NotesfromBoka
Polar Vortex, Persian Jazz, and Yellow Dream Worlds
The cold didn’t bring snow. It brought clarity. Warmth is not just heat. Warmth is behavior: a hug, Persian tea, niche music, and a yellow dream world on a wall.
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Where We’re Going, We Need More Time
A Back to the Future theater night, a Hobonichi year review, and one simple plan to build 2026 with more attention, more reverence, and more oxygen.
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INK+OXYGEN #2: Showing Up
A Christmas morning at the kitchen table—drawing with my kids, thinking about breathing rhythms in the ICU, and learning why showing up matters more than being productive.
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INK+OXYGEN #1: Adler
After my first gallery exhibition in 2023, I quietly stopped drawing. Not because it went badly—but because it went well, and I lost the courage to be…
