Near the water
Tahoe weather, local rituals, and the practical romance of living close to a lake.
Cover story 01 / 01
The View
From Here.
Notes from a life near the lake: the dogs, the little errands, the very serious internet rabbit holes, what I bought, what I returned, and whatever else made it into the day.
Not a how-to. Just a record
of things that happened.
Ana, indoors on purpose
photo from the personal archives
field notes
From Ana's desk
A small explanation, because apparently one is needed
An assorted life, edited lightly.
I live near Lake Tahoe, work from home, and have an alarming ability to make a whole afternoon out of a dog walk, a shopping experiment, or a movie I have already seen twelve times. Sometimes there is a hackathon on the laptop. Sometimes it is Legally Blonde. Both are research.
The departments
Filed under: life is not a niche
A few recurring subjects.
At the desk
Remote-work days, odd projects, and the technical stuff that occasionally wanders into the vlog.
Bring it home?
Hauls, reviews, useful objects, and an honest post-purchase debrief.
Side quests
Outfits, old favorites, little adventures, and whichever rabbit hole won the week.
The moving pictures
Watch on YouTube ↗
Choose your
own episode.
Two dependable places to begin when you want company, a recommendation, or proof that an average Tuesday can have a plot.
Press play ↗Tahoe Diaries
Life around Lake Tahoe, the routine version and the version where a small errand becomes the entire day.
Press play ↗Hauls & Reviews
The before, the after, and whether it was actually worth bringing home in the first place.
The paper situation
The Zine.
For the things that need more room than a video description: digital mini-issues, visual journals, essays, and peculiar collections. Find every edition on Buy Me a Coffee.
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About Me.
I’m a homebody with a computer-science degree, cybersecurity coursework, a background in software and AI, and a programming language named Pumpkin Spice Latte. I’m also the person who will watch a lake storm roll in, overthink a cardigan, and give you the full report on a product I absolutely did not need.
The through line is curiosity. The rest is what happened on the way.
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Say hello.
For partnerships, collaborations, or a good idea, send a note to the desk.
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