Wednesday wishes + Old friends

Old Friend

via Mama's Empty Nest

Lady Danville + The Last of Summer

The flipped-over van on their album cover is from an accident they had while touring. via Lady Danville

Now that I have around a month left before starting law school, I've been trying to cram as many local events as I can before leaving. I was lucky enough to see Lady Danville play at Grand Performances this past Sunday, and it felt like I was experiencing the epitome of a SoCal summer. The weather was the perfect amount of sunny, the venue was beautiful, the drinks were plentiful, and the talented band (from Los Angeles!) had a sound that was just too easy to love. I'm going to miss this place.

Illustrated Music + Places to hear

via Twisted Sifter

Here are three songs currently on repeat in my car. I grouped these three together because the bands are all named after a place, interestingly enough. My cousin (who I got to see last weekend in Davis!) introduced Middle East to me.

The second band, Barcelona, was introduced to me by a friend with very good taste. We got to see them perform last week, and the lead singer had a bunch of funny stories to entertain us with in between songs. They even decided to cover All my Life by KC and Jojo. It was very well-received.

The Islands aren't a specific place, but it is location related, no? Also, it's actually the song title. Just go with it. It's a great song.

Friday night links + A peaceful weekend

via Fancy

Lawyer Dog meme. (via Quick meme)

How the Tupac hologram worked. Also, an upgraded lineup. (via I Love Charts)

Baby pictures of famous rappers. (via Flavorpill)

Desserts. (via Creature Comforts Blog)

What. Apparently my Kobe beef slider was a fake. (via Forbes)

Bar soap for germ-a-phobes. (via Dave Hakkens)

This sounds cool. Tell the founders of The Interesting Organization (interesting.org) about an idea that you're working on, and you might get a chance to stay on a private island in Palawan, Philippines to finish said idea for free (but really $50 a day for a caretaker and maintenance crew). (via Ideas Island)

This is uncool. Baylor Law School accidentally released the names, GPA, LSAT score, home address, undergraduate institution, scholarship offers, and ethnicity of every undecided admitted student to every undecided admitted student. The school later apologized and asked everyone to delete the email...obviously, somebody is getting sued. (via Above The Law)

If you're in LA, Beastie Boy Mike D is blending audio and visual art for your enjoyment. The event will run from April 20 - May 6 at the Geffen Contemporary at MoCA. (via Transmission LA: AV Club)

And for book lovers, LA Times is holding a book festival this weekend at USC. (via LA Times)

Have a good weekend, everyone ☺.

Blue Ivy + Glory

Despite reports of inadvertently blocking parents from their newborns, Blue Ivy Carter is clearly a creative genius; she's already collaborating with her daddy on his new song "Glory".

Friday night links + A heartwarming weekend

Champagne and popsicles. I want to go (to) there sometime this weekend. via Pinterest

In case you missed it, here's a list of my gift guides.

If these weren't sold out, I would have included the Honest Boy Pencil Sharpener and Rebecca Minkoff Zipped-up Earphones somewhere.

And if I wasn't too lazy to update my nerd guide, I would have included the zombie doorstop, Angry Birds gummies, and Hunger Games cookbook.

A list of gift-wrapping ideas. She also has some pretty-looking gift tags you can print out, and recipes for edible gifts. (via Creature Comforts)

Speaking of creative goodness, someone make me this Kit Kat bar. (via 9gag)

While you're at it, make me this too. (via Just One Cookbook)

This is smart. And it might just convince me to start taking the Metro. (via The Source)

They're sometimes annoying, but I usually find myself chuckling at the memes people come up with. Some of this year's best. (via Huffington Post)

I want to read this book now. (via Lainey Gossip)

More lists! Here's one of animals. Enough said. (via Buzzfeed)

A high school's gross attempt at a prank involves kids making out with their parents. (The disturbing part is that the parents are in on it.) I don't consider myself a prude and would be fine with a light peck, but some of these moms and dads are agressive. This is wrong, people. (via Gawker)

And to balance that out, take a look CaptunaAmerica and Tony Shark. You read correctly. (via Tofu Matador)

My friend is talented. Check out her bassoon quartet's latest video!

What are you up to this holiday weekend? If you don't celebrate Christmas, is it frustrating that almost everything is closed? Regardless of what you end up doing, I hope you have a heartwarming, holiday weekend with friends and family ♥.

Friday night links + A breezy weekend

I've been watching way too much TV.

"Hey Girl." The Ryan Gosling craze is so silly, but I might be a supporter of it. He's adorable. (via Apartment Therapy)

I watched 50/50 a couple days ago and thought it was cute the whole way through. Here's a link for the movie, but erm... don't profit off it and all that. (via Ufliq)

L.A. Hotspots. Entering a bar through a wardrobe seems nifty. (via Refinery29)

Speaking as someone who likes to spend a looong time wrapping presents, I'd say this looks like a lot of effort. Still, it's beautiful, and now I really want to make some poppy gift toppers. (via Creature Comforts)

Also, DIY candy lights! Why are people so creative? (via Oh Happy Day!)

Another Community that is both sweet and streets ahead. I'd stock my fridge with Eugenio's Four-Cheese Pizza if we could all have #sixseasonsandamovie. (You can watch it on Hulu!)

I don't watch The Sing-Off regularly, but I had the chance to go to the taping for the finale earlier this week, and this song has been stuck in my head ever since:

The wind knocked a branch down and broke our trellis, but I've been enjoying the wind anyway. Hope you have a breezy one!