I keep thinking of the sidewalks in Berkeley where I found squares of wet cement and for the first time in my life, I had a chance to scratch my name into the sidewalk. I had heard of this phenomenon , marking ones initials in wet cement, as well as seen others' initials, footprints and pawprints -- but nowhere in my memory is the satisfied feeling ( Read more... )

Sanggyu is a student at UACE. For a long time, when I said his name, it sounded like "Sang You," until I noticed the other students saying "Song You." I asked, "Is it 'Sang You' or 'Song You ( Read more... )

I hoped that with the ripening of the buds on the trees, my own sap would start to run again after a long, cold winter ( Read more... )

As I drove around I got a different perspective of Sacramento than when I was riding my bicycle. There are fires everywhere in Northern California right now and it's very hot, about 110 degrees so this smoke is a thick blanket over everything, making the sun look pink -- actually a radioactive highlighter pink -- and the landscape resemble an ( Read more... )

I commit myself to furnishing quality products. There are a few people in the world who are interested in producing quality products. These people approach a project with thought, care, and are interested in doing a good job, learning from the task, and constantly want to do better next time. WHY? Because YOU PERMEATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. Many people ( Read more... )

Being at my dad's house is like holding my head under water in the open sea. There is no one here at all and my ears fill up with silence. It's very easy to do nothing, to sit on the porch and wait for human beings to come by ( Read more... )

I'm leaving Colorado tomorrow with a bit of regret. This region has grown on me. It's stopped looking so remote as a postcard. It thunderstorms and snows for no good reason. Aaron and I went on several hikes and also went white-water-rafting, got ticks, stepped in the feces of several unusual animals, etc.etc. Last week we have been working on ( Read more... )

Today I learned that the mountains are not a toy. They are not a place of leisure. They are not to be conquered, but to be taken seriously ( Read more... )

I went on a hike today in the Rocky Mountains! Hopefully i will be able to find a disposable camera soon so I can take pictures, but in the meantime I will try to describe some things ( Read more... )

As everything comes to an end, it seems that I've also left behind the compulsion to be sentimental ( Read more... )