desk

this is where i will spend many upcoming hours
studying for my architectural registration exams

and fine food

At least two wonderful dishes to be had in San Francisco's Japantown.
The yakitori involved some chicken & stuffed mushroom skewers served over an open flame.
The teriyaki, well it is hard to go wrong with teriyaki.

Dessert was to involve a trip to Dessert Creations,
a popular chain restaurant in Hong Kong and Taiwan (cliff? leanne?)
and now with at least one place in SF
Unfortunately they were lacking, for the second time,
their main ingredient....
mango

anybody hungry?

fine dining

a lady i know bought some new dishes

and leaving them on the shelf was just not an option
so she broke out the plates, glasses and flowers
and we dined on the beach
with the golden gate bridge behind us

silence

do you hear me
screaming in my silence
do you hear me
when no words come out

if you listen
you will hear a story
call loudly
in the quiet pulse of my heart

emerging

I've just realized how little I have posted since...

I've been at a loss for what to say.
When my dad died I turned inward...
Perhaps it is a natural reaction to shock.

The last several months have been full of tough decisions, best ever decisions, beginnings, loss, gain and rest. I've lived every minute, and have gained insight into certain parts of my path.

I feel stronger yet weak, trained yet learning, and without lodging my foot too far into my mouth, ready to face whatever comes next.

full spectrum

on one hand there is a birth
celebration, anticipation, dreams

and plenty of dirty diapers...

welcome Kate Autumn Ginter!!!


on the other hand, pending death
heavy hearts, sleepless nights

I don't know the guy

but I understand the sadness

a typical photographers self-portrait

san francisco from alcatraz