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blogs are sad when they are empty for long periods of time.

anyways, this blog will get just a bit of change and some lovin, come this week, stay tuned, if you exist.

about myself

I took this from an interview of sorts (http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/the-insiders-frank-castronovo-and-frank-falcinelli/) and added my answers:

Age
18

Occupation
Student, photographer.

Home Base
San Fernando Valley, Santa Maria. None at the moment though.

Favorite Haunts
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Retail Standbys
Thrift stores, if that counts.

Momentary Style Obsessions
Soft warm sweaters, and summer dresses.

Kicks
Converse, i guess. but i really want some Simple Shoes, next pair of shoes i buy will be those(simpleshoes.com). Or handmade earth friendly ones like these:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/HydraHeart
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaLaShoes?ref=seller_info
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGeneration
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SMARTFISH?ref=seller_info

Groomer
DIY

Salvation
Sewing machines.

Brush Work
n/a

Music
right now...
trevor hall
led zeppelin
ray lamontagne
conor oberst
she & him
M.I.A.
always jack johnson
alison krauss
slow club
adele
gregorian chants

Favorite Concert
The Ra Ra Riot show in SLO earlier this year was great.

Repeat Destination
San Fran, The Grand Canyon, Sequoia.

New Destination
Montana(in 2 weeks!), I've always wanted to do New York, Portland(vegan food capitol of the states, if not the world), AND THE WORLD.

Provisions
Veggies, fruit, grains, nuts/oils, soy products, herbs/spices.

Ingredients
Mmmmmm. Sweet potatoes, plums, peanut butter, nori. :)

BYO
Food, in general. That appens, when you're vegan.

Cookbook
Student's Go Vegan Cookbook is surprisingly great.

Cut
Golden tofu triangles and tempeh strips :)

Noodle
Soba are good...they're on my mind because I just bought some!

Restaurant
Oasis, in San Luis Obispo. Follow Your Heart, in Chatsworth.

Birthday Dinner
Depends on my mood...if I had to decide right now, something simple and elegant, made with seasonal foods.

Last Call
?

Reading Material
I'm trying to actually finish Spent right now.

Writing Material
The repurposed school homework papers journal I just made tonight :)

music n stuff

trevor hall
pheonix
duck sauce

no sugar added day
macbook sticky notes
coolest old compact digi cam ever.
selling things on ebay.
finding pretty rocks along the central coast
this:
http://ohsheglows.com/2010/06/28/will-run-for-cherry-banana-coconut-butter-bread/
but i would need to get some chia seeds and coconut butter....

i hear this is interesting, looks like it to me:
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Brief_Interviews_with_Hideous_Men/70060054?trkid=1211018
will watch.

edit:
ok, i did watch it. it was interesting, im still a little confused about it, i should have payed more attention, but yes, it was interesting and i do recommend it, whether you will like it or not, i think its worth the watch. that was a lot of commas in one sentence.
heres a lovely macbook photo of me and my friend, looking like who's.

best. sandwich. ever.

or at least top 10. :D

This is what i did:
Take a bagel of your choice(I used Trader Joe's sprouted wheat bagel, all vegan and natural except the honey, probably wont use again though for that reason) and toast it.
Then spread Vegenaise and mustard on one, or both of the sides.
Add chopped green onions.
Add slivered almonds(you could toast those, probably would bring out the flavor more).
Add very thinly sliced apple.
Add sliced tomato.
Add some Tofurky deli slices! Yum Yum. I used the hickory flavor cause thats what I had and it was delicious.

And viola!! Top ten sandwich, and probably top 5 bagel sandwich ever. SOOOOO tasty.
Sorry theres not a photo. :)

MUSIC

today i have listened to a lot of lovely music that i haven't listened to in a while! its a little bit over whelming how much great music there is out there! but i'm not sure id have it any other way.
today:
-devendra banhart
-otis redding
-ray lamontagne
-the kinks
-dent may
-rage against the machine
plus a few vampire weekend, sublime, shins, and muse songs.
thats all i can think of, but i think it'd be really cool to track the music i listen to daily.

also, i had a small photoshoot with some friends on friday :)
heres one of the photos taken. kodak 200 film is nice! pretty classic cheap film and all, but i've been using so much 400 film that 200 impresses me with less grain..haha
i know its all been done before, but i had lots of fun trying to get sun flares and ridiculous golden hour light in most of the photos. haha :)

here necklace was so pretty!

date night

i had a date with viktoria last night. haha
she came over, we ate homemade teriyaki sauce with veggies and rice. then we went to the theatre downtown and saw date night. it was pretty good! i loveeee tina fey AND steve carrell :)
then we went searching for a coffee shop but couldnt find a decent one open so we settled for dennys. i got coffee and drank it which wasnt a good idea because i got all jittery. hah :D but it was a fun time!
i had some photos developed recently :)
heres my friend, driving us to prom!

Crafty Prom

I made a vow this year not to buy any new clothes, so for for my prom (that was last night) I picked a pink vintage dress.
I didnt take a before photo (boo) but I doodled over the new version of the dress to show somewhat what it looked like before I took off the lace top and cut the bottom. I also had to add the straps.



I also made my date's boutonnière out of felt, some of the lace from my dress, silk leaves, and 3 fake pearls I ripped off the tops of some pins.



And he made mine!
So cool. The roses are made of duck tape!



Also, If you didnt notice, instead of opting to pay someone for a haircut or styling, I simply had my older brother shave my hair off.

I suppose that is it for now! There will be more craftyness to come. I guess may is just a very DIY month for me. And I am ok with that :)