I think these photos look how California feels to me. There is a dark haze over life here. Brazen people on the streets, wildfires, tech bros, kids wearing what we used to wear. It's all so funny for a state that gets glorified for its inclusivity and place-where-dreams-come-true attitude. I've never felt like more of an outsider. A small fish in a big pond. More like an ocean. I'm so insignificant here yet I feel like the windows and shades that separate my personal life from everyone else are basically delusions. There is no privacy here - is there privacy anywhere anymore? I'm exposed and vulnerable with a 2-inch thick suit of armor on me everywhere I go. I don't know that California will ever feel like home.
