This year I spent the holidays in California with my relatives. My great aunt flew in from Missouri, so we had a little reunion! It was a quiet Christmas day cooking together and watching TV. I was in charge of photographing the food (as always), however I wasn’t able to shoot everything. We forgot to […]
This afternoon we drove to Santa Monica Seafood in Costa Mesa for lunch! It had a fish market filled with many types of freshly-caught and prepared fish as well as a cafe! Despite the pouring rain, the outdoor seating area was well-heated and it was pretty relaxing having the rain for background noise (once you […]
This week my friend Prinz came up from San Diego to Seattle for a few days. We really don’t get to see each other outside of cons, so it was a treat being able to show him around! Luck was on our side, as it was a gorgeous Tuesday ALL DAY! I made the mistake […]
It’s been a good 6 years since I’ve been to Vancouver, BC. My Canadian friends have been harping me to renew my passport/get an enhanced ID for years, and I finally did my time at the DMV and got one. A lot has changed since then, so my friends Devin and Mike showed me around. […]
After Anime Expo, I took a trip up to Bellingham for a week with Daniel! Work was slowing down (just a little bit) and I felt like I needed a true, true week of relaxation. Bellingham is such a quiet and calm place, and it’s easily become my favorite vacation spot locally. The scenery going […]
Today my friends took me to the local Tanabata Festival at the Seattle Japanese Garden. It’s been awhile since Kayla, Liz and I were in the same city, so it was really exciting to get together. Unfortunately, I was insanely sleep-deprived from working on commissions, and the start was hectic with me having to ship […]
I woke up super early to work, only to find out that my laptop wasn’t connecting to the home wifi. We decided to go to the WWU campus so I could access the wifi there, since Daniel had plans with friends anyways. We stopped by a super cute place called Cafe Rumba, which specialized in […]
Hey guys! I’m finally back in the Pacific Northwest, full of………. sunshine and hot weather?! It looks like this summer we’re going to be in a heat wave, so temperatures are hitting the high 80’s and low 90’s! Crazy. Anyways, I spent my last 2 weeks of summer break vacationing/apartment hunting in SoCal, so I’ll […]
Breakfast is my favorite meal-type of the day — but during the weekday I hardly get a chance to eat breakfast foods in the morning (I usually make breakfast for lunch, and more often than I’d like to admit I’ll make breakfast for dinner, too). Today was a slow and sunny morning, despite being my […]
Wooooo, kicking off the 2014 con season with a con I only recently started attending — Anime Los Angeles (ALA)! It was held Jan 10 – 12 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel. This is my second time attending ALA, and it’s definitely the smallest, most chill and relaxing con I’ve been to! hahaha. […]