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I’m at a place in life rn where I’m spending a great deal of time in new places working on projects with people I don’t know all too well. And even when I’m in my home city this is the case, where if I’m not traveling, people not from here are traveling to meet me.
Ive been saying recently that I feel like a traveler, like I have no rigid routine (which I always wanted) but that comes with an aimless feeling like you’re just floating about.
I just got back from a work trip and came straight home to a long meeting for more work, and I’m now sitting in my office watching Lost in Translation.
It’s such a pertinent film when it comes to that feeling of aimlessness and floating about, where even though you have a reason to be somewhere, doing a certain thing, you still feel like you don’t know exactly what is going on around and within you. And with my goings about theres often incredible women whom I meet and connect with only to hardly or never see them again (as is the case in the movie)
the film is comforting to say the least. Theres something to appreciate about that feeling and seeing it so clearly depicted on screen. it’s not happy, but not entirely sad. Just a good reminder to enjoy that transient sensation, because it doesn’t last forever.
I’m Rambling. But it’s a gorgeous, timeless film and I’m just floating rn
May 18, 2025
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i watched this film yesterday and i have mixed feelings on it. i loved scarlett's performance and relate to her character a lot, while i didn't like bill murray's as much. but i love how beautifully japan was captured, as well as the character charlotte's isolation/melancholy. i think it perfectly captures what it feels like to move to a new place or be in a new environment that you're unfamiliar with. the soundtrack was also really good.
Jan 23, 2024
currently my favourite movie of all time. bill murray & scarlett johansson in tokyo😍
i love how it edges uu — its a slow burn rom-com that doesn’t give you what you want.
Jan 21, 2024
Ok, it’s about a Tokyo toilet cleaner. And he barely speaks. But bear with me.
It’s a film that is luminous with beauty from a director nearing the end of his life (Wim Wenders is in his eighties.) And it says so much about what is important in life, and what isn’t …
Relinquishing complication, I think, is the key. Plus the quietness of simplicity. And the ability to cleave to a simple life - if you possibly can. And having the courage to be singular; to not care what others think of you (the ultimate freedom.)
Lessons, lessons, all the life lessons. I still think about the gift of this film, months after I was immersed in it.
I left the cinema … cleansed.
Feb 17, 2025
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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