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I enjoy stretching my body in the morning. When I wake up my brain feels full of thoughts and I need to slow them down. I like to do yoga in the morning and only after I feel like my soul and body are in sync. I love Momo’s slow yoga routines and her calming voice. I am actually sensitive about the way people talk and she has the perfect voice tone and cadence: you can tell from that that she is empathetic and a deep thinker. She and I also have a lot in common. I have been living in New York City since I was 23, she also has been living outside of Japan for most of her life. We both me still feel a strong connection to Japan even after all these years. She is fluent in English and German but her youtube channel is in Japanese for Japanese people. I consider myself an ambassador for Asian, and particularly Japanese, photographers here in the West. I feel a strong kinship with her, in that way.
Jan 25, 2024
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🎥The best movie theater in New York seats 35. See a movie here you know nothing about and you will be inspired. For me most recently it was a screening of Dave Wascavage’s Suburban Sasquatch. Simple Town has been lucky enough to play videos here twice. The first night was packed, the second night we sold two tickets, and both nights were perfect.
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🎞The best $25 I spend every month. Literally pays for itself if you see one movie
plus if I see a bad movie I don’t feel like I wasted money
plus if I see a bad movie I don’t feel like I wasted money
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🎥At Dashwood, me and my boss and co-workers (David Strettell, Yeon Cho, and Martha Naranjo Sandoval) like to talk about the films we watch over the weekend. I saw this movie at IFC over the summer. The plot is simple and there is not a huge budget, but it does not matter: money is not what makes films moving, it is emotion. This is a brutal movie that does not sugar-coat the experience of youth. There is one scene in particular that is very raw and does not hold back, it features violence against a young woman and depicts a young student’s hidden desires. It is poignant. No wonder it gained such international acclaim!
Jan 25, 2024
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🧴In Japan skincare is important and women spend so much time in front of the mirror, I am no exception. Skincare is important for me and I know that I should be using fancy anti-aging creams, I have tried but always breakout. My skin can only really handle cetaphil!
Jan 25, 2024
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📖I used to be into fiction when I was young, but as I get older I feel like fiction books are not satisfying. I feel more attracted to philosophy or criticism books. My co-worker, Edan Wingfield, suggested I would like Cusk’s book, so I gave it a try. I surprised myself with how sophisticated her writing style is, and I found it was deep and fundamental as any good philosophy book.
Jan 25, 2024