Over the years, on Wordpress, people have come and gone, shared lives and left, left old blogs to pursue new ones. They continue on with their lives, maybe updating with the occasional life update, but most often not. … More You’ve Got a Blogger in Me
Sometimes I don’t really know what to write, and then I think oh, you shouldn’t write for the sake of writing, you should write because–because you’re trying to write something. Because you’re trying to convey something. Because there’s a story you have to tell, a thought to flesh out, a destination to get to. You’re … More Writing
Here is the church and here is the steeple. We sure are cute for two ugly people. This photo reminds me of the song, Anyone Else But You, a song by the Moldy Peaches. At 13, we would sit on the concrete steps and sing this tune from Juno, a movie about teen pregnancy, featuring … More Summertime Sadness [35mm Film]
The other day, I called my best friend. It’s been a while since we have spoken. I often marvel at how serendipitous our friendship was, and the depth with which it expands. It feels like I’ve known her forever, lifetimes before, and it has always felt this way. Someone once told me that, in Buddhist … More Maybe it’s Ming. Maybe it’s Maybelline.
Journal entries in June 2022 … More June Diaries
Here are my second set of portraits for this month’s Daily Portrait Challenge! The first 10 entries are here. June flew by. Thought it would be more organized if I spotlight Days 11-20 in a separate post. Although, given how indecisive I am, I may just throw it all back into one massive entry later. … More Daily Portrait Challenge [Day 11-20]
Another month, another daily challenge. This June, I’ll be painting one portrait a day. For this project, I’ll be drawing on the Procreate app, an iPad painting platform. A part of me is excited to learn about the expansive capabilities available in Procreate. And ’tis thanks to le beau. After completing my first horror-themed Inktober, … More Daily Portrait Challenge [Day 1-10]
It is Monday, June 20th . I am back from my hiatus. I am sitting at the IKEA Jokkmokk, trying out Café du Monde. I am listening to The Lumineers: This morning, I finished the book Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala. The past week has been a blur. From Battle of the Lawn Dads … More Staring at the Ceiling Fan | Journal
This time last year, I graduated with my Master’s degree. After twenty years of school rebellion and drudgery, I was done. Done, done, and done. In my mind, school always had a Before and an After. The Before consisted of the first 10 years of school. School was fantastic. Because I didn’t care about school. … More School’s Out
May 15th, 2022 Summer is here! Not officially, but essentially. There’s the blistering heat and fresh lawn smell. Quintessential summery vibe. I like the way summer feels, how it’s slow and hot and lazy. We went biking this evening. Le beau fixed the bikes yesterday – mine broke back in November, and we never got … More May Diaries 2022
Made my pigs a new cage! On Wednesday, I ziptied the cubes and cut out the walls and floor. Over the past week, I’ve been learning how to sew and making them blankets. They’re currently on blankie #2. I plan to make 6 more. I wonder if my pigs know how loved they are. How … More A Boop on the Snoot
As we drove through the sleepy mountain town, it was hard to believe that any of it was real. The rushing creek. The icy peaks. The lakes, half frozen. I admired the skylines, jagged with mountain range. We appreciated the town’s rockin’ taste in music through their local station – join us in listening to … More Mountain Time (MT) | Photo Diary
On our third day of the trip, we visited an infamous hotel. The further we drove, the more desolate it became. To our right were a few dilapidated cabins and an abandoned campground. To our left was thick forestry. Are you sure you still want to go? Well, it’s too late now. We were on … More Döppledad and Haunted Hotels
But there were also fields, and trails, and bike paths. We showed up in the morning, when only pedestrians were allowed, so we wandered through the park until noon. Eager to avoid crowds, we detoured onto a less-traveled path and admired the mountains. … More Rocky Road
Road trip! Road trip! The other day I counted: this would be our 7th road trip this past year. Our destination (again): the mountains. Viet coffee in one hand and PTO in the other, we spent the whole day driving, breaking, and pushing across state lines. We listened to indie vibes. Hoppy classics. We sailed through … More Crossing State Lines
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In early April, we took (yet another) spontaneous road trip. The drive over was smooth. The weather was perfect. Sunshine and teal skies. Microsoft screensaver clouds and a cool breeze. I was our Spotify DJ, my usual responsibility. I hopped from one genre to another, trying to -catch- a vibe. On my 90’s playlist, Wannabe … More Discovering Dishes
Dreams are interesting. And strange. A few nights ago, I dreamt of someone whom I haven’t spoken to in nearly 10 years. The dream was vivid. We were on the phone. I haven’t thought of this person in a while. We were mostly Internet friends who Facebook chatted aggressively in 2012 while ignoring each other … More Dreaming Reality
This year, I’m participating in Escapril! Since April is National Poetry Month, Escapril is a set of daily poem prompts. It’s been a minute since I’ve written prose or poetry, but I thought it’d be fun. In retrospect, April was an okay month. If I had the choice, I wouldn’t repeat it, but I also … More Escapril 2022
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Started an art project last Spring, where I illustrated and animated album covers. At the time, I shared them in a piecemealish way, but now here they are, and here they’ll be, tidied up and consolidated. And there’s nothing I can do Not much I can change So, I give it up to you I … More Album Animation Project
On the week’s edition of Silent Sonday Sunday, during which I share contextless photos of my sons. … More Silent Sondays
I photographed strangers, artwork, puppies, toys, store fronts, adults on small trains, humans wearing felt panda heads. It was then that I realized: there is so much whimsicalness in the world. So much strangeness and beauty. I began to shift my perception, seeing my surroundings in blacks and whites, hues and gradients, shadows and bright spots. … More B&W Film
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