I IZ FAMOUS ON THE INTERWEBZ

So, this was pretty exciting. I was puzzled by a large jump in traffic showing up on my blog analytics, and was super surprised to find that it was coming from BuzzFeed! Turns out, I made it into one of their posts! They found one of my older cartoons and included it in one of their collections. BuzzFeed, if you are not familiar, is a heavyweight in the shaping of internet culture. They're an extremely successful content aggregator—they find content from around the web, editorially arrange it, and then sell ads against the traffic. They're a corporately operated meme-factory, which I find to be an interesting paradox. There are of course mixed feelings about this strategy in the internet-making and artistic communities, but I was pleased with the treatment. Their post got over 300,000 views, they both cited me and linked to both my blog and my website proper, and I got a ton of hits out if the deal. Plus I can say I was on BuzzFeed. :) Woo!

Oh So Pretty in the City

We deliver. {Hell's Kitchen}

Creepy building in the diamond district

Reporting for duty. {Hell's Kitchen}

Macaroni and cheese!!! {Chelsea}

This picture goes really well with macaroni and cheese. {yellow accents, Hell's kitchen}

Cranky little ghost, haunting Hell's kitchen

the über-west side {past 10th ave}

My favorite thing about Hell's Kitchen is all of the beautiful texture.

Like this. SO PRETTY.

There is not so much texture on the upper east side.

Bet you can guess what neighborhood this thai restaurant is in...

You can park in this midtown west lot when you are eating thai and going to a broadway play. I'm sure your car will be perfectly fine.

Design Work: Sanjay and Craig on Nick.com

It's been a while since I've frolicked in showpage-land; it was good to get back in the saddle with a show about a kid and his talking snake.

Mommy-Cookie Time

Today is my mom's birthday! We are a great cookie baking team: she puts in the flour {flour creeps me out}, and I taste test for poison {thus protecting her safety}. :)

Amanda, the Nutritionist

Clearly living in New York City all this time has greatly refined my culinary sensibilities:

Cupcake Meets His Baker

For my last Wheelhouse post, I succumbed again to my insatiable craving for cupcake-drawing. Cookies may be the undisputed king of edibles in Amanda-land, but cupcakes are way more successful at satisfying hunger for cuteness.

An Ode to Pom-Poms

I was cleaning cleaning out my computer this morning and unearthed this old gem. Doodles from church two years ago! You can see the inkling that led to the of my pom-pom guide two years later make its first appearance in the mix here: