Friday, November 1: Free Bike Lights at San Diego Central Library

*Light Me Up Safety Lights in photo do not represent what will be provided at this event

November 1: San Diego Cyclists Get Road-Ready with Free Bike Lights at Central Library

Bike light installation prepares bike riders for the end of Daylight Saving Time
Bike Coalition to make night time riding safer for commuters

WHAT:
As the majority of the country transitions from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time, the San Diego County Bike Coalition and the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) are partnering to invite all bike commuters to receive free front bike lights. All riders on bikes can head to the San Diego Central Library where Bike Coalition staff and police officers will encourage safe, nighttime commuting with free bike light installation, helpful tips and important safety information about riding in the dark.

WHY:
With nightfall arriving almost 60 minutes earlier after Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 3, the Bike Coalition wants to ensure all people in San Diego have access to what they need to be visible on busy streets and get home safely. People who commute on bikes and pedal home in the dark during the Standard Time months will be safer on our shared roads. California state law requires cyclists to use front and rear lights when commuting at night.

WHO:
San Diego Bike Coalition
San Diego Police Department
San Diego Central Library

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Location: San Diego Central Library (330 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101)
Date and Time: Friday, November 1 from 5 to 6 p.m.

Source: GoMixte

Photos: #PeakBloom at Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden at Balboa Park

I'm having a perfect lazy Sunday. I finished reading Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too!, the latest book by Chelsea Handler, Darren is off working, Nova is hanging out with a soccer buddy, and I'm at home trying to stay off social media because I don't want any GoT spoilers or commentary until after we watch it tonight. I've got a ton of photos to post, some LA Daily episodes to catch up on, some posts have had on my brain for a minute, and I want to get a jump on listings because I'll be shooting Johnny Marr on Monday and I don't wanna be under pressure to get them done. So I guess I just filled up my day with a whole lot of time on my laptop, though I might also try to sneak off to the Zoo or something today, too. First, a million pictures of the #PeakBloom at the Inez Grant Memorial Rose Garden at Balboa Park that I shot on Friday.

Summer Concerts In The Parks Line-Ups Roll Out For 2017

We pay a hefty sunshine tax in our rents, sales taxes, and general cost of living here in San Diego, but that's all the more reason to love the free events offered every summer. Besides amazing street fairs like Adams Avenue Street Fair, Festival of Arts in North Park, Fiesta del Sol, (to name just a few), we also get a ton of "Concerts In The Park".  Many of San Diego's parks have already rolled out their summer series, and I'll do my best to update the one who haven't when they finally get around to it. Every year I fail to include these in my listings because they're a total pain in the ass to hunt down, but I'm an insomniac, so this year I've at least put this together. Note: Street Fairs and other annual events can be found here. Let me know if I missed anything!! (Find them all after the jump. Click the park links for parking, park rules, and any other special event info.)

Fletcher Cove

Holiday Things To Do In San Diego

Speaker of the Assembly, Toni Atkins, has a very thorough newsletter. Some staffer or intern put a lot of time into collecting these events, and in no way am I trying to claim that this is my work, but they did a really good job and one would hope that the point of including these in the newsletter is to get the word out about free family events throughout the 78th District and County. I'll sprinkle in more as I find them. [I've already updated this 3 times today, so I decided to make a separate page tab for these listings. If you're on mobile, this is accessible with the pull down menu by the word blog. Still, full post after the photo.




Celebrate the holidays in San Diego – and do it for free!

America's Cup Village Is Coming...and Bringing FREE Concerts!!!

The America's Cup doesn't take place until 2013, but for many years it was an institution here in San Diego, so it is fitting that the first America's Cup World Series event is taking place right here in our own backyard (if you consider the Big Bay your backyard). Even if you know nothing about the regatta, the great thing for you is that the organizers are making a big party out of it. So even if that means they're trying to attract a younger demographic to care about the sport and earn eyeballs for advertisers by bribing you, I'd say that if someone wants to throw a free multi-day event and book awesome FREE CONCERTS, I'm all for it. (There is a suggested donation of $10 for Ocean Conservation Projects)

The concerts will take place at the America's Cup Village (Broadway & Navy Pier on Harbor Drive) each day immediately after racing ends so set times are approximate. There is also a Battle of the Bands taking place, so if you think your band has the chops to play, I highly suggest entering (click the battle of the bands flyer below or the banner at the top of my site). A little bird may have told me that there has only been ONE ENTRY so far, and though they reserve the right to not book anyone, it's a great opportunity to get in front of a lot of eyeballs and the contest closes on Sunday. Halloran will be hosting each night's events.

Wednesday, November 16 - Agua Dulce (4:15)
Thursday, November 17 - The Silent Comedy (8:15) , Little Hurricane (7pm), The Donkeys (5:15)
Friday, November 18 - Chromeo DJ Set (8:30), K.Flay (7:45), The Soft Pack (6:30), Earth Amplified (4:15)
Saturday, November 19 - Diplo (8:15), Hyena (7pm), The Chain Gang of 1974 (5:45)
Sunday, November 20- The Cataracts (5pm)

Children's Museum TRASH Block Party: FREE this weekend

This weekend, the San Diego Children's Museum will be celebrating their new TRASH exhibit with a free block party. On Saturday, you can catch Ozokidz (Ozomatli), The Platt Brothers and other entertainment, while on Sunday you can enjoy Hispanic Community Day with Todo Mundo, Pink Army, Manny Cepeda and more.

Activities are open from 10am-4pm on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, go to the Children's Museum site or check out extra special details including a VIP walkthrough for KPRI registered Freeqs.

Thread Show! Details & Ticket Giveaway

It's probably pretty obvious that I'm not much of a shopper. My wardrobe consists mostly of band t-shirts, jeans, and hoodies, and I haven't been shopping in a mall in San Diego in probably five years, but for the fashionistas out there who pay a bit more attention to their appearance, Thread Shows are a great place to find unique apparel and goods. And for those not so interested in shopping, they've added NOSH to their show, which will offer small plate offerings from local eateries for $1-$3.

The Thread Show takes place on Sunday, September 26 at the Horton Plaza event space at 4th & Broadway from 11am-6pm. The cost is $10, or $5 if you RSVP, but I've got THREE pairs of tickets to giveaway. Just send me a tweet "@SDdialedin I wanna go to @ThreadShows on Sunday!" and I'll pick three winners before Friday. Click the flyer for more info, or click 'keep on reading' at the bottom of the post for the full press release.

THREAD Show Brings Indie Fashion, Art, Music and Food to San Diego this Fall
THREAD Show presents NOSH at THREAD Show, a new concept incorporating food tastings from San Diego restaurants, in its September 2010 show

San Diego, THREAD Show is proud to introduce NOSH to the September 2010 show. NOSH is an event concept featuring local restaurants selling sample-sized portions for $1 - $3, as well as small plates. THREAD will still feature the independent designers, shopping, art, house wares, fashion shows, live DJs and all-day giveaways the show is known for but NOSH will feature an additional 15,000 square feet of great food, all-day DJ entertainment and free restaurant giveaways, all included in the entrance fee to THREAD Show.

“San Diego is one of our most popular markets for THREAD Show and the perfect place to introduce this new concept,” said THREAD Show spokesperson, Danielle Gano. “Sustainable fashion and the slow, local food movement go hand-in-hand and we’re excited to bring San Diego its first pop-up local shopping mall, complete with a food court!”

Although NOSH is a new concept for THREAD, supporting local business is not. Every THREAD Show hosts independent designers, artists, musicians and now restaurants to display and sell their wares to attendees. This event allows people to shop and purchase clothes, art, house wares, and eco-friendly designs, listen to live bands and DJs, watch fashion shows, receive complimentary styling in the THREAD Style Lounge, recycle their old clothes and sip, eat and mingle to their heart’s content. Attendees can expect high-quality and high-creativity designs in a more comfortable, energized and interactive shopping environment than conventional retail spaces offer. What truly differentiates THREAD designers from their mass-produced competitors is their commitment to the traditional beauty and art of design, with passion and quality that is second to none.

By allowing shoppers to skip the third-party retailer, THREAD gives trend-setters an opportunity to meet the designers face-to-face, feed the local economy, be kind to the environment and ensure products are locally-made and ethically produced. This one-on-one connection also allows designers to get direct feedback from their consumers.

THREAD Show has also introduced a new, lower ticket price this year. Admission is $10 in all cities – or $5 if you RSVP on the THREAD website. The September 26 event will be held at the Horton Plaza Event Space from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. For regular updates, to visit the THREAD blog, RSVP to a show or subscribe to the email newsletter, please visit www.threadshow.com.

About THREAD Show // Good Style. Good Value. Good Karma.
THREAD Show is a travelling juried showcase of the best independent fashion and home designers on the West Coast, and the music and art that rock their world. This dynamic one-day retail environment has showcased more than 7,000 emerging designers since its inception in 2003. THREAD allows consumers a unique opportunity to support their local economy, reduce their carbon footprint and discover emerging designers while scoring deals and purchasing one-of-a-kind wares in a fun and unique setting. For more information, visit www.threadshow.com.

KPRI & Hornblower present Dawes

On Sunday morning I was scooped up and headed down to the cruise terminal to catch another KPRI Hornblower cruise, this time with the band Dawes out of Los Angeles. Most of the cruises happen at sunset, so I knew that a free Sunday cruise (while the local Chargers game was blacked out) would be crowded. Fortunately photographer Steve saved me a seat so that I could shoot the show. Wylie, the bassist was unable to attend because he had to fly to New York for his grandfather's funeral, so Taylor played guitar with the rest of the band (brother Griffin and bandmate Alex) helping out with harmonies. It was an amazing set (despite my sunburnt face) and though it was unfortunate that Wylie couldn't be there, we got an incredible performance. Taylor's guitar wasn't even plugged into an amp, just had a single mic on it. He tried out a couple new songs on the crowd, too. The band will be ending their full fall tour at the Casbah on November 27 and I highly recommend getting your tickets for the show. Be sure to check out their site for lots of great videos, an awesome performance on Yours Truly, as well as their most recent Daytrotter session.
These were a few of my favorites of the day:







Here's the full playlist from the day. Click the right or left arrows to navigate through them.

Free Music Roundup

I feel like I've been hoarding some new music and if I keep waiting to get through all of my e-mail, I'll never be finished, so for now, here are some free downloads for bands with upcoming shows. Some of them are coming to San Diego, some have their closest shows in LA, but either way, keep them on your radar and download away, little puppies!

Menomena "Taos" & "Five Little Rooms"
Sept. 17 @ Casbah

Film School "Heart Full of Pentagons"
Sept. 19 @ Casbah

Paul Collins "Do You Wanna Love Me?"
9/22 @ Soda Bar

The Wagner Logic "Waiting For Snow"
Sept 25 @ Tin Can

TV Buddhas "Fun Girls"
Sept 26 @ Bar Pink

Hooray For Earth "Surrounded By Your Friends"
9/28 @ The Loft at UCSD

Jukebox The Ghost "Empire" & "Empire (Freelance Whales Remix"
9/28 @ The Loft at UCSD

Sebatien Tellier
"Look"
9/30 @ El Rey Theatre

Heavy Young Heathens "Sha La La La La"
Oct. 3 @ Belly Up with Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Voxhaul Broadcast "Leaving On The 5th"
October 7-10 - Los Angeles, CA Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival

Cloud Nothings "Hey Cool Kid"
10/10 @ Soda Bar

The Acorn "Kindling To Cremation (Megafaun Remix)"
Closest show: Oct. 13 @ The Echo, Los Angeles

Shadow Shadow Shade "Say Yes"
10/15 @ Soda Bar

Women "Narrow With The Hall"
10/19 @ Casbah

Blood Red Shoes "Light It Up"
Oct. 19 @ Casbah

Ra Ra Riot "Boy"
Oct 21 @ Belly Up

Villagers "Becoming A Jackal"
Oct 21 @ Belly Up with Ra Ra Riot

Envy "Dreams Coming To An End" & "A Breath Clad In Happiness"
10/22 @ Casbah

Weekend "Coma Summer"
11/11 @ The Loft

Free Music Round-Up

I haven't had the chance to post a free music roundup in a couple of weeks, so here's a late one that has stuff I've collected these past few weeks. Any bands who have shows coming to San Diego are below. There are more random downloads of new music after the jump (click 'keep on reading'). To download, right-click & "save as" or click and "save target as", depending on your browser.

Azure Ray (Widget) "Don't Leave My Mind" @ The Loft, UCSD, October 21


Lights "New New" @ Soda Bar, August 27th

Archeology "Altar Song" @ Tin Can, August 28

Dead Confederate "Run From The Gun" @ Belly Up, September 12

Hooray For Earth "Comfortable, Comparable(Chairlift remix)" & "Comfortable, Comparable" @ The Loft, UCSD, September 28

Deer Tick "Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame" @ The Loft at UCSD, October 17

Starfucker "Julius" @ Casbah, October 24


Bad Books "You Wouldn't Have To Ask"
Black Angels "Telephone"
Brass Bed "Begs Me Not To Beg" "Pop Mission"
Cheyenne Marie Mize "Best"
Christopher Paul Stelling "Flawless Executioner"
Cloud Nothings "Hey Cool Kid"
Dive Index "Cut"
Frankie Rose and the Outs "Little Brown Haired Girls"
Infantree "Euphemism"
Jenny Lewis "Hardships" (Gospel B-Side)
Jukebox The Ghost "Empire" "Empire (Freelance Whales Remix)" @ The Loft at UCSD, 9/28
Kathryn Calder "Slip Away"
Kermit Ruffins "I Got A Treme Woman"
Lazerbeak "Salt and Sea"
N.A.S.A."Gifted (Boombotz Remix)"
Neon Hitch "What Starry Eyes Need To Know"
New Collisions "Over"
Paul Collins "Do You Wanna Love Me?"
Peelander-Z (Japaneses punk rock for kids) "E-I-E-I-O"
Rooftop Vigilantes "Seth No Jump"
Sam Billen "Rum Hee" "Different Lives(from Headphones & Cellphones)"
Screaming Females "I Don't Mind It"
Sebastien Tellier "Look"
The Fumes “Automobile”
The Hush Now "Vietnam Giraffe"
The Shimmies "The Thing That Seems The Hardest Is Avtually The Easiest" "Judas" "Beloved Enemies"
Tucker Jameson and the Hot Mugs "Last Train Home"
Vincent Minor "Heavy Metal Lover" "Late Night Show"
White Noise Sound "Sunset"
Young Man "Up So Fast" "Five"

Free Music Roundup: July 27-August 2, 2010

Time for another free music roundup. These are externally hosted MP3s that labels and publicists have cleared for posting. The hosting sites can pull the links at any time, so download while you can. Below are bands coming to the area. For more free music, click 'keep on reading'

Woven Bones "I've Gotta Get"
Performing at the Casbah on August 20 with Crocodiles and Heavy Hawaii

Baths "Heart" (Daedalus Snolaxed Remix)
Performing at Soda Bar on August 21 with Jogger

Jukebox The Ghost "I Love You Always Forever" "Empire"
Performing at The Loft at UCSD on September 28 with Hooray For Earth and AB & The Sea

The Drums "Down By The Water"
Touring with Surfer Blood. 9/28 at glass house in Pomona. 9/29 The Music Box Los Angeles.

Sonny and the Sunsets "Too Young To Burn"
Performing at the Casbah on November 10 with Best Coast

More music if you 'keep on reading'.

Clubfeet "Edge of Extremes" "Teenage Suicide"

Emanuel and The Fear "The Rain Becomes The Clouds"

Arab Strap "The First Big Weekend" "Packs of Three"

The Murdocks "Black Jesus Knocking"

Pete Yorn "Precious Stone"

Quitzow "Whatever"

Setting Sun "The Sympathetic CEO"

Superhumanoids remix of Meanest Man Contest's "Takitani Edit"

Unicycle Love You "Justine"

Paleo "Violin"

The Rakehells "Lost Weekend"

Brad Laner "Eyes Close"

Prince Rama "Lightening Fossil"

Left Click:
Paul Dempsey "Out The Airlock" "Bats"

Free Music Roundup: July 20-26, 2010

Let me catch you up with my life for a second. After doing Comic-con all week (and at least one party or show every night), I was absolutely wrecked. Every muscle and bone in my body ached. I came home on Sunday night after 10:30 and my neighbors were having a party (that had started at 3 pm, by the way. And one that they promised "wouldn't be noisy".) I've created my share of noise over the years, so I tolerated the party for a while. Then it got later. I sent a text message. No reply. I called. No Reply. Then they really blew it by chanting/cheering during the True Blood repeat, which I was seeing for the first time. I actually went out of my apartment midshow and yelled to them so as not to miss my show. I believe it was something like, "[neighbor's name], It's 12:30! On a Sunday! Time to call it a night!" And then I slammed my screen door on my foot. FML.

I am officially that person. Their friends gathered their bibles and left and I was content because I was finally going to get sleep. And man, did I sleep. Well, until the big mouth salon chick opened up shop at 7 a.m. to catch her clients up on her slutty weekend rendezvous. The same time she starts, so does the construction that has that awful beeping that Caterpillers make when they're in reverse. All. Day. Long. *sigh* I remember when Kensington was quiet and I was the loudest one in the hood.

I attempted jumping right into catching up with updating the Casbah calendar and email and posts and job hunting and other "work" come Monday, but my apartment was frightening. So I cleaned. Three loads of laundry. Find places for all the Comic-con crapola. Go through mail. Put all CDs and press kits in one place. Clean the fridge. Clean the litter box. Do the dishes. Dust. More dishes. Vacuum. Make dinner. Do dishes from dinner. Recycle junkmail and magazines from 2009. Fold laundry. Put freshly laundered sheets on the bed. Play with cat while attempting to make bed. Bleed on freshly washed white sheets due to gushing cut from playful but overzealous cat.

It was well into nighttime before I felt like everything was in it's right place and I could finally get to business. I finally started to read the last few days worth of email, one by one. All 323 of them. Naturally, in all of that there was a lot of bullshit, but there were also a lot of free downloads to offer. I haven't listened to all of these though I did sample and they cover a spectrum of genres, so you're just going to have to listen on your own and see if you think they're worth downloading. Unlike last week, most of these bands are not touring through San Diego. I'm putting the locals and the touring bands at the top, but there will be a lot more if you click on 'keep on reading'.

For all downloads (except Fever Sleeves which is at Mediafire), right click and 'save as' or 'save link as' to download depending on your browser. These are all externally hosted by various official sites which have cleared for posting but reserve the right to remove the links at any time, so download them while ya can. This by no means covers all new music, this is just the music that was sent to me over the past seven days to share with my readers.

Fever Sleeves Soft Pipes, Play On
For full album free download, click here.
NPMT at The Ruby Room, August 13

Eastern Conference Champions "Bloody Bells (M. Zero Remix)"
At Beauty Bar San Diego August 17

Fillagar "Gray Area"
Appearing at Soda Bar August 23

The Lights "new new"
Appearing at Soda Bar August 27

Little Gold "Completely Fucked"
Performing at Tin Can with Lovey Dovies, September 1


There was no logical way to organize these, so they're alphabetical.

A Lull "Weapons for War"

Arab Strap Daughters of Darkness"

Awolnation "Burn It Down"

Backwards Quilt "And Then The Sigh"

Blip Blip Bleep "Freak You Out"

Burnt Ones "Burnt to Lose"

Dana Falconberry "Singing Lullabies"

Darker My Love "Split Minute"

Drunken Barn Dance "A Winter's Tale"

FUR "Black Castles"

Gangcharger "Apparition"

Hooray For Earth "Surrounded By Your Friends" (Twin Shadow Remix) "Form" (Oh No Ono Remix)

Jesse Woods "Mind Drips" (Neon Indian Cover)

Jody Porter “Aurora”

John Eichleay "Hideout"

Keegan DeWitt "Say La La"

Lazy "Who Could Break Your Heart"

Le Vice "Shy Guy"
Munk "Down In L.A." (Them Jeans Remix)

Nihiti "Black Cars" "The Return of Kind Ropes"

Pegi Young "Body Breaks" (Devendra Banhart cover)

Rusty Anderson "Where Would We Go?"

Shit Robot "I Found Love (TBD Remix)"

Snuffaluffagus "Brazil Wood Poetry"

Soars "Throw Yourself Apart"

Soft Metals "Love Or Music"

Sunset "Sunshine Hair"

Team Bayside High "No Sleeves Attached" (DJ Mix)

The Murdocks "Black Jesus Knocking"

Tucker Jameson & The Hot Mugs "Last Train Home"

Wartime Blues "Youth"

Woodsman "When The Morning Comes"

Yacht "Nausea" (X cover)

Young Man "Five"

Free Music Roundup

If you let the email get out of control, even behind by just a couple days, it'll bite you hard. I've been playing catch up and working through email one at a time for almost 6 hours, and thought I'd share the music that was coming through with each of those. For all of the music below, right click and 'save as' or 'save link as' depending on your browser, except for Zoo Seven...a normal click will take you to a download landing page. Enjoy some new music and then get out and support the bands coming through town.

Full Album Downloads:
Atlantic Line Exit To Intro Performing on July 29 at Beauty Bar with Lyon Crowns

Zoo Seven Lifesaver

MP3/Single Downloads:

Lycaon Pictus Death Disco I Give You A Rose Rough Telephone
Performing at Bar Pink this Wednesday, July 21

Slow Animal Saturday Mourning theFUNsun
Performing on Thursday, July 22 at the Whistle Stop

Holy Ghost! Say My Name
Appearing Saturday, July 24 at Voyeur (DJ Set) and August 16 at HoB with Chromeo

Lower Dens Tea Lights Hospice Gates
Performing September 3 at Tin Can

Devotionals (Tyson Vogel of Two Gallants) Chest Like Expanive Wings

moe. Spine Of A Dog

AWOLNATION Burn It Down
Nearest shows: July 28 at Club Moscow(Hollywood) and August 12 at Viper Room (West Hollywood)

The National Rifle She's A Waste
Album out on August 31. No tour dates posted.

Highlife Organ Donor
Jeremy performed last night at Lestat's. So awesome.

The Henry Clay People Your Famous Friends
Performing at Soma on August 7 with Silversun Pickups

Radio Freq Where You Been
Debut EP out July 20

Land of Talk

Playing at the Casbah on 10/10 with Besnard Lakes and Suuns

Weep Let Me
Worn Thin released July 13 on Projekt Records

Paul Collins Do You Wanna Love Me?
Paul is playing the Soda Bar on September 22 with Baja Bugs and Jungle Fever

Neil Nathan California Run Highways I'm So Happy You Failed
The Distance Calls set for release August 24

Pegi Young Starting Over
Album Foul Deeds is out now

Happy Thanksgiving! How 'bout some free music?

Today I will be without internet for most of the day. One day I will convince my parents to get wi-fi. Either way, I've got two good nuggets for you to make it through your day, namely TWO free album downloads.

The first, from Matt Pond PA, is a free EP available for download from the official site here.

From the press release:

Mister P. and his party have taken themselves captive to become the their own producers, manufacturers, and distributors. It was a deferential revolt against inertia, a clearing of the throat to answer the quiet. Or maybe it was an inevitable reaction to seeing Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.

In adherence to their demands, these songs were recorded in a cabin in Bearsville, NY, as a simple sonic manifestation of their opinions concerning the arguable value of a waterlogged paperback.

A Free EP prospectively titled: The Dawn before the Dark Leaves or Water off a Black Dog's Back or Amazing Life or Butterfly Mornings and Wildflower Afternoons or May we never go go mental, may we always stay stay gentle or The Fear of not Being Afraid or The Warmth Within the Warren or Dreaming of Sleeping or Saying It to Keep It From Happening or This is not the Dark Leaves or Living for Liv Ullman or The Odds of a Sunrise or Whispering Pines or You'll be the Rhythm and I'll be the Beat and I'll be the Rhythm and You'll be the Beat or The Grass Harp or Goodbye Barcelona or Why is my copy of the Moviegoer Floating in a Puddle Beside the Car.

Or simply, The Freeep.

The second comes from The Vacation.

After being dropped from American Recordings after successfully releasing their first album and touring with the likes of Alice Cooper, Living Things and more, The Vacation didn't lose any steam and released their sophomore record themselves.

Get Used is now available thanks to Playboy Magazine and trueAnthem.com for FREE to all. In fact, the album is downloadable from a widget that can be posted on any website, blog, social networking profile, etc. Sharing is caring.

Check it out here.

I hope to see lots of people out tonight after you've had your fill of turkey, tofurkey, pot roast, ham, turducken, or whatever it might be that fills your belly on this day of thanks.

xo,
rosey

7-11 Free Slurpee Day!

Yes, it's true. Today is free Slurpee day. (Being that the date is 7/11 and all...) Don't get all crazy about it, though. It's a 7.11 oz Slurpee. Is it worth going out of your way for? Probably not. But if you happen to work in a building with a 7-11 in the lobby (as I do), it's a lovely afternoon treat.



I went for the new "Full Throttle" flavor. A guy was feeling me when I blurted out "this would taste really good with vodka."