It was so great to get to DC and see the cherry blossoms in all their glory. Although, the mall and surrounding areas were incredibly crowded – sometimes uncomfortably so. I took some great snapshots I’ll post below.
Today was my 24th birthday and I celebrated by going to see Sunshine Cleaning with my roommate and gorging on popcorn. Did you know movie popcorn is actually vegan? Guess no one wants to refrigerate the buttor-flavor topping!
The movie was great – I highly recommend it to people who liked Juno and/or Little Miss Sunshine. I’m getting really excited to go to DC this weekend though…it’s the Cherry Blossom festival!
Tonight, a few friends and I went out to Cavatappo, my favorite Italian restaurant in the city. Luckily, it happens to be 2 blocks away from my apartment and very cheap — we’re talking $8.50 for a plate of homemade pasta. Had a very tasty shrimp risotto (a daily special). I’m sure I’ll be back again soon!
Went out to see the movie Tokyo! at CC Cinemas near Bloomingdales. It was a lot of fun! Very reminiscent of Pari
Speaking of all things Japanese, I’m really thinking about going to DC or the Cherry Blossom festival over my birthday weekend. Looks absolutely beautiful — hopefully I’ll have good weather!
OK. So I am coping with this no eggs/no dairy/no fun diet. This weekend I cooked rice for the first time (yes, it was Uncle Ben’s boil-in-bag, but it counts!) and have been eating a lot more guacamole and peanut butter. Yum! Here is a list of other things I want to check out that will make me happy:
1. Whole Foods’ organic/vegetarian/vegan departments
2. Baby Cakes NYC — vegan, organic cupcakery in the LES
3. Go to the movies — apparently all major chains have vegan popcorn
Any other suggestions?
