Category: Hobbies
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Overthinking, Over Analyzing
I continue to be stuck in this loop of thinking about big life decisions, planning out how to implement them, getting discouraged, getting depressed, giving up and then restarting the whole process. I’m afraid. I’m afraid to make the wrong decision or mess up the right decision so I don’t make any decision which is…
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In A Rut
I’m stuck. My creative wheels are spinning and I’m not making any progress. I made my first “real” Youtube video almost 2 months ago and while I have ideas for more I haven’t taken any action to turn them into a reality. Every day that passes I beat myself for not taking even a single…
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An Awkward 33 Minutes
Yesterday I decided to go to one of my favorite places, the bookstore. After walking around for a bit and, of course, finding 2 books to add to my forever growing “To Be Read Pile”, I decided I wanted some sushi. The closest place was Konki and I’d never been there so off I went.…
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2024 RoofTop Tent Rally
Last weekend I went up to the James River State Park in Virginia for the annual RoofTop Tent Rally put on by Blue Ridge Overland Gear(B.R.O.G). Back in 2017 I went to the inaugural event and had an absolute blast! This time was no different. I like this event because it’s smaller than Overland Expo…
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Overland Expo East 2024
For the second year in a row I went to Overland Expo East and for the second year in a row I had an absolute blast! I’m not a social person and typically when I go camping I intentionally go to places where I’m less likely to encounter people. I think that’s a lot of…
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Goings On
End of July and pretty much the entire month of August was a pretty rough stretch for me. July marked a one year anniversary of my mom’s death and then my birthday was at the end of August. I suppose that I am officially in my “late 40’s” which is not a thought that brings…
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Film Photography
In a recent post I mentioned that I bought a couple of film cameras and I finally got the scans back from the 1st color I roll I put through my Rolleiflex Model T yesterday. Out of 16 exposures I ended up getting 13 and most looked pretty ok, which surprised me because this camera…
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On Anger
I struggle with getting angry over things that I have no control over. Things like traffic, others being late and most recently random power outages. I’ve been getting better at just letting those things go and not letting them ruin my day. This morning the power went out, yet again, and I was almost instantly…
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Everyone Has A Story
Years ago when my dad died, I was flying home for the funeral. It was night time and the view out the airplane window was just dots of light along with the glitter of street lights. I distinctly remember thinking that every house light, car headlight was tied to a person with a story. What…
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Learning to Slow Down
In the age of same day deliveries it’s hard to wait for things to come. I’m talking about things that have to be shipped as well as experiences. I got my first digital camera back in 2007-8-ish and I never looked back. I’d end up take breaks from photography over the years but always pick…
My Journey 