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___tabula___rasa___, Formerly Highway 1, Moss Beach, CA (2026)

03/09/2022

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚠 𝚘 𝚗 𝚍 𝚎 𝚛 𝚏 𝚞 𝚕 𝚍𝚊𝚢. 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚘 𝚗 𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎. #𝙼𝚊𝚢𝚊𝙰𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚞⁠
___Happy accident finding this abandoned military station at Devil's Slide near ⁠
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From Wikipedia: "Devil's Slide was the location of a military triangulation station and observation site used during World War II as part of the harbor defense of San Francisco. Prior to the advent of radar, military personnel used binoculars and compasses to search for ships at sea and relay their coordinates to a central post."⁠
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I love how this once defensive military outpost has been redecorated by rebellious young people and turned it into a piece of art. If only all instruments of war could be so transmuted by the young...

07/08/2021

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚜, 𝚒𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚊 𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜, 𝚊𝚠𝚎𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚗𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚝𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏. #𝙷𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚢𝙼𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛⁠
___The thing about clouds that is most beautiful is how quickly they change, and how profound their shifting silhouettes shape the world below them, all the while being nothing but water v***r moving through space.⁠
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There is so much like that in life. Seemingly innocuous moments can have such a tremendous impact on us, even if we are unaware of how they shape situations we are in. It's only in hindsight when our perception is clear.⁠
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A dear music history professor of mine once described time as a person walking backward. The future behind them was completely unseeable, unknowable. The present was in their periphery, perceptible, but still quite unclear and slowly coming into focus. The recent past directly in front of them, the clearest to see, but receding quickly. And the distant past, which they can still see, but gets fuzzier as depth perception fails and it all blends together in a sort of flat, 2-dimensional tableau, a snapshot.⁠
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At the age of 9, I was diagnosed with myopia, meaning I am near-sighted. Perhaps that's why I've always strained to focus on distances I can't fathom, both the past and the future while disregarding the details of the present because they are visually clearer. I don't spend as much time focusing my attention there.⁠
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That is not to say that I never live in the moment, but that I am often preoccupied with the past and the future in a way that disrupts the now. Most people struggle with this. Entire religions are based on this fundamental failing of human perception. It is a form of control we seek, to change the unchangeable (the past) and to know the unknowable (the future). To capture a cloud rolling by.⁠
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It hasn't been all bad, though. My foresight has produced a lot of great things. And my introspection has protected me from making some mistakes more than once. But at what cost to the present moment?

06/27/2021

𝙻𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏. #𝚁𝚞𝚙𝚒𝙺𝚊𝚞𝚛⁠⁠
___These are words, while true on some level, only an introvert could say in earnest. ⁠⁠
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And while I do identify with the need for solitude and mental rest from the din of society, the desire for human connection is so innate in me, so deeply embedded into who I am, to deny it is to deny who I am.⁠⁠
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I think there's a romantic myth of the introvert permeating this world lately not because introverts are inherently more noble and deep, but because increasingly we are losing our ability to connect in real life. And it's easier to rebrand our collective cowardice as admirable rather than admit to a growing social problem. ⁠⁠
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Stuck behind a screen for the better part of a year and a half, I am sick of the cult of introversion and the notion that we are somehow stronger when we learn to "go it alone."⁠⁠
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Nah. Humans have never excelled on their own. Our whole survival is predicated on how well we can work together, and fail better through sharing experiences openly.⁠⁠
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I reject the notion that I am less strong because I reach out and show vulnerability and desire. I do not condone the logic that says if I tell you I need or want you, that I should be labeled as needy.⁠⁠
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So the next time you see an extrovert do something crazy or weird and fall flat on their face. Applaud them for being brave enough to try and move the needle of humanity forward rather than sit in quiet judgment or fear. ⁠⁠
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We are all moving forward at the rate at which those of us who choose to take risks do so openly and fearlessly.

06/26/2021

𝚆𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚠 𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚘 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜; 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚠 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚜. 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚊 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚍𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚖 - 𝚢𝚎𝚜, 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚊 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚍𝚘 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚖, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚑, 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎. #𝙴𝙼𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛⁠⁠
___Met this sweet angel on a recent visit to the Marin Headlands. She(?) was very unbothered but clearly on a mission, nose aloft in the breeze, eyes narrowing on the horizon, staring quizzically at me when I craned my body out of the car to take her picture.⁠⁠
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Coyotes are pack animals but they travel and hunt alone or in pairs, and some are solitary looking for a new pack or striking out to claim new territory. They can cover up to 60 square miles on their own. This one was tagged on both ears, so I suspect she's rather used to people. She did approach me sniffing, probably hoping for some snack (there are many signs forbidding the feeding of coyotes).⁠⁠
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A truly elegant creature, even if she was rough around the eyes and a little scraggly in the ribs but held a stance of formidable confidence and calm.

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