recap: october

Rating: 4.67 stars

October in one line: A thrilling roller-coaster of a month— physically challenging, mentally recreational

Word of the month: hackneyed (adjective- having been overused; unoriginal)

Featured:

• A new publication on Substack: postcards by niya (yayyaayyy!!!)

• Books read: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (completed), How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie (one-third done), The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (4% done)

• Media consumed: House of Guinness, Genie: Make a Wish (Kdrama), Nobody Wants This (season 2), My Lovely Liar (Kdrama), The lady’s companion

• Songs on loop: The fate of Ophelia- TS, So easy (to fall in love)- Olivia Dean, Where is my husband!- Raye, My kink is karma- Chappell Roan, Sahiba- Aditya Rikhari

From my camera roll:

My first stint at painting <3

Desi Chinese might be my soul food atp :p

Performative female?? jk…

a coffee that ruined my mind, body and soul… but was worth it i guess

a lil skincare goes a long way

2nd stint involving paint brushes

my ideal brunch <3333333

thinking about my next fish cuisine :’)

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