1. After a year of long-distance, my parents are finally here in L.A.—and what makes the visit especially sweet is that they're not here to do anything but see where I live, how I live, and if I'm happy (and safe). Three homecooked meals are served daily, which means that in just a few days' time, ... Read More
If Just for the Jacaranda Trees
For the last two months, I walked, wandered, wondered around my neighborhood in awe of the trees lining the local streets. It's as if one day, all of them decided that this was the morning to bloom—and just like that, we had a bright, violet haze brushed across the sky. That very day—as I was ... Read More
Five Things (7.9.21)
1. Succulent Californian peaches so ripe that there's no other way to eat them except over the sink, juices running down my arm (and into the drain, instead of the table. Or, more realistically, my laptop). 2. Though proper magazine stands are a rarity here in L.A., stumbling upon a new-to-me or ... Read More