Security checkpoint · Gate 00

Hold on — my security team needs to run a quick check first.

Cleared ✓ Enjoy the journal

Staff · All-treats accessK9-001

Max

Chief Vibes Officer

Clearance: Level 0 · Totally chill

Would let a burglar in, help carry the TV, and think it went great.

Staff · All-treats accessK9-002

Tony

Chief Perimeter Officer

Clearance: Level 4 · Horizontal

Watches the whole garden without technically getting up. Gets it from his dad, Max.

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Marty

Head of Suspicion

Clearance: Level 5 · Side-eye

Has questions. Will not be sharing them.

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Kaspi

Head of Undercover Ops

Clearance: Classified · Smiles first

Don’t let the smile fool you. She might bite.

Staff · All-treats accessK9-005

Kunex

Director of Demolition

Clearance: Level 9 · Shreds on sight

If it’s near him, it’s already in pieces. Keep your shoes, cables, and dreams out of reach.

Bribes accepted in the form of belly rubs. No questions asked (except by Marty).

Beyond work · A visual journal

Curiosity
doesn’t clock out.

Drawing teaches me to look closer. Cooking gives me room to experiment. Photography helps me hold onto changing light, and music resets the rhythm.

00 / Furry friends01 / Drawing02 / Cooking03 / Photography04 / Music

Drawing · Looking closely

Thinking
in lines.

Sometimes it starts with a quick study of hands. Sometimes it becomes a silhouette or a small forest scene. I enjoy the quiet focus of turning observation into marks on a page or canvas.

Paulos holding a painting of a deer standing among green trees — Forest studyPaint on canvas

Pencil studies of hands on sketchbook paper — Hand studiesPencil on paper

Painted silhouette of a figure against a red geometric shape — Silhouette studyPaint on canvas

Pencil drawing of a pair of strapped sandals, signed and dated 2007 — Sandals still life · 2007Pencil on paper

Cooking · Instinct and timing

Make it,
taste it, share it.

I like the mix of planning and improvisation: a few ingredients, a little patience, and the freedom to adjust as I go. The best part is having something worth sharing at the end.

Toast, fruit, and freshly prepared avocado dip on a breakfast tray — Breakfast spread

Bowl of rice with carrots, scallions, and raisins — Vegetable rice

Spaghetti with tomatoes, herbs, and red pepper flakes — Tomato spaghetti

Pasta ingredients arranged on a kitchen counter — Before the first stir

Photography · Light and place

Collecting moments
before they move on.

I’m drawn to architecture, gatherings, city life, and the way light can briefly transform a familiar view. Photography reminds me to notice the frame that is already there.