in / out 2005

Hits and Misses

2005-02-11T05:46:00.000+11:00

We're doing ok so far....

Hit 1 - Brad and Jennifer split. (Not good for them but well picked by Jill)

Hit 2 - The Observer had a feature on St Tropez and fashion (Good for me)

Hit 3 - Jude Law as leading man. Well done all of us. The Observer's weekly in / out column listed poor Jude as Out!

Hit 4 - Gogo girl boots! www.vegetarianshoes.co.uk has a pair called Ashley for sale!

Hit 5 - Men's floral shirts - almost. Someone left a copy of GQ on the tube (which I read, but left - GQ should be out as well - talk about dull!) and what did it feature? Sort of floral shirts. They were more brightly patterned than floral, but we've still got 10 months to go.

Hit 6 - Quinoa. Westminster University is involved in some quinoa food research centre. They have just released quinoa burgers!

Hit 7 - Franz Ferdinand. Ok so they're still doing well - but also got a damning write up as being too mainstream to keep traveling on the indie pop band ticket.

Any other observations?

colours/colors for 2005

2005-01-12T01:24:00.000+11:00

Yes, somebody else has had the same idea as us - gasp - it's true, Adam Polselli is forecasting colour for 2005. And avocado isn't in the line up. In fact there is very little green at all. However, this is a very lovely explanation of what one bloke reckons is going to be IN in colour this year: Adam Polselli's 2005 Color Forecast

Even though I'd hate to be wearing most of his choice of colours, it's a very, very cool webpage.

A small change

2005-01-06T05:14:00.000+11:00

I had to change my list, in case anyone noticed. I put small patterned wine glasses as out! This has been an 'in' prediction for some time, but I got all confused after seeing some advertised in The Observer. Thinking about it, both small patterned wine glasses and The Observer can be in for 2005. Also in is blogger being compatible with Safari - so I can add links!

In/Out

2005-01-05T21:59:00.000+11:00

Here is my In and Out List for 2005!

In:

Egging the Prime Minister
The big screen film adaptation of CS Lewis's 'The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe'
Well sculpted scary looking action figures
Sarah Blasko
Letting loose and allowing your inner dag to shine
Blogging and Flickr-ing
Former synthesized pop queens using guitars on their albums
Big Brother and Australian Idol
The Power Ballad
Digital Cameras
Cyndi Lauper

Out:

Bush & Howard
The word "phat"
Teenagers wearing their pants half way down their arse
Delta Goodrem
Weapons of mass destruction
Tammin Sursok
Snobbery
The term "ball breaking ballad"
Mattel
Words that are pronounced differently to the way they're spelt
Celebrities having their own reality shows

In/out update:

2005-01-03T14:16:00.000+11:00

Ahhhh Please note when reading the In/out from Bear Park, that the words on the very left are the ins, followed by the persons name, then on the same line are the outs, followed by the persons name. Having never done this before I really ballsed it up: So a definate IN perhaps would be DO A COMPUTER COURSE!!!! Well it makes for interesting reading and sluthing!

Matthew: Sydney

2005-01-03T13:47:00.000+11:00

IN: Nuts About Chocolate (yummo); That new Helga's bread with Sunflower seeds in it (yummo); More independent American films that take risks and make $$$; Pomegranites; Quail eggs; David Gullpilil (he's been nominated by the NT for Australian of the Year - imagine if Fingerbone Bill won!); Flickr.com; Walking instead of taking the bus; Reading books of essays by great writers; Currawongs - especially the clever ones who know how to steal dog food right out of their bowls.
OUT: The Australian film industry, at least until it gets it's act together; Tropfest (It was lovely when it was small, but now it celebrates too much mediocrity - and there's no point in Australian film-makers perfecting getting one idea across in 5 minutes if they're incapable of telling a compelling story in a feature film); Jude Law as a Hollywood leading man; The following should go without saying: Starbucks; Delta Goodrem; any reality tv involving real estate or plastic surgery.

From Bear Park

2005-01-03T13:02:00.000+11:00

Ok the In/Out contributions from Jills rug, New Years Eve, Sydney at Bear Park, Elizabeth Bay Sydney. Present were, the following; Jill, Ms Ainsley (there for the first spread of colour in the skies) me, (sandie) then Lynn, Tim, Lee, Ashley, Matt and Cade, present for the big WOW at midnight. Plus far too much champange...... (please excuse all spellink,we got drunk and this is an exact replica....) Also I'm a lousey speller....

So.... Ms Ainsley, Jill and Sand are parked on Jills rug, glasses in hand, bubbles pour;

IN OUT

Champange (sand) War (Jill & all)
Platforms (sand) Waves (Jill)
Mauve (Jill) The expression;"Its all good"(Jill,Ains)
Cherries, patterns,jewls etc(sand) Anjelie Jolies adoptions (Jill)
Listening to your friends (Ains) Brad & Jen, they'll spilt (Jill)
Eye contact (Ains) Aussie hip hop (Ains)
A great Labour Leader (Jill) Chewy Musli Bars (Ains)
In/Out lists (all) SMS (Ains)
Kate Bush (Ains) Political correctness(Jill)
Cigs SMOKIN (all) Liberal(sand)
Abortion Rights (Ains) Survivor/Life style TV (all)
Rumballs (Jill) Oysters ?
Bar B Q Mussls (Ains) Rumsfield (Jill)
Batik (sand) Fantasy/sci fi (Jill)
Mexican (Ains) Tropfest & Polson (Ains&Jill)
PEACE (Sand&all) Jet (Ains & Jill)
Fairytales/fact,fiction (sand) Spazzy's (Ains&Jill)
Micheal Moore (Jill) Pilates (Ains&sand)
Ipod coloured head sets(sand) white ipod hd sets(sand)
The Penis (All) Wheatgrass (Jill&Ains)
Share the joy (All) Motels becomin apartments(Jill)
Phonemade movies(sand) Waterside property(Jill)
Garden statues (sand) Peppermint green tops(sand)
The saucepan & milkyway(all) Crowd chants,everybody jump(Ains)
Brewers Yeast (sand) Olympics (Jill)
Aussie Vodka (Ains) New SBS CEO,axd movieshow(J&all)
Open windows (sand) Mens floral shirts (Jill&sand)
Jill and Ains predict that Skinny Gweny will rin off with the drummer from ColdPlay and have a love child and name it Pi.
That "our nicole" will become engaged but not walk down the isle......

At this point the scrawled list looses Ms Ainsley, she went off to a party in Glebe,(which was apparently very good) and Lyn,Tim,Lee,Ashley,Cade and Matt join Sandie and Jill on the rug:

Mens paisley shirts (sand) Delta (all)
Young Ones reprised (sand) Hipsters (?)
Classic rock (Jill) Jude Law (Matt)
Air organ instruments (Jill)
Soap (sand) Conversations at urinals (Tim)
Niki Websters underware range(sand) Long vowles (Ashley&Lee)
Short vowls (Lee&Ashley)
Eggplant (Matt) Sydney Harbour (Ashley)
Botany Bay (Ashley)
Sailing (Lynn)
Neon lit up boats (Cade & Matt)
Waist high trousers(Ashley) Yobos (Jill)
Water Polo (Matt) Picnic Soccer (Tim)
The power ballad (Cade) Casey Donavan (Cade)
Rhubarb (Lee) Flags (Matt)
One's own flag (Matt) Forum censorship(Lynn&Cade)
Lillian Land (Tim&Lynn) Expressions,"soft cock""motherfuker"(Lynn)
Franggerpanni (Matt) Cacti (Matt&Cade)
Palms, granny maidenhair (All)
Waistcoats (All) Ian Thorpe (Matt)
Braces (All) Posh & Becks (?)
Footballers Wives (All) Red string on wrist(Lee)
New underware (Matt) METROSEXUAL (All)
Pods Bounty flavour (All)
Hetro dunny beats (Jill)
Persistance (Lynn & All)
Miracles (Lynn, Lee & All)

So HAPPY NEW YEAR to ALL!!!! Heres to 2005! X Oh and one last in Jewlery Making.... and maybe just maybe BIGGER HEARTS to and with all! LOVE!

Adam, Brian, Jacquii and Debbie: London

2005-01-02T20:47:00.000+11:00

IN: White go-go girl boots, harem pants, miniature ships in bottles, 50s bathroom fixtures, avocado bathroom suites, Formica tables, metallics (gold belts, bags, etc), feathers (fake, of course, as earrings, in the hair, or as big ruffly collars), pencil skirts - below the knee, Alice bands, bobbed hair, Biba, V-neck jumpers, 50s well-cut men's suits, double weddings (one for each cultural background), cropped trousers, the tailored look, Spain, 'I wuv you' dolls, teddies and t-shirts, adzuki beans, Croatia, quinoa, Andre Courreges, St Tropez, Le Marche, small patterned wine glasses.

OUT: Straightened hair, rolled up jeans over boots, baggy jeans, the Hoxton fin haircut, Chavs, Jude Law, Kate Moss, Collin Farrell, cowboy boots, passing off second hand clothes as 'vintage', the under-furnished look - we want to see rugs, lamps, cushions, pictures on the walls, vases and general clutter.

Shayne: Japan

2005-01-02T20:28:00.000+11:00

IN: Ug Boots for young women, torn denim, make up for guys, Korean soap operas and pop idols, Pumps.

OUT: North Korea, stinking sweaty salary men.

Mandy, Loretta, Ynika and Larissa: London

2005-01-02T20:21:00.000+11:00

IN: Marafatt peas (with vinegar), lighting as interior decorating (e.g. Xmas lights), bread and potatoes, curvy women, Harem pants, Indian Chic, Beyonce's bum, Quiz nights, Bingo, board Games, wallpaper (but not the whole room).

OUT: Franz Ferdinand, prams, Atkins Diet, mixing drinks, vomiting on the street, Chavs, Beyonce, Pinot Grigio, Stella, duets, socks like shoes, and fox hunting(forever - not just for 2005)

Lynn's list circa 2 January, 2005

2005-01-02T12:38:00.000+11:00

IN: good manners, geniality, patience, getting stuff done, orange and red, visiting friends, walking the dog, paying attention, reading

OUT: bad behaviour, impatience, wilful ignorance, watching tv, borders/walls/barriers