Backyard Parties and Rihanna

According to the calendar, it's May 1st. According to the weather, it's more like March 1st. It snowed yesterday. SNOWED, you guys. Regardless, the museum switched to summer hours today, and there are RVs (being driven by people with no business driving RVs) on the road again, so it must be almost summer.

No matter what the forecast says.

A few weeks ago it warm (read: warmish) and sunny enough for the first backyard party of the year. Okay, so the lawn chairs were buried half way up their backs in the snow, but we take what we can get around here. (Not to mention, the snow kept the beer cold)

Sure you could use tablecloths (or even just tables...) and string up twinkle lights and serve things that start with the word "deconstructed". Or you could just throw some chairs on the grass (or snow) and tell everyone to bring a dish and their own beer. That's the joy of a backyard party.

This week's hot jam is Stay by Rihanna and Mikky Ekko. Let's be honest, Rihanna needs a Sassy Gay Friend to help her make some life decisions, but Girl knows how to sing a pop song. In fact, she just broke the record for the most #1 songs on the Billboard Pop Chart. Stay is haunting but somehow still catchy. It's been playing on the radio here like crazy and I'm not sick of it yet, (unlike some songs, I'm looking at you Bruno Mars,) so that certainly qualifies it for hot jam status.

PS Was anyone else surprised by Mikky Ekko? Did not expect him to look like that.