Afsoon’s Posties

Hiya! These past few weeks went by so fast, I don’t even know how I’m sitting here right now writing this post.

I updated the About Me page. I’m available for commissions now! Yay! So if you would like me to draw/paint/design/bake for you, just email me.

Mid-May I went thrift shopping and found nothing, but a hat. Boooo. But that’s ok, it saves me some money so I can buy more over priced art supplies. When I came back from my unsuccessful day of shopping, I stopped by at the Copper Chimney. The place was nice, but empty.  It was a bit too quite…like a horror movie. On their menu, they had a nice selection of vegan dishes. I ordered the plate that had tofu with tomatos and spices. I expected something a lot more flavorful and the tofu to be used in some unique way, but instead I was served sauteed tomatoes with cubes of tofu thrown into it. I give them props for the presentation. It was lovely. The taste: a bit bland. My dad ordered the yellow dal, I liked his a lot better, although it was watery. The Copper Chimney will not be part of the top places I would go. But it is worth going there once just to try.

I met up with my friend that I haven’t seen for nearly two years. What better way to catch up with each other’s lives than eating at Pure Luck and Scoops? I ordered the Pure Luck Spring Rolls and my friend got the Carnitas Burrito. The spring rolls were light, which is the way I like it (I’m not a big food eater…but when it comes to sweets, watch out!).

Scoops’ flavors that day were Salty Chocolate (bleh! I did not like that at all! Way too salty, the name says it all), Oreo Banana (it was meh), Maple Coffee, and Raspberry (the last two are what I ordered. I give them 4.5/5 stars. Nom!). We spent the rest of the day shopping on Melrose (which had NOTHING, every “vintage” store was totally over priced and had the same things on display). It was so nice to spend time with each other, eventually we had to go our seperate ways. Hopefully the next time I see her won’t be so long of a break.

Speaking of ice cream, I’ve been buying so many pints! The weather is so weird here in SoCal, one day it’s hot and the next it’s raining. Seems as though the weather god is a woman. Here are just a few flavors/brands and my ratings on them.

Good Karma’s Organic Rice Divine: Carrot Cake.

I think I stood in Whole Foods’ ice cream section for 20 minutes trying to figure out what the hell I wanted. I was craving something new and random. My eyes fell upon the Carrot Cake and I had to get it. When I opened it (after I paid for it, silly) I was blinded by the neon orange color. Minus points for that, it just screamed “yellow #5, red lake #1.” After getting over the orange hue, I dug in. I was pleased to find actual chunks of carrot cake in it. There wasn’t too much flavor and it had a strange after taste. I also got a belly ache that night. Darn. I was looking forward to some good cakey ice cream. Rating: 1.5/5 stars

Next up, Soy Delicious’ Fruit Sweetened: Chocolate Peanut Butter. I wasn’t feeling so happy this day and I needed a pick-me-up ice cream (if you don’t know me that well, you have to know that I L-O-V-E peanut butter). I was intrigued that it was sweeted by fruit (basically fruit juice concentrate). It was OK. I wanted more peanut butter flavor.  Nothing really stood out in this one. Rating: 3/5 stars

I was driving around looking for sponsors for our bake sale (Bake Me Up!) and one of the places I stopped at was Follow Your Heart. After getting the information that I needed, I immediately went straight to the ice cream section. I was in a hurry, so I just grabbed whatever that was in front of me. Turned out I got Whole Soy & Co: Chocolate Hazelnut. They’re one of my favorite soy brands as far yogurts, which are very creamy and don’t have a funny aftertaste. I’ve never tried their ice creams before and I’m glad I did. It was smooth and not too rich. The chocolate masked too much of the hazelnut flavor, which was a bummer, but in all it was pretty good! Rating: 3.99/5 stars

I’ve always been a huge fan of this brand and this flavor beckoned me to buy it, Purely Decadent: Pomegranate Chip. I admit, I’m a pomegranate girl. I always have to try anything that’s flavored pomegranate. Maybe it’s because I grew up with the fruit trees in my backyard. They’re starting to do their fruiting now (so stoked)! The plus side about this ice cream is the huge chunks of chocolate. Major nom! Down side, it didn’t taste like pomegranate. It was more like cherry. Booo. The texture was nice though. Rating: 3.92/5 stars

I set up a last minute mini-lunch meeting with Carolyn, The Healthy Voyager, to talk about the bake sale. She’s so sweet, incredibly funny, and full of valuable information. She got herself a veggie wrap, while I bought ice cream (hehe). Purely Decadent made with Coconut Milk: Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl. Well, you know why I got this flavor, I just never had it made with coconut milk. The coconut flavor definitely makes an appearance, but so does everything else. There’s huge pieces of chocolate and peanut butter in every other spoonful. Heaven in my mouth. My confession: I ate so much of it (Carolyn barely ate any!) that I made myself sick, but it was worth it! Rating: 4.8/5 stars

These days I’m so busy that I forget to eat lunch, so my mum has been buying me Luna bars to keep me going. One day she came home with these:

Hello?! My new favorite flavor!!! It is a bit too sweet, but you wash it down with water and you’re good to go.

Art classes have been keeping me on my toes. But I’ve been enjoying working on a lot of personal projects instead of assigned ones. I’ve been taking my work everywhere I go, but it’s hard for me to find a quiet space. I do listen to music while I work and most people would say that it’s not mellow. I guess I just can’t handle loud talking (?). I post up my progress on Twitpic (if you’re following me on Twitter and if you stay up late, you’ve probably seen me bitch while I work. Woo! Good times!).

In my uncle’s office/room. He’s an artist too. Amazing watercolorist, though he uses white guache (I don’t, unless I have to cover a mistake you’re not supposed to know that).

My best friend’s 21st Birthday is coming up (June 9)! She’s 8 days older than me, although she acts like my mother. She’s a down-to-earth kinda girl and she’s so damn patient. Anyone who can put up with me that long (7 years!), deserves the best. I love you, Va! Happy Birthday!!! I hope you get everything you wish for, even though you won’t tell me!

Images ™ J. Afsoon A.