It’s February. It’s been over a year since I first saw masks on the faces of Hong Kongers, mere days after news of a strange new virus had appeared close by. At the time, I was amazed at the super-elastic mobilization, the decisiveness of a city of people who knew this all too well. As restrictions were slammed on the city, we were encouraged not to leave Hong Kong. And no wonder, because …
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I Traveled from Hong Kong to the USA During the COVID-19 Pandemic and This is What It Was Like.
It’s 2:42 a.m. here in this Massachusetts town. I arrived at 5:30 in the evening, and this is currently the view from the Holiday Inn, one of three hotels in this little pocket of 30,000 people. There’s the flicker of Popeye’s tangerine-orange logo, and the looming hulk of the Showcase Cinemas I grew up going to as a kid – its neon sign now dark, and the entirety of its glass façade eerily …
I Didn’t Go to the Gym For Two Months. Nothing Bad Happened to Me or My Body.
It’s Day 124 since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Hong Kong. And maybe week 15 (or is it 19?) for generalized panic-buying mayhem, mindless scrolling through TikTok videos, and Zoom happy hours – anything to put off the gloomy resignation for our current state of affairs. The days all seem to blend together in one big depressing block of humanity. When you can’t tell your Saturday …
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How Not to Have a Colonoscopy: A Harrowing Tale
It all started with WebMD. (Doesn't it always?) Of course, I don't always trust the misguided and doubtful opinions of strangers on the internet. I do like to think that I avoid WebMD most of the time, like a rational person. It's pretty mentally exhausting to conclude that you have polycystic kidney disease when a pimple appears on your chin one morning. Or that the rash on your forearm means …