Things I Love Thursday
[ 11 October 2007 ]
Photo key:
1. crunkstyle, 2. Wooooooooooooo!, 3. balloons & birthdays, 4. Trucs, 5. red&blue, 6. aquí! / here!, 7. Twiggy Halloween Paper Doll, 8. oh*my…., 9. “Where the F*CK is Carmen Sandiego?”
Where’s Wally? I have so much love for Where’s Wally? that it is quite incredible. I once cut up an old copy of one of the books & stuck pictures of Wally in strange places around the city — bus stops, corners, underneath door handles, even sliding them into letterboxes. I hope it made people happy. P.S. “According to the American Library Association Where’s Waldo has ranked 88 out of a 100 of the most banned and objected to books in the USA. The most common reason this book has been banned because in one picture, there are tiny cartoon breasts being wantonly flashed. !!!)
Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Yes, today I am majorly feeling the love for my childhood. I loved that she was an art thief & an international woman of mystery! I also liked Ghostwriter, but that’s a story for another time…
Exercising & actually seeing results. If that’s not addictive/encouraging, I don’t know what is. I swear, my arms are changing shape. I am SO HAPPY.
Slumber parties! My friend is staying over this weekend & I am really excited about it. Unreasonably so, maybe! We are going to go to a party celebrating all things nerdy & then watch bad television — Gossip Girl, Sex & The City, The Hills, America’s Next Top Model, etc.! The next morning, we’re going to go out for breakfast & then work on our respective writing projects (her: thesis, me: iCiNG). Major glee!
Hallowe’en! I am really looking forward to it this year, though it is one of my plans to spend at least one Hallowe’en in America. Americans do it best, you know! I’m really hoping that there is a good party going on somewhere, because I really want to dress up & be a dork! (& yes, there is a piece forthcoming on Hallowe’en costumes & ideas!)
Dancing! Mostly around my living room, but it counts! My favourite booty-shaking track at the moment is Notorious B.I.G. – Machine Gun Funk. “So you wanna be haaaardcore…?”
Visitors! My dear friend Timmy Lee hits Melbourne tomorrow! I haven’t seen him in over a year, & it is going to be so weird/exciting/awesome! That’s him in the collage above, top left. Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Summer in general. It’s starting to heat up, I think! I am really looking forward to spending time on the beach, running around in skimpy dresses & getting out & doing some things in the city. Melbourne is amazing in summer, it really comes alive, & there are hundreds of free events. So much fun.
Okay… so… what are you loving today?
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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Okay just have to say, i LOVE the game Where in time is Carmen San Diego. I still havent finished it though ;). But seriously, thats one fun way to learn history!
xx Jjay
I am loving dark chocolate at the moment. I was feeling spectacularly pov last night and bought the Coles brand Belgian dark chocolate, and you know, it’s pretty good.
Also, birthday plans are rad. It’s in less than a month, and I’ve booked this sweet bar for me and all my friends who I dont get to see nearly enough. It’s gonna be super!
I’m loving this girl’s Flickr page. I was looking at it for hours!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johanni/
Tonight I’m really feeling going to sleazy bars for gross dollar draft, to celebrate my friends birthday. And coldplay? Also feta cheese. It’s gonna be a rowdy night!
i’m celebrating the fact that i sold my old car!! on ebay, no less :)
also, the fact that the boots i bought on ebay from the UK arrived today… well, one of them did. lol. the girl packaged them separately cos they’re heavy. so i’ve been wearing one boot around the house. it’s sexy as hell!
I came thisclose to actually catching Carmen once! It was so exciting!
Even though it’s Wednesday here in New York, here are some Thursday loves:
~ Kala, the new album from M.I.A. Best dancing-around-my-apartment-in-boy-underwear music, EVER!
~ my new burgundy corduroy blazer.
~ the Silk Road, which is my nerdy obsession of the moment.
~ Johnny Rotten.
~ gradually fabricating my Halloween costume. I’m going as Anne Bonny, a notorious woman pirate of the early 18th century. I need a good pirate hat that isn’t chintzy but also not too expensive, either… I’m also not sure how much to embellish — it turns out 18th century pirates didn’t so much dress like our popular conception of them, so I’m not sure how historically accurate I really want to be. The inner nerd says to stick to known drawings of Bonny. The inner fabulous fashionista says to screw reality and have fun with it!
Today, I’m loving – white chocolate and raspberry milkshakes – faux fur coats in preparation for my US trip next month – job interviews (squee! possible money!) – Facebook – well-written references – and skipping university tutorials in favour of the brilliant sunshine outside =)
Today I love
:3 The fact that I managed to pass Probability.
:3 Cupcakes!! Me and some friends have decided to start a cupcake cult n_n.
:3 Watching my friends dance onstage.
:3 Having really tall friends that can reach the upper shelfs in the library.
:3 Tango, today (Wednesday for me still), we had a free lesson at college. It was fun.
:3 Sleeping, I haven’t bieng doing it for almost four days and today I could * sigh *.
Kisses.
Today I’m loving long showers in the middle of a rainy afternoon and high thread count duvet covers. Mmmm.
Exercise and seeing results! OMG agreed. I joined a sports team when I got to school, so I’ve been working out 3-5 times per week for more than a month, and my legs look AMAZING. I can see them pop. Love it.
Also getting back my first Computer Science grades, and seeing that they couldn’t find anything wrong with my homework programs at all. Perfect grades are amazing for self-esteem boosting.
at my school they make the biggest deal out of halloween…the other day i found with most goregous pink wig, totally 80’s style. So i figured the most perfect costume would be Jem.
Well, right now, finding the perfect fragrance for myself. I feel like I’m in a transition, and I need a new fragrance to pump up the confidence and esteem!
(Has anyone smelt the new Victoria Beckham Perfume? It’s really nice, but maybe a little too sweet/musky for me. I love it just the same though!)
Also, today a WHOLE bunch of new magazines came out. Cosmo (USA), CosmoGirl, PeopleStyle, Teen Vogue. I think I might plan a Magazine Retreat this weekend.
Strong coffee
Changing leaves
Being sore after a workout
My German Shepherd
My family
The rain that finally came last night
~ getting rid of a boy who was horrid to me, which leads on to…
~ kissing a boy who is actually nice!
~ light grey cardigans & long black skirts & my pink doc martens
~ NaNoWriMo
~ sitting at my work desk munching dark chocolate and drawing a girl with antlers & Lolita glasses
your oh so nice comment about the meaning of my name! It made my day!
Things I love this Thursday (tho’ technically Wednesday)
Daft Punk I finally discovered them! They’re music is amazing, and their track ‘Around the World’ makes me want to dance…which is what I do!
Japan Serious japandork here! I love how everyone is accepting of you, no matter what you wear, or what religion etc you are. Total Honeymoon Trip for me
i hear you on the results from exercise thing, gala. i’m so so proud of the fact that i can actually run a bit these days. and it hasn’t as hard as i expected either! i’ve wasted so many years being anti-exercise. of course it does help that i have the beautiful harbour of Sydney to run alongside these days…
p.s. i always thought it was Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? i LOVED THAT SHIT. in primary school we used to fight over the Apples and the Microbees (you totes didn’t want a Microbee).
I love that the rain is here. I’ve been waiting.
I am loving dressing the boy up like he is a doll and making him pose model style – impromptu photo shoots…ya to new winter wardrobes!
Yay for Thursdays! :) I always love your weekly lists!
Carmen Sandiego and Ghostwriter?! Ohmygosh… I haven’t thought about those shows in yeeaars! lol. Brings back tons of memories. ;) lol.
What am I loving this week? * brisk winds * spending lots of time talking over philosophical topics with friends & family * wearing my hair in pigtails!! :D
Have a lovely day, Gala! :)
I completely forgot about ghost writer until you mention it. i was like that sounds familiar….then I was like AHH! I used to enjoy that too. So long ago though I cant remember and only remembered the name when you said it…Its good to remember stuff from when you were lil. i hardly remember much about that time so its good to remember those lil things that made up yr childhood
-mint and chocolate candies
-Summer! Weather is still odd, but I can see summer around the corner :D :D
-World of Warcraft, cause I’m a BIG nerd and that game is the most amazing MMORPG EVER! My night-elve is so sexyyyy
Ghostwriter! Don’t even get me started. I’m half convinced that without Ghostwriter, I wouldn’t live in New York now (it took place there, in Brooklyn or Queens, I think, and definitely introduced me to the idea of New York as a living and breathing city). It also brought the word “Bodega” (New York-ese for corner shop) into my vocabulary.
OMG wikipedia has just informed me that Ghostwriter took place in the very neighborhood I now call home…
Freaky Deaky, yall.
first of all….I LOVE FINDING UR WEBSITE even randomly (from nzgirl.co.nz)
my morning warm lime juice
detox!my melting cheese sandwich
my quick shower
planning how to spend the day, apart of assignments sigh
luvvv
I am loving – my darling cat, charlie. she’s miss personality and oh so gorgeous – sunshine and blue skies – the smell of rain in the air last night after a hot day – having laser on my furry legs – oooh, the idea of getting up and wearing anything I want and not having to check the status of the fur – a life-changing experience – threepointfive months after a heart-rending break-up, discovering the other day that I can breathe again, that I think I have got my life – and my groove – back – this site, and of course, miss gala, who brings cheer, fun, inspiration, pink hair and insight into every day!
what im really loving at the moment is, is my dog, and the fact that everytime i come home she is SUPER excited to see me.
Yesterday on my arrival home she “swam” backwards along the couch on her back. I cant wait to see the reaction i get today.
Going to an event today and catching up with friends I’ve known for years, remembering how they were so welcoming to me when I moved into this community, and feeling all safe&secure with them around.
Getting perspective on some work-related ‘stuff’ cluttering up my head from one of the said friends.
The Changing Your Name discussion!
Springtime! Whoomph! Everything is GREEN. Glories of Nature!
My watch with 3 different-coloured straps.
A family of dear friends have been travelling the world for 2 months and got back on Tuesday. Everyone in this house is VERY happy to see them.
Summer Heights High (although I am gutted that Celine died)
My boy suprising me at work today
Meeting my friend for a soy chai this afternoon
Wearing a sleeveless dress
The fact that it is Friday tomorrow!
Getting a whole bunch of new stuff from Etsy to make jewellery with!
omg I can’t believe there are actually people out there who also remember Ghostwriter! My little sister and I were obsessed with it and we used to design our own mysteries to play Ghostwriter with. The most exciting thing we came up with was a ‘mysterious’ cat that kept hanging round our house…yup we had an exciting childhood living on the edge..
I LOVE your Thursday pics the best this time! That friend of yours is HOT x
emma
what do you do for exercise?
I spent halloween a few years ago in New York and oh my, SO much fun, I had the greatest night. We dressed up in glitter and fairy wings, went to the Halloween Parade, ate pizza, walked around the streets checking out everyone’s costumes and joining in whatever was going on and went to a gig at Living Room then caught the subway home at 3am with all these people dressed up and in a great mood :) It was a really random evening but brilliant at the same time… even walking around NYC during the day and seeing kids out trick or treating and costume shopping was fun.
ah, and Carmen Sandeigo! I loved that game so much when I was a kid :)
If you ever get a chance to do Hallowe’en in the States, I recommend going to Baltimore. Fells Point is a beautiful section of the city near the Harbor where there are tons of crazy shops and interesting bars, and thousands of people descend upon it in costume to walk the cobblestone streets and preen for each other. It’s definitly a sight to see, and I would say it’s even better than NYC because the unofficial parade is so concentrated and friendly!
I’m so enthralled by your iCing bowl just now Gala, I have to log on in the morning (UK bunny) to see your updates. I’ve not commented yet, so here goes.
This Thursday I love…
> long drinks, just back from a month of espressos in France and it’s nice to have coffee that lasts me fifteen minutes!
> Wearing colours! Thank you Gala and your concern for recovering goths, you’ve boosted my colour confidence. I always thought red, green and hot pink might suit me – but kept submitting to black, year after year. Now I know that I can wear turquoise too, WOO HOO!!! Amidst this cladding of colour, strangely I feel more like myself!
> Lolita Lempicka’s L perfume. I think it smells of incense – mmmm.
> Boyshorts knickers from Topsop. I draw the line on wearing cutesy cartoons as outerwear, but I love stripy red Miffy pants and pale green and pink ladybird shorties.
>Slouchy hats!
i know that boy in the first picture!
i am loving..
my boy getting a promotion at work..so proud.
getting some great finds off trademe
planning/throwing my first “indie” dance night
listening to joy division
This will be my 8th Halloween in New York, and I STILL haven’t managed to make it to the “official” halloween parade…
This year it falls on a Wednesday, and I’ve declared a moratorium on “school night” partying, so…
You will think this cartoon is appropriate then!
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o167/brainshrub/wheres-the-baby.jpg
Hey, I thought this might make you giggle:
http://tailsteak.com/000433/waldo.jpg
Waaa! That’s Tim! Neato.
Also, I named my kitten Carmen San Diego! She used to disappear mysteriously for days on end.
Today I love;
A great new haircut as a result of a seriously awesome hairdresser who LISTENS to me!
Apples; the depth and richness of their colour, their perfectly-imperfect shape, the way the hold so many symbolic ties through fairytales, religion and (perhaps less charmingly) in the sphere of brand consciousness.
Being rescued from the rain!
We just had “Where’s Waldo” Day at school as part of our Homecoming festivities!! It was tons of fun! (And it was funny to see how everyone dressed up!)
i love – the random cat that’s decided to ‘live’ at our house while it’s owner is away – anticipation for Dracula’s theatre restaurant tonight! – my best buddies
ghostwriter!!! i remember the one that was some kind of series within the series about gooey gus all too well.
i can’t believe other people actually enjoyed this show!!! all my friends had cable and watched salute your shorts and all that other stuff on nickelodeon and disney.
i remember buying those pens where you write with them and and then the recipient has to highlight over them to see the message…and playingi am totally a product of PBS. lol
Gala, I THOUGHT your arms were looking super-buff (as in toned, not buff-colored…though I guess that too with your magic tan…) in the photos above! You’re not imagining things! Way to go :D
you remember Ghostwriter!
why does NO ONE EVER REMEMBER IT? I was majorly obsessed with that show in my childhood, down to making a book of cut out magazine words for Ghostwriter to play with if he ever visited me. He never did :(
PLEASE tell the ghostwriter story! i loved that show & owned many of the books (even the one told in both alex and gabrelle [was that her name] points of view that you had to flip upside down to read!)
♥.this siite!
♥.diamond$-so can’t get enought latelyy <3
♥.warmed up le-rice(you know the rice snack!)
♥.the rain :)
♥.jo$h keep
♥.love heart framed sunglasses
♥.yellow dresses :)
I may be just a tad late with this one! :P
I was running through most of your stuff tagged “Inspiration” Because I’ve just got a new notebook and love to fill the pages with cool articles or pictures! :D
I remeber my sister and I had “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?” And as much as we loved it I suppose we were far too young to be playing it ourselves and had to call my dad to help EVERY time we played! :)
;)
Vixxie.