bigger & better things

half of me is very impressed with the idea of people getting "real" jobs right out of college.  charging into the work world, loosening their ties to the ATM machine affectionately known as mom & dad,  9 to 5, five days a week.  the other, more cynical half of me has a fear of falling down that slippery slope, which almost inevitably leads to a mom haircut, kitten heels, and a dinner rotation that somehow involves bisquick.  but i digress.

what i'm getting at is that being a professional anything is some tough shit.  which is why i am particularly proud of laura, my sorta kinda fake cousin.  not only is she doing that whole job thing, but she's doing it in arkansas. i know, right? you totally forgot that state even existed.  the icing on this mid-western, tornado-ridden cake is that she's working for wal-mart, that beacon of luxuriousness and class.  and while it sounds like an opportunity that was made to pass up (no help from me), it's actually quite the opposite.  a graduate of penn state's supply chain program (the best in the country, toot toot), she's working for the company with the most efficient, game-changing supply chain in history. or something like that.  dayum gina!

so, what better reason to throw a little partayyyyy,
 complete with the perfect summer playlist.

[two door cinema: something good can work]

[foster the people: pumped up kicks]

[bow wow wow: i want candy]

[fleet foxes: battery kinzie]

[new order: age of consent]

[ellie goulding: lights]

[broken social scene: world sick]

[nicki minaj: super bass]

[broken bells: the high road]

[ghostland observatory: give me the beat]

[austra: lose it]

[feist: brandy alexander]
[the black keys: dearest]

[martin solveig & dragonette: hello]

[florence + the machine: you've got the love]

[coldplay: strawberry swing]

[lily allen: straight to hell]

[a silent film: you will leave a mark]

[kings of leon: notion]

[young the giant: my body]

[band of horses: no one's gonna love you]

good luck deedee, i know you're gonna take that cow town by storm.

xox