17 June 12

I met up with Laryssa and we went to check out car-free day on the Drive. Ran into June and then we all parted ways after a bit. I got myself a library card (finally) and then went to visit Jeff at work for a little while.

20 April 12

Laryssa and Amanda came over with ingredients for kebabs. It's nice when friends think to cook for you during hard times. We cooked them on the grill and then smoked a joint and watched Ghostbusters with Steph and Jesse.

11 February 12

Amanda, Laryssa, and Steph came over (we were also joined briefly by Alice & Josh and Sarah & Onur) and we made five batches of vegan cupcakes! Four of them were to give away the following day, but after making the first batch of jelly donut cupcakes we decided we needed a batch that we could eat. We also made rum raisin, vanilla, and chocolate mint. Above is Laryssa doing a shot of the leftover hot buttered rum glaze from the raisin cupcakes.

01 August 11

After making epic breakfast (complete with sangria), Amanda, Laryssa & I met up with Luke and rode our bikes to Wreck Beach (well, Luke road to the beach, the rest of us locked up at Alma and took the bus). We sat listening to the Rolling Stones, drinking beer and eating blueberries & leftover chili until we were hot enough to go in the water; it was cold but lovely. Eventually we conquered the stairs and biked home. Upon my arrival I was incredibly hungry and in desperate need of a shower — signs of a weekend well-spent.

02 July 11

In the afternoon Jeff and I went to Third Beach for Angelique & Ben's going-away party. It was a lovely day... up until we arrived at the beach and it began to cloud over. We stayed talking and eating freshly-picked salmonberries for an hour or two, and then I went to Maple Ridge for Alice's birthday party. It was a kegger and although I didn't intend to, I got pretty drunk. My camera got passed around a lot, so of the photos that are actually interesting and/or in focus, I'm really not sure who took them. Alice did four kegstands because she's amazing. Covered in mosquito bites, I took a taxi back to my parents' place around 2am and passed out in Alice's bed, as she had already called it a night on a futon at the party. She showed up around 1:30 the following afternoon with a Big Mac meal and said she felt fine. What a champ.

01 May 11

I met up with Laryssa and Dan to go to Van Dusen gardens for their plant sale. Unfortunately, we waited half an hour for the 17 and it never showed up, and by then the sale was over, so instead we went to the Urban Shaman and then had the first patio beer of the season at Steamworks.

17 April 11

I went to brunch at Malloreigh's with Laryssa and Sarah. I was so excited to eat food and to see Lars that I forgot to take pictures of the food. Mal didn't mind, though - she said her presentation has seen better days.
Later I went shopping for a few things I need for the road trip and then came home to watch the hockey game.

03 October 10

I got up early and went to yoga, and then to brunch at Amanda's. Laryssa and Dan and Jeff D and a couple other people were there also. Brunch was mimosas, hash browns, and crepes filled with tempeh, spinach, fried mushrooms and onions, and fresh tomato. Afterwards I went downtown and bought ONLY the precise things I intended to buy - possibly a first for me. I met up with Jeff after his shift ended and we came home together to make dinner and watch Mad Men.

I am really making an effort to stay more up-to-date with this blog... not only does not posting make me unmotivated to take more photos because of all the catching up I have to do, but I sometimes find it difficult to recall what went on I take a photo and when I post it, and part of the point of this was to keep a better record of my day-to-day life.

09 January 10

Brunch at Amanda's Saturday morning. Here is Laryssa is wearing Amanda's hat, looking good in photos as usual.

06 September 09

I think Laryssa MAY need a new pair of pants.

07 July 09

Laryssa came over and we made moussaka, exchanged music, and I used peanut butter and a fine-toothed comb to remove gum from her hair.

20 June 09

After a conversation about how frivolous uses of paper is destroying forests, Laryssa feels guilty about blowing her nose, and decides to use an old pillowcase instead of tissue.

13 June 09

Wreck Beach, again. If I go there enough, I wonder if my calves will stop burning the next day after climbing the stairs?

07 June 09

Yesterday a bunch of us went for a picnic in Deep Cove. We ate too much and looked at crafts.

31 May 09

Backyard cocktail party/vegan appetizer cookoff. Laryssa really liked Jeff's mini-burgers.

17 April 09

Poor Laryssa drank too much Fireball on Friday night :( I sat with her in the bathroom and she fell asleep in my lap. This is us holding hands.