{Music} First Aid Kit - Emmylou

Spent yesterday drinking echinacea tea and watching episodes of Law and Order: SVU in an effort to recover. But then got extreme cabin fever and went to Barnes and Nobles to peruse new fiction options and then saw the newest Sherlock Holmes movie with my bro, which I liked a lot. It's not the best movie ever made, but entertaining with a perfect balance of action and "history."

Today is chill. Hoping to muster up the energy to hit the gym. Also caught up on some correspondence and the orthodontist (so fun.)

Tomorrow is going to be a fun day, including a trail walk with Kels, brunch with Paige, yoga with Gillian, and hopefully a hike with Steph. Yay productivity.

Also getting prepared for my trip to SF on Tuesday and thinking about how to revamp my study habits for law school.
My goals:
1. Less reading notes; more practice problems
2. Start outlining even earlier/memorizing (esp. the latter)
3. No going out during the week
4. No surfing the internet during class

All that is totally manageable. I am feeling okay about my grades thus far, but anything less than perfect obviously leaves room for improvement, especially when I feel like I haven't reached my potential.

Moving on from that boring stuff - new music video from First Aid Kit. Love it - Enjoy!

Recuperating

My plane ride did a number on my immune system. So I've cancelled all my plans to stay in bed and sleep. And catch up on Perez Hilton - don't judge.

But I discovered this gem from a NYC subway impromptu jam sesh. Wonderful.



Also the slowed-down version of "Superbass," sooooo boyband. love it.

New Year's Resolutions

I'm still in Ohio with my wonderful family. I'll do updates later because I just want to focus on spending as much time with my family as possible.

I'll be back on Thursday so expect more from me then, but until then here is a brief list of my goals for this year :-)

1. Yoga twice a week
2. A photo a day
3. Start volunteering again (beginning at the Inglewood Domestic Violence Clinic)
4. Handwrite and send a letter by snailmail once a month
5. Travel somewhere new (maybe India in December)
6. Spend less on clothing
7. A new recipe a week :-)
8. Finish my novel by the end of the year
9. Spend more time more efficiently at the library.
10. Blog more regularly and more fully.

Chillin at the table with the Cheema family :-)

First Days of Vacation

Last night was the first night that I slept more than five hours since vacation started and I'm raring to go. Laundry, cleaning, coffee dates, shopping, blogging, working, reading, etc - so much to do without studying!

The first group of photos are from Friday night with my law school girls, G, Vivs and Christable, before we went to Eden. The became increasingly more dramatic (note to self: patron is not my friend) but overall, I think we had a good time :-)

the second group was our Italian dinner at Tawsh's. I got to hang out with my loves, Rob, Jas, Grant, Tawsh, Dalit (the funniest person on earth), Ben, Shosh, and Grant for an amazing evening of laughs and memories and cuddling. It made me so happy! Shosh is moving at this moment to Israel and it was such a great experience to talk about the transition and excitement and it certainly is making me feel like I got bit by a travel bug again :-)

Off to coffee with Megan (to talk about her recent engagement!) and drinks with Nat for a much-needed catch up sesh.

<3

{Music Monday} Playing Catch Up - Radiohead, Vanaprasta, James Blake and More

Eventful vacation thus far. Hit up Eden in Hollywood with my girls Aviva, Gillian, and Christable on Friday and then did a hike with Kels, followed by some relaxation with the family. Yesterday, I attended a lawyerly cocktail party with my friend Katie and then my bro and I stayed the night at Tawsh's with Grant, Rob, Dalit, and Shosh. Tawsh and I made dinner for the crew, including mushroom and broccoli pasta in a cream sauce and a salad with pom seeds and goat cheese - yum. I'll post pics of all this weekend later, but here are some choice tunes I've been loving lately.

New Radiohead - I don't really need to say anything else.

radiohead - staircase by anromagnoli

Greg introduced me to Vanaprasta - LOVE:
Nine Equals Nine by Vanaprasta

I just can't give up my folk-pop
Lady Wisconsin by Local Hero!

I'm kindddd offff getting into more "rock-y" music.
Sweet Sour by Band of Skulls

Definitely more summer-y, but I live in California and we don't really have seasons, so whatevs.
The Dogs - We Don't Have To Do Anything by stlmusiciansunite

Perfect for this dreary weather:


Lana Del Rey Born To Die (Gemini Remix) by ExtinctionDubstep

*Google readers need to click through :-)

Oh to have a life again...

I woke up this morning and thought to myself, what do I do today when I don't have to go straight to the library?

Answer?

Gym
Haircut
Mani/Pedi
Blog
Clean my room/car
Thing about jobs apps
Plan for Vegas, Ohio and SF
Christmas shopping
Editing photos
AND
catching up on blogging!

Yesterday was my last final and it was civil procedure. Civil procedure is technically easy, but the test was a lot of multiple choice which tends to throw me for a loop. But following the test, my section and I sprinted to the Yardhouse for beers, pizza and nachos. G and I then chilled at her apt before we went our separate ways for dinner on the westside. I met Jason, Rob, Kat, Tawsh, Grant, Jeff, Will, Veronica, Anna, and Zubeida at West Fourth and Jane, a new gastropub with a great selection of beers. I got a Sculpin IPA, which hit the spot. Then we headed to Ye Old King's Head for beers and people and watching and I got a guinness. It was funny that yesterday also marked my masters grad in London, which I obvs couldn't make because I was torturing myself with a civpro exam, AND I ended up drinking guinness in a pub.

It was amazing to have Tawsh and Grant back from Costa Rica! I have missed them so much. And they had exciting news: they are moving to SF in Jan! Which is bittersweet as I'll miss them terribly, but it just gives me another reason to move to/visit to SF.

Today is lunch with Rob, Jas and Kat. Then a haircut and maybe a mani-pedi and then hitting up Hollywood for a party or two. I have more updates, but people are rushing me to shower and meet them. But here are some photos from the week:

{Music Monday} Blonde Redhead + Devastations

Today was my property exam. The prof told us we would have four hours for 50 MC questions and an essay. We only had three. I feel okay about it, but I'm also on my second glass of pinot noir. About to crash, but looking forward to cozy cafe civ pro studying and enjoying the rain tomorrow. AND ROB IS IN TOWN! And coming for dinner tomorrow. And Vegas next week. And a bar review on Friday and more friends and fun (and an ortho appt this weekend.)

This song is chilling me out. I need it.