Dog Days

The term "dog days of summer" was coined by the Romans to describe the hottest, most humid part of the summer. This period typically coincided with Sirius - nicknamed the "dog star," as it is the brightest star in the Canis Majoris constellation -  rising at the same time as the sun. Thanks college astronomy class.

We're in the dog days, folks. The twilight hours of summer. School is approaching for many of you, for better or for worse. I started this summer feeling aimless; untethered, like I didn't really have a reference point for the rest of my life. School has been that reference point ever since I can remember. Instead of summer feeling like a break, it felt the beginning of a long journey with no destination. Dizzying. And somewhat discouraging.

 Luckily, I now have something to look forward to! Now that I know that summer has an endpoint for me and isn't just a period of endless existence, I'm feeling the lazy sense of enjoyment that I always get in the last two or three weeks. Eating ice cream out on the porch, skateboarding through town under the streetlights, driving my convertible to the reservoir, pick-up games of basketball, spending Saturdays watching movies, smoking hookah on friends roofs, laying in truck beds looking up at the stars...I feel surprisingly carefree, almost like I'm about to start my freshman year all over again. I feel loved, blessed and refreshed.

So naturally there's a playlist. Put on some big sunglasses that turn everything yellow, pour a glass of ice tea, and take to the sea.

Dog Days of Summer

The Laws Have Changed - The New Pornographers
KV Crimes - Kurt Vile
Heart in Your Heartbreak - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Fun Times in Babylon - Father John Misty
Shout it Out - Mikal Cronin
Hey Snow White - The New Pornographers
Chinatown - Destroyer
Cookin Up Something Good - Mac Demarco
Nocturne - Wild Nothing
All Apologies - Nirvana
Polish Girl - Neon Indian
Here Comes Your Man - Pixies
Ride On/Right On - Phospherescent
Wakin on a Pretty Day - Kurt Vile