ninetwelvetwentyfive

things i am really into today:

- watermelon juice.  a brazilian delicacy and best made now in NZ while the watermelon is still fairly cheap, locally grown and plentiful.  here’s my recipe:  cut a quarter watermelon into large chunks .. seeds in (you can remove the seeds if you like, of course, but brazilian healthy types believe they’re good for the circulation. and also i am lazy).  put into blender.  add filtered water until it reaches 750ml on the side of the blender.  (less water makes for a thicker juice, but it will be more like a smoothie and not so much like a suco brasileiro).   blend.   add a decent drizzle of honey (i usually add a two-count of squeezable arataki).  blend again.   pass through a sieve to get rid of the seed residue.   serve.  accept compliments.

- the men’s section in vintage stores.  i scored a wonderful men’s dress shirt yesterday at fin in newtown.  the whole front and cuffs is made of this fine honeycomb-weave cotton, and it was precisely the right size for me.  another great score:  men’s oxford bags from savemart in upper hutt.  think laterally about men’s vintage:  wide waists can be cinched, long sleeves or legs can be rolled (and in fact often look better that way).  if the fabric is good and the drape works, you will look elegant.   (yes, i need to do an outfit post.  i will, i promise.)

- wednesday nights on tv3! new zealand’s hottest home baker (grayson, i love you!  i so want you to win!) followed by project runway.  you know, i am not sure this ever made it onto the main networks in the UK .. it was always buried away on some obscure satellite channel .. so i had never seen it.   oh my god, best show ever. [edited: dayum, it's actually thursday nights! pox! but i have already set the mysky box, hehe]

- cute iphone apps! my current favourite is one called 30 kittens per second.   cute and bonkers.  and i’m kind of tempted by this.  if only because the first line of the description made me LOL, as i believe the kids are saying these days.  ”Does your iPhone need more kittens? We understand.”