Zooey Deschanel really loves the simple life. And we love this pretty picture of her.
It's from the August issue of Self magazine, in which the star of the new romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer outlines some of her favorite things to do during, well, the summer.
So what makes Ms. Deschanel—who is engaged to Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard—happy during the hottest months of the year?
Hammocks! She doesn't own one, but hopes to soon. "Until then," Deschanel writes, "I will read and reread Raymond Chandler's The Lady in the Lake on my sofa, wishing I were hanging in a rope cradle attached precariously to a tree branch."
State and county fairs! "They're usually cheesy and weird and have terrible rides that lack safety precautions," she explains. "But other than that, fairs are fantastic and kind of hilarious."
Sing-alongs! "Unless you are all members of a particular fan club, stick with the classics," Deschanel (who also sings in the duo She & Him) writes. "You can never go wrong with The Beatles or Motown—most people know quite a few of those hits."
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Check out Deschanel with her dapper Days costar Joseph Gordon-Levitt in our Guys in Ties gallery.