my friend has a bookstore in San Diego and I always compare it to the diner in Seinfeld where I can always stop by and find my friends there at anytime. I started recording everyday events about a year ago just for the sake of having a record of experiences and was filming all my friends and convos at the bookstore one day, and my friend Daniel suggested filming me which I never do, so I stood against his bookcase and he interviewed me for a bit, and I liked the shot so I screenshotted it, and that’s my profile pic haha
Nov 20, 2024
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I really love film and wanna break into that world one day, but for now I'm just starting with making scrappy stuff with friends. The whole thing sounded so intimidating, like what do you mean I have to give people a script and put a camera in front of their face and ask them to pretend to be someone else??? That takes a lot of vulnerability I think.
Turns out it's so much fun and I need to start doing it more. This first silly video is in fact for a competition my university library is holding to make a promotional short for the libraries. Lowkey don't think we achieved the goal but I hope some student worker gets a laugh.
Yeah so check it out it's only 60 seconds.
May 8, 2025
Ever since starting college I've made it a point to try on different things, different people...., different styles, and different hobbies! Today I got the IMMENSE privilege of helping out a friend with a short film! It was incredibly fun and made me realize how important it is to have different likes, different things that make our world keep spinning. I'm glad to be able to add film-making (ish) to this little world of mine!
Mar 19, 2025
A few months ago, an out-of-state friend asked me to submit a presentation to their PowerPoint party. It should have been simply pointing the camera at myself and a screen, but instead I poured 30 hours into writing a script, multiple recordings, gathering media, and editing to produce a mere five minute video (the presentations had a time-limit thank god i would have kept going). It was fun! And now I have a new found respect for people who make YouTube essays for a living.
Dec 20, 2024
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One of my short stories from a collection I recently wrote just got accepted to a really cool journal at Illinois State University!
First time seeing that green “Accepted” label on Submittable :)
I’m ecstatic 😁😁 linked the story to this recc if anyone wants to read it before it comes out!!
Apr 24, 2025
Been off this app lately cuz ive been busy opening an art gallery in my hometown (San Diego) called Deixis Gallery! Been such a wonderful experience so far. It’s so beautiful to see how community comes together to help with every step along the way. Friends came by and helped paint, do construction, a friend of mine built us some benches from scratch, and a bunch of amazing artists participated in the inaugural exhibition. So hyped, truly recommend. And shout out to allstnyc for the encouragement back when I first posted an ask about opening a gallery! 🤞🏿🤞🏿🤞🏿also if you find yourself in San Diego, make sure to stop by! @deixisgallery
Jan 6, 2025
Spent a month in a cabin in a rural town in Washington state and fell in love. Spent my days gardening, writing, cooking, working out with logs and trees, just living the most simple life. Being back in a city makes me sick to my stomach now and capitalistic 🤮. It sucks.
Nov 14, 2024