So Long, 2025...
This time of the year is when everyone gets retrospective and starts waxing poetic about everything they're grateful for. I am no different.
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MY LUTE IS HERE
In high school, I was a band kid to the core. If there was any ensemble I could find myself playing in, chances are I was playing in it. I loved playing the trumpet and growing with the instrument, but I have since moved on from my horn and have
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Weekend Excursions
A photographic glimpse into some of my recent travels.
My Friends and Their Songs
I asked people in my life to share their music with me.
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September/October photos
I have continued to learn more about my camera and have some more photos to present from my recent adventures.
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Going Outside
It's something we love to do. And if we do it right, it can love us back.
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He Llegado a España
The first few days in a new country have been full of mystery and adventure.
The 2025 Milwaukee Brewers
And some thoughts on embracing the sustainable process rather than chasing the easy answers
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You Don't Mess Around With Jim (1972)
Yesterday I watched a youtube short - an excerpt of an interview where Earl Sweatshirt described the "institution" of the album as an art form. I really appreciated the language he used to describe the process of listening through an album over and over, uncovering little nuggets that
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I have taken some photos
In 2009, I accidentally received a digital camera from the Oracle corporation. This is because, along with a handful of other 10 and 11-year-olds from my elementary school, I participated in the now defunct Thinkquest competition hosted by the tech giant. The aim was for students from around the world
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I don't really know how to operate this but I gotta start somewhere. this photo is from a fieldwork trip I took in 2022 to sample ignimbrite deposits around New Mexico. Stay tuned for more thoughts and words B)