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Scenes from a go-kart race

When we first moved to L.A., The Boss and I were invited to a dinner party in Santa Monica where we met some of The Boss’s distant relatives, one of whom was an avid race car driver and go-kart racer. He showed us a few pictures of him racing, and gave us an open invitation [...]

Weekend Snapshots

English Springs Park, Chino Hills, Ca.: <3, Me.

Life List #33: Photograph dancers

Edit after publish: some photos and video removed. Continue reading. Though writing has always been my bread and butter, I fell in love with photography at age 9 when my mom enrolled my sister, Uzma, and me in photography and art camp during the summer. Taking pictures has been a quiet hobby of mine for [...]

A walk in the L.A. rain

As a kid, I was never fond of rain, unlike my mom who loves the cloudy and wet weather. When we’d get a thunderstorm, and I’d be stuck inside, face pressed to the sliding glass door as I watched heavy droplets of water fall onto our swing set, my mom would always remind me that [...]

For the love of cupcakes

Over the weekend, Stephanie and I stopped by Sprinkles Cupcakes in Beverly Hills for dessert after eating lunch at Panini Cafe where I ordered a giant hot chocolate (it was cold and raining) with chocolate drizzle, chocolate sprinkles and whip cream. All atop low fat milk. Ha! As if my chocolate intake at lunch wasn’t [...]

Sunset in Santa Monica

Under an overcast sky, we watched as the sun made its final descent, vanishing beyond the horizon.

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