How is your saturday going reader? I hope you are having a lovely relaxing time. Mine has been spent with the doctor. Well, ok a video of Matt Smith playing the Doctor Who theme with Orbital at Glastonbury to be more precise ...
There is something mesmerizing about this video. I can't seem to stop watching it...over and over and over and over and over, like a monkey with a miniature cymbal... I love the way the stage explodes in light and sound
That moment after a long day when you slide between the sheets of your own bed, old ladies who count out their change at the cash register (unless I’m behind them and in a hurry), hearing good news (one of my oldest friends discovered this week that the house she thought she’d missed out on is still available. She & her fiancé put an offer in and its been accepted - hurrah), treating my dad (we went for lunch then saw Toy Story 3), that buzz that comes with getting rid of excess (earlier this week I deleted thousands of unneccessary emails from my inbox), they draw and cook, This guys 14 part harmony of the ghostbusters theme
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in you sails. Explore. Dream. -Mark Twain
My love of tea is no secret. While I'm typing this I am sitting here drinking my third cup of the day. This afternoon I followed a link from a previous link I’d clicked on, as happens I find so often reader, and found myself lost in a wonderland of creativitea.
The first idea I came across was a South African artist who created a kimono and a screen using 9000 used tea bags
To read a post by the artist's sister and see more pictures, click here
Then I came across this lighting tea Bag. Ok so you can’t drink it, it’s a light that imitates the form of a tea bag, but I still think it’s pretty cool:
The light was designed by Wonsik Chae as part of his studies at Hongik University. It works through a catalyst of the chemical reaction between a cup filled with a chemical intermediate and a bag containing fluorescent molecules. In reality it’s a one use light that you can’t turn off until it naturally ‘winds down’, so I can’t see it catching on for average home use but it would be great for party decorations or even a special night in.
Last but certainly not least my favourite bit of creativitea discovered today…
Origami tea bags by the Russian designer Natalia Ponomareva. Each creative tea bag looks like a beautiful origami bird and when the tea bag touches the water the bird spreads its little wings. This is apparently just a concept design right now and not available for production. Fingers crossed it hits the markets soon.
This from Jason Mraz on journalling, Whatthef**kshouldimakefordinner(Remember children: swearing isn’t big or cool but this website is. It even has a vegetarian setting), getting packages! Special mention for the postman who brought them- he was super cool, yummy sweet & sour prawns for tea tonight (though wtfsimfd wants me to cook pan seared Scallops with roasted tomato salsa)
I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may, - light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful. — John Constable
My brother- ask me in a week and I’ll deny I ever said it, and I’d certainly never tell him, but today is his birthday so just between you & me reader I think I struck pretty lucky in the big bro stakes
Watching thunderstorms from the comfort of my living room
Surprise Dessert- banoffee pie present from my dearest papa just because (not a daddy’s girl honest… well maybe a bit…oh okay reader you got me, yes, yes I am)
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. - Audrey Hepburn
In other news yesterday I was flicking through a design book that features something called the Prada Transformer (google it). Now I keep picturing Optimus Prime with a handbag.
The beginning of new projects (I love it when a plan comes together), being randomly paired up with someone to work on a project and discovering they are great, facebook photo comment conversations (I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with facebook but this week), lovely texts from lovely people just at the right moment, looking like a girl (my usual style is somewhat casual so its been nice to have reasons to dress up), Watching a documentary on To Kill a Mockingbird with a glass of delicious wine, Old mix CDs (Friends and music can heal anything.), learn something everyday,
Now it’s your turn! What’s making you beam today dear reader?
heightened excitement and anticipation over my friend’s upcoming wedding, the fresh clean air after a rainy storm, Doctor Who, to do lists and crossing things off, unexpected emails from people I rather like a lot, that Tom Selleck has confirmed ‘Three Men and a Bride’ movie, Oh Crap my parents joined facebook (my parents haven’t though and after reading some of the things on this site I’m feeling lucky to say they most likely never will), spending too long on sleeveface
what about you my darling readers? What’s got you bubbly and smiling this week?
Nature meant very kindly by women when she made the tea plant; and with a little thought, what a series of pictures and groups the fancy may conjure up and assemble round the teapot and cup.
-William Makepeace Thakery
Just an average twenty-something… I love many things but high on my list are music, films, crafting, drinking tea & God -though not necessarily in that order. I try to be joyful, I live, I dream, I hope, I create, I am inspired.
