Aurora Glitteralis

'It will cost $66 to QUOTE the damage you have done to the camera'

My camera is in a bad way, camera is kaput for the time being - which is my way of justifying really shit and dark photos of what is a truly spectacular top. 

These photos do such a disservice to the garment that I am forced to show this old photo of Ruby wearing it just so you can get a glimmer (lol geddit) of how grand the top truly is. 

- Glitter Ambassadors - doing what we can for sequins everywhere

worn with the best coat (that's right, cashmere and velvet And I've had it since the age of five) 

 Geisha pout not included

Photo included because 1) Sequins are as close as any item of clothing has of embodying the Aurora Borealis and 2) it was taken in ICELAND BABY where I will 3) be oh so fricken soon

SURPRISE

Ol' Slavey Tarnish Fingers-

A lifetime of silver to polish

The Fury of the Furry

 -outfit I wore to a free lunch that someone filmed and will eventually be on the telly-

some thoughts on fur: in Australia there are some animals - rabbits and foxes in particular - that are killed in mass to help protect native flora and fauna from destruction (or kangaroos which often reach plague proportions and pose great problems to farmers). I personally have no issue with wearing the furs of pest animals. In fact I find it more environmentally sound to use these byproducts in a productive manner which may ultimately protect other animals from being hunted for their furs. Though I have never bought new fur, always vintage, so I don't feel I've ever actively supported the current industry, despite some lovely purchases.

But anyway, let's focus for a moment on the truly important thing about this outfit - I'm wearing shit loads shed loads of pink:

Yeh!

Royal Jelly

Lovely $3 tiara from the supermarket today inspired a somewhat Royal Wedding themed outfit.

 I've fucked my camera. Had to borrow my mothers, I don't want to talk about it.

 I've got to go get drunk now loved ones (I am a lil already). It's not that I'm a Royalist, I merely think that this is the sort of historic event that I'm going to be happy to say I was around for when I'm old and withered, so celebrating it seems the best way to make it stick in my memory (that, and I don't own a television so I literally have to leave the house to watch the wedding.)

The highest temperature ever recorded in Iceland was 30.5 °C in 1939.

Bunny Times! "Are you kissing one of your hats?"

No you silly fools! An Adorable Bun!

I dislike this picture of me, but my Opening Ceremony x Where The Wild Things Are faux fur skirt looks fab - it's in the higher echelon of things I own and love. I am going to be very sad to leave it in Australia while I trek the world.

for more bunny loving look at Emma's sweet blog

"Australia does not have an Embassy or Consulate in Iceland." Oh dear.

cries to her husband "Daddy Our Baby's Gone"

This is a slightly non-sensical rant, it comes to you in 4 parts - 

1.Courtney Love, 2.Things From My Life, 3.A Feminist Rant, 4.Yoko Ono

1

You're not to know this but I love the expression 'you're not to know this' and I love Courtney Love. Not in the seemingly trendy way that people are lovin on Courtney, but in a fair-dinkum I-have-been-rocking-out-to-you-since-I-was-a-toddler sort of way. 

A week isn't complete if I haven't screeched Miss World or Violet at the top of my lungs.

whatcourtneyworetoday 

2
Things from my life that are meaningless:

Federation Square Melbourne

I have giardia - it is a parasite in my tummy which makes me feel like vomiting all the time (sounds like a euphemism for pregnancy)

Since telling my mother that I've booked my plane tickets to foreign lands 'She's Leaving Home' by the Beatles has been sung a lot

San Francisco in Colour

Why isn't my passport in it's very specific place where it has always lived?!?!? What dastardly creature moves my goods while I sleep?! Naughty Little Passport Hiding In The Crisps. AGAIN!

This picture of Robert Pattinson holding a crocodile is one of the most ridiculous things I have seen for some time

3

On the last day that I attended my university course I sat in a tutorial on feminism where I was the only person to raise their hand to the question 'who here is a feminist?' 

I was amazed that in a class of 25 people, (after having talked about how feminism isn't a dirty word, that it means Gender Equality to many, that boys can be feminists too) that I - in my pink and bows and glitter - was the only person to assign to such beliefs. I'm no radical feminist. There is a lot of that shit that I think is over the top and out of hand, but for fucks sake people 

YouDon'tNeedFakeTanToFeelGoodAboutYourself 

YouDon'tNeedToShaveYourLegsForAnyoneElse

YouWillBeLovedEvenIfYouHaveSmallBoobies

YouAndYouAloneMakeYourDecisions

Ruby took this photo. Both.

4

I adore Yoko Ono, I'm not going to go into it right now.

Yoko Ono, ‘Cut Piece’, 1964-5.

“The only game we play together with our children is star-chasing; sadly, not the stars in the sky, but the “STARS” who we think have achieved the standard of the dream image we have imposed on the human race. We cannot trust ourselves anymore, because we know that we are, well…too real. We are forever apologetic for being real. Excuse me for farting, excuse me for making love and smelling like a human being, instead of that odorless celluloid prince and princess image up there on the screen.”
-The Feminization of Society, 1972. 

(This makes me cry sometimes)

Cut Piece 

Yoko first performed Cut Piece in Japan 1964, Paris 2003 was its final performance.

Sunny Yodelling with Sonny and Cher (the last bit is a lie)

New Skirt Today!

We shall call the print 'Switzerland in the Summer Time'. Matched it with my favourite 90s pink lace crop top.

It is the fashion worlds equivalent of this film clip-

I was inspired to do a bit of a Tavi style mood board, but I was restricted to the things that were within reach/not underneath a pile of debris

Super Kawaii Alarm clock was a gift this week!

Toothbrush and love heart notepad from Daiso

Also on the gift front I was bequeathed some brilliant purple cords this week

 Neck to Ankle Corduroy! Makes me want to climb trees. Thug.

"such a sexy swedish working girl but not naughty working like working mum who does painting classes on the weekend" - Ruby

Zoe also demands recognition for bringing B*witched 'back'. So we must thank her for being so wise and benevolent. 

Water. (this is not a typical frivolous mind-numb)

Yesterday was World Water Day, a day where we consider the great wonder, and also the great destruction that water can bring. 
In the aftermath of the Japanese quake and subsequent tsunami it is hard for anyone to forget what a hugely annihilating force water can be. In Australia alone thousands are still attempting to recover from the floods in Queensland -
And while our fruits rot and we rebuild our houses we can look across the ocean and feel a devastation far far greater still.
All Because Of Water. As the Doctor so aptly said in 'The Waters of Mars' - "Water is patient, water just waits. It wears down the clifftops, the mountains, the whole of the world. Water always wins!" and it was spooky, and it was right, because water can be spooky and The Doctor is Always Right. The Grand Canyon is evidence of this, a marginal amount of water, wearing down the world around it for a millennia.


And while this force can be so loud and wash away lives, it also allows the world around us to exist. 
Here is lies one of -what I see to be- the great miracles of the modern world (because science can also be miraculas) There Is Fresh Clean Water Available At Numerous Point IN MY HOUSE! And probably your house! And it can be hot or cold, and you are always free to access it. WHAT GENIUS! It allows me to be clean, to be nourished, to provide sustenance to the lives around me, and to generally Keep Going.
Without this crazy clear substance that arrived on our planet in millions and millions of tiny space rocks we JUST WOULDN'T BE. I know that's pretty bloody simple, but it's also pretty bloody Awe Inspiring.


And so my dears, do not dispair, for while at times it may seem that the world is falling down around us, that Mother Nature is giving us the old 'Fuck You', we must always remember to bask in the wonder of our world and appreciate the clever clever people that have manufactured the surrounds on which many of us are so dependant. 
In this we are indebted - and so it is our duty as educated citizens of this modern world to do everything in our power to preserve and spread the gift of water. 
To enable all people to access this clean water as freely as we do, to preserve dear Earth, to-get-off-this-fucking-ridiculous-high-horse-and-recognise-that-solar-wind-hydro-and-thermal-power-are-the-best-chance-we-have. 
And Baby remember - Appreciate Every Day.

Iceland gave Bjork the island Elliðaey as a 'Thank You' - It is one of my favourite things in the world

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Elliðaey

PS. I actually take back to some extent that rant about solar, wind, thermal and hydro power. I'm not a scientist so I shouldn't be passing judgment. That's just what seems logical to me.

And so today I have taught you a wee bit more about myself. Including that I have a brain beyond the frivolous. And that I am a huge Doctor Who nerd and science nerd in general. Actually science blows my mind so regularly that I am constantly in awe of the Fucking Miracle that life is and would much rather blog about such things but my capacity to understand is hugely limited. I am in debt to those people who can understand and explain things to anyone willing to listen. 

BackPackPart1

University is back for the year. I'd rather be doing this -

(circa 1997. Hairstyle - exactly the same)

But I have to pretend to be a grown up. jk I study film making.

Here's the sorry tale: I study in the city and live in the country. The travelling is quite a pain so I stay in the big smoke with friends when I need to be at uni. ('Why not move out?' is a situation I will refrain from whinging about right now) So - I live out of a backpack for many days of the week. 

It kinda sucks but I figured I could make a gift for my fellow commuting freaks by offering this:

How To Make More Outfits From Fewer Clothes

Clothes of the week - Princess dress, cable knit jumper, oversized silk man shirt, Ruby's American Apparel leggings and that fluffy headband you can maybe see in the middle? 

Lasted: Monday to Thursday

Treasured Backpack. Day 1.

Day 2. 

(I always feel like such a wanker posting this pose-y shite)

This dress is ma favvvorite. 'Angelic' and 'etherial' were the words of the day. As was the statement 'You look like my mum at her wedding'.

Day 3

'Oh hi there fellow student!' Taking photos in 'empty' university rooms can be strange. Also - look at my lovely eye! Del Kathryn Barton x Romance Was Born (I think)

Day 4

Farewell for now. Already behind on my homework. xxx

Never Gonna Fall For Modern Love

When I remembered today was Valentine's day I considered changing into something covered in hearts and flowers, but then I realised that my outfit was already dedicated to my one true love. 

Cue Outfit Post

 "What is my poochie doing" face

embracing of all cultures

Two posts in one day Wharrrt??

Wait Til Ya See Ma Gidget

Here is a disgusting conglomeration of photos I have taken of myself lately for this blog thing. Or just photos. Given that today is my birthday, and I am vain at the best of times, allow me to indulge in the Vainest Post Evah - with special guest pictures - 

 This coat is the best and greatest thing I own. More later.

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Kitsch apron always makes me feel like the embodiment of a cupcake.

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Long Hair! And Crimping! And Ribbons! Oh My

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Sometimes there is no need to explain the desire to be a cowgirl And a TeenWitch at the same time.

(I don't know why I am doing that in the photo)

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This jumpsuit fits horribly but I love it.

Spectacular belt buckle by Justin Boehme

Adios Friends