friday i'm in love....

♥ with dashing out the door at the end of the day, camera in hand,
to catch the last rays of light on a pretty dirt road

♥ with how people send me messages telling me “you need to try this dirt road”
or tag me in things related to smurfs, sesame street, toys for sale, happy meals…

♥ with this song….i am officially obsessed

♥ blog posts like this

♥ second season of this show

♥ a lunch-on-the-deck visit with a best friend

♥ my new fitbit clockface…his spidey-sense tingles less as the battery dies!

♥ winding dirt roads that lead to sunlit surprises…

View fullsize

♥ with knowing that my kid will always check my car for me…
while also accenting it with stickers and plates… :)

View fullsize

friday i'm in love

so this friday
i can definitely gush
about the new phone…
now that it has a case
and screen protector
AND
i have actually taken it out of the box.

i love it.

(what i don’t love is no headphone jack…just sayin’ samsung…)

but…
the camera.

i am loving the camera…
i am not really a big fan of super zoom photos
on anything so that didn’t really matter to me
but i like the option for wide angle
and for fitting more people into a selfie.

i’m still just playing with it all
and learning but
i am not disappointed with my choice.

other things i am loving
in random order:

• covered bridge sweet bbq kettle chips

• naps

• cucumber fresh out of the garden with salt & pepper

• the charlie brown theme pack i am using on my new phone

• the new dress i got from how bazaar

friday i'm in love...(where i ramble...)

(so i thought this was going to be the friday-i’m-in-love
where i gushed about my new phone
and the killer camera on it
and how much i loved it
but
i haven’t taken it out of the box yet….
not the samsung box…
the BOX IT WAS PACKAGED IN…

it came yesterday.

at lunch.

i am weird about getting new things
that i am really excited about…
i hoard them.
i just like knowing it’s there,
i could open it
but
maybe i’ll wait…
savor the anticipation a little bit longer…
books, magazines, new shampoo, a new series, new art supplies…
all the same reaction.

i like to have perfect conditions…
clean house, lots of time,
no distractions, showered,
full but not too full, not too sleepy,
etc, etc, etc.
plus my case won’t be here
TIL THURSDAY)

ok…that was a lot to say in a set of brackets.

what i really came here to tell you about
for my friday i’m in love
is have you watched the BBC show
Normal People
which is based on a book
by Sally Rooney
that is next on my list
but
ohmygawd…
that show.

(ok…small warning…
it’s a little tiny bit sort of how
i would imagine soft core porn
might be
but with a good story line
and no grossness
but still….
a LOT of sex.)

Anywayyyyyyyyy….
my mom doesn’t read this anyway.
heehee.

it’s set in ireland,
the cinematography is beautiful
and odd all at once,
i adore the characters,
the soundtrack….

oh. so good.

I had to watch it on YouTube
but you can also stream it from CBC

i know i already said it but i loved this series.
it was more than a show…
it was a mood…sometimes
when i read a book that i get lost in,
it sticks with me for days,
like i am in a bit of fog
but in a good way…

this was like that.

so…watch it…
just not with your kids
or maybe not with your parents
in the room…
and you might want to close the blinds.

Hahaha.
for the record,
I am debating deleting this whole post.

friday i'm in love (the movie & music edition)

So….this is not really a love or a like…
just an observation so far
but Google Play (music)
is switching to YouTube music…
I’m not sure how I feel about it yet.

I listen to music daily..
even more now that I work from home.
It plays in the background all day,
in my car, all night when I sleep.

The only time I don’t listen to music
is when I am going for a walk.
I want to hear “outside” when I am outside.
Also, I am afraid to wear headphones
in public because I am afraid
I will sing out loud
and nobody wants that.

I have different playlists for
activities, moods, holidays, people…
and my tastes range from
a to z
and almost everything in between.

I am currently loving:
♥ angus & julia stone

♥ paper kites

♥ dermot kennedy

which kind of leads to a movie
that has completely stuck in my head
but mostly
because of music….

Rudderless

I adored this movie.
Billy Crudup
Anton Yelchin (who I might have the tiniest crush on)
it was sweet and thoughtful,
funny and interesting
AND OH THE SOUNDTRACK.
they do a cover of
the wheels on the bus
that I absolutely loved….
it’s not quite the same on the OST
but sooooo great in the movie….

and the song
sing along
breaks my heart every time.

I love movies about music…
got any suggestions? :)
or whatcha listening to?

friday i'm in love....(a bit of a weird one)

i struggled with writing
friday i’m in love today.

i’m in a slump,
a bit of a black hole
of work and school and laundry
and work and school and bills
and lists of things to be done
and lists of lists so that i
don’t lose track of my lists….

i am not getting out as much…
not because i can’t
but i think because i have to think too hard
about everything….
is this place open, do i need a mask,
are there going to be restrictions, arrows, judge-y people
just waiting for you to make a mistake
and then…
i end up just staying home.

but today, I’m going to force myself
to go out (and no,
not just because i need diet coke, but…
i do need diet coke…heehee)
but because
the only way forward
is to make a step in that direction.

but in keeping with friday i’m in love
here is a quick & dirty list
(noooo. not that kinda dirty. gawd….)

• sitting on the deck with a friend while her boy plays ball down the street

• mr freezies….usually 5 at a time…and every color is my favorite
  while i am eating it…heehee

• a text from a friend promising an ice cream date

• my study bunny app

• tomatoes are growing & i have little teeny tiny cucumbers starting

• 10 minute dance breaks throughout the day

happy friday!
Right now, I am packing up my camera, cell phone, bug spray,
dairy bar crawl list, a blanket & a book and
making that step forward. :)