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Here I am having a relaxed night in, eating cheap pizza (I can connect with the little people) on a fine china (Joseon Porcelain 10.5 in) dinner plate, I am snuggly wrapped in my 100% Siberian Goose Down stuffed Mulberry silk blanket contemplating last nights $50K shopping spree on Rodeo Drive and if I can even make it to part 2 on the Champs Elysees a demain. The Netflix and Chill Koozie was gifted to me by one of my fans, and when I'm not drinking Krug Vintage Brut Chamapagne I like to enjoy a simple ginger ale. (& yes, my living room was designed by Benjamin Vandiver himself)


Here I am in my fresh spray tan being chauffeured around in my new black Mercedes Benz G-63 SUV enjoying a freshly picked GA peach I stopped for en route to my newly renovated cabin *coughs* mansion in the N. GA mountains. I think it's worth a mention that my entourage of 5 black equally customized Benz are trailing behind me to celebrate my birthday weekend. Happy Birthdaayyyyyy Mrs. President.


This is me sporting a Onepiece onesie inspired by Kris Jenner's 2015 Christmas look. On my freshly done pedicure are UGG Dakota Classic Suede slippers in the color Tabacco I quickly grabbed a Neiman Marcus. I'm resting on Sferra Capri Honey Egyptian Cotton sheets with a 1020 thread count. Enjoying lightly salted, freshly popped popcorn from my vintage popcorn machine that you can find in my basement movie theater all while talking to none other Leonardo DiCaprio himself on our plans next week to party in Ibiza. (can I get a hell yeah?)



This is me looking out of my resort hotel room from my ski trip in Aspen contemplating whether or not I want to have a soak in the jacuzzi. Truth is my mind was made up and I was just making this post so Annie Leibovitz, who was with my on the trip, would consider snapping my portrait and sneaking it into an edition of Vanity Fair. Unfortunately, I was beat out by Caitylin Jenner. Next time.


We took a quick break from the hustle and bustle of the World Cup in Brazil that year to more relaxed terrain. Here I am photographed in Canton Banos, Ecuador.  I am On the famous "swing at the end of the world" at the Casa Del Arbol. I couldn't take the risk of just sitting unstrapped so I requested our guide to add extra safety precautions. It was an exhilarating experience and had an expansive view of Mt. Tungurahua and the vast Ecuadorian wilderness. 10/10.


And last but not least, this is a quick snapshot of my short lived stunt as a Biomedical Engineering professor at John Hopkins. I won't go without saying that I am sporting Bvlgari diamond studded glasses frames. I had also just layed my Marte Omas fountain pen and replaced it with a generic number two pencil, but the point is I own one and it was made specifically for me. As soon as I left that terrible job though, I took the next flight out to Dubai to relax when I was unexpectedly offered a part time job at an undisclosed Saudi university. & even though it was quite the hefty deal, it still wasn't enough to cover my extravagant lifestyle and I think I've lost my passion for academics.

*Don't take me to seriously, fun post :D*

Y'all know I get DOWN with Asian food. IDK if it's East, West, South, Southeast, I GET DOWN. So I'm doing an Asian food appreciation post. No lie, I'm kind of basic so IMA STAY BASIC.

Also, I'm not gonna get down with all of Asia... .because it's fucking huge. Really I'm just doing this because I'm trying to see some aesthetically pleasing pictures of food I want to swim in. . . .

ride with me the journey of more success.

THE WONTON FREAKING SOUP. A staple! A classic!! Probably America's favorite soup!! Although I like mine with snap peas, the wonton soup is an example of where simplicity goes a long way. Thanks Hong Kong, You smart. You loyal. You grateful. I appreciate that. 

Let's travel south to Vietnam. I'm on a soup SEARCH. PHO. . .. commonly mispronounced PHOH, & correctly pronounced PHUH.  The victim of many puns, I feel like these are just one of those dishes THAT MUST BE MADE WITH LOVE. if the love isn't sprinkled it aint gonna be good..  . . I just feel like pho is such an intricate complex dish... . the broth, the spices, the garnishes, the meats, the sauces.. . . flow and come together to harmoniously transport you into a surreal experience.

You know, I was gonna do this but I'm gonna throw it in there. Pad Thai!!! I AM NOT GONNA LIE TO YOU I still haven't decided how I feel about this dish. .. . I just haven't understood the concept.. . or is the concept that it's not it a concept.. . . NO it is a concept. run over to the Pad thai's wiki page for some history!! Pad thai comes with some baggage: nationalism, westernization, origin disputes, it's an entire soap opera. I'm not gonna lie though, i love the texture and my mouth is watering at this picture AND GUESS WHAT?? ITS A STREET FOOD. So it's a #WIN.


I'm gonna travel a bit to the West and knock on Nepals door!! I'm gonna shine the light on this country and hit y'all with 3 dishes, yes THREE dishes.

Dal-bhat is up first, I have only had this once and it was in Italy in the Nepal pavilion at the Milan Expo 2k16.. . .  I DON'T KNOW IF I WAS HUNGRY THAT DAY OR HAD JUST HAD TO MUCH PIZZA AND PASTA THAT WHEN THE LENTILS, RICE, AND CURRY HIT MY MOUTH I WAS LIKE AMEN!!! now I understand this dish is probably a staple in other nearby countries but I tried it with Nepal first so I'm gonna leave it here :*


MOMO & MOMO SOUP
these are SO good, many Asian countries have their own versions of dumpling, go to the "dumpling" wiki page it might just be my favorite wiki page. (i love dumplings). but MOMO is Nepal's version. Now I won't post a picture of the momo soup because nothing really comes up, but it didn't have the momo in it it was just a clear soup. Now on this particular day when I tried it I decided on a stir fried noodle and I tasted my friends who was the one who ordered it.. . . and I #ragreted the noodles........... it takes a pretty good dish to make me #ragret noodles...  anyways, momo and momo soup I hope to see you again.


I want to take a train to India, but can i??? Can i???? Fuck it, I will and I'm gonna go with BIRYANI. Where do I start. . . See I can't even start with Biryani because there's so much going on.. . I have been on Biryani for 5 min and I can't even think of what to say, except for that I can go for some right now. Really I feel like it's a complicated dish and I can't even think of how to go about making it. I will say that I prefer chicken but i just can't do mutton. I'm kind of a picky eater and every spoonful of mutton biryani is a trip & it's a little too. . ..  strong? for me. BUT IM GONNA GIVE IT UP TO THEM BECAUSE I WILL STUFF MY FACE WITH BIRYANI WITH THE YOGURT AND TOMATO AND ONIONS!! B!!!! next time i have biryani i'm gonna cry in the name of this blog and this dish!!


Well, it's 4am and my back hurts so I'm gonna leave it here!!!

HA B U THOUGHT!!!!

We're gonna go hit up the Levant!!Falafel and Shawarma. ..  NOW, I'm not expert (with none of the dishes above tbqh) But ima tell you how my tastebuds say it is. Below is like a falafel sandwich, the falafel itself are deep fried chickpea balls. . . lol. ANYWAYS I've had them in this sandwhich and can I say #100. I literally had like two in one sitting WHICH WAS A MISTAKE BTW AND I WAS SLIGHTLY SCARRED BUT I DID THAT BECAUSE IT WAS SOOOO GOOD. SO falafel is not meat.


The shawarma is meat thats been cooked on like a spit which if you're Mexican is what Tacos al Pastor are similar to. WHICH BTW they said we might have gotten it from the Lebanese immigrants in Mexico. So a moment of silence to thank the Lebanese for tacos al pastor
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NOW, the meat is prolong cooked and then they shave that baby off and throw it into a wrap or you know what throw that on a plate, i'll eat it plain. They have all these toppings (*100 emoji* x4) and you also get this BOMB garlic mayo (sometimes maybe idk)!!


And finally (for today) we're gonna fly a few hours East and land in precious, beautiful, breathtaking, inspiring, magnificent, incredible, spectacular, glorious, striking, amazing, and memorable Oman. & take a look at their festive dish: Shewa. To me, a dish I am familiar with that is very similar to Omani shuwa is barbacoa, but just in terms of cooking process.



(yes thats the lamb's head!!!)

I don't even know why I made this post, I guess I was hungry!! Don't take me too seriously :) It's almost 4:40am and I'm starting to get delusional... .

Melissa

If you know me well, you probably know I'm not the biggest fan of TV shows or movies. For whatever reason they just don't hold my attention for too long, even if I feel I really want to watch. The only time I can stay interested is if someone else is watching and I'm just there.