busy busy busy week at work. it feels like a friday… but it’s not. i wish i had some champagne so i could bring a little more gayness to my day.
Archive for the ‘inspiring’ Category
i wish i was feeling gayer
Thursday, September 29th, 2011the talks
Monday, September 19th, 2011“the space of expression is even more important than the visual or written.” – yohji yamamoto

“i don’t get the girl, i get the part.” – sir michael caine

“i don’t believe people playing rock ‘n’ roll should have crowns. we’re not kings and queens. anybody can play it.” – patti smith

“i didn’t feel much pressure at all and developed my own voice pretty early on.” – sofia coppola

“getting away from something often implies that it’s a negative pursuit, but it’s not in my case. It is a pursuit that is about taking things in.” – ewan mcgregor

nearly wasted an entire day reading these interviews on the talks…
5 things.
Monday, September 19th, 20111. tran-seasonal dressing on carolines mode. love the sweater and wang bag. and the combination of kate moss’s poppy dress with biker boots and blue socks.


2. european places and spaces that have caught my eye recently.


3. dreaming of escaping to a country cottage with my close friends and sipping wine as the sun sets over the tree tops.


4. quitting smoking has been hard. it’s been replaced by cheese and wine and all manner of delicious foods and as a result my clothes are feeling very snug at the moment. so today i’m starting a *diet*. argh. just clean salads and fruit with plenty of swimming and yoga until the kilos have melted away.


5. i’ve burned through a few great novels in the last month or so. heading to the local book store to re-stock my bedside table…


photo/collage
Monday, June 21st, 2010chief detail officer
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010love this video from ted.com. little things really can make a huge impact.
hubba bubba
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010simone decker’s bubblegum art has me remembering the days of sickly sweet grape hubba bubba and the gobs of the tasteless remains left stuck beneath school desks and chairs. i never mastered the art of the perfect bubble… this might make me want to give it another go!
happy mother’s day
Sunday, May 9th, 2010ira glass on storytelling
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010ira glass from this american life (♥!) talks about creative pursuits and having good taste. the lesson? if you have a love for your creative field (and therefore a good eye for it), you’ll recognise when the work you’re doing falls short. and if you work long and hard eventually the quality of your creative output will rise up to meet your expectations.
via konigi.
good
Monday, April 12th, 2010DON’T TRY TO BE ORIGINAL, JUST TRY TO BE GOOD.
— paul rand paraphrasing ludwig mies van der rohe’s quote: “i don’t want to be interesting. i want to be good.”
via jason santa maria.



























