music // perfect albums Posted by Helena

a long time ago i started writing down my 10 perfect albums and i just reviewed my list and added a few more! i consider an album "perfect" when i love nearly every single song and i don't want to hit skip. there might be one or two songs i don't love as much as the rest, but by and large, these albums make my perfect list. it's going to be a mishmash because i discovered them at different times in my life...

john mayer - room for squares
i discovered JM through my bff when we were in grade 9 and he was and always will be my number on favourite artist. no matter what.


phoenix - it's never been like that
MY FAVOURITE BAND. enough said.


death cab for cutie - plans
i genuinely love every single song. i even bought the dvd with all the video clips.


two door cinema club - tourist history
my second favourite band and i just cannot be sad when listening to their music. joy joy joy.


ladyhawke - ladyhawke
brilliant debut album and i listened to it on repeat in 2008.


bloc party - silent alarm
another brilliant debut album. bloc party live are one of my faves.


robyn - robyn
another album i had on repeat in 2008.


backstreet boys - millennium
judge me all you want, this is my favourite bsb album and pop perfection!


the beatles - abbey road
my favourite beatles album and i'd go so far to say that "come together" is my favourite beatles song of all time.


coldplay - a rush of blood to the head
my fave coldplay album full of brilliant songs, a lot of which make me teary when i see them performed live.


ed sheeran - +
the british boy wonder who is a smashing songwriter. i think he's "this generation's" john mayer.


fleetwood mac - rumours
do i really need to explain this one? really? nup.


evermore - dreams
my other favourite artist in high school. they got me through grade 12.


music from the oc mix 2
so this is technically not an album but BY FAR the best soundtrack to a tv show.

lomography smartphone film scanner Posted by Helena

oh my lord, i want one of these and i want one of these baaaaaaaad. a film scanner for 35mm film that uses your smartphone? YES PLEASE.

london living // wimbledon 2012 Posted by Helena

i am probably the most unsporty person you would ever meet. i was that girl in primary school who'd tip the ball on the teeball stand and run like hell on advice from the boys on my team who knew i sucked at sport. but that's okay because when i was 6 i came third in my 100m sprint (just don't ask how i did in the years after that). so yes i am not sporty, but i love watching tennis. mum and i are two of the biggest rodger federer fangirls you could possibly meet. from his serve to his hair we love him all. all of the fed.so after i missed wimbledon the first year i was in london i couldn't possibly miss going to see it in my second year! along with some friends we made the commitment to wake up ridiculously early and join the queue to get in. we started lining up at about 6:30am and we were in by about 10am, before the first match started. the brits know how to queue. there's no pushing, there's no disrespect and we made friends with the two lovely ladies in front of us who had been attending wimbledon for the last two decades. they shared stories of when they used to camp out on the footpath and gave us tips on how to see the players - like going straight to the practice courts. we did that and saw maria sharapova, as well as a bunch of other players who i'm afraid i didn't know...








when at wimbledon, one must have pimms.






john mcenroe!!



rafael nadal vs thomaz belluci



rafa constantly picking out his wedgies.



recognise the lady in the front row in the cream blazer? yep, that's jk rowling. MY HERO.







rafa always stops to sign autographs. bless.



andy murray vs nikolay davydenko

links // link it Posted by Helena

Some new links!

• Sandwiches and typography = love
• Convinced if I keep clicking on bands every single Australian artist will be linked
• I love this apartment
• Logos rebranded with Comic Sans and I don't quite want to scratch my eyeballs out (I hate Comic Sans)
• Jess & Russ - one of the most gorgeous wedding websites I've ever seen. They're both seriously creative people and their friends donated their artwork to use on their site and it's beautiful.  
• Helen & Josh sitting in a tree - another adorable wedding website
• 5 common mistakes with photography

music // paranoid people meet me in the middle Posted by Helena

you may remember my post about my pal's gig i attended... well MT is here with his first official video for paranoid people meet me in the middle!
party times!