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My month so far

A series of unprecedented storms swept us in San Francisco in January and February. Dark clouds and gloomy skies are not your typical fare here. I felt just as gloomy, but also thankful for the rain's impact on California's drought situation.

a color photograph of Chinatown San Francisco with TransAmerica building in the background. Also with dark skies

Soon, the sky started becoming bluer and bluer. Sometimes pink too.

A color photograph of a large mural which reads Tenderloin People's Garden on a building. Blue and pink sky in the background

And now we're back to blue, and I'm happy again.

a color photograph of pigeons sitting on a building roof. Blue skies in background. Building has colorful murals on it.

Chinatown photo taken with Olympus XA2. The rest with Nikon L35TWAD. All on Fuji Superia 400. All developed and scanned by Underdog Film Lab, Oakland.


The Antidote to my SADness

Are you SAD because you're not used to the winter?

I used to love winter. Traveling to places in the winter, playing in the winter, winter sports, going out in the winter. Living in the northern hemisphere for the long term, however, has made me enjoy it less. I don't even live in somewhere with a significant winter scene. Northern California has relatively mild winters.

Maybe that's the problem. A clear demarcation between the seasons would be nice. Instead, this region's summer in September followed very quickly by fall and winter makes me quite miserable.

Have you tried X, Y and Z?

Light therapy. Vitamins. Anti-depressants. Exercise. Routine. Waking up earlier. I am doing them all!

Are they working?

Not particularly.

What's the antidote then?

Run, quite fast, whenever you can, with a lot of Prince's music.

Will it work for me?

Probably not.


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