It feels so good to be easing into summer. It's one of our last full summers in Hawaii, so I want to make the most of it. Lots of hiking, SUPing, beaching, and rosé. I think it's all doable. And I'm currently weighted-lunging to ... make my legs worthless for doing any of the above. … Continue reading At the Moment 6.12.19 – Summer Lovin’

Paradise. GRADUATE SCHOOL ALMOST KILLED ME BUT I SURVIVED. Whoosh, that was a stressful couple of weeks. Two of my first real graduate philosophy papers coming due (my Purdue papers didn't count because they hardcore sucked) and a big trip to California and Colorado for work collided into a stressful last couple of weeks. But … Continue reading At the moment 6.8.18

1. I have a very love/hate relationship with Hawaii, and lately it's been mostly of the "hate" variety. Yesterday something softened in me, though, and I felt a huge swell of affection and reverence for this place. Who knows what is noodling around in the subconscious part of my brain, but it's a relief not … Continue reading At the moment… 3/8/2018

Flowers on my run up and down Diamond Head this morning. This was on the long uphill part that made me want either to die or to reverse all my life choices. How do I succeed at something I'm not innately good at? When/how does effort trump intrinsic ability? When does the imbalance of a friendship … Continue reading At the moment… (1/21)