dad·dy’s girl (noun) INFORMAL a girl or woman who is particularly attached to, and indulged by, her father. Yep that’s me. Probably from day one. My brother was 8 years older, and my sister — who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and epilepsy as a baby — was (and still…

Performance anxiety. Uncertainty. “No days off.” Fear of failure. Coach wants to talk to me. Coach didn’t say anything to me. I didn’t play today. I played really well today. I’m not feeling 100% into it. Can I be that honest? Walk it off. Don’t milk it. But don’t push…

in bed by 10pm, up at 5am. morning routine, yoga at 6, shower at 7. finish morning routine, start checking emails at 830am. block schedule for the work day. rinse, repeat. add in social hours, some spontaneity, side income work hours. personal chores and responsibilities… that were usually pushed to…

{i started writing this in… 2019. adjusted in 2021, and published in 2022. those feels were long gone last year, but what a rush reading it again. i’ve moved on (more than once y’know) and have accepted this as a pitstop on life’s chaotic ride} [take me back to 2019]…

“I love the people, I love everything. Everything! But mostly the people… that’s what makes Oakland.” — Jorge Leon The people of the 510 can all agree on one thing: They fucking love Oakland. Everywhere you go, you can see shirts, signs, memorabilia glorifying their love for the city. Because…

they say books are the vehicle to exploring a world in which you cannot physically travel. i’d like to add a mode of transportation by driving home the opportunity to let our minds create that new world in each lyric and melody. music is commonly tied to our experiences and…