I am finding joy in lots of little things this month. It is
officially summer with all its wonder: street festivals, warm weather, brightly
colored sundresses, swimming in the river and tasty fruit. I am trying to
adjust to a new work situation. It takes me awhile to adjust to big changes, I
have to slowly convince myself that this new thing is just as good or better
than my previous situation.
So far my favorite thing about my new car based commute is
drinking my iced coffee on the way to work. I am using the Pioneer
Woman’s recipe and adding a tablespoon of sweetened condensed milk from
Trader Joes. It is the perfect pick me up to start my day.
I love Call Me Maybe
by Carly Rae Jepsen. It is already invading pop culture and will probably have
everyone sick of it by the end of the month. If this video of her singing with Jimmy
Fallon and the roots does not delight you, your heart may be made of tin.
Speaking of Jimmy Fallon, he looks great as a lady in this
Real Housewives of the Late Show
video. I was reminded why I loved Will Smith in this great video
of the two of them performing as old time radio hosts. The rivalry between Stephen Colbert and Jimmy
Fallon continued in a game
of bubble soccer (in case you couldn’t already tell I fell in Jimmy Fallon
Hulu hole last week).
Ana Tijoux’s
album La Bala is one of my favorite music purchases this year and her
appearance as guest DJ on the
Alt Latino podcast just cemented my adoration of her. The excitement in her
voice when she talks about hip hop and jazz is infectious.
Nathan Rabin from The AV Club feels like the voice of my
generation when he talks about his relationship to hip hop in the first article
in his new series Hip
Hop and You Do Stop.
