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  • Writing + producing Rogue Wave audio story; Nov. 2017
  • Official Wedding ceremony on Oregon Coast; June 2017
  • Reporting for BBC (Dawson City); May 2017
  • Reporting + Writing for BBC (Forget); Feb. 2017
  • Leaving Los Angeles; Dec. 2016
  • Getting married to Richard; Nov. 2016
  • Reporting + Writing for BBC (Channel Islands); Apr. 2016
  • Producing "Chelsea Does"; 2015
  • Hiking Mt. Whitney; June 2014.
  • Creating, Launching, Maintaining: ReCirculation Desk; May 2013.
  • Planning, coordinating, executing Mom's 60th surprise birthday party; July 2012.
  • Beginning and continuing Book Club; Oct. 2011 - present.
  • Being published (again) at Adovcate.com; ...
dec 3 2012 ∞
apr 2 2019 +
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  • 42 - Park City, Utah Alpine Park with Richard; Great Basin NP w. Richard, Jessie, and Sarah
  • 41 - Voyageurs NP w. Richard; backyard patio party with Seattle fam
  • 40 - Covid immunity tests w. Richard then picnic with DTP fam at Greenlake; Lassen NP wknd with Jessie, Richard.
  • 39 - TBD
  • 38 - Breakfast w. Mom + Andre; dinner w. Amanda, Andi, Jen, Adam, Ame, Jessie, Lucy, Taya, Jeff, Jojo, Richard, Roxanne @ Palms; hiking wknd w. RL in North Cascades.
  • 37 - Hiking in Mt. Rainier NP to Crystal Lake, meditating on PCT; Glacier NP wknd w. Ame, Adam, Jen, Scott, Brett + RL.
  • 36 - Olympics Viewing Party at Maltman w. Richard, Ame, Adam, Cynthia, Taya, Alexis, Jessie, Mary, Lora, Lucy, Jen, then Rocky Mountains/Colorado w. Ame, Adam, and ...
may 15 2014 ∞
mar 7 2023 +
  • Eat at Chez Panisse (February, '13 w. Richard!)
  • Leave it all behind + try something new ('17-'18)
  • Live in a city (away from So. Cal) for a year ('16-17)
  • Work/live in a foreign country for one year.
  • Work in a newsroom type environment.
  • National park tour.
  • 40 countries in 40 years (or 50/50).
  • Visit all 7 continents.
  • Attend all 4 Tennis Grand Slams (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open).
  • The Way of Saint James
  • Pacific Crest Trail.
  • John Muir Trail.
  • Hike Mt. Fuji - have tea before summit
  • Kayak the Baja, CA coastline.
  • See sunrise or camp at Haleakala Crater, ...
jan 30 2013 ∞
sep 15 2020 +

Films to See

2024:

  • Zone of Interest
  • American Fiction
  • American Nightmare (Netflix doc)
  • Poor Things
  • Rustin
  • Oppenheimer
  • Anatomy of a Fall
  • Nuts
  • All of Us Strangers

2023:

  • Maestro
  • Leave the World Behind (netflix)
  • Ordinary People
  • The Deer Hunter
  • Love Actually
  • Meet Me in St Louis
  • May December
  • Saltburn
nov 27 2012 ∞
feb 11 2024 +
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Never Ending Reading List

Gay Authors

2024

  • Day, Michael Cunningham
  • How Far the Light Reaches, Sabrina Imbler
  • We Are the Luckiest, Laura McKowen
  • Truth, Hernan Diaz
  • Giovanni's Room, James Baldwin

2023

  • Tender is the Flesh; Agustina Bazterrica
  • The Covenant of Water; Abraham Verghese
  • YellowFace; R.F. Kuang
  • Stories for Boys; Gregory Martin
  • Our Wives Under the Sea; Julia Armfield
  • Easy Beauty (book club); Chloe Cooper Jones
  • Small Mercies (book club); Dennis Lehane
  • Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime; Alex Espinosa
nov 26 2012 ∞
mar 23 2024 +
  • Pele, soccer legend
  • Barbara Walters
  • Vivienne Westwood
  • Pope Benedict XVI
  • Frida (Gille + David's dog)
  • Lizette's Grandfather
  • Lesley Miller's Mom (high school)
  • Paul Escarcega's Brother Ben (high school)
  • Amber Mitchell's Dad
  • Katey Denno's Dad
dec 31 2022 ∞
dec 31 2022 +
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Ongoing list:

2023:

  • Granite Creek to Granite Lakes trail
    • (day: 4/29) w. Rl + Christopher: hard
may 4 2014 ∞
jan 7 2024 +
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PNW + Canada:

  • Walla Walla, WA
  • Lummi Island
  • San Juan Islands
    • Lopez Island
    • Kayak around the islands
  • Copper Creek Inn, Ashford (Mt Rainier NP)
    • Kinda beat but good WiFi
  • Alexander’s Lodge (Mt. Rainier)(haunted? lol)
  • Firestone Inn and Lodge (near Winthrop)

CA:

  • Big Sur
  • Catalina Island
  • Channel Islands National Park
  • Death Valley National Park
  • Devil's Postpile National Monument
dec 30 2013 ∞
may 1 2023 +