The Adicts are one of my favorite bands.

“Shake, rattle, bang your head” basically became a “mantra” for how to navigate being alive for me. If you ask my mom she’ll tell you that she had to negotiate with me to exit her womb –the anxiety was already real in utero. “Time makes you bolder” as some say, and I like to think that I’m living proof of that sentiment, but mental health is something I’ll always be wrestling with ’til the sun burns out. That song shakes me out of the deepest parts of the struggle. It’s a reminder that even though existing can be exhausting, you actually can have a good time here if you really want to.

My logo is a tribute to my best friend.

His name was Oliver, and he was a french bulldog that gave zero f*cks. For the whole 10 years he was on this earth he busted through any perceived barriers like a smallish bull in a china shop. The fact that he was a stumpy bulldog with a bad back didn’t faze him one bit –he lived hard, and loved harder. I’m eternally grateful that he chose me to be his person, and that throughout our time together he made it a point to also shake and rattle me out of myself and be fully present with him, no matter what we were doing. He soaked up every filthy and equally glorious second of that decade he was here, and didn’t leave without first making sure that I too, understood the assignment.

Every single day I’m doing my best to enjoy my time on this flying space rock. Just celebrating and licking it all up –every sweet and sour bead of existential sweat. So here I am, a quiet, wandering creature, romanticising the mundane, learning all the things, and making all the stuff –obsessively. It’s a sickness, but one that I’ll never seek a cure for.

If you read all that, you’re good people. Let’s make something cool together.