the vault

  • ah, the mean reds

    ah, the mean reds

    i’m struggling to stay afloat – the last thing i want is to drown.

  • spaghetti moshfeghetti

    spaghetti moshfeghetti

    ‘art that was supposed to be subversive, irreverent, shocking, but was all just canned counterculture crap.’

  • at night the moon whispers

    at night the moon whispers

    recapping a day of turbulent tranquility. perhaps a deceiving title, because lulled by the gentle cascade of evening breeze there is the silent roar of an approaching train threatening to engulf me whole.

  • spring is tinged with romantic melancholy

    spring is tinged with romantic melancholy

    one day the fog will fade and skeletons emerge. for now though, i am lounging in my castle made of clouds, feeling on top of the world.

  • un-didionified

    un-didionified

    on joan didion. didion might have passed away in december 2021, but the cult of joan lives on. for decades, joan didion has been idolized for her californian glamour, her raw and cutting prose, her astute observations on society and her unapologetic-ness in expressing them…

  • natalie lam 林量堯

    natalie lam 林量堯

    the transience of the self as encapsulated in two recent entries.

  • voice of the void, hello

    voice of the void, hello

    hi! it’s natalie. i guess this is it, la blog. amidst unfettered storms, i’d like to imagine a swan gliding across a lake in quiet solitude; amongst thrashing winds, a single leaf swaying gently in the air. currently, the real world is offering no peace for me – i have constantly found myself swept up…