the simple pleasures of summer O8

 

fro-yo (frozen yogurt from Yogurtland), early morning hikes on Saturday morning, early breakfast on Saturday mornings, the daylight lingering around longer, evenings on the rooftop, 4th of July fireworks,  visiting farmer’s markets in different neighborhoods, ice cream before / during or after a movie, escaping to the movie theatres to enjoy the A/C and summer blockbusters, watching wall*e twice, the short walk back to my place after working out at the Y, planning photowalks, my new lenses, testing out compact cars through rentals and planning roadtrips (within california mostly),  planning more photowalks that involve taking the metro and walking lots and lots, ray-ban aviators in black, Outlands Music Festival in SF, seeing my loved ones in SF, spending time with my loved ones in LA, belly dancing classes, boot camp fitness classes, getting fit, george michael mixtapes, rooftop pool party with new friends in downtown, Nick Drake and Jazz in Paris for the early morning or late night listening, a resurgence of Camera Obscura, Cat Power, and flea markets in my life, iced green tea, tapioca milk tea with boba!, iced coffee from McDonald’s, drive-thru Baskin Robbin’s with my little brother, watching back to back silly romantic comedies with my mom, shows at the Bowl, the Troubadour, more live shows!, planning my friend’s wedding, a new found obsession for Onitsuka Tiger, a wonderful trip to Seattle to see super lovely and awesome friends, birthdays of best friends, planning adventures with my mom, a solo trip to the central coast, sun roofs on rentals, blasting Van Morrison on the PCH, blasting mixtapes made by loved ones on the PCH :), songs by Erlend Oye during work hours, the city of Cambria, pea soup in Solvang, white wine, working hard and relaxing just as much, volunteering at Aids Project LA and the Educational Garden at Daniel Webster, midnight baking, baking with flowers…

that’s it for now.. i might do a part two.