It's finally June! Well, almost July now, but I've been waiting for June-September all year. Being as it is my absolute favorite time of year. Yes, I like the summer, I like being hot; I'd rather be that than cold. It's a pretty unpopular opinion among my family and friends, but man, I can't get enough of that vitamin D! I made a promise to myself to make this summer memorable and rewarding, to not sit on my ass the majority of the time, and actually have a damn good time as much as possible. So far, I've been living up to that promise dutifully, and my summer has been a blast. Besides the fact that I have work and school -almost- every day, and only a two day break between my spring and summer quarter, I've been trying to live my summer days to the fullest!
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We hung out for awhile, and once we were finished with our drinks, the margarita bar opened, so of course we ordered a few of those. Outrageously, the blended margaritas ended up being $27 EACH. Ridiculous right!? I think the woman charged us completely wrong, because later on we found another place in the venue that was selling the same blended margaritas, in a cool ass guitar shaped cup, for $14! Yes, we got robbed, but at that point we had a pretty good buzz on, so we didn't have a care in the world.
The rest of the day consisted of us having a few more drinks, dancing and singing at the top of our lungs to some of our favorite songs, consuming a large amount of garlic fries, and relaxing on the grassy field listening to New Politics and Phantogram's set back to back. By then we were coming down off of our buzz and getting sleepy; we decided we didn't want to wait to see Foster The People (we still had yet to sit through Fitz and the Tantrums and MIA; about 2 1/2 more hours), and we headed home.
All in all, I had a great day with my best friend; and it was an awesome kick-off to summer. Though we didn't end up seeing the two main bands that we came for, the entire rest of the day made up for it. I miss her so much sometimes, so I'm glad we got to spend the day together! <3
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| Click the photo to listen to 'Navy Blue' ^ |
2.) Navy Blue; by The Story So Far. Just so you now know, The Story So Far is my favorite band. JUST giving a heads up. Besides Blink 182, I pretty much worship these guys. So yes, I will be talking about them a lot. They announced that they were to be releasing an ALL ACOUSTIC EP called 'Songs Of' on June 17th. Let's just say I cried a little. They released this song first, and my speakers oozed magnificence as I played it for the first time; and the 100+ times after that. It really is a beautiful and emotional song, especially since just about every single other song they have emits an aggressive amount of anger towards whoever the girl is that Parker Cannon is singing about. This is probably the first time I've heard a song from them where you can actually hear the sadness in his voice, it even cracks during certain parts. Oh, and his voice? That's one reason alone why you should listen to this song. It is the epitome of sadness and perfection all at the same time.
On June 10th the Kerrang website streamed the songs from this EP, so you can click the link below and listen to 'Songs Of ' in its entirety. I highly recommend doing this, at least listen to The Glass. It. Is. Amazing. And of course, it is after the 17th so the EP is available on Itunes as well, if you want to put that shit on your Ipod.
3.) Beach trips, sunsets, and sand in my toes. Living in California is a blessing. At least for me, a beach trip is no more than 20-30 minutes away. I don't have the pleasure of living on the beach, but at least I can get to Santa Cruz 20 minutes one way, and San Francisco 40 minutes the other. It's definitely one of the perks to living here, being as the ocean is my favorite place to be anytime, anywhere. For one of my best friends birthdays, we drove out to San Francisco for a bonfire on the beach. My first time ever doing so, and I plan on doing it many more times. The weather was perfect and the sunset was absolutely magnificent. There's nothing like friends, beer, s'mores, and a warm sunset to end the day. And of course, I finally got to meet our friend's Pete & LA's new baby boy, Luke! He was quite possibly the sweetest and calmest baby I've ever had the pleasure of meeting <3.jpg)
My second beach endeavor was last Friday when I, and two of my friends, drove out to Santa Cruz to see Smash Mouth play FOR FREE on the beach! The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk hosts a 'Bands on the Beach' event every Friday over the summer, where, as the title states, bands play on a large stage at the beach boardwalk for free. I was at work Friday afternoon when my manager told me about it, and you bet your ass I was calling my friends and in my car driving to the beach not an hour after I got off work. The show was a blast from the past, my friends and I got into the VIP section up front, and it was definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity that I'm glad I made the decision to do!
Smash Mouth was absolutely ~fab~ by the way.
And then, my third beach trip, but not my last, was the day after when I accompanied my boyfriend to Moss Beach for a Geology field trip he had to attend too. His instructor mentioned that you could bring whoever you want, even your dog, so of course I hopped on that bandwagon.
We discovered upon arriving that we would make this our 'getaway' spot. It only took about 30-40 minutes to drive there, the little town of Half Moon Bay was peaceful and was lacking the tourist-y vibe, and the beach itself was clean, quaint, and for the most part; empty. It was a beautiful day; I spent the time learning about rocks and faults by listening to lecture, and wandering off to explore the beach. I found an awesome cave, that went really deep into the ground (I wanted to go as far back as it went, but it was really dark, the darkness even swallowed up the flashlight on my iphone, and I was way too scared!), I became trapped inside when the tide came in! But it only lasted a few minutes, then I waded myself out in shin-deep water.
4.) The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick. I know I said I was reading The Things They Carried, and I still am! But for two days this month, I lost it, and I didn't have anything to read. So in the meantime, I picked up my nook where TSLP had already been downloaded, and started reading. I was hooked, and I finished it in less than 48 hours. I had watched the movie already, which I usually don't like doing unless I've read the book first, and the book is a bit different. Pretty much the whole ending with the dance competition... well, just the entire ending in general, was written differently than the movie. Although, I think I did enjoy the movie ending a bit better. The book ending was sort of abrupt. Which, I don't usually say that either. On an ending note, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence were perfect for the parts they played. I'd totally recommend reading this book, it's a short read, and obviously it caught my attention pretty quickly!
5.) Orange is the New Black. So, who ISN'T watching this show? Since I finished watching the second season in about three days, I figure'd I'd talk about it, since it is definitely one of my June favorites. For those of you who have never heard of OITNB, or just hasn't watched it yet (you better have a good reason for not doing so), the show is about a woman named Piper, who was recently engaged to a man named Larry, and is living a somewhat happy and peaceful life; is thrown in an all-woman's jail for assisting in a crime that happened 10+ years ago. Not only does this interrupt her perfect life and new engagement, but her ex girlfriend (played by Laura Prepon, an absolute BABE), who she was involved with during these crimes, is thrown in jail alongside her. The show is basically about the crazy events that happen while she is spending her time in jail, and it is actually based on a true story/book! The real-life 'Piper' is actually a director to the show.
OITNB is a netflix original, so the entire season is usually released in one day. This causes me to put my life on hiatus for a few days while I watch all 14 episodes in a span of 48+ hours. Please, watch the show. You won't regret it. Everyone I know is talking about it, and, don't you want to get in on this gossip?
Okay, enough with my babbling. This is probably the longest 'Things I'm Lovin' post I'll ever write. So much has just been going on this month, I didn't even know where to start. So, I hope you enjoyed this months version of random-things-that-i-need-to-talk-about. I definitely enjoy writing, regardless if anyone is reading it or not. That being said, you'll probably hear from me again soon!
Thanks for reading!
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