Borrowed ballpoint pen on the back of an “Assigning A ND VIN Plate Procedure” form with a "US Passport Fee" plastic display stand used as a hard surface.

“What is that you have?” Deedra, the DMV attendant, asked as I stepped to the counter. “I drew this guy” I said “while waiting.” She laughed. “I call it ‘Man in Yellow Vest’” I said. “I’m a big Wes Anderson fan” Deedra said. “I have all his movies at home and when you said Man in Yellow Vest, I immediately thought ‘Boy with Apple’ — the painting playing a pivotal backstory in The Grand Budapest Hotel.” We shared a laugh as Deedra said, “you made my day.”