My delightful family, fun, good food, and a sunny day with a warm breeze. All I ever wanted for Christmas… Wishing you the happiest of holidays my friends, however you may be spending them!
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Now here’s a yuletide soundtrack that’s sure to be a favourite for years to come:
A Very Little Christmas is a non-traditional carol album, compiled by Auckland’s Little Monster Studio. It’s a diverse set of songs from a loosely affiliated group of local bands who were all given the freedom to make their own musical take on the festive season. Artists include Luckless, Tono and the Finance Company, Canadia, Great North and The Crawley Christmas Singers. My picks of the bunch are Chelsea Jade and James Duncan’s romantic French Kissmas, Hold Dear’s melodic Anthem for An Orphan (for those celebrating in a big lonely city), and The Gladeyes’ lo-fi Carols and Parties.
Snap your Mum’s scratched-up Feliz Navidad CD in half now, and download the AVLC album for FREE here.
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Merry Christmas everyone! Have a great day (I’m about to head down to the beach and lap up some rays – we rock a completely non-trad Christmas round these parts) and a wonderful New Year. I’ll be back again around the 5th of January. 2k10, bring it on!
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Only 1 joke? The whole thing is a joke. I can’t tell if they’re for your cat crazy great-aunt who smells faintly of onions and moustache wax; or for the socially inept internet nerd who has to stop playing Bejewelled on their iPhones for 2 minutes to pull some crackers. Merry Christmas, kitties! Oh well. I love them and feel they represent a very good deal for the princely sum of $3.99. That said, the proof is always in the pull.
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Just eat one. Indulge ceremoniously, making the moment stretch out as long as possible. Get dressed up for the occasion if you feel like it, perhaps with some decorative head wear (boys and girls both).
A lesson in finding bliss in moderation ❤
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- The famous Life photo archive is now held by Google and fully searchable! From the late 1800s to today, you may browse to your hearts delight – or search for fashion, cocktails, make-up… even your country!
Joan Crawford & Salvador Dali
- The Fashion Almanac is a project by Laura Bradley. A compendium style magazine with lots of line drawings and venn diagrams to instruct you on fashion forecasta. It reminds me a lot of the Monocle aesthetic (which I love, yo). Available to read online here! [via Style Bubble]
Transcending fashions...
- Style from Tokyo is street fashion photography by Rei Shito. I discovered it after my last post on Japanese street style & it’s a goodie – loads of hot Harajuku looks. Also of note is The Streets Walker – a Tel Aviv based street fashion blog. I honestly never imagined Israeli fashion in this context – so exploring this site has been really eye-opening and inspiring. Fashion – another reason to visit Israel (my friend Danit is the first reason)!
- Awesome gifs at GreenLaundry- that really bring a sense of life and energy to the blog. Something I would like to try in the future…
- Jess Gardner discusses the merits of city living and “pockets of wonderful” over at Yen Magazine. What makes your city wonderful?
- Dumpling Dynasty products meet the charmingly Asian kitsch illustration by Fiona Hewitt – famed for her earlier artistic contributions to the adorable Miso Pretty bath product line.
- And to improve on my previous holiday spirit, I have been reading the two seasonal guides that Pia Jane Bijkerk has on her magical site – the first is an introduction to holiday gift ideas. The second is a guide to holiday decorating ideas: tabletop styling, ornaments, gift wrapping and holiday art. (I really love this second series – we are not having a tree this year but I feel like we need some adornment around the house! Read it and you will soon feel like me, skipping off to make some gingerbread men…)
Chestnuts by Pia Jane Bijkerk
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Somehow I don’t think the keytar is going to work for us as a gift under the tree these holidays, whether giving or receiving. They’re much bigger than I ever expected!
Thankfully, there’s a more suitable stocking sized alternative – a stylophone! This miniature stylus operated synthesizer is a recreation of the 1967 classic. It’s famed for being used by David Bowie on Space Oddity and being promoted by Rolf Harris. In today’s music realm, Hextastic has effectively sampled the instrument, Rolf too.
"The craze has begun..."
Don’t you want to sit around the Christmas tree playing digitized riffs from Christmas carols? How about a round of Ja-Ja-Jangle Bells or Silen-en-en-tttt Night? Perhaps just in the company of my friends, who are all tech heads and DJs. It would sound like seasonal bliss to them!
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