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Veggie Fair & V-Fest 2008

Virgin Festival was here again, or like my Mom says: "V-FACK? What's that? A new swear word?" Me: "No Mommy...it's V-Fest."

This year the Foo Fighters and Oasis were the headliners and as much as I like Oasis, I was in no mood to hear them argue or play a mediocre set (so I've heard from a friend that attended their concert). So Foo Fighters it was :)

I took the hoebag with me this year, and I was to meet my brother and his gf downtown. My brother wanted to attend the Vegetarian Fair prior, so that's where we headed for lunch. How is it that I've lived in Toronto for so long and not known about this? I was in veggie bliss :) Although I'll be the first to admit, the vegan movement is something I'll never be able to get into. Kudos to those who are, but I love my dairy and eggs too much to give it up. I tried this vegan energy bar that kind of tasted like sawdust with berries. 

I also scored some organic tote bags from Green is Black. I LOVE their bags; I'd purchased one in Vancouver and I'm uber excited to know they've opened shop here www.greenisblack.ca If you know me, I am a self-proclaimed bag whore. Yes, I admit it; and if it's environmentally friendly, even better :D

Anyways, some photos to share from that day. The first was on the way to Harbourfront Centre to the Veggie Fest. I just liked the shapes in this first image:

Really good organic vegan cupcakes!! Surprise for me! Although really, the icing made all the difference. I had a Green Tea cupcake. The hoebag had a vanilla one.

At the Virgin Festival/Centre Island:

Our view - so it wasn't the best, but thank goodness for jumbo screens :) Foo Fighters were awesome by the way. Of course my brother had no idea who they were. 

12 weeks

Okay, okay, I've been a lazy blogger again. I'm slowly working on finishing my Vancouver pictures, so hopefully I'll have them up to share for everyone to see. I'm also hoping to get a few sessions under my belt in the upcoming season, so let's hope things all work out and I'll be able to update my portfolio.

Anyways, a post isn't a post without a picture and nowadays, my cat's the most convenient model who will let me photograph him ;) He's getting pretty big now, which is a good sign! I'm glad he's growing...but he's also realizing that with his new body, he can jump higher, climb higher and reach things he's never been able to do. Let's just say he's had his fair share of his encounters with Ms. Spraybottle. 

If he's not attacking my legs, my slippers or chewing on any type of wire *sigh*, he's usually doing the following (pictured above). Hooray for cats and their need for 16 hours of sleep :) 

Although I'm kind of not too sure about his favourite hobby now, which is to watch the water drip from the faucet. What ever happened to "cats and water don't mix"?? 

Jasper Update

Just a quick update on Jasper for those who are interested :) He's now 9 weeks old? And getting more curious and daring everyday. Just now, he decided that swatting my face could be a fun game. Not so much. I'm taking him to the vet tomorrow to get his second round of vaccinations, and perhaps some ear mite medication. He keeps on scratching his ears, and there's been a build-up of wax (tasty); it seems to indicate ear mites - hooray. We'll see what my vet says.

Anyways, a friend asked me how I could get all these picture perfect portraits of this little guy? Well 9 times out of 10, I get images like this one (as he's charging at the camera lens):

This one's for you Amanda - haha! So he's not quite the perfect model yet. Perhaps in time ;) Enjoy!

Crazy Cat Lady

Because I've been behind in editing and posting photos, here's another picture of Jasper to tide the time. Haha, soon this blog will be taken over by this little guy. My one of many posts of my cat; hence I'll morph into the crazy cat lady - oh no! I just kid though! :P 

But here he is in all his glory. He's demanding, whiny, an attention whore, and a gourmet at heart. He truly is my little prince.

My New Boyfriend

Meet Jasper. He's my new 1.4 lbs boyfriend ;) We met at work and it was love at first sight. He was picked up by 3 other people though...younger at that (what a tease!), but he decided to come home with me :) He's still in training mode, because he knows who wears the pants in this relationship!! But I think he's a keeper ;)

*The real story: He was found wandering the parking lot around my workplace. He was picked up by 3 highschool-ers who couldn't leave him by himself. They wanted to give him to the shelter as none of them could keep him. But they made a pit stop by my store, where I heard and saw the little guy and was convinced that he had to come home with me! But no matter what, there's no question that I wear the pants in this relationship :P

A Posting Hiatus

Okay, okay, I've been lagging in my posts again - and it maybe it'll be another week or two before I can play catch-up with my photo blog :( Busy, busy, busy bee I am.

Upcoming postings to look forward to:

• My community assignment
• My final project/personal project - some people may already know what I've been busy working on, and may have been a participant ;) Thank you!
• New York, New York
• Vancouver & Rockies 
• Misc. stuff...TBD :P

But in the meantime, enjoy a picture of my dinner from Saturday! Veggy good food + good friends + perfect weather = great time! 

*added later: By the way, guess who got herself some tickets!! Yahoo!!