LA game design/dev for past 20 years, NYC internet design/dev before. IRL I prefer to explore the nature. Imagery captured by me.
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Last Notes npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a I’d love to know how all those things got named surprise npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1npy…3sf4 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a nice, sunrise at the lake looks gorgeous npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a nice, encounter any southbound thru hikers? (I get this thread now, cool seeing all section H) npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS $36 minimal trail runners passed 1,300 miles. It really hits home how wasteful most running shoes are that need to be thrown away every 300-400 miles. For something I use for the explicit intention of enjoying nature, I can’t in good conscience imagine prioritizing any spec above durability. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Yucca plants are mostly edible and were apparently utilized by Southern California tribes. This is the first time we decided to try one out. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1npy…3sf4 I follow a handful of non-influencer style hiker / climbers on YouTube and they occasionally narrate over the video to add context here and there. If done tactfully, it’s very nice. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a what, getting married? 😝🥁 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS So my adventurous cousin just finished the Annapurna circuit with her partner who surprise proposed to her at the end. They met climbing Kilimanjaro last year (they were randomly assigned tent partners). npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1npy…3sf4 particularly nice section, a favorite place. Goes about 1.5 km along the back side of this edge. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1npy…3sf4 I was looking at that one on the blog post. Extra pretty, invites you right in. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1npy…3sf4 nice blog post npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a color on the pond is awesome. Is that Tamolitch? npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS I can’t get enough of the yucca blooms this spring. They have so much presence. Nice morning with the low clouds burning off. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS We got to trail crest a few minutes before the sun broke over the horizon so it was nice to watch both horizons transform with color. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a great views with such clear skies, mountain looks so crisp npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Another weekend of trying to tire out my visiting 21 year old nephew. He likes electronic music now so I’ve got that covered. Took him to an outdoor multi day underground psytrance party. He was appropriately blown away. No running for me but my weekend steps equaled multiple ultras 🤣 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS But it feels good to be out of the rain. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1npy…3sf4 winter still keeps coming back here also with a couple of surprise cold and wet days. Making the most of the sunny days between before the real heat arrives! npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1npy…3sf4 likewise for sure 👍 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS It’s so good to be in Canada. 🍁 Getting out of the US always feels like clawing out of a dark Stockholm syndrome hostage situation or escaping a nightmare cult. Not unlike depression really. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a nice! Everything is so green and lush 💚 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1npy…3sf4 action cameras really provide an entire world of shared experiences that wouldn’t be possible otherwise. I’m grateful people use them and share also! npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Spring is popping around the yard. Fig tree is starting and the yellow carpet is bordering the backyard trail. These little blue things start adding color in numbers also. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1npy…3sf4 good point.. 28.8333 miles per dollar spent. 🤔 So basically a one dollar marathon shoe. Which is funny because some $300 running shoes are marketed to be used for just one marathon race. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1npy…3sf4 belated good morning 🌞 🙌 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1gr8…c639 it’s so lush and vibrant from recent rains npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Nice color last night. Splitting miles between work and weather windows this week on the backyard trail. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1vad…mz4u I imagine it’s more difficult to watch out for now since most no one else is taking precautions, you could encounter it almost anywhere. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a I’m glad I work remote, it was a big reason for leaving my previous studio that was pushing for RTO. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Three people at work have called in sick with Covid recently. I’ve also noticed when people speak of Covid now they’re talking about their 2nd, 3rd etc infection. With the growing data about compounding health issues and increased chance of long Covid after multiple infections, it’s unfortunate how much of a casual blind eye people are still putting on this. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1npy…3sf4 it was up in the high 20s yesterday with the sun, but likely back to the teens for some days now with cloudy skies. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1vad…mz4u got a bunch of cloudy days coming next so it was worth enjoying npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Looping at the rocks over lunch. Nice to have clear skies back. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Day two PCT trail work. Trekked in early after breakfast to where we left the tool stash, filled the smaller jerry cans and brush saws, swapped freshie blades, and left them for people doing brushing. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Reminded by @npub1npy…3sf4 that I noticed buds on the fig tree the other day. My mother (Caribbean) would always be looking at the trees toward the end of February (growing up in Canada) and rejoice when she saw the first buds. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1vgp…hv8t @npub1463…00qn based 🤘 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1vad…mz4u nice, settling into the new area? npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS This smoothie last night was ridiculous. Between the beets, raspberries, pink grapefruit, and pink flesh apple, the color was blinding. Chia, flax, hemp, and soy to round it out. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1vad…mz4u worse than the crypto bros this one. They were just opportunity zealots. The AI bros are all former closet accelerationists coming out hard fueled by the power of hyper capital validation. The desperation to come out of this as the “Google” or “Amazon” of AI and win EVERYTHING will make people say and do anything. It’s palpable and it reeks 🤑🤮 (end rant). npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1vad…mz4u took a while for the old workplace to fully get out of my head. Having so much to adjust to at the new place helped that go faster. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Day 1 back on the Lake Hughes fire trail restoration. I did tread work on my own all day. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Happy with progress at work. Had to put other learning projects on hold to focus on getting up to speed but I feel like I’m over the hump now. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a thanks for reminding me! I got a crisper drawer full of them in the fridge and I forgot 🤦♂️🤣 Just got home from a long run and my smoothy is a little bland. I need a mouth refresher and they hit the spot. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Trying these new fangled “red on the inside” apples (forget what they’re called). They are indeed red on the inside. Tasty also. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1npy…3sf4 love the composition on this one Franz. My eyes just wander through the angles 🤩 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Back on the east side seeing family in San Juan area. Chartered a boat out to Icacos island for everyone to snorkel and beach (ie: get TF out of SJ). Clouds rolled in while we were leaving for some magnificent sunset color. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Went to the farmer’s market with my aunt in the morning then the sky cleared so we dropped by crash boat for some beach time and empanadas. My sisters come tomorrow with their families so we’re hanging out at my cousin’s place with her kids tonight to enjoy casual time before the stampede. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Back for more loops at the rocks today (too lazy to drive anywhere). Nice to relax out of the wind between laps. Not as windy as yesterday but still howling. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Looping at the rocks today using the van as a rest station. It’s just too windy and cold to go anywhere 🥶 Wind was supposed to start Monday but it’s here already. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS What’s fun about this route is it traverses 4 mountains (3 of them twice if you go out and back). npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Heading to Baldy the back way from Wrightwood. Probably my favorite trail route in the San Gabriels. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS I’ll take “places I’d rather be” for 200 Alex. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS East Vidette just freaks me out, I love it. When it pops into view it has so much presence, looming up over the shelf and peering at you. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Some nice morning reflections. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Gratitude for this mid October warm spell. After the air cleared from the fire it was great to soak it in. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Picked up an overnight Sierra permit so I wouldn’t do anything stupid like drive all the way to Utah for the eclipse. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1ydc…k2uu I’ve shared it many times but it bears repeating, my mom always used to say: “a tired dog is a good dog” 😍 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a beautiful photos, what an amazing area. Bummer about the bug, but it could always have been worse. Better to have hiked and bugged than never to have hiked at all, or something.. 🤣 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Those sweet, pre dawn horizon gradients 😍 I’m not ready for winter yet, but the snow was a treat. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a great shot! npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a @npub1y86…c7j6 I think it happens to me because I mostly cowboy camp in dry areas and can’t stop dust and grit from getting in that twist valve. A pair of friends completed the AT this season with theirs no problem in their tent. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a @npub1y86…c7j6 yeah works great, toasty warm and quiet. I got a leak on the valve seal on my recent one though (same place as my last non nxt version). npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Bivy material came. Looking forward to this build. Learned a lot last time. I’m simplifying this one, making it bigger, and experimenting on the upper. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Wildflower bloom happening in the high country. Wildfire smoke casting surreal light on them. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Slept in the second day to secure the vacation plan. Set my watch to hike not run, then continued through Valhalla to Hamilton lake. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a nice, love the sweeping views in the first shot 🙌 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Day one of three on the High Sierra Trail. Had options for a big mountain push or a mellow lake vacation. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a yeah it’s a tough call. Used carefully inflatables will totally go the distance but they consume effort and attention. They also tend to amplify problems with sloping ground. So it’s nice to skip it when it’s warm enough and the option is available. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS So this current evolution of my sleep pad is working perfectly for me. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a gorgeous views! Lake looks beautiful npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS After descending from Discovery Pinnacle, it was nice to be back on the more familiar, runnable Trail Crest. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS I’ll just take a nap right here thanks. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Taking a break while following the water up Miter Basin. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Let’s reflect on this for a moment. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS 👨🍳 Developments. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a really isn’t. You just naturally start to plunge down the steep loose fine stuff and get a floaty mellow pace going. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS Scree skiing / talus plunging down thousands of feet. If only the same principle applied going uphill also 🤣 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a way to go, looks like an amazing morning! npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS New fire in Agua Dulce is too close for comfort. I just stepping out to post office and saw this just down the road. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS I love the San Gabriel mountains and the Angeles National forest. It’s LA’s best secret. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS And a bit of sunrise color before it leapt over the horizon. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS San Gabriel 4 pack today. My favorite stretch of Southern California trail. Baden Powell, Burnham, Throop, Hawkins. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS - “How you doing?” npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1ydc…k2uu that’s including things people don’t usually weigh also like phone, watch, shoes, and warn clothes. 3 liters of water also (desert). npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS I don’t play the light as possible game, it just happens by default by aiming to run what’s runnable. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a from covid? Seems recovered but don’t really know. Been visiting family in Europe all June so haven’t had time or place for a proper running build to find out. Managed some short distance regularity in the first couple weeks, but no time or place since. Not getting 50+ miles a week kills my sleep the most, getting maybe 5 hours max any given night. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a @npub136a…0dpx no food or eating in my sleep area and a can or bag stashed away from my sleep area is the only bear precaution I ever take in black bear country. Around brown bear up in Canada, I carried spray. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a proper type 2 fun, hope it all helps make for a good sleep once you’re all set up 🙌 npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS @npub1c5c…644a seeing any thru hikers up there yet? Last I spoke with the passing bubble back in SoCal, a lot of people were planning to skip the Sierra and flop it late summer. The faster people should be hitting Oregon already. npub14thk9qj0nlswmc32cq4nlq4ma07cpfa5y3775smvv5zsxkvsxmysk38jpp JDS I prefer the feature set of IceCubes, but I prefer the stability of Ivory. It’s always a compromise with software.
