I’m grateful for my city who puts on a light festival in the darkest of winter. It lights up my creativity and I love seeing the art people crafted with light.
I visited the World Trade Center hub for an hour downtown and was greeted with colorful sea creatures, pulsing interactive displays, and a cheerfully illuminated crowd to celebrate with.
Ever since the first Portland Winter Light Festival that I learned they had an illuminated bike ride, it was on my list to do.
After years of poor weather or scheduling conflicts, I finally joined fellow wheeled enthusiasts who decorated their wheels with vivid creativity.
My bike was already strapped with multiple lights to help with winter visibility for my commute, but I added a RGB photography LED to my handlebar and strapped a bubble machine to the rear rack.
I am embracing the fact that I’m a historian. I’ve reached into past footage and decided to make a new series starting the year my first nephew was born. Although these videos contain birthday celebrations, these are not my typical birthday videos that focus mostly on the birthday kid.
Marvel Snap surprisingly dominated my gaming attention this year. I started in January and I have played over 300 hours. It’s a casual, competitive card game that is easy to pick up and play, but it also has nuance and variety to reward a deeper investment. More than the game and its Marvel theme, I found lessons in its game design and how they can apply to my life.
Our Christmas was quiet and peaceful. We gathered with friends and family to celebrate the miracle of Jesus Christ.
As the year comes to a close, I looked back at the photos, videos, and blog posts we’ve shared to celebrate God’s provisions for our life.
The fall colors are almost gone but they’ve added a warm hue to our season.
I joined Vernier as their first webmaster. They had a website that was maintained by summer interns and it was time to dedicate a full-time resource to it.
In my two decades at Vernier, I’ve grown so much professionally and personally.