It's a love thing.

On high rotation.

Love Ting- Anna Lunoe & Wax Motif by Anna Lunoe

Alors on danse

When I was little, my mother enrolled me in ballet lessons at the age of 2. I did ballet (somewhat reluctantly, amid on-off phases of really loving it) until I was 17 years old. At the same school, with the same teacher, and pretty much the same girls I'd always been in classes with.

I ended up stopping when I was at uni deciding that I just didn't have time for it anymore, and traded my twice weekly classes for a gym membership. Recently though, I have returned to the school I went to for 15 years to do adult intermediate classes once a week. To be honest, I was a little skeptical at first - worried that time had sweetened my memories and I may not actually enjoy it as much as I was hoping to. Nevertheless, I braved my first lesson a few weeks ago and haven't looked back.

Having had 6 years off I now realise just how much strength and fitness is required - and how much I took for granted when I used to at worst get a case of 'jelly legs' by the end of class as a teenager. Now I get aching muscles within the first 15 minutes, in places I didn't even know I had working muscles! But I'm loving every minute of it. The part I get really excited about is going to buy new ballet shoes and leotards and one day maybe i'll even don my tutu and pointe shoes once more...

Dentsu Studio - artwork using sound

Canon Pixma: Bringing colour to life from Dentsu London on Vimeo.

Amazing. 

http://www.dentsu.com/

Sticks and Stones

STICKS & STONES... from ABOVE on Vimeo.

Always good to see some artistic initiatives in little old Adelaide. This is a new mural commissioned on the Morphett Street Bridge in the city. The mural will be up for two years.

For more info head read the write up on Rip It Up.

Where did all my money go?

Mimco Stand Off Zip Top bag $399

Tony Bianco Hustler boots $199

The danger of being paid on a Friday is that you have this false sense of richness when the weekend arrives... Two shiny new purchases I made this weekend are this amazing Mimco Stand Off zip top bag (25% off mind you - saving $99 always makes it hurt a lot less!) and some surprisingly super comfy Tony Bianco Hustler boots on Friday night, when there was a one-day 30% off sale down at Tony Bianco's Adelaide Harbour Town store - I had to get something!

...Now I have to sit and twiddle my thumbs and avoid all contact with shops for two weeks until I get paid again!

The best and worst of Google Street View by Lifelounge

Check this out! Lifelounge has compiled a bunch of photos from Google street view. I've put a selection on here but there are heaps more here: The best and worst of Google Street View
Definitely worth a look - there are some crackers!

Complex Geometries

Browsing The New Guard lately I discovered a label I hadn't heard of - Complex Geometries. I instantly fell in love with the architectural, minimal style of Clayton Evans' designs. Here are a handful from the latest collection that I love.

Swing Tank

Swing Tank

Split Square tee

Split Square tee

Flip tank

Flip Tank

Junction Dress

Junction Dress

Take me away...

As the days go on I've been finding myself dreaming of faraway places more and more. Lately, two places are never far from my mind: Melbourne (massive nostalgia happening here) and New York. I've never been to New York but I'm desperate to experience it. Ideally I'd like to move there for a 6 month stint and work professionally in a design studio, rather than the holiday experience that I would want if I were to travel elsewhere in the USA (aside from San Francisco which has the same strong appeal as NY) or the UK, Europe etc.

This is an image I came across while looking for Melbourne pictures and I had to put it in - I worked on this project (the West Gate Freeway Upgrade) back in 2008 when I worked at DCM... and lived in Melbourne! 

The Yarra - Southbank precinct

Ahh Collins Street. I lived just off Collins street....

Central Park - so unbelievably large!

Times Square

Meanwhile I'm working full time trying to save money to get me over there! In between I'm sure I'll sneak in a few Melbourne visits before I get to NY too...

Sometimes shit gets real.

Image courtesy of Lifelounge.

So sad to hear the news this morning that Gerard Smith (34), bassist for TV On The Radio has passed away overnight after a short but brutal struggle with lung cancer. Turned Wolf Like Me up loud on my drive to work this morning - my thoughts go out to his family and the band members.

A bittersweet tone on an otherwise beautiful day. The sun is shining, we in Adelaide are on the cusp of a 5 day long weekend thanks to Easter and ANZAC Day coinciding and I get to knock off at 4 today - winning.

Its days like these when you really appreciate the little things and the brevity of life really gets put in perspective. Make the most of every moment because you'll never get it back.

Have a wonderful weekend x

Aeroplane March 2011 Mix

Aeroplane March 2011 Mix by Aeroplane (Official)