Do or Don't: Nail Trend

Earlier this week, Angloyankophile mentioned that she's really liking the new trend of women painting their nails one color, and their ring finger a different color. I was on the fence about it until I saw this:

Source: Cupcakes and Cashmere

I love the classic light pink with a bit of bling. What do you think? Would you do it?

Guilty Pleasure TV

So, for years I steered clear of TV. I was too busy, or read instead.... But when I stopped working and moved to France, and suddenly had a language barrier and lots of time on my hands, I bought a lot of boxed sets. The thing is, they weren't the shows everyone had been talking about for years, they were the trashy shows I always thought I was too smart for.  Like, I watched "The Bachelor" for the first time ever. And I kind of loved it.

My new favorite reality tv show last summer was The Glee Project. I don't even like Glee all that much any more, but something about the honesty and struggle of the kids on show had me hooked. Have you watched it? Hannah was my favorite: 

Season 2 started last week. 

Other shows I have watched recently and loved: 

• Greek
• Veronica Mars
• True Blood
• Revenge
• Pretty :Little Liars
• The Vampire Diaries

My 'to watch' list right now includes Homeland, Game of Thrones, and Breaking Bad (to name a few). 

Monday: New Music

I have always had a soft spot for Fiona Apple, so was pretty excited when I saw that she has a new album coming out this month--her first in 7 years. 

I loved "Never is a Promise". I'm sure I listened to it on repeat and thought about a former crush at some point...funny I remember the song and not which guy it might have been.

You can listen to The Idler's Wheel in its entirety on NPR. Click here. 

Moonrise Kingdom

On Monday, we saw the new Wes Andersen movie, Moonrise Kingdom. I love how quirky all of his movies are, and this is no exception.  Here's the sneak peek:

I especially loved Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Royal Tenenbaums. The soundtrack of this is a lot of fun too; there was even a bit of choral music. 

Diamond Jubilee

Happy Diamond Jubilee! Our long weekend is drawing to a close, but being in the UK for the festivities this weekend has been fun. Everywhere you look, there is bunting, flags, or other paraphernalia to honor the holiday. We went out of town on Friday and Saturday nights, but on our drive back Sunday morning, we were re-routed due to an old-fashioned (fancy dress) pram race along one of the main roads. We arrived back to London just in time to see the parade of 1000 boats coming down the Thames. Yesterday there was a party in the square near us. There were stands selling Coronation Chicken sandwiches, and we also passed a Pimms Lemonade Stand (I loved the idea of a lemonade stand targeting adults)

Here is a recipe to make Pimms. And here's one for Coronation Chicken.

Robyn Cover: Call Your Girlfriend

So, these pre-teen sisters covering Robyn's 'Call Your Girlfriend' are pretty much cooler than I've ever been in my whole life:

Tim Minchin Concert

Over the weekend, we drove to Herefordshire with some friends to see Tim Minchin in concert. It was really nice to get out of the city and also a fun concert. Now I want to see the musical of Mathilda.

Red Hair and Freckles, this particular Tim Minchin song is for you:

Fierce Dance Video

I saw this dance video posted on Facebook and couldn't resist sharing:

How amazing are her moves? Do you dance?

I have a bit of a phobia when it comes to dancing, which probably stem from my sister re-playing my 5th grade talent show dance to Paula Abdul's 'Straight Up' video every time I go home...Each time she sits on the couch, laughing uncontrollably, and pointing at the TV, saying 'look! you have no rhythm!'. 

Anyway, I have a lot of fantasies in which I suddenly show off some amazing dance moves like this. I also love pretty much any movie about dancing: Dirty Dancing, Step Up, Save the Last Dance...even the horrible ones I could watch multiple times.