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| It was windy. We were happy. - June 2016 - SF |
I got to spend the weekend with my best friend of them all Natalie, I haven't seen her in a year. A whole year. I still can't believe it. And yet, as they say, it was like we were never apart. There's something amazing about best friendships, how the bond never seems to fade, they understand and accept you better than anyone. Life will take you in different directions, and yet the love and friendship live on. Sometimes we both forget to give each other a call for an entire month if not longer, but people get busy, we understand. I know if I needed anything in the world, she'd be there for me. And isn't that amazing. It seems I will be perpetually shocked by how amazing people can be. You'd think I'd get used to it by now, but I don't think I ever will. And not for any bad reason, just sometimes people forget.
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| Cheers to great times with great friends - Mike, Natalie and I - June 2016 - SF |
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| The fog over the river - May 2016 - Camping in Gualala, CA |
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| HBD Monica - May 2016 - Gualala, CA |
I'm the sappiest of them all, aren't I. I'll blame it on the glass of red wine.
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| Pretty view of the water, get it? - May 2016 - Gualala, CA |
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| Courtney and I smiling for miles - May 2016 - Gualala, CA |
Fun can be terribly exhausting. I think I'm finally learning how to live. That of course sounds dramatic, let me explain. I have always very much loved solitary activities (e.g., reading, writing) and I tended to neglect the social activities because the fun there was inconsistent. But lately I've seemed to be saying yes more often than not, and it's made such a difference. There's something wonderful about being exhausted from laughing your head off with your friends. Well exhausted simultaneously from that and working hard at a job you love.
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| Flying books - Broadway/Columbus - SF |
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| CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? - Not my car - June 2016 - SF |
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| Hannah and the biggest bougainvillea - June 2016 - NOPA, SF |
Life lessons I've learned over the years that bum me out:
1. Bad things really do happen to good people, and for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
2. Love doesn't always turn out as you hoped it would.
Life lessons I've learned over the years that bring me joy:
1. If you show kindness, it will almost always be appreciated and/or reciprocated.
2. It's important to give others the benefit of the doubt because there's so much people don't say out loud.
Of course each of the lessons from each of the categories have a flip side equally true.
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| Prettiest place for a yummy sandwich - June 2016 - SF |
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| Somewhere off the highway up north - May 2016 - CA |
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| My poems on display at work during design week - June 2016 - SF |
