Echoes of the Garage
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🌌 The Galaxy Beside Me
Driving through Los Angeles, I began repeating, “I forgive and forget.” Then I imagined Jesus beside me—and felt small, like he was the galaxy next to me. But I never felt alone Continue reading
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☕ Don Orlando Told Me
Friday, November 6, 2026 It’s a solemn day for me. I don’t know why. There’s no particular reason. At points, I just feel that way. Many of us have days like this. Outside my studio window, it’s sunny. A splash of sunlight feels good on the skin. Drinking some homemade coffee… I used to work… Continue reading
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I Am a Mistake Artist 🧭✏️
November 3, 2026 I was standing in the tunnel at Angel Stadium, about to graduate in the summer of 2022. Everyone had an avenue. 3D animation, storyboarding, illustration, character design. And I was just standing there… sad. Sad as fuck because I couldn’t see mine. I went back to school in 2016 to become an… Continue reading
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☕ Be Yourself
Drinking a cup of coffee from the day before in my metal cup. It’s almost 1 p.m. I’m supposed to be out selling, and soon I will. But oddly, today I don’t want to grind. I’ve been slowing down a bit more on the grind. Gray skies outside, and I’m feeling like chilling. Friendship is… Continue reading
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🕊️ The Window
Still thinking of moments in the timeline of me. It happens once in a while. It used to happen more often in the past. A moment that appears now, once in a while, is a feeling moment. My grandmother passed away when I was nine years old. My grandmother was going to undergo heart surgery.… Continue reading
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🎃 Archivo 253: True Fright
What’s a book or movie that genuinely scared you? View all responses Kindle gray outside my window. Feeling better today than on normal days. I feel glad. Glad to be here. Movies have been a constant presence throughout my life, from childhood to the present. Many films stand out, but one film gave me fright.… Continue reading
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🏺 El Cantarito Se Llena Poco a Poco
The little clay pot fills little by little. If you had to sum up your life philosophy in one sentence, what would it be? View all responses Everything takes time. You never really see what you’re doing in real time. You don’t always realize what you’re building, what you’re learning, or how much you’re changing.… Continue reading
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🌧️⛵ One Goal: To Be Here, To Feel, To Live. ☕
Do you set personal goals for yourself? View all responses Do you set personal goals for yourself? Yes. Well, I used to have many. I wanted to become a successful artist. Have my own home. A family. Independence. All that stuff. I still want those things. But right now? I have one goal. To be… Continue reading
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💃✨ I Chose to Dance
I walked into a dance studio wondering what I was doing there. Three lessons later, I discovered something unexpected: the joy of learning, making mistakes, and simply continuing to dance. Continue reading
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🫧〔🧑🚀〕 Explore Again
If I could start a new business… A platform where we get to know each other through shared creativity. We take turns. We slow down enough. And we build outward from there. As a boy, I remember learning my times tables almost instantly. “Good, you’re learning so fast.” Learning? I enjoyed memorizing. But growing up,… Continue reading