I hope this post finds you in good spirits and that my American friends enjoyed their Thanksgiving Day celebrations. My day was spent prepping the first turkey my partner, Shane, and I have ever cooked together, visiting friends in the afternoon, and hosting dinner for my younger brother, his wonderful girlfriend, and some dear friends at night. It is always such a delight to invite friends into one's home but this evening felt especially lovely as I witnessed my birth and chosen families connect in ways I had previously considered unimaginable. I continue to carry the wondrous gratitude from that day inside me and it gives me hope for our planet, which currently seems so imperiled. The news
It finally feels like fall in San Francisco after what has felt like a year of unending summer. I personally love the heat and would be fine with our newly tropical climate if it didn't come with nagging fears about the California drought. Thankfully, this fall coolness and the accompanying rain make me feel hopeful about Mother Nature's corrective power. The change of seasons is always a good time to reflect and I look back now with gratitude for an eventful late-summer. I shot my first feature film in September - an indie project called Dayroom, which explores the effects of Don't Ask Don't Tell on a group of cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. I had a fun and educational time playing
