Lara Stone

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Lara stone

maybe its because we share the same name

or maybe because she proves perfection exists

-Lara

Book books books books books

I started writing a children's book this morning.. when at 6 o'clock i realized i was no nearer to falling back to sleep.

The book is about a boy who plays with lego until a late age and grows to build bigger real buildings

I'm thinking little french boy who wears a beret and dreams his lego buildings will one day turn into the eiffel tower

 its meant to be an inspirational tale

much like where the wild things are

however i think it needs much work until i compare the two

the illustrations work like a one of those books you flip really fast to see the moving image

which is a bit exciting

I'm driving down to Melbourne tomorrow morning with the fam

which means a lot of stopping for McDonalds

A plan which doesn't fit with my new diet... sadly

It does give me a lot of time to re-read The Picture of dorian Gray and Dracula which are two of the extension english texts for next year

and also happen to be two of my favorite books

I dont think i'll be doing much blogging in Melbourne

due to an inundation of family members, shopping and lack of internet connection

soo... Merry X-mas 

hope Santa is generous to all !

-Lara

Costumes / X-MAS / Style

I was shopping not too long ago and found an amazing costume/novelty store

the location of the store is a secret

but it has the most awesome things

Clown shoes, Skeleton costumes, Elton John Glasses,

Fake blood and Piercings

It's a little slice of Gold

Rosie and myself got our friend Molly a breakfast at Tiffany's cigarette holder

which was a bit cool.

X-mas is in 3 days and I'm going down to Melbourne in 2 on Christmas Eve

I still have so much to do,

I need to Finish shopping for my brothers present, buy film, get myself something special to wear on christmas

I was thinking either my backless Camilla and Marc or black Scanlan and Theodore

but i am undecided

I'm going to New York in 6 months and already have a massive list of things i want to get

Urban Outfitters, Top Shop, Zara,

I love Filippa Berg's outfits below

the inspiration for Lover's Scared hearts collection

She has a pretty cool blog too...

if you can read Swedish.. i just like looking at all the pretty pictures

http://www.elle.se/bloggar/filippa-bergs-blogg.aspx

-lara

How to rip tights like a pro

Get a whole load of sick tattoos

Wear leather on top of leather 

Plenty of accessories and an edgy clothing label

Its the Erin Wasson way

-Lara

Four days until X-mas

On the eighth day of Christmas, 

my true love sent to me 

Eight maids a-milking, 

Seven swans a-swimming, 

Six geese a-laying, 

Five golden rings, 

Four calling birds, 

Three French hens, 

Two turtle doves, 

And a partridge in a pear tree. 

ARGHHHHHHHHHHH !!!! i  opened my early X-mas present today, and am now the owner of a Dina F+ Camera.

I've been hysterically running around the house with it attached to my hand all night trying to fins something to photograph.

With my highly shy  ( not to mention un-photogenic ) family i was left to take photos of the garden and my doll house

they wreak of inexperience

hopefully i'll get better.. seeing as though i've read the manual cover to cover

I went to Fitness First this morning to have my introductory class

I'm tres excited to start burning the calories

X-mas X-mas X-mas

what else does anybody have on their mine?

besides my new camera i am in awe of some of Bill Henson's new shots he was commissioned to take by Scanlan and Theodore for their 10th Anniversary

The girl is stunning, much like Henson's other subjects

-Lara

In love with these stop animations

The first is by Jay Tseng and Bang-yao Liu

And the second is by the very talented PES

-Lara

A year since i was in Thailand

And i only just got out all my photos to have a look

I'm in need of another holiday.. Thank God next year I'm going to New York

Australia makes me too restless 

-Lara

The Selby officially the most inspirational site 

Screw Weight-loss and depression when you can be inspired to renovate your room in a quirky and anomalous way

I love the laced door, chalk board kitchen and WhYSL

Exacrly a week until x-mas now !

-Lara

Sleeping Beauty

Yesterday i came home from Duke of Ed, had a much needed shower and plate of pesto pasta and just as i was ready to have a nap got a call from a friend saying that she had a spare ticket to the ballet.

We went to see sleeping beauty, which was amazing. The costumes and story line was really great and would have been better if i could keep my eyes open from exhaustion. It was made up of fairies from the four seasons all trying to stop a constant winter. I didn't so much love the ballet as much as i just loved looking at how other people had dressed up. It was opening night so people came in floor length dresses with their husbands in tux's.

I have still to see where the wild things are because its been out for three days now and i still haven't.

I've been listening to the soundtrack heaps which is really cute

and for a week i've just been drawing the beast over and over again

-Lara

i spy...The Wild things

One word AMAZING. I really loved this film, there's something about it that makes you want to cry, i guess it just brings back memories from childhood for everyone as where the wild things are is just one of those books that everyone knows. The film was a bit cute and funny, this morning on the TV they were giving a bad review on it saying that it wasn't really suitable for children or adults, but i disagree. The cinema was nearly empty when i saw it today (as the holidays have not yet begun for everyone), besides myself sat a father with his two children, another adult boy and a kissing couple, as i was walking out i heard the father ask his children what they thought about it, one of the kids didn't like it but the other one did. So i guess its just up to personal opinion, and i personally loved this film! The soundtrack is really sweet to, it was made by Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and it just goes. Spike Jonze did a really great job on this film, and it was quite cool because most of the film was filmed in victoria in australia so a lot of the scenery was quite familiar.

I think my favorite wild things would be Carol and Douglas.

Let the wild rumpus start!

from rosie