christina huang
software engineer at microsoft
based in seattle, wa
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Outside of tech, I enjoy surrealist/fantasy writing, acrylic painting, and taking pictures of the clouds. I am passionate about solarpunk technology, urbanism, and indie website curation.
I write, draw, and film occasionally. You can find me on most of the interwebs under the alias 'silkthyme'
recent reads
2024
The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Dogs of Summer by Andrea Abreu López
2023
Journey by Moonlight by Antal Szerb
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Guest by Emma Cline
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
2022
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
2021
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Ambergris by Jeff Vandermeer
The Post-Office Girl by Stefan Zweig
paintings + sketches
2022 Gallery
Still Life with Fruit (Oil on Canvas)
Still Life with Bottle (Oil on Canvas)
2021 Gallery
Sunset in the desert (Acrylic on Canvas Board)
Figure Drawing 2 (Pen on Paper)
Cake (Acrylic on Canvas Board)
Scream Imitation (Acrylic on Canvas)
Figure Drawing 1 (Pen on Paper)
Gaze (Colored Pencil on Paper)
"Whence came these two radiant, celestial brothers, united for an instant as they crossed the stratosphere of our starry window? One from the East, and one from the West."
miscellaneous
pictures
My house must have a west-facing bedroom window (for gazing upon the sunset).
The moon amidst a pink and blue sky
My backyard, the morning after a spring shower
View 2 of my backyard
Golden hour, from my bedroom window
Me at a beach with the sunset gracing the horizon
Countdown to the theatrical release of The French Dispatch (dir. Wes Anderson) and Dune (dir. Denis Villeneuve).
things i like[in no particular order] making lists about myself, tycoon and tower defense games, climbing trees, university, silk, cashmere, slow living, classic literature, the ocean, bikes, chess, natural history museums, overpriced trinkets, walking barefoot in grass, home organization, swimming, fairycore, indulgence, journaling, figure drawing, mid-century interior design, the occult, up-cycled clothes, the smell of chlorine, karaoke, pigtails, french braids, movies where nothing much happens, the french new wave, youtube's algorithm, decadent dessert, muji essential oils, lemongrass, classical history, free stuff, tortoiseshell cats, border collies, front-end development, citrus, japanese city pop, italian movie soundtracks, jazz, snail mail, dinner parties with a menu, california, the west coast, high fashion twitter, lust, excessive sentimentality, handwritten letters, repurposing gift wrap, pretentiousness, bashfulness, basil, golden pompano, exploring a city on foot, discovering hidden gems, warm lighting, cilantro, geology, white rice, margherita pizza, green smoothies, good listeners, the provencal countryside, onsens, kamakura, takayama, periwinkle, lilies, 4B movement, solarpunk movement, evening primrose, astrophysics, surgery, close-knit communities wherein the members depend on each other like a family, ancient persia, the levant, shakshuka, white hair, freehanding, books about amoral/unlikable young women, wes anderson, lauren tsai, madelynn de la rosa, anna cramling, handmade ceramics, the window seat, oil paintings, gouache paintings, back scratches, lavender/hazelnut/pistachio ice cream, matcha, the mediterranean sea, photography on film, japanese slice of life books/films, hashmaps, discrete math, geography, pigeons, crows, snow leopards, adobe flash games, game of thrones s1-4, chungking express, the middle ages, bedroom pop, dancing, singing, peaches, plums, olive oil, freshly-baked bread, hand-picked berries, lakes, summer, oxfords, mary janes, ballet slippers, sword earrings, paddle-boarding, arboretums, conservatories, gothic cathedrals, palm report, bookstores, farmers' markets, vintage trains, vivid apocalyptic dreams, the moon, cedarwood floors, physical touch, opera, art exhibitions, peach & goma, alibaba breakfast burritos, molang, dressing up for halloween, christmas festivity, being chronically online, rough hands, bakeries, libraries, cafes, flying kites, monkey bars, chin-ups, mixed-use zoning, omelette au fromage, having your commute be your gym, arabic poetry, pollinator gardens, yelling at your friends through the wind while you’re biking together down the street, high fantasy, magical realism, astronomy, quantum mechanics, finite automata, biology, sustainability, biodiversity, paganism, terrariums, ponds, bird baths, impulsivity, silliness, spontaneity, adventure, trespassing, jaywalking, window shopping, sleeping naked, liszt, chopin, debussy, the pacific northwest, piano sheet music, disturbing media, escapism, composting, going to bed late.things i dislike[in no particular order] natalism, financial arbitrage, going indoors to run on a treadmill when you could just run outside, self-help books, nonfiction, using guidelines in drawing, alcohol, door-less showers, waking up before 9 a.m., morning activities, raw yolks, salad, reading someone else's code, whale-watching, berry smoothies, abstract modern art, gray walls/floors in apartments, grammar mistakes, fine-dining gourmet food, minimalism, conflict avoidance, reality tv, ping pong, people pleasers, wearing sunglasses, crop tops, clothes with no pockets, fight scenes (even if well-choreographed, always boring), edm, romance novels with that cover, over-the-top politeness, credit card reward optimization, spotify’s algorithm, plushies, taking naps, unnecessary makeup products, suburban grass lawns, single-family zoning, netflix, people who complain about the water being too cold in a lake, platonic situationships, car dependency, brutalist architecture, stand-up comedy, lack of subtitles, temu, shein, cold lighting, smoking in public, coffee, clubs, oysters, clams, scallops, mussels, crab, avoiding emotional intimacy via constant joking/friendly insults, massages, small white fluffy dogs, poodles, trendy fashion, astrology, messy roommates, clutter, duolingo, purses, nonchalance, single-use packaging, consumerism, teriyaki sauce, BMWs, marvel movies, american hustle/grind culture, individualism, donuts, dubbed anime, highways, spectator sports, orange blossom air freshener, wide roads, eucalyptus trees, leetcode problems about permutations, squishy fruit, high humidity, the cold cloudy weather from february to april, popular luxury brands, vocal fry, nationalism.