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Finding Myself In Times of Quarantine:

The Journey Of An Underachieving Pessimistic Introvert

cooking:

banana chips — Banana Chips!
extra crispy, extra well done

quesadilla — Quesadilla
with cheese on the side

rice cooker cake — Ricecooker Cake
did not come out as graceful as the internet said it would

chipped tooth — Broken Molar Crown
from my own homemade chocolates

bleeding finger — Finger Cuts
Extra flavoring, amiright?
**(happens at least twice a week)

shattered oven — Asparagus
topped with shards of glass
**(went without an oven for over 4 months)

Maintain:

(verb)

1. provide with necessities for life or existence

2. cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue

exercise:

soul cycle — Soul Cycle Bike
used this exactly twice. don't listen to them, the pain's not worth it

working out — Equinox Class
pulled my neck in the post workout stretch
**i don't actually pay for any of this

strained neck — Neck Strain
out of order for about 2 weeks

miscellaneous:

eyebrows — DIY Eyebrows
didn't bother drawing it back. the pandemic's a blessing in weird ways

poop on deck — Poop on Deck
just found it one morning. lost coin toss, had to clean it up
**human or animal feces? unknown

lonely christmas — Christmas 2020
traded in presents from family and friends for a self bought clearance box of cookies on amazon

outdoor activities

Eventually, I went outside

I wasn't happy about it, but I was running out of batteries for the fire alarm, muscles to pull and ultimately, episodes of SVU

apple picking — Apple Picking
annual tradition over the past 8 years
**no one knows I'm allergic to apples

voting — Vote!
always been a family event

boardwalk — Brooklyn Bridge
first time out in April; never seen NYC this deserted

museum — AMNH
the chicken is the closest known relative to the T.rex

aquarium — Baltimore Aquarium
with a side of award-winning crabcakes

hiking — HIKING!
isnotforme
**slipped and dropped snacks stuffed in my pockets in a brook

i can do anything