Eric and I met up again on Sunday to work on our respective projects. I was skeptical about meeting at Cupcake Royale, but Eric was right: something about the hot pink decor and pop music is surprisingly conducive to productivity. Don’t ask me how that works…

Strawberry Shortcake cupcake- a light, smooth strawberry frosting with graham cracker crumbles. Yum!

Nate stopped in to read for awhile, then the three of us decided to grab a bite at the Pho Cyclo Cafe.

‘Wow. You don’t usually see the restaurant’s name printed on the plates.’ haha!


We heartily enjoyed lunch. My seafood pho was deeelicious. Conversation snippets: Eric’s Cyborg John Wayne Grandpa, Nate reading Sherman Alexie, The Simpsons, Dolly Parton v. Whitney Houston.

I’d like to note that my friends are always very patient as I snap pictures of their food- and I take a lot. I wouldn’t say it’s an interest in photography so much as it is an obsessive interest in food and food presentation (a lot of the photos are awful, blurry things snapped on my phone). Eating is one of my greatest pleasures in life and this was a rare weekend where I got to eat out three days in a row! Feastin’ like a king… I should do this at the end of every month.