Baby, you. You got what I need!

I discovered that work can go a lot faster and be way more entertaining if you listen to the Beastie Boys on Pandora. I also found out that dancing in the computer lab is frowned upon, but if you're friends with the IT help desk kids, then you can get a way with a lot.

My musical tastes are incredibly strange and very diverse. I match music with my mood. My Pandora stations were discovered by some co-workers and one was really confused by the thirty-some stations of all varieties. I have Mozart, classic show tunes, The Lumineers, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Christmas (because it helps with the heat, duh) carols, The Ramones, and so much more.

Music is fun.

You're the words to my sentence.

It's midday and I'm hitting at 2:07 wall. No, I'm not promoting 5 hour energies, because those are gross. I am far more of a coffee girl.

Not saying I'm addicted, but I'm pretty addicted. Not a morning goes by without some sort of espresso-based beverage. Well, usually it's a mug of black coffee. That's right. Black. I'm hardcore.

Lately, it has been far too hot to drink my typical light-roast. I turned to my favorite website (Pinterest, duh)and found this delicious drink.

OM NOM NOM! It is SO very tasty! The link was removed from Pinterest, so here are the instructions:

--Brew a pot of strong coffee
--After allowing the coffee to cool, pour into an ice cube tray
--Freeze the coffee cubes
--Once frozen, put coffee cubes in a glass (duh) and pour vanilla-flavored almond milk into the glass
--Drink!

Did I mention this is delicious? Because it is!

In other news, my friend (because I'm not as professional as John...read his blog, you'll understand what I'm talking about) John started a blog! Woot! You can find it here: John Eavin

What am I currently listening to/where the heck does that title come from? This video:

Boom boom boom boom

Today was a lot of blog designing, making guacamole, stealing daisies from school grounds (I mean, tuition is quite expensive I feel privileged to take some beautiful wildflowers), and seeing Moonrise Kingdom.

If you haven't seen this film yet, GET YOUR BUTT TO A THEATER! It was spectacular. Highly recommended. Seventeen out of ten stars! Plus the soundtrack rocks. The promotions team did a really cool marketing scheme with the website 8tracks and created a bunch of playlists relating to the various characters.

In other news, the countdown to Ecuador has begun! In two months and four days, I'll have landed in Quito! Ahh! I can't believe this is happening!


Tonight's soundtrack and title are from this playlist:

Sam & Suzy's Playlist from MoonriseKingdom on 8tracks.

It's about dancing in the rain.

For the past few days it was down-pouring in Duluth. The bright side in this cloudy situation was I wore my trench coat and looked like a detective, which is always a good thing. Always. Then as I traveled south for a home visit, the rain followed me. It's a good thing I love rainy days. Weather like this is sort of a free-pass to play chill music, wear comfy clothing, grab a cup of coffee, and just be lazy. Check, check, check, and check.

Currently I'm listening to this playlist from 8tracks.com

I want to marry these guys (and their voices) from LittleLionWoman on 8tracks.

Feel free to stay a while on my page and listen! I don't mind, really.

Mom made me a delicious iced coffee, which thankfully has a straw in the glass allowing me to type and drink at the same time. Impressed? I would be. Her iced coffees always turn out better than the ones I try to make. According to Mom, I do everything right, yet I have a feeling she adds a secret ingredient, like blood of a unicorn, to make it so delicious (and give powers of immortality!)

Here are the incredibly easy steps to Mom's perfect iced coffees:

1. Brew a large pot of strong coffee. (We prefer the caramel-flavored stuff, but only for iced coffee. I think flavored coffee is disgusting when it's warm)
2. Allow said coffee to cool to room temperature.
3. Pour coffee over a glass filled with ice. (This ice is going to melt, so you will want a lot of it. First, it waters down the extra-strong coffee, and second, it makes the iced part of the iced coffee.)
4. Add a shot of flavored syrup (I suggest caramel if you decided to go with the caramel coffee), some flavored (or not) creamer (again, caramel is delicious), and unicorn blood (just kidding...not really)
5. Stir, sip, and enjoy

So my mom says it's not unicorn blood, but mother's love. Sure...

Sometimes I wish I was Shakira.

I mean, honestly, wouldn't you want to be able to dance like that? Or be able to call up Rafael Nadal to handsomely pose in a music video? Plus, I wouldn't have to stress over sounding like such a gringa when I speak Spanish.