just wanted to share

this pretty amazing work of art of a human being. yes, admittedly I was getting over the zooey phase, until this pic tumbled into my horizon. goodness gracious blue eyes.

depressing news on copenhagen front

Climate Science Sabotage - from ben and the team at avazz.org
Climate deniers and fossil fuel lobbyists will stop at nothing to kill a Copenhagen deal. Two weeks ago, hackers illegally obtained thousands of emails between climate scientists--and then released carefully-selected interchanges out of context. A chorus of climate deniers immediately claimed these emails showed that climate change is all a big hoax.Now, just as the crucial UN climate talks begin in Copenhagen, the vast league to stop climate action has swung into full gear -- from Saudi government officials to science-denying politicians like Sarah Palin to the Exxon-funded Heartland Institute.

Scientists are on the defensive -- just as politicians should be listening to them most closely. A cloud of confusion and disinformation is threatening the UN climate negotiations. We can't afford for negotiators get distracted now--we need a constant drumbeat of actions and campaigns to keep them focused on the world's call for a fair, ambitious, and binding climate.

30 years of climate science are being borne out before our eyes, as severe storms threaten islands and coastlines, droughts bring dust storms to Australia and water wars to Africa -- and 2009 closes out the hottest decade in recorded history. One study estimated that climate already kills 300,000 people every year. If the world fails to act on climate, the consequences for every future generation of humans will be severe.

The hacked emails do nothing to dispel this. At worst, they show the angry reaction of a group of scientists to constant confrontations with climate deniers (Check the "sources" section below to read more). The research done by the hacked scientists has been verified by independent research centers around the world--the basic science is no more in doubt now than it was a month ago.

But no matter the facts: Climate denial -- a movement funded for decades by fossil fuel companies -- is now threatening our chance for a fair, ambitious, and binding global climate treaty.

At the opening session of climate talks, Saudi Arabia -- who make billions each year from selling oil -- made headlines by saying that the illegal-hack would have a "huge impact" on Copenhagen. A few days ago, Sarah Palin also joined the chorus and upped the ante by arguing that, because of the stolen emails, Barack Obama shouldn't even go to Copenhagen.

It's enough to make the blood boil. But instead of getting mad, let's get even. We've already got the infrastructure in place, from 12/12 candlelight vigils around the world to our youth Climate Action Factory in Copenhagen. Funding now can scale up Avaaz's campaigns overnight -- and help keep the pressure on politicians to focus on action, not fall back on false excuses about unsettled science. Donate here: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/climate_denial_lets_fight_back

For years, tobacco companies tried to convince the world that cigarettes were healthy and non-addictive. Today, a carbon cabal is pushing an even more dangerous set of myths on climate change. But as one science historian put it, "Even the tobacco companies never tried to slander legitimate cancer researchers." If we rise to this moment, we can ensure that future generations can remember the deniers only as a curious footnote--and that Copenhagen is remembered as a turning point in making the climate safe for all.

For more information on the climate denial industry check out the new book "Climate Cover-Up": http://www.desmogblog.com/climate-cover-up

I fell in love with a snail

I think you can see why...

nara deer park

this place was a dream come true for me...

nara is a gorgeous little town between kyoto and osaka, full of stunning forests, ancient temples, and - best of all - free-roaming deer!!

we had a ball. here are just a (small few) of the photos we took on our visit.
hand-feeding real life bambis in an enchanted autumnal forest?!
I LOVE YOU, JAPAN. x

back from japan!

what an amazing amazing amazing country... I'm still reeling from it all :)I have a tonne of photos/area/shopping tips I'm going to post, but for now, some scans from a superbly cute Japanese wool craft magazine. (did I mention they have the BEST creative/crafty/design books there?)Hope everyone is well. And congratulations to Peppermint for winning THREE Bell Publishing Awards on Friday! Exciting news for all of us involved. And the next issue is out in a matter of days! Stay tuned xx

for the love of audrey

I've been guiltily watching a fair bit of Twin Peaks lately as a way to force-calm myself down in amongst too much work/stress...I just love Audrey (above) - such an old-fashioned style starlet. Of course it's impossible to believe she's '18' (like the rest of the supposedly 'teenage' cast), but that's half the fun of early-90s shows I guess. Oh and I'm definitely naming one of my future cats 'Audrey' - though admittedly, that's been on the cards for a while.

I'm up to Season 2 now, where things get really freaky. I vaguely remember it being on TV when I was a kid, but haven't rewatched it again until now, mainly because a lot of my friends are quite obsessed and i'm sick of being left out when the Twin Peaks references come up at dinner parties.

Hurray for escapism!(Even if it does get a bit scary when I'm home alone).
Oh and I haven't seen the ending yet - nor the prequel movie - so no spoilers! x

cherry cherry bloom bloom

in anticipation of my forthcoming japan trip I decided to post a few little cherry blossom and other lovely bloomy pics... also to cheer myself up, because it's been a rubbish dayI can't wait till I'm in Tokyo and can have a big long nap and wake up and look out the window at this foreign, grey-skied, incredible city... Hope you're all well out there in blogland xo

i have this dream

it's pretty simple really.

A dream of one day owning a little house, a cottage, just something modest - rundown even. I'd do it up myself with cans of paint and days of sweat and inspiration. I'd like the old lino floors and 60s cupboards painted pink and falling off the walls. I'd cherish the nooks and crannies; I'd fill it with books and ornaments. There'd be a garden, a cat, a boy... maybe one day the sound of tiny footsteps. There'd be a simple happiness. And an afternoon breeze in the summers.

Does no one dream modestly anymore? What happened to living without the bling and brands and home theatre packages? We've all become so blinded by these consumer desires, do we even know what we're doing anymore? Do we even realise we are, slowly, one ignorant choice at a time, obliterating ourselves as a planet completely?

People work themselves tirelessly to accumulate all these assets, to provide a 'future' for their kids... But a future is more than finance. A future is a world, a climate, some sense of stability. Does it not scare you too that we could have actually messed it up so badly we are beyond repair?

When you think about the future, about you children growing up, about the cute little dresses you'd put them in and what colour you'd paint their room, do you counter in the food wars, the water wars, the complete breakdown of the global system as we know it? We fight for peace, for equality, for democracy, but we won't even fight to save ourselves.

I agree - it's easier not to bother. All too busy updating our facebook statuses and planning what to wear on the weekend.

I'm not above this either. I'm just scared because I realise the bubble we're living in, and if we just switch on the air-con and turn off the news, it could go on like this for a sweet while longer.
Others don't have this choice. Their children starve, their farms cease to yield, and their land slowly sinks into the ocean. It's another world we cannot fathom, and one only few of us are brave enough to recognise.

Meanwhile, there's a cute coat I found on the internet which has kitten pockets. I think this would make me happy. For a few hours at least.

I have this little dream where people care again.

of all the cuteness in the world

just discovered this little gem of a fashion house called Vivietta thanks to hello sandwich... My my, such cute stuff! I adore that coat (pic 1) with the kitten pockets... I would get it in pink and look ridiculous but my gosh, I'd be the happiest girl alive. Now I just need 410 euros (i.e. about $3000). x

i love it i love it i love it !!

from on BinspiredVintage on etsy - if you buy him, I get visiting rights!

my interview with lawrence leung

We've been very honoured to have loveley Lawrence Leung - of ABC's 'Choose Your Own Adventure' - in town these past few weeks.

It's been fun hanging out and getting to know him - going to cheap Vietnamese restaurants, exploring op-shops, and being silly on the radio (thank you 4zzz!) One night at dinner he made a serviette disappear, and I am still so blown away by how he did that I can't stop thinking about it (and that's the LEAST of his skills!). Below is my interview with him in the current issue of Rave.

Sucker Punch:
Five Minutes with Lawrence Leung

Lawrence Leung is cute, he’s single, and he’s got skillz. In town as part of Brisbane Festival’s Carnival’s Edge, his live show Sucker mixes the awkward indie boy we all know and love with a significantly more bad-ass streak. Yup, there’s swearing, there’s swindling, and there’s not a Rubik’s Cube in sight. Tess Curran chats to the man behind the beard about lollipops, Megan Fox, and things that really suck.

Tell us a bit about Sucker?
"Sucker" is my live show I'm performing at the Brisbane Festival inside this beautiful 90-year-old French wooden theatre they've erected in the Forecourt behind QPAC. It's a storytelling stand up show about this old street swindler I met when I was 17. He was a man who could literally talk you into taking money out of your pockets and giving it to him. I expose various street scams and swindles and demonstrate some kick ass poker cheating techniques. Come if you want to learn classic grifting scams. But promise not to use them!

Are you a sucker?
Yes.
1) I always fall for cute girls who are musos/writers/artists who just want to be friends, or are super-cool lesbians.
2) Once again, because of childhood nostalgia, I was sucked into watching the new Transformers movie. I want more giant robots beating the crap out of each other and less US Army and Megan Fox's curvy ass saving the day.
3) I instinctively say sorry when I collide into someone in the street, even when it was their fault. If I got hit by a car I'd probably apologise as I smash through the windscreen.
4) I hate commercial music but every time Beyonce's "Crazy in Love" comes on, my indie-snob facade evaporates and I am transformed into a gyrating dance-diva.

What do you suck most at?
Lollipops. Icy poles. Ice-creams. And Q&A interviews.

What is the worst thing that can go wrong during a live show, and has this happened to you?
Veteran comedian Tommy Cooper famously died of a heart attack during a performance on TV. This hasn't happened to me.

Are you enjoying your stay in Brisbane? Be honest...
Yes, I love your CityCat during a dust storm. River views and asthma attacks together at last. Breathtaking.

What's it like flat-mating with a mindreader [the UK's Philip Escoffey]?
Awkward. He knows who stole the last bit of his milk.

Do you get sick of people asking you to do your Rubik's Cube?
No, I would never tell people to piss off.

Do you have it with you now?
Piss off.

What has been your strangest/most awkward fan moment?
Random girls sometimes come up to me and pull my hair. It's a reference to the scene in my first TV episode where this American pick-up artist claims pulling a girl's hair will make her fall for you. Frankly, it's odd.

Where will we be seeing you in the future?
In the short term, tonight 9pm, at my show Sucker, under the giant Ferris Wheel.
On telly again, perhaps.... hush for now.

And finally, do you have a message for the ladies?
Don't pull my hair.

owl coffee cozies!

ohmy ohmy ohmy! no reason to give up caffiene now :) by BellflowerTextiles

thriftscores and latest loves

1. lana jane doll by bitofwhimsyprims on etsy - what a babe.
2. my baby blue-eyed kitties - divine.
3. another beloved kitty ornament on cheesy homemade stand
4. my apple cookie jar/teaset getting all washed up!
5. special owlie cookie jar, sitting wisely amongst all the books
6. sewing machines for $99? now that's a heaven I can relate to...

500 Days of Summer

it's finally out in Australian cinemas! below is my review for Rave mag.

(500) Days of Summer

Director: Marc Webb
Runtime: 95 mins

(500) Days of Summer might just be the perfect indie flick. Clever, cute and funny from the outset, the story more or less begins when Tom (Jospeh Gordon-Levitt), an architect working at a greeting card company in LA, meets his boss’s new assistant Summer (Zooey Deschanel). After an endearingly-awkward encounter involving an elevator and a Smiths song, Tom falls hard and fast for Summer and her coy, sapphire-eyed, yesteryear brand of charm. After some requisite drunken karaoke and a heady incident in the copy room, Tom finally gets what he wants – or thinks he wants – in the form of commitment-wary Summer. The relationship is then played out in a non-linear format, flashing from say Day 46 to Day 321 and back again, as Tom remembers the couple’s break-ups, make-ups and various encounters in record stores over the 500 days of knowing her.

While the film makes no secret of the fact this is essentially a coupling headed for doom, the painfully-cute casting of Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel makes them almost impossible not to fall in love with, and we as an audience thus cannot help but sit with fingers crossed and baited breath hoping that maybe, just maybe, they’ll work it out. But (500) Days is about serving up reality, not predictability (or however close to it the big screen can offer), thus unlike other rom-coms, even those in the ‘indie’ bracket, director Marc Webb takes a commendably original approach to the material – although not one that all of us, trained in the verse of happy endings, will be satisfied with.

(500) Days is also unique in the way the story is largely framed from the male perspective. Gordon-Levitt’s Tom displays a vulnerability we can all relate to as he attempts to deal with his feelings for the beautiful, but highly-frustrating and ultimately dysfunctional, Summer. Deschanel executes this role to a tee - seductive and frustrating in equal doses, so we as an audience fall for her almost unwillingly, the way Tom, and so many others along the line, have. Credit to Gordon-Levitt also for never making Tom an unbearbly weak or pathetic character; instead he remains just as charming as Deschanel onscreen, albeit with a greater dose of likeability.

The other real star of this film is its soundtrack. The Smiths, Regina Specktor, Hall & Oates, Feist - they’re all along for the ride, carrying us through held hands and smacked lips and various states of breakdown. It’s as romantic as it is smart, as hilarious as it is sexy, and as pleasurable to watch as it is to listen to. Tom’s precocious little sister might be the only real hiccup in this otherwise highly enjoyable and intelligent production, which – though at time a bit too hip for its own good – bravely attempts to put the ‘reality’ back into modern romance... even in a world where everyone is really really good-looking.

(4 stars)

TESS CURRAN

miss priss: cat of my dreams

I have been chasing her forever. Breaks my heart she's so expensive...

colour my world

here are some cute & colourful things I stumbled across while procrastinating today!
1. gorgeous dolls from one red robin. her stuff is amazing! I have one of her yellow woodland doll-head brooches which I adore to bits, and hope to one daybe able to afford a real doll :) (c'mon santa)...
2. this is genius. from kootoyoo's blog - bookshelves for under $6. And did you know there's a whole tumblr dedicated to bookshelves?!
3. springtime post from lovely lark - daffodils in daylesford
4. cutest lil' cupcakes by hello naomi on flickr
5. cute kids with cameras! gorgeous. from meetmeatmikes tumblelog
6. birds & wallpaper = love. via misswallflower
7. not the brightest crayon in the box!
8. & 9. now for the silliness: world's coolest grandma and bear on bike. I seriously want to be that lady in 60 years.

click through all images for sources, and enjoy! x

must-read: zooey deschanel interview

this interview is sooo sweet! reblogged from zooeydeschanel

My sister's an alien:
Hollywood's quirkiest star Zooey Deschanel shares her secrets

Zooey Deschanel is a true Hollywood original. With her bone-white skin and huge blue eyes, she’s startlingly beautiful, but unconventionally so. She’s high-energy and high-decibel, but her accent is impossible to place. She has a flair for off-the-wall conversation, but is too smart to dismiss as merely a kook.

Born into the acting business - her mother is an actress; her father a cinematographer - she made her film debut in 1999’s Mumford. Since then, she’s specialised in playing ‘misfits’, from a mental patient in indie film Manic to a spacefaring scientist in The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. Her latest movie is (500) Days of Summer, in which she plays a love-weary secretary who falls for a greetings-card writer. Now 29, she lives in LA and is engaged to singer Ben Gibbard.

If there was a fire in my home the first things I’d grab would be my musical instruments.
I’ve got two pianos, a Yamaha upright from the Sixties and one from Twenties Chicago. Those pianos are my babies. They’d be difficult to get out of the door in a hurry, but I can’t leave my babies behind, right? I’ve also got a pedal steel guitar and a couple of ukuleles. People seem to think playing the ukulele makes me some kind of eccentric, but it doesn’t seem odd to me. I love the sound they make. George Formby is one of my heroes.

The best music was made before 1980.
It’s not that music went tragically wrong in the Nineties; I just don’t connect to recent stuff so much. The music I love I’ve always loved, whether it’s Ella Fitzgerald or the Kinks, Dusty Springfield or Bobbie Gentry. The last band I loved was the Smiths, but even they are less in my sphere than those other names I’ve mentioned. But I’ve listened to them a lot recently, because their songs are a big part of (500) Days of Summer. In general I prefer old stuff, whether it’s music, movies or clothes.

I knew I was destined to become an actress from the age of two.
My nursery school did a production of The Three Little Pigs. Even at two I was very specific about how I wanted the scene to play out, like I would insist that the narrator called me ‘Third Baby Pig’. When the wolf started knocking on the door I refused to get up and open it because he was knocking the wrong way.

I just lay on the stage pretending to be asleep.
At this point my dad leaned over to my mum and whispered, ‘Dustin Hoffman.’ He meant not only was I definitely going to be an actor, but I would always want to act in my own way, the way I felt was appropriate for the moment. He was right. As an actor I’ve never settled for less than the best. That doesn’t make me difficult to work with; it just makes me very precise.

I grew up believing my sister was from the planet Neptune and had been sent down to Earth to kill me.
I believed this because my sister Emily convinced me of it when I was a toddler. I think she’d seen Invasion Of The Body Snatchers and her imagination ran away with her. There’s a part of me that still believes it. I have moments when I think, ‘Hmm, could that be true?’ Occasionally I ask my sister about it and she responds by pulling an alien face, which only confuses matters.

As a child my best friends were tropical fish.
At elementary school I was a bit of a troublemaker. I wasn’t a horrible child; I simply didn’t understand the rules I was meant to abide by. It took me a long time to understand things like waiting my turn or raising my hand before I could talk in class. I was very sensitive and kind of chubby. I didn’t respond well to teasing and taunting. So I’d end up doing something like hitting some kid with a pencil and getting sent to the principal’s office. There was a big fish tank there. I spent so much time in that office that I got to know the fish real well.

I bought a Fifties prom dress for $15 and loved it so much I wore it to the Oscars.
Happiness to me is finding bargains in second-hand stores. I’ve been passionate about vintage clothes as far back as I can remember and I’ve developed a good eye for a bargain. In a New Orleans thrift store I got a Seventies ski suit that had been designed for the Winter Olympics. I picked that up for $30 and it’s worth much more.

It took me years to get over my fear of ghosts.
I believe there are things within my control and things outside my realm of control. Eventually I realised it was time to stop feeling anxious about ghosts that I’ve never met, may never meet and may not even exist.

I used to anonymously fax people photos of Liza Minnelli.
She was everywhere at the time because she was about to marry David Gest. I was captivated by all these photographs in magazines and sent them all over the place, but I think most people worked out it was me. It didn’t strike me as strange or silly.

People tell me I have the strangest hobbies; on movie sets I used to crochet hats for the entire cast and crew, although the repetitive motion used to hurt my wrists.
But some of the things I like doing are perfectly normal - bowling, ice skating and miniature golf. These days I pass the time on set by reading books.

You may be surprised to learn that I’m able to make myself invisible.
Not literally invisible - but I only need to change one tiny thing about my appearance and even my closest friends don’t recognise me. A slight change of hair colour or make-up is usually enough. It makes for an easier life. I guess I’ve got one of those faces that’s easily adaptable.

I believe your life is extended by one hour if you hold your breath when passing a graveyard.
My dad taught me that when I was very young. He used to say it wouldn’t work unless I held my breath for the whole length of the graveyard. I still do it to this day.
above: zooey as a baby! everybody now: 'awwh...'

lisa mitchell, 4zzz markets & owning kevin rudd

hello! this is a bit of a lazy catch up post re. the happenings of the last few weeks... jessie and I were excited to catch up with lisa m on the brisbane leg of her tour last wkd.
dreamy gig then dancing to dirty hip hop and old MJ tracks at Ric's till 4am.
meanwhile, peppermint & I had fun times doing a lil market stall with holly @pannikin
i won the raffle of the day which was insanely exciting, given I haven't won anything since a colouring in competition when I was 7 years old (only 2 people entered). I also (finally) purchased this cute kevin rudd doll from teneale @wicked child designs He may look innocent, but he's going to be used in a climate awareness and action campaign VERY soon, so keep an eye out... xx

things to note!
- A limited number of Peppermint issue 2 (with the lovely Bec Winnel illustrated cover) are now on sale at leeloo
- you can buy sweet owls & more from pannikin at www.madeit.com.au/pannikin (pic 1)
- check out the dreamy works of jasna janekovic on flickr! (pic 2)
- I've uploaded a couple of badly-filmed songs from lisa's gig for your pleasure - the softly-sweet valium and her lovely cover of dire strait's romeo & juliet

paper dolls and darling things

a selection of gorgeous little designs by munieca on etsy.


Plus 20% off all orders until Monday the 7th. Yey discounts :)

etsy delights: august wrap up

click on the images for links through to the product/store

1. sad panda purse by tsurubride
2. peacock headpiece by tigerpapertiger
3. grey frill neckpiece by vilicious
4. too cute panda bear earrings by luckyroni
5. adore this - upcycled suitcase cat bed by vintagerenaissance
6. retro paperweights by unicornkidstudios
7. vintage deer ring by laloca
8. another headband by tigerpapertiger

why we love natalie portman

yep, no words needed (but see 'Girls on Film' below if you require some)
i'm also quite enamoured with that purple wall... what a glorious combination.

but what about the cookies?

ever felt like the crazy person in the room? (I have...)

Apologies to my much beloved cookie jars - with my kitty ornaments getting all the attention, I forgot to post this...
click through for a bigger image... xx

my cat collection in frankie!

click through to see the bigger image/read the textso i'm officially australia's crazy cat lady. oh well, least they look pretty! thanks to lara @frankie for doing a fab job :) xx

ornaments/latest thriftscores

plus finally invested in some anna laura! lovely x

sydney vintage tripping

some of the best vintage stores in surry hills/newtown

grandma takes a trip - feat. possibly the best mirror in Australia

zoo emporium

with lots of sparkly/sequiny things (loved this costume necklace)

vintage furniture store on king street (newtown)

my friend richie takes amazing photos

pics from Amsterdam, Poland and Berlin on a $4 op-shop camera

Girls on Film

Some people review chocolate bars, but hey, where's the fun in that? Chloe vs. Zooey vs. Natalie vs. Sienna - it's gloves off in your ultimate alt-Hollywood It Girl showdown. FOR RAVE ISSUE #906

CHLOE SEVIGNY
Why we love her: She’s the definition of cool. Long blonde hair, sassy style and legs for days. Has been a serious fashion It Girl for over a decade. Doesn’t shy away from the shortest-of-short hemlines – and yet never manages to look cheap.
Acting chops: Broke onto the scene with serious force in 1995’s KIDS and 1999’s Boys Don’t Cry. Continues to show she’s much more than a clotheshorse as polygamous Mormon Nicki in HBO’s award-winning Big Love.
Biggest #fail: The Brown Bunny. Bringing wayfarers to the masses. Also that dead guy found on the roof of the building during her Opening Ceremony fashion launch several weeks ago (not technically her fault).
See her next in: Big Love season 4
Must watch YouTube clip: ‘Chloe April Cover Shoot’ (Nylon TV)
Overall Rating: 8/10


ZOOEY DESCHANEL
Why we love her: it’s Zooey! Girl-next-door of your dreams. Kitten-like cuteness, style to die for, and a voice that’ll melt you completely (for those in the dark, she’s one half of indie-folk duo She&Him with M. Ward). Add to that deadpan humour, a mesmerising screen presence, and a serious dose of ‘I can’t believe she’s actually that nice!’ and you’ve got a pretty formidable mix.
Acting chops: Sundance darling from way back. Early performances in flicks like Almost Famous and 2003’s All The Real Girls had her lauded as the next big thing. Coolest character ever as Kat on Showtime’s Weeds. Currently receiving rave reviews for her performance opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 500 Days of Summer.
Biggest #fail: The Happening. Voluntarily starring in a film with Will Farrell. Twice.
See her next in: 500 Days of Summer (Sept 17).
Must watch YouTube clip: ‘Matt and Zooey open a pie shop.’ ‘Bank Dance (500 Days of Summer).’
Overall Rating: 10/10


NATALIE PORTMAN
Why we love her: She’s genetic perfection. Beautiful, funny, intelligent, and environmentally and ethically aware (a proud Vegan and activist, she’s launched her own vegan shoe line and supports a variety of charities and political causes).
Acting chops: Every nerd boy’s wet dream as Padme Amidala in the latest Star Wars trilogy. Ditto as the ultimate ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl’ in Zach Braff’s Garden State. Showed her grittier side in 2004’s Closer and 2006’s V for Vendetta (shaved head and all).
Biggest #fail: Unsurprisingly, there’s nothing to list here. Does irritatingly perfect count?
See her next in: New York, I Love You – due for release in October. (Meanwhile the web’s all aflutter about her upcoming lesbian sex scene in current production Black Swans)
Must watch YouTube clip: ‘Natalie’s Rap’ – a Saturday Night Live short
Overall Rating: 9/10

SIENNA MILLER
Why we love her: Because she’s British and she’s a bitch. Endearingly flawed – smoker, swearer, socialite; perpetually in states of undress. Gets away with it due to killer accent, humour and style – always looks like she’s stepped straight out of the window of a Portobello Road vintage store (and STILL manages to beat up the paparazzi. Props).
Acting chops: Showed people she wasn’t famous just for being Jude Law’s ex in her brave performances in 2006’s Factory Girl and 2008’s The Edge of Love.
Biggest #fail: Questionable friends and sexual partners. Signing on to the three-pronged GI Joe film series – big money, even bigger fail.
See her next in: Hippie Hippie Shake (source of those famous nude pics that did their rounds on many-a-blog earlier in the year). Coming early 2010
Must watch YouTube clip: ‘Sienna Miller on Letterman’ (July 2007)
Overall rating: 7/10

TESS CURRAN

tumblr, i love you

but you're bringing me down...


i'm finding it hard to get anything done with your endless flow of images
now screenshots give me instant inspiration boards/collages

i think about getting them printed... but what would be the point of that?

there's so much riff-raff to wade through, but that's half the fun of it.

you're bad for me tumblr, but I'm not ready to give you up yet.
www.tessebony.tumblr.com and www.abeautifulcalamity.tumblr.com

things i love thursday

a haphazard little list of visual pleasures x
1. collage by misspaq on flickr. such beauty in the simplest things.
2. love this dress, this pose, this long-gone elegance
3. necklace porn. amazing.
4. loving the nostalgic. pics from 60s schoolbooks coming!
5. Lily Cole because she gives a damn.
6. old books are my weakness.
7. more zooey! still holding ridiculous hope that She&Him will tour here.

random acts of goodness

1. i think this girl's a babe. i really want her skirt and/or her hair, even though i realise both are drawn. click through images for sources.
2. via the talented miss natalie perkins of definatalie - go say hi!
3. ginnifer goodwin is sooo cute! (yeh I've been watching too much Big Love season 3 lately. great show. she can be my sister-wife anytime)
4&5. yep, that is Lily Allen and she's nakey for the latest issue of i.D.
Photography by Alaisdair McLennan and styled by Kate Moss.
LOVE THE PANDA SUIT TOO. oh my - if I had one of those... xx