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By James Masao Mitsui
You have been smiling across the table at your date

with a sesame seed stuck in your teeth.

You will gain sophistication, become accepted by Reader’s

Digest, and retire in Puyallup.

In your next life you will be a teacher

and no one will ever call you by your first name.

After your next vacation you will come home

and discover that your neighbors have redecorated

in the style of Iowa trailer court.

If you feel like you’re getting old,

secretly plant zucchini in your neighbor’s flowerbeds.

Avoid people who iron their sheets

or roll their socks & underwear.

Painting and poetry and music will show us where we should

be going, not the senate or tv news.

The next thermos bottle you see will actually

be a listening device made in Korea.

All the people in this restaurant

are glad that they are not you.

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As long as I do something that gets me distracted, I am able to forget the situation a little bit.

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The BBC global News podcast is a great way for me to keep myself informed. I try not to look up the news as often, because it drags me down sometimes. But it is important to stay informed nonetheless.

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We try our best to not go anywhere.
That means for example we get our groceries by a delivery service.
It is what is and I am not going to let this bring down my mood...

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Even though you can take longer walks now outside, I am not able to do that, because my family and I are in self-isolation, because my mother worked with some covid-19 positive tested people. We are all in good Health, but nevertheless it is a crappy situation

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I binge watched Tiger King on Netflix. A documentary series about two rivalised zoo owners. It was very unpreditable and entertaining.
10/10 would recommend.

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I begann to doodle and draw again. For me doodleing like this is a form of stress relief. It calms me down and I can let go of my thoughts and my stress.

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Since everyone is now home at the same time. We take that time to eat toghether or play cards. We didn´t see each other much before the quarantine and so we use this time to connect again.

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My baking skills improved a lot these days. Now that I am home all of the time, I can try the recipes that need more time and effort

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I try to keep fit with some exercise, even though it is sometimes hard to get myself to do it.
Before I go to sleep I try to do some yoga (with the help of YouTube tutorials), because it helps me to sleep better.

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A lot of my favourite artists publish live streams and I am always hyped to watch them, because I know that i probably would not have the oppurtunity to see them in real life.

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I can not say that out of this pandamic will come out something good, because as soon as one human dies it is not a good thing. For sure you have now more time for yourself. But the bad aspects overway for sure the good ones.