Listening:
"Track A - Solo Dancer" by Charles Mingus
"So Good At Being In Trouble" by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
"Curse Your Branches" by David Bazan
Reading:
Reassuring advice from Toni Morrison and her father: The Work You Do, the Person You Are.
I'm ready for the return of "Difficult People" this week and as always, Julie is a hoot. What Julie Klausner Can’t Live Without.
Temp tee! (image via the strategist)
Craving:
A craving and reading combined, I was looking through the August issue of Bon Appétit: The Simple Issue. Every recipe has five ingredients or less and made my mouth water.
Catching my eye: Jam Toaster Tarts, Corn Flake Cake, Oven-Dried Strawberries, Grilled Halibut and Summer Squash with Pumpkin Seeds, Lentil Purée with Cumin, Cilantro, and Lime... drooling.
"Sweet corn makes for an awesome dessert—if you like carrot cake, you’re going to love this one. You’ll get a corn three-way with fresh corn kernels, a little bit of cornmeal to get a cornbread-like flavor, plus the crunch of Corn Flakes is so damn satisfying." (photo by Laura Murray, styling by Judy Mancini via bonappetit)
"They're chewy—a bit softer than a dried apricot—with a plump, juicy consistency." I could top a lot of things with these. (image by Alex Lau via bonappetit)
Wearing:
Pink. Hot, pastel, salmony. I appreciate the spectrum of pink.
Button up Hawaiian shirts. Old tees. Bright sandals. Lip glosses.
I cannot wait until I get to wear pink in the form of socks, sweatshirts and jackets.
Watching:
"Good Girls Revolt." New York in the 1960s | Magazine fact-checkers and reporters | Mad Men vibes | Female inequality and liberation. I'm breezing through this while cleaning and unpacking.
I like following the journalism and outfits. (image via amazon studios)
"Housesitters."
Sometimes you need a palate cleanser between Game of Thrones, the summer heat and angst, and moving. My friend was watching "The Out-of-Towners," which got us talking about Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin, which led to rewatching this oldie. Some easy slapstick humor and goofiness.
Goldie in the grass—this instantly made me think of Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World. (image via universal studios)
I saw this super weird and amazing trailer for "The Great British Bake Off" and can't wait for it. This is where my love of tv and sweets and nerding out collide!
Wanting:
I'm looking into getting tickets to see one of my favorite podcasts live: My Favorite Murder. They'll be in my state in November.
Stay sexy and don't get murdered. (image by Mandee Johnson via rollingstone)
I would love to see the Color Factory in San Francisco.
"This two-story interactive exhibition celebrates color and material, featuring work by some of our favorite artists and collaborators... Lose yourself in 10,000 colored ribbons, sink into a giant yellow ball pit, catch some rainbows, smell colorful memories, and taste a spectrum of treats from our favorite stops in San Francisco. The pinks will delight you, the blues will amaze you, the yellows might make you hungry."
Yellow (image via colorfactory)
Swoon. (image via colorfactory)