Lauren Naturale
@lnaturale
Oh good! Another social platform!
Look Democrats, I’m sorry you’re in such a bad place right now and I really do wish you the best, but I’m going to need to block you before you drunk-email me again.
On this joyful night we once again remember the Brad Lander Activity & Coloring Book, distributed to my kid’s pre-kindergarten class to teach four-year-olds about audits.
2025: I ran a marathon. I celebrated my sister’s wedding, which was postponed when an accident in 2024 left her partner on a ventilator and rescheduled after she made a miraculous, unexpected recovery. At 3am, on a plane to Japan, my kid told me to look out the window; it was the Northern Lights.
If you’re doomscrolling in NYC today, I *highly* recommend getting to the Imaginary Books exhibit at the Grolier Club before it closes & feeling pure joy for at least one hour.
If you come for the IVF parents, we will bury you in cute photos. Our camera rolls are ready. We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. We will take any excuse.
Coraline, Coraline’s mother, and Coraline’s Other Mother (plus bonus photo in which she’s actually smiling).
Real memento mori energy from the Hurricane Sandy high water mark signs on this island.
It’s my daughter’s birthday, so please appreciate this pasta-themed card her aunt made for her.
This photo is from a while ago, and the thing to note is (1) it’s messier now and (2) we added more bookshelves on the other side of the apartment.