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Life lately + reintroductions

um HELLO.

So I haven’t been on this blog for quite a while and that’s for a couple of reasons. For one, I was snatched away by law school. Another reason is because I was stuck in a writer’s block blackhole and just didn’t know what to write about. I still don’t know what to write about, but I think that’s a place I want to start off from. Knowing myself however, I think it’s going to be a lot of food, life reflections, playlists, and car show photos.

But to get things rolling, I thought I’d share some life things I’ve been up to in the past few months. Nothing too exciting, but that’s how life is sometimes.

1. Sayonara, law school.

I finished. I’m done. The three years went by way faster than I thought they would, but that could also be because half of my law school life was experienced through Zoom. Some highlights? Watching myself slowly deal with imposter syndrome (still a lot of work to do), finding an interest in intellectual property, writing my first Markman briefs, being Senior Staff Editor at our school’s legal business journal, and writing a nearly 30-page research paper on social media platforms and disinformation.

2. Montecito hot springs

I went to the Montecito Hot Springs for the first time over the summer and I can’t believe I never went while living in Santa Barbara. I went with one of my closest friends who was back in LA for a bit, and her boyfriend. The hot springs had 5-6 levels with temperatures getting cooler on the way down. I personally would have enjoyed an ocean dip after an uphill hike, but it was relaxing nonetheless. I could imagine the springs being nice in the winter.

I made a TikTok of it here.

3. Yes, TikTok

I made a TikTok. I’m nowhere close to being TikTok famous, but a girl at Amazon Fresh asked me if I was a TikToker when I was buying snacks because I apparently look like someone she follows. I told her I wasn’t said girl.

4. Live music

I went to my first concert since the pandemic started and saw the last part of Jai Wolf’s set and Porter Robinson’s full set at the Los Angeles Historic Park. Just like before the pandemic, the day started out ambitious with plans of wearing Party City wigs and face jewels. None of that panned out. Instead, we ended up rushing to get out of the house, stressing through traffic, getting dropped off by Lyft far from the venue entrance, and being so hungry that we sacrificed dancing to Jai Wolf’s Indian Summer to eat a $13 corn dog on the grass. It’s all a part of the experience though. Also, these KN95 masks made me feel safe.

5. Montecito Motor Classic

After being cancelled last year, the Montecito Motor Classic came back. It’s one of my favorite car shows in SoCal because the grass makes for great photos. It’s almost like the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, but free. I also finally used my Sony a7 with one of my dad’s old Leica lenses. I absolutely love the lens, but it can be annoying to use when shooting moving cars because my accuracy when shooting manual isn’t too good.

6. Full house

Ondo has an update too. He’s now sharing the home with a free roaming rabbit named Bun, and a chicken named Chiquitita who tries to get in the house everyday. They all get along.

Like I said, nothing too exciting. Catch you next time.

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