“Walk up this street to the end, and you’ll see a small path. It’ll feel like you’re trespassing but you aren’t.”

Caffeine, camera, communication, culture.

Bokeh or sunstars? Lens flare or lens hood?

I always enjoyed riding trains. I can read and work on them without getting motion sickness (as I get on buses) and can be super productive too.

Back when I had an unlimited train pass I would get on the train, find the magic window seat with a power outlet, put on headphones, and start writing (code or prose). No wi-fi needed. Get to the end of the line, and repeat for the way back.

Fun fact: I wrote software for tunnels back in my transportation systems days. Never got a chance to work on bridge software, unfortunately.

Growing up, my parents were instant coffee drinkers, cream and sugar.

Now I’m the total opposite of instant, with grinding and filtering and brewing on the spot.

About five years ago, I did a “photo a day” challenge where I went out for a walk, took some photos, and posted one of them every day. I credit that for contributing to my love of photography and of walking everywhere.

Today, I’m still getting all those steps in and taking photos. Just slightly more hipster-ish selfies, with those vintage 1960s lenses I enjoy collecting via eBay 😄.

Recently got a legacy Canon 28mm FD lens. Trying out the classic manual focus aperture priority world and enjoying it!