We sit in the shadows of the First Draft Pub, watching the wind twist through the palms in rabid expectation of the coming monsoon.
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Tales of the City
The Bay has offered me a community and home in a way that was never available to me before. What's more, even beyond community, its offered a mindset which I ultimately thrive under - that of something beyond survival.
Welcome to the Content Castle
The Island of Koh Samui hails just east of Surat Thani, Thailand, and is the bigger of the islands composing Chumphon Archipelago. My travel to the island included no less than two 10 hour flights, with a pit stop at Zurich Airport, an overnight train from Bangkok to Surat Thani, a bus to Ban Nam … Continue reading Welcome to the Content Castle
Buckets
As I age like a fine wine (or maybe whiskey?) there are only a few epiphanies I've come across which stand out as being truly relative all the time, and only one which I personally cycle back too regularly as an allegory for life: The Road. The Road was a vision, an allegory, an analogy, … Continue reading Buckets
Milk Sand
I had a dream last night. This is what I dreamt: OLYMPUS Summery: Post apocalyptic AI. World is a desert brought on through technology. Half resort, and half cleared ruins. Beautiful. Robots do the bidding of man with AI. A test is issued when the AI shows too much independence. Independence is usually first shown … Continue reading Milk Sand
Trusting what was lost
It is easier to mend a broken heart, then to fix the broken locks of trust. While I was in Puerto Vallarta a sort of reality took its grip on me. It was that of looking into peoples eyes, looking inside them, and making a judgement call about the kind of person they are, and … Continue reading Trusting what was lost
So above, So below, So within, So without
A lover an age and a day ago gave me a silver pendant with Celtic runes and a tree of life carved into. I loved it instantly. The runes translated to: So above, So below, So within, So without. As is the truth of any material item I shall ever care about, I naturally misplaced … Continue reading So above, So below, So within, So without
The Wall
Travel for me is often on a lark. That is to say, I plan for quite some time to go, but I rarely plan where or with whom. It's typically a need for me, to travel. I am nomadic in nature. I thrive in movement. That said, like most, if I'm paying rent, and working, … Continue reading The Wall
Musica de Muerte
I've been singing songs since forever. When I was a babe it was my Irish grandmother singing songs from the old country. When I was small, it was my father humming tunes, and singing all the wrong words. When I was in school, it was sitting in the Keva, a circle around a fire or … Continue reading Musica de Muerte
Personal Branding
Puerto Vallarta 03/29/2019 Lets talk about this concept called Personal Branding. Now, for starters, I'm a Xennial, meaning I didn't have a computer in the house until after the age of ten. More over, my parents, though incredibly good business people, did not really believe in technology. My TV hours were regulated, I watched a … Continue reading Personal Branding
Gystilyn O'Brien 