Things I Love Thursday
[ 19 March 2009 ]
Molly Crabapple who was my SXSWi buddy. It’s always good to have someone to trawl the convention centre with, & Molly was an excellent companion. She’s also my birthday twin so she gets extra points. We had such a great time walking around, meeting people & talking business. (My Virgo Power clique is always the best to talk business with!) I love her heaps, I wish she hadn’t left already!
Meeting & connecting with internet people in real life. It’s always funny to meet people off the internet in person. They are almost always how I will imagine them to be, & because you already have a whole lot of backstory & have interacted previously, there’s typically very little of the normal awkwardness that you have when you first meet someone. Highlights for me? Halcyon & Andie, Guy Kawasaki, Violet Blue & Jake. Awesome ++.
Microphones — Oh, the power. I used to do lots of drama & even musical theatre (yep!) when I was a kid, but when I turned 14 or so, I stopped. Saturday was the first time I’d been in front of a microphone in ages, & I loooooooooved it. I wasn’t actually that nervous about speaking at SXSWi & I think it went pretty well. It’s interesting how just a little thing like that can change the way you feel about yourself — it did something really magical for my self-esteem, & so when I met Guy Kawasaki on Tuesday, for example, someone who I really admire, I wasn’t nervous about it, & I felt really confident. So now that I’ve spoken there, I want to get as many other speaking gigs as I can… Beware!
Swanboats! On Tuesday I went swanboating with L. Amelia Raley, Miss Angeliska & Laurel. I probably don’t need to elaborate on this much, but of course, IT WAS AMAZING. Pedalling a swanboat around a beautiful lake is pretty incredible, but the real treat was the girls. What amazing women. I have been talking to Angel & Lau online for years, & this morning Amelia made Jake & I banana-free smoothies (yes!) & English muffins. Fantastique to the max.
Unicorn cupcakes! During my panel, this cute boy from New York City — who I met through my profile in Time Out New York! — had a dozen unicorn cupcakes delivered to me. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaamazing. I mean, really. Wow. Well done. Points.
SXSWi is probably one of the best things ever. There is nothing more magnificent than spending time with people who understand what you do, talking to them about it, learning heaps & soaking up a whole lot of inspiration. I think I said this last time but I had the best time ever. Molly & I have made plans to come back every year for preeeeeeetty much the rest of our lives. & now the music festival is starting…
Austin... again. I still love it. The thrill has not worn off. I’m here for another 6 days & I’m really amped about it. This is such a cool town & the people are wonderful. Oh, & this morning I went into Toy Joy & almost died with pleasure.
This video:
Honourable mentions: Cute boys with swagger who give you their number; The Driskill; high-quality flirting; the foccacia/baked brie/apricot jam/roast garlic thing at The Driskill; Mystic Medusa (holla); “Paul, I think I told you, I’m a lover, not a fighter!”; feeling so much love & excitement that you think you might burst; business meetings girl-style; Gary Vaynerchuk’s energy; Wholefoods Austin (RAW BAR hold me back); Andrew Bird live (I saw him at the taping of Austin City Limits last night & it blew my mind); Bikini Kill; my SXSWi panel getting picked up by ABC News (!); live country music (yes, actually); taco salad at Gueros (whoah, drool); enormous slices of pie with Oreo crust & Reese’s peanut butter cup ice-cream (even if it made me feel kind of sick…); being interviewed by K-VUE TV — & they actually knew who I was?!; raw chocolate cake for breakfast; coconut bubble baths; sweet emails; my bag from Matt & Nat (holds everything & never seems heavy — how is this possible?!) & my Helio Ocean… Eternal love. I am a proud non-iPhone owner. Hahah.
What about you, bunnylicious?
Love letters & feather headdresses,
Tags: things i love thursday Add Gala on Twitter!
Maybe I need glasses, but, what does the tattoo say that you used as the first picture?
Looks like it says ‘Worse than queer’? Not sure.
TilT:
.- My bf! he is and alway be the best bestestest!
.- My kitty cat: im a cat im a kitty cat, and i dance dance dance and i dance dance dance. He is really creazy and mean!
.- Red nail polish
.- Cake, yum
.- The temperature getting decent!
.- The radio station: SONIC1029
.- Hooping!!!
.- Did I mention my bf??
.- Clean house
.- Christian Hansen and The Autistics!
besos!!!
-My awesome amazing perfect gf! She is the absolute best!!!
-Taking on projects at work that I might actually enjoy
-Rice bowls.
-Spring
Cupcakes! – I know, So typical! But last week there was a cake sale at school and I chucked in just under 50(!) And got so many complimets my head swelled super-huge! (Pictures are on my blog for those interested!)
Glam rock – It just makes everything ok. It’s all about glitter and pazazz and big shoes and crazy lyrics.
Fluffly pens – Need I say more?
Sumer – it’s coming, slowly but surely!
Snooker – I know! What a nerd! It’s so wierd for a 15 year old gal to be hyped up for a game that everyone else seems to think is boring but I love it! I love the outfits; all smart and waistcoats and gorgeous shoes! I love the clack that the balls make and I love the technicality of it. Such a nerd! :>
Spring – it’s coming, it’s coming! I spent yesterday at the park lying in the sun and my winter coats have been put into the wardrobe. Yes.
Going home – I love my family. Nuff said.
Teeth – Finally, I have a dentist who kicks my ass enough for my dental hygeine to go through the roof. Actually enjoying flossing. Crazy.
Corduroy – why not? It’s nice.
Cereal
Mi-Shake – Amazing new milkshake bar in Newcastle. Kinder Bueno milkshakes are AMAZING.
Wow, you met some really fabulous people, I really enjoyed watching the recorded panel, so I’m all for more Gala behind the mic!
My TiLT is here: sparkleandglitter.co.uk/2009/0…
Reese’s peanut butter cup ice cream sounds like pure heaven!
Ah, McCartney/Jackson. Yes. Sounds like you have had THE BEST time – yay! Here’s me:
Knitting peggy squares for baby blankets. There was a basket of wool/needles in the hospital waiting room (see below) and I knocked off a few rows. I felt really really good about it.
My son broke both his wrists and FINALLY the casts are off! So excited!
I was watching some 80s-hits show on C4 the other day, and two things:
a) Jimmy Barnes oh my god. ‘Working Class Man’ – I’m a complete sucker for rock&roll.
b) Whitney Houston in the video for ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’. She was fantastic – so charismatic and gorgeous and talented.
Three new-to-me blogs I love:
Fashion for Nerds
geekthreads.blogspot.com/
Apocalypstick Now
apocalypsticknow.blogspot.com/
Already Pretty
www.alreadypretty.com/
Pretty is “a state of mind in which you feel graceful and unencumbered, natural and proud. “
Yes it says ‘worse than queer’! It’s a Bikini Kill lyric :>
Oh my god, Toy Joy is such an amazing place. I was visiting a friend who lives in Austin for New Years and she took me there, it was like heaven. They had all these x-mas trees with crazy decoration and themes when I was there, blew my mind! We spent and hour at least in that place and I took a million photographs.
so miss gala darling can sing???
i’d like to see that!
. going out last night and having so so so much..even when i had class at 7 am
. nylon magazine oh yeah
. apple oh’s (as in cereal)
. quesadillas ( you shouuuld come down to mexicoo galaaa…!)
. pink and yellow ( yeah you can see that in my blog)
. nail polish
. dowloading music:)
looots oof loouuuveee…
em.
www.reprisereprise.blogspot.co…
Unicorn cupcakes? Now THAT’S good.
Holy cats! I just saw that Nadine included me in her TiLT! (Already Pretty is my blog.) I’m floored! That’s gotta top my TiLT for the week. ;)
Interviews for summer internships! One this week, hopefully one next week, summer plans starting to pull together and it’s just great!
Meeting cute boys even if it turns out he probably isn’t single. He’s still cute, it was still fun to spend a while last night getting to know him and basking in the fact that a cute Jewish boy was hanging out in my room.
Housing is all figured out and I have a campus apartment next year with four of my close girlfriends. Kitchen! Actual apartment! All ours! No bills because we pay the university and they pay the heating bill!
A capella performances are so much fun for me, oddly enough. I’m not a singer, but last night I saw two groups that my friends are in perform and they were great, and it’s so much fun!
-Guiness cake w/ Bailey’s frosting
-Scrubs (tv show)
-Drippy candles
-Drinking hot chocolate or wine in the shower
-Garnier body tonic moisturizer (smells and feels NICE)
-Getting work done so you can seriously relax later
Meeting you! Though I was kinda intimidated and neeeervous. But now I know you actually exist!
Oh, and crocheting little cupcakes and cups of tea forever and ever and ever and ever, etc.
it was so very lovely to meet you as well, darling. sad that i am now in the eternal 12 hour days of work and no play mode. hopefully we’ll see each other at least one more time before you leave!!
I demand to see pictures of said cupcakes!!!
I am absolutely in love with that video, too!!
Things I Love this week:
- Fresh, cheap, delicious coffee on campus. – Movies starring young Al Pacino (*Serpico* and Dog Day Afternoon). – Wearing my new suspenders and captain’s hat, and feeling like a railroad worker. – The opportunity to take mid-day naps! – Planning out my future, with free pizza! – Realizing the importance of a healthy diet. – Wonderful friends who love you, and forgive you when you’re being an ass. – Paycheck!!! – I Love You, Man coming out this weekend. – Nogoodforme.com – Feeling like the world is my oyster!
New Zealand’s Next Top Model – I know, so bad, but so good.
Fairs – Big ups especially to Wadestown for all the wicked baked goods, & St Francis de Sales school for our winning streak.
The Cupcake Diaries – a cupcake & a story. Brilliant!
Sunshine
Watching Top Town with my lover & my sister, and laughing our asses off. Why is it so funny to watch people bail?
The theme song from Fat Albert
Scrabble and fish curry with good friends.
I love…Mrs Higgins chocolate cookies, my psych tutor, taking fantastic leçons françaises, lying in bed reading about Matisse, the Kate Moss and Sadie Frost gag for Comic Relief!, thick ribbed wool stockings, a trip to Tokyo, my art sculpture theory class, blackcurrant and soda, The Killers, a tweedy APC coat I have my eye on, the Met, adidas shoe ads!
It’s my 18th birthday todaaaaaaay! Squee!
AH YAY FOR THE VIDEO LINK!!!
my cousin shared that with me and I’ve been showing everyone I know since. It’s one of those things that more people should see and appreciate. && those unicorn cupcakes oh my gosh! you lucky girl! Sounds like you’ve had a great week gala!
You should do more panels and speaking, you’re a great advice-giver. Come to Canada, we’d love to have you speak here!
As for my week, it’s been an up and down kind of week but I’m definitely thankful for my family and all the support they’ve shown me as I come up with crazy ideas. I’m loving my new business plan to open a bakery and sweets shop as soon as I finish my degree. (free cupcakes for Gala&entourage!:D) It’s been such a great feeling to have some direction now, and since I’ve been plotting out this idea since I was about 13 it’s amazing to see it start to come to life! Other honourables: green st.patty’s day beers, an amazing new beaded necklace from a local shop that matches my eye color! & planning to getaway for the weekend with friends.
I’m glad your SXSW panel went so well, Gala. I used to be terrified of public speaking, but I’ve grown to love it as well. Wish I could have you on my Sydney Writers’ Fest panel, but they were stretched for interstate vistors, let alone international ones. Such a shame – you would have been awesome!
the feeling of liberation after taking an exam, modcloth, using giant uglydolls as pillows, mysteries, tokidoki, the godfather, my best friend being back from new zealand, my job, daylight savings time, youtube videos of animals yawning.
-Skipping history class for icecream in the park with my cute friends :D my friends are awesome
-Secretly flirting :P
-(uber nerdyness) actually having fun plating world of warcraft, haha
-Amelie. I just can’t skip it if I find it on the TV, I love it!
-the hope that the heat may stop soon…we’re tired of summer!!
I have wanted cupcakes ever since your tweet and photo. Yum! Yoga tops my list this week. It is seriously transforming my life.
haha, nice! stuff i love:
x short stories. i’ve been reading a book of love stories but really it’s just a book of short stories. anyway they’re all REALLY GOOD. much more fun to read & write than novels, which are too often boring and bloated.
x ordering cheap secondhand books online. so i’m in my student account overdraft right now, but i still need books… god bless amazon marketplace!
x hanging out with my best friend. i don’t get to see her very often now, but it’s so nice to see her, and so easy to talk.
x puppets! they’re SO MUCH FUN. may or may not have played with a big ventriloquist one for a bit too long in hawkin’s bazaar today.
x the young victoria. it’s a lovely lovely film.
Skipping the junkfood in favour of home cooked meals.
Curling up and sleeping for that extra hour in the morning with my lover instead of going to work out.
Florida Spring time in all its pollinated glory.
doing just what i set out to do.
meeting cool internet friends in person.
feeling appreciation frequently.
picking veggies i grew in my garden.
when time slows to a standstill, creeping by gloriously, moment by moment.
weekend plans to go dancing! wee!
Those unicorn cupcakes are adorable! :]
This Week: ♥ Spring, Panera therapy, spring break, being home with my family, seeing my boyfriend & his mom this weekend, seeing old friends, hooping, relaxing & enjoying life!
drinking tea!
matching up breakfasts to fantasy girls:
loveolla.wordpress.com/2009/03…
reading In Her Shoes
setting up my self.com food diary
making dinner for my mom, brother and sister
deciding to work together with my boyfriend and seriously learn to play guitar
blowing my nose
my boyfriend in bed
Skins
Lady Gaga
Michael Jackson
The song ‘Everyone’s At It’ by Lily Allen
Talking to my mum about self esteem
Dancing around my bedroom
TWLOHA
Raising money for comic relief
Curling up with filtered water and a DVD (I’m so rock ‘n’ roll)
Jenny’s new haircut on Gossip Girl (now that is rock’n‘roll!)
Did I mention Skins? Of course I did. Well I’ll mention it again. Because I’m going to be watching it in 6 minutes and I’m excited! Love for the insane drugged up teenagers
I am loving that “Suck My Left One” tattoo! Bikini Kill 4 Life!
My TiLT
– Being on a flip-flopped schedule, sleeping little in an attempt to fix it, but being surprisingly refreshed when you wake up. – America’s newfound appreciation of Bollywood, and Bollywood’s efforts to co-op mid to high-level American celebrities. – Getting a callback for a teaching position at one of those IT schools in the city, but possibly having to pass (or postpone) because I’ll be in Europe! It would be cool to pass my geeky-ness to geeklettes in training, though. – When you wonder if cute girls who write blogs are thinking about you every now and again, and minutes later they mention you in TILT :) I mean I’m definitely talking about some other blog with a recurring entry abbreviated TILT, though. ::stares at feet and smiles an embarrassingly uncontrollable smile:: – When the universe winks at you slyly. – Anti-porn (Hilarious and work safe!) www.spike.com/video/pg www.spike.com/video/roadside www.spike.com/video/pgUh…how come everyone else has line breaks? :\ haha
I LOVE andrew bird. I’m so glad you like him too!
Hmmm.
Making amends with former friends! I don’t want to go into detail but I never thought we would never amend anything ever!
Nailing one leg hooping! I can do it with better ease! YAY! It’s my favorite to do, it’s like Oh….I’m just hooping at my knees and WHOA! My leg just came out! DAaayyuuummm!
Nice Weather! Even if it’s only one day this week. I like being able to wear sleeveless tops and sunscreen to new exposed skin!
Bubble Milk Tea! The bubble tea shop here is really nice and they helped me with my issues with bubble tea. I can’t handle heavy sugar so they put less and I don’t like the heavy tea taste so they put soy milk in it! It was really good! So I’m looking forward to having more bubble tea!
New ipod! It’s purple and totally awesome! I had a zune and came to hate it but I actually needed something smaller that my hoop can get around my butt with no problems. :) I forgot how fast itunes loaded on my computer.
I think that’s all I got. Distracted by NCAA basketball and The Office, oddly enough.
this week i love
majoring in entrepreneurship. seriously, lecture after lecture i am getting more and more convinced that it is really something i want to do in my life
volunteering for one of the student groups on campus. not only the event they are holding this year is really cool, but i also got to meet amazing people & hopefully i’ll become friends with them
knowing i’m doing the right thing
receiving compliments
planning my academic future
whoa, what a nerdy tilt this week. sorry! haha))
-Milk, the movie, and the person. I can’t explain it, but Harvey Milk has pretty much changed my life. It gave me the happiness, pride, and inspiration that I needed, to be open about my sexuality.
*My cute LBD (Little BLUE dress), that sort of makes me look like a trollop. Thank you nonetheless, Forever 21.
-My friend’s newly found positivity
-Being able to write again!
-“Six Feet Under”. Yeah, I know I’m several years too late.
-End credits for certain video games.
-Seeing friends again, after going far too long without them.
-March Break! Just in general.
-Trumpets!
Oh man, someone shut me up.
Gala, darling,(yes actually, I do call people darling!) I wanted to thank you for the video at the end-ish of this entry… thank you for the laughs and the reminder that we do live in amazing times!
HAVING A SPREAD IN BMW MAGAZINE PRINTED FEATURING MY MAKEUP DESIGNS! AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!! I just found out today and I CAN’T BELIEVE IT, what a fluke! Hahaha!
My birthday! The whole day was spectacular from start to finish.
The Red Book (again.) I can’t get enough of Sera Beak.
Meditation; earl grey tea; REPO! The Genetic Opera; finding Let The Right One In at Walmart; fresh flowers; taking steps in eating healthy; the start of spring (YESSS!); writing stories & illustrating them; opening up the curtains and letting the sun in.
Today I love:
-My new blue hair: I dyed it last friday and it’s awesome. My only problem it’s that in the children’s museum where I volunteer, they told me that I have to hide it because it could be a ‘wrong message’ for kids…Sorry but I can’t hide who I am! :D
-The beautiful smile of my new crush.
-Two hour long phone call with my best friend
-Hugs from my mom and kisses from my doggie
-Learning new team working skills and developing my new outgoing personality.
Finding out my kitty is pregnant with kittens!
Auditioning for a Kingdom Hearts fan movie and having the producer call me and then the conversation leading towards blogs and then
me: ever heard of icing? I love gala, don’t you?!?
him: ummmm…...yeahhhhhh…well i’ll send you the lines you have to do gotta go!
Thank you for sharing that Youtube. It’s so true and you never realise til someone says it. xx
I’m not even gonna lie i didn’t ever read this entry because i’m too excited!
so my freckly co-worker whom i’ve been fantasizing about for months finally asked me out.
well he asked me if i wanted to hang out.
basically he tricked me into going out with him.
but now we are happily smitten.
him “so why do you like me” [we’re kind of silly]
Me “uh cuz you’re fucking adorable duh”
my first real bf.
all i can say is kissing is so strange and fantastic!
The support from my friends, family and readers regarding my decision to leave my job (and the reason behind that decision). Their support has really helped
My boyfriend. Always, always, always, and for a million different reasons. I love this man.
Sleep-ins… mmm.
Rainy days. Man I love this weather – as long as I don’t have to go out in it.
Building new friendships with girls at uni. I used to really suck at making friends with other girls, but I seem to be improving.
Anticipating going to the Eumundi Markets with my boyfriend on Saturday morning instead of working. YESSS. We’re going to eat Tibetan momos (like dim sims except vegetarian and AWESOME), buy kettle corn and I might buy an orchid plant. Maybe. Depending on how expensive they are.
I loved the video! It made me laugh so hard :)
And I really miss this- has it really been just a week?
*Laughing especially when your laughing so hard your mouth goes HUGE cos you can’t contain it
*Talking to my mum who is so generous with her wisdom
*Walking with my dogs to the top of the hill just to see the curve of the earth and the crazy flossy pink sky around it
*Beef soup of the pho variety YUM
*And while we’re on food FRUIT of all shapes and sizes and varieties
*Thinking about rocking my exams and all the guilt free fun and nothingness that afterwards
*Being inspired by people who are who they are and love what they do
XOXO
-bunnies
-buying a house
-spring time/peonies
-climbing trees
-fmylife.com
:)
Yes to Toy Joy! One can never get bored in there.
Hey Gala, it’s the peacock hooper. I feel like i should stop saying that already, cause im not anymore. But you have prob. met so many people already, it’s the only way i see fit for you to remember. heh
It was lovely meeting you AND Molly C. It was total coincidence that I actually got to run into the both of you in my time being here. I’m glad you liked ToyJoy also! Did you check out the Buffalo Exchange that was right next door? It’s a clothing place, but I think i remember you saying something about not really liking vintage stuff. Idk, you might find some cool stuff. But anyhoooo..
Even though it is Friday now, I was tilting yesterday, obviously. heh
-still being “out of my box”
-getting to hang out with both of my brothers at the same time again
-finding this really cute strawberry wallet
-Finding a cool orange vest with gold buttons for only $9.00!
-laughing
-a new cramps cd
-finally wearing my cute ruffling dress with my fishnet stockings and my black bloomers that i just got:D
-hoop videos
-waffle cone con frozen vanilla yogurt and heath bar bits(not so good for the diet, but lovely on the tongue:P)
-walking around downtown Austin, watching people be drunk and thinking how awesome it is that everyone is having such a great time
being able to enjoy the day, even though i feel some sickness coming on:(
I think I love you even more now for linking to Louis C.K! He is my favorite comedian!
gah! i love toy joy! its one of my most favorite places, i’ve picked up such an odd array of fabulous things there! eee! i’m so glad you got to experience it!
I LOVE that video! So so true. People get miserable so quickly, especially here in England!
When I worked in a bakery people would get so huffy when there was a queue and I was always so tempted to shout out “You ungrateful fucks! There are kids in the 3rd world walking miles for water and living on rice remember! You are so privilidged to have access to this sausage roll!” lol
Anyway, my T.I.L.T:
- Butterkist popcorn
- Singing “Oh oh oh oh, oh Shukuru!” (from 2 and a half men)
- The new series of 90210 – LOVE it!
- Looking forward to a day of fun tomorrow! I’m getting a haircut, shopping and lunch-ing with my mum, giving her something I made for her and going on a “date” with my man (we have 2 kids and rarely get out so it’s quadrupley exciting for us!).
completely irrelevant, well kinda, but look what is on nzgirl.co.nz today. You totally suit cool.
I look a bit like Dita or Lucy Liu…
You have: Dark haired, pale and pale eyed
But you could also have: Pale skin and brightly toned hair like Gala darling, or asian features
Your colour is: Cool
Unlike the girls with the pale hair, cool skin tones with dark hair can really pull of those contrasting shades of red, blue and green for high impact high drama looks. But of course you can easily wear anything from greys, whites and silvers through to shades of crispy icy winter tones.
Pale skin and dark hair looks amazing with a slap of red lipstick, but for those times that you don’t want to have that much impact a red toned gloss can do wonders.
Awhhh, not only do I love ‘Things I love Thursdays’ but I love that I’m in it!
Love you sweetness!!!! XOXO