Fish-nally!🐟
This evening Sam and I went fishing at the lake with one of his coworkers, and I finally caught the first fish of my life!
Thoughts and Talks
Changing My Own Watch Battery
It turns out there's a kind of freedom available to all of us, and it's called "changing your own watch battery."
Don't Read This Article at Night
H... help, I'm starving. And there's another food attack waiting further down.
A Robin's Parenting Diary
I've come to think that "their wings have hardened, so now they want to fly" shouldn't be a negative, disparaging phrase at all. It should be neutral, or even hopeful.
Room of Spirit and Time: A Sushi Restaurant Miniature
If one day my salmon nigiri got full of itself and turned to the tuna nigiri next to it and said, "Ha, I'm way better than you," I'd probably scoop it right off the plate and send it to stand in the corner and think about what it did.
What Is It Like When the Air Quality Index Goes Off the Charts?
Meanwhile, my neighbors were out sunbathing, some grilling, some even swimming. I'm pretty sure their lungs are made of steel.
Cranes and a Goose
Spotted a goose that had wandered into the crane crowd, its dopey little face so cute.
You Are Precious and Honored in My Sight
But another part of me felt something stir inside, as if something had been shaken loose.
New Glasses
Guess how long it took me to finally get a pair of glasses that actually worked?
After Half a Year of Blogging
Turns out I had dug myself a huge hole, but I am having so much fun down here.
The Stranger
So why is it that meeting someone at a particular moment can determine, for the rest of a lifetime, whether they become family or friend?
How to Save Time
At the library near my house, I spotted a slim little book sitting in the non-fiction section called "How to Save Time."
Memories of Pudding
Some people are store-bought pudding; some people are homemade pudding.
Walk in the Afternoon
For a lake to freeze that deep, it takes not one cold day, but many cold days, weeks, and months.
Digital Minimalism Manifesto
Why am I taking this photo? Will I actually look at it? Or will it be used at my funeral?
The Melting of a Snowman
A friend mentioned that it doesn’t look like a snowman, but more like a piece in Chinese Checkers.
Pros and Cons of Self Hosted Blogs
If no one “likes” or “claps,” why am I still writing?
Changed my emails and Handles!
@alicehsumusic / alicehsumusic@gmail.com / alicehsuwrites@gmail.com
Post Vacation Syndrome
As the name suggests, Post-Vacation Syndrome (PVS) is the collection of behaviors and feelings people often experience after coming back from a trip.
Where is the Package?
The page showed a FedEx tracking link so I could check where the package was.
🤔 Why Do We Create?
Recently, I’ve been thinking about this question quite often, and I find it really intriguing, so I’d like to try answering it.
What Happened When I Deleted My Facebook and Instagram App?
I joined Facebook in 2009 and have been using it for almost ten years now.