HeyJaredSweet & Sour by Karen Laura
a collection of essays that reflect, reminisce, introspect and critique whatever is on my mind.
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A Week of Sofia Coppola Films (opens the original)
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When something scratches at my curiosity, I invest myself in it wholly, body and mind. A few weeks ago, I came across a special feature page of a vintage magazine on Sofia Coppola. She sat angled, almost sluggish, and what looked like an aversion to performative elegance made her truly elegant. Through a single two-dimensional image of her, I was enthralled by her demeanor and wanted to understand the sensibility behind it. That week, I watched one of her films every single evening. These are my
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Three hundred and thirty three meters looks much taller from a mile away. Looking up at it from directly beneath gives me the impression that I could dash up to the top of the tower in a matter of seconds. Briefly, I forget that I’m deathly afraid of heights. As if that’s the only thing stopping me.There are strands of hair stuck to the back of my neck. I should clip it up if it bothers me, maybe it will look prettier that way too, but as I reach into my purse I realize that it does not bother m
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