A perspective on effort
I had a conversation with my therapist earlier about the ebbs and flows of project load and stress at work. As one would expect our reactions and dialogue of the…
Half of 2025
A lot of newer life experiences since changing up my living situation. In random order: Waymo The best way to describe it: it feels like a Disneyland ride. Like the…
The contrast is strong.
I’ve been back from Japan two weeks now. I know what I experienced does not include the realities of living and working in Japan, but what I was exposed to…
A New Year Convergence
For the last six months I’ve been in an inner monologue of wanting to move, away from sleepier Marin County across one of the bridges somewhere. A friend of mine…
2024 Live Music Recap
This is the first year where I’ve seen more bands than DJs. A personal record of 25 shows which includes the 2 day Portola Festival as a singular count and…
El Camino de Adidas
I met two people abroad who’ve completed the Camino de Santiago both at the end of their pilgrimages. I’ll focus on the second one in this post because whenever I’m…
Temporaryism; phasing.
I think I am at that legitimate mid-life crisis stage where the existential part is supposed to jab me in the face or punch me in the stomach. Maybe it’s…
(Last) Resort Life
I went to my first all-inclusive this year during my company’s annual summer shut down. While this free week of vacation sounds great on paper, it’s really delaying my actual…
graveyard shiftin 