Book Review: ‘Stay True’ by Hua Hsu
I picked up this book about two weeks ago when I saw it on display during a trip home to the Bay for Mother’s Day. It was showcased as one […]
Tag Archives: Bay Area
I Don’t Chase, I Attract
How did you come to such a place of ease and love in your life? I’ve been having a lot of conversations about pursuing passions, desires and creative pursuits. It […]
Beginning Again (and Again)
Beginnings. What a fascinating idea, right? It seems that for the past couple of years, I’ve been in a constant cycle of “beginning,” again and again. And it hasn’t quite […]
Vlogs from my Summer Home
Hi! It’s been five years since I last did my #vlogwithajog series and, as I was back home amongst my favorite mountains and trees for the past two months, I […]
To Begin, Again
To begin again. I’ve always lived my life on the go. Here or there, across the state and back. My friends and family can barely keep up with me because […]
“She Plays Bass” (beabadoobee Cover)
August is flying by, isn’t it? In honor of being home and reunited with everything I love in the Bay Area (while being restricted to my home; home is a […]
Two Years Later and Summer Beginnings
Two years and 24 blog posts later. Wow. I’ve gone through a lot in the past two years — and it seems as if those years have flown by right […]
Something About The Fire, and Something About Us
After weeks of back-to-back road trips, days spent under the desert skies of Coachella and a weekend celebrating the running community at Big Sur, May continued to bring me more […]
Back to the Velvet Underground
I had to walk away, because I owed it to myself to see myself grow into my fullest potential. At a fancy wine-and-dine dinner my friend treated me to one […]
Coming Up Roses
Everything’s coming up roses, and it feels so damn good for me to say that. What a wild month I had. The last month of the year proved to be […]
Morgan Saint Interview: The Moody Pop Hero Music Needs Now, Teases New Album
Morgan Saint is a new artist whose five-track 17 Hero EP made a strong first impression. A “moody pop” collection of songs released last fall, the new major music label signee […]
Ruby Ibarra Kicks Off The Circa 91 Tour
Born in Tacloban City, Philippines, Filipino-American artist Ruby Ibarra is a Bay Area native who channels both her Filipino and American identities into her work: through rap, hip-hop and spoken […]
New Year, One Week Home
The holidays can be an extremely magical yet emotionally taxing time. It goes by quickly and reminds us of all we love and lack — and for that I am […]
Giraffage Interview: From Bedroom Pop To The Main Stage
What started out as bedroom samples and remixes out of his UC Berkeley dorm room has turned Charlie Yin into one of the fastest-rising electronic music producers and DJs of […]
I Survived One Month
July, you were a beast. I’ve driven 3000 miles from Orange County, South Bay, Irvine, Los Angeles and back. I’ve stayed overnight at friend’s places, helped on film shoots until […]
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