14 April 13

I went to a fancy dress potluck hosted by the same people whose housewarming I attended with Liang the month before. I was pretty nervous since I hardly knew them, and because I'm a huge loser I was the first one there. But once Liang & some other people arrived I actually had a lovely time, and there was plenty of good food and cheap wine.

This was my first time attempting this trick in photoshop and I think it could have turned out worse. However, it involved a lot of lasso and erase tools and took like an hour, so if anyone knows a better way I'm all ears.

13 April 13

Went shopping with Steph and Sarah, after we decided we were all too lazy to drive to Seattle like we'd originally planned to do. Afterwards we went down to the Mill for a drink and some food; after a beer I decided to try this Caesar with dill, dijon, & smoked salmon.

12 April 13

I left work early to go to the rock & gem show in Abbotsford with Sarah, Maddie, & Hayley. It was incredible and I definitely spent like $40, though we all kind of forgot how far away Abbotsford is from Vancouver. After dropping Maddie and Hayley off Sarah and I were so ravenous that we bought pre-made salads and cheese popcorn and ate them in the parking lot of the grocery store.

11 April 13

Jeff and I went out to dinner with his mom, to celebrate Jeff's promotion. We had an amazing dinner at Pourhouse (I had the chickpea croquette with ratatouille and frisée salad) and really enjoyed ourselves — apparently the secret to having a good time with in-laws is copious amounts of wine.

10 April 13

Sarah and I had veggie burgers for dinner, featuring sprouts, homemade ketchup, and grilled zucchini.

09 April 13

08 April 13

I glanced through the concert listings in the Georgia Straight for the first time in awhile. I only go to a couple of shows a year these days, it seems, but in 2005-2008 I was constantly attending concerts, often on weeknights, sometimes by myself. I picked up the Straight every week and circled bands I wanted to see. I would be outraged if two shows I was interested in were happening on the same night. I don't know where I got so much money. Maybe concerts were cheaper then? Or maybe I just cared more.
The Handsome Furs shirt I'm wearing is one I bought at their show at Richard's on Richards (may she rest in peace) in 2006, another habit I've grown out of. I used to have countless band tees, and now I have only a handful, a few of which weren't even purchased at concerts. C'est la vie, I guess.

07 April 13

Me in my new hat that is meant for children but mostly fits my tiny head. Also we got to try the homebrew batch we thought was ruined, and it was actually pretty tasty!

06 April 13

Maddie came out to go thrifting and borrow the Pentax, so I took some portraits of her to finish off my roll of film (more here). We both found some good things at the shop and afterwards we ate some vegan ice cream at the soda fountain across the street. In the evening Jeff and I went down to the Mill to taste-test beer cocktails and sangria for their summer drink menu, and got nicely sauced and ate soft pretzels.

05 April 13

Homemade pizza with kale, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, kalamata olives, garlic, & onion. I watched The Green Mile for the first time. Great movie, better book.