Absurdity as a conduit for a meaningful life. Ice resurfacing. Playfulness!
HOYAS
Romance novels, the Colorado Avalanche, houseplants
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Type design, “Bigger friendship“
Existentialism, Zen Buddhism, Earth and Space sciences, ancient civilizations and religions, art history. Cooking is my love language. Always on the look out for a D&D group, or gym/ hiking buddies. . Passionate about Indigenous rights and democratization of knowledge.
Mental health, fostering platonic relationships, brewing a decent cup of coffee, and contemporary emo music
Storytelling. Specifically, how to tell compelling stories about water.
That capitalism is breaking us as a society (and as humans)
That fostering community and a sharing environment will put us back together again
That art matters, and should be paid for and funded as much as other work pursuits
That we wear burnout as a badge of honor (and shouldn't)
That even though times seem dark, it's still a pretty great time to be alive
That social media is both a good tool and a bad habit
That maybe I'm not the only one seeking him - he's also seeking me
That chosen family is just as important as blood family
That upholding patriarchal values hurt both men AND women
That identifying joy in little moments is where eternal happiness is found
That trusting the process is hard, but worth it
Quantified self
Planning dances and making mini cheese cakes with raspberry syrup!
Biography, autobiography, documentary and people who create more than they consume, and share the process!
Reluctantly wondering if I should get into politics.
The impact of technology on its users - the way our tools remake us.
indie music, mental health, reading, writing, colorful things, fashion, travel, and my cats, Dobby and Queso.
Ammonites. Grassroots community organizing. Fashion. Ayurvedic wisdom.
Creating opportunities to deepen connections, caring for one another, somatics, and pickleball
Complex Systems, Storytelling, Linguistics, Education
The art of hosting. The importance of play. How to engage in my senses on a daily basis to live a richer, more present life. Perfecting my knife skills and mise en place while cooking.
Finances
Chord progressions, child development theories, soil health, playlists
We’re guessing secrecy
Marking and making good moments, how to build a creative community, self-incentivizing
Being intentional about friendship and future plans (I don’t want to work this hard forever)
I think a lot about movies because I process the world through them.
The next outdoor adventure/mountain to climb.
Pokémon Design Theory
Computers as tools for thought
Obsess about preserving disappearing interactive media and comics.
Severance, tiny spoons, reality TV, documentaries, wealth, exploring new hobbies
Reading books
Humanist outdoorspersonship, solving mundane problems with microcontrollers, and raising good dogs
The evolution of figure skating culture
Running, backpacking, coffee, music, trivia
Woof woof
Improving the world and how to have thoughtful positive interactions with people
Finding community and engaging with it regularly.
Community as infrastructure, third places, alternative modes of connection and communication
Yoga. Sci-fi/fantasy novels. Video games. Creating the PERFECT spreadsheet.
Being in a play, regenerative agriculture.
Lost, stolen, or looted art/antiquities and repatriation, and how curiosity and creativity can manifest kindness.
Sourdough bulk fermentation. When I'm going to build that console table. Atomized culture and the need for civic-minded communities and villages. Using the phrase "car storage" instead of "parking," and other ways we can re-align wording to re-prioritize how we live. What the future will look like if we find a way to figure out at least 40% of our problems. What the heck happened to big ideas and world-changing inventions? How much we all really need each other. The difference between Risk and Uncertainty, and why our current world seems to be the result of boring scaredy cats being the only people with significant time or money. How, during COVID, when we all thought the world was going to end, we all spent a lot of time ingesting a lot of art