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This is dedicated to the 2 kids that lost their lives. To their family and friends, to the city of Minneapolis, to the Christian community and to the rest of the world: this needs to stop! At the very least, we need to talk about it, out in the open. So as of today, I vow to make my voice heard - not just for me, but for the voiceless - so that this doesn't happen again. Mark my words. -Van, August 29, 2025

Sometimes things are too fresh, too dark or maybe too deep to talk about. In some of these cases we use metaphors. To say the things that can't be said. Whenever you hear the following in pop-culture, it can be applied to my life story, in the context of 'The Zeitgeist': June/14/85 - when I was born. Hedgehog - spiky hair and the way I dress (jeans/jean-jacket), one of my favorite games growing up was sonic. Mario - red, mustache, Peach, Japanese. Bear - kind heart. Bitch/women - meek and unwilling to engage with some provocateurs. Trains/trans/trinity - my last name. Vampire - first name, the bringer of change, sucking the life/transforming everyone that comes into contact with me. Hamas-Israel: my ex was raped in October 2024. Red/blue/orange - Red = Canada, Vietnam, Redit (my dog) - Blue = my best childhood friend Vu - Orange - my ex's favorite color. 3/4/5/6/7/8 = 3 (last name), 4 (my ex might've been raped by 4 men), 5 (year in the decade I was born, and something to do with China and the middle way) - 6 (Vu's family home (beyond 5)), 7 (my ex almost had a baby in July). 8 (85). 45 - the length of the rape video -Van, August 27, 2025

Thoughts on the beach: Why is it synonymous with the word bitch? Or peach? Is it because they sound the same? Or they come from similar origins? I mean, it's at the edge - between land and water - where people can't get to you, can't take advantage of you... Or maybe it's a metaphor, to teach us lessons through linguistics/meaning, to help us navigate the rough waters. Or as they say, maybe it's the sand in your eyes. -Van, August 25, 2025

Some photos from LA: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNuCLs4Xv4E/?img_index=1