The Travel Criteria, part 2
“Real talk,” Jason said, as if he were waiting for the other shoe to drop, “how was the Portland trip for you?” We had just gotten back from a rainy weekend trip to Portland....
Rants, raves, and everything in between
Great Expectations, part 2
So I’m going camping this weekend, and I’m excited because it’s a fun group of people that I helped get together. The problem with being excited about a trip like this, though, is…what if...
Why I hate DIY projects, part 2
“Are you sure you want to do this?” I asked Nathan. I had purchased a third party tow hitch, but was having second thoughts about doing the installation myself. To be clear, “doing the...
Why I hate DIY projects
“I don’t really carry around keys anymore,” Jason said. “Oh, what about your house keys?” I asked. “I installed the August smart lock, which replaces the back of your lock so you can still...
random life update #1
Surprise surprise, I’m overdue for a blog post. In my defense, I did spend one week revamping this blog (which means I went through what felt like a million WordPress themes) and switching my...
What is a sport?
“What are all these random sports?” My friend asked, about a week into the 2021 Olympics. “There’s track cycling, and rock climbing…” “That’s a new one for this Olympics. Also, I don’t think a...
My Utah Vacation
I went to Utah last week for a friend’s wedding, and extended the trip so I could also go to Arches National Park. Confession: while I was looking forward to celebrating my friend Cait...
What people think of you
“There’s a lot of people who aren’t socially aware,” Malik said. We were having dinner at a Thai restaurant the last night of our San Diego trip. “How socially aware do you think I...
The nicest people
“Mormons are the nicest people,” I said as we passed the local Mormon temple. “I hate it when people say stuff like that…‘they’re the nicest people,’ ‘they’re the worst,’ etc.” Malik said. We had...
Great Expectations
Even though it’s only been a little over a month, it feels like such a long time ago that I was enjoying a slice of heaven in Hawaii…just reminding myself that I have to...
Your risk tolerance is also not low. Just saying ;)