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“i can’t believe you still use film. you can use a “i can’t believe you still use film. you can use an app or filter if you want that look.” it’s not the same! and it’s not really about the result, even though here is a side by side comparison of some photos i took on both iphone and film. 

no editing on my end for all the photos.
quitting professional ballet was somehow the harde quitting professional ballet was somehow the hardest and easiest thing i ever did. :”)
step aside summer, we’re getting into my favorite step aside summer, we’re getting into my favorite season 🧡🍂🍁🧺🦌🥧📔🧥✨
what your bi-coastal book club founders are doing what your bi-coastal book club founders are doing on their weekend 😌📚✨
i’m always nosy as to how the sausage gets made, s i’m always nosy as to how the sausage gets made, so i won’t judge if you want to know how i create my videos 😌⭐️

pre-production on @notionhq 
filming on @sony @sonyalpha a7c with @sigmaphoto lens
editing on @davinciresolvestudios & @instagram edits
wearing @sezane
the older i get, the less i know… 🤓💌 full thoughts the older i get, the less i know… 🤓💌 full thoughts on substack.
i quit ballet, which was my entire life. or was i i quit ballet, which was my entire life.

or was it…

NOODLES!

or what else should i eat today?

i spend so much time worrying about

awkward interactions and embarrassing things i said

or what i should do today, tomorrow, my entire life and if it will go according to plan

but these wise words from kung fu panda…

*inhale*

*exhale*

let this sink in.

and remind yourself

what a gift it is to enjoy the now. 🎁
how i’m battling brain rot this season… my full au how i’m battling brain rot this season… my full autumn personal curriculum is on youtube 🙂‍↕️📼❤️
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  • March 4, 2020

REVIEW: Anna K, by Jenny Lee

Anna K is so good, it convinced me to start reading the classic 982 paged classic it was based on — Anna Karenina. if i’m being honest, there’s nothing super special about this novel. the writing is alright; pacing is...

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  • May 29, 2018

REVIEW: Save the Date, by Morgan Matson

Save the Date was a mess – in the sense that there’s a lot going on. the story is set in a span of three days and sometimes it feels like there’s so much craze that there isn’t time to...

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  • April 24, 2018

REVIEW: The Way You Make Me Feel, by Maurene Goo

The Way You Make Me Feel is one of my favorite books of 2018, and possibly ever. i was super excited to read it because 1) cute summer contemporary!! 2) set in LA, my hometown, and 3) asian-american representation!!!!! it...

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  • March 29, 2018

Mary H.K. Choi’s Emergency Contacts + GIVEAWAY!!

hello hello hello friends! i’m so excited to bring a special guest to the blog: Mary H.K. Choi, the author of Emergency Contact!! i read Emergency Contact earlier this year and LOVED IT. Haley also wrote a review for it...

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  • March 5, 2018

REVIEW: Chemistry Lessons, by Meredith Goldstein

i was so so so excited about this one because even though i’m not super into science anymore, it just sounded so nerdy and adorable that i knew i had to read it. i’ve never even considered manipulating pheromones to attract...

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  • May 29, 2016

REVIEW + DISCUSSION: a court of mist and fury, by sarah j maas

sarah j maas has proved that this is more than “just another great fantasy series.” the ending of ACOTAR was very conclusive, so if i hadn’t had a copy of this book after finishing the first, i don’t think i...

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  • November 13, 2015

REVIEW: on the fence, by kasie west

ON THE FENCE – like all kasie west’s contemporary novels – is super adorable. i wanted to read this since finishing the last novel i read by kasie west, THE FILL IN BOYFRIEND. when i was craving (like CRAVING) a...

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  • May 30, 2015

REVIEW + DISCUSSION: p.s. i still love you, by jenny han

i enjoyed this book more than the first, but i was still hoping for more. if you haven’t read to all the boys i’ve loved before, please go check out that review first! this will have spoilers to the first...

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