I NEED A DOLLAR

Just a quick post today to share one of my favourite videos! When we were in the states last year I was told about this great tv show based on the lives of two aspiring New York fashion designers trying to make it big in America (funny enough the show is called "how to make it in america"). The opening intro creates an amazing insight into the real NYC, the people, the streets, the art, and most importantly the array of different cultures and societies of the city... Plus the cover song is fabulous, "I need a dollar" by Alow Blacc!

Oh take me back to NYC!!

ACMI

We ventured to Melbourne on the weekend for another birthday celebration, and had a whirlwind of a time! Will be posting a Melb-dedicated write up soon, but for now I wanted to share some great art I discovered at ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) or as we know it - The Place Where Jon Works. Our friend Jon (an awesome local comedian, check out jonbennettcomedy.com) has been living in Melbourne on and off for as long as Simon and I have been together (going on 9 years now, crazy!) and we always manage to get a bed to sleep wherever he's living at the time. Certainly works out well for us! In between comedy gigs Jon works at ACMI, and most visits we get a sneak peak at the current exhibition. This time it was William Kentridge, best known for his prints, drawings, and animated films - and someone I had never heard of until now! I loved his raw etchings, and his work was really powerful, so wanted to share some of my favourite pieces from the exhibit, also a sample of his animated films...

REUNION

So excited for the American Pie Reunion movie to hit our cinema's next month! Having grown up with the originals (American Pie 2 Soundtrack is the soundtrack to my senior year!), it's gonna be so much fun watching the next phase of this hilarious series....

Some pics from the world premiere....

27.

I have just enjoyed the most amazing weekend! This youngen here turned 27 on Saturday, and in usual style I celebrated as much as possible. I have always loved birthday's, and try & promise myself every year that I will continue to love a birthday celebration and never grow old and cynical of that special day of the year. Okay well I WILL grow old, but stay young at heart I hope!
We started with a dinner on Friday night, enjoying the best tapas and sangria in town @ El Toro with some of my closest friends! Followed by a few vokda, lime & soda's at the beachside Palais (and some perfect DJ tunes for me to reminisce my early years with all the hits of 90's, naughties, and today, most especially the DJ's love for TLC )!
I awoke the next morning (my birthday!) to Simon cooking banana-pancakes for breakfast, & flowers from my bestie Janice (all the way from Sun Peaks!) - spoilt! I also decided to hit my new local gym with my friend Ruth (aka fitness queen), which my friends would tell you is the last thing I would be known to do! "Gym" does not exactly exist in my vocabulary, but now that I'm living closer to one I figured might as well! We then headed into the city & met up with my sister Bec to get prepped for our big night out for her 30th (something she had been planning for months, and even better that it fell on my birthday as well!). We had the most amazing night out with Bec and her friends, who were all SO lovely! I took Bec to Clinique to get our makeup for the night .... probably not somewhere I would go back to in a hurray. We enjoyed the most amazing meal at Red Salt Restaurant, followed by Adelaide's best cocktails at Fumo Blu, and then danced our little hearts out at a local pub - which hasn't changed in 10 years which is great haha!
It truly was the most memorable weekend, and a great birthday! Thanks to all the lovely people who shared it with me xx

FRUITILICIOUS

Extremely proud of myself for choosing nectarines and apples over potato chips at the supermarket today! My biggest weakness is chips, not chocolate or cake or red velvet cupcakes, but chips. Fruit is not only much healthier, but I love how the bright colours light up your shopping basket. And in your fruit bowl if they last that long! I just saw this great little inspiration board from Magnolia Rouge, one of my fav blogs from a designer in NZ, and I wanted to dedicate this photo to the nectarine and apple that inspired me today!

TAKE-ME-AWAY

Today was Day 4 of my new daily coffee-run to The Mill, my new local coffee hub. I am just in love with this place, it may just be the excitement of having moved back to the area, or the way the girl's always say "Thanks Jess" when my latte is ready (yes only after 4 visits, impressed!!), but in either case it's been a great start to my days! Probably one of the biggest things I missed when we were living in Mallala was having a nearby cafe, not to say I can't make a mean coffee myself, but there's nothing like cupping the hot take-away coffee in my hands & knowing that drinking this delicious drink is all the effort that is expected of me! Anyway the whole coffee buzz has got me thinking about investing in a new take-away coffee cup, I've brought them several times over the years for gifts, but never invested myself...

a) "I know you're busy, but"
b) Reversable heart print
c) Granny cosy
d) Matching crochet
e) Stylish cermanic

FREE PEOPLE

Just discovered this new look book by Free People this morning, and I'm completely in love! Although I've never blogged about fashion before, when something is as amazing as this you can't help but admire & talk about it! It's a pity we're coming into Autumn here, althought I could move to the other side of the world for these summer fabrics and colours. And the location in Vietnam has just made for the perfect setting...