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GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS YET TO COME

Julie Nolke as herself before the pandemic

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NowThis shared a video comedian Julie Nolke made where her future self tries to prepare her for what’s coming—buy stock in Zoom, maybe get a dog, be ready to sit on the couch a lot... And it made me wonder what everyone else would tell themselves if they could go back to the middle of January 2020.

Julie Nolke as herself during the pandemic

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Madeline

Maybe don’t renew the Empire Pass.

Definitely don’t get a Bronx Zoo membership.

That plan to make ADW your main client? Maybe focus on enjoying every minute of solitude first.

Kal

Be careful with that charger.Corndog.

“Remote school” is basically just like school.

Get ready to dust off that old Spider-Man game.

Betty

If Kal says cleaning is fun, then I say cleaning is fun.

ABC Mouse YouTube is awesome!

Boom

There are 50 episodes in Transformers Season 2.

You can build anything with Legos.

Luis

Pull the trigger on hiring someone real fast.

Don’t grab sharp falling objects.

Baby Yoda is going to take a little longer to arrive.

You’ll follow the Cardinals.

MUSICAL CHAIRS

Up until last week, Boom’s remote learning happened at the kitchen table on paper and maybe a white board. Then his tablet arrived and he started to listen to video conferences and have cat parties. But then Kal’s Chromebook stopped working and he suddenly needed my laptop. If I had to be on the desktop, then Boom had to move with me. Betty now works on paper and maybe a white board at the kitchen table.

Boom tells me to bring his plants for the chance to show them off in his Science video conference. He likes low-key lighting.

I had never seen "party size" before

Madeline Vega

UNOBTAINIUM

Chewy Chips Ahoy! apprently are not just my family’s favorite cookie. When we couldn’t find them in any stores (Walmart, CVS, 99-cent shops), we searched online. They were on backorder everywhere.

So we ate Chips Ahoy! with rainbow chips. We ate Chips Ahoy! Soft Chunk— the brown package. We ate Fudge Stripes and Oreos and whatever else was available because Madeline couldn’t buy flour and didn’t want to make cookies.

Then one day Chewy Chips Ahoy! were in stock and everyone did a happy dance. Thin crust pizza, meanwhile, still NA. —MV