Updates from Quarantimes
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Well, and I found this very relevant Tumblr post that is, as the kids say, a Mood.
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I've been digging into my stock of amazake, a kind of sweetened partially-fermented rice drink, after seeing an article in the BBC about it that reminded me I have a bunch of freeze-dried amazake mix. So I've been mixing it up, adding ginger to it, and drinking it by the window. I had stopped making it because I thought the mix was just bad, but it turned out the problem was with me. Much like my first attempts at making matcha, I ignored the directions on how much water to use and used far to much, with the result that, much like the matcha, it tasted like watered-down nothing.

Here's a true fact about me--the reason nigorizake is my favorite kind of sake is because it's so similar to amazake.
Now that I beat Quest for Glory IV, I've moved on to playing Project Warlock, a retro FPS in the style of Doom. I'm still in the middle of both the Link's Awakening Remake and Suikoden, and have been since...September...

I've also been going to a lot of Mishkan events, all of which have moved online. Every weekday morning there's a morning minyan (prayer group), and sometimes it's more religious and sometimes it's more like a meditation session, but I've gone a few times since they started a couple weeks ago and I find it really helpful. They're going to be live-streaming Shabbat services tomorrow, and I'm probably going to go. One other thing I'm considering is a bit unorthodox. Someone posted in the Mishkan Community Facebook group with what is basically a שדוך shidduch system they're calling "Quarantine Bae." You put in your information, the matchmakers look it over, and then they match you with someone. You have a phone call, if you both agree the matchmakers send each other your pictures, and then you can do what you like. I figure at worst it'll be an awkward conversation, but it's also designed for people 25-36, and while they said they had people outside that range, I'm not sure how the matchmakers will take it. Still, I'm strongly considering it. What can go wrong?

And finally, that song in the Listening section is my new listen-to-dozens-of-times-in-a-row song. I was listening to a Spotify melodic dubstep playlist when a far more wub-filled version of it came up, and I thought that it sounded good but would sound better without the wubs, so I went out and found the non-remix version. I sent it to
Alright, back to reading.