Things I Love Thursday
[ 18 February 2009 ]
CunninLynguists — If you only buy one album this month, it should be A Piece Of Strange. It came out in 2006 but I somehow only just stumbled across it, & it is incredible. No one deserves your hard-earned coin more than these boys! My friend Greg introduced me to CunninLynguists years ago via a little track called Rain (it samples Elton John, I mean COME ON), which I instantly adored. Things have changed since then. A Piece Of Strange is sexy, rhythmic & beautifully produced (props, Kno!). Hell, download it if you have to, but when you’re done, throw some coins their way. Okay? (They’re also touring Europe in April. Go see them!)
Cute boys who email you through Time Out New York! Uh huh! No explanation required?! (When I say cute I mean cuuuuute!)
Going out every night — I feel like most of the time I’ve been in New Zealand I’ve been in hermit mode, but as I’m leaving really soon, I’ve been stepping it up slightly. I’ve been seeing friends, having adventures & drinking probably too much liquor. I’m trying to adjust to going out & doing stuff much more, because America is pretty much a non-stop social event for me!
Getting made-to-order t-shirts — Yesterday I went a bit nutty & ended up designing (& ordering) shirts for Jake, Nubby & myself. Jake’s is basically a ridiculous in-joke written in glow-in-the-dark text (YES!) while mine says “Virgo Power” in sparkly raspberry writing. Nubby’s says the same thing in red sparkles! I can’t wait for them to arrive & then to foist them onto their rightful owners! Hahah. YAY.
Helen & Jennie — I’m meeting my two favourite New Zealand girls tonight for drinks & ridiculousness & I can’t wait. Helen moved away from Wellington years ago, so having her back is always novel, & I’m so excited! I have known both of them since I was 15 years old, they are always there for me & I love them like mad.
Cuba Street Carnival = epic glee! I haven’t been in years & it’s happening this weekend. Basically what happens is that they close off a bunch of streets & have music stages, stalls, food & a parade. People are encouraged to dress up, so the odds of me wearing a sequinned bikini top are very high indeed! I will be out & about, frolicking & being ridiculous, so if you see me, please come & say hi — it will be one of your last opportunities before I kick off overseas for a prolonged period!
The fact that next week’s TiLT will be written in the sky! YES! I leave for Los Angeles next Wednesday, aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I am so excited. I have my fingers crossed for good weather there, but from what I’ve seen of the forecasts, it’s not something I have to worry about! Mmmm sun & big blue skies. Best ever!
Honourable mentions: Organising my accommodation for when I arrive in New York (I’m staying in the place I lived in when I first got there last year — & I managed to bargain the price down to below what my friend pays for his place in Brooklyn! AMAZING!); exchanging filthy text messages; suspender belts & stockings; two-for-one cocktails; hooded Adidas track jackets (I recently rediscovered my green one & just bought a black one with black stripes for $12 on Ebay!); singing along to songs instead of working (oops); watching Girls Of The Playboy Mansion at 3am with my mother; huge salads; Valentine’s Day cupcakes; my tentative schedule for SXSW (drool, swoon, spasm); Rove (still cute as a button & funny as hell); scheming; playing around with my dictaphone; boys who propose to you via email; surprise visits from “internet celebrities” haha; seeing & hanging out with the father of my first boyfriend EVER!; the Wham! rap (it makes me laugh every time); bright lights & burning stars & swirling colours; winks & nudges from the universe; crossing things off my to-do list; beautiful weather & hugs. I have had a lot of them recently. I’m a fan.
I also just re-read this & it made me laugh like mad to think about how much things have changed since then — & that was only 23 weeks ago!
“A better world has gotta start somewhere. Why not with you and me?” — Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins.
How about you, beautifulest girl/boy/unicorn of the sky? What’s making you stare dreamily off into the distance today?!
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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Reading this first thing when getting home from work is pretty fabulous! Otherwise: being back on my own blog, my action plan for a better attitude, Netflix, Twitter, extra hours at work, and new cocktail rings!
CUBA STREET CARNIVAL!!!
Wish I were there…
My beautiful boyfriend who instantly makes me happier by just being there.
Etsy – about to add items to my store again!
(Pssst!!! – http://sarahphillipsau.etsy.com !)
Japanese food especially okonomiyaki and rice bowls. Nom nom nom.
Freelancing from home again. I love it!
L.A.! Exciiiiting. I’ll be there next weekend as well!
You must have some sort of amazing nonpareil gathering next time you come to California!
My TiLT:
-“The Ballad of Superman”, by Peggy Sue & the Pirates. Such a fantastic song.
-Having a seat near the boy I (secretly) fancy.
-Meeting adorable boys whilst ice skating :DD
-Increase the Peace cupcakes
-Fake moustaches
-Making new friends in the strangest of circumstances
-Black hair!
the end :)
Still Wednesday. Whatevs! I’M AN EARLY BUNNY. :]
*MY NEW WII.
The boy and I have been wanting one for EVER. We finally broke down and made our first major joint purchase. Wii and Rock Band 2. Lame, yet soooo fun.
*Getting my new compy soon.
I have gone far too long without my daily WoW fix.
*Big pink cocktail rings
*Sending/Receiving pictures via text with the boy, because we feel silly and are apart.
*DOMO.
Don’t ask.
Being a nude model for art students.
I am in love the idea that my little round homely body can inspire others to make beautiful art.
opening iCiNG and getting a window into a world of love and sparkles every day, and trying to bring some of the magic into my own world (even though our lives couldn’t be more different — I’m an INTJ scientist!), putting fistfulls of spinach into smoothies and feeling like Popeye when I drink them, my Barbie-colored nail polish, and knowing that spring is riiiight around the corner!
ps. CunninLynguists ARE awesome. We have mutual DJ and rapper friends (Inverse), from my undergrad. See! www.theaudacityofdope.com/cate…
SO EXCITED FOR YOU!! I can’t wait to read about your adventures in the States :D
my TiLT:
The weather is finally starting to cool down.
I have tickets to see Amanda Palmer live in concert in less than 2 weeks!
My blog’s redesign. I like it a lot
Dexter. SO stoked that Season 2 is on TV now.
Kettle corn. It’s popcorn that’s both sweet and salty. If you haven’t tried it before, DO IT NOW! This shit is incredible.
Getting up at 8.30am instead of sleeping in til 10 every day.
David Attenborough’s wildlife documentaries, and how excited he gets about the creatures in them. Cute
Winning a new pair of Converse shoes on Ebay for $16, including postage!
Weetbix for breakfast with milk and honey.
Removing my vertical labret piercing. I loved it while I had it, but I felt that its time had come to retire, so I took it out a couple of days ago.
*The fact that I’m finally going to attempt to make sushi today*… wish me luck :D
i know this isn’t a TiLT entry but, i was wondering if you had any great ideas for a prom dress because I luuuuuuurve your sense of style. i’m leaning towards either 40’s style or something tutu-esque. i know you had a post on tutu’s but when i clicked on the site, the tutu’s were M.I.A!
Anna — Search on the right-hand side for ‘prom’ & you’ll find a bunch of stuff I’ve written in the past! xo
Wow, $12 – I’m sitting here uber jealous! How many clothes do you have?!? I find it so hard to sit here reading about your amazing collecting and newly acquired items when I’m a no shopping iTC, talk about temptation!! Yes, Rove is still gold. I’ve found myself counting down the days till you go to LA even though I’m not going anywhere – I am so excited for you.
For myself:
1. Purchasing tickets to Vietnam
2. Getting a new, self designed tattoo on Saturday
3. Random visits by wonderful friends
4. Mix tape CDs.
Change is wonderful, when we compare how we’ve grown!
Happy Thursday!
1) Making out with the new dude in my life to Dorothy Moore and Wilson Pickett – swoon!
2) Planning trips! Montreal and Portland, here I come!
3) Flirting via text message – this is new for me as I only JUST got a cell phone!
4) Weekly girl pal traditions!
*Finally seeing my favorite band with my best friend tomorrow after trying to see them 3 times but something always comes up!
*Ridiculous crushes on adorable spanish boys!
*Having a really good cry, not a sad cry, just a cry to end it all and finally move on.
*Having a really good conversation about why we meet the people we do
*Standing up for my best friend and smashing an ice cream cone in her ex’s face when he was being a jerk to her
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1. One of my inspirations telling me that I’m amazing (&hearts!)
2. My black cat sleeping in a pink bed. It’s so cute it hurts me.
3. Having a blog again. I love interacting with people through it and and at this time in my life, everyone is ridiculously amazing. We really have nothing to be afraid of.
4. Poker face by Lady Gaga.
Ice cream
Making new friends
A surprise invitation to a dance
Finding new songs I like
Good movies
Hearing funny stories
Tumblr!
Making a mixtape, and a card for someone I really like
A grades!
I love you Gala—you are one of my heroes. In the sky? I am excited already, and I don’t even really know what you’re talking about.
I’m staring dreamily off into the distance because I am in the process of painting my bedroom yellow! Goodbye fugly dark paneling!
I love the fact that you’re living in the future (this is what we tell my other friend from NZ). So now, I’m going to bed on Wed. night, thinking about what to put in my TiLT. Much to love in my world right now, so tomorrow should be a good one.
Can’t wait til you’re in LA! So many good times to be had!
My feelings about Cuba St Carnival are a little mixed this year, since I got roped into being in the parade at short notice. Am blinging my costume frantically.
Love bling, but hate to be rushed.
I will be white and blingy, with belly.
-good tips
-compliments from co-workers
-hanging out with old friends i thought i’d never talk to again
-apricot tea, soup, saltines and anything else that makes my throat not feel like it’s made of sandpaper
-officially measuring an inch smaller in the waist (thank you, iTc!)
-birthday plans! (aka obsessively checking the facebook event page to see who has RSVPed, aka being five days from 21)
-Tarot cards (i probably say this every week)
-bows in my hair
-knowing i get to sleep in tomorrow
The pink power ranger!
Diet Coke!
Going to the gym in the morning!
Good mornings with the boy!
The fact that I wrote this:
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Sweating it out in the sauna!
Free falafel at work!
Dessert emapanadas!
Gossiping with my boss!
right now…thinking of the fact that i am so blessed to be able to sleep beside a man that is my answered prayer.
i love ur blogs!
Still Life With Woodpecker is one of my all time favourite books!
My TiLT =
My brother – he got married last weekend and I was his best (wo)man. It was a fantastic day and I’m so happy that he is happy.
My new black dress that I wore as Best (Wo)Man. I love it to pieces and have worn it almost non-stop since Saturday.
Alone time – I’m house-sitting while my bro and his new wife are on their honeymoon. I have a lovely apartment to myself, a comfy bed, and time to miss my lover and his cuddles.
Movies – I’ve been to soooo many lately, and I’m loving it. Honourable mention this week is Milk, for almost making me cry in the opening credits.
Cuba Carnival!!! – I love this event. And this year I get to participate! My dance troupe is holding a silent disco (Sssshhh-Go!) to Billy Idol’s Dancing With Myself. Gala, you should totally download the extended version of the song and come dance with yourself with us. Also, we practiced doing our routines whilst marching in preparation for the parade, and the rehearsal itself was comical enough to get a mention in my TiLT. It felt like Wayne’s World’s ‘Car/Game on’ scene, re-enacted on the back streets of Thorndon. Good times.
This blog entry about He’s Just Not That Into You: queserasera.org/archives/00125…
Hmm, well it’s been a stress filled week and it’s not over yet, but there are a few things worth mentioning…
-My plans for a semester abroad coming together slowly but surely.
-the HBO show Big Love (soooooo interesting and awesome)
-A good cup of tea
-applying my newly learned art history knowlege to real life
-not having a chemistry lab today
-finally starting the process of letting go of a complicated relationship, and feeling so much better about myself in doing so!
p.s. The letting go of the complicated relationship part of my TiLT is thanks in part to you Gala, for posting that request for stories about love.
After I posted mine and got it out in the open I felt so refreshed and relieved. It turned out to be very cathartic and the final push I needed to finally being able to get over all the drama and crazy feelings and to try and fully move on.
So thank you! You are truely amazing Gala!!!
Trying strawberry soy ice cream. I haven’t had strawberry ice cream of any kind in 4 years. So I’m glad I found some. It’s pretty tasty.
Feeling comfortable with the hoop to the point I’ll just grab it at any time I want. I don’t have to think about it, anticipate it, etc.
Organizers tupperwares. They are getting my life together and creating more space in my cabinets!
I dunno those my highlights. Just wanted to share, I read your Tilts about every week. Enjoy your visit to LA!
<3 Cbc’s The Hour! I’m not Canadian, but I love The Hour, its so much fun for a new program. Its the first time in so long I am watching it (right now). <3 <3 George!
<3 Spring Break, it starts for me next week, I get to spend the weekend at a bed and breakfast and then a massage on Wednesday! I am going to read a few books and watch the Dune mini-series.
<3 Dune by Frank Herbert. I know I am suppose to be studying for my exam tomorrow, but I’ve been rereading Dune over the last week. I love the book, I love the wonderful thoughts that pop in and out of my head while reading it. I love the characters and philosophies.
<3 Darkness. I am going to my mother’s house out in the country for a few days, its so dark out there I can go stargazing. I love the stars and I can’t wait.
Wham rap! As soon as I read that I immediately sang the whole thing to myself, it sticks in the head so easily.
My happy moment today was registering for spring quarter, I’m taking geology 101 and have to buy a bag of rocks! Makes me smile just thinking that I’m going to play with rocks at school. Its funny to think that it only wednesday here, so i guess this is tilw for me.
avocados, my internship starting tomorrow, romy and michele’s high school reunion, the buzzcocks, cashmere scarves, holding “town meetings” with friends, huge salads, girl scout cookies, the new york times crossword puzzle, fake karl lagerfeld, cardigans
Early morning fog.
My lovely friends.
Plans to go to Hamilton for Balloons Over Waikato AND for a dance instructor workshop. I love the Tron, Some of my very dearest people live there.
Blogs. Economy of Style, Fashion Toast, Angry Chicken, Katie Did. People are so CLEVER.
Sewing. I made some little tiny derriere-covers (ie skirts) to wear over my ballet tights when I’m out in public. They are lacy/sparkly/frilly/raw-edged – but not all at once.
My jazz-teaching exam syllabus arrived in the mail this week. I’m so excited!
The way dance-teaching (aka ‘my job’) makes all my problems dissolve away and puts me in such a happy frame of mind. I go to work trusting and knowing that I know how to do this, and throw myself in and float through it. It’s the best!
-The fact that the universe has SO been on my side for the past 10 days or so (see list below).
-My math mark, which has, for no discernible reason, jumped up 5%.
-Writing songs for my improv class with my best friend on my ukulele & then playing them for the class.
-Special guests in improv class. This week, it was a woman who does sound improv, so there was a lot of crooning, moaning, clapping, etc. SO fun.
-Finishing my 365 Days challenge on Flickr. Such a relief! & an accomplishment!
-Getting coffee with my fans (haha, I sound like such a celebritaaay).
-Exchanging messages with articulate local pseudo-celebrities whom I worship.
-Genderfork.com, for which I now volunteer.
-Valentine’s Day! Breakfast in bed, red roses, chocolate, fancy jewelry (new emerald, diamond, & white gold ring & necklace!!), dinner party, spooning, & spin the bottle!
-My new blog with my friends: 3muskequeers.blogspot.com
-Winning online contests.
-Kurt Elling’s Nightmoves album.
-Teaching total beginners to play piano & filming the hilarious results.
-Vintage cashmere sweaters.
-Jobhunting. Today I submitted my resumé to a local café, which felt like a huge step for me.
-The fact that that last sentence contained two words with an é in them!
-Supporting small, local, independent businesses.
-Cute curly-haired boys who cook brilliantly, have great taste in music, & when you ask to buy a pink cupcake, ask you if you want the lighter pink one or the darker pink one.
-Spending hours in cafés talking about books, style, gender, jewelry, & cute boys – without feeling like the owner of the café wants you to leave already!
-Cinnamon hearts.
I love the images in this post :)
Baking & the smell of baking wafting through the house, finding vintage aprons for a pittance in thrift stores, amy millan’s voice (it’s like honey), & moderate temperatures!
TilT
...running when dawn is suspended between night and day, and the moon is still shining.
...really starting to feel real change, subtle but significant shifts. thanks iTC!!!
...roast chicken
...thunderstorms
...planning my sister’s 40th
...my life as it is right now
xoxoxox
Ha! So I read “The fact that next week’s TiLT will be written in the sky! “
What I love most about this week is that tomorrow I will be drinking my tea (or chicory coffee!) back in NOLA! I am so excited about Mardi Gras, seeing my friends, visiting favorite spots and working on my costume! Gala, have you ever been? Next year, do! You would LOVE it. Seriously. I finally got around to posting the pictures from last year, if you need any more temptation.. Lure, lure!and was envisioning you hiring a skywriting airplane to transcribe the things you love in the sky, um..literally! Ok, I am a little sleepy and scrambling to pack and head to New Orleans- but what a great image!
I think this is just what I need tonight.
1. Being social! I’m with you, Gala, on loving that I’m going out more often. I have taken the easy way out and been a recluse for too long; it’s so exciting to be packing my life with wonderful friends!
2. The catnip-filled carrot and chili toys my cat brings to me, while meow-singing, when I need cheering up.
3. Singing along with Shakira at the top of my lungs, even though my Spanish is rusty. Rammstein and Unheilig get an honorable mention for convincing me to sing along in German, of which I know even less.
4. The sense of relaxation and acceptance when you brave something scary and get through it with better results than you’d expected.
5. Reconnecting with friends from 5+ years ago and finding that you can pick up where you left off. Wow!
I keep thinking of more (which is awesome! I needed to get in that mindset!), but these are the things that are making me super happy right now.
I am MOVING TO WELLINGTON ON SATURDAY. I am starting uni there. I am so thrilled I will (potentially) see you at the Carnival, Gala. My half-sister is the makeup artist doing the Avant Garde transformations there so if you see her, say hi :P
Obviously, starting uni and moving out of home is going to be a big change.. but it’s going to be exciting.. It definitely makes my tIlT list this week, as does $10, 000 in scholarships from the government!
Rainbow Sherbet-yum!
StephFest- what I call my birthday, which is on Friday!! Hello 23!
Old movies such as The Awful Truth and My Man Godfrey just to name a few that I’ve watched this week
Cleaning out my room to make room for a new year
Spending time with the family
Sunny days- come on spring!
I read your linked TILT and all I have to say is…
You totally have to come to Montreal!! It’s a 5(ish) hour drive from New York, so when you are there, you are super close!! It’s sooooooooo European, and people are really nice. It’s super chic and also very arty.
Also, I throw amazing kinky dress up parties here (sorry to toot my own horn!) – I think they could be right up your alley! It’s silly, sexy, and outrageous at the same time! You can check it out at www.cirquedeboudoir.com. If you ever want to come check it out – email me and I’ll put you as a guest.
Kisses!!
1. Turning 24. I’m on the west coast, so its not technically thursday yet, but, I will be officially starting my mid-twenties in less than an hour.
2. Starting my mid-twenties with red hair (I got it dyed today, and I’ve been blonde my whole life, so this is a huge change!)
3. Realizing that I’m better off without the loser bf I dumped a couple of days ago.
4. Watching a complete season of oz with my sibs.
5. Birthday shopping with my mom.
6. Dreaming about the angelfood cake with pink whipped cream and strawberries that I will consume tomorrow!!
Cheers!I’m super stuffy with a cold right now but I need the break through the fog to tilt!
i luuuuuuuuuuuuurve
-booking my flight with my brand new friend to go to vegas!even though theres some stress surrounding it regarding other people I think we can rise above it and have a fantastic time.sometimes in life you just have to do whats right for you!
-been loving the super snuggly cold rainy weather in sydney..i’m a winter baby:)
-sweet tasty fruit for breakfast lunch and dinner
-zach and miri!yay for kevin smith being back on the scene…it was so sweet and hilarious.and it made my crush on worlds ugliest hot guy seth rogan even worse :D
-my new super dark brown hair colour!
-getting roses and the worlds most adorable pug card from the greatest boy on the planet
-that same selfless gorgeous boy once again proving why I love him so much by saying yes without a fuss to something that will be amazing for me.
-I love that I still feel that way about my boy after 10 years together:)
-david bowies life on mars playing at full volume!
-lush showers filled with smooth,scrubby sweet smelling goodies
big love to everyone!
• my new cut-out peep toe boots, in taupe patent leather! courtesy of my generous mother, for whom i am making a lentil soup right now, while she visits.
• drinking a cabernet sauvignon called ‘EVIL’ while watching ‘mermaids’.
•making a broken, visceral & vegan birthday heart cake for a (hilariously twisted) friend’s birthday.
• being complimented on my dress about five times when i went out today – it’s a fifties hot pink and white rose-printed dress with a portrait collar.
• my darling friend: even though her girlfriend was terrible to her and left her, rather than wallowing in misery, she decided to leave the country and go to circus school in new zealand. the perfect revenge/solution!
• taking aerial trapeze classes soon.
• my exhibition opening the week after next. fuuuuuuck.
• fresh fig season, and their flowering pink insides!
p.s. Happy birthday Molly B., Steph and Ash!!!
Your blog makes me long for the sun, in fact, one of the things I love this week is the fact that the weather is getting a bit warmer here, finally!
The tshirts sound so cute! My TiLT is here sparkleandglitter.co.uk/2009/0…
how i can still feel his hands pushing on my hips.
my Tilt (#4)!
+ the fact that you made me dream about hooping (which I want to try out as soon as possible)!
err, here: http://thelinus.livejournal.com/1005192.html
Yay Tilt!!!
Cute Boys IMing you constantly and spreading the love. Getting asked out by the person you have loved from afar.
Gorgeous Girls That you haven’t seen for sooo long and you’re already back to normal and planning things to do when you next see each other. Makes me smile whenever I think of plans.
Kyle The cutie new boyfriend of mine… asked me out today!!
Doe Deere Recently discovered her blog and she is amazing. www.doedeereblogazine.com
Presents Not for me… but getting told ideas by people for their presents… it helps so much more and by giving a broad idea, I can work with it and give them something they aren’t expecting.
New friends Are awesome. Especially when they have similar interests… such as extreme eye makeup
Hugs and Kisses Lovelys
TiLT
- My nephew’s coming around from a major sickness – Playing Hotel 626 – rain – Oz World friendships: elay and EJ – Oprah Show – A Complaint Free World bracelet – Jollibee – Novena to St. Jude
gala,
i just wanted to stop over and say thank you. i came across your blog one day and just kept coming back. it was one year ago today that i started posting my own version of things i love thursday, complete with a fabulous cupcake badge from you!! thank you for being so unapologetically YOU and inspiring the rest of us!
heyyy gala! i’ll say hi to you if im there, i work up to 5pm, one of my flatmate is performing on the floats, theyre going to wear this fancy masks with lots of sequins. maybe we see you there!
Los Angeles?!
When will you be here? For how long? That’s awesome! I’d love to meet you if you are having some kind of gathering.
Any idea where you will be visiting?
Weather should be okay – we’ve been going back and forth from rain but I think it’s cleared up. Either way, it only lasts for a little bit and then the sun comes back out. So no worries!
Hope you have an amazing time here. Do let us know if you plan on arranging a get together somewhere!
^An amazing weekend
^Exercise
^My Dear Heart
Also: Deep fried chilli tofu, red wine, cold beer, learning to play bass in 50 songs, green tea, the idea of sleep, connections, the possibility of Spring.
More on my blog over at www.prettylittleblog.blogspot….
Brighton – So I haven’t been there for ages. I went yesterday and rediscovered my love for the place.
Seeing my crush on the bus – Lol…
Getting a new dress – Self explanatory.
Plotting a new hair cut & colour – Ok so I can’t afford to get it cut right now but plotting is fabulously free.
New notebooks – That are purple with pictures of anime girls on.
People with monroe piercing – Uhm yuhm.
Apologies – Better than arguments.
- that I’m goin’ dancin’ with the girls on Saturday night
- kissing my babies probably well over 100 times every day!
- Twitter
- that my husband got the car of his dreams today (well it’s ‘ours’, nothing too bling and curtesy off a fuck-off loan). He works so hard to be a good (co)provider and husband/lover and dad and it’s so great to see him excited about something frivolous and indulgent for once.
Lily Allen I love her new album ‘its not me, its you’ and i read somewhere that it came on number 1 in the uk wow she must be a radiant star when she heared that!
Peter Pan My own flying crow, he told me Paris is not the same without me so now i’m even more excited to meet him again in the city of love and stroll around the streets of Paris, eating ramen at our favourite shop mmmh..
To Travel Yes from saterday i will be away again for a few days planning Home-Paris-London-Home :D
My boyfriend.
The stars.
Everything and nothing and just living is wonderful.
P.S:I saw you tonight at Misery Signals but was far too shy to say Hello and tell you how wonderful I think your blog is.
I’m pretty excited about L.A. too, for multiple reasons. I think you may be my only friend who isn’t sick right now tho! :P
++Carrying around fans to snap out on hot days
++Fans with feathers on them!
++Dressing up for dancing classes
there’s so much to love this week!
- planning a mini-trip to Amsterdam. four nerdy english students, going large!
- thinking about my trip to Paris in September.
- getting back into the iTC after a gluttonous weekend away.
- cramming fruit and veg down my face because my skin has exploded.
- writing belated valentines.
- looking forward to my boyfriend visiting :) he arrives tomorrow!
Things I Love Thursday: Botanical Gardens Edition
Arbors. Coi. Bonsai trees. Orchids. Humidity.
All the quiet painters observing the plants.
Living rocks.
The first snow drops of the year.
Photos at localizing.wordpress.com/2009/...
Oooh, Jen Stark, beautiful…
Things I Love:
Anxiously awaiting spending my vacation time in New York next month with one of my three favorite people (and the hope that I will be there permanently come fall)...Gala, thats fantastic that you’re just up and moving for the pure love of the city. Enjoy it and LA.
Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache and pink buttermilk icing
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Spring in sight
Vintage lingerie shopping
Nice, sore muscles from dance class last night
And, in spite of all my better judgment, the Eric Prydz “Call of Me” video
Today I am TILTing it up with
-cranking up and singing along with the crashing, crazy piano and lovely song birds of dresden doll radio
-getting to sleep in an extra hour since my first class today was canceled:)
-photography
-bobby pins and pig tails
-corsets, striped stockings and burlesque style costumes
-shopping for ingredients today to make a great friend lunch tomorrow.
-this coffee thats already gotten cold, but i sip on it anyways.
-soft lacey socks that adorn my patas and can be seen peeking past my slip on shoesies
-thinking about how much fun i had, on my own last night..breaking crayons with my teeth, tea light candles and a plank of wood.
-taking silly photos
-keeping in mind that no matter how much it hurts, it is not the end of the world and tomorrow is a new day.
-art class later, and the gym after that.
-mind expansion
-myself:) and all of youuuuus
My lovely boy, who stood for ten minutes looking at the first painting I have done in 8 years, telling me he didn’t know why I ever stopped.
Music which forces me to dance.
Learning to be happy for other people instead of jealous.
The Compassionate Cooks podcast for the company and the conviction.
The smell of acrylic paint.
Coming across this website by chance a few months ago and then iTC which has improved my life infinitely. Also finding a comment here about The Artist’s Way (thank you so much whoever commented about that!) which has meant that in the past few weeks, for the first time in years, I have been writing and painting like I used to.
Another book, thanks to your site – You can heal your life.
Making sweet anklets from old and broken necklaces and sewing a gecko for my geeky boy.
Both Flight of the Conchords and The Guerilla Girls coming to my town next month.
Sending the kind of birthday presents that show how much friends mean to me.
Being asked to be a bridesmaid for a far-away friend. Knowing that however much distance is between us, we’ll always be this way.
Trusting the universe and myself.
Having a roof over my head and food in my tummy.
My mum.
Coffee. But also green tea, so it’s ok!
The change that has occurred in me over the last year, but specifically the last couple of months.
x
Phew! After reading your TiLT, I had a good night’s sleep and woke up all kinds of inspired to write mine: www.notitles.com/?p=482
biggest thing I love this week… Oh man, there are too many to say, but here’s one I didn’t list on the blog: Tomorrow, I’m taking a weekend trip up to Albany, NY for the first time. I’ll be bringing my camera and a book for the drive. Fun times.
Hope you have fun in L.A. Gala! And thanks for TiLT this is all great inspiration!
My TiLT:
Watching A Clockwork Orange for the first time and chating with one of my best girlfriends and a stranger. Totally fun to be a chatter box to cute shy boys whom you just met!
Dying my hair back to purple! I just love it! I think I will go blue next time though I miss having that color.
Trying to finish a map for my novel. I had no idea that it would be so much work! It really is emotionally draining in the best way possible. And I can’t wait till it is done so I can move on with the plot.
Writing in my new leather journal. Enough said.
Being invited to many things in one day but already having plans so you kindly have to decline the invites. Makes me feel so loved!
Fasting for a day. Only drinking water, tea, juice. And maybe if I just can’t take it any more eating carrots or an apple. I am trying to rid my body of all it’s nasties before starting anew with eating healthier.
Getting ready to start on birth control. I have never been on any before and have really bad period symptoms. I basically get it all and feel sick. So it will be nice to try something new.
And having enough money to afford my cat’s shots and get him fixed! I have been saving up for a while now and can’t wait to get this done and over with. I know he is going to hate me for it. The next money goal will be for school and my first tattoo. Any one wanting to donate to the fund? Haha just kidding.
Things I Love Thursday (because it’s Thursday in the States):
- Planning a trip to NYC. I’ve been plotting for weeks to get the boy to plan a trip to NYC using the “We can see your aunt and friends” as an excuse. He’s homesick anyhow…that’s a good enough reason to go, right?
- My recently acquired complete works of Edgar Allan Poe. I had never read “The Masque of the Red Death”, I did last night and it’s probably the best short story I’ve read in forever.
- Yellow. I normally wear black and red, but lately I’ve been really falling in love with yellow. Getting ready for spring I suppose.
- Rediscovering my Riot Grrrl roots while singing Bikini Kill’s “Rebel Girl” on the game Rock Band.
- Planning on buying a PS3 solely for Metal Gear Solid 4. I’m such a gamer nerd it’s not even funny.
- The Giant Hershey’s Kiss that I’ve eaten half of. It’s not as big as the one I got a few years ago but that’s still a lot of chocolate.
- Ladytron. I’ve always loved them but lately I really love listening to the song “The Lovers”. It’s a strange little catchy song.
- Looking at apartments in cities that aren’t my current home because a girl’s got to spread her wings and explore other places.
* remembering to breath * working in the studio * silverpoint * boys who surprise you with ridiculous balloons and roses at work * re-inventing a healthy diet * having my dog back * finding that ring i made * temple of health herb tea * a return of sunshine and the first tepid feelings of spring in the air * having a car again (yes – i know its terrible for the environment, but not spending 2.5+ hours on the bus every day just to get to my job i don’t very much like makes things so much better) * planning my 30th birthday, complete with a trip to the roller rink
This Thursday, there are so many things I love!
1. My new laptop – I’ve been needing a new one for so long and now I have it and I named her Dana.
...Assuming that my laptop is, in fact, a female.
2. Curly hair. I’m thinking about getting a loose perm but for now I’m just using my curling tongs to give myself big volumey (is that a word? Volumey?) curls, yay!
3. Desperate Housewives. I love that show so much, it’s actually insane, I’ve just started re-watching series four (I got it for Christmas.) and I just love vegging out in front of the telly with Desperates. I especially love the episode where Bob and Lee have the argument with the homeowners ascociaton about the fountain. (“First they came for the fountains, and I did not speak out out because I had no fountain, then they came for the lawn gnomes and I did not speak out because I had no gnome…” “You’re comparing Katherine to a nazi?! “Then they came for my tree house, and there was no-one left to speak out for me.”)
4. Spending hours finding the right coloured foundation(Well, okay – not hours.) and finally finding the right one! (I have really REALLY pale skin.)
5. One of my chickens, Wilfred. She’s lovely!
+ Having a great day today, despite all the sadness lately.
+ My lovely friend Gaz, who lets me ramble on about my problems for ages, and never complains.
+ Making plans for fun adventures.
+ The iCiNG post on Love, it was so inspiring and hopeful and sweet, and it really helped me to have a sort of epiphany about a past relationship, and I feel like I have closure now.
+ Gala ! For making my life a bazillion times better :)
+ Getting lost in a good book, I love the escapism into a whole different world.
+ Seriously looking into moving. It’s the fresh start we all need.
+ Restarting my weekly resolutions, it’s the motivation I’ve needed.
+ Looking forward to Spring ! I’m so ready to get away from minus temperatures !
Hot showers; naps in the middle of the day; squaring away everything with Prudential; reading new books; weird, fun dreams of your girl crushes; writing letters & poems; doodling to my heart’s content.
+ Getting over someone, slowly. But healing and still loving them
+ My new kicks
+ This picture of me in them farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3…
:D
Totally meant to say “my” girl crushes, because that would be weird the other way around. XD
-Spontaneous work-outs in the school library
-Feeling hopeful again for the first time in a while
-Writing in tiny print and getting pages of a large notebook filled up anyway
-I agree with Jenica here: Hot showers are the best.
-Finding cupcakes on the kitchen counter.
wow, the thing i love most today is that i have inspired a friend to start weekly lists of things she loves on her blog – i am so convinced that it will do her a world of good and help her get a more positive outlook on life. yay! this is almost a little like in the movie pay it forward.
also loveable are: *** real winters *** wearing sunglasses, the hello kitty collection by m-a-c and the promotional, alice in wonderland inspired video ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8OA ) – over 4 minutes of kitty gorgeousness *** planning weekends way in advance *** having an amazing italian 4 course dinner *** add it up by violent femmes (especially the beginning: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHapDS…) * reading icing at work
-Dance concerts that went great-ly.
-Meetings that went even great-lier.
-Photoshop.
-Being “controversial.”
-Dancing in the living room.
-Planning.
-Chick flicks with friends.
-Dance t-shirts.
-Writing.
-tail-feathers.
-Dreams. And friends who understand exactly what I mean.
-Beautiful songs.
-sleep.
-Comments. questions. a friend?
-Arrested Development on DVD
-Trying out some purple in my bangs and loving it.
-made my mom cry (in a good way) with a video I made.
-Successfully babysat (with GF’s help) my 2 nephews.
-TILT
*Braids
**Fruit Juices
***Friends
****Clearasil(lol)
****Chanting
***** Watching Roseanne
******Travel Plans
******Blue Sunny Sky
xxxx
<3 being in love with my boyfriend
<3 the rachel zoe project
<3 kings of convenience and kings of leon
<3 chocolate-covered gummi bears
<3 my bro
friends!!
- Not knowing what’s going to happen next in my life… Unpredictability is awesome in small doses.
- Signing the contract on a beautiful flat for next year that I’m going to share with two awesome girls.
-Going to Stratford-Upon-Avon to see The Tempest. For no reason other than the fact that I’m a geek.
-Joining Twitter.
-Buying these Irregular Choice shoes ( www.schuhstore.co.uk/images/pr… ) They’ve got unicorns on them! What’s not to love?
- The fact that spring has nearly sprung. I love the transition seasons.
- Loving love.
Hmmm is it too late for me to write my list?
- Seeing NIN live for the 5th time at Soundwave the other night was amazing as usual
- Flying to Sydney tomorrow with my lover for a dirty two nights stay, and to see NIN for the 6th time makes my heart swoon!!
- For being accepted on the basis of my portfolio/application to study Photography. Makes me feel like I may have some talent, or something that hey can see inside me waiting to come out. It is so much harder and more intense than I thought, but my love for photography shines through all of that and I am enjoying studying it so much!
- My lover, and the fact that I refer to him as my lover even after being together for nearly 5 years. Our love is as vibrant and strong as two new lovers meeting, he’s simply beautiful.
- Finding the next path or nudge from the universe and following it, seeing where it takes me, enjoying the ride!
- Ooh dying my hair black and vibrant blue/purple this week from blonde. So very excited to be going back to the colours I have missed and loved!
- Being more daring with my makeup. What? Black and red 80’s Gem/Misfits inspired smokey eyes are SO normal for the workplace ;)
Pheeww, that was long!