it’s been a long time since i had a proper vacation but i had a pretty awesome one last week. it was nothing i’ve haven’t done before but the entire exercise was really about who you’re with. if the right lady and a hotel room with a bottle of white wine is all you need to break away from the routine. i was pleasantly happy to not have to think about work or even photography and just enjoy the presence of my company. i went to a new hot spring near portland (breitenbush) that had a similar […]

to be quite frank, i don’t think i have anticipated anything this much for quite the longest time. maybe it was 5 years ago when i was looking forward to travelling in Asia for 2 months but it didn’t quite make nearly as giddy as i am now. i am trying to transform the experience into a positive phenomenon despite the natural tendency for instant gratification because i am always reminded of what’s missing. i am still a romantic sucker that prefers surprise communication and long letters but technology has made it far too easy for us […]

invariably, i have to censor myself for different reasons as some entries pertain to some of my readers. i should have been publishing more in the past month since so much has happened to me in a very emotionally positive matter. it was in part one reason why i had to recently notified a long time friend on the nature of my happiness. it was unfortunate that my happiness could adversely effect him so i had much to consider before finally communicating it. the main question was when was the ‘appropriate’ time and i am still unsure […]