june22

we hiked a little mountain backwards this weekend. drove to the top, hiked down then back up. simply not as rewarding. i also looked through the quarter binoculars for the first time ever. got to spy on some pretty cool boats on the nearby lake. happy (belated) summer solstice! 

i love this song this week: 

june8

90+ degrees today! underwater views.

311 is sounding a lot less nerdy lately....

all tulips

walking home

 

attempting to get better at using my cellphone's camera.

april19

this music video makes me almost as happy as daffodils do. found them along the charles in boston last weekend. 

donora - i think i like you
i think i like you, i'm pretty sure i do
i'd go for thai with you, if you ask me to

april1

in the north east "spring skiing" is the most carefree-fun times on a mountain that you can get. people just get goofy. they break out the fun costumes and ridiculous behavior. while snow is either awesome or awful, the sun and the good cheer more than makes up for it. when you take a break from the mountain it's warm enough to sit out on the massive deck/patio in an adirondack chair relaxing with friends and a possible beer in hand. here's a massive (by my terms) play list inspired by a day of springtime at a mountain. and here's to a good weekend!

old gondola house

if you look at this right, the rock pile looks slightly like a sand dune. .

(find this: sugarloaf, me)

windmade snowmen & pineland lumber

maine this past weekend. these windmade snowmen made me smile when i met them. though, they almost look like clouds getting ready to float off into the sky.

this right here? is my pretty mtn swag

mont tremblant, canada. truly one of the prettier mountains i've ever had the pleasure of sliding down. our theme of the new year's week was girl talk: all day. for whatever reason we all really took to the track that opens with the sample of pretty boy swag ("track 7: get it get it"). few more snaps here...

santa claus

it's 22* and dark out. it's only 6pm. have not finished any sorts of gift shopping. threw my full coffee cup on the floor as i walked in the door. (it exploded, i swear!) need to study too. stress much? never! wrapped up with some text books, candles blaring and "dark sedan" by karl blau looping. the image it paints is so calming. and how can you not love lines like these? :

"i musta forgot how the night was coming, acoustic guitar, politely strumming/ packed up strings it takes two thumbing, a dark sedan pulls up on the shoulder / on the highway feeling low...."
grab mp3 at pitchfork, watch video on youtube. (seriously take a listen!)

this past saturday, santa came to town and i have the photos to prove it, check em out...

shake me down

it smells like snow. little too warm out for that though... probably more bone chilling rain. on a more exciting note just took a listen to some new stuff from cage the elephant. i didn't recognize them at first - slightly different direction from their last album? can't put a finger on what but something just feels different, and i really like it. the new album is coming out in january and i simply cannot wait to hear more.

shake me down:

band is giving away a different song, 20 24, on their website.

things that made me happy this weekend

1. i'm blowing up dee's spot. she made a wonderful dinner friday night for pom wonderful. i don't think she wrote about this yet BUT LOOK AT THESE BROWNIES! it's an amazing chocolateness, topped with homemade pomegranate ice cream, homemade pomegranate delicious sauce (so-so-so good!), and pomegranate seeds! blew.my.mind. think she's going to post the recipe later this week.

2. it was seventy degrees out on saturday! how awesome is that?

3. i went to see the baby of the family swim in her college swim meet this weekend. our parents came and my mother handed me a tupper-ware of MOM MADE vegetable soup. i ate it all before i took a picture though.

leaf season

november....

last sunday's adventure: holyoke, ma. it was pretty hazy but the leaves looked awesome. views from mt. tom reservation// m&m trail. route: kay bee > keystone extension > d.o.c.> m&m, back track at mt. tom, > quarry > keystone ext > keystone > finish.

new low

it's about 70 degrees out today and the sun is shining. after 4 days of living in hazy, cold and heavy gloom, this showing of sun could not be more welcomed. i spent my lunch break today absorbing as much sunshine as i could in the park. here's to a good long run this evening.

also, middle class rut has a song "new low" that has been making the rounds on the radio lately, and i love it. the video happens to be captivating.

Middle Class Rut - "New Low" from LANCE DRAKE on Vimeo.

storms rolling in

few weeks ago this little storm rolled into nyc. it was pretty violent and did some real damage to brooklyn and parts of queens. was out on the water for it though, and snapped a few pictures of the storm coming in around lower manhattan: 

not gonna lie, it was pretty awesome to watch. who doesn't love massive amounts of thunder and lightning?!

only smiles

in my new shades, all is rosey. happy weekending!

kite festival!

what's better than flying a kite? LOTS OF KITES!!!! a few pictures from the newport kite festival, this past saturday:

derby weekend

90+ degree weather, sundresses, floppy hats, mint juleps, sunshine, roof decks, views of cambridge and wonderful friends. who doesn't love a themed party?

a laid back, sunshiney mix.

to me, the video for latin america by holy fuck kind of embodies the weather this weekend.

motivational

went for a nice hike this weekend.

some fun sledding down the hill and some pretty pictures. anyway here are some bits and pieces for a motivational mix. most of these songs have a similar tempo, so i like running with them: also, lcd soundsystem's new full album streaming on the website; big fan of: drunk girls, i can change, and you wanted a hit

spring! (summer - 74 days)

soon there are going to be too many people around to take mid-day shots like these!