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Dream State EDM Concert - Day 1: The energy was electric from the moment we walked in. The show started around 5pm, we showed up around 7pm. We didn't know the first few DJs so we wanted to just see the ones we knew. It would have been great to be there early and see... Continue Reading →
Part 2 of my San Francisco Tech Series exploring Google, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft campuses and visitor locations around the Bay Area. I never thought I'd visit the tech giants' campuses so this was almost surreal. I mean, I use their products. It only makes sense that I visit their campuses and take photos, right?... Continue Reading →
A girlfriend and I went to San Francisco for the Dream State EDM Concert in early March and decided to make it a 4-day mini vacation. The two-day concert started in the evening so we had the day to see a few places in the city.We stayed in a Holiday Inn that had a beautiful... Continue Reading →
March had the most beautiful sunset I've seen for a while. This one was really blazing red-orange. It was hard to capture that, but it was truly amazing. Taken with iPhone 17. /// Listening to /// "Looking At a Picture" by Glass Tiger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfAFkqe8sYc&list=RDlfAFkqe8sYc&start_radio=1
Taken with my iPhone 17. Edited in VSCO. Cropped in Photoshop.
This was taken with the Olympus E-PL8 Mirrorless. /// Listening to /// "Good Things Fall Apart" by Illenium and Jon Bellion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Zjgb03FMQ&list=RDJ9Zjgb03FMQ&start_radio=1
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarMy rating: 3 of 5 starsThis epistolary novel takes place in the future and follows two women on opposite sides of war who secretly communicate through letters. They call themselves Blue and Red. Their correspondence gradually turns into love, but the secrecy is eventually discovered.... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptThink back on your most memorable road trip.View all responses In September 2022, my husband, family, a close friend, and I packed up for a weekend road trip to enjoy the changing seasons and some of Colorado's most iconic places. The highlight of our trip was the Snowmass Balloon Festival. Located just 7... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat snack would you eat right now?View all responses These Ghirardelli caramel milk chocolate bars are easily my favorite snack. I'd be eating it right now, but it's a little too early in the day. I usually have it for a post-lunch treat or to keep me going while I'm writing. It's also... Continue Reading →
Time Limits: A Marc McKnight Time Travel Adventure by Kim MegaheeMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis is a murder mystery with a time travel twist. A murder occurred in 1985, and even fifty years later, no one has discovered who committed it. Marc McKnight is tasked with traveling back in time to uncover the truth.... Continue Reading →
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