"If property damage is more upsetting
to you than institutionalized racism,
your moral compass needs a realignment."

#maryland

after working on job apps & interview prepping,

i'm pulling an Olivia Pope tonight.

except I am not as classy as her, and just drink
wine from Bonne Maman strawberry jam jars.

oOnwards!

 This is my masterpiece:
I named it Jardin Quiche~

I love love love any kind of food with

spinach or tomatoes. It also contains

broccoli, red bell peppers, & onions. 

 ^the time we went to france and everything

was impeccably perfect + aesthetically delightful.

I attempted to make bread pudding with all this
leftover french & gluten free bread. I threw in
some bananas, walnuts, shredded coconut + brown sugar

using this recipe & it turned out PRETTY good.

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Ashley sent me Rupi's book and a pair of sea otter

socks from our favorite sock shop in Seattle.

Now I can sit on my bed and read her poems with warm feet,

t h a n k   y o u :)

It was suggested by a reader that

I blog about OCD moments:

Once, I was at the store trying to pick the most

perfect throw. Scrutinizing over the alignment of
stitches and fluffiness of varying fabrics,

I spent over 30 minutes conducting a comprehensive

quality-control session comparing 7 different blankets for manufacturing defects and found myself slowly

going insane because I couldn't make a decision.

Thankfully, the choice became clear after 35 minutes.

The incident sparked my new goal to limit myself

to 5 minutes (or less) when picking between anything at a store.

hazel grace,
i feel you on the 
having lungs that
sometimes suck at beings lungs.

plants are up to something

If furbies, technology, or cyborg consumerism
interest you, here is a paper I wrote 3 years ago:

The Age of Virtual Pets:
New Possibilities for Morality, Intimacy and Intelligence
(and yes, I did include that creature in the final submitted version.)

I leapt across this hill so many times so my mom

could get this shot.
~ ~ ~
"It's definitely not the same here without you.
Every time I'm in Seattle,

Everywhere I go I am reminded of you"

-what Vanessa said to me today :)

with these new glasses, i feel like i'm seeing

the world for the first time all over again!

i love when photos have rays of light.

MY TRI-COLORED BEANS, THEY GREW.

golden sunsets at golden gardens

after doing this for an hour, our feet got

so numb and red that we had to stop. a group of people
noticed our self-timer photographing and dancing skillz
and asked us to take their photo.

This time last year, Ashley and I went hiking and

unexpectedly found ourselves at this hidden frozen lake

surrounded by evergreens and dozens of waterfalls

dripping from snowy misty cliffs.

the most dizzying stair experience

most of my meals today consisted of raw fish.