Things I Love Thursday
[ 4 June 2009 ]
It’s such a beautiful day & almost the weekend — what better reason do you need to make a huge list of things you LURVE?!
Here are my favourite things from the week we’ve just had!
This ridiculous series of events: 1. Dave Navarro following me on Twitter; 2. Direct messaging him to ask for tickets to see Nine Inch Nails & Jane’s Addiction in Toronto; 3. Him replying, “Of course!”; 3. Going to the show & getting amazing seats & passes to the aftershow; 4. Messages from Dave at the end of the night which end “xoxo”, aw, bless. If you’re thinking about going to see NINJA, you definitely should — it was a great experience, & they only have a few dates left so don’t dilly-dally! P.S. Um, helloooooooo... !
Having new make-up to play around with because it is surely one of the best things of all time. My newest crush is Maybelline Mineral Power foundation. It cost pretty much nothing, I love the consistency & it’s nice to think I am doing something good for my skin, as opposed to throwing on a whole bunch of stuff to clog me up.
This one cute boy who my friend has nicknamed “The Dish” (because he is a dish). Um, he is pretty excellent & taking up a LOT of my mental space right now. Blush, blush, hi, um, hi.
My friends in general — From married vegans in Gisborne to pink-haired male dynamos in California, they are so great to me & I love them.
Using the word “adorbs”. It’s adorbs. Fin.
& lots of little things. Viz…
Honourable mentions: When you go into Lush Cosmetics & come out smelling like it; forgetting that you have your Lush purchases in your handbag & getting a pleasant olfactory surprise whenever you open it; taking your friends shopping, getting them to try new things & seeing their excitement about how good they look; typing “Tarina Tarantino -kitty -Barbie” into an eBay search & browsing until my eyes fall out of my head; the NINJA 2009 Tour Sampler (download! Rejoice!); when you find a really talented photographer’s Flickr stream & go through favouriting pages & pages worth of pictures; chilling out with my friend Neil & eating ice-cream & talking about writing every night (having anyone to talk about writing with is so, so awesome); boys who draw pictures for me; boys who write songs for me; boys who write poems for me; um I guess any boy who does anything creative for me in general… I like that stuff; fried pickles (!!! My friend introduced me to them recently & it is true love for sure); sparkly pink helmet anticipation (!!!); Haagen-Dazs Mayan Chocolate ice-cream; Canadian strawberries (so sweet & juicy!); dancing around my friend’s apartment; remembering how very easy it is to manifest whatever you want (all you need is a vision & lots of love for it); exercising; that the ATM machines here say “Welcome / Bonjour”; my new liquid Lip Smacker in “sugar crystals” flavour (it smells like plastic dolls from the 80s, do you know that smell?); going back & watching old episodes of Gossip Girl; that Jolt Cola still exists in Canada! (& holy hell does it give you an epic rush); pickle-flavoured Pringles (hello my mind is blown); making birthday cards for dogs; Shoppers (wow Canada, you did good), & finally, this photo of Marilyn Manson by David LaChapelle. I have always loved it.
Music to feel dreamy to: Sun Kil Moon’s April; Tiger Army – Cupid’s Victim; Marvin Gaye – My Precious Love; Pornos For Pyros – Tahitian Moon; Beastie Boys – She’s Crafty; The Cure – The Caterpillar (whoah, I had forgotten how great this song is!); Marilyn Manson’s Portrait Of An American Family (definitely an-oldie-but-a-goodie territory); Jose Gonzalez’s In Our Nature; Lisa Germano – Trouble; Concrete Blonde – Joey; Lauryn Hill’s MTV Unplugged. (Do you guys like it when I post music?)
“People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Yummy. I feel all satisfied & gleeful! Okay moony moon moon, it’s your turn. Let’s talk about LOVE! ! Please tell me all the delicious things you can think of!
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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Hooray! I was waiting for this! And that goth schoolbus photo is totally baller.
Playing with glowsticks!
Taking photos of pretty girls.
Tea!
Meeting new people.
OWL CITY!
Acing exams!
I am sooo happy for you about the DISH! Squee!
The Dish is GORGEOUS. Well done, Gala. ;)
My TiLT is here:
lesleydenford.blogspot.com/200…
Happy Thursday!
TILT
-Star Trek (seen it 3 times and plan to again on Saturday)
-Star Trek audio book as read by Zach Qunito(So awesome)
-Travel plans and planning to learn French
-My headphones
-Heroes, up to series two now
-Brilliant and amazing friends
-The term GQ Motherfucker or GQMF (I love it)
Aldous Huxley. I’m in the midst of his book Island, and I already feel it changing my life. It gave me new energy and direction in a time of spiritual disorientation.
Summertime, and the livin’ is eaaaasyyyyy. Wholesome days, nights full of laughter. Spontaneous hijinks.
Bubbles. I took an excursion to the town Square yesterday wearing a bright turquoise skirt, a delicious hummingbird tee, and absurdly large, stripey sunglasses, leaving a trail of bubbles in my wake. People stared. It was glorious.
+ Finding a boy that makes me laugh & smile.
+ Knowing that I’ll leave him in 5 days and being surprisingly ok with that.
+ Breakfast foods!
+ Snuggle fest 2009.
+ Music as assuagement for graduation blues.
+ 36 hour train rides!
+ Culling my material possessions!
+ Being super creative as of late!
+ Loving life, every aspect, even the sad parts!
Friends who keep their hopes up (and brighten days).
Sitting on the deck drawing window displays and shoes, under my big umbrella.
Going to see Metric tonight!
Cute boys.
Bags of mystery bath goodies.
Being introduced to Hugnation!
and so much more!!!
Although this has been a fairly crap week, I guess there are still good things:
-Finishing my job up as a cocktail waitress (no more creepy drunks asking for my number every weekend)
-Naps
-Getting every CD that the record label I work for has put out so far (granted it’s only 4, but all at once!)
-Rocking out to the newest of the CDs and getting really hyper in my new fishy PJ pants (http://dailybooth.com/MimsieSky/424828)
-Burritos from Moe’s Southwest…YUM
-My Weekly BlogTV show. I love my peeps so much! We have a blast and I never want to end it to go to bed!
-Getting my first f/t job Paycheck in 6 months!
-Dreaming up and planning the design for my TUTU which will be worn to a No Doubt concert and to a HUGE YouTube gathering in NYC this summer!
-The anticipation of a trip to Sephora tomorrow! EEE!
YAY! (I’m already in a better mood!)
I really want to see NINJA, but at the moment, sadly, forward-planning is rather too much of a luxury for me, my life’s too full of work (both day-job and study) to plan for things like that! I may well just buy tickets and hope however.
My TiLT is here sparkleandglitter.co.uk/2009/0… It’s a bit of a short one this week as I’ve spent most of my time working or revising, but I find them so uplifting to write that even though I’ve sort of taken a break from blogging this week, I felt compelled to post!
i love…
chocolate milk shakes
prancing in the rain
crispy bacon sandwiches
a new opportunity
origami headbands
black and white sketches
twitter (follow me! origamidreamer)
purple
the org im in: weewilldoodle (http://weewilldoodle.com)
my talented boyfriend (http://www.darkgravityproject.com)
“The Dish” is soooo cute! I’m not into tattoos, but I was sold on the outfit and that handsome face.
- finding time to read again. current choices: the electric kool-aid acid test and on the road
-my boyfriend dyed his hair blue and it makes me smile every time i see it
-new makeup also! i just got my kryolan uv aquacolor palette in the mail. FUN!
-strong coffee on a rainy morning
I’m in love with warm summer weather – because it makes wearing as little clothing as possible socially acceptable!
- My wonderful boyfriend who never fails to make me smile – Being called beautiful – Kisses on the nose and forehead – Iced skinny latte – Soy glazed salmon for dinner – The sun!
Free root beer floats @ Sonic! Yummy.
Quickly whipped up wild thunderstorms!
My boyfriend passing his PANCE exam so he can begin work as a Physician Assistant! Thank GOD! So proud of him!
Going to visit my grandparents today who are both the most amazing and inspiring people. I think about all they’ve lived through and seen, all their stories and 60 years of marriage, my grandfather in the war and my grandmother back home writing him letters on the very typewriter I am to inherit!
New jewelry and summer reading, both of which I’m working on blogs about.
I also love playing with new makeup!! Weirdly, I also like rearranging my makeup in my palette, so I use them in different combinations.
I’ve realized I love makeup because it looks like a pile of candy.
Lots of love for MAC Cosmetics, as well as Shopper’s Drug Mart (have you been to the big boutique ones that have the high-end cosmetics AND groceries? Hahaha…)
Also, a love + hate for Skittles because they taste sooo good and I can’t stop eating them – but they are slowly (quickly?) dissolving my body from the inside out.
Augh! So… early…
But it’s never too early for lovin’, so I’m alright with it.
-My new shiny red bicycle, it gets me places!
-“You’re just as beautiful as I remember,” and other assorted compliments from boys
-Thrift stores. 25 cent O’neill bikini tops? Oh yeahh.
-Suntans. (But not peely burns)
-Swimming in the ocean and having doggy paddle races with more cute boys! Glee!
-And, on a semi-related note, boys in swim trunks with nipple piercings. Yuuuuuum.
-SUMMER IN GENERAL! I’m so happy it’s hot out and I might just go job hunting today.
-Not being late for volunteering…. ACK gotta go
-Big fuck off false black fingernails
-Chicken nuggets
-Fog
-New friends
-sleeping!
Wonderful list! Have you heard the song “New Day” by Tamar Kaprelian? You might like it. It’s pretty awesome. Something I’m loving today (that you might find interesting!) is my new site. Check it out…
www.hopespringsinternal.com
Girls rock!! :)
♥TILT♥
♥ the new chef at work, Aid. He’s so hot and talented (only chefs in the summer when he’s not lecturing Law!)
♥ st tropez faking it (it covers up the burn – ouch)
♥ going back into therapy, so beneficial and my counsellor is a doll bless her!
♥ my boss being on holiday for week – a little peace!
♥ factor 30 invisible spray – no more pink tanning!
♥ sitting out in the sun for 5 minutes in the ridiculously comfy conference room chairs!
♥ flips flops
♥ Whitest Boy Alive – Dreams and Rules, both amazing albums
♥ 17 High Gloss Nail Polish in Poncho Pink
♥ The Apprentice – UK Final on Sunday!!
♥ Gary Go by Gary Go
♥ Living Magically by Gill Edwards – a great viewpoint on life!
♥ catching up with my peeps -skype rocks as we scatter across the world
Gala – The Dish – well done, very apt name! Xx
yay! :]
1- rediscovering my love for alkaline trio’s goddamnit & self titled cds
2- spending loads of time with my zesty bestie before my summer class starts
3- summer class anticipation!!! i’m taking graphic design portfolio and i hear my teacher is planning on being honest and expects alot. just the push i need.
4- my cupcake tattoos finally healed up
5- planning a completely random roadtrip to kentucky. which will ofcourse include way too many stops at cheesy toursty spots and drinking my weight in cheerwine soda [so good]
6- dancing all night at novak’s [my favorite gay bar] with the greatest girls i know
7- vampire books, nuff said
8- my utterly delightful coworkers at blick art materials
9- sunless tanning lotion that builds my skin color from “whoa you are pasty, are you sick?” to “you look like a normal person!” success!!!
10- taking my dog on long walks
11- cute phone calls from lovely people i adore
12- suprising my stepdad with his favorite cookies
and most importantly..
opening my own bakery!!! :] :]
1. reading on my morning commute
2. spending time in the city
3. freelancing, which means i get outta the house!
4. planning a trip to ac with my grandfather next week
5. ben kweller tunes
6. getting hyped for renegade craft fair on sat
Today I LOOOVE:
+Finally being done with my finals and my math courses!! This one actually makes me swoon.
+Getting praise for the project that I did with Prince Charming, it was also the project that made us start talking n_n.
+Spending an awesome time with my friends yesterday watching Twilight, eating Subways, playing Mario Kart and finally rocking in Guitar Hero.
+Adventures in the Periferico because of the constructions going on there.
+Finding out that the final average for my semester is 9.0 dances.
+Having a MacBook on loan from my friend (it has to go home soon but I’m enjoying it, it is the same model as yours).
+Finally getting a scanner, Daddy is currently scanning every 70’s photograph he can find. Random fact: Daddy used to have a huuuuuuge afro is the 70’s.
Honorable mentions:
Being able to wake up late, my LG Shine that came back from the dead, my laptop going back to it’s natural state, pink nails, PC answering to my beck and call, pink databases, carrying a netbook in my purse, my rings, Maximus being the cute dog he is, eating Teriyaki Chicken subways, being on vacation (FINALY!!).
beautiful kings of leon-ish guys that walk into class and smile at me!
the new pink mountaintops record!
getting a new car!
reading trashy books! (currently loving this years model by carol alt)
-being organized
-dancing with amazing amounts of energy
-zune podcasts
-being unfocused from school work and liking it
-can’t stop moving, must keep dancing!
-natural crunchy peanut butter and banana goodness
-vanilla, cinnamon and trail mix oatmeal pancakes
-milk, does the body goooooood
-bunny rabbit coffee mug
-smiling in the mirror as i notice the many changes my body has gone through with exercise and eating well
-EXTREME DARK CHOCOLATE! I’m talkin’ 88%! MmmMMM
-expanding the mind
-1/2 price sushi today hopefully
and many mooooreee
&&& yes gala, Lauryn Hills MTV unplugged is absolutely break taking.
&&& who ever doesn’t like music posts, must be leading a very confused life:P
♡ My garden. It is paradise.
♡ My dog-friend. He is inspiring to me- despite recently going blind, he is adapting and finding his way around remarkably well. He is so smart and loving and loyal- I love him!
♡ My sexy sweet boyfriend. I am a very lucky lady, oh yes indeed!
♡ I started drinking coffee again. It is the devil, but also delicious!
♡ Gorgeous Texas summer!
♡ My amazing family of friends. Wow. So beautiful, inside and out!
♡ Oh yes, and mineral makeup! It really does appear to be magical. I’m trying out i.d. mineral powder, and it’s pretty damn amazing.
Haha, that’s a lot! I could go on..! xoxo Angeliska
i love things i love thursday because these lists make me happy.
i love being alive right now because it’s been sunny and it’s almost proper summer and there’s gonna be so many lush things to do
i love your post about the alternative dates…haha i do not love that i don’t have anyone to go on them with right now but i love the fact that i can spend all summer trying to find him :D
i love my friend jon and all our metal related in jokes.
i am quite in love with writing this. i love thinking of things i love. you are infectious and i am down with this disease.
<3 hearts of glory goes to simple Nine West stilettos that should have cost $90.00 but were only $8.00 brand new.
<3 <3 double hearts goes to veggie burgers because they’re veggierific.
<3 and a half for my car having a sunroof and flippin the bird whild driving at 80 mph
<3 <3 <3 <3 me.
<3 for TILED // things i love every day. not as catchy as your TILT but 7 times the prescribed dose. dendoo never plays by the rules. holla.
I nearly forgot! Also ♥ this gallery, totally amazing photographer if you’re in Belgium!!
www.hussaindupre.be/gallery.ph…
THIS WEBSITE!!!
www.styleshake.com/
amazing.
YES! I’ve been waiting for TILT all morning!
Firstly- -The BOY is a DISH!! Woo, go on with your bad self, Gala! (Yes, cute boys make me say dorky things like that. It’s pretty much a scientific fact)
Secondly- -Thanks so much for your magical date ideas!
Alrights, here we go:
- My sister’s university graduation this weekend. She has overcome so very, very much in her life, and it was quite the triumphant moment when she was up on that stage, getting her degree. – I painted my nails (something I rarely do), and they’ve already started to chip- -but they look even cuter chipped then perfectly applied. – I’m STILL over the moon about this one: I was at the Montreal Jewish General two days ago, dashing to my appointment, when a really nice (and cuuuuute!) guy stopped me and asked me out! What THE?! In a hospital!? I live an hour away from the city, but I told him that I’d probably be in for a follow-up appointment (Ahahaha! Dorkiest line ever!) I then gave him my e-mail address (in front of the entire crowded waiting room, no less), so how amazing would it be if he e-mails? Even stranger, I was wearing ill-fitting jeans, my glasses, a bumpy ponytail, a sweater that was chosen purely for its comfort appeal. Stunning! Haha AND I’m quite tall (6’2), so most guys are (stupidly) far too intimidated to approach me. Sooo, if I may appeal to everyone in the iCiNG bowl, if you could cross your fingers, pray (if that’s your bag), and send good vibes along my way, I’d mucho appreciate it!
-Finally moving out of my flat which has caused us nothing but grief &
-Moving in with two of my best friends into an awesome chilled house
-My boyfriend coming down this weekend
-Maybe maybe doing some freelance writing for my favourite magazie (other than this!)
-Having idea upon idea for content at my blog (As yet, unstarted…:S)
-Planning a brownie and falafal evening tomorrow
-Seeing Terminator Salvation,finally, last night!!
-and then coming home and, finally, watching Tank Girl.
It’s been a good week :D
xx
Buying hair style magazines, underwear, cute boys who laugh at themselves when they fall out of trees, gossip girl (always), getting texts, tans…
I love the TILT.
-getting the hell out of Michigan and into Washington DC
-neighborhood welcome parties
-finding out who your true friends are
-tickling the crap out of my two little sisters
-old OC reruns
-pigging out at a restaurant with my aunt and a new friend (50 chicken wings, loaded cheese fries, and a maslsive brownie sundae. The waitress was impressed LOL) and passing out into a food coma afterwards
-new friends!
-sex and the city marathons with my stepmom
-old boyfriends turning into best friends out of nowhere and calling all the time just to check up on me and get me laughing
-neon pink nail polish
I do remember that plastic doll smell _
So… my first tIlt
-an awesome toy shop, filled up to the ceiling with “old fashioned toys” and carillons thingies.
-a super quiet and super fresh library
-picnic with friends and good food
-friend+beer+chips+film at home
-discovering Icing!
-loads of soap bubbles
-writing a letter to a leaving friend, crying at the bus station and smiling ten minutes after for her sms about my letter
-hot pink glittering lipstick… which smells like red fruits
-some more soap bubbles
-cherries
-snail mail letters and packets from my friends and family
-some songs by Savatage
-and bunnies, always bunnies
Yay, quite a good one!
I’m feeling thankful!
- My friend Laurens being on Larry King Live TONIGHT because he is a crew member on the Sea Shepherd
- totally crushing on a hot actor and then realizing that he is SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD! WHAT?!!?!?!? (http://surfme.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/taylor-lautner.jpg)
- new vegans in town that I can be friends with!
- vegan Post Punk Kitchen meetup with weekend in Amsterdam, followed by eco-film festival, followed by eco-party!
-Last official day of High School
-Baking chocolate chip cinnamon sugar banana bread
-Really hot guy on the bus who said “You’re very pretty.” blush blush
-Having time to practice my violin and exercise everyday
-Feeling proud of the memoir writing I had to do for English Class and the oil painting I’ve been working on for a month.
-Watching silly people hide in recycling bins
-Excitement for seeing Neko Case tomorrow, buying a graduation outfit, seeing Grey Gardens,going laser tagging, and salsa dancing (not all at once of course…)
My TiLT:
Swimming. I haven’t been swimming in forever. I like it a lot.
Belly Dancing class. First class is on Saturday. I’ve been wanting to try it out for a while. It seems like fun, and a good way to get some exercise.
My summer office. My new office for the summer had a really good view. I’m watching the rain right now, love it.
Breakfast in bed. My girl rocks.
Gossip Girl. I am so obsessed!
- Eating corn bread and banana bread with tea for breakfast, while listening to Dead Kennedys and Depeche Mode albums.
- Rainy days (like today).
- Going to a concert today!
- Lots of bullshit things that need to get done before I go to the concert, that are easy to tick off the list.
- Going into the Goodwill and finding EXACTLY what you were looking for (down to the most minute detail), and for dirt cheap.
- Seeing a piece of clothing, realizing that it’s so “you,” and then having a minor epiphany about what your personality, as expressed through clothing, is.
- The possibility of having a non-crappy birthday in a few days.
- Have the place all to myself again this weekend. – Having TiLT to read today.
- milk steamer/frother – coffee at home is a delight! – Dunkin’ Donuts coffee packs the most punch – my lowbrow indulgence made gourmet with my high brow milk steamer – my husband when he’s all tuckered out; so vulnerable! so suggestible! – “Breaking Bad” – this series I upload to my iPhone from iTunes has me on pins-n-needles, where I like to be! – armchair traveling and then realtime traveling
= Night classes, not usually awesome but theyve been a great excuse for the last week.
= Books! Chuck Klosterman is freaking hilarious!
= Finishing projects, awesome though temporary.
= And OF COURSE, my wonderful, gorgeous, smart, sexy girlfriend! Even though it has been a tough week, she always keeps being super awesome!
there is but only one thing that i would care to mention:
no more school!
SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER! and yes, that song has been stuck in my head all day. n.n
TiLT:
1) Sleepovers…!!!
2)The zoo! Animals in general and learning more about them.
3) Maddening injuries that finally seem to be healing—I’ll be back to full strength in no time, but I have NO patience when it comes to things like this! So it’s good to notice some progress.
4) A certain pair of jeans
5) Writing my novel!!! It is taking shape!
6) Making plans for next summer.
7) Having the house to myself so I can blast music and dance like crazy!!
I just saw NINJA last sunday. It was an AMAZING show : )
Baking chocolate cupcakes
Finding an organic clothing line that is very inexpensive
My cousin’s 16th birthday party
Having an amazing texting conversation with a boy
Seeing my friend who i hadn’t seen for 6 months
My best friend being excited about Warped Tour when she usually doesn’t like that kind of music
Taking pictures
Currently loving:
Noodle soup! Great for winter AND summer!
Getting “good enough” grades.
Organizing my time well.
My cute gitar player pseudo boyfriend and his head full of curls!
-birthday!
-heart to hearts with dr d x10000000
-firefighter comments
-nypost reporters
-seeing avery
-interrupting senor gayo
-duck pins
-fireworks
-talking to mr blyth briefly
-basically talking with teachers whom I really like
-that I reread 1984 in about 6 or 7 hours
-going to a duel without a gun and bullets
-fuller’s goofiness that no one sees because they’re all huddled over their exams
-cacophony.
-talking to a bubble.
-nyc prep.
Star Trek – I went with my husband and sons, rolling my eyes and sighing. It was REALLY GOOD! I wasn’t bored AT ALL!
Frost – ooh yeah, baby: hat/gloves/scarf/coat.
Outrageous Fortune: It’s back, and there’s a character called Nadine – I nearly fell off the couch with excitement! And who doesn’t love Charles Mesure? Mmmm . .
Books – The Good Mayor by Andrew Nicoll and My Judy Garland Life by Susie Boyt; both so sweet and enriching. Recommended!
Queen’s Birthday weekend: Went up north, no internet, no cellphone coverage, just lots of sleeping and reading the papers and soaking up the glories of nature and having dinner made for me.
Honourable mention: Emails about Dave Navarro – I laughed with glee!
I love meeting new people too, as well as going back and watching old episodes of Gossip Girl.
My smile of the week was that I’ve managed to defeat my goal of running not just but OVER 15 miles this week. I’m mad sore, but it’s all good!
-reading your NINJA account OH MY GOD GALA I AM SO JELUS. BUT SO PLEASED AT THE SAME TIME. BECAUSE ALL THOSE ROCKSTARS ARE PRETTY MUCH THE COOLLEST GAIS EVER amirite? have you seen the fundraising stuff nin (well, trent) have been doing? they’re just being phenomenal.
-brand new, never-been-worn sweaters
-chocolate milk
-misha collins
-ceramic calaveras
-discovering old, terrible movies i loved when i was younger in bargain bins
-sleeping in till eleven
-staring out the window
-summer rain
-being geeky AND fashionable AND completely gorgeous
-black skinny jeans
-hard cider
-a stack of library books on my desk just aching to be read (women in love, lady chatterley’s lover, brideshead revisited, well of loneliness)
-adrian veidt
-my friend forcing me to listen to patrick wolf
-pie (i don’t have any right now but plan to remedy this asap)
My TILT:
+ Shooting Stars.. Late Sunday night (before Mem. Day) I was walking home & it was so clear. I thought how nice it would be to see a shooting star, so I looked up & saw one streak across the sky at that precise moment. Magic!
+ Walking alone with my ipod, noticing everything, drinking in nature.
+ Silly dance parties to Jackson 5 & Stevie Wonder
+ Getting the sweetest compliment from a sweet guy I haven’t spoken to in 4 months
+ Pistachio soft serve ice cream with oodles of rainbow sprinkles.
+ Knowing good things are going to come my way..
Love:
- unexpected texts from a cute boy – getting butterflies waiting for replies from cute boy – drunk/high 5am philosophising (we found solutions to all of the world’s problems that morning, but sadly we have since forgotten what they were) – dancing wildly to hot chip remixes – taking a new friend to my favourite club & having a wildly fun night – deep fried pizza. seriously. om nom. – going to a fancy dress party as a zombie & scaring many children and passers by in the street (very much like that manson photograph, actually!) – the word “spangles”. – having days off just to laze in the sun, read comics and listen to mix cds.
Ooh, Gala! “The Dish” is GORGEOUS!
This Thursday, loving:
-Lush’s Yummy Yummy Yummy body wash.
-Making little movies out of videos I took of my friends at college.
-Journalling.
-Sleep-overs at my gentlemen-friend’s house.
-Being productive.
-Opening up to people
-Better communication between me and a few others (its really improved a lot lately)
-Little fat birdies
-The Chipotle sauce at Subway
-Scrapbook projects for my spanish class
-Butterflies
-Walking barefoot
-Donuts
-Buttons
-500 gb external harddrives
-Toothpicks
-Chess
Things I love…
Cute girls
My Canon 5D.
Working as a freelance photographer
Thunderstorms in SoCal
Sushi with friends
The Wailers concert tomorrow
Hunting for that perfect gym
Opportunities that the universe hands out
Coke Zero and Sugar Free Lifesavers
Gala’s date ideas
Things I love this week:
Amanda Palmer – got a taste of her live performance yesterday and was very impressed. She’s badass and super-sweet at the same time. I’m going to see her full concert in NYC tomorrow night!
Girlyman – I’ve loved this band for a while now, but I’m seeing them in concert tonight, and I’m very excited.
My Life At the Moment! – this week has been jam-packed with excitement and adventure!
I love baking raspberry pies and cupcakes from scratch! Everyone loves baked goods, and I love making people happy. : ]
♥ Dylan his phone calls have become more frequent, it makes me the happiest person in the world!
♥ Kayla Sending me Grotesque Pix I seriously think I might throw up but it makes me happy to hear her giggle haha
♥ Cherry Pepsi I love when people buy me things!
♥ MGMT music videos they are so crazy!
♥ Grandparents they believe in me and the clothing line I will be starting soonly.
and last, first, and not least whatsoever
♥ Slight Obsessions Dylan… is amazing
The Dish is absolutely dishy Gala. Swoon.
Here’s mine:
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It includes glitter hands, porridge and getting caught out by one of my favourite people in the entire world.
Enjoy your weekend everyone
Arohanui, Bex
♥ books
♥ summer
♥ Kiki’s Delivery Service
♥ ShakeAway milkshake bars
♥ The Orphanage
♥ Brightly Wound by Eisley
More detail in my blog!
- Learning from mistakes, and getting advice from my mother-in-law, who I adore.
- My darling, forgiving man, without whose help I don’t know where I’d be.
- Home-made smoothies!
- ‘The Blind Assassin’ (by Margaret Atwood). Just finished it today… a dazzling novel that is reverberating deeply.
- Rediscovering old favourite songs (Cradle of Filth’s cover of ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name’!)
- Writing an ad for my replacement at work! Finally.
- Sunshine
- Strawberries
- Radiohead in general
Friends, bike rides (I’m going on one tonight!), laughing at your own misfortune (I couldn’t have left the stove on, cause they turned my power off!), the smell of trees.
Standing up for what you beleive in.
Love.
Love.
Love.
A buddhist nun told me that the difference between love and attachment is that love is wanting the other person to be happy, attachment is just wanting the other person. Love, itself, is as close to “divine” as anything I know.
Sigh.
I’m going home to clean my apartment by candlelight before the boy comes for the weekend.
PICKLES! fried pickles! pickle pringles! i love pickles, especially clausen hearty garlic. i once made PICKLETINIS. before you vom and say it’s the grossest thing you’ve ever heard of, think of it as being in the same family as a dirty martini. if you like dirty martinis, why, a pickletini is just it’s weirdo next door neighbor!
*dark purple nail polish with coat of glitter = space! *my dad becoming full owner of Thai restaurant *used books & used bookstores *my pink plastic jewel bracelet from when i was 8, still fits, still awesome! *strappy wedges *kittens *love *LOVE * SEQUINS to savor anytime i want! *making bottle cap art when i am tipsy from bottle contents *scrabble *my best friends *deccorating the envelopes of mail, to amuse friends and baffle postpeople
*Going outside in Winter when the air smells like woodfires.
*Random taxi drivers after fantastically epic nights out.
*Breakin’ – especially Ozone for style inspiration.
*Hanging with my flatmates, giving our house an epic clean, then rewarding ourselves with beer and wine and pizza and Back To The Future II.
*John Steinbeck’s East of Eden – I’ve said this a few weeks in a row now, but I keep having “Whoa!” moments while reading this. Steinbeck is a genius wordsmith.
Ah, so many things have been making me smile this week. Here are the ones I remember (I must start writing these down as they occur):
* noticing that when it stops raining the raindrops on my window make it look like its covered in hundereds of little crystals. Mega pretty.
* spending time with my family and realising I’m missed while I’m away
*shopping sprees (two in a row!)
*new shoes (part of shopping spree, but they deserve their own mention)
* laughing hysterically in the middle of a fancy department store with friends
* my boyfriend giving me hundreds of hugs
* catching up with old friends and realising that being apart hasn’t made us any less close
* a night in my favourite club, dancing my feet off
* amazing sunshine again this week
* finding an exciting opportunity I might be able to get involved with
* anticipation of my new job in a couple of weeks
* a veggie BBQ
* getting my hair cut, and my hairdresser doing it exactly how I wanted despite my vague instructions
* marzipan…mmmmmmm
I love…
the gloomy days we’ve been having (it’s a little strange out in California but very cool and refreshing)
the new Bacardi Mojito commercial with the song “Daylight” by Matt and Kim (it’s so genius!)
staying up late watching old episodes of Sex and the City
mac ‘n cheese
Denis Leary (Rescue Me is fantastic and his book is very spot on)
and this little article about Emily the Strange in the Wall Street Journal
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001…
Omigosh!! You were right down the street from me and I didn’t even know!!
I hope you enjoy/ed your stay in Toronto! Canada loves you. :)
shoppers is amazing, isn’t it?
my list includes sunny weather, my new neon yellow flipflops, and not wearing foundation for the first time in three years. so freeing!
Happiness that the Salvador Dali exhibition IS coming to Melbourne 13 June
Homemade pancakes – not made by me
Pink sky in the morning
Boys sending random funny texts
My best friend/cousin who always makes me laugh
Open fires – ahhh warmth
Grey’s Anatomy & Private Practice on Thursday nights
~Getting the zipper on my right Doc Marten fixed!
~Trying lobster for the first time! (And certainly not the last!)
~New bass strings that look, feel, and sound gorgeous! (DR Black Beauties…aptly named)!
~Actually being excited about the summer reading books!
~Going to the spine specialist doctor (who happens to be tall, young, and handsome! ;)
~Planning a trip to Boston!
~Realizing that it all works out for the best!
-Australia’s Next Top Model
-The beautiful Vancouver weather
-Starting a new art project
-Salivating over the Nike Gladiators
-Sims 3
So glad to hear that you are loving it here in Canada. I want to see your pink hair roaming the streets of Vancouver! Also, The Dish is very handsome (as if that needed saying).
Since it was my first day back at work today this summer, I’m going to make my TILT work-related. But not boring!
-seeing friends from work that I haven’t seen in 8 mos. since I’ve been away at school
-realizing that I still remember how to do my job. I’m a server at a pub, and I still remember how to serve (yay!), I’m just a little rusty with the computer/credit card stuff.
-seeing pub regulars and catching up with them
-the ridiculous welcome and praise that my boss gave me in front of all the other staff this morning in our pre-shift meeting. “She’s back for her third summer with us…blah blah… she works so hard, etc.” It was kind of embarrassing around the new staff, but it was really nice of him.
-half price pub food!
-the beautiful, sunny patio.
-looking forward to gorgeous summer nights after my shift is done, kicking back with friends from work and the regulars, drinking Black Velvets. Then, heading off to the nightclub du jour (or should I say du nuit?), staying out til the wee hours of the morning, and then rallying in the morning and getting ready for the onslaught of a HUGELY busy lunchtime rush.
Gala, I hope you’re having a great time in Toronto!! I’d love to read about what you’ve been up to in the city. I’m born and raised in T.O., and it would be neat to see what you think of our city!
Also where did you get fried pickles? I know they have the at Einstein’s at College and Spadina, but other than that… I don’t know!
Hi Gala, recently i discovered your blog and must say that i love it!
What i love thurday… * Chat with my best friend Rafael * Saw the rainbow this morning and then a pink sunset * find a coin on the street (for the bracelet that i’m planing to do with all the coins that i found on the street)
Awesome – made the best of on my first comment post!
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:)
Things I ALSO Love Thursday- I just scored free tickets to NIN/JA tomorrow night! Some days, I feel like such a celeb (you must feel this way everyday, Gala)!
Oh Thursday, how I lurve thee! A lot of my things this week are linked up!
~having the entire afternoon to drink. You can actually feel the effects of the alcohol and not pass out right away (we are not alcoholics)...I told him I would get any body mods done that he thinks is awesome/sexy.
~My boyfriend told me about a dream he had. I think this is particularly romantic, despite how silly they can be. It is letting me see into how he sees things, and i get to learn more about him (we have been together for 2.5 years, and I still think we can learn and grow).
~www.bmezine.com. My boyfriends dream involved me getting piercings, which I was kind of into anyway. I had been too scared to get it done before, but there are always many reasons to not do something. go for the reason to do it!
~my new nipple rings and clit (specifically triangle) ring. I had to do these in 2 visits because the place i went to had 2 different piercers, and the one doesn’t do clit piercings. I did get to see an adorable rottweiler puppy (he climbed into my lap and got hiccups. SO CUTE!) Very happy with my new piercings!
~Not having a car. My boyfriend and I both work at the local Taco Bell. It’s nice having some time to myself…and getting free mistakes!
*Getting my braces off! For the first few days my teeth seemed HUGE cos I couldn’t stop staring at them. I can’t believe I have teeth! Woohoo!
*Running 3000m at zone today
*Yoga dvds. Love.
*Being surprised every bloody day by my closet friends which reminds me why I love them to the moon and back.
*Making my lunch everyday and putting everything in pyrex and cute containers.
*Makeup. Wearable art.
*Writing a massive english essay then working out for an hour,then having the bestest most nourishing sleep. I love sleep!
*My mum. Who tears up everytime I say I love her.
XOXO
Noticing you end all your posts with “Hyper Love & Bunny Kisses”... Actually, it wasn’t me, it was my boyfriend who noticed, he made a noise like “Heyagannnnnmmnmnmnmnnm”. He nicknamed me Bunny a few years ago… probably around the time I started reading your blog, actually!! Creepy.
Dying my hair and not staining everything Cherry Bomb coloured for once.
Giving my mum a manicure after she’s had a bad day at work, while watching Dawson’s Creek.
Eating an orange on the train and exclaiming to my friend “This orange tastes like Tanzania!” (funny how a taste can take you back somewhere just as strongly as a smell does).
Bright blue eyeshadow. Nuff said.
Leopard print tights under my new (p)leather miniskirt.
Watching L.A. Ink in bed at 2am with my cat.
Making jokes about how scary Lady Gaga is… Quite scary.
Listening to Pantera as loud as I can handle when I drive to work.
Sewing a backpatch onto an old denim jacket and feeling like this could either be the best or worst fashion step I have ever taken. :P
Hmm, I currently am enamored with:
- camping trips!! Nothin’ like a little nature all over you…
- guiltily fascinated by Metal Sludge. all thesegroupies compare their rock star conquests. weird voyeuristic hilarity ensues.
- hummingbirds. God, they’re pretty.
- Glittery nails!!
- Reusable shopping bags. Helping the environment and I get a lovely happy good Samaritan glow. :)
- semester and all assignments being over!! – not having to think about studying or sitting on public transport for 2 hours each day for the next two months – ministry of sound session six – the perfect soundtrack for friday night drinks, driving, cleaning the house.. – holidays in general and slowly transforming my sleep pattern so i’m now nocturnal :)
amazing!!
p.s nice work on the dish ;) he looks like a guy version of you, what a perfect match!
Lip Smacker – sugar crystals =‘s smells like 80’s plastic dolls?
I’ve gotta get me some!!! I love that smell – memories of adventures, fun, safety & love!
My TiLT:
Buying new clothes that are a bit different for me & being told I look pretty – loving it!
My cat who was sick but the vet, after blood tests & x-rays, could find nothing wrong at all! So I guess she’s ok! I also got copies of the x-rays which is kinda cool!
Going to Melbourne to hang at the Casino with great friends!
Oh & the anticipation of listening to Love & Sequins No:2 after downloading it on Monday!! I just need to find an hour to myself to sit down & enjoy & learn! Loved the first one too btw!
Ohhh & your boy is a real cutie! Yay for you & him!
1. talking
2. tie-dye
3. mac and cheeeeese that is nice and soupy the way I like it
4. nice freshman boys that haven’t realized they have to be complete jerks all the time
5. lemon perfume
6. moonstones
7. riding in my sister’s new car and enjoying the new car smell
8. saying ‘bitch please’ way too much
9. girls with armpit hair
10. girls with pubes
11. contemplating the idea of saying I have to poop and running away before the bio class where we dissect pigs
oh gala! i’m so glad you like canada! BUT you MUST MUST MUST get to montreal, toronto is pretty neat but it is nothing compared to montreal – i went to uni there and still miss it . . . the french will knock your socks off, and man oh man the street fashion will too.
anyway, this is my first tilt in a while – i always space out . . .
here goes!
i. a inset record player table i found for $5
ii. night bicycling
iii. office jobs
iv. barbeque
v. the house strewn with creating things
vi. vegetables
vii. the moon
more eloquently here ossivorous.blogspot.com
My TiLT is on my site. But just wanted to say DAMN GIRL. Did you ever imagine all this a few years ago, when you were getting rejected for jobs and generally felt fed up with offices?
Your life is so amazing!
O and I also wanted to say phwoar, in response to The Dish.
Hey Galadarling-
I just started a blog of my own and I put a link for your blog in my last post so I thought you’d like to check it out…let me know what you think!
www.crazyshananigans.blogspot….
keep posting music! you’ve diverse music taste.
I like old manson too :)
ketchup flavoured lays chips and pringles exist in canada (and only canada!). i recommend :)
my tilt: – getting my car washed inside and out, throwing all the garbage out of it and putting a pink grapefruit air freshener in. – getting x-rays done. – my BIG curling iron that makes big loose curls. – Moroccanoil products, especially the deep conditioner. it’s magic. – my dog. – the new type of veggie burgers i bought. they actually taste like a REAL beefy cheeseburger. delicious.
:)
Night brought me advice, at n° 35 I forgot:
-my new purple cupcake pc wallpaper, I smile everytime I see it
-planning and plotting weekend and shopping with/for friends
-a mallow flower drying flat in my diary
-writing lists of gifts to give away, of nice things to cheer up, of things to do, of things I love!
:)
Oh yes Gala!
I love that this post has
so much Canada in it(Thats where I am).
And thanks for bringing up that Doll smell.
I think about it sometimes.
heres my little Tilt-y!
- waking up next to my sleeping lover – movies on my roof top – being joyful at work- no matter what – going to the gym with my newest friend – water – having long business meetings that are
actually just a time to talk about all our
dreams in life! – making espresso – finding a trunk of old frames and junk
and digging through it with my brother Nate.
Yaya Weekend!
xoxo
-C
Calling the lemon shade of yellow the “salmon of the yellows,’ rocking a salmon of the yellows cardigan with cheap-o plastic vampire teeth at shopping centres. Kids find it sort of magic and stare, stare, stare.
* Un tour privee au Theatre National Anglais.
* Super anniversaire de ma Super Amie “Smile”.
*Me rappeler qu’il y a quelques semaine de ca j’etais a Cannes sous le soleil et les cocotiers, Woop Woop.
* Mon Laptop remarche merci :)
*Le Sourire d’un tres tres bel Homme.
* lire les blogs des personnes qui sont super geniaux.
* J’adore Concrete Blonde.
* Aimer.
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thought you might like to see this :)
cupcakes ftw.
yay I found this site! Thursdays …. facials for 2hrs, calling NZ home, those clear frosty mornings and then… the sun… cuddles from my own kids, cuddles from kids in need – yay all worth celebrating
Things I Love this Thursday (or Friday)
not one of my favourite weeks this one, and so I choose to live out of my imagination:
-the unlikely theory of Multiverses
-knowing that next week WILL be better
more to my tilt:
~Classic bugs bunny! I watched Rabbit of Seville and Hill Billy Hare last night (2 of my all time favorites!!)
I’m utterly stoked (yet quite scared) about all the awesome performers who have trusted in my ability to put together next Thursday night’s Burlesque show. It’s a great boost to my confidence and I’m beginning to look forward to it rather than dread it.
SINGING ALONG!
THEATRE!
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING!
SHAKESPEARE AND THE JOY HE BRINGS FORTH TO THIS DAY!!!
YEAR 11’S!!!!!!!!
Oh my, I am in LOVE! THis is tragic and wonderful!
Oh Benedick, Love on, I WILL requite thee!
IM HAPPY RIGHT NOW!
lol why is noone else but me going OMG dave navarro
:s
janes addiction are super cool
Glad you’re diggin all things Canadian…I hope you’re immersing yourself in our tunz because we have an insane music scene!
- My boyfriend getting 61% in an exam I thought he’d failed! :D I am so proud, I know he’s going to do awesomely in the rest of them – My exams being over! – Friends who throw me amazing leaving parties – All the presents I got at said party! Goes to show me how well they know me… a dress in my favourite colours from one of my favourite shops! Plus a massive collage of pictures of us – Playing trivial pursuit (and winning!) – Spice Girls the movie. So tacky, I love it. – Only two days til I’m on my way to visit the boyfriend! Squeee! – Memorising the whole of Batty Rap (the name is BATT-AY!) – Home made bread
drool- the universe intervening. i am getting a giant cosmic slap on the wrist and a warning not to rebound.
- my yoga class. i feel like i’ve been beaten up but in a good way!
- swimming at the lovely tiny local pool.
- possibility. endless possibilities for good things.
- eating. who says eating your feelings is bad? i’m embracing it.
- realising that i no longer want to live with my parents (although at a bad time, since i have three months to go at home). independence!
Spending 4 solid days in the company of this one young man and parting ways both craving more.
My new tattoo; impromptu parties with old friends; open roads; upcoming appointment with my college’s transfer adviser; good deals at Old Navy; Starbucks skinny vanilla lattes; people watching & laughing at bizarre conversations; spending the afternoon with Amberly; Flexeril (I’ve been having crazy muscles spasms in my back recently).
For some reason Joey is one of those songs that pops in my head when the world is silent or I’m doing the laundry. It’s a total gateway song – usually followed by that K’s Choice song “Not an Addct” which of course leads to 4 non-blondes “what’s up” which leads to me thinking about the cranberries which leads me to thinking about My So Called Life which leaves me nostalgic and wanting straight shiny red hair. xoxo
i loooovee it when you post music. It keeps my ipod updated =]
Tiger Army, yes yes YES!
Shoppers Drug Mart is my favourite store in the world. Oh how I miss it!
Hmmm,
wonderful conversations,
new thoughts on old subjects,
wonderful and varied makeup bags, Sleeping….
snuggling…
some male voices ;)
fresh fresh air
central heating
gasfires
very comfortable shoes
iced coffees
very tiny chocolate mousses
jewelled pens
really well-fitting yoga pants
some of my makeup – very pretty :)
skiing
lots more
It has been a tough week, but the things that made the last 10 days are…
+ getting mad compliments on my competencies and progression at work by a really tough critic
+ helping out someone in need
+ seeing my brother happy
+ cheerios
+ geeking out with my boyfriend
+ Buffy the Vampire Slayer
<3feeling the fact that i’m totally in control of myself.
<3actually getting my website going!! eeeee!!
<3Buying wigs and lolita sunglasses and ruby slipper red glitter f*cking lipstick. ;)
<3realising my strong independence, that boys don’t have to mess with my mind.
<3the fact that gala darling has very good music taste. of course we love it, silly!
and seeing my little brother in a suit(he’s 9). it’s hilarious.
allmylovesugar
xoxo
Oooo, love the top photos from the fashion spread! Any chance you know where they’re from? Thanks :)
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