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A
One of my favorite size swoon moments was when you wrote like kind of a. A post. I was gonna say like prose poem, but I wanna get back to posting. Yeah, yeah, you made a post about how you stole like a miniature painting from a garage sale.
B
That was a good one, like for
A
a dollhouse or something. Like a tiny painting. And you like, saw it at a garage sale and you write about it very like, you know, like you like, found its way. You know, you kind of just like, were drawn to it and then ended up taking it. And now you like, cherish it. And then everyone was like, how dare you steal from like. Yeah, it was like they made it into this like, weird class thing. Like you have were some privileged person stealing from a garage sale. Um, were you? Cause I. I remember that pile on. Because I was like, that's crazy. I was like, s. They're mad at size. Sweet.
B
You messaged him for like a people
A
get mad at you.
B
Little even reached out to me. Yeah, it was a very sweet little story.
A
But was that stressful for you?
B
Okay, that one reached a point. Cuz what's interesting is what's funny about everybody, like projecting all this stuff on the story was that I got it in like a very like one of the wealthiest areas in Seattle. What is it, like Capitol Hill or something? Like, it was like a beautif beautiful house. And it was in like a bucket of like tangled Barbies. You know what I mean? And then like, I was so, like. I think I took a walk. I was like, really depressed. It was okay, you know that, like, meme that everyone makes that like the your family has you doing when you're getting ghosted. And it's like. It was one of those moments, like I was on like a family vacation, just like so heartbroken. And I was just like, they're like, trying to be alone as much as possible. So I like, took a walk and then I found it. And then the woman had like a line of people talking to her. And I was like. Like I was like 19 and I was like, I don't give a. And then I like, left. But it wasn't like a. I wasn't like, I'm gonna steal this. It was like she probably would have been like, just take it exactly.
A
Or like I.
B
But it was just one of those things where I waited. But I'm sure she would have been happy because that's what garage sales are for. People like, want to get rid of their shit. And it was like, you know those moments, like, I'm not like, I'm, like, an opportunistic stealer where it's like, I wait to do the right thing. If the right thing's not coming, I'm like, all right, you want me to put in my sleeve? You know, sometimes it's like that. And then. So it was literally one of those. And I'm, like, 19. Like, give me a break. And then. And then I. Yeah, and it was great. But the reason why people thought I was, like, this privileged rich girl was because at the time, my apartment was, like, banging. Like, my. Like, I had this great lamp that, like, I literally. I found. Like, literally my dad found, like, by the trash because he, like, manages the apartment in la. That. That.
A
Because you posted a picture of it in your apartment?
B
Yeah. And it's like, the lamp. Yeah, somebody Googled the lamp, and it's worth, like, $5,000 new. And I was like, I know that. Like, it was one of my best. Like, my dad's best trash finds. My dad is a good. You know, in la, it happens all the time, right? And it was like, I had that, and then I had this beautiful bed. And so everyone thought that it, like. But it's like, you know, and it's like, when I was 19, I was, like, a kid, you know, working as a cashier, and if. You know, like. Like, speaking of people making shit up, like, so that was fun. And then I just had fun with it. And then I made, like. I made, like, fake caution tape and put it over the painting. It was like, this is a crime scene. Like, I just had fun. But then I did have a moment where it just kept going because people just want you to get sad, right? And they would not let up. And I was like. And I had a moment where it reached that point where it was almost gonna, like, penetrate my aura. And this is what I watch out for with Internet stuff is like, they're trying to penetrate your aura, and that's witchcraft, okay? And I'm like, so. Like, I'm so serious about all this. Like, witchcraft is like. To me, I'm like, I am so vigilant of witchcraft, and Internet hate is witchcraft. And, like, so.
Date: May 28, 2026
Guests: Sigh Swoon
Hosts: Anna Khachiyan & Dasha Nekrasova
This episode centers around a candid conversation with Sigh Swoon, focusing on the storytelling power of personal anecdotes online and the unpredictable, often disproportionate, responses they generate—especially when filtered through class and privilege debates. The discussion weaves together humor, introspection, and a bit of mystical thinking around how internet controversies function like modern witchcraft.
"You wrote like kind of a post... I was gonna say like prose poem..." (00:01)
"...they made it into this like, weird class thing. Like you were some privileged person stealing from a garage sale." (00:35)
"Sometimes it’s like that… I'm, like, an opportunistic stealer where it's like I wait to do the right thing. If the right thing's not coming, I'm like, alright, you want me to put it in my sleeve?" (02:09)
"I had this great lamp that, like, I literally... my dad found, like, by the trash because he manages the apartment in LA." (02:46)
"...they're trying to penetrate your aura, and that's witchcraft, okay?" (03:24)
Anna, on the absurd pile-on:
"They’re mad at Sigh Swoon." (00:46)
Sigh, on finding the painting:
"...she probably would have been like, just take it. Exactly. But it was just one of those things where I waited. But I’m sure she would have been happy because that’s what garage sales are for." (01:53)
Anna, clarifying the class misreading:
"...because you posted a picture of it in your apartment?" (02:38)
Sigh, demystifying the lamp’s origins:
"...My dad is a good...you know, in LA, it happens all the time, right?" (02:51)
Sigh, on digital negativity:
"And I had a moment where it reached that point where it was almost gonna, like, penetrate my aura. And this is what I watch out for with Internet stuff is like, they’re trying to penetrate your aura, and that’s witchcraft, okay?" (03:22)
Conversational, confessional, and playful—Anna and Sigh strike a balance between self-deprecating humor and earnest social commentary. The discussion is marked by self-awareness about the absurdity of internet controversies and a refusal to take online moral panics at face value.