Famous among dozens
AT&T sponsored my coverage of Outside Lands this year. Thanks, guys!
Mai Le of Fashionist is my long-time friend and show buddy; this is our second year at Outside Lands together. This year she took some style shots for us. You can find Part 1 of our Outside Lands fashion series here.
Brooke
Hannah and Jen. Jen made her skirt and earrings at TechShop San Francisco. Hannah wears her bracelets and jewelry every day; they’re gifts from friends.
Peanut
Look for more of Mai’s shots on Fashioni.st.
Mai Le of Fashionist is my long-time friend and show buddy; this is our second year at Outside Lands together. This year she took some style shots for us:
Carleigh (founder of Fathom and Form jewelry), wearing her own cuff design.
Heidrun
Alex
For more style updates, check out my Instagram and Twitter, and look for more of Mai’s shots on Fashioni.st. We’ll have a few more here tomorrow as well.
AT&T is sponsoring my coverage of Outside Lands this year. Thanks, guys!
AT&T is sponsoring my coverage of Outside Lands this year, so I get to take photos of a few of their All Access tent performances.
Side venues at festivals are my favorite places to find new music. It’s so nice to see bands up close before a sea of bobbing heads intervenes a few years down the road.
PAPA is a band out of L.A. who describe themselves as American soul music. In addition to being easy on the eyes, they’re smart, so it’s safe to develop a thinking woman’s crush.
These photos are from their performance in AT&T’s All Access tent, and you can see the whole performance, plus a brief interview on U-Verse.
Like them on Facebook for show notifications.
Or follow them on Twitter @papatheband
And if you still want to know more, here’s a solid interview with SYFFAL
Image by Refinery 29
Hey, if you’re looking for a music festival outfit, I made a Pinterest board of Outside Lands style inspiration. Also, check out the article I wrote last year How to Dress for Outside Lands, which offers practical tips on prepping for San Francisco’s variable climate. And be sure to follow me on Instagram and Twitter to see what people are wearing at Outside Lands this year.
AT&T is sponsoring my coverage of Outside Lands this year. Thanks, guys!
What My Son’s Disabilities Taught Me About ‘Having It All’, by Marie Myung-Ok Lee.
When I look at friends and acquaintances, many with perfectly beautiful children and wonderful lives, and see how desperately unhappy or stressed they are about balancing work and family, I think to myself that the solution to many problems is deceptively obvious. We are chasing the wrong things, asking ourselves the wrong questions. It is not, “Can we have it all?” — with “all” being some kind of undefined marker that shall forever be moved upwards out of reach just a little bit with each new blessing. We should ask instead, “Do we have enough?”
Image from Scenes of Life, by Lucie & Simon.
Outside Lands starts today! YUS, son. I added twenty new tracks to the Outside Lands Playlist, to satisfy my inner completist. I’ll be there with my show buddy Mai today and through the weekend, so please say hi if you see us.
Also, I’m attending courtesy of AT&T, so keep an eye on Instagram and Twitter if you want to play along at home.
Outside Lands Playlist (new tracks) on Spotify
Outside Lands Playlist (new tracks) on Rdio
New tracks:
A.M. 180, Granddaddy
Bang Bang, Dispatch
Broken Telephone, The Be Good Tanyas
Carried Away, Passion Pit
Shutterbugg, Big Boi, Cutty
First Breath After Coma, Explosions in the Sky
FUCKING BEST SONG EVERR, Wallpaper
Future Starts Slow, The Kills
Hold On, Alabama Shakes
I Walked Alone, YACHT
Little Hell, City and Colour
Lonesome, Dr. Dog
Matador, Bomba Estereo
Old Friend, Caveman
People Say (Acoustic), Portugal. The Man
Seems Like Home to Me, Two Gallants
Sifters, Andrew Bird
Slip, Allen Stone
This Head I Hold, Electric Guest
What have you been listening to lately? Let me know in comments.
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This morning pick-me-up is named in honor of Miss Anna Beth Chao, who made vats of cold brewed coffee while she was visiting from Louisiana. My house smelled glorious. I suddenly wanted a little coffee in everything — I briefly considered bathing in it. This was our compromise.
The ABC
• 1 shot Disaronno
• 1 shot almond milk
• Louisiana Cold Brewed Coffee to taste
• Crushed ice
I’m headed to Outside Lands this weekend. Here’s to dancing on the grass, gourmet food trucks, and Mr. Stevie Wonder. What are you toasting this week?
And if you’re still thirsty:
Sassy Lassi
The Vacation
Avocado Bourbon Shake
As part of my Life List, I’m photographing all the public libraries in San Francisco.
San Francisco is your home.
Dashiell Hammet‘s typewriter.
Bust of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California.
Hello, fellow book lovers. Right now, the California Library Association is trying to restore $15.2 million in State funding in hopes of preventing the loss of $16 million in Federal funding. Please take a minute to write a letter or two in support of restoring funding. All the information you need is here, so go get yourself a pen.
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The Best Parts of Bossy Pants by Tina Fey
The Best Parts of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
This is Gretchen, and I’m always thrilled to see her because her brain sponges up such satisfying facts. For example:
Were you aware that some studies have shown that when women are looking to reproduce, they’re attracted to men who smell biologically disparate? However, when they get pregnant, they’re attracted to men who smell like family, ostensibly because family will be more likely to protect the offspring. BUT! The pill mimics pregnancy. Which could mean that some types of pill cause you to fall in love with a man who is biologically similar, reproduce with him, and then find his smell unattractive when you’ve gone off the pill, sometimes leading you to break things off with him. What the what?
Gretchen is good for a few dozen of those life-altering facts over an evening, which is why I always pull her down next to me at dinner.
Gretchen also happens to be the author of the bestselling Happiness Project, and the soon-to-be-released Happier at Home (which will hit shelves September 4 and is now available for pre-order), both of which document Gretchen’s curiosity about ways to improve her life — she also has a site dedicated to the process that has some useful suggestions. The Go Mighty team and the gracious Isabel Kallman hosted a book release party for Happier at Home in New York last week, and some of our favorite women gathered to celebrate happiness.
Laura documented all the details over here. There was champagne, and donuts (Donuts 2012!), and lots of women laughing, which is the best.
There were also gift bags. Want one?
Bliss supplied a generous helping of good-smelling body and bath products, and Anthropologie gave us pretty wall calendars.
We also have five copies of Happier at Home to give away. To enter, just tell us what makes you happy in comments. In fact, will you please tell us three things? I like to read them. Fingers crossed for you.
Top and bottom images by Mighty Girl. Other images by Sheri Silver from www.sherisilver.com.
UPDATE: Comments close Monday, August 13. Until then, keep ’em coming:
Interior design and pet wrangling by Victoria Smith of sfgirlbybay, who is a lovely host. It’s possible I was not sober when I did this on Instagram. (Speaking of which, my favorite thing about this photo Victoria took is how I might as well be naked and people would still only notice Victoria’s rug. Internet, you are weird.)
Lucy is so proud of your progress.
The hand soap dispenser is a stickler for details.
The apron made cookies for the Science Olympiad team.
The sewing machine goes to bed at 8 p.m. on a Saturday.
This Catherine Holm saucier never knows what to say when people ask what she does.
This Vermouth is living in his parents’ rec room.
This throw pillow feels overdressed.
This cheese plate is tired of discussing Sartre.
This chalkboard can barely admit how he feels.
This air fern is secretly in love with the West Elm vase.
This George Nelson lamp was afraid of you in high school.
This task lamp is busy right now.
This egg isn’t sure about being born into this world. Not like this.
These antlers don’t really like cocktail parties.
This foot scored higher on the SATs than you.
This glass of wine is unimpressed.
Mighty Girl 