We are far too young and pretty
top five belle & sebastian songs
Jonathan David - the stand-out song for me from the Brisbane concerts. Stevie love!
Slow Graffiti - melancholic but undramatically so. Forever associated with train travel in my head (it has that feel).
The Model - good to sing to. Also, good example of singing sweetly about naughty things.
Judy and the Dream of Horses - happy song! about a precocious girl.
Expectations - I just love the shuffling tempo of it. And these lines: Your obsessions get you known throughout the school for being strange/Making life-size models of the Velvet Underground in clay. Hahaha!
top five 80s-defining pop gems
Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode. Synth!
Don't You Want Me - The Human League. Perhaps the ultimate 80s pop song.
Shout to the Top! - The Style Council. This song has pulled me out of some really terrible places. Eighties songs had a great sense of drama. And slicked back hair.
Gold - Spandau Ballet. Ditto, on all counts.
Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners. Film clip is kinda disturbing, not only for the dungarees.
top five one hit wonders
Groove is in the Heart - deee-lite
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman
Bust a Move - Young MC
Your Woman - White Town
with an honorary mention to EMF for Unbelievable.
top five beauty secrets
Lucas' Pawpaw Ointment
Bobby pins
Wearing a Hat (downside = hat-hair; it's a trade-off)
Squeezing pimples
Being ruthless with tweezers on a daily basis
top five features you are attracted to in a man
Sense of Humour
Arms
Confident self-deprecation (only if genuine!!)
Nice eyes and eye contact
A sense of style that is his own
top five features you are attracted to in a woman
Hair
Smile
Sharing a look/laugh/giggle
Shoes
Goofiness/clumsiness
top five things you've written
Not so many to choose from! All from memory ...
Five Phases of a Night - Jealous!Sirius :)
Wandering, Gets You Down - well I like a Sirius in love.
Hand Over Mouth - I also like him emotionally vulnerable.
Culmination of a Vague Idea - I wish it was longer actually, there are some nice details that could have been expanded on.
Hmm, some things I did at scene_in_mind I liked. Maybe the one for There's Too Much Love - it was really short but I the vibe worked, for me.
top five places to visit
I presume out of places I have been ...
Spain
New York City
London
Ireland
Vietnam
top five cutest animals
Cats
Tigers
Meer Kats
Lemurs
Giraffes
top five best dishes ever eaten
Salt and pepper calamari at Asian House
Clay pot duck thing in Ho Chi Minh City
My friend's parents' pho
The Sophia Loren (spinach and gorgonzola) pizza at my old uni
My mum's soy sauce chicken and rice
top five shoes (owned, seen or desired)
Black Chloe heels seen in Liberty London just a few months ago - they had black ribbon woven into the front. Oh, a shoe to last a lifetime.
Emerald Anthologie wedges that Oo posted a pic of once for my birthday.
Black, flat Kurt Geiger boots seen only in a magazine ad when travelling in 2000, dreamt of ever since.
Black Diesel flats - my 'ottoman' shoes. Sadly on their very last legs (so to speak).
Probably one of those classic adidas sneakers they don't quite make anymore.
top five vintage finds you'd love to score
A cloche hat
A 70s denim jacket - blue denim, cut long, probably some no-name brand
20s heels
A beautiful 60s style shift dress - for daywear, with an interesting but understated print - in yellows/browns/greens
A really cute 70s blouse - nothing specific buuuut - cottony, summery, with a print and possibly elasticised sleeves :)
top five lines from songs
As I have a terrible memory when it comes to song lyrics, these are just the first that came to mind as I scanned iTunes ...
I Don't Love Anyone, Belle & Sebastian:
I met a man today/He told me something pretty strange/There's always somebody saying something/He said, "The world is as soft as lace."
Do You Remember the First Time, Pulp:
I know you’re gonna let him bore your pants off again/Oh god, It’s half past eight you’ll be late.
Deathly, Aimee Mann:
You’re on your honor/Cause I’m a goner/And you haven't even begun.
Something for the Weekend, The Divine Comedy:
Get this into your sweet head/There ain't nothing in the woodshed (except maybe some wood).
Lee Remick, The Go-Betweens:
She was in "The Omen" with Gregory Peck/She got killed, what the heck.
with an honorary mention to Pavement for Stereo: Pigs, they tend to wiggle when they walk
top five places in the world that you have enjoyed sipping (or quaffing) a beverage
The American Bar at The Savoy - Blushing Monarch
The Bowery, Brisbane - Presbyterian
Granada, various cafes - sangria
New York, Popover Cafe? - hot apple cider
Various medinas, Morocco - mint tea and the swirly Moroccan coffee
top five pop culture characters, real or fictional, that you would be willing to change places with for a day
Another toughie. Umm ...
Fred or George Weasley
?
?
?
?
Crap! I'll get back to you!
Jonathan David - the stand-out song for me from the Brisbane concerts. Stevie love!
Slow Graffiti - melancholic but undramatically so. Forever associated with train travel in my head (it has that feel).
The Model - good to sing to. Also, good example of singing sweetly about naughty things.
Judy and the Dream of Horses - happy song! about a precocious girl.
Expectations - I just love the shuffling tempo of it. And these lines: Your obsessions get you known throughout the school for being strange/Making life-size models of the Velvet Underground in clay. Hahaha!
top five 80s-defining pop gems
Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode. Synth!
Don't You Want Me - The Human League. Perhaps the ultimate 80s pop song.
Shout to the Top! - The Style Council. This song has pulled me out of some really terrible places. Eighties songs had a great sense of drama. And slicked back hair.
Gold - Spandau Ballet. Ditto, on all counts.
Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners. Film clip is kinda disturbing, not only for the dungarees.
top five one hit wonders
Groove is in the Heart - deee-lite
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman
Bust a Move - Young MC
Your Woman - White Town
with an honorary mention to EMF for Unbelievable.
top five beauty secrets
Lucas' Pawpaw Ointment
Bobby pins
Wearing a Hat (downside = hat-hair; it's a trade-off)
Squeezing pimples
Being ruthless with tweezers on a daily basis
top five features you are attracted to in a man
Sense of Humour
Arms
Confident self-deprecation (only if genuine!!)
Nice eyes and eye contact
A sense of style that is his own
top five features you are attracted to in a woman
Hair
Smile
Sharing a look/laugh/giggle
Shoes
Goofiness/clumsiness
top five things you've written
Not so many to choose from! All from memory ...
Five Phases of a Night - Jealous!Sirius :)
Wandering, Gets You Down - well I like a Sirius in love.
Hand Over Mouth - I also like him emotionally vulnerable.
Culmination of a Vague Idea - I wish it was longer actually, there are some nice details that could have been expanded on.
Hmm, some things I did at scene_in_mind I liked. Maybe the one for There's Too Much Love - it was really short but I the vibe worked, for me.
top five places to visit
I presume out of places I have been ...
Spain
New York City
London
Ireland
Vietnam
top five cutest animals
Cats
Tigers
Meer Kats
Lemurs
Giraffes
top five best dishes ever eaten
Salt and pepper calamari at Asian House
Clay pot duck thing in Ho Chi Minh City
My friend's parents' pho
The Sophia Loren (spinach and gorgonzola) pizza at my old uni
My mum's soy sauce chicken and rice
top five shoes (owned, seen or desired)
Black Chloe heels seen in Liberty London just a few months ago - they had black ribbon woven into the front. Oh, a shoe to last a lifetime.
Emerald Anthologie wedges that Oo posted a pic of once for my birthday.
Black, flat Kurt Geiger boots seen only in a magazine ad when travelling in 2000, dreamt of ever since.
Black Diesel flats - my 'ottoman' shoes. Sadly on their very last legs (so to speak).
Probably one of those classic adidas sneakers they don't quite make anymore.
top five vintage finds you'd love to score
A cloche hat
A 70s denim jacket - blue denim, cut long, probably some no-name brand
20s heels
A beautiful 60s style shift dress - for daywear, with an interesting but understated print - in yellows/browns/greens
A really cute 70s blouse - nothing specific buuuut - cottony, summery, with a print and possibly elasticised sleeves :)
top five lines from songs
As I have a terrible memory when it comes to song lyrics, these are just the first that came to mind as I scanned iTunes ...
I Don't Love Anyone, Belle & Sebastian:
I met a man today/He told me something pretty strange/There's always somebody saying something/He said, "The world is as soft as lace."
Do You Remember the First Time, Pulp:
I know you’re gonna let him bore your pants off again/Oh god, It’s half past eight you’ll be late.
Deathly, Aimee Mann:
You’re on your honor/Cause I’m a goner/And you haven't even begun.
Something for the Weekend, The Divine Comedy:
Get this into your sweet head/There ain't nothing in the woodshed (except maybe some wood).
Lee Remick, The Go-Betweens:
She was in "The Omen" with Gregory Peck/She got killed, what the heck.
with an honorary mention to Pavement for Stereo: Pigs, they tend to wiggle when they walk
top five places in the world that you have enjoyed sipping (or quaffing) a beverage
The American Bar at The Savoy - Blushing Monarch
The Bowery, Brisbane - Presbyterian
Granada, various cafes - sangria
New York, Popover Cafe? - hot apple cider
Various medinas, Morocco - mint tea and the swirly Moroccan coffee
top five pop culture characters, real or fictional, that you would be willing to change places with for a day
Another toughie. Umm ...
Fred or George Weasley
?
?
?
?
Crap! I'll get back to you!