Wouldn't it be nice...

...if we could bomb hills like this...

Vacation, shmacation.

So I spent a good portion of my first vacation since I started working full time (so it's been at least 4 years) trying to clean and organize my room - fun stuff. It looks alright - WAY better than it did before.

Looking back, however, I didn't just slave away in my room all week:

• I did go to Arizona for 4 days with my family to help my sister settle into her new digs.
• I didn't have to skate back home from the airport - but I did end up skating that day with my homie that picked me up, along with some of our other friends.
• I skated almost everyday. Except for when I was in Arizona. We stayed pretty busy: Running errands, driving around, exploring, and eating. Plus it was ridiculously hot. I mean, really? 91 degrees before 9am? Don't get me wrong: I tried to make time and make the effort - but it didn't go so well: It was so hot, I got angry that it was so hot. I felt gross. I was sweating like you would not believe.

• I ended up getting another chance to see a rad documentary called Project Nim in Berkeley (they extended the showings for another week), so I got a friend to go up with me to check it out.
• Got some hella good mac and cheese (6 cheese mac and cheese, yo.)
• Chilled for a day in Santa Cruz at some locals-only spots, brah.
• While in Santa Cruz, we went to Verve, the coffee roasters Roy's gets their coffee from. That was pretty awesome.
• Speaking of Roy's Station, I got to start off a majority of my days there, sitting in the patio with either some tea or coffee. That was also pretty awesome. I wish I could start off every day there.
• Spent a lot of time with good friends (the usual homies, along with friends old and new).

So, overall, I'd say it was a pretty good week off. I didn't get to go to the Northwest like I originally wanted to, but I think the decision to stay was the better one.

Despite it having been a good week off, I've reached the end of it. Tomorrow I have to go back to work. So, to fittingly end both this week's blog theme and my vacation, the new music video from one of my favorite new bands, from their 2010 debut album "Sports" (which, in my opinion, was the best album to come out last year).

Late start to my Sunday...

...so I'll start it on a cuter, more upbeat note.

Since it's almost bedtime...

...I'll put up something a little on the dreamy side.

Ambivalence.

Despite the hipster stereotypes/cliches that this video is filled with (whether ironic or not), this song is actually pretty cute.

I'm going to the beach today.

And so here's the new Pains of Being Pure at Heart music video. They're at the beach too - well, kinda.

Short and sweet.

In Love With Oblivion

With an album title like that, and with songs like this, you should definitely get this album.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart? Acoustic(ish)?

I came across this little gem last night. Now I really want to go back to Europe and chill at cool little spots like this.

"Bury me in a wall of sound."

"Now that you feel, you say it's not real."

Vacation Week!

Which means I actually have time to update this thing on the daily. Not that you care or anything. But if, by some chance, you do care: Thanks.

To show my appreciation, in addition to other random nonsense that will be randomly added at random times (pretty random, huh?), I'll be sharing some stuff from Slumberland Records - a local indie-pop record label that's been around since 1989, but has been killing it lately (at least in mind...which says a lot...or nothing at all). I'm thinking at least 1 music video per day from bands I've been listening to daily, that just-so-happen to be on Slumberland, sounds okay. I've been posting stuff by Slumberland bands previously, but here I have created a dedicated place to push my favorites onto you. If you're feeling it: Sick. I'm glad I could share something worthwhile with you.

But you might not be into it. Which is fine. To each his own. You can go ahead and go back to lurking on facebook. Because that's what I'm going to do, too.

But first...one of my favorite things about this weekend in Arizona: Chick-fil-A!

(Aside from spending it with my family helping my sister settle in to her new place, of course. Good luck, baby sister!)