(These. Photos. Am I right?! I saw them on Tumblr and felt a jolt of recognition, and of course, they were taken in Fukushima.) I’ve been in a dreamy haze, writing a lot on my own. I told C today that as I start to write more, by myself on a real computer, and not … Continue reading
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Small Life, Slow Life: Tethered.
I held the familiar “Life” notebook in my hands at 7:15 this morning, sitting on a bench in the mall before work began. I read for a while, then read a bit on my break too. But by lunch time, I couldn’t do it anymore. I shoved the tome back in my bag. The Life … Continue reading
Small Life, Slow Life: Interrupted by Fireworks.
I was driving home last night when it came on my shuffle — I’ve been going through all my music lately by song, alphabetical, A-Z. So I was on the letter I, and “Interrupted by Fireworks” came on, and in the way only music can do — BAM. I’m under the covers in Japan, in my little bed … Continue reading
Small Life, Slow Life: Beyond Luon Recap! {Photos!}
I’ve been talking about taking risks a lot. Well, suffice to say that speaking in front of 300 people (with the video likely to reach, um, ten times that) was a huge risk for me! Last Tuesday, March 12th, I made my way to the El Rey (right in my old neighborhood) to talk to … Continue reading
Small Life, Slow Life: What Parts of Yourself Have You Abandoned?
If you’ve been thinking that it’s been quiet around here, you’re right. Life had some pretty dramatic changes for me in the final quarter of 2012, and rather than force myself to write sub-par content to keep my posts regular, I listened to my intuition and stayed quiet while the dust settled. Now, I have … Continue reading
How I Started: The Yearning for a Smaller, Slower Life. (Also Known As: How I Really, Really Messed up Everything and Barely Made it Back from the Brink.)
I wasn’t even a year out of college and I knew I had life all figured out. I’d graduated from UC Berkeley with a pretty darn good GPA as an English major and had been hired on with a fundraising consulting firm in Calabasas – a rich, suburby part of Los Angeles (and yes, that’s … Continue reading