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A bioluminescent tide hit Los Angeles a couple of years ago, and I swam in the ocean around midnight, with the waves illuminated neon blue, as well as the water around my body, and even the wet sand like little explosions as I walked. I imagined being eaten by a neon shark. My hope is to swim in bioluminescence beneath the aurora borealis someday.
Dec 19, 2023
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The puffin is the latest addition to more than 180 known species—many of them sharks, corals, and other marine animals—that emit a luminous glow.
The fact that so many marine animals biofluoresce "tells us organisms are using light in ways we don't even see," John Sparks, curator of fishes at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Nov 16, 2024
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this summer i got to play with some bioluminescent plankton and jellyfish and i saw a bunch of gators and a bobcat :’) one of the best parts of the swamp for sure
Sep 4, 2024
I went snorkeling for the first time today. The ocean is vast and I love and admire her for being awe inspiring. But like any big beautiful queen I was very intimidated by her. The first to jump in, I looked past our boat into the blue nothingness that sent abject fear and loneliness through my blood. Fighting against every primal urge i started swimming towards the raised coral reefs and was greeted by an explosion of colorful aliens. "this is space" i thought. Striped fish of every color, lil lobster guys and an octopus. weird! i was in love, i wish my eyes were like chameleons so i could look in every direction. this was better than sitting on the beach. this was better than sex. this was the greatest moment of my life.
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it was pretty cool 10/10 would do again. 🐠
Mar 20, 2025
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I love taking photos of friends with my camera. Even the most casual moments become mythical in reflection as we grow older together. My motto is to never ask someone to smile, make them smile.
Dec 19, 2023
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One of my favorite ways to practice guitar is to just play along with a whole record, and try to copy every lick, but never rewind. The rush of playing along with a band in real time keeps you on your toes, and even if you only have time to mimic the rhythmic content or the rough melodic shape, you're working on so many things simultaneously - most importantly your ear. It's so much fun to play along with an Albert King or Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos album.
Dec 19, 2023
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Apex electronics in the San Fernando Valley has hundreds of thousands of antique electronic components from every discipline, including airplane parts, power plant gear, medical equipment, hifi, proton packs, vacuum tubes with numerical filaments that count to 10, and file cabinets full of the most beautiful knobs of every shape and size and color. I like to go there and soak up all of that ingenuity collecting dust in the aisles.
Dec 19, 2023