OC Veggie Meetup @ Veggie Grill

Sunday afternoon we had our monthly Veggie meetup. It was once again at the Veggie Grill, and it was, once again, very delicious! I got the bayou chicken sammich. Their steamed kale salad looked really good, and I was almost wishing I had tried that.

As usual, I forgot to bring my camera, so I have no pictures of what I ate, but fortunately someone else brought their camera and got some group shots.

One of the cooks came out and thanked us for having our meetup there and saying lots of good things, and he gave us a couple complimentary carrot cakes for dessert. That was the highlight!

As usual we had some great conversation. Next month will most likely be the last time I attend before I move to Washington, so I’m enjoying it while I can, but I’ve already joined the Seattle vegan meetup, so I’ll be making new friends quickly 🙂

Seattle Vegan

I’ve been in the Seattle area all week for work. The food options have been dismal for the most part, but today I took a short trip up to the University District in Seattle and had dinner at a completely awesome vegan Thai restaurant called Araya’s. I had the avocado curry dish, which is pictured above…..sorry for the poor picture quality, but I took it with the camera on my phone, as I forgot my real camera at the hotel. It was one of the best things I’ve ever tasted. So good. On my way back, I was treated to a wonderful view of Mt. Rainier. Quite lovely!

I’ve been sick with a cold all week, so this dinner was a welcome experience. I really loved the University District. It was very lively, and lots of cool people were about. I’d write more, but I’m trying to get a nagging headache to go away, so I’ll cut this short. But once again I’ll say, Araya’s was absolutely awesome!

Moving to Seattle!

Yup, I’m moving up to Seattle. I am moving up there for my job as an access & interface librarian. I’ve been wanting to move up to Seattle for several years now, so I’m quite excited about this opportunity.

I’ll be in Seattle all of next week for work, and while I’m there I’ll be finding a place to live. I hear there are a ton of awesome veg*n restaurants in the area, and I’m excited to check them all out. And the hiking looks great.

I signed up to contribute to Vegan MoFo, but I’ve been so darn busy I haven’t had a chance. I’m going to attempt to catch up this weekend, but with school work, getting ready for my trip, and various other responsibilities, I may not have time.

Supposed to attend a permaculture workshop on Sunday, but I may not even have time for that! I’m going to try to make it, because this’ll be my last chance to do so, and the people who run Ars Terra are awesome. Fortunately they are in a fairly successful band and go on tour quite often, so I’ll still be able to say hi when they are in Seattle.