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Little bobdog

Just a suggestion for all of you: never google "one eyed animals". Not pretty. Seriously. I had this whole post in my mind where I was going to post other cute one eyed animals and compare them to animals with two eyes (ok, so it wasn't a well formed idea...). All I could find was freaky cyclops kittens, and goats with two heads and 6 legs. Yuck.

Anyway, this is my one eyed animal Bob. Even though my story idea was a complete fail I thought you might like to see a picture of him.

He loves boxes. And pretty much anything else that might look uncomfortable. Like cables, or bills, or a combination of both (which is where he is right now):

We got him from the Wellington SPCA nearly four years ago, when we lived right around the corner. I had to take him home with me out of guilt; I picked him up and assumed his eye was stuck shut so tried to peel it open. Turns out it was sewn shut. Bad move. He lost his eye as a kitten due to cat flu; apparently it ruptured. Gross.

Anyway, for some reason he was named after this particular brand of Japanese candy my brother in law bought back just before we acquired Bob:

If you ever see this candy, anywhere in the world, please please buy some for me and I will pay you back. I've only ever seen in once in the four years since we got Bob and for some reason it was VERY exciting for me.

For every photo of anything else I have at least one of Bob, so I figured it was only fair to share them. I promise I won't inundate you with pictures of him unless I have a proper reason though, I realise he is not nearly as exciting to everyone else.

Bad Blogger

Ok...

I've been very negligent with the blogging. Even after I said I would be better. So here is a special treat: Possibly the best music video ever. I saw this the other day while spending all of my money at the dentist. I saw this without sound, and while my teeth were being drilled, and I still thought it was pretty much the best thing ever. Mostly because of the amazing silver dress. I found some similar stuff on K-Road in Auckland today but I didn't really feel like spending $150 just to re-enact this video for you with Hadleigh in the lagoon. Which I am now regretting.  And i'm back in Wellington so I can't go back and get it.  Ah well.

Anyway, here it is, the amazing silver dress of my dreams:

There was a longer version with some exciting "acting" from our friend Huey in the beginning but for some reason I can't find a version that will let me embed it. Ah well!

Singin' in the rain

For those of you reading this who know me, it probably comes as no big surprise that Singin' in the Rain is one of my all time favourite movies. Although I will readily admit that a large part of this is due to all the ridiculous, over the top dance numbers, the other thing that draws me back in over and over is the amazing costuming by Walter Plunkett.

There are so many things to love about the costumes, least of which being there are great hats in almost every scene. I love hats, and I wish people (especially men) would wear them more often. I don't mean fascinators to the races either. In fact I think I hate fascinators. Anyway...

 

I love Debbie Reynolds little lilac cap. I can't for the life of me remember what this kind of hat is called?

I think I am going to have to find or make something similar for myself. Might look a bit silly with my long hair at the moment though.

Same scene here again with better details on the mens hats. Also, check out Lena Lamonts amazing glasses and hat combo! I love it. I wish I could find a better picture of her in this scene.

  

Another cute hat on Debbie Reynolds. I don't know if its her round face or her short haircut in this movie, or both, but she looks gorgeous in hats. I really like this one, though i'm not sure about the matching biege on beige ensemble it is paired with. Gene Kelly is looking dapper, even in his torn tuxedo.

 

Debbie in a kind of silly but cute drop waisted dress. Most normal human beings look awful in this kind of thing but she looks great. I also like the little scarf at her neck. No hats in this scene BUT there are two men wearing waistcoats which more than makes up for it.

I think a large part of the reason I read the Sartorialist is for all the pictures of handsome middle aged men wearing hats, three piece suits, overcoats or a combination of all three.

I was going to say that I wish there was as much singing and dancing in my kitchen as in this scene, but to be honest, there is a lot of that in my house anyway. I just wish we all looked quite as effortlessly cool as these folks when doing it.

  

Speaking of effortlessly cool; I don't care for Debbie Reynolds chiffon number in this one but it is worth noting that Gene Kelly is wearing what is essentially a cricket outfit with high waisted pants and he still manages to look awesome.

And last but not least:

   

The amazing Cyd Charisse. She even makes smoking look cool. If I could swap my curly hair for anything it would be this sharp black bob. If I had the sharp black bob and cool smoking then I am sure I could pull off the ridiculous green sequined flapper outfit as well. Hah.

Faster faster pt 2

As per Jarrods suggestion I just googled Brigitte Bardot in relation to motorbikes and came up with the most hilarious/awesome/camp music video ever:

I think I just need to get some thigh high boots...

Either that or I could go the 80s red leather look with giant hair ala Liz Taylor:

I would have to get a dapper gent in a matching red outfit to go with it as well.

I also rather like the Joan Jett motorbike look; I could find some pleather one piece wearing motorbike ladies and we could form a sexy biker gang.

 

Fug

So i've been reading gofugyourself on and off for years now. I've realised recently that apart from the really obviously ugly and unflattering stuff, I often disagree with them fug girls. I saw this post of Jessica Alba today and realised that I would totally wear her outfit:

Is it wrong that I now want high waisted purple pants? I have a pair of brown wool Karen Walker pants with a very similar waist that I love. Wearing them (and all of my boots and scarves) again is one of the few things I am looking forward to about winter.

Faster, faster, faster

"Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death"  
    - Hunter S. Thompson

Ok, I know that the above quote is probably a little too dramatic, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to quote Hunter S.

I've been riding a scooter for three years. It is a gorgeous machine, a Vmoto Milan, and I have loved it dearly.

However, today I passed an exciting milestone. I finally sat and passed my basic motorcycle handling skills course, which means I am one step closer to this (or something along the same lines):

I have to admit I was a little nervous this afternoon on my way to the course, but my nerves quickly evaporated and I loved every minute of it. All I need to do now is go and sit a theory test and I can ride a proper motorbike. I am so so excited.

It's interesting actually, since I got my scooter three years ago i've seen more and more young women on scooters, which is awesome because they are fun, economical, and cool looking (ha!).  However, in those three years I've noticed only a handful of women riding 'proper' motorbikes, and almost all of those women have been middle aged or older. I wonder why that is?

From a purely aesthetic view point, I love retro styled motorbikes, just as much as I love my cheap chinese version of a vespa. I can't wait to finally get one of my own (hopefully in the next month or so).

Only problem is, the only stylish motorbike riding role-models I can think of are men; James Dean, Brad Pitt in the Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Ewan McGregor etc.   I'll make sure to take pictures of myself looking like an idiot in head to toe leather as soon as I can.

And please, if you can think of any stylish role models for me, let me know!

xx

K