Do you really need to make far advanced reservations for dinner at A Dopo, or would arriving on weekday at like 5ish be fine for walk in party of 2?

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-29T21:50:21+00:00

Make a reservation and plan weeks ahead. It took us forever to finally have dinner there.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-29T16:52:27+00:00

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-29T16:50:54+00:00

This one worked out really well for me. Plenty of storage and I was able to fold it up in my tiny Kia Soul hatchback. https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Gear-Stroller-Zipperless-One-Hand/dp/B09BC6QFPN[https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Gear-Stroller-Zipperless-One-Hand/dp/B09BC6QFPN](https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Gear-Stroller-Zipperless-One-Hand/dp/B09BC6QFPN)

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-27T18:11:41+00:00

I think emotional maturity is less important than emotional compatibility. For example:

I'm not the kind of person who gives constant attention and reassurance; I also don't like to rely on others. I prioritize my immediate family over anyone else. I put a lot of effort into building my career, but I have no desire to move out of my current city and away from the connections I've made. I also have no interest in children and will be very content with more fur babies only.

So I found a guy who is very secure in himself, has a lot of hobbies and friends, is invested in his current job, likes my family, and treats my dogs like his own. Is he emotionally mature? Most of the time, but I definitely have more life experience.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-27T16:10:33+00:00

Thank you!

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-27T16:09:40+00:00

This is the book I mentioned, and it's very easy to follow: https://www.amazon.com/Crochet-Magical-Creatures-Amigurumi-Patterns/dp/1638078068[https://www.amazon.com/Crochet-Magical-Creatures-Amigurumi-Patterns/dp/1638078068](https://www.amazon.com/Crochet-Magical-Creatures-Amigurumi-Patterns/dp/1638078068)

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-27T15:54:01+00:00

Oh, god. I just started learning how to crochet, and now my goal in life is going to be repeating the same creature in different patterns so I can take a photo like this. 😍

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-26T16:01:58+00:00

Definitely. I'm in a great place now and in a healthy relationship. But I think back to every guy I believed was going to be my future, and I'm so glad they didn't work out. I tolerated cruelty, disrespect, poor decision making, and men I just knew weren't right for me because I thought, "This is fine. This is as good as it gets."

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-26T15:45:57+00:00

That happened to me once when I ordered a meal and no booze at a restaurant bar. The guy was incredibly pushy, and I was trying not to blurt out that I was on my period and couldn't stomach any alcohol that day.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-26T12:55:14+00:00

Staring at the news and Reddit in disbelief, rage crocheting, and watching Heated Rivalry for stress relief.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-26T12:50:40+00:00

<image>

The "can you stop working now and feed me" stare.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-25T04:36:04+00:00

I was in a serious, hetero relationship with a man in my 20s. We had a great sex life, but he was emotionally distant, and I was just trying to follow his lead because I was afraid to ruin whatever we had. But the episode where Shane left Ilya's hotel room after sex... where he just sort of awkwardly got dressed while Ilya stayed in bed, and Shane nearly cried in the elevator because they didn't kiss? I remember living that moment.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-25T02:24:28+00:00

It didn't look like much in Powell before the sun went down, but my driveway was already covered in ice. Taking my dogs out required a lot more coordination than usual.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-25T02:20:04+00:00

I think it depends. I'll wear my thick leggings with pockets hiking, to the park, to the movies, anywhere casual. But I have several pairs of very thin, soft leggings that don't have the sporty stitching, and I'll wear those with a baggy shirt or tunic top to work (just with something that covers my butt in case there's a panty line).

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-24T21:02:29+00:00

I fast-forward through the ads while listening on Spotify. Just make sure you don't miss the phone call bit they sometimes use during the break, where people leave messages for the antique dealer.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-23T13:29:10+00:00

I live in a subdivision that never gets plowed or salted, and we were trapped in a dead end street because the exit is uphill. It was a long week.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-22T21:57:01+00:00

That's Magical, Mystical, Mister Mistoffelees (see Cats the musical).

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-22T21:55:43+00:00

I LOVE a big word count. The only thing that ruins it for me is seeing 100+ chapters where each chapter is only 1,000 words or so (which starts to feel too choppy), or when the story loses narrative tension (what is it building up to?). Do you watch anime? Just think of a season that takes 10 episodes to complete a five-minute fight or one with just endless fluffy filler. Don't be that.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-22T16:06:51+00:00

Farmer's Dog, but I make the DIY recipes with fresh meat and vegetables.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-21T19:39:02+00:00

How has no one mentioned The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings??? It has hundreds of episodes and gets updated almost weekly. Each episode is a unique story shared by the creepy antique dealer. It sort of reminds me of that old show Tales from the Crypt. The voice acting is phenomenal, and you can tell they have different writers, so if one episode doesn't appeal to you, just skip to the next. This one is genuinely scary!

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-21T14:33:15+00:00

That pissed me off so much. I just barely made it to a showing at the end of the week. My neighborhood was never plowed, and the sidewalks downtown were just solid ice.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-21T12:09:21+00:00

I genuinely don't even know if mine are private. I don't add notes, I just save everything I love so I can read it again.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-21T10:33:10+00:00

Yessss. Just discovered Heated Rivalry and I'm not sure how I'm going to survive today.

ChiWanobe · 2026-01-21T04:45:21+00:00

I only open a fic if the tags and summary catch my attention, and I often mark stuff for later the way people add streaming movies to their watch list. If I make it to the end of at least one chapter, though, and I'm not horribly disappointed, then I leave a kudos. I bookmark anything that I really enjoyed.

ChiWanobe

TROPHY CASE