I’m currently getting ready to spend the next day and a half in Toronto to see one of the musical loves of my life, Andrew McMahon. I traveled to Boston earlier this year to see him live for the first time in YEARS, so I find myself very fortunate to see him twice in just one year! I’m considering this a birthday gift to myself, as I’ll be turning 24 the day after I get back home.
Until then, here are a few other things currently going on in my life. Have a wonderful Monday!
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Feeling… really happy, relaxed, and motivated. Although it doesn’t feel like summer, per say, because I’m still working a lot (and the weather is terrible) I realize that these few months without school work are great motivation to re-organize my priorities and what I want the next year of my life to look like. It feels good.
Reading… ‘Beautiful Forevers’ by Katherine Boo. It’s non-fiction, politics in India, but weaves the story of several people who live in the slums. It’s very sad, very eye opening, and extremely interesting. But a tough read, too. It’s taking me a while, despite the fact that I’m quite enjoying it. I have a ton of other books on my summer to-read list, which I’m hoping to breeze through soon!
Listening… I’ve been playing Fall Out Boy on repeat since the show at the end of May. I just can’t get enough of their new album ‘Save Rock & Roll’ which I literally love more & more after each listen. I’m also falling back in love with their record ‘Folie a Deux’. A few other bands in my ‘currently on repeat’ playlist: Driver Friendly, Capital Cities, City & Colour, Kodaline, Jimmy Eat World, and MS MR.
&& because it’s me, here’s a mini playlist featuring a few of the artists above!
Shark Cave- Driver Friendly
Safe and Sound- Capital Cities
Love Like This- Kodaline
Hurricane- MS MR
Eating… I’ve been trying to clean up my eating a little bit, which I’m doing so-so with. I should technically be getting back to the gym, but I’m also working at eating more consciously again, which I had stopped doing! Enjoying lots of my favorite healthy snacks; hummus & crackers, blueberries, yogurt, raspberries, and a few other random things that always make me feel good!
Wishing… For some sunshine on my birthday! I can’t remember the last time it rained on July 10th- it’s normally the most beautiful, sunshiney month of the year- but so far, not so much. In fact, the entire summer has been predictable rain 5 or 6 days out of 7. I WANT SUN!
Enjoying… Weirdly enough, I’m enjoying getting back into TV. I should probably dedicate this time to reading more books, but I’ve always been a huge TV junkie and proud of it. I’ve been missing out on so many great TV shows, and have been making a conscious effort to step back from my work to enjoy more of it. I breezed through season 1 of ‘Hannibal’ in just a few days, and I’m currently making my way through ‘Arrested Development’ which has seriously grown on me.
Also? Totally enjoying concert season. ALL THE CONCERTS! Concerts every week! Twice a week! I want to live my entire life like this, it just never gets boring.
I met the ridiculously talented Jim Adkins, frontman for Jimmy Eat World, last week! Another one off the musical-bucket-list 
Missing… Although I don’t miss homework, I do miss school. I miss having a reason to be there 2-3 times per week. It’s a place I love, and I just kinda miss it. Luckily I get to have meetings there once a week or so, but if I had to pick something, that would be it. I’m such a weirdo.
What’s currently going on with you?
