Things I Love Thursday
[ 23 July 2009 ]
Seeing a guy on a Harley-Davidson blasting Bon Jovi, sooooo funny & mega-cliché!; ORLY La Vida Loca nailpolish with ORLY Rocker Chick over the top; long portraits (Clayton Cubitt does these exceptionally well); the movie MOON with score by Clint Mansell who really, in my mind, can do no wrong; see also Mr Moon; my new Pee-Wee Herman watch from Summer!; bubble machine obsession; being really really busy; magical mysterious emails from my amazing friends; Breathe by Alexi Murdoch (I just found this song on my iTunes, I don’t know how it got there, but I am glad); “you are best you are elf pink in new york thank flowers for you”; The Night Hank Williams Came To Town haha; finding delicious treats hidden in your house; dressing magically; “ease off Gary Glitter”; Angelina Jolie; noisy bracelets; freshly-dyed ultraviolet hair; this amazing woman I saw the other day whose hair was dyed RAINBOW & her entire outfit was tie-dyed rainbow too; well-deserved naps; motorcycle adventuring; Cosmic Brownies (not the actual taste, just the name); dubstep; iiiiiiidly considering getting an iPhone & looking at Swarovski crystal-encrusted covers (danger danger, seeeeriously); Johnny Depp & this comment: “i love how he looks like a total hobo in some of his interviews but you still hear hoots and hollers from the women in the audience lol you know you’re hot when you can look like a hobo but you can still make girls swoon over you haha”; daily deliveries of mind-blowing books; using my brain in new ways; putting postcards & letters on my fridge; finally getting my suitcase out of storage & tripling my wardrobe as well as rediscovering all my old SHOES!; my new equestrian helmet & bag (thanks ModCloth!); staying up late for international phonecalls; Prince.
“To love beauty is to see light.” — Victor Hugo
Your turn, bunny moon! Show us your love — & your light!
Love & love & love,
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Movies and Music in the park (Halloween Alaska + Cat on a Hat Tin Roof)
Running into the ex-boyfriend while surrounded by heaps of friends and a rather handsome gentleman
Dining with my grandma at Old Country Buffet (it’s like a food maze. where every path leads to pudding)
Ridiculous bachelorette parties that culminate with the weirdest strip club ever and a bon fire.
The Hmong farmer’s market – it makes me feel like I’m back in Asia, all those white gourds and bitter berries!
The discovery of the band Free Energy
Thrifted $4 yellow pumps
Voraciously devouring ‘Oh The Glory of It All’ Oh, McSweeney’s, you and your writers never, ever fail me.
+ kisses from cute dudes + silly movies + very excited puppies + shopping with my mom & sister + my boss taking the end of the week off + lots of rain + waking up to bad religion + new boots +
the other day i saw two older women on one motorcycle, wearing matching outfits and blasting ’80s music. it was quiet a funny picture.
Finding just what you need, and for dirt cheap.
Shedding the last of the clothes you used to wear to hide yourself, and starting over from scratch.
On that note- starting over.
Looking at pictures of beautiful vintage clothing and lingerie.
Watermelon in the fridge.
Watching TV with stuffed animals.
Making tents out of beautiful colorful shawls and having fruit and tea in them.
House. Just started watching it, and it is a really good show.
Seeing that there is still originality in the world.
Beethoven.
First sale of my jewelry!
Regaining inspiration.
- flirting with glorious bookshop workers
- “you look like a writer who lives in the woods!”
- the darjeeling limited
- my striped button-down nightshirt
- coffee coffee coffee
- moving into my new house with my beautiful flatmates!
flirting with adorable knife jugglers.
reading the best book in the entire universe.
han solo’s appearance in (500) days of summer.
getting creative with cupcakes.
having nothing to do.
finding new things to do.
learning new languages.
dreaming about the ones i’ll study next.
changes in attitude (for the better).
my friends, all of them.
no longer fearing mountains, potholes, and fog (metaphorically speaking).
some time completely alone.
moments of brilliance and inspiration.
especially when involving the novel(s) i’m writing.
raspberries.
also: strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries.
and snozberries.
medieval history and men with princely auras.
huge dramatic thunderstorms.
life in general, even when it sucks.
which it doesn’t.
the end.
talking to very old friends i haven’t spoken to IN YEARS x the smell of freshly baked croissants @ the work canteen in the morning x anticipating the weekend choc full of things to do! x wrapping up the perfect gift for my best friend :)
I’m considering getting an iPhone too, though I really don’t like the on-screen keyboard so I’m thinking about waiting for the Palm Pre.
Love the motorbike + Bon Jovi cliché :D
My TiLT is here sparkleandglitter.co.uk/2009/0…
Are we going to see Gala’s guide to biker-chic soon then?
BOURBON, CAMPING WITH SUBWOOFERS
*Running around with a map from whereis not knowing how to read it trying to find Albert Avenue (still think that map was totally wrong!) and a friend who doesn’t know either but getting there
*That interview with Angelina Jolie, especially about the window “I didn’t need it anymore…I closed it”
*The sky, looking at it from my window it’s never the same but always always safe and there
*Having the freedom to dance, dress, draw, write and BE what I feel
+ Shania Twain.
+ Surprise holidays.
+ Cute guys.
+ Counting down to exciting stuff.
+ Having money.
+ My friends & amazing family.
+ Cute texts.
+ Second hand book shops.
+ My adorable & amazing doggy. I’m gonna miss him so much this week!
+ Long talks with cousins who I didn’t always get on with.
+ Positivity.
+ Quotes.
+ Writing in general.
- working on a web series and KNOWING that it actually has the potential to do big things
- being associated with so many talented people that make my work look a MILLION times better
- re-reading Catcher in the Rye for the first time since I was 15 when I hated it, and realizing that I was wrong about it in so many ways.
- going to a “Hip-nic” with a good friend and realizing that just because you don’t see someone too often, doesn’t mean you won’t have a really deep connection with them when you do
Life is good these days! :)
- Planning my 21st: Still undecided on the theme, and having to ask grandparents about what I’m allowed to do, but my cake is chosen, and all I have to do after figuring out the theme is book a caterer, hire furniture, and also hire a bus to get people back to somewhere they can get home from.
- Cute raincoats: I bought a child’s sized Hello Kitty raincoat today – it’s so adorable!
- Unseasonably warm weather: It feels less and less like winter with every passing day this week – hooray for summer and being able to wear vintage summer dresses again!
Building dream houses on Sims3 + pretty handbags you realise retail for £179 more than you paid to win them + pink grapefruit squash + pretty art books on CD + filling out 2 TiLT’s in one Thursday + planning to go to Pride + a virtually empty 1tB hard drive to fill + songs that remind me of being 15 years old + strawberries and home made meringues
Being back in Edinburgh in my brand new flat!
Finding little trinkets in antique shops – hello iron bird cage
Having dreams that seem so real and make you realise something good about reality
Singing songs from musicals in my own style
My ukelele
Reading for hours on end while on an exercise bike – two birds, one stone!
Planning to get an amazing pair of tattooos!
Working&getting paaaaid!
Having an amazingly adventurous boyfriend!
Creating characters for my book.
Miss Dior Cherie! Seriously, this stuff is magical!
My MAC haul. I’m only missing my purple lipstick. Lmao!
And finally, fixing my computer&getting a new one (probably a mini pink or white one!)
The awesome shorts I found yesterday for $14; riding ski lifts in the summer; wearing my hair like Heidi; Pink Floyd; fried corn; learning that there’s no biological basis for believing that human copulation exists solely for the sake of reproduction.
Rainbows, Johnny Depp, beautiful images…what more could a girl ask for in a TILT! :)
*The British TV show Spaced.
*The cat I am adopting (she’s an early birthday present from my boyfriend): http://www.cahs-pets.org/images/Blair(Witch)A06281187.jpg !!!!!
*Having friends visit weekend after next & taking a day trip to an amusement park.
*Peaches
*Not being taken for granted.
*The tradition of Sunday pool parties with the boyfriend, our ipods, and a backpack full of beer and magazines.
*Handwritten letters from my mum.
*Seriously considering going back to school a lot sooner then I thought.
*I LOVE that you have dubstep on your list!!
*Banging Caspa’s essential mix
*Eyedea & Abilities- By The Throat
*Sneaking kisses with an adorable gentleman
*Letting someone know that you are thinking of them, even with them being 3,000 miles away
*coffee coffee coffee
*playing softball in the rain
*Rain finally hitting Austin, TX
*My pup, Stewart
*having an amazing group of girl friends that keep me laughing
*raspberry criminal party- prince vs mj dance party
www.knucklerumblers.com
*My future [Lollapalooza, Monolith Festival, ACL Festival, and Fun Fun Fun Fest!!!]
*Reading missed connections on craigslist
*seeing my adorable nephew laugh and smile
*feeling like i can do anything
My first one ever!
coffee, fruit salad, anticipating packages (bridesmaid shoes! luggage!), lilies, chipmunks and their chubby sunflower seed filed cheeks & tiny green tomatoes waiting to turn red.
full list here: saysdee.blogspot.com/2009/07/t…
My fifteenth birthday, being today {!!!} & going shopping yesterday & finding a whole bunch of geeky tshirts, a Giant Bedazzled Hot Pink ‘M’ initial necklace, {my real name is Maddie}, Black geek glasses with fake diamonds on them, SILVER SPARKLY MOCCASINS, & Regina Spektor’s new CD… Getting 2 ecards from bloggers {made me feel realllly cool that people thought to email me!!!}, & an email from The Universe telling me happy birthday, going for lunch with loved ones, being woken up to turqiouse Chucks, & going on a run early in the morning…
xoxo! Sprinkle
Eco-Chic, Totnes, plans for the future, e-mail from the universe telling me Happy Birthday, turning 14 on the 21, starting a blog!!!, getting great presents, exercising, moleskine journals, handmade paper, amazing charity shops, designing jewelry, feeling inspired, planning for the future and feeling like bursting with excitement, being so thankful I can’t get my thoughts straight, wishlists, reusable bags that say “pedal power”, books to read, nice smelling things, plans (can’t mention this enough), daydreaming.
I AM SO FREAKIN’ HAPPY TODAY!!
My new Buffy shirt gifted from my Hubs, a coffee maker that always gets it just right, my sister finally being in a good relationship, bed heaters, Ben&Jerry’s Half Baked Bar, FISH, drypoint etchings coming out just right, three year olds in good moods, new earrings (also froms hubs-bot), the following cartoons : the Oblongs, Venture Bros., Tale Spin, Angry Beavers, and people telling me they like me. (Not in a sexy way [ref: the hubs] but in a hey you really don’t suck kinda way)
+ shes_jack’s on flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/shesjack…
+ etsy.com
+ social networking
+ new amazing music
+ the opportunity to play on a friday nite downtown and share my newest musical loves
+ my sister
+ my friends dj’ing together (laptop wars! ;-)
+ walking out into my yard and realizing my parents have come once again to mow (i’m spoiled!:-)
+ my parents for a whole bunch more reasons than just mowing the lawn for me!
+ the sea of infinite possibility
+ hard work that is fruitful
Things I love this Thursday:
~vanilla soymilk with coffee (soy cafe au lait)
~a significant tax return, YAY!
~solidifying plans for my trip to Venezuela
~I fulfilled a dream this week: rode on the back of a motorcycle – Suzuki M109R. vroom!
~my window air conditioner
~my tan
~cute guys working at coffeeshops
~the few days break we had from heat and humidity in NOLA. it was lovely normal summery weather
~sleeping in a freshly made bed
~sharing chocolate with a coworker
~my bright purple umbrella
-being told almost daily how beautiful i am, by several boys!
-how the boy that actually matters calls every day just to say “i love you”
-neon orange nails! haha
-iced tea on hot afternoons
-wasting a day sitting by the pool
-some of the things kids say (example: “Is it Christmastime in this movie?” “No.” “Then why is the music so beautiful?” haha)
-blueberries and yogurt!
-slumber parties with my 4 and 5 year old half sisters, haha
-Gene Kelly
-random amazing emails from a friend that i had a falling out with over a year ago
-HANSON TOUR! eh-hem calm. haha
-Ellen Degeneres on So You Think You Can Dance.
-wearing a headscarf and braided pigtails, deciding on being more Mary Anne than Ginger for a day or two, haha
-Powerpuff Girls
-sprucing up the resume to try to get a job with a non-profit organization like The ONE Campaign (any suggestions, Gala??)
-also on the job hunting note, discovering a local LUSH store, and finding that they’re hiring….and realizing I wouldn’t have a clue about their products at all if it weren’t for this girl with pink hair that writes that one blog ;)
-mint face masks!
-laughing. hard. until it hurts.
-puppies experiencing the beach for the first time
-bonding with people over Jeff Buckley
-a good workout!
-blueberry pancakes (I’m on a blueberry kick, apparently)
*sunny winter days in the beach *playing party&co with my friends til 5 am *nutella *“cocktails” that sound aweful but are really good! *guitar hero *playing pokemon in my bf’s cellphone, and reminding my childhood *my bf with a ponytail DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL *getting up at 4 pm and eating “lunch” at 6:30 pm hahahaha *being on vacations! :D
~Also freshly dyed hair! (Any tips for how to keep it this way?)
~M&M Cookies
~Extremely nice co-workers
~Hummus
~Lolita clothing
~Friends
~Squiggle and his cuteness
~90s X-men uploaded every Tuesday!
~The Future
+big giant black glasses
+Turbo Lover -Judas Priest [any song called that is awesome by definition]
+nerding out with my dad and feeling no shame at all
+http://www.agentlover.com this girl is too awesome for words
i’m really too distracted by everything right now to come up with a full list. XD
Oh, & maybe the fact that YOU TOLD ME HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON TWITTER, therefore giving me free bragging rights for the next few weeks :D My best friend called me and said DID YOU SEE THAT GALA FREAKING DARLING SAID HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ON TWITTER?! haha, thank you :D
xoxo
Hip Hip Hooray for TILT!
- My heartstoppingly-boss-awesome puppy, Chimo – My surgery going very well – My own personal fan club at the hospital – Eating a huge wheel of Brie with my aunt and uncle (two of my favourite people) – Catching up with my old friend and neighbour, and basically reliving our high school years (right down to smoking and hoping her parents wouldn’t catch us) – My friend making me my own Morrissey icon – A wonderful surprise parcel from New Zealand friends
-Neon orange toe nails
-The boyfriend and I forcing the cat into a very warm cuddle session
-The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s
-My new, very cute, white and aqua phone!!!!!
-GOING TO THE ZOO AFTER WORK!
-Long relaxing baths
-Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine shampoo/conditioner/hair serum…works AMAZING on my frizzy mop!!!
-Not being a cavewoman anymore (doing cool things from my phone, lol)
-Wearing my hair curly and not being annoyed by it :)
-Raspberries
-Brass deer candle holders that I painted bright green because I wanted Martian Deer.
-Being told I’m beautiful by strangers
-Aqua, Teal & Turquoise
There is just one thing this Thursday which I feel so much love for today, it overwhelms everything else.
I just found out my stepmum gave birth to my new baby brother! I’m SO SO SO ecstatically happy!
this video: bit.ly/mw4ha
best, most fun, creative, etc; wedding entrance ever. you’ll seriously smile the whole time. that’s what i love today. :)
- writing on my new blog almost every day, even if i’m still getting used to the process. (http://fallenpeach.blogspot.com)
- super secret project logos
- making a fabulous banner for my etsy shop, even if it’s not quite ready to launch yet
- the movie Coraline (and the book it’s based upon)
- Dublin Mudslide ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s
- watching Pimp My Ride on the internets with my boyfriend
- wanting to pimp my mini cooper steampunk style
- chocolate covered oreos
- my boyfriend’s new suspenders & bow tie paired with a fedora
- my shiny new turquoise shirt
- google’s new gmail task thingy-majiger.
~ perfectly polished glittering nails
~ handwritten letters
~ songs I know by heart
~ star fruit & orange scented candles
~ soft sheets
~ unexpected texts from long lost friends
~ mysterious wooden boxes
~ lacy lingerie
~ strange dreams (homicidal Wizard of Oz lion, anyone??)
~ things to look foward to
~ mudslides, mmm….
Planning a suprise party for my friend (involving a musicals dress up theme!)
Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland teaser trailer – “Alice, you’re terribly late you know…naughty!”
Fairtrade beach cover up
Winning an English Department award at my school for my contribution and effort. This has helped me realize that studying english in university is the right choice.
Hmmmm..
getting caught stalking my loveeee, going running and clearing my head, spending a lot of time with friends, dying peoples hair burgandy, watching trashy movies, walking, music, the aquarium!, my friends fish getting nicked my seagulls, photos, laughter, funny dreams, accidentally dying my hair ginger!
Trying to defy sleep; watching the sun rise; finding a shop that sells old, sent postcards; buying the Beatles trading cards; honey lavender gelato; art museum; seeing my dad; The Hangover; seeing friends; a picnic in the park; blanket forts; going running on my own; free toothbrushes; standing at a doorstep wondering whether i am at my cousin’s house, then seeing her name in the driveway after the fact; sidewalk chalk; “Omggg. Butterfly knot. I NEEEED a kiss :)”; “At least ur a pretty lunatic :P”; “Gdjdjdjd :) im happy ur mine :)”.
my TiLT is located here: staggeringstephasaurus.wordpre…
love love love you!
woops, i meant here: staggeringstephasaurus.wordpre…
Gala, what books have you been reading?
Also:
Taverna Tony’s restaurant in Malibu, coming downstairs to find a fresh pot of coffee, Lush Lemony Flutter cuticle and nail cream, cheap Thai massages that involve a sprightly woman WALKING on your back (bliss), John Robbins author of “Healthy at 100”, raw chocolate with goji berries.
1. road trips with my bf
2. learning new things
3. Bauhaus
4. the soundtrack of our lives
5. seeing Oasis live on stage and getting goose bumps while listening to “don’t look back in anger” when every single one in the audience sings along
6. sunbleached hair
7. recieving cute phone calls
8. wearing green bows in my hair
I LOVE YOU X
When you’ve been mentioning equestrian helmets, I was thinking of this: www.troxelhelmets.com/
Thanks for posting a link to the hat! It’s far more flattering, I’m sure. :)
loving me enough to realize relationship incompatibilities in two months instead of two years.
my ring master outfit with my horse backpack.
my half coyote dog. letting all of this grief form a transformation.plotting burning man costumes.
sticking with blogging every day thus far.
this poem. missmarybee.com/2009/07/22/coc…
french music.
a dear friend who sat with me & talked about coolers & we ate chocolate malt balls together.
a card from my sister (who is one of my best friends).
that my sister is still alive, one year after her blood clot.
tiny braids in my hair.
ecstatic dance.
throwing together a catastrophically beautiful outfit.
reading accounts of cab drivers in small cities.
paging through old journals.
hanging jewelery on the pink cuffs hanging on my headboard.
Being single. I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I did not realize HOW UNHAPPY I was with him. Right now, all of my friends are single, so we now have this great support system for each other. AND I get to flirt with the cute baristas at the coffee shop without feeling guilty. I LOVE being young and single.
I also love: iced white chocolate mochas; getting ready to head back to school; my friends; dressing like a secretary.
1. new sweet boys to flirt with
2. getting everything ready for the big back to school sale at work, which probably makes me sound ridiculous, but its my absolute favorite time to work for blick! so busy.
3. finishing up this last week of portfolio class & getting registered for my LAST SEMESTER OF DESIGN SCHOOL [oh my earth!]
4. STILL trying to mentally recover from my amazing week of concerts [no doubt! set your goals! sonic youth!] and getting excited for the breeders
5. going to my favorite bars for drinks with my adorable/stellar friends
6. watching “scary movies” but mystery science theatre style :]
lacy tights, facing the past, the little prince, reading regularly, workouts, nature walks, dirty dancing, pokemon gold version, knowing my sister will be back from her excursion in a few weeks, feeling secure, upcoming job interviews, the tambourine i found, new makeup (m.a.c. studio fix wins), my lighter with a flashlight built into it…
there’s a lot.
I’m loving Angelina Jolie too. Always always…
- old women who smile at me when I dress old fashioned
- receiving a large scale portrait of a southern belle
- underwater photos
- impromptu coffee meetings with friends
- 70s music and hot summer nights
- letters in the mail
- “yes, we’d love to have you as an intern”
xoxo
Dear Gala, I know this is not related to your post, but I need help! I am throwing this rush party on Saturday 25th July. I only just put up an event on facebook and all my friends have a notice of less than a week. I have approximately 1.5 days around 36 hours till the party starts. My dilemma is that I am tryiiing to make the perfect cupcake to serve my guests n friends, but today i made my second attempt and it was not nice! Can you pretty please help me find the best working recipe ever for the most delightful cupcakes in the entire universe? and also how to make the icing??? Ive been racking and clicking all the links >.< and I can’t find the correct ones~ >.< Pretty please help me Gala Darling~
tweexcore.wordpress.com/2009/0…
highlights: kissing a total foreign stranger on the street, fabulous picnics and extravagant photoshoots, late night conversations, finding cheap used books, baking and my new blog layout
Lovely list!!
Here’s what I’ve got:
-Quitting smoking and enjoying food much more.
-Waking up in bed with my favorite fella.
-Ice pops for breakfast!
-Knowing that the Time Traveler’s Wife movie comes out in a few weeks!
-Knowing that I’m getting paid in 2 days!
-Getting my shit together.
playing house and feeling very grown up setting things up (even though it’s just student housing i’m sharing with 8 other girls), totally kicking ass at being responsible for 20 five year olds at a time when i was so scared of the idea in the first place, learning new chords on the guitar, photographs of my mother when she was a teenager, getting my paycheck, “bury me standing” by isabel fonseca, surprises from anthropologie via my mother, getting to see my kid sister tomorrow and plans to train into nyc over the weekend with her for the day and maybe check out some of the things you recommended a bit ago!
Oh and also – Johnny Depp is a guaranteed day brightener for me any time, so thank you!
-my beautiful house
-patrick wolf
-fandoms
-albus dumbledore
-champagne in jacuzzis
-ai (the poet)
-seeing friends you haven’t seen in 4+ years
-vintage red bustiers
-killing tons of time in bookstores
-finding more than 10 tapes that i used to record songs off the radio about a decade ago when i was 12, and listening to them in the car. SO GOOD.
-showing my visiting friends around the city i grew up in
-the new tumblr i made, fuckyeahcurvybitch. oh and the fact that scarlett johannson has a tummy just like mine.
-draco malfoy, chuck bass, rhett butler
-this HILARIOUS livejournal exchange that i stumbled across in some debate about abercrombie & fitch:
“How could a man who wrote those sensitive lyrics to ‘Summer Girls’ be wrong about anything? Abercrombie & Fitch has clothed the ‘best girl’ that the members of LFO ‘ever did see’. LFO then added, ‘The great Larry Bird jersey 33’. Abercrombie & Fitch creates excellent clothing that portray an image of intelligence and sophistication, as according to LFO, ‘Willy Shakespeare wrote a whole lotta sonnets.’ Note their familiarity with Mr. Shakespeare. They must be very familiar with his work in order to refer to him as ‘Willy’ rather than the more formal ‘William.’ Abercrombie & Fitch is truly a bastion of modern intellectualism and forward thinking.
I think that the banished employee should just sit back and accept that perhaps Abercrombie & Fitch is better suited for the genius level IQ’s of LFO and the ‘summer girls’ to which they refer.”
“So you infer here that LFO was not just a band- they were also arts critics, restaurant guides, fashion consultants, literary scholars, world class athletes and the lovers none of us will ever have. It’s bold of course, but I think it has merit. It’s clear now that the band didn’t suck, as I once thought it did, but was just far beyond its time, playing to an audience not intelectually or culturally equipped to handle it.”
also gala that modcloth purse you ordered is CLEARLY smiling. the two studs are the eyes and the chain is it’s enormous grin.
I’ve been having a grumpy week, so this is a good challenge.
-the dilapidated pier at Bighton
-Brighton as a whole!
-getting paid to teach children to juggle
-visiting home after my grumpy week to a phat stew made by my stepdad and the news that all my cousins and aunts and uncles are going to be at dinner tomorrow! (which almost never happens)
-Alessi’s Ark
-getting my work published! (albeit online and unpaid) That made me grin hugely.
-realising that I’m not afraid to ask for help anymore.
-rereading my postcard from a currently faraway boy
-going through everyone’s TilTs and checking their blogs and reading reading reading.
Okay, cheered up now :)
Gala, have you ever thought about having a non-pareil forum?
xx
*Throwing fake birthday parties *Turning my duvet cover into a dress * Reading this blog
things i love thursday is my favorite! i love your blog. things i love…
-dinner and drinks with my best friends
-creek hikes
-my new photoshop class
-my roommate
-window shopping
-my new blue satin chanel nail polish
-francois hardy
-your hair
To start off with, I LOVE Alexi Murdoch. If you haven’t heard the soundtrack for “Away We Go”, you’re really missing out. Okay, now my list:
- Listening to my ipod on shuffle and rediscovering all sorts of interesting music. – Watching really great movies that make me laugh and cry. – When the Boyfriend agrees to do something because it’s important to me. – Wearing a new outfit to a party and having every single guy there compliment me on it. – The Roommate’s psychotic cat. – Getting style ideas from reading Glamour Magazine in the Dentist’s office. – Finding $5 DVD sales – Spending hours talking with a fellow movie addict. – Kisses that make my heart melt.
Knowing that he loves me + wanting to look after myself better + favourite band joining tour + ice cold diet coke in the midday heat + erotic/romantic dreams + crushing on cute guys + meeting people with a fantastic way of thinking when you begin to loose hope + making money n wonderful tippers + cute girls + making plans + love
TiLt:
.- My birthday today. Not so exciting, just weird.
.- Having 2 job interview the same day, having a job interview on my birthday.
.- Tanning cream.
.- Watching Harry Potter in the theater.
.- Pizza hut.
.- Going to Capital Ex and spending money we dont have.
.- My hair, my purse, the heat.
Besitos
-Ahhh!! the mere fact its friday for me (NZ, baby!!) – an action-packed weekend of moving home to my parents, driving about 40mins for bf’s last rugby game of the season (therefore a much anticipated sing-a-long while driving session!!), a dear friends 21st b-day party (therefore getting all glamed up!!) and then properly unpacking all my stuff – moving home to my parents house (deserves its own appreciation bullet point) HUGE wardrobe, (enough said) my three crazy tom-cats (Otis aka fat cat who is 7yrs old and over weight, Joey who is 5yrs old and a ging, hes the boss and Teddy who’s 2yrs old and is the sweetest little cat ever.) my little sister (when shes not being a 16yr old monster), my parents (when dads home, and when mums not being 49yr old monster), the fact that I can now deal with mums attitude alot better now that ive wised up and realised the deeper meaning to her mood swings, the beautiful view from the deck (im going to update my facebook and make an album dedicated to the wonderfullness of my parents place), watching the chickens roam around freely and all the baking untensils you could ever need!! – all the new routines, and habbits I have planned to start once moved home like: saving money, eating better, excercsing more etc… – oooooh just remembered its payday today; – and I put books on hold yesterday to think about, and purchase today at lunch if I want them (I put on hold a natural remedy cosmetics book, that has all definitions of what plants and herbs can do for your skin and insides and a cupcake, cheesecake and cookies recipie book!!!!)
hope that all Gala Darling fans and Gala yourself, have a wonderfull weekend!!!
1. got my schedule- none of the scary teachers
2. new pillow
3. keeping a journal
4. Roman Polanski
5. last.fm- always
5. my hula hoop arriving from ebay!
Free homemade donuts at the most adorable little bakery.
Camping out in a tent in his backyard and making smores on an open fire.
Taking the ferry from Cape May to Delaware at sunset.
Falling in love.
Being adored and appreciated.
-The smell of coconut
-Getting foxtel, hello foreign movies
-Finallllly getting over this ghastly flu
-Starting ice skating lessons on sunday
-New boots
-Playing mario party 8 on the wii with my boyfriend and sister
...local farmer’s markets, surprise steak dinner, good good food, laughing with your BFF, drunk dancing and not caring at all, girlfriend love, all love, back-to-school shopping.
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-knowing that my boyfriend comes home today (First week apart in two years!)
-my house (so cute!!)
-random phonecalls at 2am just to let my friend know that my fridge is making gurgling sounds (weird right?)
-Vodka :)
-Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland teaser trailer!!
-facebook, a world of distraction!
-insanely long fingernails
-long hot bubblegum scented bubble baths
-strawberry face masks
-working out
-my mom’s homemade pumpkin soup (Drool!!)
* My best friend’s band winning a huge band comp in LA last week – Grand final at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood July 30! Check em out www.myspace.com/astralaliens
* Getting custom orders for my Etsy shop, Belladonna Beads
* Planning on expanding Belladonna Beads – I’m going to be making a whole bunch of new things other than jewellery and I’m super excited!
* Mum giving me her sewing machine and fabric and knitting needles and wool
* Knitting – it’s strangely addictive, even if I do feel like a bit of a Nanna!
* New hair cut and colour – nothing drastically different, but it feels really good anyways =D
* Seeing photo stills from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland – So. Freaking. Excited! How am I going to wait til next year when it’s released?!
* My blog. Yay! www.shellsnstuffs.blogspot.com
I forgot to add on my list that my Etsy shop is at 99 sales! I never really thought it would ever be this successful! I’ve decided that my 100th sale customer will recieve a FREE GIFT worth $20 with whatever they purchase =D I would love everyone to stop by and have a look! www.belladonnabeads.etsy.com
I love saving this for my morning so I can start my day off right!
This week I’m all about…
-Beer after work in front of the heater
-Sunny yellow nails
-Rediscovering yourself and your wants
-New crazy schemes
-Embracing the help that the universe sends your way!
-PANCAKES!!
-Beautiful people with beautiful attitudes
-Water, water, water, water, water, water. WATER= beautiful skin!
Thank you Gala and everyone else for reviving my positivity.
+ Talking To Friends
+ Hugging My Mum
+ Having A Movie Marathon
+ Eating So Many Ham Rolls
+ Listening To New Music Albums
+ Making My Handwriting Look More Interesting
+ Planing Things To Do For The Rest Of The Holidays
+ Thinking About Making A Patch Work Quilt From Old Clothes
+ Choosing What Colour To Paint My Nails
+ Resisting The Temptation To Read A Book I’m Saving For When I’m On Holiday
= Thing’s I Love Thursday
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Underwater fake gay snogging, ie the ‘buddy-breathing’ scene in “Mountie on the Bounty”. Is it wrong that this makes my list . . .? ;D
Sleep-ins. That’s my me-time.
Tutus – and in my line of work, this interest is totally legit.
Music – there is so much good stuff out there, from Mozart to the Black Eyed Peas, all waiting on my choreography list.
Girls’ night out at the latest Harry Potter movie – an honourable and long-standing tradition. No boys allowed!
Swearing – sometimes it’s just what is called for, but only in solitary or with-friends contexts (never work or family).
My purple turtleneck – makes my blonde hair look so good.
Going to see a funny play with my friend and laughing so hard my face hurt
Lunch and gossip with my gorgeous cousin
Adding to my cacti collection
The Magic Numbers
The LIBRARY – love it, LOVE it!
Being given two packets of Cherry Drops all the way from London
My 3.30 KitKat Chunky – every day. I am ‘with child’, so it’s fair enough!
Rediscovering my heart printed faux-vans that I bought at K Mart in New York for $5USD when I was there last year for my 5th Wedding Anniversary (lovely lovely husband)
The Eloise books – she is tres chic!
My fishes Hot Lips Houlihan and Hawkeye Pierce
The House of Elliot boxset – I am gorging on it
Palmers Cocoa Butter. Have been using it for years and I never ever get sick of it
My brand new Australian Vogue, all ready for Saturday morning perusal
My red t-bar heels – completely worn out from many many good times with my lovlies in London – every time I look at them I smile….
And of couse, the beautiful bouncing baby in my tummy!
Wow, I have a lot to be thankful for! Gala, I have started writing my TiLTs down in a little notebook, so that when I am an old, old lady I can look back and remember all the things I loved….
Kisses xx
Smooshing streusel batter with my bare hands …
Rediscovering Ferron’s incredible songs …
Watching 4 episodes of “Buffy” back to back, passing out, waking up, and then watching just onnnne more episode …
Meaningful praise from colleagues that I respect …
Five-year-plans that involve selling all of my worldly possessions and studying Gaelic …
Goth chicks in the summertime (they look so irritated, overdressed and sweaty – I want to tickle them! Heehee!) ...
Ex-bosses who unexpectedly drop by with stuffed monkeys and Kurdish food …
People named “LaFern” ...
JEFFERY COLE CASSEROLE !!! ...
Xeriscaping …
My Best Friend Forever …
~ Prince (as in, the artist formerly known as…) ~ David Bowie ~ Sequins ~ Cooking & Cleaning ~ The discussions on the use of the word ‘fat’ on Agent Lover/Chicken Dinner Candybar ~ Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince ~ My flatmate Louise ~ Watching entire seasons of TV shows on DVD ~ Girls’ nights ~ My good friends finding out they are expecting a baby ~ Vegetarian pot lucks ~ Getting organised at work so my piles of files are getting smaller ~ Yarn shopping ~ Morning tea shouts ~ Wicked long intense vivid dreams ~ Feist singing 1234 on Sesame Street…
And my TiLT soundtrack this week:
~ Bowie – Flight of the Conchords
~ Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac
~ A Perfect Day Elise – PJ Harvey
~ Rock N Roll Nigger – Patti Smith
~ Sweet Jane – Cowboy Junkies
I love on Thursdays and every other day…
www.flickr.com/photos/shellebe… Liam!
Oh, and that was taken at my favorite place, Frenchman’s Bay in Maine.
Other things: random flowers from husband, swarovski crystals (so sparkly!), dreaming of our new house!
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I love this re; similes in songs and movies…just think it great. Wonderful for showing kids that similes aren’t just some thing teachers do to get them to use in their writing – applies to real life too !
My tilt is on my blog
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I would like to add one thing. It is nice knowing that my posts here get read. I am not trying to be a bitch or anything. I just get a warm fuzzy feeling when somebodies comment refers to something I said. I am a weird person, and I love it!
-Cooking for others: brownies for my girlfriends & noodles for my friend Nacho.
-Harry Potter. His world is just too cool.
-Death cab for cutie!
-New black canvas high top Converse All Star.
-Anticipation because of my trip in Israel in less than a month!
- Finally finishing my antibiotics = time to party & not sit at home – Frankie magazine – Organic spaghetti – Pears! – The nailpolish on my fingers & toes called ‘Cherry Dusk’ – My dad being ill and wanting a wheat pillow but thinking they were ridiculously overpriced, so I sewed him one and it turned out awesome! – Aspirations for future studies – Dreaming about swimming.. hating this miserable weather at the moment! – Buying new bras! – Reading lots of books whilst being sick
My TiLT:
Vacation Photos. Nice. Even the bad ones.
Mad Tea Party Planning. I can’t wait.
Fall Semester Anticipation. I’m so excited to finally get into a studio art class again.
Interior Decorating. My room is looking so effing good.
Cookies. No need to explain.
My New Hair Cut. Even better, having a girlfriend who can cut hair.
My TILT is on my bloggyblog.
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My TiLT is a simple, but fantastic one this week…
Seeing Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal LIVE in Boston performing their last tour in Rent!!!!
It was truly incredible. They are so talented and gorgeous and the entire cast was amazing and fun!
Not to mention, my friend and I had FRONT ROW CENTER seats and they were about 5 feet away from us at times. Ahhh it was soooo amazing I’m still elated whenever I think about it! I feel very lucky to have gotten to see two of my favorite actors live in their last run in Rent.
It has been a good week thus far. :)
straight hair – silver grey nails – morning runs – long coffee break with my boss – ginger tea – working out what I want – Dave Eggers – warm, blue skied winter days!
+ Realising that I’m transforming – that I’m about to enter a whole new part of my life filled with independence, decision making & wild, wild adventures! Seriously, what more could you want?
+ Getting out of school early.
+ Writing & imagining.
+ Getting stuff done. Oh yeah.
+ Oportunities jumping out at me (& me actually noticing them)!
+ Yoga & meditation. I’m a total novice but I don’t care! :D
+ Sleeping well.
♥ Feeling a little less ill for getting out of the house.
♥ Excitement about things that are going to happen.
♥ Ice cream cones.
♥ Flying saucer sweets!
♥ Vanilla Cookie tartlets
♥ Comfy old buckled boots
♥ Hot chocolate.
♥ Talk Dirty To Me by Poison.
♥ Mass Effect
Not the best list ever this week but I am too worn out for it. Hopefully positive feelings and energy will return to me soon! :]
+reading this on friday and knowing NEVER to skip another TILT, made a huge difference in my mood today, a negative one
+chocolate
+hopes and dreams and plans
+sleep
+Brave New World : masterpiece!
+writing and writing and writing until i finally feel better
+Johnny Depp and my middle aged men fetish LOL, but seriously he’s my HERO and the only reason i took theatre arts
+Oklahoma tomorrow finally
sigh
life was grand two days ago
trying to make it that way again
:D
* the pictures with friends * having a summer job I enjoy * meals low in saturated fat, woohoo * sam seaborn (as always) * my friends * the sun * and whoever invented suncream * heated rollers * and hair ribbons * spearmint chewing gum * the thought, rather than the practice, of shopping * new booooooks * possibilities * hanging out with boys you love in every way but romantically, as friends * night time walking * harry potter when he drinks lucky potion * dancing in my room * supportive pals * twitter…I am converted * taking pictures, especially polaroids * apples and cheese * crushed ice * sunglasses that make me feel like Jackie O * pinboard decorating * cricket in the park with the best friends ever * being an INFJ :)
Good evening. There is an applause superior to that of the multitudes: one’s own.
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