Hi

You have made it to my new website, where I write and publish my thoughts, wonders and things. Today I'm releasing my first collection of paintings, and you are seeing the website I've spent the last so, so, so many hours designing for this moment, right now. Yes, now. As you are sitting there reading this, I was sitting there typing it. My hands were cold but I kept typing, for you! Isn't that special?

Mhm, my name is Gina Rene Castro and I imagine at first, the only people reading this will be people who already know me. That part is kind of horrible to imagine, because I don't know that you, necessarily, are reading this with my success in mind, and that's well, you know, shitty. Does it really matter though? No, not exactly. So I made a website of my name and I plan on posting my art, my writing, my progress writing my book, my clothing, and everything else I do that I think is noteworthy of being shared.

At the time of writing this, I was sitting at home at my kitchen table, listening to whatever music Andrew was playing (It was some break beats and wubs). The clock has been moving slow, but fast, all at once, today. Tomorrow I work and my job is in retail. It's currently the holiday season, so it's the most un-wonderful time of the year in my industry. Andrew is my boyfriend, and we went on a walk by the river yesterday. There's a lot of palm trees around Oroville, which I've always found kind of funny. Oroville isn't exactly Palm Springs...but anyways, I saw a palm tree and I never miss an opportunity for Andrew to be my personal photographer. He takes the best pictures of me. Since we all probably know that this early in the website's existence, it's gotta be familiar peeps reading here, have you ever seen the houses that overlook the Feather River in Thermalito? I knew a girl who lived in one, when I was in middle school. Ever since then, I've found myself thinking "*sigh*, I wish I lived in one of those big houses that overlooks the river..." more than a few times. Anything that overlooks a body of water is something I find myself dreaming of dwelling in. To be completely honest, I dream of dwelling in a lot of places, a lot of the time. I wonder if I could ever have everything I desire, and not need to daydream. I wonder if it's possible to manifest such a reality. I figure starting a website of your name and romanticizing your life is as good a place to start, as any.

xoxo- Gina