When my soon-to-be-husband asked me to marry him, I initially wanted an elopement with just our immediate families somewhere on top of a mountain. This was not a shared desire, so we compromised. We eventually decided on a July wedding with 100 people and a humble reception in a small beach town’s community center. Within … Continue reading Love in the Time of Coronavirus
San Diego Surf Log: First Month
July 25th, 2019 Windansea This is the first spot I “surfed” in San Diego. Surfed is in quotes because I did not catch a single wave. Okay, I caught some white water on the way in… But I was too nervous to go for these waves. I had a lot to do upon moving, but … Continue reading San Diego Surf Log: First Month
Sunday Mornings
I’m moving out tomorrow. This day came quickly and I feel completely unprepared. The preamble for this journey had the tune of any other vacation that I’ve taken. But San Diego is the place where I will be spending the next… who knows? A lot of years? I have lived in Vacaville for my whole … Continue reading Sunday Mornings
Beer and Art
The Ruhstaller Brewery and Taproom is hidden in a small Nor-cal town known as Dixon. Something that makes Ruhstaller special is its devotion to sustainability and using local products to brew their beer. Another thing that makes it special is the artistic mind behind the experimental beers Ruhstaller puts out. Somewhere in the back of … Continue reading Beer and Art
Making Friends at 23
I once heard in a Blink 182 song that “Nobody likes you when you’re 23”. Personally, I have found this to be untrue. For my 23rd birthday, I asked some friends to go out dancing with me. That night, I arrived to my friend’s place and was greeted with a resounding “SURPRISE!” This has never … Continue reading Making Friends at 23
The Inlanders: Starting a Surf Club 100 Miles Away From The Ocean
A tribute to the members of Surf Club at UC Davis
Spatial Awareness
I woke up to rain pounding on the skylight above me. While there was no elevator in the ten story building, being on the top floor had one deliverance and that was the skylight. I could have reached up to open it while still laying on the bed. Allowing the water to permeate that glass … Continue reading Spatial Awareness
A Culture of Self-Deprecation
Jokes about depression, suicide, and general discontentment with today’s society have been infiltrating my social media feed and thus my thoughts and even further, my character. Maybe a year ago, I followed this page on Facebook: “Sad memes”. The page concerns ideas that joke about hating life and how much it sucks, and for a … Continue reading A Culture of Self-Deprecation
At the Mercy Of…
My sister Sloane and I showed up at Salmon Creek, a beach break in Sonoma County, around ten in the morning. We already knew what we were in for; it was going to be a shitty, stormy day, but her and I, being ever hopeful, drove the two hours regardless of what the surf report … Continue reading At the Mercy Of…
The Road to Death Valley
Something I realized this past summer while I was abroad in Europe was that people take the natural and man-made wonders around them for granted. I flew across the world to see some (very cool) things, but there was beauty in my own backyard that was begging for my attention. A day’s drive from my … Continue reading The Road to Death Valley
