#ipickedmyown

Looking back, 2022 was pretty bonkers! I got promoted at @americancitybusinessjrnls! Worked on my first volume of @expositionreview as co-EIC and a couple more issues of #LinesAndBreaks with @writegirlla! E-met two more @lafilmcritics scholarship winners and saw some changes toward inclusivity at our awards! Juried at @officialsbiff! Traveled on both U.S. coasts! Blinged out my #mariokart racer with gold gear! Looking forward to keeping it up and avoiding burnout in 2023! 🥳🥂🤗 #topnine2022 #bestnine2022 #ipickedmyown https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2uFcjpci-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Year two of the pandemic. Yet 2021 had its moments: I got vaccinated (and boosted), so I was able to reunite with beloved friends and family, and return to the movies, some domestic travel, and museums. Meanwhile, I was excited to e-meet a couple more LAFCA scholarship winners, took on a new role at @expositionreview, and helped @writegirlla launch its very own #litmag. Very much looking forward to more of the same in 2022! 🎊 #bestnine2021 #topnine2021 #ipickedmyown https://www.instagram.com/p/CYKjW5PpAkw/?utm_medium=tumblr

Good riddance, 2020! Still, you had your moments. In the before times: Celebrated radiant new bride @julianneloof in Hawaii. Met LAFCA’s rock-star 2020 scholarship winners @la_kristen_virgen and @alcirengifo. Debuted @expositionreview at AWP in San Antonio. During the pandemic: Wrote about small businesses navigating the coronavirus crisis. Visited the parents in Nipomo while the state shut down around us. Launched a column dedicated to films by women. Celebrated glowing mom-to-be @boomigotchyoman. Admired @writegirlla’s online pivot. Toasted to 25 years with @jeff.kloehn on Zoom. 🎊 #bestnine2020 #topnine2020 #ipickedmyown https://www.instagram.com/p/CJfWtMapblf/?igshid=16os2cp3bcmom

Goodbye, 2019. You were one for the books: Helped publish the @writegirlla anthology #ThisMoment and @expositionreview #Wonder issue. Hiked SoCal’s #sixpackofpeaks. Bid farewell to my childhood home. Loved on the nephs. Met another @lafilmcritics scholarship winner @bbartonshaw. Celebrated bride-to-be @julianneloof at Disneyland. Waved from the court at a Clippers game. Ate a lot of za with @jeff.kloehn. 🎊 #2019bestnine #ipickedmyown (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6w4IwOpOp7/?igshid=t2pa1ehlh7az

Screw top9, I made my own. Fav selfies of 2018 proves I do love a mirror trick . . .#nottop9 #ipickedmyown #fuckyouthatswhy https://www.instagram.com/p/BrWIWLOlp1r/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dwgperbzqprl