In the Shadows of the New Mexican Sun

There's something strangely alluring about New Mexico. My memories tend to romanticize its dusty landscapes but the fact of the matter is, there's an otherworldly and cinematic quality about them as if you find yourself walking into an old western film or exploring some desert planet in a galaxy far far away. I am fortunate to have family in this frontier state, so when a round trip ticket from NYC to Albuquerque became available for $218 (including...

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New Look. New vibe.

It was about time the blog got a bit of a facelift! My life is going through a major overhaul so I thought I'd update the blog design too now that I'll be back to being more disciplined about writing because I am once again, embarking on a great adventure. Updates on my latest travels to New Mexico and Florida coming soon...and expect some semi-nervous posts about the craziness that is uprooting myself from my beloved Brooklyn to move across the country to Los Angeles. Things are happening soon so stay tun...

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My Endless Numbered New York Days

I am on my last day of my job at a small Brooklyn-based tea company and that's brought about a lot of existential philosophizing about what's next but also a lot of stress because I don't think that it has sunk in to a lot of my co-workers that I'm actually leaving and they won't be able to do last minute requests for Ad designs. But the existential philosophizing has me lost deep in my mind. That and some of the signs the universe is giving me have me questioning - Am I done with the New York thing? My father - naturally - says that I am. That...

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Ikea Hacking - A Way to get your Creative Juices Flowing

My room in my otherwise quite large Brooklyn with a view of Prospect Park is very small. When I first moved in a year and a half ago, I had to come up with creative solutions to make the best use of the space so I bought a loft bed from Ikea. It was the Stora loft bed (view it here: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80160867/) which looked pretty rad at the Ikea display floor with a neat brightly colored sofa under it and stuff. It even...

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The Book

On my shelf there is a book I never open because carefully nestled on page 29 is a poem that reminds me that long ago there was only lo...

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The Challenges Ahead

2012 was one sucktastic year. Mostly because I spent a good chunk of it laying foundations for stuff that will happen in 2013 and laying foundations is never fun. It's necessary but long and painful. With my 24th birthday already passed, I have started to think about what I want to accomplish while in my mid-twenties and the list is short, but attaining the goals in that short list requires a lot of stamina and patience. I do think though, that I've started off with a good day. I filmed a teaser for my short film last night, and quite frankly,...

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Run, Run, As Fast As You Can

Last week was my boss's birthday party. It was the same night as the Vassar Young Alum party in NYC (which I had already committed to go). I'm usually a little wary of hanging out with my bosses outside of work (especially since my bosses are so young) but he had graciously invited me to join and for the sake of cultivating a good working relationship with him, I agreed to go. I dressed nicely that day (my hair for once, cooperating in the heat) in a blue lace dress and dark cardigan - as the AP also came to the office to interview my friend and...

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