A little while ago my best friend, Ban, had talked about tentatively putting together a D&D campaign that’s run through the mail. He had all kinds of his own special twists to the idea – like having the story be told through drawings by the players – which we immediately volunteered to be beta-testers for.

Yesterday, Chris and I got our starter kits in the mail. I marveled over the envelope for at least 5 minutes before tearing it open (I had to verify that Ban did not actually hand-draw on every single envelope, otherwise I never would’ve opened it!). Inside was an introductory letter, as well as Ban-style doodles and the classic hand-drawn typography.

Still trying to decide whom/what my character should be, but I’m leaning towards Tall Mouse for the prospective cheese rewards that might be in my future! :D

Long story short: my best friend is the best.

Ally‘s bike seat, parked in front of County Cork off NE Fremont.

It’s been way too long since I visited Cartola, but here’s a shot I took the day I first had their delicious lemon poppyseed bread with my Stumptown brew. Happy Sunday!

I’ve also moved my portfolio into the hands of Cargo Collective. Really loving how easy it is to manage and update! You can check out my new portfolio here, it has a bit of everything – new projects, old ones that got updated, etc . I plan on including all the highlights from our gallivanting around SE Asia in 2009, as well as my 365 Days project, once I find the time, so keep your eyes peeled!

I met this fella on a walk home from the grocery store the other day, up NE 9th or 10th. I saw him sitting on a little grassy knoll next to some apartments and thought he was gonna bolt right away. He sure looks timid.

But then, when I got in closer and started scratching his head, I realized he’s just old. He barely moved an inch the whole time I was with him, unless he was nuzzling into my pets.

Aww.

Happy Caturday!

Cheese tortellini from Trader Joe’s and homemade gluten-free Alfredo sauce (which is pretty pointless poured over traditional pasta, but I still made it for the sake of experimenting for future dinners). The garnish is just a leaf of basil and a few shakes of black pepper.

I’d also like to take this as an opportunity to announce that I recently began working on a cookbook! I’ll be publishing it through Blurb, as I was really impressed with the quality of my cat book, Feline Good, that I put out with them last fall.

No clue how many pages or recipes yet, but the overall theme will be about making delicious food on a modest budget. I first started collecting recipes for it in college and appropriately titled the work in progress Living On A Shoestring.

I’ll keep ya updated!