Here you’ll find my thoughts about music, movies, life–all things I love to talk about. Through spotlighting innovative popular media, I wish to show my appreciation for the unexpected connections these works evoke, and the unique qualities they reveal about their creators. I share parts of my personal experiences in the hope that they might offer a sense of solace and recognition to others finding their way in the world alongside me.
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If I had it all figured out
I was recently talking to a peer about his life. We were supposed to meet with two other job-seekers in our weekly job-search support group, but Caitlin and Dave (names changed) couldn’t make it…
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Summer music spotlight
While the beginning of my summer was dominated by the down-home atmosphere of Kacey Musgraves’s fantastic Middle of Nowhere, what some call a return to form, here are some other projects that have made…
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Reviewing Young Washington
I was fortunate to catch an advance screening of Young Washington (2026) during a “secret movie” special at my local Cinemark on Monday, June 29, before the film’s July 3 wide release, in commemoration…
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hello 2025
If I had Instagram, maybe I wouldn’t need to write this. But the fact of the moment is that I do. I’ve been feeling an urge lately to get my story straight, in hopes…
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Appearance panel experiments
Main points: I really enjoyed the Scribble, Tweak and Twist effects. I didn’t mess around with any Photoshop effects, but maybe I should’ve. Just sprinkled a lot of Inner Glow everywhere, to little effect,…
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Sloppy Joes with ‘Regenerative’ meat
I interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to include a recipe that is strictly PM-only. Do what you will, but I wouldn’t eat a sloppy Joe for breakfast. And brunch is a non-starter because that’s…
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Banana yogurt peanut butter toast, two ways
This recipe post is dedicated to the queen of breakfast fruits: the humble Cavendish banana of international acclaim. Having shed an old habit of accepting bananas only in their chilled form, I believe I…
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Miso oatmeal, your way
Faced with breakfast or lunchtime with nothing prepared but not quite enough hunger to commit to takeout? Miso, among other sodium-packed soup bases, lasts a long time. As do oats. Between these staples, a…
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Famous last oats
I don’t exaggerate when I claim that this recipe started it all. I was 27 years old, back at home in the PNW and still a little lost after having granted Japan temporary hosting…
