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dot. dot. dot. what comes next. here lies an omission. is omission the same thing as lying? we use ellipsis to finalize a thought that can not be finalized. we omit words, sentences, emotions, implications – all leading to interpretations – or misinterpretations. here I am at 28. tomorrow I’m 29…
singing and caroling
I just got home from a fabulous Christmas party. Every year, my friend’s family puts on a caroling Christmas party. People from 2 years old to 80 years old come out, gather around this antique piano, and follow along they’re paper print out carol books. Solos are induced, duets are done, and special guests are [...]
Festival of Lights
The Van Dusen Gardens have a spectacular Festival of Lights at Christmas. What a wonderful way to spend a crispy cold evening…. But it is totally necessary to bundle up! My girlfriend got me in a half hour before the public gates opened and I was let loose to roam around the empty gardens in [...]
seeing everyone
Christmas time is one of those opportunities to see everyone. There are parties left right and center, and everyone tries their best to make it out. It’s great to be able to kill ten birds with one stone – I mean party. Such an intense blast from the past, though, is both tiring and confusing. [...]
jack of all traits
King of none. so many things to dabble in. tonnes of time. but not enough time to do them all as well as we’d like to. jack of all traits, king of none – so was the story (ahem, is the story) of my life. every day i sit in a playground of stuff. stuff [...]
rain brings new growth – words
With the grey skies and rain that have swept through Maui in the past week, we are left with clean air, dirty water, refreshed and renewed thoughts – like wiping a pair of dirty glasses clean. For days I’ve been confined to my house. Confined, not against my will, but with so many projects to [...]
inspired by a girl
She’s a kid. She’s a kid inside and out. Covered in uncertainty, and self doubt. She’s trying desperately to figure herself out, counting the things she knows and loves and figuring what she can do without. A gypsy with hips, she flips her hair back in the sun – unknowingly turning the heads of almost [...]
rain rain go away
Thunder and lightning has docked the shores of the Hawaiian islands today. It is grey and rainy. We attempted an early morning surf session, only to be blown out of the water by wind and rain. So it’s a rainy day to stay at home. I went for a hike yesterday – a photo safari. [...]
on & on & on
I don’t know about everyone else, but I find it difficult to manage my time. Perhaps it is born from the fact that I have too much that I want to do, that I have to do, that I need to do…. or maybe it is because there is just simply not enough time in [...]
robyn penn
imagine the bluest of blue eyes, an abyss of mystery and beauty… robyn has those eyes. they are the window to her soul. they are impossible to not stare deep into, and when you do, you feel oddly at peace while at the same time slightly vulnerable. she is an incredible person who I really [...]
finding foundation.
As we go through life we experience so many things. People, places, situations, things – it all passes by our eyes so fast sometimes. Driving to work every day, I pass by the same gorgeous landscapes – hawaiian mountainscapes, swaying palm trees, misty ocean waters, sun beams, white and pink fluffy clouds, wisps of Hawaiian [...]
monday morning poem
bland feelings I only sometimes understand demanding answers but landing on questions the unknown in life has the upper hand no windows searching frantically for something I know flourescent lights emitting a glow I need less green and more blue and yellow my fellow colleagues bleak on a Monday with no intrigue breathing routine they [...]