Etsy Etsy Etsy!!!

I started an Etsy shop! It's pretty sparse right now, but I'll get more stuff up when I have some time off work!
Check it out!

Dressin' up.

I'm staying with my friend Joe on Saturday night, which coincidentally is the same night that he is hosting a party. The theme of the party is 'Grow', and you're supposed to dress up as yourself from any stage of life. Since I don't want to drag around unnecessary clothes, I've decided that I'm going to put powder in my hair to turn it gray, and wear my Starbucks apron. It's simple, but I'm actually laughing alone in my house because I think it's so funny.

Kind of tragic, actually, because of how realistic it may be.

Samosa

I'm getting more and more excited about the trip I'm taking to San Francisco. It's less than a hundred miles away and I used to live there, but it's more out-of-town than I've been in a long time. Admittedly, I'm going to be really bummed out sleeping away from Sean for four nights, but I'll just try to pretend like I'm an independent woman who don't need no man.

I bought the Vegan Yum Yum cookbook, and am not disappointed. I currently have vegan samosas baking in the oven, and plan on making quite a few more indian dishes by the end of the day. I'm bringing my cookbook and spices to SF with me on Saturday, and Ayumi and I are hopefully going to get the hell down in the kitchen.

I'm also going to start taking vitamins. I know I obviously should have begun taking them when I stopped eating animal products, but I'm an idiot. I also smoke.

The spirit of radio.

Lisa posted my interview and photos over at Starship Narcissus. The post seems to be getting a nice response, which is delightful!

I've planned a leisurely trip to SF this weekend, taking advantage of my three consecutive days off. Usually when I make a trip there it's a mess of arrangements and traveling, but I plan on completely relaxing during this trip. There are one or two people I want to see, and I won't feel bad about blowing off everyone else. I wish I were just as social as I used to be, but I really can't fit all of my friends into one trip when the point is to take a vacation.

If they were so desperate to see me, they would have come to Sacramento a long time ago, right?

Anyway, it's not like I'm going to be skulking around the city avoiding people. I'm just not going to stress if I don't get to do everything or see everyone I want to. I'm excited to see and stay with Ayumi. I've been really missing living with her, and I've felt a distinct lack of nonjudgmental close friendship recently. I always do, but it doesn't usually bother me this much.

Because I feel like my posts have been a little text-heavy recently, here's a picture of Ayumi and me from 2007. It's uninteresting, but I'm still going to mention that I no longer have my nose pierced. In case you know me in real life, and were thinking "I've never noticed..."

Finally.

My love has been returned to me. He was released from the clutches of that sterile, concrete prison, detached from the foreign liquids releasing into his veins, finally breathing air that has not gone stale flowing through rattling passages.

Fuck yeah!

He is, however, still recovering. Therefore, we've been sitting on his mom's couch, watching Toddlers & Tiaras. I'm driving my mom to work almost every day so I can be with him here -- his mom's house is too far away for me to ride my bike.

I also received the dress I won from Tiger Cult. I love it dearly, and am so glad I went for a dress in simple black with interesting detail.

Oh me, oh my!

I don't have to work until 4pm today! It's truly miraculous!

Last night, I had several plans that I wanted to make happen, including spending some waking time in the hospital with Sean, but I ended up passing out in all my clothes at 8pm. Usually when I come to the hospital it's mostly to sleep, since I don't have that many days off, and generally have to wake up anywhere from 3-6am. Last night, I was excited to have some time with Sean during which I didn't have to worry about getting enough sleep. Mission accomplished, I suppose.

Lisa and I did a photoshoot yesterday, which was fun. I am the most awkward model ever, but I'm excited about answering the questions she's going to send me!

Thrift Town

I've scored big at Thrift Town, both yesterday and today. I couldn't stop finding stuff yesterday, and my total didn't pass up twenty bucks. Today, I was sure that because of my good luck last night, I wouldn't find anything today. However, it went very well.

I've been experimenting with outfit pictures. I haven't taken any I actually like, but I'm moving forward! I feel like I should try to get into the Style Blog community in a bigger way, because those are pretty much the only blogs I follow.