A while ago, a dear friend who may or may not be a bit clairvoyant said she saw palm trees and the letter “P” in my future. Low and behold, I am now about to embark on a journey that will take me to Hawaii to visit my friend Penelope. I’m going to swim in an ocean that is warm! How is that even real?

One of the coolest things about this trip is how low key it is. For a two week vacation 12 hours-by-plane away, I have done very little planning and light packing. And I feel great and ready to do some exploring, so here is what I am listening to. Fair warning that all songs are actually songs on my iPhone that I will be listening to on the plane and it’s a lot of Mountain Goats.

Bonus points if you add “Take Control” which is a song my band wrote.