In a neighborhood as art-heavy as Fremont, it was only a matter of time before the Fremont Rocket was accompanied by other galactic themed installations*. Enter: Saturn. In the summer of 2012, ‘Saturn’ was just a 5-story business building––the Saturn building––right across the street from the Fremont Rocket, but where’s the Fremont fun in that?…
Read MoreA short entry on our best of times and worst moments on the Wonderland Trail.(**A continuation of our 2020 year in review newsletter**) Our worst day on the trail: It only rained one day while we were out there. And as luck would have it, I happened to be having an existential hiking crisis that…
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Introduction: 2020 did a number on us. Was it awful and heartbreaking and exhausting? A thousand times yes. But was every inch of it ugly and stressful and horrifying? A thousand times no. To prove it (to ourselves) Clay and I passed the time on a long car ride by reflecting on our year. We…
Read MoreDISCLAIMER: I wrote this awhile ago in regards to the pandemic. When I finally got around to posting it on Saturday, cities across the country were on fire. Since truth is truth is truth, I tweaked a few lines because I didn’t want to ignore the latest current events. I’m giving myself an A for…
Read MoreI’m burnt out from all the numbers. We have become fixated on them. I believe the statistics and death rates and confirmed cases absolutely communicate valuable information, but right now these numbers are messing with our minds. I think the fixation stems from our collective state of shock, but also from a desperation to see…
Read More-CHAPTER 10-Modest Mouse & Mary Oliver & The End (for now) “I know that starting over is not what life is about but my thoughts were so loud I couldn’t hear my mouth.” – Modest Mouse Shortly before we moved to Seattle a friend bestowed upon me some advice that someone once shared with her.…
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Katie Joy 