Year of the Dragon

Happy Chinese New Year!

"New Year Cake"

Lucky red pockets

That's pretty much all my day has consisted of. We had a big family dinner at Star Walk Buffet on Saturday night (which was rather mediocre, actually, but my grandpa loves buffets) for a pre-Chinese New Year meal, but that was as celebratory as we got for this holiday. My mom pan-fried some "New Year Cake" with egg this morning, which she does every year for new luck and prosperity for the new year. Of course, for me, nothing really says prosperity like red pockets... (Which will pay for my new iPhone 4S that I got a couple days ago when I renewed my cell phone contract. And man, what an upgrade from the 3GS! I took those pictures above with my new phone using the Hipstamatic app, and they look about ten times better than pictures taken with my 3GS.) Hope you all have a fantastic Dragon year!

Hipstamatic

Lens: Bettie XL

Flash: Off

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: Bettie XL

Flash: Off

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: Bettie XL

Flash: Off

Film: Ina's 1969

Taken with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.

Hipstamatic

Lens: John S

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Taken with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.

Alexisonfire @ The Sound Academy

Shawn and I went to see Alexisonfire tonight at the Sound Academy. I can't believe it's been nine years since I first saw them live. Tonight must've been my 16th or 17th time seeing them, and I still had a really fun time. A lot has changed in the past nine years, of course: set lists, band members (well, just the drummer), venues, audiences. But they still put on a great live show, and I never get bored seeing them. Highlights for me include: "Boiled Frogs," "Rough Hands," "Happiness by the Kilowatt," "Control," "We Are the Sound," "Midnight Regulations," "Young Cardinals," their cover of Midnight Oil's "The Dead Heart," and, of course, "Pulmonary Archery" (throwback!).
I do wish they had played some more songs from their self-titled album, but I guess they have to cater to their current fans, and I know that a lot of people didn't appreciate their first album as much as their other efforts. It would've also been nice to hear "Get Fighted," just 'cause crowds usually go apeshit during that song. But, still, I had a good fuckin' time.

Hipstamatic

Lens: Helga Viking

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: Helga Viking

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Taken with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.

Hipstamatic

Lens: Roboto Glitter

Flash: Off

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: Roboto Glitter

Flash: Off

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: Roboto Glitter

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Taken with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.

Hipstamatic

Lens: Roboto Glitter

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: Roboto Glitter

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: Roboto Glitter

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Taken with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.

Hipstamatic

Lens: Jimmy

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Standard

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Taken with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.

Hipstamatic

Lens: John S

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Standard

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Taken with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.

Hipstamatic

Lens: Jimmy

Flash: Off

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: Jimmy

Flash: Off

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: Jimmy

Flash: Dreampop

Film: Ina's 1969

Taken with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.

Hipstamatic

Lens: John S

Flash: Standard

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Standard

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Standard

Film: Ina's 1969

Taken with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.

Hipstamatic

Lens: John S

Flash: Off

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Standard

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Off

Film: Ina's 1969

Taken with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.

Hipstamatic

Lens: John S

Flash: Standard

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Standard

Film: Ina's 1969

Lens: John S

Flash: Standard

Film: Ina's 1969

Taken with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.

Hipstamatic

I bought the Hipstamatic app for my iPhone this afternoon. I've been taking photos of random things in my house, and I gotta say, it is strangely addictive.
Lens: John SFlash: OffFilm: Ina's 1969

Lens: John SFlash: OffFilm: Ina's 1969

Lens: John SFlash: StandardFilm: Ina's 1969