Frank and I have this game we play. It’s called “Follow the Train of Thought.” We randomly blurt out something that has nothing to do with what we were talking about two minutes before, and we have to explain how our brains got there.

For example, I was preparing this picture to blog:

Location: Masaya, Nicaragua
Taken: January 16, 2010

And I ended up preparing this picture as well:

Location: Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon
Taken: March, 2004

So how did I get there? I started thinking about how many pictures I have of flowers and branches against the sky. And I remembered the very first picture I took like that. It was while I was visiting a friend in Portland. We spent an afternoon in the gardens there, and I took this shot.

Location: Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon
Taken: March, 2004

I had to post the picture of myself, even though it had nothing to do with what I wanted to post about. Look how young and skinny I was? Like a kid! Even though I was in my mid 20’s. Geez.