Inner Thoughts & Tidbits

Confession: I'm pretty certain I am studying the wrong thing and at this pointin my life I feel like there's not much I can do to turn it around... That being said, I have always been a firm believer in never being too old to dream. As I sit in my childhood bedroom, listening to jazzed up versions of Christmas carols from the nightclub down the road, the dreams I had in this bedroom are ever clearer... Even if it's small gigs, I want to sing. I want to sing my lungs out even if it's for tiny groups of scattered people who barely notice...

Okay. That's been said and now I'd like to share things with you... Just a few tidbits... Tanica's Tidbits if you will :)

• read: When I'm feeling like this (^), it's important to remind myself of some of life's moving moments... Here's a list of 50 of them. Worth a read. How many do you identify with... I pretty much agree with the whole list

• read: I saw this Body Shop ad a while back and it's true. You're not a supermodel... (unless you are, in which case, good on ya girl...) Here's a letter Zooey Deschanel (LOVELOVELOVE) wrote to a magazine when she was seventeen years old... The girl seriously had it going on. Respect.

•  watch: Plenty of my friends say that I'm a hipster. Maybe this music video of a song called Thrift Shop (that I love) means they're right, find out for yourself... I think it's HILARIOUS!

• watch: This TV show presenter calls out her bully on air. Prepare for goosebumps, chicken skin, the works. I have major respect for her and her message.

• look: Despite what I said in the beginning, I do love science and I love the fact that I'm a WOMAN in science... These are some posters made for better known women in science...

•  look: Dr Suess's naughtier side...

Anyhoo, mom's calling me for dinner (love coming home for the odd weekend)
Peace out!!

xx T

Flashback Friday: Harry Potter

Where am I? Where have I been? And what have I done?? Goodness it has been too long...

I'm back, I'm back and let's dive right back in... Today I'd like to focus on something that made growing up a delight... HARRY POTTER :)

TINY RON!!! How adorable!!

Love Hermione's bushy hair :) giving girls the courage to be smart... Pure Class

Do I really need to say anything??

I have this poster design on a T-shirt. It's had to be sewn together a few times as it's one of my favourites...

When it ended I was so emotional... I LOVE watching the old movies and I reread the books all the time...
Since I'm feeling really nostalgic, here's a song that really makes me feel nostalgic and happy and sad at the same time... I've really been quite emotional this week. Hopefully that'll all clear up now that all my tests are done...

And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.

xx T

FlashBack Friday: Andy Warhol

Born: 6 August 1928

Died: 22 February 1987

Pop Art Genius.

Inspiration abounds.

Andy Warhol & Bob Dylan

Campbell's Soup Cans

Andy Warhol & Muhammad Ali

Andy Warhol & John Lennon

 Andy Warhol hung out with the COOLEST people EVER!!!!!!

Andy Warhol & Mick Jagger

Eight Elvises

 I was blessed enough to see the Eight Elvises this past July at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Happiness.

Andy Warhol & Queen

A memorial statue of Warhol in Bratislavia

I love his work and how he appears in these photo's.
I hope you do too!

xx T

RadioStar Wannabe

I WAS ON NATIONAL RADIO THIS MORNING!!!
I needed to shout that out! It's still pretty surreal... I sang on national radio and got to speak about diversity and how language and music bring all types of people together! It went so well! Two other choir (committee 2013) members joined me, Shaen Mare & Adriaan Louw. It was an epic morning and such a wonderful adventure!!

To celebrate I went straight out and bought the denim shirt I've had my eye on for a while. It's safe to say I'm wearing it right now ;P Partially because I want to, but mostly because I caught in a thunderstorm on my way home from buying it, no umbrella, no jacket! EEK! But nothing a hot shower and a new denim shirt couldn't fix :):)

I am SO happy with my new shirt!

I love adventures :)
I love new clothes :):)
I love thunderstorms :)

It's a wonderful day...

xx T

Heritage Day 2012 (Lovely Links)

Wolverine as an old school movie.

Long weekend. Braai. Some sun. Choir recordings. Friends. What a good weekend :) I also pspent a large amount of the weekend doing nothing and it was glorious! In other news, I have been elected onto the Stellenbosch University Choir committee foor 2013. So excited! My portfolio is social. I think we need to have a hipster themed party, yes??

Batman on an elephant because why not??

Anyhoo, here are some things that caught my eye this weekend... You should have a look at them:

The Deputy President practically based his Heritage Day speech on the Stellenbosch University Choir!! Totes LEGIT!!

I dig Joseph Gordon Levitt. He's badass!

I'm trying to read A LOT more... As a girl, think I should start with this list of 75 books every girl though read...

Updated definitions for 2012! Quite accurate :)

I LOVE this imagined conversation between Hermione, Bella, Katniss & Buffy. Pretty much sumsup my feelings.

Please watch this video, and this one too. #1: love the smokey voice of that girl, and the guy is from CAPE TOWN! and #2: this guys voice is the ISH!!

xx T

Insipration Station

I made it through this week alive! I can't believe it!! Longest week ever!! 

And to celebrate, here's some pictures that inspire me a lil bit and make me feel good... Hope you enjoy!

Lovesick

 

Bob Marley, Mick Jagger & Peter Tosh

How I felt when people asked me how I was this week

Gotta live like this, yo!

Because why the hell not?!?!

Change better be coming....

Some Banksy love!

Michael Jackson & Mr T. Love this photo...

xx T

Wednesday Wishlist #3

To be very honest....

I wish I had time to do a proper post for you...

But I can't...

I have so many tests.

Soooooooooooon o.O

xx T

PS: Just a taster: