I was in high school, and I remember babysitting my brother’s kids for new years. I’d invited a friend to hang out with me while I watched them, but her parents were very freaked out about Y2K and insisted she stay home with them. They did do some prepping on water and canned goods, but not quite to the “bunker under their floorboards” level. As for me and my family, we carried on as if life would continue as normal, and thanks to countless people working tirelessly, it did just that.

Same thing in Thailand as well. Malls will never go extinct because they’re air conditioned areas that anyone can enter.

I always think my husband is cute, especially when he first wakes up and is still a bit groggy. It’s the disheveled hair that gets me.

It reminds me of being in a reverse situation. In that instance, I was the teenage girl, stuck between two guys who were drinking. Fortunately, it didn’t escalate to this extent, but it definitely made me realize my vulnerability.

For short periods of time, it can be really cathartic to listen to songs that express my darker feelings, but if I listen to them for too long then it just perpetuates the low emotions. When I’m depressed, I need to listen to a variety. Fortunately, I’m usually too tired to search for songs when I’m depressed, so radio does the trick.

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

I’m cheating a bit with a 1994 movie, but I genuinely enjoy watching Wagons East! It has 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I like it. I’m probably the exact target audience: I like westerns, and I like movies that make fun of them.

It’s an experiment in the way that Love is Blind is an experiment. They think if they just use the right words often enough it can become one.

Holding my 3 months old baby while reading this broke my heart. I don’t think I’d ever recover.

She just needs to lose 5 more lbs!

My husband makes the best ramen, with pork, fried eggs, green onions, oils and sauces, etc. I’m never too full to say no if he offers to make some for me too.

I know I’ve spent too much time in Asia when I see nothing wrong with the picture and needed to go to the comments to find out why. I still don’t get it.

The last time I used Airbnb, we rented 2 rooms in a guy’s house for a few days. At first, the guy seemed okay, only a minor reminder about leaving dishes out. I left a fairly positive review, but when it came time for his review of us he implied we were racist for not keeping eye contact and conversation with his roommate. I never saw the roommate, and my husband is the kind of introvert who doesn’t initiate conversations, especially when alone. It was ridiculous. We were also told that we had access to the rooms, bathroom, and kitchen and not to go into any other part of the house.

I’ll stick with hotels.

Eyes open just enough to make sure I don’t step on the dog.

Lurelin village would also be great. I’d go fishing all day and teach them how to make hammocks.

I would also definitely go to live in animal crossing, but that was before I became a parent. Now, there’s no way I’d leave them forever. Even a year would be really hard.