Drove all the way out to Surrey yesterday to accompany H for picking up a web order at Tandy Leather. Surrey’s a whole new land, it just feels different once you cross into these dark lands from from Delta… But yesterday was different. Yesterday, we came across the Vaisakhi parade!

People everywhere, bright colours, fried food, keeping everybody happy. Bread pakora, real pakora, chai tea, chutney, naan… It wasn’t all South Asians, saw the Chinese and Caucasians coming out to celebrate. Traffic was horrid, but a gentleman in the area offered to let us park in front of his house (thanks dude!). Apparently, we were supposed to cover our heads as a sign of respect (a religious practice, I believe). It’s good to get out and play. Perhaps my opinion of the dark lands of Surrey is changed…

This was me by Wednesday:

Today, I’m going to nap and watch Matty Matheson cook:

Then I’ll be ready for next week.

Picked up this awesome set during my trip to San Francisco with my points. The merch in the USA seems better than the Canadian selection.


100% Pure Argan Oil – Use this every morning

Pure Argan Milk Treatment (love this) – Also use every morning

Argan Infinity Lip and Cheek Creamy Oil in Everlasting Honey – Smooth and moisturizing, but my lips still flake so not moisturizing enough

Argan Enlightenment Illuminizing Veil – I don’t like shine and this glows like the sun

The Milk is really thick and gloopy, so it’s hard to pick up from the dropper. Love the way it feels though, definitely the most moisturizing thing I’ve put on my face in my entire life (combined with the 100% Pure Argan Oil). Maybe buy it again when it’s not $70 for a full size bottle of 30ml!!!

This has been one of the main things on my mind lately. Work has been pretty chill, lots of people that I don’t really agree with, but tis the life of corporations. Another person has resigned, another long time employee who seemed pretty happy. Was he? Am I? How should we proceed?

Why do things always have to change...

Now that I’m in my late 20’s, I go skiing without a hangover. Whistler was beautiful this Saturday:



Then, we picked up a Nespresso on Saturday, and decorated my house with red and champagne (not white) roses:



This is the Inissia model, uses only the OriginalLine capsules. We took advantage of the $100 coffee credit to pick up about 14 boxes of capsules, including the limited edition Ciocco Ginger (intensity of 6, which is the middle).  When they run out, I’m going to scalp these on Craigslist. H laughed when I told him my plan.

It was difficult getting back to work on Monday.

Cypress on the 30th. This is where I crashed and slid straight down the slope. Stupid moguls. I need a helmet.
It’s now 12:21AM, and I’m sorting through my photos from last year. What a tremendous year of changes – new job, new car, new hobbies, new relationships, new injuries, new prime minister. This year, I traveled mostly by car around BC and Alberta (Clearwater, Banff, Sunshine Coast, Whistler… I guess Whistler doesn’t really count). Horoscopes this year seem quite unreliable, but who cares what the feng shui masters say? I’m going to make 2016 great and full of more new things. Here’s a list of things I plan on doing:

• Travel to Iceland (tickets are already booked!)
• Travel to San Francisco (I should be going for work anyways)
• Ski on Mt. Baker
• Go snowshoeing
• Camp at Tin Hat Mountain
• Donate some money to a good cause
• Read at least 12 books (1 a month sounds reasonable)
• Invest in property (have you heard about the Vancouver housing market?)
• Protect the environment by using 0 disposable cups (this is going to be hard)
• Eat a lot and not gain weight  
• Blog more…

Yesterday, I made an egg boat for breakfast.

And now it’s 1:20AM, and I’m only halfway through the Gareth Emery Music That Made 2015 podcast. Listen to it here: