Cabinet of Curiosity

This post is a little different than others. During the deep dark depths of quarantine, I spent some time going through my own collections and creating a Cabinet of Curiosity.

I love things. I love the aesthetic experience of things. The weight in your hands and the physicality of an object, the tactile feel against fingertips, the color, the shape, the smell and even the sound. I love things that make you pause and appreciate the materiality of living.

Exploration and His Dark Materials

Like many people who grew up reading the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman, I have avidly devoured the new Book of Dust and the new TV series. In honor of these fantastic books, I wanted to talk about my own attempts to be an explorer like Lyra and Pantalaimon.