Things I Love Thursday
[ 9 July 2009 ]
Supernumerary rainbows; wearing multiple feather earrings in one lobe; planning outfits on paper; sitting with my laptop at a window; talking to old friends who I missed very much; daydreaming about L. Amelia Raley‘s chocolate & lavender non-milkshakes (totally worth a trip to Austin); Angels & Airwaves, I love them & I will not be ashamed!; chasing & capturing fireflies; the smell of gasoline; wearing short summer dresses with boots; old David Bowie records; tattoo anticipation (next week!); people who impersonate Pee Wee Herman (“I’m LISTENING to the voice of REASON!”); cruising dogs with the Dish whenever we go out for a walk (we walk all over the island every time we’re together so this is an almost constant activity); becoming Hank’s mother officially; striped fingernails; deciding to take a holiday!; Jake Money; buying delicious essential oil blends (rose absolute + vanilla absolute = the delishimost); Atmosphere’s Leak At Will EP (add it to your cart, it’s free free free!)...
Big gleaming Aquarian moons; Icelandic 45% semisweet chocolate; women in the supermarket who tell you how much they love your outfit (I was wearing fingerless gloves & boots & geek glasses!); having rad epiphanies while walking down the street; polka-dot dresses; planning a trip back to New Zealand for Christmas (avec Dish in tow?!); finding fortunes on the street (“Someone can read your mind”); surprise ice-creams; “HOT?! Who’s hot?! Feels just fine to me! I feel just perfect! In fact, I can’t remember when I felt quite so cozy down here!”; celebrating the 4th of July with burgers & beer (très Américain, non?); sparkles on everything; layering yummy scents (cocoa butter + Lush Candy Fluff talcum powder + rose absolute + vanilla absolute!); “Count your blessings + eat your damn eggs”; monster foot slippers!; sitting on the back of the Dish’s bike while he aims for pedestrians at high speed (!!! hahah); remembering to take my vitamins; laughing so much I snort aloud!
“I live & love in God’s peculiar light.” — Michelangelo
AHHHHH OUI! ET MAINTENANT, it is time for your list! ‘Cause it ain’t all about me! Give it to me! Yes! You! You & your big long list of lurve & excited silliness! Bring it on, MA PETITE CHOU! (Little cabbage!) JE VEUX TON AMOUR! (I want your love!)
MERCI BEAUCOUP POUR VOTRE COOPÉRATION! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwah!
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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Currently crushing hard on:
- Being back in my beautiful flat in my beautiful city with my beautiful friends and my beautiful boy.
- Fresh blueberries everywhere and for CHEAP!
- Pimm’s and fizzy lemonade, with strawberries and lots
of mint.
- The way my summer perfume (Fresh Sugar Blossom) smells after I’ve gone for a run.
- Shopping for a pretty new case for my pretty new iphone.
- Mika Miko! They sound like Black Flag, if Black Flag were made up of teenage girls.
- Making pancakes for breakfast on a Wednesday, just because I can.
- Free drinks and dancing to balkan brass bands tonight!
I love the summertime.
My things I love Thursday (first time I’ve ever done this online – YAY!!)
The air conditioning finally being turned on in my workplace
My sister’s 21st birthday
Having friends round to stay the night and making breakfast for them in the morning
Planning my trip to the Netherlands in the summer. I’m going to meet my family over there for the first time ever and they seem totally nice!!
Haagen Daaz icecream bars
Catching up with a girl I don’t know that well and finding out that we have heaps in common
The Japanese Tanabata festival – a Japanese TILT where people write their wishes on coloured paper on July 7
Getting high school students to write their Tanabata wishes in English lessons “I hope to be strong macho boy and meet a nice girl because I am lonely boy” Adorable!
Getting over my breakup with my ex
The rainy season – love the sound of rain pounding down
Phone calls from parents
Being as thrifty as possible
Yoga class and Zumba dance class
Fuji Rock excitement!!!!!
The “sitting on the back of The Dish’s bike” bit reminds me of the end of Amelie, for some reason. Lovely list, as usual.
Mine is… – green tea. Particularly Lipton’s “Mixed Berry”-flavored Green Tea.
- glitter balls, neon futuristic slinkies and other “children’s” toys (according to whom, exactly?)
- gathering up the courage to go to the beach in a bikini for the first time in my life, and then getting asked for my number twice (plus having a drunken middle aged man try to teach me how to salsa).
- July 4th on the beach with a good book, lots of sunscreen, and a feeling of freedom I haven’t felt in years.
- Robyn’s self-titled album.
- Really nice specialists at Duane Reade who give you a skin analysis and then give you free samples of cleanser, moisturizer and sunscreen to try (I hope it isn’t a scam).
-Men in kilts. Yum.
Spending the afternoon with a friend, walking around little shops; jumping of fright every two seconds that lead to incredible laughter; a good breakfast; my parents’s amazingness; not going to school; ARGENTINA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY; recieving the most ridiculous email from my friend, inviting me to a “high class tea gathering” this afternoon; knowing that my best friend has been released from Intensive Care Unit and is supposedly getting better; looking pretty, and deciding to be more feminine (I WILL NOT BE SEDUCED BY COMFORTABLE CLOTHING, NO I WILL NOT. Flower Power!); lovely days.
Your French, too, definitely. Have a good day, Galilah!
There was only one thing on my mind this week:
I’m going skydiving for the first time ever on Saturday!!!
ahhhh!
I love that animation, it’s quite mesmerising! I’ve also been putting sparkles on quite a lot recently!
My TiLT is here sparkleandglitter.co.uk/2009/0…
The essential oil blends sound lovely, I’ve been meaning to make up a relaxing blend to help me unwind in the evening.
this week i’m mad about…
sweet summertime fireflies, baseball, sunshine, good friends & great times. summer is my soul mate & we are crushing on each other big-time ;)
being good to my body getting back to the gym, eating better, looking fly!
GOOD MUSIC no explanation necessary.
anticipation LOTS of fun adventures coming up soon! visits from friends, outdoor concerts, tanning by the pool, dancing in fountains, sporting events, tan boys everywhere :)
designing my dream life!!!!! taking positive steps to ensure that my life continues to be as awesome as possible! SO grateful for all of the awareness, opportunities & positivity that is swirling around me at all times! let’s rock & roll!
honorable mentions getting caught in freak thunderstorms, cupcakes for breakfast, coffee for dessert, the smell of lavender after it rains, sparkling smiles from people on the street, dogs everywhere!, an extra paycheck in july (wooooo!), good talks, positivity & encouragement, taking risks, spending all day in bed, fireworks, dreaming about the future while enjoying the present! :)
x j
Mel Mel — Yay, welcome to public TiLTing!
Mouse — I guess it is kind of like that, except the Dish is much more aggressive than Nino. Hahah. The whole thing is so funny, maybe I should affix my Flip camera to my helmet & film the ordeal.
Sharon — Ahhhh merci beaucoup! Mwah! Happy Argentinian Independence Day!
Francine — OH MY GOD that is SO EXCITING!!!!!!!!! Have an amazing time, I am jealous like mad!!!!!!
Vixel — I love it too! It’s huge but I had to include it, it’s so beautiful. & the oil’s a lovely blend, it came from www.katesmagik.com & it’s called Isis & Rebirth!
I’m excited for & love:
-Getting married in 22 days!!! I can’t wait to get all dolled up & smooch him like crazy :D
-Warped tour! it’s going to be so much fun.
-David Bowie & Jimi Hendrix shirts :).
-Red lipstick with doll like eye makeup.
-that I can actually apply fake eyelashes without them falling off now.
-playing with my fiances dog isabella.
-freeze pops, sparklers, drunk friends sliding off my car, the 4th :)
-speaking japanese with CUTE cute people.
xoxo
aaaahhhhh it’s TiLt time!
Speaking German to a gorgeous toddler called Juno
Speaking Spanish to strange boys on FB & getting MY boy’s general manager to help interpret! HAHAHA [& of course he is there guffawing!]
Speaking French to the staff at my local cafe – Go CHARLOTTE CAFE!
Waking up at 5AM! to do Vinyasa & Hot Yoga – BLISS!!!
Acting child-like & feeling totally “normal’ about it!
My new “home” coming all the way from Guntersville, Alabama! yikes!
My Charlotte jobs!!!
A bliss-bilistic spa facial :D
New [and much needed!] perfume-Chanel Eau de Premiere
New Gloss courtesy of Dior
Incidental Retail Therapy :)
Kind kind kind strangers!!!!
Getting compliments from every angle, from young & old, man & woman – too sweet!
Gem Squashies-weeeeeee!!!
Just Delicious crushed lemonade – all organic, no sugar – delish!
The Universe & her MIGHTY influence (& generous gifts)!
Multo-social invites!
ms brownskin (oui, c’est moi heehee)
The delicious rain rain rain & Sydney WinterChill :o
Winter layering & asymmetry
Learning new words!
My ongoing love affair with dictionary.com ;)
Looking forward to my daily morning nectar – yaaaaaass Coffeeeee!
Free GOOD coffee EVERYDAY-thanks CHARLOTTE Cafe! smackeroo
2 coffees a day (now!) sans guilt!!!!
Staying up late & STILL getting up EARRRRRLY!
My daily G&T {Gratitude & Thankfulness}
Intention-ing; Planning & PLotting; Setting Goals; Dreaming & Thinking BIG & then actually filling those BIG shoes with reality!
Daily Mantras & Mini Manifestos
Exercising….my body & mind & soul & spirit to boot!
Sparkling water {san pellegrino please}
Ending a night with Green & Black’s (real) organic hot cocoa – FULL cream milk & Agave syrup for sweetening, YUM!
sparkly smiles & kinky kisses to Gala & all the Gala-tans!
Things i Love this week are:
buying a butterfly cookie cutter and making pretty sweet things to nom
Buying arts supplies and relishing the smell of fresh paint on the canvas
Learning to Make things on Instructables ( lingerie here i come)
Designing my first website
bubble baths and home-manicures -Chanel rouge noir
Finally planning that 6 -12 month trip around the world
snuggles under a big doona ( comforter)- it’s winter here
and most of all- reading your weekly TILT- you rock my world sweetie
peace and love
xo
Ezzimo
eeek! what is your new tat? i am excited to seeeee.. I too have new tattoo anticipation excitment as i am planning my new sleeeeeve..i could squeal with excitement!
YAY! Lots of things to love this week! :)
* My Unicorn Fingernails- Cover Girl City Lights Nail Polish FOR-THE-EFFING-WIN! XD
* Knowing a lot of my friends are a lot closer in distance to me at this very moment ->(see next)
* The 7/11 Gathering in Central park this weekend!!! OMG!!! SO MANY YouTubers!!! MY PEOPLE!!! (Gala you should totally come!!)
NOTE: Anyone can come hang out! It’s at 12-4pm at 67th and Central Park West (known as Heckscher) across the footpath from ballfield number two… umpire rock. for more info go to 789gathering.com or 789gathering on Twitter – I’ll be the blonde in the Blue Tutu! ;)
* Getting money when I need it most
* Shopping last weekend! Horray!
* Still being on a high after seeing No Doubt in concert a few weeks ago…Best concert OF MY LIFE!
* Finding one of my friends who will be nerdy with me and go to the Harry Potter Midnight showing next week! YAYYYY!!!
Mostly this week is consumed with the YouTube gathering excitement! I couldn’t sleep last night and I’m not treking down to the city until 5:00pm tomorrow! AHHHHHH! XD
PASSING MY DRIVING TEST! Yes!!!! Finally!
Yeehaw!
Other things include:
- New found freedom and independence – Buying Nubby Twiglet t-shirts! – Swooning over Typography – Cuddles from my man – Amazing food and long vodkas with friends – Going to Spain next week to Benicassim Festival and getting to see Gang of Four!
:D:D:D
I love it when you write in French, it’s my first language!
Bisous!
Those animations are hot. Hot hot.
lulubrownskin — I love your lists!
kat — Getting my siamese twins worked on! Next step: unicorn. YAY YAY YAY!
Caitlin – Unicorn fingernails sound SO GOOD right now, do you have photos?!
kaz — I love Nubby t-shirts too! Hee!
Poire Gourmande — Ahhh! Je suis jaloux! My French isn’t as good as I want it to be & I always think I am making HEINOUS grammatical errors. Yet another reason to spend more time in France, oui oui bien sûr!
ohhh, david bowie! he is on my Things I Love Thursday list every week. I had a dream about him the other night, in which he told off the guy who used to make fun of me in high school and gave me a hug. ha!
more things I love:
+ hookah bars
+ dancing to Michael Jackson and Prince in hookah bars
+ getting lost in a book. it’s been a long time since I’ve had the spare time to do that.
+ the Clash
+ celebrating milestone birthdays with modern-day reenactments of scenes from Dazed and Confused. ah, youth.
+ sitting on the roof
+ Twilight Zone marathons
+ couscous
+ Bob Dylan…my future husband. he can be a bit of an ass, I’m told, but c’mon, this is adorable. i30.tinypic.com/or2xqo.jpg
+ tan lines – I find them sorta sexy!
+ the movie Lost In Translation… I miss traveling!
+ the song “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’” by the Velvet Underground
This is the first time I’ve ever done this…
£60 heels for £20 (expensive heels are always worth it.. especially if they don’t actually cost that much in the end!)
Deciding on a wedding outfit for my cousin’s big day on Saturday
Having interviews
Keeping busy
Moving to London in a week
Seeing friends
Realising I’m better off single until I work a few things out
Cooking
Having a free house for weeks on end – it stays clean!
Turquoise and purple nail varnishes!
X
lizzie — Hahaha I loved your dream, did you ever see that Flight of the Conchords episode where David Bowie keeps appearing in Bret’s dreams? SO FUNNY. I just saw it again the other day & have been talking about “freaky freaky dreams” in a faux-Bowie voice non-stop!
~elongated glances with cute strangers
~being scared to go somewhere alone, and having it end wonderfully
~conversations that travel to strange and delightful places
~having a work flirt partner
~pretty insects
~messing with strangers at the grocery store
~having my barista know my preferred drink
~realizing a new acquaintance is way more awesome than first appeared
~biking fast in the city
Haha…oh, they are!
Unfortunately they don’t translate to photo well… so, just think of your unicorn necklace if you melted it and painted it on your fingers! ;)
Gala- haha, that does sound really funny. It’d definitely make for a great video, if you ever decide to film it.
Caitlin, I saw No Doubt a few weeks ago and they were amazing live! I had such a great time!
and YES, that has to be my favorite Flight of the Conchords episode, haha! now I just wish Bowie would start appearing to me every night and dispense helpful advice.
Haven’t TILT-ed for a while… Was in a bad place for the last couple of months… I’m picking myself up though and high tailing outta there so here comes the positivity!!
~ Having THE BEST time with my 2 year old sister and my partner at the zoo today!
~ Going on a holiday to Brisbane starting tomorrow! It’s like 4 degrees warmer there!! Woo!!
~ Seeing French and Saunders live on Sunday- LOVE Dawn French so much!!!
~ Starting a health kick tomorrow!
~ My new blog zangstuff.blogspot.com I’m having so much fun with that! It’s helping keep me focused on the good in my life.
~ Coffee with one of my best mates last night.
~ Driving around on my own singing to my CD’s at the top of my lungs
Yay for the good things in life!! grins
~The Gala Darling Podcast Sale (Oh yes, I will be purchasing when I arrive at home tonight, yes ma’am!)
~Being single by choice after breaking up to a voicemail box because the guy I was with just kept ignoring me!
~and realising the two most important things in my life – Myself and my kitten, Mr. Squiggle (way cuter than any boy I’ve ever known, and sweet as can be! He woke me up with kisses this morning!)
~Dancing around and singing with friends without being embarassed
~Old cars!
~Getting back into my strength training (though realising I should invest in heavier weights)
~Sally Hansen’s nail art pens that I will be testing as soon as I get to a CVS!
~Those silly surveys that my brother posts on myspace
~The Moon in all its glory!
~Cookies, cupcakes, twinkies, chocolate bars, and best of all, eating them without worrying about my figure!
+ Getting into reading again.
+ Rediscovering polyvore.
+ My adorable doggy.
+ Twitter.
+ The Michael Jackson memorial.
+ Inspiring quotes.
+ Making lists of things to do over summer.
+ Clearing out all the clutter from my room.
+ Morning pages.
+ Finding brand new notebooks in my room.
+ Doing something that scares me.
+ Improving my relationship with my mum.
+ The warm weather.
+ Anticipating my 18th birthday (in 17 days!).
+ Getting my parents to understand vegetarianism.
+ My two adorable cousins who are beyond amazing.
+ Realising it’s okay to let go.
+ Inspiring, empowering blogs, like iCiNG of course!
+ Not having my future being mapped out, and being okay with that.
+ Talks with my dad.
+ Magic.fm radio that reminds me of special times.
+ Manicures, pedicures, haircuts, facials.
+ Making summer reading lists.
+ Practising recipes and baking.
+ Feeling like I’m heading towards a much better future than the last year.
+ Cute jewellery.
+ How long my TiLT is this week (!!)
+ Creativity.
-my birthday of epic win yesterday, including, but not limited to:
-ridiculous cake-shaped glasses from dr. peepers
-good Italian food surrounded by friends and fam
-procuring The Beatles 1, a collection of all their number one singles
-sparklers
-inside jokes a plenty
-hanging out with my bestie for the entire day [+today]
and also:
-the prospect of making adorable tiny burger cupcakes & sugar cookie french fries
-gel pens
-life
-monty python’s flying circus
-art gallery trips!
Yaaaayy TILT! Here are my juicy tidbits of gratitude for the week!
-Getting back into writing after having a massive deadline overdose earlier in the year.
-Enjoying time with my boyfriend.
-Feeling inspired to improve my blog.
-Reading ALL THE TIME.
-Going to the beach today!
In other news, I’m so happy to see you so happy with Le Dish and Hank! Much love to you, Gala! :)
- Ogling delicious Lush boys
- French pedicures
- Shiitake mushrooms!
- Dressing like a child
- Bulmers!
- JD Salinger
- Getting lots of shifts at work (I am tired and ratty but rich!)
- Joanna Newsom
- Ray Ban Clubmasters
- Inappropriate crushes
- Anticipating exam results
- Moving day!
-Understanding human nature (although sadly lots of people don’t understand themselves)
-Meeting new ginger heads
-The new feature on astro.com where you can click on famous people’s birthcharts
-Head massages
-OhSo (brand) spirulina and miso soup
-Blueberry and Peach pies (or the idea of making/eating them
-Working a lot/too much then realizing youre clear, energized, and good to talk to because of it
-Being able to wash my clothes whenever I want
-Doing laundry in general
-Post-rain, green, healthy world smell
Circus School! I just enrolled, can’t wait to try something crazily different..
Blenheim! Going on the ferry for a friends 21st, wine touring vineyards bah-less!
Casinos! eek, winning money is too much fun. and spending the winnings on love & sequins cant wait!!
Electric Blankets.. in lieu of male
Blind dates! I asked out the english boy ive had a crush on for two years, and he said yes! eeek.. nervous much!
Retro furniture. My love for this shall never ever die
i can’t believe it’s thursday already!
+ sunny skies + leftover mexican food + making new friends + seeing old friends + quiet days at work + phone calls with besties +
great friends— I spent last weekend with some of my best and it was incredible fun
my boyfriend—surprised me with a beach dinner date after work on Monday and it was amazing!
good books-I just finished up Female Chauvinist Pigs by Ariel Levy and I’m now splitting my time between Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions by Gloria Steinem and I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris
felines- I love spending a little time on the couch with my dear two cats and one darling kitten
Going through my ex-flatmates’ freezers and eating their ice cream and cake. FOR BREAKFAST
Surprise gifts from those same ex-flatmates like new speakers and a mini-strobe
Going home
That feeling you get after you’ve just sobbed your lungs out, when you’ve blown your nose and cleaned up and you just feel so much BETTER
Impromptu eye packs to heal those puffy and bloodshot eyes from the above
The smell of clean laundry (because its awesome)
Having free time to sit in the sunshine with strawberries
Things I Love:
Finding lipstick that perfectly matches my dress
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Eating junk food for breakfast
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Getting paid tomorrow!
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Having an awesome photo shoot this weekend!
(Also, Tattoo Anticipation is the BEST! Can’t wait to see pictures of yours!)
homemade spicy veggie tomatoey stew – pimms – five in the morning life talks – hangover food – watching really weird tv shows and having a good laugh with friends about it – drinking absinthe the proper, old fashioned way – having at least six people in one night compliment my necklace – long showers – patent dr martens and floral dresses – raiding my sister’s wardrobe while she’s on holiday – practically moving in with said sister’s flatmate – meeting new people – drunkenly shopping in the 24 hour supermarket – curling up with a cup of tea and my book – listening to damien rice on the bus ride home – nice old ladies who randomly stop for a chat – being off work for a whole weekend – green eyeliner – jangly bracelets – going for breakfast at 4 in the afternoon – watching the dark knight and spending the rest of the evening talking in a ridiculous deep batman voice – getting behind the wheel of a car for the first time ever and actually managing not to crash it / kill someone / have a panic attack – thunderstorms – glittery makeup – finding a red felt tip pen and drawing big cartoon lovehearts on EVERYTHING – lazy days – dancing crazily to old motown tracks – this ridiculously long list!
* People being ridiculously, gobsmackingly generous to strangers: tinyurl.com/mgola4
* Burlesque fire-eaters
* this writing business
* I never thought I’d say this, but…structure. Just started writing for a website that actually gives me deadlines and suggestions of assignments and focus. Makes it a lot easier for me to work, unlike other places that tell me to “write what I want.”
* planning road trips this summer! EEK!
* amazing friends who are up for new adventures
Have a happy week, everyone!
-ordering things online (new books about and by talullah bankhead, a new bathing suit, betsey johnson button sandals)
-getting strawberry shortcake in the north end late at night when the ice cream place down the block was closed
-twilight snark and finding everything hilarious
-my closest friends
-veggie dogs from trader joe’s
-fountain sodas (so much better than storebought sodas)
-shorter hair
-rereading philosophy books
-wife swap for bringing serious lols
-leaving the city to go to a mall with a forever21
-rushing around
-julie ruin
-TiLT always making me hungry
-lame 80s teen movies
-making “dirty diana” my new ringtone. it’s both a tribute to michael jackson and…myself, i guess.
OH also friendly people in long lines who start up conversations, i.e the woman in the forever21 line who asked my friend and i for bracelet advice
- spending a whole week with my boyfriend without university work and shit getting in the way. he went back home yesterday but the week was good stuff :)
- the lucksmiths. they’re splitting & it upsets me, but i saw them last night and camera shy and sunlight in a jar feel like statements of intent / life lessons.
- reading on the train and enjoying it. usually i just stare out of the window and it’s really boring, but this time i read infinite jest and general
..Skype
I spoke to my family through the internet, we waved at each other on the videochat. W-o-w. I’m just so gratefull for having technology that makes things like this possible.
..Kittens
They can make you smile without any effort. Running around flies, drinking from my teacup, lounging on my bags,.. Hiding under the blanket, just being cuuute
..Plants
I have a garden patch, just a small one nothing big but the vegetable plants are growing and the other day i noticed the tomatoes growing and even little tiny peppers. I can’t wait to get my teeth in them hihi but for now i’ll take my best care for them. Its weird how people forget to appreciate that life is all around us.
..American Gods
I cannot get away from this book, Neil Gaiman i will promise to promote your book to anyone because i love it!
..Organizing a HP party
I want to make butterbeer and maybe some Pumpkins Pasties mmh need to find some recipes and decoration and this is going to be fun.
..Prom-dress sale
Where i come from, we don’t have proms. I would by American magazine’s just to plan my own prom with my sister looking at all the dresses. Now i’m in one of the ‘prom-country’s’ and i’ve been enjoying trying one promdresses for fun!
.. “I’ve got soul but i’m not a soldier”
The Killers – All These Things That I’ve Done
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXkWW_…
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Looking up Japanese food-spam on FLICKR, Tomato Juice, Grinning on how the chocolate cake is called devils food, Blue and lilac and purple, Tie-Dye bikini’s, Roasting parshnips, Web-window-shopping, Listening to L&S in my ears, Pink disco ball charms
My list is:
-Txt messages from the cuteboy. – Being recognized at a concert because of twitter. – Planning my future trip to Hawaii in september. – Neon coloured hair. – Girls who where skirts with sneakers. – Boys who smile. – Contacts & being able to where sunglasses again. – Blended strawberry lemonade from Starbucks. – Skate Clothing. – Being massively cuted out by cuteboy on an hourly basis. – Rewatching Skins. – Kissings.
TiLT virgin no more-
Day off today!
Scooped up year long Love & Sequins on sale this morning- thanks Gala!
Drinking green smoothies for breakfast every day this week.
Hubs poker night last night, left with $200, came home with $1215- whoot!
Eagerly awaiting delicious smelling bath and body goodies in the mail.
Third month of twice a week pilates classes, feeling strong and gaining muscle.
I love: rooftop 4th of July parties, complete with fireworks; being able to work from home; getting packages in the mail; reading offbeatbride.com; payday!; discovering new places to hang out (a gorgeous dog park five blocks from my apartment!); late night automobile adventures; edamame; Tuesday’s public memorial for Michael Jackson- so heartfelt; discovering MJ’s music for the first time (I wasn’t even born when Thriller came out, so it’s all new to me); eating lunch in Dupont Circle while the drummers play; buying my BF breakfast yesterday; a long, greatly-needed nap; pondering getting a pedicure (I need it desperately!); lavender eyeshadow; fresh strawberries; coconut rum and mango juice; having the day off tomorrow!
Remembering to write my TILT!
My Sexy, Shiny New Laptop
Being able to put new music on my mp3 player again
Long walks on a warm day with Ottie
Finally having all my books arranged together in my room
My new pink curtains
My new pink pen
Wearing my old pink glasses
Looking forward to getting new glasses
Drinking cider on a warm sunny evening for no reason other than that I can
Going for drives, by myself, because I can ( and not telling anyone I’ve done it!)
Schooling Dandy for the first time in ages and him behaving perfectly
Extra-strong painkillers which actually work
Ottie’s long brown nose poking round a half-closed door
Writing pages and pages in my journal, and numerous posts in my blog
TiLT:ing me this week:
- The one item I’ve been happiest to see on sale ever; oh yes baby girl I’m talking about your Love&Sequins -the full package! I just bought it and will transfer the first 3 sessions to my iPod right away.
- Going to my families summer house for the weekend and just chilling out listening to the wind in our trees, walking along the beach, taking in the scent of many happy childhood summers. It’s my favourite spot on this earth because I get instantly relaxed the moment I get there.
- Summer evenings and mornings, being able to sit in my apartment with the window open and light pouring in.
- Eating raw and other healthy things and discovering that when I do my body crave more of the same instead of sugar/fat/processed things.
Dressing up 1930s-style and going to see Public Enemies with an old friend! && taking lots of pictures!
Text messages about pimping out straight jackets with another old friend!
Pajamas :)
A visit to the local modern art museum as a more pleasant follow-up to a dentist’s appointment…!
Getting excited for a much-needed haircut, brow wax, & mani/pedi-cure tomorrow!
Wearing cool hats!
Coffee in a giraffe-shaped mug!
Enjoying Ministry’s music, both from the synthy days of old and the metally days of now!
Spicy chai smoothies!
I love Angels & Airwaves!
Ce jeudi, j’aime…
~Peindre! Des vases, des cadres, etc. Je ne suis pas très émérite, mais quand-même c’est amusant ;)
~Chanter! Quand je suis seule chez moi, je m’époumone chaque chanson que j’écoute à la radio. J’aime danser sur la musique aussi.
~Cuisiner! J’ai fait beaucoup des biscuits hier, et ils sont délicieux! C’est très satisfaisant de passer un peu du temps dans la cuisine et à la fin du jour, d’avoir des produits tangibles et savoureux.
~Voyager! Mmm, je suis chez moi maintenant, donc plutôt: envisager des voyages à l’avenir. Kenya, Inde, Russie, Tanzanie, Angleterre, Égypte, Ouzbékistan, Yémen, Maroc, Allemagne, l’Ukraine, Pologne—je veux voyager partout!!
~Écrire! J’ai un journal, et je suis en train d’écrire un roman…mais l’avancement du roman est un peu lente….
~Parler français! Bien sûr! Et TiLT est une occasion parfaite de le pratiquer.
Loading up my ipod with amazing-ness, airbrush tattoos, doing the Charleston (or at least trying), Denver (!!! just got back fro a 9 day trip and it was AMAZING!), salsa dancing, volleyball on the beach, bike riding down giant mountains, crazy roller coasters at six flags, dogs(
uhm, i don’t know what happened to the rest! woops!
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Loading up my ipod with amazing-ness, airbrush tattoos, doing the Charleston (or at least trying), Denver (!!! just got back fro a 9 day trip and it was AMAZING!), salsa dancing, volleyball on the beach, bike riding down giant mountains, crazy roller coasters at six flags, dogs♥!, learning to play bass, picking out a new hairstyle, cancer research institutes that don’t test on animals, getting back into the swing of things, deciding not to spend my time with people that don’t treat me well, and committing to sit up straight all the time.
xoxox
It sounds like you and this “Dish” are quite snuggly :) Yaaay!
* The bf moving 5 minutes away from my house. No more 30 minute drives just to see him!
* Playing with puppies! They’re so happy just to see you.
* Pineapple and olive pizza.
* Having my weekends start on Thursday at 6 :)
* Having no doubt that my boyfriend is a good person through and through.
finishing 1000 piece puzzles, organizing bookshelves, getting picked up and jumping into a car full of friends snapping their fingers and singing along to “my girl,” getting fridays off, waking up from a bad dream only to realize that it wasn’t real and it’s all over (last night’s was a doozy), tye dye-ing 24 small children’s tshirts and somehow managing to NOT stain my hands for the first time ever in my long camp counselor-ing career
Ahh, my first time posting ever! Long time reader and TiLT lover here. [:
-getting the air conditioner fixed tomorrow! it has been broken for two days now, and the louisiana heat does not help much!
-going exploring outside after a nice long rain.
-seeing tons of butterflies everywhere!
-my cat and her five little kittens♥
-eagerly anticipating the new season of the venture bros.
-flirting with cute boys at the bookstore♥
-building forts with chairs and blankets with your best buddies!
-finally getting the chance to buy cute things online.
-seeing public enemies (mmm, christian bale)
-and music that reminds me of atlanta!
- tickets to see Tinted Windows and the promise of lots of joy and silliness
- surviving doing a colon and intestinal cleanse…and being noticibly thinner!! Thanks for that dare, mom!! Haha
- hearing that special voice say “i love you” every night before I go to bed. Can’t wait until he’s here permanently.
- remembering someone’s life (MJ’s specifically) and being inspired to truly live my own and not waste it!! Currently looking into going to Africa for some volunteer work in orphanages.
- guitar solos
- getting new handbags and sunglasses on sale!!
1. french language. le sigh
2. my friend’s baby, elijah, who i call “Cabbage Patch” affectionatly b/c he looks like one of them.
3. the fact that you put “little cabbage” in french on iCiNg. so rad.
4. all black with ruffled skirts and gold ballet flats. with rosettes on them. yesss.
5.lists and tIlts.
6.twitter
7.getting complements on the sweater i made & wore yesterday! button city!!
8. you.
godspeed,
elle
My week has been incredibly hard, but in the spirit of things, i did my Tilt here (http://bexlyell.blogspot.com/) and already I feel a bit better.
Features, love actually, cupcakes and stalkers.
-sunny days
-having time for myself
-going back to the gym: it hurts, bur it feels amazing!
-bonding with my cousin
-laughing so hard it hurts
-pseudo holidays
*Letting my sister crash at my apartment, while she sorts out her life and realizing instead of it putting me out I am having an insanely wonderful summer *Starting a blog again after a multi-year break *Art show with the bf tonight, an excellent excuse to dress up. *Free tickets to the sold out Green Day show this weekend! Yay, a random life bonus. *Also having tattoo anticipation…Two new ones next Friday :) *Love LOVE loving my job and being really truly grateful to have one in this economy *My wonderful, supportive, always hilarious family *My best friend AND my sister having a healthy pregnancy thus far *Always and forever, my shoe collection *Being one of the first to know that a close friend is secretly eloping soon…Shhh!!! *Finally picking out the paint colors for my apartment
Ummm best life ever?!
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It’s my very first tIlt!
~Oxegen festival excitement.. I get to see so many of my favourite bands this weekend including Spinnerette & have lots of cider and strawberries & Jelly Babies! BRING IT ON!
~Listening to boys chatting in French on the bus ‘cause it sounds so nice.
~Funny chats outside when it’s bright until late.
~Surreal moments walking home late at night
~Watermelon & chickpeas. But not together.
~Fiction about lonely guys figuring things out. And Storms, by Carol Ann Harris.
~Having a gig to look forward to
~Knowing & spending time with someone really really really awesome.. ;D
- getting rid of that flu that has been keeping me in bed all week
- awesome photoshoots with friends
- vegan restaurants
- vacations
- my boyfriend coming to visit for 2 whole weeks
- brüno & hbp coming up in the cinemas
- being an intern for a teacher – Bach – Ravel and Gershwin, too – the classics – The Waves – Vladimir Nabokov
and – falling in love, no matter how awkward it is
♥ A beautiful bouquet of flowers from the boyfriend yesterday. He also surprised me with the cutest, tiniest bag of jelly teddy bears. How lucky am I?
♥ Really starting to feel on top of the housework and actually proud of the way the house is looking.
♥ Baking bread buns today. And then sharing them with the boyfriend’s family.
♥ A day that didn’t start brilliantly but became awesome!
♥ Eating chip sandwiches yesterday. Pure comfort food.
♥ The positive feelings that seem to have overwhelmed me and transformed my life.
♥ The Body Shop vanilla perfume ♥ The scent of peppermint teabags ♥ Muse. I love them ♥ The scent of lemon kitchen cleaner ♥ The feeling of cool sheets ♥ Thunderstorms, even though they scare me ♥ Apollo Justice on the DS ♥ Old, comfortable boots ♥ Yankee Candle Sweet Strawberry tartlets♥
* super nice staff at my local pool * having a really good swim – I had forgotten how much I love to be in the water! * feeling air on my legs – I hardly ever leave the house in a skirt without tights, but it was so hot I had to be brave…and it felt really nice! * sorting out my rather large collection of music so its all nicely organised and in one place now * sharing one of my all time favourite films with my boyfriend (and he liked it!) * snuggling in bed and not worrying about anything else that should be done instead * customising my journal in the hopes I’ll remember to use it now it looks so pretty =)
“Planning outfits on paper”?
Gala, have you ever (seriously) considered starting your own line of clothing? With your sweet personal style and already established online reception, it would be a real treat. I know I’d end up snagging an item or two! I hope you get the opportunity to design and share pieces…if not now…then sometime in the future :)
Things I Love this week…
-Sitting on my room, talking about boys
-Talking about boys with my lesbian best friend
-Sitting in grocers carts..where the baby can sit
-Falling out of said grocery cart, escaping without a bruise!
-Planning trips to the beach
-Towing sunscreen, tissues, hand sanitizer, lotion, lipstick, chapstick, perfume, $5 worth of quarters, a sweater and a hat all in one medium sized bag.
ANDDDDDDDD:
See Gala all in love with the Dish ;)
ohhh things im loving….
+going to heathrow on monday and meeting my bestfriend so we can go on a travelling adventure for a year!!
+listening to katchafire remembering good times at home in nz!
+shaken ice tea lemonade from starbucks
+peppermint tea (infact tea in general)
+my granny letting me sit in her chair cause i have the flu :D
+good tunes @ kasbah
+poi’s
+having two summers in one year
* Waking up before the sun rises and the world begins :)
* Cutting a blunt fringe
* Dressing up as Audrey in Breakfast at Tiffany’s for a grade dressup photo and hearing people say ‘‘Look It’s Audrey Hepburn!’‘
* Candles
* Bubblegum coloured tissue paper
* 2000 calorie mascara. I ADORE mascara.
* Feeling so supported by everyone around me that suddenly I’m shy. And feeling that walls that I had to push against before are now nonexistent.
Finding things that are ‘me’, “if you can’t tone it, tan it”, camera equipment all over my bed, just layin in bed, Qwenten’s attempt to say “I love you” & trying to tickle me & falling out of bed but not waking up, finding amazing pants, the place I dream of working it is hiring, Bella’s pink glittery collar & the fact that it has a bell on it, finally paying for my 1st semester of college, orange toenails, “Best I ever had” by Drake, saying I love you out loud to Troy, jotting down notes in my Moleskine…..
Things I love this Thursday:
- I haven’t been too good at doing a gratitude journal daily so it seems like making this list once a week is a commitment easier to keep. Really loving this idea today!
- Having finally found an healthy, eco-friendly nail polish at my local store in my favorite shade of deep red.
- Painting my nails in the aforementioned shade of red, and loving the fact that it’s healthy besides from looking super hot!
- Telling Ms Kitty Kat what a brilliant person she is and how gorgeous she is 25 times a day… and getting an answer from her! My cat speaks a lot, she’s just too cool for words!
- Planning my outfits and my gifts for burning man. Sketching ideas for makeup and looks. Loving the anticipation while still finding it hard to believe I’ll be there in a month and a half.
- Spending time visualizing my new adventures, my new business projects and my new relationship with this awesomely attractive, artistic, loving, ethical creator God hottie.
. Embracing the vegan lifestyle and being more compassionate toward all beings.
- Getting back into writing and sketching.
- Just realizing there’s an extra long week-end starting tomorrow! I totally had skipped that one! It’s so good, I’ll be able to do so much more than I initially had planned. YES!!!!
- Sexy, ethical people.
- Feeling so peaceful, centered and secure while my life is recomposing itself before my eyes. Not knowing how it’s gonna be done but knowing it’s perfect, and feeling it so deep. Sweet!
- Finding this huge bush covered in beautiful bright flowers, that looked almost like hibiscuses, right in the middle of the city on my way back home! Even more special after spending time last night remembering how it felt to stand in front of one those bushes as a kid and play with the flowers. Precious!
- Reading Icing for the fix of hot pink and inspiration. Thank you! ;)
XO
- tofu panang curry
- my husband, Cantankerous Drummer Husband. He’s the bestest
- NINE days till I leave on a three month Epic European / Middle Eastern Adventure of Doom
- Ragnoraek announced for the Wacken festival
- Opeth – Blackwater Park is perfection in CD form
- Manowar, cuz they always make me smile
- Eating more vegetarian food. It’s so yummy.
- Living with my in-laws for a week which should, at the very least, be an adventure. Yay for home-cooked vegetarian food!
- puppies. Wuv
- My new Heavy Metal Lifestyle blog – http://steffmetal.com, which launches tomorrow! Yay for new projects!
- an exciting freelance copywriting job for next week! I love helping feed the creativity of people!
- Faith. When people ask me what religion I have faith in, I tell them, “People. I don’t believe in God or gods or when or why or what. I believe in you, I believe in them, and I believe in me.” Mostly I get bewildered looks, but I just went on holiday for two weeks and came back with no less than 5 new really brilliant close friends. Looove!
- New shoes. Cary Tennis once made a list of things that were good “balm for the soul” and new shoes were on that list. I’ve since learned to stop being ashamed of this budgeting priority. Looove!
- Ziplining. Went for the first time ever last week, and realized I’d forgotten about this dream I once had to buy a mountainous island and use it for various outdoor adventures, like skiing and rock climbing. Hello childhood dreams and hello adrenaline-pumping sports! Looove!
- Good shampoo. You don’t know what you’re missing til you find your perfect one, basically, and so I now have a date to call up a nice hotel on the other side of the world and beg them for their supplier. Ahaha, looove!
- Camping. My girlfriends and I have never been, and we’re leaping at the chance to do it this weekend in order to obtain tickets to Shakespeare at the Park. We’ll cheat by going to the bathrooms at McDonald’s, of course, but it’s going to be a fucking BLAST. Looove!
my summer volunteering place…my friends from there…my friends in general…excited about dying my hair purple (PURPLE!) in September…the new Harry Potter movie coming out in FIVE DAYS, yay!...Harry Potter in general. I’ve loved the series since I was eight, and I’m sixteen now…Nat Tena, who plays Nymphadora Tonks in the HP movies…it’s very Harry Potter themed, isn’t it?...using my French oral communication skillz for the first time out of school (YAY! Ten years of classes has paid off!)...and pizza. delicious, delicious pizza.
— My amazing, amazing friends, who just left my house a few minutes ago.
— Meeting people at the library, to sit next to each other and read and rearrange eachother’s shoelaces.
— Staying up all night reading saucy/cheesy novels full of terrible sex scenes and Mary Sues.
— That almost-high feeling you get after staying awake all night and pumping yourself full of coffee.
— Running home to check on kittens.
— Feeling like Audrey Hepburn/a million bucks in white heels and opaque black stockings.
— Bringing 7 foot tall birch sticks home with you on the metro, and getting looks from adorable old men that make you feel like you’re kindred forest spirits.
— Writing in a gorgeous, scarlet fabric-bound journal.
— Feeling like I’m just about ready to get back into doing creative things, and art, and being totally excited about it.
— Meeting friends’ friends, who’ve driven down on the spur of the moment from across 2 provinces to see them for only a day, and getting along with them all amazingly.
— Suddenly having a world of possibilities open up to you now that you can express yourself without every having to don a highschool uniform again. Suddenly I want to dig out that too-long gypsy skirt, belt it, and wear it as a dress, or actually bother putting pieces together beyond the jeans-and-a-shirt. I am so excited to finally be able to develop a style.
Teehee, I love that you said mon petit choux! My favourite ever phrase to come out of French class after ZUT, C’EST CHER! (Damn, it’s expensive!) Alright, here we go…
* Coming back from 6 days in Australia to a boyfriend to a boyfriend who is making it all too clear how much he loves and missed me
* Obsessively categorizing, photographing and uploading pictures of my makeup collection to Facebook XD this possibly makes me a freak, but you know what? I don’t care, because it makes me feel GLEE.
* Homemade American hot dogs for dinner. Yesssss.
* Not coming home to a pigsty after my holiday! Nothing takes the gloss off a holiday like a messy home. 10 points to my bf for making an effort. He’s great.
* Royal Albert sugar jar in pastel blue and gold covered in pink butterflies. Jooooy.
* Bringing back exotic (for New Zealand) candy – tootsie rolls, citrus Skittles, chocolate Skittles! Strawberry twizzlers, ye gods!
* Wearing hot pink lipstick, a pastel corset, purple fairy skirt and rainbow pink gift wrap ribbon in my hair and smiling sweetly at everyone, including McDonalds drive-thru people and supermarket checkout operators.
Hannah U’s TILT
– Passing your permit test!! I am officially allowed to drive in the state of massachusetts! – Celebratory Cranberry Permit Muffins (the best kind there are) – Friends coming home from being away! I am very excited, we’re going to the traveling carnival tomorrow! – New haircuts! – Having the nicest boss in the world. I have the BEST summer job making sandwiches for this little town market where the owners let their newfoundland sleep behind the counter. – Nice weather, finally! i don’t know if it’s been the same in new york, but in boston the weather has been ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE! cold, rainy,~ Weekends spent in bed watching DVDs ~ Diet Coke ~ Booty Shaking ~ Cuddles from my Lover after he got back from a Bromantic weekend away ~ Passing the 6 year mark in my relationship – epic! ~ Whittaker’s Sante Bars dipped in Hot Chocolate ~ Cuddles with my baby niece ~ Dressing up for work ~ Heidi plaits ~ Crafting motivation ~ Finishing books and moving on to the next one ~ Hot Water Bottles with knitted covers ~ Theme dressing (Black Widow, Heidi) ~ Snow Peas ~ My Sister ~
This TilT is travel-filled.
Paris My mother is finally going on her dream trip, and she’s so happy it’s infectious!
Melbourne Just booked a trip to Melbourne in Oct/Nov.
Wellington Going to book a trip to visit NZ for Christmas/New Years.
I think l’m offically stalking you Gala! If you see a creepy lurker, remember l’m friendly, and only want to scoop out your brains for the creative genius ideas inside!
❤Lots of LOVE goes to…❤
-Pancakes: forever and ever my love for pancakes never wanes.
-My view: watching planes fly past and wondering where they’re going to/ coming from.
-Re-gaining motivation.
-Passing all my final classes! Now, to graduate.
-Sky-blue nail polish.
-Reading everyone’s TILT lists!
Happy Thursday everyone!
This TilT made me giggle haha you seem to be in such a great mood :)
This weeek I love
*making strawberry shortcake
*ditto fishsticks
*babysitting cute kids
*getting along with Tree
*fruity drinks on the beach!
*tanlines
*freckles
*meeting boys (not even matter if cute, just boys are so entertaining)
*texts from old friends
*hearing people from the hallway
*hearing Elizabeth sing hSM from the shower haha
*Best I Ever Had by Drake
* 12 hours of sleep
*realizing the waterpark in my city is better
:)
+friends who kidnapped me for a birthday breakfast.
+gifts from Paris
+arriving at friend’s place at 10 a.m. and being promptly fed brownies
+people who hide thrift store treasures in your room.
+unplugging from devices
+99 cent vintage raybans
+finding undeveloped film from the 80s
+Grey Garden soundtrack
-masquerade balls
-overcast days
-coffee.. LOTS of it!
-watermelon
-knowing this time i can deal with getting a shot at the doctor’s tomorrow!!
-finding my old michelangelo book under my bed
Wearing granny dresses with oversized cardigans, chilli hot chocolates, finding pearl strands in op shops for nix, cycling, breathing out in the frost in the morning in manner of a dragon, my new flats, lychee bubble tea & great new music on my ipod!!
ooooh that animation is gorgeous!!
My TiLT! * surprise hair appointments with the best hairdresser in the world! (shameless plug approaching…!)Amanda @ Zu Hairdressing if you live in Ballarat Victoria Australia you should see her!!
* ideas!
* a new ring
* my new boots – oooh Fleck by Siren! I can’t walk in them but hey I’ll just sit around looking incredibly glamorous!! ha!
Oh & Francine – you will looooooove skydiving – it is the most magnificent freedom!
Sun at the beach in winter catching up with my friends.
MJ – going through the back catalogue. I used to have ‘Bad’ (on tape, kids!) and I thrashed it to death.
Horses – I just really like them. I get antsy if my rider son is getting more horse-time than me.
Holidays – oh yeah. Mm-hm. Still haven’t done anything like enough sleeping in, but I plan to rectify that soon.
Learning cute things in french – thank you Gala!!!! I am going to use that cabbage one haha, my friends will have no idea I am calling them a cabbage muwhaha- devious huh! :P
::-Making cupcakes, thinking of new flavours, fruits to add or lollies and different icings!!
::-creating and then re-creating photo collages and visualisation boards.
::-*Drinking Zombies @ Motel* with my friends (Zombies = cheap version of a long island ice tea. Motel=bar in Wellington NZ which is set in the 60’s, plays swing music and has THE best cocktails ever and is #7 in the world as the best bar).
::-Finding new an exciting clothes in my mothers wardrobe. Namely the black silk waistcoat that she stole off my dad and I have now stolen back! :P
::-Ilicit & Misery prints MFE 4 EVA!!
::-Being really excited about the fact that the photo shop will print your photos onto a boxed art canvas…
::-My brand new heeled Brogues – black, patent and velvet with black ribbon shoe laces.
::-*Last.fm*
::-Grizzly Bear, Cold War Kids, Mando Diao
::-Moffilaide on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/Moffilaide
::-A particularly delightful and creative film director, editor and actor who I can’t wait to see this weekend!
::-Getting excited for the Coco Chanel movie!!!
::-Finding old photos of relatives from the 1900s who had the most impeccable, style and grace. And then copying that style…!
A few things I am loving:
being home!, watching the world past by throught an airplane window, conversations with strangers, personable airport workers, sweet tea, freshly washed sheets, polka dot headbands
sonic (even though they don’t offer banana cream pie shakes anymore), back to the future marathons, driving around the neighborhood looking for four-way stop signs to boogy down at, getting pizza from a different joint every wednesday, laying naked with my darling under a brand new, still-smells-like-the-store fluffy cotton blanket, tattoo ideas, re-reading the entire harry potter series before next week, nearly getting catapulted through the windshield of a twelve-foot-high penske truck (but for good reason!), bread bowls at panera bread, and iced jasmine green tea
OH! my boyfriend and i also saw “away we go” last night in an empty theater. we were able to laugh (and cry!) as loud as we pleased — excellent movie
TiLT: – Getting my uni results and them being super awesome!
Aaand, at the moment that’s it. Highlight of my week :)
hmmm. i am feeling decidedly happy this week :) currently loving:
- Late night cake deliveries from awesome new girlfriend. – aforementioned awesome new girlfriend (aaah, aaaah. i could go on!) – fixing up the wireless on my teeny tiny laptop, which means i can do uni work outside…in natural light! wow. – soy lattes, delicious. – limes and chilli. yum. added to everything.
-richard dawkins! I love him; so bright, his documentaries are clear and fun, and makes me proud of being an atheist :)
-having a tea party with my girlfriends :DD
-dressing up for no particular reason (my mom is like “why are you so elegant? you look awesome!” yay)
-the ever-increasing relationship with my “nanny” (in Chile is very common to have nannies that help at home, cook, etc). I just can’t believe how intelligent and witty she is, I wish she could’ve studied and had the opportunities-as a young woman-that I have now :(
-watching friends again
-the fact that this is my last week of exams!!! I can’t wait to go to the beach next week!! :DD
My TiLT is in my blog as per usual, but here’s the shortened list – - My amazing friends who love me – My two dogs, two fish and sea snail that I love intensely – The band Phoenix. OH MY GOD. – My new dress one of my best mates MADE me – Getting back into the routine of going to the gym! (SO SATISFYING)
And that’s pretty much it this week!
Lovely list Gala!
xx
♥Everything about my cruise (I didn’t even mind the sunburn!)
♥Del Sol (everything in that store changes color in the sun…even jewelry, plushies, and nail polish)
♥Being back with my boyfriend (I had to go for so long without talking to him…my brother had to call his girlfriend everyday)
♥Love and Sequins! (only got through the first one, but I love how enthusiastic Gala gets about masturbation)
♥The people I work with (They were so happy to have me back after my cruise. Also, they are just awesome in general)
♥my brother being jealous that I have an iPhone, so he has to compete and get a macbook pro and an iPod touch. I wasn’t even trying to compete. I think that’s hilarious!
♥Kariza wraps! Its like an entire wardrobe with just a few different wraps (they can be different kinds of shirts, skirts, and dresses!)
♥My glasses. I haven’t always been fond of my poor eyesight. I am at least able to make fun of myself now and not feel bad about it. Also, despite the fact that I have had them for over 2 years, they still are the coolest glasses I have ever seen!
wow, long list :-)
1. Jake and Amir – OH MY GOD. Stayed up till 4 AM watching them. Funniest fucking thing thats ever happened. To the world.
2. Talking to people
3. Summer
4. Thongs
5. Love
+emails with the hint of possibly from someone afar
+reading Somerset Maughm’s The Razor’s Edge
+long walks in Riverside Park
+coffee from Tal’s Bagels
+a clean apartment
+buying flowers for myself
+making plans with friends to attend Bastille Day festivities in Brooklyn
+chili pepper lights
+having a balcony
+2 week vacation from work
+dying my hair red
+giving myself a facial
this week i love…
receiving compliments from strangers (“you have very beautiful eyes, you know that?”) & knowing they are right
the people i work with. i’m amazed, so many girls in a closed space & no cat fights! i got to know some (half?) of them, they seem to be wonderful people
the new anthropologie store in toronto that i’m helping set up is really starting to look like a store. it looks gorgeous, i wish i could live there!
wearing white which compliments my tanned skin
cooking for my boyfriend
yelp.ca!
doing things i never thought i’d be able to do & feeling so calm and at ease as it happens
earning money
being lovely & friendly
being back online, temporarily. While I’m at work anyway.
contemplating buying a new Mac lightening my hair to a more natural shade of brown holidays and sleeping whenever I want anticipation of going back to school – I love my job! cooking!! Pea & Ham soup, Nanaimo bar, sticky date pudding and quiche-Patching things up with an old friend
-Spending a few days up at my boyfriend’s house
-Libraries
-The sound of rain against windows
-Tuna melts
-Lunch with my dad
bonjour! It’s been quite a while since I’ve been good to myself & done a TiLT – so I’ll make this one extra special!
+ Jurassic Park. I just watched the first et third one, and i was instantly reminded of why I loved them so much as a child. The sound of rain & big, foreboding Dinosaur footsteps makes me happier than you could imagaine!
+ Not being a mope. It’s refreshing!
+ My nnewwwwwwwwwww laptop! Hoorah!
+ Coco Avant Chanel. I was impressed. It was great.
+ The French language. I am now determined to learn it after school!
+ French movies!
+ Comtemplating going to New York! My mind boggles, my stomach flurries – oh oh!
+ Being inspired again. Dear godsbreath, I missed you.
+ My cat. What a lovely, lovely, silly thing she is!
+ My dad. He’s too kindhearted for his own good.
+ My new secondhand dark blue doc martins. You’ll here me coming.
+ Remembering & widening my dreams. Oooh yeah, I got big plans!
+ New tights! Simply because they are not covered in cat fur. Sweet.
+ Not staying up too late et not getting up too late. When school comes back, I won’t be dead to the world for the first half of the day! Awesome!
+ Having unread magazines awaiting me. What more could you want?
ta-ta! I’m done!
Things I still love even though it’s Friday:
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Jukebox
my green top that saved all my summer dressing issues
ice cream
takings pics, plenty of them
having slow, do nothin’ -days
getting friendly compliments from people that used to bully me
beautiful housemates ~ messages from all corners of the globe ~ papaya vanilla archipelago soy candle ~ web awesomeness ~ Curvy ~ mandarins ~ sisters ~ really using my brain at work ~ being productive ~ world equalling oyster
My TiLT:
Feeling refreshed after a much needed vacation. So nice I think I’ll have another.
Impromptu dates. Amazing sushi, a picnic table, an adorable park, and the sun setting in the background.. Doesn’t get better.
Calmness in my house. Or at least a normal level of chaos.
Ah zut, (my favorite and personally most-used french thing to say!) I’ve missed the mark a bit. However, I am very excited about life at the moment so I think this is completely acceptable!
My Things I Love Thursday(Saturday):
unexpected two and a half hour long phone calls with a cute & engaging korean boy until four in the morning.
knowing i’ve retained everything i learned in first year french class after almost a month of being on summer vacation, because i could totally understand everything you said!
spending entire days laughing with friends & going on grand adventures.
finally realizing it’s time i stopped caring about everything someone else has put me through, stop crying, & move on & be in love with life again.
my friend’s SUPER adorable kitten!
empty children’s playgrounds where you can climb around and go on the swings!
being able to spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious out loud and do the dance with the letters like they do in the broadway show.
being pleased with my figure. (& staying modest!)
violins. oh my goodness, i would love to have one. and be able to play, of course.
i’ve had a pretty bad week and i wasn’t gonna do this..but i guess two days late isn’t too bad..
-buying pretty dresses
-florence & the machines debut album…completely mind blowing, plus the actual album itself (as in…the plastic case etc) is oddly beautiful
-..errm… oh revisiting my old school
-tidying up my desk
1. planing a road trip and a festival for next weekend!Sooo excited!
2. Having a great night out with an old friend
3. breakfast with my bf
4. peanut butter
5. reading
6. take a walk