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Hello and welcome! I’m Samantha, an eccentric dreamer with an urge to share my many interests and thoughts with you. Join in as I hop around and explore the external and internal world, from Star Wars to Disney to rare book hunting to creative writing. Plus everything in between, above, and below.

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Early morning walk to visit my great grandfather and great grandmother in San Francisco National Cemetery 🇺🇸#memorialday #oldsanfrancisco #presidiosf

Exactly one year ago today, I did something I’d been wanting to do for years: I got my first tattoo!! @tattooboogaloo My dear friend @drerinmac was there with me which made it all the more special, and we were able to celebrate afterwords with tequila shots and it was perfect. . . . . 🥂 The process of getting this tattoo was so interesting and such a learning experience. I want to give a HUGE shoutout to the artist @stevielichous for being so patient and willing to take me as a first timer with a very set idea that ultimately wasn’t going to work. I’m so grateful she helped steer me in the right direction, and I’m truly obsessed with the final result. . . . . 🥰 My tattoo is an antler on my left shoulder blade. It's grey with teal underglow and purple watercolor behind it, a call out to the magic in the show "Once Upon a Time". The tattoo is a subtle nod to my favorite character on the show, Regina (@lanaparrilla). Regina possesses all my favorite qualities in a character - I relate to her and love her journey. . . . . ✨ Regina is flawed. She cares deeply about things. She finds it very hard to be open and vulnerable. She had succumbed to the easy way of doing things for years, and had a lot of self hatred. She couldn't imagine coming back from her past. But she did - she stumbled and she learned to ask for forgiveness, and learned to deserve happiness. She kept her bite and her steel and her grit, but she learned to have friendship and love. . . . . Once quarantine is over I look forward to getting more tattoos, but right now I’m so happy with the one I have 💜

A little bit of wisdom from a #dailycalm meditation last week that I keep coming back to. #calm @calm #meditate #mantra 💙#calmapp

Afternoon Shadows on the Wall. The things you missed during the day while at work! #wfh #stayhome #staysafe #shadow #beautyintheeveryday

Another throwback #selfportrait 🙂I feel that I’m having the opposite problem to a lot of creatives right now in our current situation. My creativity is going wild, all I want to do is feed it. But I work fill time and my energy is drained by the end of the day. It’s a maddening kind of catch 22. On the one hand I am grateful my job allowed me to continue on a WFH basis. But I’m also feeling annoyed that I can’t use this time for creative projects. Yes I’m whining...😩#selfportraitphotography #tidepool #wfhlife #creativesofinstagram

#HugTheEarth 🥰💙💚In celebration of #earthday2020 (and 50th anniversary of Earth Day!) During the month of April, Stride is donating 10% of our revenue from ALL trips booked through Stride to organizations that help mitigate the effects of #climatechange. Join the cause! https://www.stridetravel.com/stride-gives-back-for-climate-change

This was entitled “As I try to break through”, and it’s among my top favorite #selfportrait shots I’ve ever taken. I love the brick, the pose, and the motion. 👊 YET. I was wearing pjs and it was the end of the night. I had to take a photo for the 365 project and I was totally out of inspiration. This was the result. #advancedselfie #selfportraitphotography #throwback #creativelife

Good morning ☕️A blissful Saturday selfie to say hi and hope you are well. Sending love to everyone 🥰#nomakeup #selfiesaturday #stayhome #stayhealthy

Continuing the exploration of my previous #selfportraitphotography and reigniting my creativity. It’s funny as I look at these, the editing is bold and completely unapologetic. 📸But I remember at the time feeling like I was hiding under it. Like I was overediting out of a feeling of inadequacy in the actual portrait and pose. 🦹I had so much #impostersyndrome during this project and constantly compared myself against other Flickr photographers that I admired. I do the same thing now with instagram but I think to a lesser extent. I hope so anyway. I’ve been inspired by @weusedtoplaydressup to dig up these old photos and will be sharing some other creative work as well in the coming days and weeks! 💜. #creativephotography #selfportrait

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