#mine is that super artificial strawberry flavor used in toys and stuff

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stimming with smells is so real.. put your stimmy scents in the tags wishy wanna hear em

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Cutie Reviews: Tokyo Treat 19 July 2017

Welcome cuties, to another Tokyo Treat review ♥ As you can see, we’re in for a festive, summery theme!

I’d also like to take a moment to apologize for my lateness. As excited as I was for this review I’ve been busy these past few days with some errands and travel. But I’m back and ready to write!

How are you enjoying your summer for the time being~?

Here are the special Lucky Treat items for the month ♥ see anything you like? I really like the pokemon and Vocaloid stuff like usual, but I’m in love with the Gelee Parfait ꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱˖♡ it looks so colorful and yummy~

As usual, I like to start with the non-edible, not covered in this post, etc items. Here we have the drink of the month, along with the DIY kit I’ll do in a separate post, and two food items.

I know, you’re probably wondering “cutie-chan, those are foods! So why are they here??“

Well curious Cutie, that’s because they are previously covered items. If you read this blog then you should recognize them. I covered them in this blog post. So I don’t think I should waste space to cover them twice when I gave them full reviews in a prior box. Although I will point out these were both destroyed beyond recognition. Still edible, but mangled.

The Umaibo was broken up and nearly dust, while the buttercream cake was smashed Σ(゜ロ゜;) Which didn’t happen last time... 

So yes, if you haven’t already and you want review on these check out that past blog post. My feelings haven’t really changed.

Anyway, we also got the DIY Shakeable Magic Jelly and a Kiwi Fanta +E, a drink that is part of the Japanese +Vitamin series. There are 3 kiwi worth of vitamins in this bottle, equaling 1/2 the daily amount recommended, and it is a summer limited edition flavor ♥ It’s a tasty, healthy soda that reminds me of light kiwi x acidic fizzy apple.

I’ll be rating it 3.5 out of 5. The flavor is good, it took a few sips to get used to it but it’s not bad. What bothers me is that I feel like my mouth and throat get really dry with each sip. For something that is advertised as refreshing, I’m not sure that should be happening? Especially in summer, when you need to stay hydrated!

This adorable neko is our Special Premium Item is for this months crate, it was love at first sight for me I assure ◟(◔ั₀◔ั )◞ ༘♡

This is the Squishy Cat, a super-soft little squeeze toy with the texture and pull of pudding (which is what I named mine cause look at him). It’s made of a very bouncy rubber or silicone I assume, and there are 5 varieties in total: A calico, cream, grey with spots, this one, and an angry black kitty that looks so sweet~

This is an overachieving 100 out of 5! I can’t even begin to describe how amazing this little cutie is! The paint job is a tiny bit messy in some spots, but I adore this too much to care. I love setting him out next to me and giving his belly a little poke when I get frustrated or bored. I also like how photo-genic this little guy can be.

I know, it looks like a lot, but it’s just 3 items. In order we got the Summer Annual Coconuts Pocky; a special summer pocky perfect for a beach day- or if you just like coconut. Which I actually don’t. This is essentially a thicker chocolate pocky covered in coconut shavings- and all you taste is coconut. I’d give it a 2.5 to 3 out of 5. It’s not because I hate it, but it’s not very special either. It’s not a mind-blowing perfect combination of chocolate and coconut either. But to be fair, I’m not obsessed with pocky, so if I liked them more I might have had better opinions.

Next is the Mugikko Chocolate Barley Puffs, which are barley puffs covered in chocolate. Now, if you never had a barley puff before, it’s essentially a puffy textured little kernel or oat with an odd taste 3 out of 5. The packaging is darling ♥ but if you don’t like barley I don’t think the chocolate coat is enough to save it. They also don’t look very appetizing; they look more like... well, if you have a pet rodent or rabbit you might get the idea.

Lastly in terms of chocolate we have these cute Pikachu Shaped Chocolate Puff, these are essentially like any other puffed snack you get in these containers. It has the same texture, but the only thing to change is the shape, flavor, and theme.

As you can see I got a Lapris sticker, and I like lapris, but my favorite will forever be Vulpix ♥ The flavor is chocolate, and these are shaped like Pikachu’s head. I do like these snacks, but a general problem I find with all of them is that the second they are opened, their quality goes down- a lot quicker than most corn puff snacks I noticed. 4 out of 5. I’m kind of getting tired of seeing these...

As you can see, the sweet snacks aren’t done just yet~

This month, we get some unusual Mini Watermelon Choco Chips. Way back in December when I got my first box we got regular choco chips, so I was surprised to see this brand again. I love chocolate chips though so I’m not complaining! I never had a watermelon flavored cookie though so this was pretty interesting.

You taste the chocolate chip, and you get the strong taste of watermelon too. Ironically the description explains that they put real watermelon juice into the dough, but it sort of tastes artificial to me. But again I have no problem because I love watermelon candy ♥ Also returning is Bourbon, with their Petit Pineapple Biscuit, perfect for summer and snacking on the go.

They come on a cute little plastic tray and if you like Pineapple you will love this. I like pineapple, and cookies/biscuits, but I’m still getting used to the unusual fruits being put into them. If I really had to choose between these and he watermelon cookies, I guess I liked them both about the same. They would both get a 4 out of 5.

Last but not least, we have the One’s Bar Salty Vanilla Chocolate. It looks like a kit-kat, it feels like a kit-kat; but it’s not a kit-kat. These are solid bars of chocolate made from vanilla beans in Madagascar and rock salt from Lorraine.

It tastes exactly like vanilla ice cream and salt... or you could say sea salt ice cream, because I made that when I was little and it tasted exactly like this. 5 out of 5. The flavor is strong, you get the perfect blend of salty x sweet~

The sweets continue to flow with these fun, colorful snacks ♥

First is one of the dagashi treats, a Fruits Doughnut. The top has 2-split flavors with sugar and a white bottom. I actually couldn’t identify the flavors very well, surprisingly. The orange side tasted like orange-tangerine, while the reddish side was like... cherry-strawberry-apple? 3.5 out of 5. It was good, but very chewy. 

Next is this fun little sweet, Chameleon Candy. It starts out as a brown sphere (that tastes like a light cola-lemon-sugar flavor) then slowly the color and shell dissolves within minutes into a smaller sphere with a fruit taste. There are 4 fruits, and so far I got 3 out of 4 of them: yellow, which was lemon, pink, which tasted like strawberry or peach, and green, which was green apple. There is also a purple one, which I assume is grape. I like candies like this, so I’d definitely give it 5 out of 5.

We also got some Melon Cream Soda Candy! I love melon, and cream soda; and these taste exactly like a lollipop I like. I’m a little picky with melon candy- but I like these! They’re sweet and refreshing, even if you don’t like the taste of melon candy or cream soda, you might change your mind with these. 5 out of 5.

Lastly is this exciting item, the Awawawawa Puccho Ball - Soda. I love soda-flavored candies and treats, and what makes these special is that they are coated in a foamy, fizzy powder that dissolves as it resides in your mouth, then within the candy sphere is a chilling paste. It’s the perfect combination for any soda lover, or someone who likes a little excitement ;3 5 out of 5!

Finally, we make it to the savory items of the crate! I’ll start with the Dagashi item (the little white bag), because I actually had no idea what these things were. They look like pieces of cereal and were crunchy, but not hard. They tasted like salt and pork rinds to me. I’ll give them a 4.5 out of 5. They weren’t bad, but... what were they, is what I want to know ｢(ﾟﾍﾟ)

Next to it is the Dagashi item of the crate, Savory Shrimp Rice Crackers. I’ve expressed this before, but I’m not big on shrimp or fishy things (except for sushi, I know). But I do like rice-anything, so I decided to remain optimistic- which earned them a 5 out of 5! These are crispy and the flavor isn’t overpowering in the slightest bit. They were fairly addicting, and I finished them days, if not a week after opening them and the quality didn’t lessen even a bit. Which I like in a snack since I’m not the type to finish them in one-go, unless I’m really hungry. 

Here we have our last treat and a real winner in the bunch, the Crunchy Corn Snack by Ginbis. I’ve said this before- but I really like corn, and I’m sure some of you Cuties remember my love of the corn umaibo. Ironically I was worried about this snack though, because it looks like the snack Mix piece I don’t like, as well as the asparagus chocolate snacks I didn’t like from a few boxes back...

THANKFULLY, this was an exception! ( •̀ᄇ• ́)ﻭ✧ You can’t even begin to realize how relieved I was because I had high hopes for this snack. I will admit, it is crunchy-hard, but I had no problem eating them. The flavor tastes wonderful- like grilled corn with a slight sweetness. I’d give this an eternal 100 out of 5!

♥ Cutie Ranking ♥

Quality - 3 out of 5. The box wasn’t bad or anything- but 2 items were repeats from a box I just got, and they were in terrible shape. I know they can’t be accounted for this, but it doesn’t change my opinion. Everything else was perfectly fine though.

Content - 3.5 out of 5. I did have a couple items I was obsessed with sure, but nothing really wowed me, you know?

Total Rank: 6 out of 10 Cuties. This probably ranked the worst out of every Tokyo Treat box I got, maybe. Again, it wasn’t bad at all, it had a few mishaps but nobody is perfect. Nothing excited me though, except maybe 1 item.

♥ Cutie’s Scale of Yummy ♥

1. Crunchy Corn Snack - I think I explained myself above~

2. Teriyaki Umaibo - I explained why I went crazy for this in the prior review.

3. Awawawawa Puccho Ball Soda - Very fun and tasty!

4. Melon Cream Soda Candy - Deliciously sweet~

5. Shrimp Rice Crackers - Addictive!

6. Chameleon Candy - I like surprises like this, and they’re sweet. Despite it’s medium-small size it lasted a good while too.

7. ?????? - Still no idea what those were, but they were tasty.

8. Salty Vanilla Chocolate - It’s listed as gourmet and while I’m not sure while I would call it that, it is delicious.

9. Watermelon Choco Chips - Again I like watermelon, and chocolate chip cookies~

10. Pineapple Biscuits - I like pineapple, and the flavor is very strong!

11. Kiwi Fanta - I didn’t have any problem with it, but the flavor is a bit swing or miss. I still didn’t like the dry-ness left in my mouth.

12. Pikachu Chocolate Puff - Again, I’m kinda tired of seeing these now. They are very yummy fresh though.

13. Fruits Doughnut - *shrug* It was okay, kinda chewy.

14. Buttercream Cake - It’s pretty bland, but soft and fluffy~

15. Chocolate Barley Puffs - Interesting, but not remarkable.

16. Coconut Chocolate Pocky - I don’t like coconut and they didn’t really impress me or make me reconsider.

Okay Cuties, that does it for another review! I hope you enjoyed yourselves, I apologize for not being very informative or anything, but I can only figure out so much on my own. I still have the Kawaii Box, Doki Doki, and Kira Kira crates to cover, and I will get to them soon, I promise. Until next time, stay cute!

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childhood embarrassing moments and other questionnaires

25. What was the one embarrassing moment in your school life that you won’t forget ?

I’ll probably forget all of these eventually, and I’m sure I’ve forgotten tons already, but I do have some stories.

Like that time the lights weren’t working in the girls’ restroom and all we had (pre- cell phones) was my toy unicorn whose pink forehead gem was a button you could push and it would light up and she’d say things like, “You’re my best friend. I’ll take you anywhere.”  But you couldn’t really use the horse and do your business at the same time, so we had to work together.  It sucked. (Side note: I want to figure out what that horse was called... message me if you know?)

One time in middle school, I had an issue with my shorts.  I was always careful to stay within the dress code, but one day, a male teacher took me aside during class and told me that my shorts were showing “something we don’t want to see.”  I still don’t know what it was.

Once in elementary school, we had a substitute teacher who was seriously ancient and incapable of doing her job.  Apparently my bathroom stall door hadn’t locked properly, because she walked in on me.

I got my first period in fourth grade.  Thick stretch pants in the worst shade of purple.  I still can’t stand that color.  We had handbell practice that day.  It was horrifying.

In high school, I was still working on the whole “don’t just say whatever you’re thinking” thing.  The guy behind me put his feet up on the sides of my desk.  I asked him to put them down, because they smelled terrible.  He left the room, ticked off, and the teacher had a talk with me.  I wasn’t the type to accidentally be mean to someone, so I was kind of mortified and had to run and apologize.  Besides that, I was new at the school (compared to most of the class), so I hadn’t really been accepted yet.

At the same school, I once drew a picture of one of the older students, just to practice drawing, and because I had a photo to work from because my dad took pictures at the school play.  I went to tell her I’d drawn a picture of her, and she gave me this look of disgust and said something that made it sound like she thought it was super creepy and gross that I’d do that.  It was an ”I’m just gonna melt into the floor now bye" moment.

Majoring in a foreign language means making some embarrassing mistakes.  The worst of mine was in this class where we had to write a really serious essay.  I don’t know what the prompt was, but most of us wrote about hugely important and serious things we were going through (like one girl wrote about her far-too-much-older boyfriend).  Usually, if someone made a funny mistake, a different professor would just point it out in writing or quietly, but this teacher wasn’t afraid to embarrass students in front of the class.  My dictionary fail was, in this case, too problematic to even say in front of the class (and I was the prof’s TA so she was less savage with me), so she called me into her office.  What I meant to say was that someone (a respected mentor) kept saying he/she would do something, but then would never follow through.  The verb I found for “follow through” meant in a sexual way.

On a much lighter note, in early elementary school, the mean girls started a rumor that they’d seen me kissing my crush under the desks.

But more embarrassingly, to get back at one of those bullies (not for that specific incident), I once prank called her late at night.  Again, nobody had cell phones at the time, so it was the landline.  I didn’t know about *69.  Her mom called back.

One time in middle school, I got my period and wasn’t prepared, so two girls went with me to the office to ask for a pad.  (They weren’t friends of mine, and had been jerks to me and my friends for years.  I’m guessing they tagged along because they were curious or amused?)  The lady working there was gigantic.  She gave me what is, to this day, the largest pad I have ever seen in my life. We’re talking the length and width of at least four normal pads combined.  And those girls walked all the way back to the restroom with me where I had to try to put it on.

50 questions you’ve never been asked tag

1. What’s your favorite candle scent? Cinnamon, but it has to be the artificial cinnamon smell and it has to be strong.  I want candles that smell like Red Hots or those pinecones they put in the entrance of Michael’s and Giant Eagle every Christmas.

2. What female celebrity do you wish was your sister? None of them.

3. What male celebrity do you wish was your brother? None of them. 

4. How old do you think you’ll be when you get married? Rather not think about it.

5. Do you know a hoarder? Unfortunately.

6. Can you do a split? Nope.

7. How old were you when you learned how to ride a bike? Idk, some normal age.

8. How many oceans have you swam in? One

9. How many countries have you been to? One besides where I’m from

10. Is anyone in your family in the army? Yes

11. What would you name your daughter if you had one? That’s a secret

12. What would you name your son if you had one? “

13. What’s the worst grade you got on a test? Probably F.  Mostly got A’s but who knows.

14. What was your favorite TV show when you were a child? There were so many.  As Told By Ginger stands out, though.  And basically every cartoon.

15. What did you dress up as on Halloween when you were eight? Sure.

16. Have you read any of the Harry Potter, Hunger Games or Twilight series? Harry Potter, and I’m working on the Hunger Games.

17. Would you rather have an American accent or a British accent? I’m fine with how I talk.  British is weird and neat too.

18. Did your mother go to college? Nope

19. Are your grandparents still married? Only one alive

20. Have you ever taken karate lessons? No

21. Do you know who Kermit the frog is? Not a clue.  Never heard of dat boi.

22. What’s the first amusement park you’ve been to? The person who wrote this quiz must be ten.  I can’t remember these things.

23. What language, besides your native language, would you like to be fluent in? Already fluent in French.  Would like to learn basically any other language.  Japanese or Korean would be cool.  I’m also a fan of made-up languages.  I really like Trigedasleng from The 100, since it’s like a fun creole of English.

24. Do you spell the color as grey or gray? Both.  Yup.

25. Is your father bald? No

26. Do you know triplets? No

27. Do you prefer Titanic or The Notebook? Never seen either

28. Have you ever had Indian food? Weirdly, only stuff I’ve cooked, so it doesn’t count.

29. What’s the name of your favorite restaurant? It’s this Japanese place that’s soooo good.

30. Have you ever been to Olive Garden? I aint never heard a’ no olives in the .. gardens.. Yes.  Obviously, yes.

31. Do you belong to any warehouse stores (Costco, BJ’s, etc.)? No.  Paying to shop is dumb.

32. What would your parents have named you if you were the opposite gender? Dunno

33. If you have a nickname, what is it? Anyone reading this either already knows or doesn’t need to know

34. Who’s your favorite person in the world? I’m lucky enough to have a few.  Two best friends, two nephews, a big family..

35. Would you rather live in a rural area or in the suburbs? Suburbs

36. Can you whistle? No

37. Do you sleep with a nightlight? No

38. Do you eat breakfast every morning? Yes

39. Do you take any pills or medication daily? Yes

40. What medical conditions do you have? Dude

41. How many times have you been to the hospital? Umm.  Once to be born, probably once when I broke my arm, once a few days after a bike accident..  That might be all.

42. Have you ever seen Finding Nemo? Seriously, you are ten.

43. Where do you buy your jeans? Thrift stores

44. What’s the last compliment you got? It was from an online quiz. I’m in extreme summer introvert mode.

45. Do you usually remember your dreams in the morning? Yes. Thanks, meds.

46. What flavor tea do you enjoy? Plain black is good, but I grew up on apricot tea (black with a slight apricot flavor), so that’s always been my favorite.  They’d put it in my sippy cup.

47. How many pairs of shoes do you currently own? I don’t want to move, let alone go count my shoes.

48. What religion will you raise your children to practice? Christianity

49. How old were you when you found out that Santa wasn’t real? Idk, I don’t remember ever believing he was real?

50. Why do you have a youtube? What does this sentence mean?

Some random questions :P

1. What’s your height ? Short

2. Which season is your favorite ? Spring and fall

3. Writing, art or chatting ? All of the above

4. Pokemon, long live, Digimon, YoKai watch, Barbie, Doraemon ? That second one is a song, though, right?  Whatever.  Digimon and Pokemon, in that order.

5. Burgers or pizza ? Pizza, unless the burgers have roasted onions and peppers, in which case, burgers.

6. What’s your sexual orientation ?

7. If you could change 3 things in the world, what could they be ? Everybody everywhere would get free health care, somehow the racists etc. learn and we all treat each other like we’re on the same team, everybody everywhere has the opportunity to make enough money to live on.

8. Any fictional character that you will love to cosplay ? It might be fun to dress as Asuna?  But because of the creepy stuff in the second part of the show, I’m not going to do that.

9. Do you sleep with any stuff toy by your side ? No

10. Do you live alone ?

11. Describe the surroundings around your home.

12. What will be your dream profession ? Getting to come up with ideas and not having to follow through with making them happen - somebody else does that part.  Also playing video games most of the time.

13. Which vegetable you HATE the most ? I don’t hate any veggie I’ve tried.

14. Which vegetable you LOVE the most ? Idk, lots of them are good.  Recently learned how to roast sweet potatoes and woah.

15. Ever eaten bitter gourd ? No

16. Strawberries or blackberries ? Strawberries

17. Number of friends on tumblr. Three, off the top of my head.. idk

18. What’s is the one thing that you want to change in yourself ? I need to figure out how to keep up with dishes, and generally have better motivation.  My variety of depression keeps the motivation preeeetty low, even with meds.

19. Ever went underwaters ? Dude

20. Mom or dad ? With whom you’re much bonded to ? You just forgot how to speak English, but okay.  Dad.

21. Number and age of siblings ? One sister.  Very older.

22. Ever met any actor or actress in real ? No, but I heard Billy Boyd sing at an orchestra or something.  Freaking amazing.

23. Who you want to meet NOW ? It’s after midnight, so. nah.

24. What are your casual wears ? My sister got me this incredible dress-like thing that might be technically a swimsuit coverup.  It’s cute and sleeveless and has a hood and it’s so comfy.

25. (moved to top)

26. Are you curious about certain anons ? Huh?

27. What’s the one thing that you’ll always regret for ? Probably some of my purchases.  Nothing big, but I just look at things and think, if I hadn’t bought that, I could have spent the money on video games or food.

28. When you’re excited, which word you speak out mostly ? Idk? “Oh my gosh”?

29. Had crush on any of your friends in school life? Is he/she still your crush ? Not really and no

30. Do you celebrate Halloween ? Which costume did you wore last time ? I don’t “celebrate” what it’s about, but dressing up in costumes is super fun.  The last couple Halloweens I haven’t dressed up, but I know I’ve been Lucille Ball and Anna (from Frozen) a few times.

31. What’s your lucky number and lucky color ? ? I like purple.

32. What never bores you ? Technically, nothing.  But I love video games and dinosaurs and languages.

33. What you hate the most ? I’m suuuuper sensitive, so lots of sensory things like sounds and flashing lights and when people bump into me and bad smells.  Also washing dishes.  Because it’s way too sensory and all the feels are unpleasant (bad smells, dirty hands, unexpected loud noises, the stress of feeling like I can’t keep up, etc.).

34. Do you believe in ghosts and spirits ? Want to meet one ? No

35. What’s a common name that you’re often called from ? From?

36. In your eyes, who’s the most popular blog irrespective of the number of followers it has ? I probably don’t follow them.  The more popular ones I follow are Dan and Phil, Seth Everman, shower thoughts...

37. Do you know languages other than English ? French, and teeny bits of Japanese, Elvish, and Trigedasleng.  Ge smak daun, gyon op nodotaim.

38. What’s the thing you’ll always cherish ? The mems Also the memes

39. Describe your personality in 5 words. Definitely too tired for this

40. Your Myers Briggs personality type ? INFP

41. Introverted, ambiverted or extroverted ? Very introverted in all situations

42. Are you left-handed, ambidextrous or right-handed ? Right

43. Do you use alarm clock to wake yourself up ? Phone

44. Read newspapers, magazines ? Not really

45. Ask any question… Why?

~ This or that

🌹 - loyal / 💔 - heartbreaker 🎉 - social / 💤 - antisocial 🍎-feminine / 🍏-masculine / 🍐-androgynous ⭐️ - night owl / 🐦 - early bird (permanently exhausted pigeon) 🐶 - dog person / 🐱 - cat person 😎 - sunny days / 💧- rainy days ✨ - stargazing / ☁️ - butt watching (CLOUD TO BUTT CHROME EXTENSION DOES IT AGAIN!) 🍉 - healthy food / 🍔 - comfort food 🎨 - artistic / ✏️ - logical ❤️ - affectionate / 💛 - reserved

rules: the questions deliberately come in pairs. instead of me answering all the questions, I want you to pick a pair, answer one of the questions and I’ll answer the other. (Yes, I don’t care.)

1A Are you going through a personal struggle right now? Nothing big.  It’s mostly family stuff right now. 1B Do you have someone in your life you can share your struggles with? Yes!

2A Who are you? Parasauro1ophus 2B Who do you want to be? Parasaurolophus (it was taken, but now it’s not, but tumblr won’t let me have it.)

3A What do you want to do before you die? Help people 3B What if you found out you were going to die tomorrow? I’d try to get things in order to make things as easy as possible for the people who will have to deal with my possessions. Then I’d spend the day with friends and family and not tell them, but make sure they knew how special they were.

4A What do you spend too much time doing? Video games 4B What is a new habit you want to form? Exercise

5A What is one question you would ask a fortuneteller? Is it free? 5B What do you wish you knew more about? Most things

6A What does success mean to you? Helping people and not hurting people 6B what is your next great adventure? Who knows.  Probably a new job and apartment and town.

7A What is your biggest fear? I don’t like the dark much.  Also afraid of bears and someone breaking in.   7B Where do you find peace? .... Video games.  No, seriously.  I know it’s escapism.  But take this week for example.  I was at my parents’ house for a lot of days.  I was constantly busy, between cooking for them, helping get rid of stuff, trying to keep my mom a little more emotionally stable, visiting family, visiting friends, etc.  I didn’t get any alone time.  I’m seriously introverted and am now very accustomed to living alone.  So being there, I got to the point where I just had my head down on the kitchen table and wouldn’t say or do anything.  I got home and accidentally slept til noon (which I never do), then spent three full days immersed in video games, Netflix, and YouTube.  I just have to recharge sometimes.

8A Describe a turning point in your life Halfway through my first year of teaching, I finally acknowledged that I was struggling with depression, and I told a few people I trusted.  Got to a doctor and started the process of finding meds and a therapist.  I’m doing so much better now than I had been since early high school.  It didn’t happen all at once, but that road to - I don’t want to say recovery, but at least being able to kind of function - was so worth it. 8B What are you looking forward to? Tomorrow, since it’s Saturday and I don’t have to be anywhere.  Maybe the grocery store if anything.  Maybe I’ll paint.  Or put the carpet back down.

9A What do you think about when you wake up? What I dreamed about and how crappy I feel and whether I can possibly keep sleeping a while longer. 9B Where would you like to wake up tomorrow? Here.

10A What object would you save if your house was on fire? Phone so I could call 911.  Maybe my very few belongings that are worth something, if I had time. 10B What would make you happy right now? Another ice cream sandwich would be nice.  It would also be a bad idea.

11A What are your priorities at the moment? Helping parents get rid of things.  Otherwise, serious resting before I have to get ready for the next school year. 11B What age do you wish you could permanently be? 25-26 was pretty nice.  I feel like I’ve started aging now.

12A What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from home? France 12B What are you interested in that most people haven’t heard of? Not much, since “most people” is hard to define.  But some of my favorites are pretty specific?  Like I play the ukulele, which is so mainstream, but I specifically play the baritone, which most people don’t know about.  It’s less trendy, the tuning is different from all other ukes, and it’s the biggest kind.  I love it.  I guess Runescape also counts as something most people haven’t heard of, since it’s pretty specific to people close to my age and is really old now (but still thriving!).  Fly For Fun was an all-time favorite video game too, from back in high school.  The official game (an MMORPG) is pretty dead now, and even when it was still big, nobody I knew had heard of it.

13A What songs have you completely memorized? Happy Birthday? Not many. 13B What pets did you have while you were growing up? A fish, then a dog.

14A What is a relationship deal breaker for you? There are so many.  The red flag I always say to look for first is how he treats waiters, his mom, and elderly people. 14B Would you ever take back someone who cheated? why/why not? 99% of the time, no, but situations can be complicated.

15A What was the best phase of your life? Adulthood.  20 was the most significant milestone for me.  Turning 13 or 16 or 18 or 21 didn’t matter much.  Not being a teen was the best. 15B What was the worst phase of your life? All the teenage years