Why I love Anthony Bourdain

Snarky (adj) testy or irritable; short.

"What right minded person would NOT travel the world if and when given the chance? I began to travel seriously as soon as I COULD."

Waiter: Anthony, here is your pork. Here, let me get you silverware.
Tony: No thank you Sir, I will just use my face.

"I don't have to agree with you to like you or respect you."

"Meals make the society, hold the fabric together in lots of ways that were charming and interesting and intoxicating to me. The perfect meal, or the best meals, occur in a context that frequently has very little to do with the food itself "

How to make Crazy Rachael Curls

1. get a shower. you are dirty.
2. wash your hair with organic peppermint shampoo from Trader Joe's that your Uncle left in the shower.
3. get out of shower and towel dry your hair, all rough like.
4. take a white comb with exactly 8 teeth and comb hair down and to the sides.
5. don't worry about which side to put your part, you don't need one.
6. take that gel that smells of oranges and comb it through with fingers. use all but your pinkies.
7. scrunch hair with damp yellow towel and pull your hair up turban style (see photo)
8. eat breakfast. Mother said so.
9. take towel off, flip head upside down and blow dry hair.
10. flip hair right side up and go brush your teeth.

Sketchbook 2

Self Portrait of me doing Yoga.












Lance Jones Artwork. "Unfinished... like our relationship"


















Mr. Jones's chart to help me write an effective paper. One that targets all the emotional points of a human.


















My sad attempts at a comic strip.












testing out watercolor and shading for my self portrait.


















Watercolors and words by M Night Shamalan. Best director EVER!


















Palm reading based on Astrological signs.


















Me as a white Indian girl.


















Just a man who looks freakishly like Anthony Bourdain

Told Ya!

















The bass player of the Decemberists.

Sketchbook 1

Abstract Art Ala Abarat. Awesome.












This is for Mr. Love.












One of my favorite drawings I have ever done. from a really tiny picture on my phone (so mostly memory) in the car.












My superhero I created in math. Typical, doodling in math...












In my second life my job will be naming OPI nail polish colors.












Inspired by Ramona Quimby...












My notes from job shadowing Senorita Jones. French class watched the Le Petit Prince. I will most likely write a blog entry on that movie... Spanish was learning la differencia dentre Ser y Estar.








Original art pared with Smash Mouth lyrics... don't judge.

Top Chef

In my next life, I will be reincarnated as a Top Chef. I love to eat food, and when I become more patient, I will make food.


Blueberry Muffins. Christmas morning tradition.












Re-fried beans, guacamole, cilantro, lime juice, taco sauce... heaven? I think so.

Washing away in Washington

A new perspective.


















Brilliant. John is my Boy.


















Oh they match.


















Disclaimer: This umbrella is NOT Pikachu or Hello Kitty. It is a hybrid of both.