Do you have a “spot”? A table at your favorite cafe, a bench with your favorite view of the park? I’ve always wanted to frequent a place enough to have a spot, but I don’t leave my place much these days. Since the new year started I’ve been changing that in my own ways. It’s […]
Went out to Marina beach park to try and catch the lunar eclipse. Something about listening to the ebb and flow of the Sound and chasing the clear patches of sky made me feel really melancholy. It was cold and I didn’t have a proper lens, but it was a beautiful night that brought me […]
It’s been awhile! I feel like I say that every December, and every December I try to update my backlog of entries on this blog to make way for the new year. There’s a bit too many to make it by the 1st of January, but I’ll do my best. Ever since Thanksgiving ended, I’ve […]
At 9PM the night before, I got a text from Marina asking if I wanted to join her for a morning hike. Lately I’ve been wanting to go camping and hiking again, so I jumped at the opportunity. I’ve been staying up late playing video games until 6AM, but thankfully I woke up on time. […]
Tucked away in Granite Falls, the Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America is the first Shinto shrine built on American soil after World War II. Tsubaki America Shrine was established in 1986 in Stockton, CA by Rev. Dr. Yukitaka Yamamoto the 96th High Priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine in Mie, Japan. Tsubaki America was the 1st […]
On our way over to Tsubaki Shrine, we passed by a park entrance and decided to turn around and check it out! It was my first time actually seeing the backroads of Arlington, so I was really amazed how peaceful and secluded everything felt. The rain was still coming down, so we decided to keep […]
We woke up bright and early today to go down to Lake Chelan! I loved how the light was resting on the curtains, so I snapped a quick photo before going downstairs. Jeanie’s mom’s made bulgogi for the trip prior, so we ate that for breakfast with rice. It was soooo good. We had a […]
This week was the beginning of our camping trip out in Entiat! We got on the road at around 7:30-8PM. I’ve been having issues with motion sickness lately so I took dramamine and immediately knocked out for the whole 3-hour drive (whoops!) I was able to snap some pictures when I did wake up, but […]
April showers is quite the understatement for Seattle this year, having broken its rainfall record for the second year in a row. We’ve gotten over 44in of rainfall between October and April! But with the rain comes beautiful, lush greens, and, naturally, gorgeous flowers for viewing. In the spirit of that, my mom, Liz, and […]
After prepping and packing for the con, I met up with my friends for dinner at Pike Place Market! It was super windy, but the setting sun was gorgeous, so we walked around while waiting for our table. Seattle is filled with all sorts of quirky graffiti haha. Chan is always a safe dinner plan, […]