It's insane that it took this long to even get this conversation started.
12 Things I'm Doing This Summer
Summer has officially begun, so I think it makes sense to have a summer must-do list. Is it obvious that I love lists? I have tons of different kinds of lists going - movies to watch, work stuff that needs to be done, etc. But here's what my summer list looks like this year. Keep in mind, a lot of it is food/fun-based (AS ALL SUMMER LISTS SHOULD BE). Also, make one of your own! Otherwise I promise you that this summer will just pass you by.
SUMMER 2015
Try the frozen hot chocolate at Astor Bake Shop (Queens)
Finally visit the rooftop across the street - there's a hotel across the street from me that has a rooftop bar that I've always wanted to go to but never have (Queens)
Finally eat a Nanaimo bar for the first time (Toronto)
Go to City Island (Bronx)
Go to Montauk (Montauk)
See this year's installation at the rooftop at The Met (Manhattan)
Successfully grow something in my backyard (Queens)
Check out the Jefferson Market Garden (Manhattan)
Get the burrata ice cream at Dominique Ansel (Manhattan)
See a movie at that gorgeous AMC on the UWS @ 84 street (Manhattan)
Try an egg cream in Forest Hills (Queens)
Visit the Edgar Allan Poe cottage (Bronx)
Possible Blogs Posts To Do: Photograph Each Hour For A Day, Outfit Of The Day posts, Vlog!
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“If your grocery store sells California nectarines, I beg you to get half a dozen. Holy hell, are they the shit.”
Jon Stewart on Charleston
I don't know what The Daily Show is going to be without this man, but it won't be the same.
Levain Bakery in NYC
I've been hearing things about Levain Bakery for years now, so when I found myself on the Upper West Side the other day - I had to see what all the fuss was about.
And I get it. These cookies are three dimensional and crazy good. The kind of crazy good that takes you two days to eat to completion.
I got the chocolate-walnut one for myself and the dark chocolate peanut butter chip one for Nathan (which to be quite truthful, took three days to devour). The shop itself is small and vaguely reminded me of the interior of the soup nazi's shop on Seinfeld. There's always a line that goes out the door, but they move so swiftly that waiting in that line is hardly an issue.
Definitely try these cookies if you find yourself nearby!
Mom Says
“A red ribbon should be placed on a child who has been sick to keep the illness from returning.”
Best Part From Jurassic World
“In our exterior life, we can only be one person. But in our imaginations, we can be anyone, anywhere. That’s one of the reasons I read and write. It’s a way for me to have more than one life.”
In The Summertime
I always put this on my iPod in June. Always. It has to be in my summer rotation.
Person To Follow - Kelly Oxford
If you're on Twitter and you're not following Kelly Oxford already, who the hell are you following? She IS Twitter, as far as I'm concerned.
And considering how great her first book was, I cannot wait for the second one she's working on at the moment.