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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Music for an overcast Sunday afternoon somewhere in greater Los Angeles. “Andata” by Ryuichi Sakamoto www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLey...

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Andata

YouTube video by Ryuichi Sakamoto - Topic

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Late ’80s. Senior year. Ten minutes before the first bell, sitting in my car with “Almost Blue” playing. The school year nearly over, college looming, everything ahead still unknown. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSdM...

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Almost Blue

YouTube video by Elvis Costello - Topic

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Just because it’s Friday night... and I’ve always loved La India’s salsa version of this song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXP9...

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India - I Just Want To Hang Around You (Dicen Que Soy) [Official Audio]

YouTube video by La India

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Summer camp counselors strummed soulful ’70s pop songs around the fire, the evening’s lullaby, while ten-year-old me, buoyed by the music, hoped it might somehow be enough for the girl laughing with her friends across the flames to notice me this time.

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

A canyon of glass and sky behind MOCA in downtown Los Angeles #photography

Looking up through a downtown Los Angeles pedestrian corridor framed by high-rise buildings, with a curved blue-glass tower rising in the center and MOCA's orange exterior wall on the right beneath a clear blue sky.

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

California artist Robert Irwin’s Central Garden at the Getty Center. #photography

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

UC supports groundbreaking research with global implications, including promising pancreatic cancer vaccine work at UCLA. This is personal — a family member has pancreatic cancer. As federal funding grows uncertain, California has a chance to invest in UC research. #StandUpForUC #SpeakUp4Science

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Merlin, fully committed to Blue Steel

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Seeing these Love Boat aspirants waiting to board their floating 24-hour buffet briefly evokes mild notes of existential despair, absurdity, and dread. Still, I hope they find happiness 😉 P.S. Imagining this boarding video with the DJ's Love Boat theme swapped out for Barber’s Adagio for Strings.

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

So proud of the UCLA women’s basketball team — their joy, their heart, their season. Go Bruins! 💙💛

The Empire State Building lit in blue and gold in honor of the UCLA women’s basketball team’s national championship.

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The 1st song in this KCRW set — “Stay Where You Are” — has been looping in my head. I love the studio recording, but appreciate this live performance: soulful, wistful, gently evocative, with a lovely melodic shape that stays with you. Hope you enjoy it, too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol59...

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In Residence live performance with Yuna

YouTube video by KCRW

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Inland-facing side of the Santa Monica Mountains, the western San Fernando Valley in the distance under a thin cirrus veil, the muted light holding back the colors #Photography

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I lost an old friend recently. It’s made me think about how quietly people can struggle. If someone comes to mind, reach out. Small moments of connection matter more than we realize. And if you’re having a difficult time, I hope you’ll talk to someone you trust. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncZd...

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Winter's Broken

YouTube video by Siri Gjære - Topic

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Ridge above Calabasas, Santa Monica Mountains #Photography

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Top of Stunt Road above Malibu, the marine layer pressed into the canyons #Photography

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

An evening that stayed with me — the light, the air, and, most importantly, being out with my son. #Photography

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Late‑day light on the Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu, the ridgelines folding into each other #Photography

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Chad @mirthfulquinoa.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

A survivor of the devastating 2018 Woolsey Fire in Southern California, which swept through the western Santa Monica Mountains and destroyed most of Paramount Ranch — the historic filming site where this tree still stands. #Photography

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