Society Dogs

Sorry for the lack of photos and surplus of youtube. I guess I've been lazy. Here's another favorite that's been playing in my head all day.

For Your Enjoyment

When I was in high school, I was one of those kids that was pretty on top of it when it came to music. I listened to bands like the Rolling Stones, the Pixies and the Flaming Lips, not to say I didn't (and don't) enjoy a pop song here and there (to me, any genre of music that requires hard work and creativity is credible--which is partially why I never made it as a music snob-- but I was never really a "poptart"). Pardon the long run-on sentence...

Like I was saying, I think I've always had somewhat of a unique taste in music but needless to say, in the past couple of years I've turned into a grandma. Not just because I primarily listen to oldies--I stand firm on my opinion that music wouldn't be where it is today without influence from everything from Motown to Elvis to Disco to Classic Rock n' Roll and so on. But mostly for the fact that I'm strangely unfamiliar with the bands of today, both mainstream and underground. Best Friend is always forcing me to listen to different independent bands, which are usually good but for some reason it is so hard for me to get out of my oldies funk. So last night, he sent me this:





God Help The Girl is Stuart Murdoch's (of Belle & Sebastian) latest project and as Best Friend describes it "Mary Tyler Moore meets The Pretenders." This is the first thing that's been recommended to me that I've had on repeat since first listen. You can go here to listen to more. I don't know if it's the overwhelming nostalgia, sweet lyrics or upbeat tempo but I can't help but smile as I listen to it.

S.O.S.

Life List Updated

Unfortunately, nothing new has been crossed off but I have added a few more things.

1. Learn to speak another language fluently
   
2. Sing karaoke in front of a large crowd
   
3. Fall in love
4. Bowl at least a 200
   
5. Go to a rave
6. Get married
   
7. Camp out for Black Friday
   
8. Write a short story/book
   
9. Have an elaborate birthday celebration
   
10. Start a blog
11. See/swim under a real waterfall
    
12. Learn to play piano
    
13. Visit Versailles
14. Take a rowboat into the middle of a lake
    
15. Take a dance class
    
16. Master the art of photography
    
17. Take classes at OTIS.
    
18. Buy a photo booth for my future home
    
19. See a show at the Moulin Rouge in Paris
    

Run Fatboy Run

Every time I go running, I pass a Jack in the Box on my way home and it smells so good. 

On my run this past Wednesday, I almost went into the neighboring Albertsons to buy cookie dough. Now, I'm not running to lose weight or anything like that but snacking on junk food mid-run just seems counterintuitive. Needless to say, I don't carry any cash on me when I go running. And for those who are curious, training for the mud run is going pretty well :)

Paris, je t'aime

Bored and missing Paris

Currently Lusting Over...

these Elizabeth and James pumps. Aren't they pretty?

image via Nordstrom

Tangled Up

Have you ever woken up some place and you have no idea how you got there? So you retrace your steps, only to find that you've taken so many wrong turns you can't even find where it all started. It's been one of those weeks, or really the past couple of weeks. With that said, I'm making the executive decision that it stops here. To help improve my attitude, here are a few things I'm looking forward to in the upcoming week:

• A mini road trip to Palm Springs and Joshua Tree on Friday
• Going running
• A good friend's graduation party on Saturday
• Playing house this weekend
• The Lakers winning the finals (fingers crossed!)
• Guitar Hero with my dear family on Sunday

On another note, I somehow have been convinced to participate in a 5k mud run in July. For those of you who are unfamiliar, a mud run is a race through the mud with different obstacles strewn throughout it (hurdles, tires, walls, etc). When I first heard about it, it sounded fun but I never thought I would actually do it because I am so out of shape. Luckily my team is doing it purely for fun and not for competition (other than our naturally competitive spirits!) So now that I've actually signed up it's forcing me to start running. Here's the course that I'm doing. Has anyone ever done anything like this? Please, please give me some tips!

Rain, Rain, Go Away

I never thought I'd be getting use out of these Mike and Chris boots in June. Crazy weather we've been having in Southern California this past week. We had a spur of the moment picnic at the park and got rained on, which was kind of fun--minus me frantically running for cover so my camera wouldn't suffer any damage.

For Your Enjoyment

Because who doesn't enjoy a montage of Bob Dylan photographs?