Okami

Very. I need to have a nice hotel with a clean and comfortable bed that I can retreat to. I’m autistic so I need a safe and comfortable space where I can recharge after an overwhelming and overstimulating day. A hotel isn’t home, and it’s no replacement for the familiarity of my own bed, but having the best possible room to myself where I can be comfortable to do my calming rituals is extremely important to make sure I don’t crash out in the middle of my own vacation.

Neon colors are too bright and hurt my eyes. Pastel all the way, and especially the pastel goth aesthetic.

Do you have a pet?

Hard to say without specifying the genre. I don’t like most non-fiction, but I have found the occasional treasure. Most recently I reread Surely You Must Be Joking, Mr. Feynman, and that book is fantastic. Read it back in high school and it was a pleasure to revisit.

Do you have a favorite scientist?

There is no recipe yet. I threw it together on vibes and made two major mistakes that I’ll need to find a fix for before I can call it a recipe. Still came out really good, but I’m not satisfied that it’s a working recipe yet.

Last Saturday I prepared a birthday dinner for my little sister.

She specifically requested my Spicy Chicken Egg Fried Rice for dinner as well as a “Sopapilla Cheesecake” for dessert.

I did not know what “Sopapilla Cheesecake” is, so naturally I searched for a recipe and was disappointed to find only recipes for “Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars”.

I double checked with her, and she did clarify that she wanted the bars, but her request had already started the bug in my brain buzzing about what a proper Sopapilla Cheesecake would entail.

I made both for her.

I did a batch of the Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars per a good recipe I found, and then I pulled my own cheesecake recipe out and crammed the two together to make a proper Sopapilla Cheesecake just as I’d imagined it before I started searching. I also added a cinnamon honey ribbon through the cake because my best memories of eating Sopapillas as a child include drizzling honey over them before devouring.

It’s the best Cheesecake I ever made.

LEGO Bionicle.

I miss it.

Ditto. Wish I knew when I was a teenager. Should’ve done it in my 20s when I started realizing.

Plain

Distraught

Inconsiderate

Last year when I made mayonnaise from scratch and succeeded on the first attempt I had to acknowledge that maybe I am good at cooking.