The relatively new album by The Lumineers, Cleopatra, is PHENOMENAL (thanks Maddie, if you're reading this, for introducing me)
Working at an ice cream shop is fun but not very lucrative (like, at all...)
I may be getting cavities from said job
Donald Trump is either the biggest doofus or the smartest con artist I've ever seen, but either reality is terrifying
Urban Decay makes really good lipsticks
JoJo picked the wrong Bachelor (!!! so mad about this !!!)
A lot of bad stuff still happens in the world and some people are really sucky but sometimes people do nice things or are just genuinely good people, and the world is just a little bit better
This post was brought to you by a sheer lack of motivation to do anything else, and peach iced tea.
Example #1 of some really good people, my freshmen hallmates
Example #2: NKE fam, the best & brightest
Example #3, last but certainly not least, my real fam <333
In case you were wondering what it's like to go on what is an essential "stay-cation" in your hometown, literally 5 minutes away from the Chipotle you used to always go to before one was built closer to your house.
1. You will have neighbors, even if you're staying at the cabin in May before Memorial Day and it's a rainy weekend during which no one in their right mind thinks to go "camping."
Somewhere, not really in the middle of nowhere, but still
2. Usually the aforementioned neighbors will not make themselves known until you want to go to sleep.
Us, not amused
3. You'd be surprised how bold these deer can be.
I didn't get a picture of the deer, but one walked on THAT VERY PATCH OF DIRT right before our eyes
4. Wood paneling is still (very much) a thing.
It was EVERYWHERE
5. S'mores taste better when your brother makes sure you come outside and make them with everyone else instead of staying inside for fear of mosquitoes (and other creepy crawlies).
6. The only pictures you should be taking are with a Polaroid or Polaroid-ish camera, for #aesthetic reasons. I made that rule up, but I also broke it a few times. It's cool.
7. Don't go in rivers barefoot, there's sewage in rivers, it's a thing, trust me. But I mean, if you're fearless, you do you, boo.
8. Your sister will ask you to watch "Fight Club" with her, reminding you throughout the day that you have plans to do so, and then promptly fall asleep 20 minutes into the movie, but that is no reason not to do it anyway.
9. You could probably do it again because it wasn't actually *that* bad, and the excuse to play board games with your family even if you think you're too old for them is a good enough reason to come back.
I don't have a whole lot of time but it's been on my mind lately to create a list of songs that never get old, no matter how many times you listen to them. After careful contemplation, here are a few on my personal list.
"Jack and Diane" by John Mellencamp
"Boomerang" by The Summer Set
"Radioactive" by Marina and the Diamonds
"Poison and Wine" by The Civil Wars
"I Will Never Stop" by *NSYNC
Of course, as I think of more, I'll post more to let you know. But if you haven't listened to these songs yet, I require of you to stop what you're doing and listen to them. You will only regret the fact that they will inevitably get stuck in your head. ;)
