Brady Perkins's blog

Having patience

Just have faith.
Just have faith.

Sometimes it’s really hard to wait for something, especially if you’re in the habit of being a little bit nervous. I think I’ve gone down that path a little bit too far this summer.

Image by: Kuba Bożanowski from Warsaw, Poland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Ups and downs

It's a two-way flow.
It's a two-way flow.

Life is about them. I guess that’s the whole point. Sometimes, even when you know these things, it’s hard to take it to heart — but I think it’s a worthwhile lesson to learn, right?

Image credit: Antonio Tajuelo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Short words

Pandan latte and spicy tuna.
Pandan latte and spicy tuna.

One of the promises I made to myself this summer that I hadn’t yet achieved, as of yesterday, was eating food good enough to warrant photography. That wrong has now finally been righted. This was my first time trying Korean food!

Keeping on

There are nice bike paths here, but also this Ram 1500.
There are nice bike paths here, but also this Ram 1500.

I guess I’m as hipster as I ever was. I’m back at the Park Avenue Starbucks, which I haven’t been to in a while. It’s pretty chill, this is a nice area.

Skill issues

The dog is kind of ugly from the front, but cute from above.
The dog is kind of ugly from the front, but cute from above.

A lot more problems than you might think are ones that can be overcome with only effort.

Light in the tunnel

I've got all I need right here.
I've got all I need right here.

I needed a slight break from posting for a little bit while I collected myself and got some sleep.

A career planner

Staring down the tunnel.
Staring down the tunnel.

The pun gauge hit sixty percent after reading this post’s title.

Notes from walking around

Roots in a sidewalk.
Roots in a sidewalk.

Today is one of those days where you notice more than you usually do just walking around.

Time sails

This is a charmingly grainy boat photo.
This is a charmingly grainy boat photo.

Like a boat. These ones are from a public domain image I found on Wikimedia Commons, which has that old-time postcard feel. I’m a fan.

Spring cleaning

A beach.
A beach.

I’m too obsessed with cleaning. Physical cleaning, organizing, wiping things down, and then organizing my work, clearing out my head — “obsessive” is the right word. I don’t think I can fix it, though.