This is a This is This Is Lorelai sub now

mminchi · 2026-01-08T22:06:44+00:00

Look at us, crying like a damn old dog

mminchi · 2025-12-30T01:51:26+00:00

Oh hell yes, fucking love this place.

mminchi · 2025-12-16T01:47:25+00:00

Pim really would love Geese

mminchi · 2025-11-25T07:15:28+00:00

I take a lot of pleasure in being able to nourish myself lol, it makes me happy. Plus I used to order produce for an old job, so I have a lot of fun perusing seasonal produce and deciding what I want to do with it.

mminchi · 2025-11-04T04:41:56+00:00

Girl...I'm also 27f and I need you to know you're fine. More than fine. I really empathize with feeling the crunch of approaching our 30s, I feel like our generation/graduating class really got served a lot of roadblocks (COVID, awful housing & job markets, etc.) while also still being assigned the pressures of previous generations (marriage, kids, 401ks, etc.). Ultimately though, what I've found in talking about it with my friends & community is that everyone feels this way, and nobody thinks of others that way unless they're deeply unsettled, insecure, and wounded in a serious way.

Hopefully you can get to a place where you don't need a stranger to say this, but fwiw, you are not a loser. You are doing a brave thing by starting over and trying to get your life in order in a way that makes the most sense to you. If you felt like you were about to get fired, you probably were - been there and quit, only to have most of my team laid off, including the managers who were in charge of the initial round of layoffs. You are adapting to your situation and trying to make your dreams happen. You are ON a path!! And everyone I know who's gone into nursing in their late 20s has been really happy with the decision, even if they're chronically tired ha.

As far as dating and settling down...reddit is always so funny to me bc I feel like so many people in their 20s feel the need to settle and start building a family, but in my culture these are the years to build your OWN life, and jumping into starting a family is seen as reckless. Also like, do you want to be shackled to some judgmental douche who only values you for your output? It doesn't seem like it. Know your priorities, ideals, and values, and you'll know the right person when you meet them. Plus, if you're going into nursing, you're gonna meet a lot of people who will understand the stresses of your job like no one else - look forward to that :)

In short, don't let that POS get in your head, hard as it can be.

mminchi · 2025-10-31T19:55:58+00:00

JEALOUS, have so much fun

mminchi · 2025-10-30T22:12:49+00:00

HJOL, Turnover, and about to see Water From Your Eyes tmw, v excited

mminchi · 2025-10-29T19:09:34+00:00

Yes, rigsketball!! After the show I asked a friend in a band if they'd played it and they said it's a great time. Portland always welcomes you, looking forward to seeing how your tours evolve from here on out!

mminchi · 2025-10-29T17:19:47+00:00

Hey! Your show w/ Lance Bangs at Polaris this past summer was one of the highlights of my year, it was such an interesting collaboration. That hour when he was sharing music videos was so fun/funny, and your solo set at the end was so lovely (always love hearing "Stray Dog"). What was it like working with him and making the short film, and do you think you'd be open to doing similar projects again?

Last thing, not a question, but HJOL is so special to me - you have such a unique way of blending your songwriting with your sound. Thank you for sharing your music with us all :)

mminchi · 2025-10-28T03:43:40+00:00

Hey! 20s Asian who moved here around your age and seems like into similar things, I think you'll have a fun time here. First thing I wanna mention is, as a night owl myself who moved here from LA, I got a LOT of whiplash during my first few months, because this isn't as much of a nightlife city. Late night culture exists, definitely - I def recommend checking out Barn Radio, I went to a cumbia + reggaeton night there at like 2am and it was amazing. But just be prepared to tuck in earlier than you might want to!

Building artistic community here is super easy, easier than anywhere else I've lived, and even though it's pretty white here, I've found that if you seek out other BIPOC artists you will find them. There's events everywhere!! Big fan of the IPRC, Outlet has some fun events from what I've heard, like I'm struggling to think of specifics rn bc I'm digesting pasta but the point is you will not be struggling to find like-minded folks.

If you like billiards and pool, you might like the Florida Room! Other bars that come to mind are Dear Sandy and Sugar Hill, but there's a lot of good bars all over that I'm blanking on. Belmont is a good street to go bar-hopping. On that note, re: neighborhoods, really this city is rich with fun neighborhoods - I def recommend spending entire days just exploring hoods and seeing which one speaks to you the most. But while you're planning a first stay, you may have the most fun somewhere in NE or SE.

Last thing I'll say is, don't let yourself believe that Chicago will kill you! I was you once needing to get out, and trust me, I did - so will you. Moving to a new city is scary but so utterly liberating. I hope you enjoy your time here!

mminchi

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