city madness

I got some new sunglasses whilst in the city today. I am utterly in love. They are both gold wire rimmed and black plastic, round in shape and perfect in every way. Now I am just hoping I won't misplace them like I did my like my last few nice pairs of rad sunglasses. They were from the really cool consignment store on a popular shopping street in a really cool area teeming with hipsters and rich kids (great for people watching, bad for actually interacting with them).
Overall, it was an excellent day. Beautiful weather!

"Things Organized Neatly"

A series of photographs for a photography workshop I did in the past week at a local university.

espresso and dark chocolate

Good for all times during the day, but my favorite way to start the day.

cashew shrimp scampi

Use this quick and easy recipe, best used when shrimp is in season (tastier, cheaper, and easier to come by). Very good for entertaining a small group, and this recipe can easily be doubled for larger crowds. Pair with either a simple mixed greens salad and freshly baked country grain or rye bread or some whole wheat pasta for most pleasing results.
Experiment with different wines (although I always suggest sticking to a white when pairing with shrimp), and lastly, enjoy!
This recipes serves 2 or 4, depending on amount of salad, bread, and wine you are providing.


Ingredients: 
24 large shrimp (deveined and peeled, tails left on)
1/2 cup cashews, chopped
4 large cloves of garlic
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup white wine (Sauvignon Blanc works well- drink the rest of the bottle with dinner!)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped (or more- it adds colour!)
1/2 medium white onion, chopped very finely
a few lemon wedges
bread crumbs 


Directions: 
1. Marinate the shrimp in 1/2 cup olive oil, white wine, parsley, and lemon juice for 15-30 minutes.
2. Saute a few spoonfuls of bread crumbs, the chopped onion, the cashews, and garlic   in the butter (add garlic after a few moments), until golden.
3. Add the shrimp, marinade sauce, and juice from a few of your lemon wedges.
4. Cook until shrimp are pink and juices in the pan are bubbling (a few minutes).
5. Serve the shrimp with the sauce for dipping bread or add pasta to it. 
6. Garnish with lemon wedges and fresh parsley sprigs.

pulp fiction

I just finished watching Pulp Fiction (very long overdue, I'm perfectly aware) and it was AMAZING. Everyone needs to watch it. Immediately.

It's not particularly gender-biased either (but I guess I do watch and enjoy quite an abnormally large amount of films touted as being 'boy' films for a girl, so maybe my opinion might be slightly biased), so go grab your boyfriends or brothers, or fathers, or whoever! and be caught up in the action of this Hangover-meets-classic-Hollywood film.