Project 365 - Week 4

Good God, is it Week 4 of 2015 already?! Oh dear.

22/365: We went to a fundraiser cabaret/r'n'b band dance party on Thursday night. The fundraiser was for a production of Spring Awakening, so the cast sang songs they would never get cast to sing in any actual production. I knew a couple people in the cast and the band. For instance, that guy on the right with the guitar has driven me and my friends to McDonald's and then home after a party (although I'm sure he doesn't remember me). Yeah, theatre people have the best events. And apparently there's something about Thursday nights in 2015.

23/365: There are so many beautiful and neat hidden gems and places in this city I get to call home, and I really need to explore more of them. This is Fan Tan Alley, downtown.

23.5/365 (I'm trying in some small way to make up for the fact that I missed TWO days last week): I may have done a little bit of shopping.

24/365: Look at this toaster. Isn't it just such a beautiful toaster? It reminds me of a stereotypical vintage diner in the movies. I got it for me and my roommates as a late Christmas present because I couldn't find them anything at the time. I'm going to go be fat now because toasted cinnamon raisin bagels are my crack.

25/365: I finally found a red bean cake! I've been looking for a proper one ever since I had one a couple years ago, but they're oddly hard to find? Except this one was FAR bigger than the original. I ate the whole thing and then never wanted to put anything in my body ever again. These things are so rich, you guys. But so tasty.

26/365: I was reading a play for acting class called An Evening For Merlin Finch. I took a photo of this line because I thought the stage direction was silly/funny. Thinking back, I was so innocent. I had not idea of the horrors to come. Seriously, An Evening For Merlin Finch is a bizarre, gruelling play to read. And not in a good way.

27/365: I finally caved and bought these amazing Banned Books Socks.

28/365: My favourite part of being a legal adult and buying alcohol is the pretty bottles. I collect my favourites, actually. (I drank this whole thing that night and actually got buzzed! This is highly unusual as I am the ultimate heavyweight)

PSA ugh god I need a new layout. I will get on that very soon, I promise.

Project 365 - Week 3

15/365: I just realized I don't think I actually took a picture on this day. I'm poop.

16/365: I made the mistake of walking through the flower section entrance to the grocery store. So now I've adopted 3 baby spring plants!

17/365: I got a popcorn machine! It goes all over the place and I need to get the hang of it, but we can't make popcorn in our microwave because it's too tiny.

18/365: Far too far into the New Year, Kate and I finally watched and did the Big Fat Quiz of the Year. I think we got 24/41, which on a test is a pass and is only 1 less than the last place team on the show. Considering that we're not even British, I think we did alright.

19/365: I did nothing cool or fun. I didn't even go to class. That's Mondays for you.

20/365: This is a phone picture. I was sitting in the design room at school, doing my homework, when I looked at the mess of drafting tools and supplies I had made and thought "hey perfect", but then I realized I didn't bring my camera to school for some reason (probably because my bag already seemed to full due to all these supplies). I can't decide it it's cool or sad that this picture seems almost as good as those from my DSLR.

21/365: After class, my friend Tori and I wandered around campus for a while filming a video for my weekly contribution to my university's student blog project. Right after finishing, dusk was just beginning and the lights had turned on already, and this image was just so pretty.

Project 365 - Week 2

I realize I'm posting this over a week late. I promise I'll try to be more good from here on in.

8/365: On Thursday night, some friends and I went to this lounge bar place to watch some bands play. These girls are Joseph, which we came to see, but all three acts were awesome and it was a magical night.

8.5/365: This is a surprisingly nice picture my friend took of me that night when he stole my camera. It's a bit grainy because we'd been fiddling with the settings. I'm posting this extra picture to compensate for Friday. I forgot to bring my camera to the only exciting thing I did that day.

9/365: I went to my friend Nic's house; him and his roommates made pizza for a bunch of their friends and we played pictionary and Sociables. It was a good night.

10/365: On Saturday night, instead of going to a theatre birthday party, my roommates and I played GTA, watched Brooklyn 99 and ordered pizza. Very much the right decision.

11/365: ...Yeah, I spent the entire weekend at home doing nothing. In my defense, I was sick.

12/365: This is an outtake from taking a headshot for the blogging team I'm a part of at my university. I won't lie, I executed a damn fine coppery smokey eye. I should wear full makeup more often.

13/365: This day was awful. It was hard and painful and I cried. But at least Lee Pace was on The Mindy Project.

14/365: I mean, yeah, I've been trying to lose weight and be healthy and that, but man, I can't resist those damn Pita Wraps.

Project 365 - Week 1

I've started Project 365, which means I'm taking one picture each day (of course I often take more than that, but I take one photo ever day dedicated to this project). It's been pretty fun so far, and I'm sure it'll get easier as I get used to it. The main benefits I foresee (because it's only been a few days so far) are that 1. I'm going to be able to look back on stuff - I'm an extremely visual person, so looking at pictures will be a good way to remember things about that day or that thing I took a picture of - and 2. it's going to concretely motivate myself to do more things, fun or not, to have something to show for every day. You know, thinking "Oh I need to take a picture of something today" makes me want to do or find something interesting, something worth photographing, and that makes me both live my life more vibrantly and excitingly and also look at the world around me more attentively.

I'm going to be posting these weekly. It's been more than a week since January 1, but I'm still figuring out my ~schedule~ for this, okay? OKAY?! I'm not freaking out

1/365: I missed our puppy! His name is Bailey.

2/365: Since I'd been gone for 3 weeks, I had to completely restock.

3/365: I FINALLY hung up my posters and some fairy lights. I got myself the Batik print with the boat on it over the christmas break. Maybe I'll make a post about the whole setup sometime.

4/365: My best friend wrote a play! So a couple of us came to the house she's house-sitting, did a reading of it, and had spaghetti and fun friend chatting times. I felt very adult. We discussed Korrasami a lot.

5/365: On Monday night, the night before I went back to class, I redyed my hair. It's practically black now, which I think is what I subconsciously wanted.

6/365: My friend and I found this hidden but amazing coffeeshop half an hour before it closed on our way to buying my drafting supplies for school. They had this amazing portobello mushroom panini, which we split.

7/365: After school on Wednesday, I spent an exorbitant amount of time going out to the only mall in town that has a Sephora. And they also have a Culture Craze. (It's the black lipstick.)