Notes from Curtis...

As of 2025 I still haven't actually been inside a love hotel

An author has a jumbled reflection on his experiences in Japan

I'd say a rather mature take on a book that has the ability to bring heavy criticism or love

As of early 2025 I still haven't read Cadillac Desert

I was living without a garden and reading books that inspired me to garden in unconventional spaces

A rather disappointing book with not much to say about it

I probably rated it higher than I should've since I have a big emotional attachment to Yellowstone

Realizing that Portland is different and thinking I'd never live there again (Ha!)

A walk/hike on pavement with heavy boots wears me out

A short walk to a school yard and a long exposure of some clouds

I got tired of flowers so decided to take a photo of some street art

Oregon State plans to cut the Foreign Language School budget and it pisses me off

Any early reference to listening to podcast and finding some large pinecones

Cute ducks in a storm runoff area of suburban Corvallis

Struggling to write a post as interesting as the photos I took

Little did I know how pervasive LEDs would become.

I still try to avoid plastic wear

Just turn off your lights and we can save the planet!

An insignificant tip that I actually follow to this day.

Proselytizing about being 'green' and doing what you can.

I was more aggressively anti-mall than I am now

Reminiscing on slower times as a teenager skateboarding in Portland.

A picture of the Memorial Union at OSU and a short update on college life

I applied for a scholarship (which I don't think I got)

A silly photo of me in my dorm room at OSU

Reflecting on the best way to postively impact the world

Starting to mentally push back against police.

I was already yearning for electric cars

My naive take on helping the environment and China's power

The shortest ever post on learning Japanese

Spoiler: I wanted a scholarship

A poem about fishing, probably from high school.

A story about catching the fly fishing bug in Yellowstone National Park