paris fashion week (kinda)
Part of the reason fashion is so complicated to love is its inextricable link with vanity—to put time and energy into it is to walk a tight-rope with your self-respect. Do you get dressed to honor, express, or delight in yourself, or to fit into someone else’s idea of worthiness? Do your clothes enable you to be present and engaged or do they push... See more
#197: What is "personal style"?
XENIA ADONTS
what am I gonna do with my life?
why certainty is a moving target
XENIA
AUG 19, 2025
My mom’s face lights up whenever she gets to tell people that I was playing chess and reading Russian books as a 4 year old (to what level, we will never know) and I always joke that my kid self was smarter than my current self. I can’t read Russian... See more
what am I gonna do with my life?
why certainty is a moving target
XENIA
AUG 19, 2025
My mom’s face lights up whenever she gets to tell people that I was playing chess and reading Russian books as a 4 year old (to what level, we will never know) and I always joke that my kid self was smarter than my current self. I can’t read Russian... See more
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Ambition or escapism?
Is it really ambition or just a form of escapism?
I feel like I’m constantly trying to thread the needle of how I want my life to be without being present. Maybe even writing this is another way I’m trying to excuse myself from actually confronting how I feel.
Everything I want is already written in the stars. Therefore I can
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