This blog is really taking shape, becoming exactly I'd hoped it be. A reflection of my story.

I've always been a bit obsessed with my own story. I suppose it comes with being a more internalized person, nonetheless it has unfortunately made it difficult to find color in others' minutae. Selfish, yes, but not by choice; it's a sort of inherent thing. I'm actively pulling myself out of ...myself, little by little. I enjoy talking with all people by challenging myself to remove the built-up environmental bias - minimal in some areas, rough in others. It's a fun balance. Effectively living is, too.

Still, I prefer to express myself remotely:
(from Clayton & Lime Ridge this weekend)

Discussed feasibility of Patterns project, but mostly just giggled with two of the world's best people (see below).

Spent most of the day squinting to feign white-hot sunbeams, providing me with magical migraine auras. The overwhelmed eyes look forward to low-light situations, spurring my curiosity in experimenting with more low-light photography.

Next project is tentatively called Patterns. It came about after we had set a parameter: to think conceptually before writing a story. Lately, I have been thinking of the use patterns in animals and humans. The brain being able to interpret broken pattern as say, an enemy in the brush or a colorful fruit in foliage.

It's really silly to say much more without sounding like a joke.

Here are a couple photos from the weekend in SF:

The video we created with Meet Me In Orbit has gone live on Baeble Music.



See my post about making it here.

We finally took a morning and absconded to the mountain. It's the highest peak next to Shasta, and overlooks all of the bay, from the Golden Gate to Silicon Valley, the Central Valley to the Delta. Mt Tamalpais was languescent in confluence with the haze, and the Pacific winds reminded me of a morning after snow, though the day was glowing under a fiery umbrage of cirrus and sun.
Here are some photos:









Above the tower, a light beacon. Inside, history and lighthouse windows.



A teen waited for his picture to be taken, so I took it.



An abundance of poppies and dandelions. It's all high desert up there.

Facing more desert:

The Academy of Sciences was the wisest choice for re-igniting internal wonder and creative inspiration. Not only through the observation of the life we disconnected around us when we focus on our phones or close our blinds, but also vicariously through the works of the scientists and creatives. They blended academic worlds; a mix of intricate ecosystem knowledge and precedent-setting engineering, to create a balanced rainforest that filters light from the living roof down to the aquarium at the bottom floor.

If you have a chance, go & re-up your awe.

In these photos, I tried focusing on specific components, but with all the wonder to enjoy, it was hard to keep the camera in my hands...

Especially if there's a butterfly on one: