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I am in Portland! It’s really quite great. So far I have taken advantage of the cheap, no sales taxin’ retail industry by purchasing a rug, a butcher’s block, and a super cool rain coat. I have also taken several photos, two of which are included in this post. The rest can be found here.

Awesome breakfast at Jam on Hawthorne.

Fun times at the rose gardens.

Well, hello! It’s been awhile. You know why? I do. I had school. It seems that I have difficulty blogging during classes. I recently completed a two week long intensive summer course called “Art On Paper.” I made some nifty illustrations inspired by/drawn from old photographs of mine. Click here to check ‘em out.

But now that that’s over, I have time to cook again! Or at least cook something other than instant ramen. And by “something other” I mean “instant pho.” Happy Pho*!

I know what you’re thinking: no way that could be good. Vegan pho? It’s an oxymoron, I thought, as I tossed the $4 box of instant noodle soup into my shopping basket at Whole Foods. I also thought it would be great to blog about, so here we are.

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Hey everyone. I had my first day of summer school today! I’ve never, ever in my schooling career taken classes during that most sacred of vacations, the Summer. Alas, I need this class to graduate in December so I will be showing up every weekday until June 14th at 9:00 AM and working my artistic butt off until 6:00 PM. Sounds fun, huh? Yeah. Actually, I am quite excited about my project. I will be making a book of paper dolls and clothing that will be semi-autobiographical and humorous. Like me. I am semi-humorous.

On Sunday I cooked a shrimp and scallop risotto for a couple friends. One of them had a birthday a few days ago, so we celebrated with food, wine, gelato, and brownies. Having read that risotto doesn’t reheat very well back into its original goopy goodness, I tried making risotto cakes out of the leftovers and used polenta mix instead of bread crumbs. It was easy and it would have been painless if it hadn’t been for all the spitting oil. I ate three.

In other news I have tried to reanimate my tumblr account. So for daily iPhone snapshots of my meals, go here. I just started another project (that’s all about me) where I photograph myself the night before I go out or go to bed, and then the morning after. I haven’t decided if I want to blend the images in an analog double exposure style or if I want to present them side by side as two separate photographs. Rest assured; I’ll figure it out. In the meantime feel free to spy on my personal life here.