deserves a taste of it!
+ My moleskine. Enough said.
+ Colourful pens & colourful sticky notes.
+ Reading what was my original favourite Harry Potter book. Since people have influenced me otherwise and it’s so nice to go back & really appreciate it for what it meant to me – and discover that it still means the same!
+ Feeling grown up!
+ Fixing my ipod all by myself! Haha.
+ Feeling comfortable & good-looking in my clothes. Who would have thought?
+ New pictures on my wall.
+ Having massive urges to break into dance in public places! It keeps happening!
+ Plans to go see live music for the first time in a loooong time. I’ve been dying for it. I’m so excited!
+ Eating so much healthier than I ever expected. It’s not even a proper part of my iTC! I had a banana for breakfast today. A BANANA. So much better than stuffing my face with biscuits before I run out the door.
+ Wednesday. Can I love Wednesday on a Thursday? Well I do.
+ Taking care of myself. Best feeling ever!
+ My dog. What an adorable old thing.
+ Recognising that things are changing but knowing with absolute sureness that everything is going to be alright.
+ Knowing old friends so well.
+ iTC! I didn’t realise how awesome it would be to read everyone’s comments on it!
+ The fact that I can write such a long list today! Next week, I’ll see if I can beat it!
MWAH!
x the princess bride. it’s a cliche, it’s obvious, but who cares – it’s fucking awesome. i watched it with loads of my friends last night and it’s just generally <3
x the mountain goats: “people say friends don’t destroy one another / what do they know about friends?”
x SNOW. THERE IS SO MUCH SNOW HERE. AND IT’S REALLY DEEP AND BEAUTIFUL :D
x breakfast. i discovered how awesome it is last week. and i get work done in the morning now.
x having a radio show. only student radio, but STILL. it’s so much fun.
x being warm. hugs & stuff that help this rock too. i love pillows.
friends and food!
that is all for now!
• Walking boots
• Refried beans
• Clearing out
• Choose to reuse Tuesdays
• Buying CDs
• Doe Deer
Also: Fresh sheets on the bed, snow days, cute stuff the cat does, being on top of the washing, peanut butter and marmite, sleep
More details at my blog www.prettylittleblog.blogspot….
Haha! I thought it was Wednesday! Imagine my surprise to see TiLT so early!!
I would love to join the swoon army however I can only hoop for about 2 seconds…my nephew (8 y/o) is brilliant however so he can be my stand in!
I love:
That it’s Thursday not Wednesday!
Being able to hoop for 2 seconds Yeah! – room for improvement!
A pair of shoes I don’t own yet – shop open 9am 2moz tho :) they remind me of Nubby’s Marni wedges Yum!
My lovely friend for letting me open my heart to him and listening.
B’s sleeves look amazing! I used to know her a few years ago when she lived in Liverpool. Lovely lady!
there is so much to love this week!
- exercise! i never knew that i could actually enjoy it, but going swimming and doing yoga makes me feel so good! i’m going for long walks too, and feeling that lovely tired feeling in my limbs when i go to bed at night.
- yoko ono! i went to an exhibition of her work yesterday and it was amazing! see my blog for some sneaky pictures.
- chickpeas. they’re mean, they’re lean, and they’re one of your five-a-day. i heart them.
- house-hunting. even if someone else rents the dream house before we do, at least i know that beautiful, cheap student lets exist.
- the beautiful pale-lemon daffodils on my desk.
- first signs of spring appearing – blossom and snowdrops, anyone?
- the iTC! i’m feeling so positive and it’s amazing to be backed up by such a huge and supportive community.
My TiLT;
~ Guilty pleasures
~ Pale skin & not just because I’m super pale but because tattoos really pop on porcelain skin (love to see that!!)
~ Big tubs of popcorn (I’ve had about two tubs already this week)
~ My fairyland on Facebook, such a cool little app which has a real community feel to it plus loads of things to do on there…I have my own little fairy garden lol so cute but addictive!
~ Doing my own tarot card reading (Had lots of positive cards come up with my past, present & future spead!) :D
-Ordering my very own hoop today _ No more strugling with the toy store hoop, wohoo!!
My hoop will be multi-colored with maybe sparkly gold, pink, violet,... hmm.. what else…? Maybe I just wait first that the maker sends me an e-mail back about the colors available. I’m so excited now!!!!
-Finding a Finnish hooping site (they offer classes too (not in my town though, but anyways!!)).
Hooping.org is also a wonderful site for a newbie like me.
-Sun! Oh my how inspiring it is to see the sunshine after that loooong and dark period. ♥
-Melting dark chocolate and dipping mango, kiwi, grapes and other yummy fruits in it.
i love louise hay… she pretty much changed my life. oddly enough, i had the powercards set for years, and then someone gave me the you can heal your life book, it was one of those kismet things.
my favorite part was when she asked us to treat our innerselves like a young child. you wouldn’t be mean to a cute little girl, would you?
;)
Zoe – I haven’t read the book, but some of the excerpts quoted on Amazon made me facepalm. Positive thinking is one thing; suggesting that a person with AIDS or cancer “attracted” the disease into their life by having the wrong attitude is quite another, and hugely offensive. I’d be very interested to hear what Gala feels about these claims, and whether she agrees.
The biggest thing I am loving today is Theraflu. It’s a miracle drug, I swear. I feel good enough this morning that I might actually be able to get back on track with exercising tonight. woo! The rest of my TiLT is here: www.notitles.com/?p=428
Hi Gala! I don’t normally do TiLT, but I thought I’d join in this time!
-* hooping, of course! I’ve been at it for a few months now, and I am totally in love with the idea of the ‘Swoon Army’, yes please! I’m also real happy because I’ve just about mastered how to do a vortex (you’re right, it is satisfying when you get a move), and am starting on hoop routines. I love doing it – plus my tummy is getting nice and flat! My friend is making me a gorgeous collapsible hoop so I’m sure that will be in my next TiLT. Will you be making another video for us to see your progress…??
-* the iTC! Honestly, we’re only 5 days in, but I’m already starting to see a difference. I feel better, look better (I think?) and am starting to make tracks and progress towards my goals. Even when I have a crap day at work, thinking of this (and hooping) makes things a whole lot better.
-* good healthy food :9 Along with good sleep too.
-* going through my favourite music artists’ back catalogues and discovering ‘new’-old tracks! I’m having a love affair with Jamiroquai at the moment..
-* the slow exciting realisation of what I want to do next in life and what i need to do to get there – delicious plans :)
I’m sure there’s more, but I’m writing this while at my desk at work, back to it! Lots of love :) x
damnit gala you make me want to hoop ;)
so i will…(shuffles feet on the floor, smiles coyly)
things i love:
-my baking classes
-spontaneous hooky days filled with breakfast and telly and spooning :)
-jason schwartzman
-thoughts of summer and dresses and cocktails.
xox-m
i love my parents, it’s their birthday today. yes, they were born on the same day & year but in different countries. everybody says it’s an amazing coincidence (fate?), but oddly enough, my mom doesn’t enjoy sharing her birthday with dad :D
planning this weekend. boyfriend & i are going to watch “he’s just not that into you” & take some photobooth pictures. i’m excited!
my faux fur jacket, i think it’s just gorgeous. oh, i might have already mentioned it in my tilt last week… :D
baby carrot juice with cream. it’s so so so good.
have a wonderful weekend everyone! <333
What I’m FREAKIN’ Excited about today!!!:
-My darling friend Sean got me a years subscription to NYLON magazine WHAT a sweetheart!
-FInding new ways of wearing old clothes I have that I thought I hated
-Starbucks Tea cups they are like HUGE and round and wonderful
-the fact that reading week is only a little more than a week away
-Craid David Hot Stuff …I’ve been listening to it nonstop and dancing like a Freak to it
-Bunndling up warm and going for a long evening walk while listening to loads of MJ
-the word ‘raunch’
-My party girl Kristen she fills my life with raunchy glee
okay that’s all I hope everyone has a fabulous thursday
xox
Yeahhhhh!!!!
*Trying to pet Sheeps,hilariously impossible. *Building things and painting it Pink And Gold :) * Playing a 80’s edition trivial pursuit. *Making out. *Old friends and New friends. *Seeing people hopes and dreams come true. *Mountain Tops. *Thinking about my next tatoo. *learning new things. * loving life.
xxxx
-my new apartment that i have all for myself! so awesome to have space for all my things, decorating and waking up and just being happy looking at the new place from bed :)
-skipping uni this morning because i didn’t want all my exciting dreams to end haha..! i’ll take a study session today though to make up for it
-having banana bread and chocolate milk in my new kitchen, blue sky and sunny outside (ehemm and -8 degrees)
-having friends coming over tonight to check out the place… might even try to bake my first cupcakes ever for the occasion!
-and yes my new yellow hoop… which i can’t really hold up for more than maybe a minute. i definitely need to check out some tutorials
-poker night with my uni friends last night. so stressful but so fun! and i just lost the 3.place ;/ i’ll take them down next time
-my parents… they’ve been so excited for me to move out and helped me clean and move, my mum has been buying me kitchen stuff and towels and things like that, and they only live one block away so i can always go home for homemade dinner ;)
-mad men and gossip girl and i’m giving the new skins a chance even though i miss all the old characters
-having a couch in my kitchen
-my crystal martini glasses… wish i could drink martinis haha
Gala, did you her P.O.S. interviewed on the Current this week? WHAT a sweetie.
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alcohol
flight of the conchords
cookies
my cutie friends
high school musical
On my list this week:
*swanning around speaking French like I own the place – slightly spoiled by my completely awful German, but knowing that my French has really come on is great.
*crumpets – just knowing that I am going to have them again on Saturday is making me hungry, which leads me to…
*I’m going home on Saturday!! I cannot wait to see my family and my boyfriend again :D I’m already dreading leaving again, though…must remember to focus on the positive.
*Taking baby steps and being so far successful with my iTC – I set fairly small goals so that I could definitely keep on top of things, and so far I have! Today hasn’t gone as well, but I’m sure I can get things back on track tomorrow.
*When the Day Met the Night by Panic at the Disco. It’s my and my boyfriend’s song, and I just love it to bits. The entire Pretty. Odd. album just screams summery joy to me, so it’s always kind of bittersweet reminding me that a) it’s winter and b) I’m a long way from my family and friends, when normally in summer I am close to them all. But hey ho, I love the song to bits so in my ears in shall staaaay :)
*cricket. Yes, again. But I LOVE IT and I am very much looking forward to being able to hear my beloved Test Match Special this weekend!
*Leerdammer cheese – I discovered I had a pack of this in the fridge that I didn’t know about! Might have a nibble on that tonight.
*long phone calls with my friends – it’s so good to hear their voices again! Ok it’s only five weeks since I saw them last, but I’m lonely and I love them to bits.
*reading Twilight in French – it’s still kind of bad, but I’m learning heaps of new words!
Honourable mentions go to:
Andrew Strauss (Eng’s new cricket captain with the lovely brown eyes), my gorgey ankle boots, pasta-in-a-box, getting my language project done, the BAFTAs this weekend, that’s my hedge!, the NFL being over so I get my boyfriend back on Sunday nights, baking anticipation…
YES! I have resisted the “25 things” meme on Facebook too & I feel really good about it. I told someone they can just go read my blog anytime and learn all they want. Fucking a trend rules!
Also, that girl’s sleeve on Flickr is brilliant. I can’t believe it!
My TiLT:
Hooping!- It rocks, but you already know that.
Telecommuting!- Work on my time, on my turf? I’m so there.
Being Back in School!- I thrive on deadlines. Is that weird?
Shaving My Head!- My hawk has grown out a bit and really needs to be buzzed down. I really love the feel of a freshly shaved head.
Writing Again!- I’d forgotten how much I really love it.
New Makeup!- The makeup that I ordered online came yesterday. I am so beyond thrilled.
This Thursday I Love…..
-the guilty pleasure of this Iced Latte
-the browns, oranges, and tan colors of my outfit
-thinking about what kind of cupcakes to make and decorate for valentines day
-looking forward to seeing that cute buy in my art class later today
-thinking about hooping later on (Swoon Army FTW!)
-planning for a friends bday celebration
-making jokes in my head and laughing to myself:>
-reading galas inspirational posts. and loving her long candy colored hair:P.
-thinking about different foods to experiment with(one day, i WILL make a cook book!)
-cute text messages:)
-feeling freeeeee. worry freeeee.
-abstract art
I’m hooping and completely in love with it! I just ordered a second hoop yesterday, and my goal for 2009 is to become a master hoop dancer! It will happen!
BWAHAHAHA Tech N9ne – I love that Mister ordered Caribou Lous at Bills (formerly the Barbary Coast) while we were in Vegas.
I love Vegas and it’s crazy-up-all-night-ness.
I love Superbowl as well (though I lost on my bets and Troy Palomalu didn’t do anything awesome and monster-like. WTF, Troy?)
I love winning at craps and epic 1/2 hr rolls – see also: knowing when to leave the table.
I love my fisheye and cute photos at the Mirage.
I love the parasol room at the Wynn.
I love getting out of the PacNW and going to the desert where it is WARM!
I love getting home and crawling into my cozy bed for a nap after a rockin weekend in Vegas.
gala have you seen this drawing of you? www.flickr.com/photos/thisisst… it’s so cute
I’m hooping now! Tryna decide if I should buy a proper hoop now or save up, Im borrowing a friends
YAY!!!! I have been waiting all week for today, sometimes it’s better than Fridays.
1. Patience – I deal with customers all day and I find myself getting irritated by the 3rd hour of talking about the same subject. So, to remind myself I have posted a sign on my screen to be patient. It has helped tremendously.
2. My class – I decided to go back to school, I want to get my degree in Communications, so I am back in school. And I really lucked out because I have a great teacher and a great class. It movitivates me to go back next week. I’m only taking 1 class this semester but I am well on my way. I will get there.
3. My past – Last night when I was on my way to school, I ran into my old communications teacher, I had a crush on him while in his class, but I never did anything but admire from afar. We stopped and chatted for a bit, he was my teacher 4 years ago and said “you haven’t graduated yet?” I let him know that I am now a full time mom and work full time. I don’t have the luxury or funds of going to school full time, so I am going to have to go at a slower rate. He told me that he has been in school for 20 years and he will be getting his doctorate in the winter of this year. He told me not to give up. It actually felt nice to have that come from someone I admire and respect, than from someone who doesn’t know what it feels like to step foot in a school. It made me want my degree that much more. Thanks Mr. Swaba.
4. Sharon Newkirk – She is so inspiring to me. I think that her lessons in life are also for me. I am glad that she has come into my life. I have so much joy because she is my pal.
5. Cassette tapes – I went to a yead sale this past weekend, and I bought a box of used cassett tapes and honestly I am having a ball listening to them. I miss them. I think I am going to make a mixed take. My stereo at work has a cassett deck and I have been going through the tapes. I love it.
Well, there you are. I love Thursdays.
It makes me ridiculously happy that you like Tech N9ne. I’m glad you got around to checking him out. I also think that their should be a recommended book list on iCiNG.
♠ “Smile” by K’naan My newest musical obsession. This song is sooooo good. “Never let them see you down, smile while you bleeding.”
♠ Getting back to work I took about a week off to move and I’m just getting my routine (and work area) back in order. Feels so good.
♠ Katt Williams Ever since you posted his bit about “Hustlin’” I’ve been watching his standup non stop. I love it.
♠ Moleskine Planners I use two right now, a daily one to keep track of goings on in my life (I fill up a page every day) and a weekly with notebook for all work related things, to-do lists and random lyrics. It makes me so happy.
♠ Fresh fruit Soooooo yummy.
♠ Bugles www.generalmills.com/corporate… Yummy chip things shaped like witch finger nails. They’re so good.
♠ Goth Hobo Chic It’s been really cold (for a Californian) here lately so I’ve been layering a bunch of black sweaters, brightly colored tights, dark jeans, and all that.
♠ Jump Roping You getting back into hooping made me remember how much I used to love jump roping. So much fun.
♠ Repo! The Genetic Opera Very good, I’m in love with Blind Mag’s costumes.
♠ Coraline I’m so excited for this movie, I love the book. I’ve been driving everyone nuts with news about this movie and it’s creative promotion. (http://evilbuttons.blogspot.com/)
♠ Staedtler Triplus Fineliners Awesome pens in bright colors that last and last.
♠ Stabilo Point 88 These pens are just as good as the Staedtlers, but come in slightly different colors. Both of these pen sets make my Moleskine writing much more fun.
♠ Stickers I picked up some 3D Disney related stickers from a scrapbook store recently. Popped out cupcakes, cakes, candelabras, teapots, rainbows, etc. So cute and all over the inside of my planner.
♠ Sinfest, Questionable Content & Pictures For Sad Children I have subscribed to all these webcomic feeds on livejournal and it makes everyday brighter. Also checking out Dilbert again makes me giggle.
♠ Personal Style After reading Eccentric Glamour I’ve had a much more defined sense of personal style which makes me really happy. It’s much easier to shop when you have a vision of what you really like.
Gala, you are on my list :)
Home Decor
Watermelon and other summer time things
Photography gigs
TiLt:
.- Getting presentation out of the way! Feels so relief
.- Hooping!!!! Love it, dream it!!!
.- My awesome bf! and his beard
.- Finishing book, starting new one
.- New cloth from AA
.- Blue nail polish
.- Nick and Norah’s infinite play list, fun fun
.- More hooping!!!
.- My eyeshadow
.- Feeling good, feeling sad, missing ‘friends’
.- Cranberry pie :p
.- Gala!
besitos!
~Swimming every day, having the pool all to myself
~Feeding the alley cats
~Green tea
~Arab poetry. It’s really eloquent, one word can mean a dozen different things.
~This video (which was banned for its honesty)
paktarane.blogspot.com/2009/02…
i accidentally chose the cardinals to win too!! but i made a cute shirt for the occasion:) just blogged about it today
Swoon Army it is! I need a bigger space before I can really start learning tricks, right now I just hit the cabinets >_< but it’s getting there!
New tattoo(s); art supplies; Repo: The Genetic Opera; Rob; little orange cats; lying in bed & reading Vogue.
My first Podcast- We had 1,296 Unique visitors to our broadcast last night!!
The iTC- I keep yelling at my mom for suggesting sugary foods to me. “BUT YOU NEED SUGAR!” “NO I DON’T!”
Working out- I’ve been working out on a regular basis for as many days as Obama has been president, and It’s showing! I’m proud of myself.
Backstreet Boys- I used to be obsessed…and for some reason I haven’t listened in a while. I did last night, and I resolved to more often. They make me happy.
Trying on outfits- So many articles of my wardrobe hadn’t fit in a while. Last night while on my BsB kick, I tried on dresses that were JUST too small, and they look adorable. I can’t wait for the weather to get better!
BlogTV- I did my first 2 shows last night and discussed the possibility of glitter being a weapon. Instead of mase, you carry glitter. That could eff ess up pretty well if it got in your eyes! we also discussed Making glitter guns to send to Iraq. It’ll look FABULOUS! XD
Things I love this Thursday:
*Uni being shut for a whole week because of the absurd amount of snow that’s settled there! So having a whole week at home!
*My boyfriend getting a new mobile phone! Means that hopefully our communication will be better, more reliable.
*Hula hooping! Your enthusiasm for it has inspired me, and I can now hold it up for 20 or 30 seconds. Big improvement on before, haha! I’m only using my old kid’s plastic hula hoop, but now I’m seriously contemplating getting an adult-sized hoop.
*Skipping! I’ve found my old skipping rope and am using it as a good form of exercise in combination with my attempt at hooping.
*Getting some colourful visual research done in my sketchbook for my new Uni Art project, “Decadence, Indulgence and Opulence”! Yay for visual research: cutting things out from magazines!
*My cats being totally adorable.
*Taking some gorgeous pictures of myself in the snow we had on Monday and Tuesday!
Hipster or Homeless!!!!! That would be so totally awesome!
+ Seeing my best friend in the entire world on a regular basis again!
+ Literature Lectures
+ Depth of Field
+ Amazon.com
+ The Unicorns
and + The Hush Sound!
HA! I think the hair situation is the opposite for me. I love having short hair! This also coming from the kid who had hip length hair for about three years. I donated a little over a foot to Locks of Love when I got it cut. Jebus, was it nice!
I definitely wannaread that book now! And all this talk about hooping- I can resist no more. I’m gonna try it NOW :)
-The prospect of being able to see again after going so long with out glasses.
-Chinese take-out. So bad yet so good.
-Getting ALL of my work finished and handed in this week. iTC is going pretty well.
-Manly anti-perspirant.
-Being number 100!
-And pretty much everything else.
i signed up for a hooping class that starts on tues as part of my get fit resolution im super excited!
Hahaha, I know exactly what you mean about the hair :P I used to have pink/green/black hip-length fake dreads and I felt so amazing with them. Anything less just depresses me now xD I can’t wait to get dreads again…
Anyway, my TiLT:
+Staying in when it’s rainy outside
+Yoga
+Stardust!
+Villainess perfume oil
+Talking to one of my oldest (and funniest) friends again
+deviantART
+The piece of chocolate in my Villainess package (though it’s not fantastic for the iTC)
+Improving at drawing animals!
So Gala…you like unicorns…you’ll like this music vid (maybe…)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ9iPP…
Ooh how adorably splendid. This post is actually tooo perfect, here’s why: My courtwarming dance’s (formal dance in highschool) theme is Batman… How can I dress to the theme in a cute and chic way? Something like the Luella esque magic, but in an easy and affordable way… Because you are my fashion idol… Its just sooo difficult to find something unique and cute on department store shelves…
xoxo
Things I Love Thursday:
Talking to a boy I like a lot, putting extra effort into my outfits, giggling, getting calls from my Fairy Godmother whom I haven’t talked to in too long, making my zine, 30 Rock and The Office (Whoo! Its THURSDAY!), blogging, Batman, and Ellen being a covergirl!
xoxo
Bisous!
Sprinkle
Kati: thanx so much for posting this video! i love it! i didn’t even know leisha hailey had a band. she is just gorgeous. oh wow.
so apart from uh huh her i love: *** realizing that i’ve won instead of losing (namely friends) *** working in a line of business where i can wear whatever i want to (within reason) *** la roux and her video for quicksand: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WTj5V… *** selling stuff on ebay *** patent leather. perfect, glossy, glowing, shiny, rich, luscious, deep, dazzling, lascivious. *** lush celestial *** cooking with friends *** glow in the dark hair
picture of hair and more details on reasons for loving these things on my humble blog
ttfn and thank you for tilt!
Alice & Zoe — I’d be inclined to say that it’s rare that any of us read a book that we agree with in full! I think the book is amazing, with lots of valuable information, & it would be a shame to let a small fraction of the book deter you from reading the rest. If you cast aside your reservations & give it a try, you might come across something wonderful. But then, you might not. It’s totally up to you :>
It’s still Thursday here :)
* Reading other tilts.
* Getting closer each time I try to make tea that tastes like the kind at the restaurant a few minutes away from my house. (favorite)
* Seeing cutesy Valentines Day decorations all over everything at stores.
* Super bowl – even though my Patriots weren’t in it.
* My boyfriend and how awkward it is when we say hello on to each other the phone – even though we’ve been together for 6 years. haha
* Solomon Asch and the hilarious results of his conformity experiment! And Psychology in general.
* Miss Gala’s idea of pretending obnoxious people in public places are just putting on a show for your entertainment – from last weeks tilt. I love this! It makes ridiculous moments SO funny.
Gala, let some of your excitement rub off on me. I definitely need it.
Right now though I’m loving:
- Playing the Sims 2. I don’t care about Sims 3. I’m happy playing what I got and the fun that ensues is just a mood lifter.
- LunaSea, a Japanese band that I never listened to until recently. I was really missing out.
- Geeking over video games with my gentleman-friend.
- Looking at Offbeat Bride and enjoying the gorgeous photos on their of brides bucking tradition hard.
- Planning and prepping a huge gift to a friend in Germany. It’s been a year so “it’s gotta be big” (to quote Tori Amos).
- Black fishnets and black seamed stockings to go with my black pencil skirts. Plus menswear. I’m so in love with menswear right now. Not unusual seeing as most of my style icons are male.
- Watching Bram Stoker’s Dracula at 3AM and laughing at how cheesy some of the scenes are now that I’m older.
- Making a white cake with buttercream icing from scratch. Never done it so now is as good a time as any.
- Planning my third (and probably not final) tattoo. This time I’m designing my own, so it’s going to be very personal and literary. Just how I like tattoos.
the weekend which starts on thursday for me
berries, particularly raspberries, but anyberries will do
having work to do. although difficult after a month long break from school it feels good
buying groceries... finally, after two weeks of living off protein bars
science fiction books assigned for class that end up being badass and engaging
Although it is technically 5 minutes into Friday here, I still wanna TiLT!!
- flannel sheets straight outta the dryer….so warm & soft
- the crocuses on my windowsill next to my bed are starting to blossom & making me hopeful about the spring to come..
- BLOOD ORANGE SORBET
- the phrase ‘warm your cockles’
- the color the plants in my window make when the sun shines down on them (magical glowing green!)
Gala – that’s a good point which I hadn’t really thought about. Thank you for responding. :)
+ Reading everyone’s TiLT’s.. sweet and always interesting .
+ My dog.. he is adorable .
+ Watching Family Guy.. funniest cartoon ever .
+ Psychology.. simply fascinating .
+ Making plans for the next couple weeks.. love having something to look forward to .
+ My family.. it’s been probably the worst week ever for us, but there strength has been so inspiring .
I’m a bit behind the times due to being busy, but here goes:
+ Snow in London on Monday! I had never picked up snow before – it was amazing.
+ Holiday anticipation and planning – road trip around Wales at Easter.
+ My Steve.
+ Dinner parties – we’re having friends around tonight so i’m off to the spice shop soon.
+ 10 Years Younger on television. So bad but so good.