A Few of My Favorite Things (aka The Spooky Vegan's Get Happy List)

It’s been a rough couple of weeks…and it looks like things aren’t getting better anytime soon. Personal stuff just keeps mounting up and I’m beyond stressed and on edge.

 Yeah, that's kinda how I feel!!!!

I know I’ll make it through, but it’s times like these when I like to make a list of things of my favorite things! Things that put a smile on my face and make me happy. Recounting all the beautiful things in life that I’m thankful for tends to put everything in perspective for me and reminds me that I’m not alone.

So, after having another one of “those days”, I needed to zen out a bit so I decided to write down all the things I love that make me happy.

Fiendish Find: Peanut Butter and Jelly LÄRABAR

OMG!

I JUST tried LÄRABAR's PB&J bar and I think I'm in love!

I hadn't really tried too many flavors of LÄRABAR, but when I was shopping at Mother's Market the other day I saw they had a bunch of different flavors, so I decided to expand my repertoire. Wow, am I ever glad I did!

Cthulhu Cuteness!

My mom rocks! Just look at the Cthulhu she made me from the book Creepy Cute Crochet: Zombies, Ninjas, Robots, and More!

My mom is the best!!
 

Fiendish Find: Trader Joe's Vegan Orange Cream Soda

I picked this little gem up at Trader Joe's over the weekend, and all I can say is YUM!!!

Film Review: The Descent 2

I have been dreading watching The Descent 2 ever since I first heard about the sequel. Seeing as it came out on DVD recently, I finally decided to subject myself to the film despite all the negative reviews it has received.

Film Review: Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever

Read my review on Fatally-Yours!

Film Review: After Dark Horrorfest 4 - All 8 Films to Die For (2010)

Read my review of all "8 Films to Die For" on Fatally Yours!

Native Foods' Cinco De Mayo Cooking Demo Report

It promised to be a bright, sunny day this past Saturday. Not only were the birds chirping and the sun was shining, but my mom happened to be visiting from NorCal! Yippee!! And what does a vegan do to impress her non-veg mom on a beautiful day? Why, take her to an outdoors Native Foods cooking demo, of course!

If you are a vegan living in SoCal then you are no doubt familiar with the delish Native Foods restaurants. With locations in Costa Mesa (the locale I like to haunt on a weekly basis), L.A., Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Tustin and Aliso Viejo (with new locations popping up all the time!), almost everyone in SoCal can enjoy the mouthwatering (and completely vegan) food Native Foods offers. The friendly founder of the phenomenal vegan chain, Chef Tanya, is a hoot in person and does each and every cooking demo herself. She isn’t shy about answering questions and it goes without saying that she is a great chef!

Chef Tanya answering questions while preparing fresh cactus salad

Apologies and Salutations

So sorry for neglecting you, my vegan fiends!

April has been a cruel month for me! A few weeks ago I got realllllly sick and after refusing to go to the doctor (I loathe going to the doctor's...even tho my doc is pretty cute!) even though I had a fever for 4 - 5 days straight, I finally had to go. Turns out I had pneumonia! I know, right?! How the heck did I, who almost never gets sick, catch pneumonia, especially in sunny SoCal?! Anywho, being sick wasn't fun. I had to miss my "day job" and couldn't really do anything besides lie in bed and watch streaming episodes of 30 Rock on Netflix. I didn't have the energy to cook anything either, so meals consisted mainly of PB&J sandwiches. Sure, it may sound nice now, but I was pretty miserable and most of the time I was coughing so hard I felt like I was gonna cough up a lung (or two).

 

Gory Gear Review: Screaming Brain Studios

Read my review of this killer t-shirt/art line at Fatally Yours