Do you ever go outside and think to yourself “wow I haven’t been living”? It happened today. I went outside to pick up my delivery and the summer wind swept through me. I looked up and watched it move through the trees and sway the leaves to and fro. And I’m like damn…I’ve been in… Read more

So my last post was about identity and I’m extending it to talk about my experience with nationalism. What is a ‘homeland”? I was born in another country and immigrated here when I was four years old. I basically grew up in here, and yet I don’t fully identify this place as my ‘homeland’. But… Read more

I never really liked my government name. It’s a special name because there’s a space between the letters of my first name. Not a hyphen, just a space. Your Name is an emo Japanese anime movie. This post isn’t about that. But maybe it’s a little emo. Example: Joseph versus Joe Seph. Growing up my… Read more

What. In the actual. FUG. I started writing this when I was quite sleep deprived, and am picking it up after ten or so hours of having slept. Sleep really does affect your emotions, and not just your ability to perceive, think, and overall function. All year I’ve been struggling with insomnia. It’s partly behavioral… Read more

I have this memoire that I’ve been working on since last summer. I am officially taking a writing break from it. I unexpectedly dipped into a winter writing retreat last month, where I wrote the darker parts of my memories. It’s so refreshing to give my story a heart beat, and yet— it was a… Read more

These are just some collabs. I am dabbling in layering multi-media art. The 3 concept photos below are ones that I made for my project. It involves music, memories, colors, themes, and spirit animals. I have four more saga shots that I have to think about and work on. I’m pre-releasing some of the concept… Read more

When’s the last time you felt accomplished? For me: I feel accomplished today. That’s right. I feel accomplished. “An accomplished feeling” is rare for me. It’s not as as rare as before though. It’s happening more often and a lot more this year. There are so many things that I am getting done. There are… Read more