--> I'm estranged from my sister, and it's really sad. Unfortunately, I can't trust her so we have a birthday/Christmas relationship, which is to say, no relationship at all. --> I have been dying for many videos to know what that fish was! Decor? Water bottle? Lamp! --> I have a long rant video about why I dislike Sally Rooney, although to be fair, I've only read Conversations With Friends, and lit-fic isn't really my jam. --> Art museums are everything. Went to one this weekend and I'm going to try to make a habit of it. 💜

Mmm that angelic voice and ethereal lighting at the renee intro 🥹 that epic “i am love”-y score 🤌🏻 so happy for you guys to have connected irl also omg a sub encounter!!! You famous, girl. Enjoy the taco bell, hope your fisheye camera gets fixed 🤞🏻

Susan Sontag's Against Interpretation... good stuff

The Yukio Mishima book I recently read is Confessions of a Mask and he might've made me an instant fan.

What a perfect sell for Sputnik Sweetheart! It has been on my list for a moment and I will be running to the bookstore now… thank you. ✨✨✨

i'm saving the intermezzo part of this vid until i finish the book teehee but i cannot wait to hear all your detailed thoughts :) just wanted to say that intro is actually STUNNING wao and the shot of you two on the rooftop!! *chefs kiss*

not a colleen hoover stan but i have read (skimmed) a bunch of her novels and if ur going to read colleen u have to read one of her sexier novels,,, it ends with us is kind of a bore

Life is just never ending dust and dusting

how timely it is that you mention theresa hak kyung cha! i only learned about her through Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong yesterday and found myself going down the rabbit hole of her homicide and her work Dictee. have you read Minor Feelings by any chance?

Thank you, Nathan!!! 💜😭✨🙏Love you back!! 23:31

the introduction of this video needs to be on youtube prime wow 😳 always honoured to be mentioned ♟️⭐️🪼

I'm closing in on the last 100 pgs. brb!

I knew it was Renee when you said she was Ferrante completionist! I am too and love a fellow Ferrante lover. On Writing by S. king is funny as well as educational 🙂 I love Renee too ❤

WOAH ITS RENEE HI HELLO I CANT BELIEVE IT! lovey video as always I admittedly skipped the dust settling because i just started the book tho 🙈

I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on Intermezzo. I have it on hold from the library so hope to read it soon. Love that you saw the Lee Ufan / Rothko exhibit. Wish that I could do the same. I went to the Venice Biennale and recently the Armory Show so I feel similarly “art-ed out”. There was a lot of art I’ve seen this year that I would describe as ‘intestinal’ or reverse anthropomorphic. Similar to your thoughts on staccato and modern communication, which was so wonderfully described, I feel that these are ways to punctuate what it feels like to be human today.

Ughh I don’t wanna watch this until I finish the book.. just started it! I’ll be back when I’m done! 💛

i do wish i was there!!!!! loved the special guest sighting!!!!

I really enjoy your stream of consciousness stay at home vlogs. Quite glad I found your channel.

I really like the monologue portion of this video, I love that you do this in general, and this one felt to me like an exercise inspired by Bluets. There are so many things I want to respond to, but as to your question of what Sontag "we" read. I attempted to read through her massive catalogue (Fiction, essays, plays... oh my! She really did a lot of different types of writing!) in chronological order but got distracted a few books. I enjoyed Against interpretation the essay collection. Illness as Metaphor/AIDS and Its Metaphors are important texts for me but I have a specific interest in cultural production surrounding HIV/AIDS. One of my favorite parts of Cookie's book is the story of her and Divine driving in the WV van. So sweet.

I must know about the white object on the table. A fish nose down with a red cap? I love it! This was a fun tag!

my one and done colleen hoover book was VERITY lol

4:08 i died at this “no im not” 😂 bc my god same. i am intentional when buying books but the wait forever to actually read it. i also couldn’t agree more!! i’m def still all over the place when talking to the camera & agree editing is where i can make it a more cohesive thought. but it is constant practice!! every time i film!! i’m also such a shy person too, so feels like good practice for that as well. 💌

POOR SPEAKER?! you are literally one of the most fascinating speakers I've ever had the pleasure of listening to :) I loveeee how you express your thoughts about books. with humor, wit, and philosophical depth. definitely my jam!

what editing software do you use?

The spark notes crash course for crushes realness

i loved what you said about watching reading vlogs and seeing a person's life in relation to their reading and who they are!! also - i love that soy sauce fish thing! is it a lamp?

I did KZbin when I was a preteen and I ended up deleting most of my old stuff, but this is your sign not to do it! having a direct comparison to show your growth is so worth it in the end.

would love to see you tackle Colleen Hoover, that'd be hilarious.

don't delete!!! it's super cool to see progression

No!!! Don't delete all your older videos, Nathan. I watch them to console me while I wait for a new video. 😅😅😅 You're personality is the best-even if you feel like it's awkward.

Resist the temptation to delete. Evolution is important.

Don’t you daaaare delete 😭 i mean i get it it’s almost like youve got your old diaries up online for all to see but it’s how we loved you ❤

While you're answering questions...I need a movie to put on in the background for a dinner party. A prude grandmother might be present. . .

"I have to write. I have to read. And then I have to go out dancing." Amen

Great video! Loved the bit about loving the beach aesthetic but hating it IRL. Also, everyone deserves cake for dinner from time to time. And you have to read Sigrid Nunez! The friend is so good, I think you would like it ☺

4:07 lol so glad I became sexy this year 🤭🤭

I think your word of the fall is ˜* beguiling *˜ I studied Elephant and I didn't know that factoid about the film stock - makes so much sense.

a true yapper <3

i'm so excited to hear what you think of dalloway/the hours together :D & also sontag because i too have thought i should read something of hers for forever... but never actually picked up one of her books 😅 such a fun vid, thank u for this!! (side note: how do you get all these physical copies of cool books in korea heh i must learn your ways!)

You're way too hard on yourself. What moobies?! You need a good man to tell you how handsome you are. And I loved that fav books video. It was amazing!

I might be wrong but isn't Iowa Writer's Workshop MFA fully funded?

Loved the Nunez memoir on Sontag. She writes about her with such love but is still able to be honest about the flaws.

I rewatch Howls Moving Castle every year when it’s summer as some sort of tradition so that’s definitely a favorite! but I also love the Wind Rises and Porco Rosso. One Studio Ghibli film that I never really enjoyed was Ocean Waves partially because it wasn’t directed by Miyazaki and like you mentioned the forced relationship between the two characters. The main character had more chemistry with his best friend than the love interest 😭

Sun during sf summer where??? The glamorization stops here

Big fan of the navy ringer shirt and big fan of navy in general!

Zomg. Other buddy readers get a zoom call. I am shooketh. The blurred dinner made me laugh so much. Loved all the musings at home and another homebody weekend vlog.

Immediately adding the Cure to my watchlist. I could use a good cry 😢 will be watching with my BFFs I totally agree with you about the beach. I can't stand all those little things. The sand, the sun, the noise lol nope Thank you for letting us in on a slice of your life!

freaking HYPED you finished lifeform & loved it. def makes me so happy to pick it up one it’s out. i am also so bad at getting rid of clothes!! i’ve been trying and failing to do a closet clean out for the last couple of weeks. but i really need to. also fully one hundred percent relate to tryna to be more mindful about pieces im picking up!! and wanting to LOVE them. you def keep me motivated to keep tryna to do that whenever im think about buying something 💌

Still waiting for life form to come into my library lol Olaf def looks cooked Stepping outside DOES mean spending money which is why my frugal ass only goes out twice a week, I’m not antisocial I’m just thrifty Omg you did not just mention me - I am legit shooketh to have my name spoken by an icon, my year is made An onhand sinus clearer is genius

I once too stood on glass. I got it stuck in my foot. Hurt like crazy!