From five years ago. What a great place, with awesome people.
I’d like to retire to Sea Ranch one day. Of course, I would also like to retire to the desert. And, the mountains.
Tidying up the office today, and admired this piece acquired through work. The year was 2002, and was also the decline of the “dot com” days. Maybe someday it’ll be worth something, unlike all those stock options that expired worthless.
The secret to parenting/life/negotiation is to remember that the main goal in every conversation is to have the next conversation.
Remember not all of your life decisions have to be smart. Some can be purely for cinematic value.
You will be celebrated for performing your identity in legible, simplistic ways. This ultimately flattens your complexity and lived experience. Resist this.
file under: your world is a reflection of your understanding
Summer update: this is where I live now.
Specifically, at that desk. Staring at a screen, and sometimes staring out the window.
—John Archibald Wheeler“We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.”
I realized today that is has been four years since I began my journey to complete a doctoral program. I don't care for the term "journey" since it seems to be overused on reality television shows. But, it is a journey. It is a battle. It is a constant struggle to finish. And, one thing I have realized while my way through this doctoral program and now the dissertation component, is the limitation of my own experience in this world.