Category: Thoughts

  • Top 5 Grocery Items

    Top 5 Grocery Items

    List your top 5 grocery store items. Let’s see… I’m assuming it’s the top 5 items I get the most, so I’d say: I eat a crazy amount of salmon, and some might mistake me for an actual bear, but I love how I can never get tired of this protein. I usually eat it…

  • What’s my favorite cartoon?

    What’s my favorite cartoon?

    This question is a bit hard to answer because I have so many others that are up there for the lessons they taught me or for their cultural impact (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Spongebob Squarepants, etc.), but if I had to choose one cartoon, it would have to be because of the impact it had…

  • What could I do less of?

    What could I do less of?

    Work. Think. Eat. I could definitely do less of all those. Oh, but if only it were that easy! We’re nearing the end of the year, so that means it’s time to think of our New Year’s Resolutions, and, well, I need to lose weight… same as last year. As always, I will aim to…

  • Do you ever see wild animals?

    Do you ever see wild animals?

    Besides the common squirrel, I see opossums every once in a while. Sometimes I see them climbing along the fence. Sometimes they wander into my backyard, where my dogs are, where my husky goes mad and tries to grab it. Usually, she barks at it like she doesn’t know what to do. When that happens,…

  • A Favorite Place I’ve Visited

    A Favorite Place I’ve Visited

    Do you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it? I have only made big travels several times in my life, so my list of favorite places I’ve visited is pretty short. There are two that are up there, though, one being Rome. Rome was amazing to me because of its cultural and…

  • What tech would I be better off without?

    What tech would I be better off without?

    What technology would you be better off without, why? It’s very difficult for me to think of any tech I’d be better off without. First of all, my job requires me to use all kinds of tech, which honestly makes me appreciate humanity’s achievements even more. As someone who works in cancer research, things we…

  • My Top 3 Pet Peeves

    My Top 3 Pet Peeves

    Name your top three pet peeves. There are quite a few things people do that will make me side-eye them. Despite thinking of myself as an open-minded, non-super-judgy person, I will judge if I see anyone do the following: Anyway, these are my top 3 pet peeves!

  • My current favorite people

    My current favorite people

    Who are your current most favorite people? Maybe it’s a bit of a cop-out, but I have to say my favorite people are pretty much my core family. I grew up with them. We went through a lot of big life moments together, and we’ve stuck around despite taking different directions in life. It is…

  • My favorite animals

    My favorite animals

    What are your favorite animals? Ah, where to start? First of all, it might be obvious, but among my top choice for favorite animal is the mighty – and cute – bear. The others are cats, dogs, and otters. I think those are on the top of my list. There’ll probably be more once I…

  • Do you trust your instincts?

    Do you trust your instincts?

    Do you trust your instincts? Yes, I do, especially after reading Gavin De Becker’s book The Gift of Fear. I do believe it has saved me several times, especially when traveling abroad, though sometimes I feel I gaslight myself into thinking I’m being too paranoid. At any rate, I had to learn to trust my…