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I sort of hate using social media for the whole “dude, look at how blessed I am and how wonderful and awesome my privileged life is.” It makes me feel a little gross, and a little superficial. Everyday life is messy and complicated, and what you see on here is such a tiny little snippet of what someone chooses to share (mostly, I tend to use it as a tool to document beautiful things or places, because that’s what I enjoy remembering myself). I will say, on a more personal level, that the last 6 months have been worrisome and sucky. I’ve swung back and forth between generally feeling like things will be okay, to not being able to sleep for long periods of time, because all I could think about was whether or not I’ll feel okay in 6 months, or how many more tumors they might find in my endocrine system (so far so good though, on that). Really though, it makes you think about the true value of love and friendship, and how those things matter when shit isn’t lighthearted and fun. This photo is such a tiny snippet of a day we planned 4 years ago this week, but what’s wildly more valuable and important to me is the time I’ve seen him as a loving and caring partner this summer. From washing my hair for me because it was too painful to lift my arms, to setting alarms on his phone to wake me up and feed me crackers and painkillers throughout the night, if you know @nadavbenjamin, then you know what a beautiful and caring soul he is. I could spend everyday striving to deserve his love, and probably never be truly worthy of it (but, I’m happy to try).

Monthly Archives: August 2015

7 Posts in 7 Days

As you may or may not know, it’s Monday. (I’m kidding. It’s 3:20 PM on the west coast, and I’m sure many of you are well on your way through the Monday blues by this point). Seeing that it’s Monday, and I’m making a conscience effort to do more writing (in this case, blogging), I thought I’d kick off this week with a personal goal. I’ve always felt that in some ways… Read More

 Category: planning, Writing      Tags: , , ,

What Kind of Writer Am I?

Back in March, I wrote about some of my career struggles. Just to recap: I HATE sitting at a desk for 40+ hours a week, despite the fact that my field is important and does great work for the world. I still believe this to be the case. Archivists make it possible for the rest of us to remember things, whether that be family history, an historical event that happened 100 years ago, or… Read More

 Category: archives, Writing      Tags: , , ,

Modern Hiker

  If you don’t live and hike in Los Angeles, you might not be aware of an awesome hiking resource: http://www.modernhiker.com If you DO live in LA, and you love local area hiking, you’ve probably used it before. Not only is it an awesome resource for finding new trails, but it’s also increasingly a great site for outdoor related news and gear reviews. So, awesome news: I’m a new modern hiker contributing… Read More

 Category: Modern Hiker, trips      Tags: , , , , ,

The Outdoors and Social Media: My Love/Hate Relationship

What I’m about to say might sound a little silly. However, I promise though that I’ll try and form this post into a semi-coherent and complete thought. You might even agree with me. For a lot of reasons, I’ve begun to develop a very mixed reaction to the whole “adventure lifestyle” photography that we see with increasing frequency on social media. I think you know the type of photography and sharing I’m referring to…. Read More

 Category: backpacking musings, planning, trips      Tags: , , , ,

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I sort of hate using social media for the whole “dude, look at how blessed I am and how wonderful and awesome my privileged life is.” It makes me feel a little gross, and a little superficial. Everyday life is messy and complicated, and what you see on here is such a tiny little snippet of what someone chooses to share (mostly, I tend to use it as a tool to document beautiful things or places, because that’s what I enjoy remembering myself). I will say, on a more personal level, that the last 6 months have been worrisome and sucky. I’ve swung back and forth between generally feeling like things will be okay, to not being able to sleep for long periods of time, because all I could think about was whether or not I’ll feel okay in 6 months, or how many more tumors they might find in my endocrine system (so far so good though, on that). Really though, it makes you think about the true value of love and friendship, and how those things matter when shit isn’t lighthearted and fun. This photo is such a tiny snippet of a day we planned 4 years ago this week, but what’s wildly more valuable and important to me is the time I’ve seen him as a loving and caring partner this summer. From washing my hair for me because it was too painful to lift my arms, to setting alarms on his phone to wake me up and feed me crackers and painkillers throughout the night, if you know @nadavbenjamin, then you know what a beautiful and caring soul he is. I could spend everyday striving to deserve his love, and probably never be truly worthy of it (but, I’m happy to try).
Lycoperdon perlatum (common puffball). Love finding these little guys.
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