{"id":77,"date":"2025-05-07T16:28:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2026-02-26T07:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:52:48","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br \/>Hi friend!! Welcome to all things Oliver Askew. I enjoy so very many things and cannot bring myself to pick a favorite passion at the expense of the others. Business, entrepreneurship, music, art, psychology! Whether you came knowing me or in search of a deeper understanding, welcome. I hope you find peace and inspiration in the culmination of things this website has to offer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_5954.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/12\/plant-market-meetup\/\">Plant pop-up market meetup!<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-12T12:11:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I mysteriously had a plant pop-up market blocked out in my planner for the 11th. No idea where I heard about it! And it ended up in my calendar with an address, so\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/12\/plant-market-meetup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Plant pop-up market meetup!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image000001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/waterfalls-are-wonderful-and-only-half-the-reason\/\">Waterfalls are wonderful, and only half the reason.<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-08T21:44:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Over the years nature has been my sanctuary. Not like the ones I sat in growing up, full of broken people teaching half-lessons. But one that is truly sacred, open, and reflective of\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/waterfalls-are-wonderful-and-only-half-the-reason\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Waterfalls are wonderful, and only half the reason.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_5873.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/week-2-worries\/\">Week 2 worries<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-07T04:24:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 7, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I am currently on week 2 of my first quarter at The Evergreen State College\u2026and it\u2019s kickin my booty. So much change has happened ever so quickly. The thing I\u2019m trying to make\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/week-2-worries\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Week 2 worries<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Some of my art:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_4029.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Starfish?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_4024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seascape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_4065.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-425\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blue Ridge Mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_4026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-427\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jellies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_4072.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yellow background jellies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_4028.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-430\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Whale Fall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_4063.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-424\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_4064.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-426\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dashboard in the rain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_4027.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-432\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dragonflies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-250\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-95-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-250 ml-slider ms-theme-default-base nav-hidden has-dots-nav has-filmstrip-nav\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"New Slideshow\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_250\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_250\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; 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