the remains of rock oasis

I can't believe I never went to Rock Oasis when it was at this location. Only a few minutes away (the new location is somewhere ridiculously east of here). Now it's just a pile of rubble.



I found this in the parking lot across the street as I was lamenting my missed opportunity. I really like random, colourful graffiti.

summerlicious 2011: king street social

Summerlicious at King Street Social was delicious.

The grilled lobster, apple and smoked cheddar sandwich (it was like a super special grilled cheese sandwich) and the mango sorbet were excellent.




(I haven't even posted Winterlicious yet... where Far Niente totally cheated us of mango sorbet. When we ordered it they didn't tell us they were out! That was weak.)

the laser cutter

Thanks for the sweet mention, The Laser Cutter!

More photos of killside krafts, uh, crafts, here.

paper hearts

In keeping with my tradition of posting things at least a few (okay, 4 this time) months behind (and usually when I'm procrastinating), here's something from February (just in time for Ros day! Happy Ros Day!)

Ros had a lovely dinner party back in February and I only managed to get one shot of Ros' cozy abode as I was leaving:


And she gifted me with the cutest mug rug ever:



Yeah!

The ANTHOLOGY OF RAP Launch Party @ Type Books

So... a million moons ago, Kalpna asked me to help her modify a ginormous t-shirt to create a dress for her to wear to The ANTHOLOGY OF RAP Launch Party at Type Books that she was organising.

We met up a few weeks before the event to have a delicious lunch at St. Lawrence Market. Oh, and to discuss the reconstruction of said t-shirt:


And in typical procrastinator fashion, we didn't get to making the dress until the weekend before the event. Kalpna came over and worked on her playlist for the party while I sewed and made her try on the dress about 50 times before we decided it was good enough. Making something for someone else to wear is HARD (even if it is a simple tube dress. Pfft.)

Finished product and random photos from the event below:



Check out Kalpna's awesome window display!

love and rummage 3

Presented by the workroom and City of Craft, February 6, 2011.












I got there early so I could get free stuff:


But I bought some awesome stuff too. It's impossible not to.


More photos here somewhere.

wavelength eleven: day four

What happened to day two and day three? Who knows. I spent them with my friends Laziness and Apathy. But on day four of Wavelength, we went to see Hooded Fang at The Great Hall. Things were going well until a group in front (it's always a group in front) decided it would be a good idea to dance aggressively. And by dance aggressively I mean pushing and shoving people. Oh well, I had moved up to the balcony for better photo opportunities by that point and was enjoying the view from there. My days of standing around in pushing and shoving crowds are over.