Alexandra C
Bio
I'm a 28 year old designer, painter and aspiring writer.
Stories (5/0)
Tying Knots
It’s April 2020, early in the morning and my alarm wakes me. I check the news, check at least 4 news channels before I’m out of bed. I quickly get ready and take my cereal to my desk where I turn on my laptop for a day of work and Teams meetings. I check the news every few hours on my phone. I have lunch in front of my laptop watching a funny sitcom to unwind. I then have another online meeting. More work, more checking the news. 6pm, I clock out and go for my daily bike ride, the empty city makes me sad as I cycle through once tourist-packed streets. I get suspicious looks thrown at me from people wondering if this is really my only exercise allowed a day. I then arrive home to turn on my tablet and have a zoom catch up with my friends; I drink my glass of wine while staring at their little illuminated faces organized in a grid. I then go to bed with my phone, check the news, social media, unread messages from the day. I finally put it away when my eyes become too tired to take it any longer. The next day I do it all again exactly the same way.
By Alexandra C3 years ago in Humans
Stunningly Decadent Vegan Layered Cake
This fluffy cake recipe takes me down memory lane, back to my childhood in Romania. In the area of Romania where I grew up, layered sheet cakes are the norm around holidays and special events. They can be cut in small bite-sized portions for guests and make for beautiful table additions for a large party.
By Alexandra C3 years ago in Feast
The Thrifted Jacket of Dreams
We all have that one item of clothing we always reach for regardless of the occasion. It could be a pair of jeans that seem to have been sewn just for your body; or that pair of shoes that just go with anything; or a trusty shirt that you nailed all of your most important interviews in. It’s like a very special and close relationship it puts you at ease, complements you, supports you in any decision you would take that day. Just like cartoon characters are always drawn in the same outfit, you would be dawn wearing this item. It is the red shorts for Mickey Mouse, the white shirt for Homer Simpson, the sparkly red dress for Jessica Rabbit. The garment is part of the character.
By Alexandra C3 years ago in Lifehack
Rose Red
It all started with a French movie. A beautiful young girl who had a double life as a prostitute hid it from her family and school friends. It was like a game. At the end when her game is exposed, there is a scene in which an older woman, wife to one of her clients tells her that she wishes she had been as brave as her in her youth, brave enough to make men pay to be with her.
By Alexandra C3 years ago in Humans