Friday the 13th - Oh for fuck's sake, stop panicking, people

People are panic buying toilet paper.

#panicbuying is a trending hashtag.

#panickbuyinguk is a trending hashtag in the UK, because in addition to panicking, they also can't spell.

#coronapocalypse is a top trending hastag.

I'm...actually just morbidly amused at all of this, because the people who are most likely to get affected and impacted by this outbreak are probably the least likely to be using Twitter right now. Like, some people might be genuinely trying to raise awareness (and kudos to them), but way more are just being trend chasers and probably not even wiping down their keyboards to help slow the rate of infection.

Here, look at this adorable hamster and stop freaking out.

COVID-19 shopping

So, cashew ran out of food. Oops. On the day that Trump declared a national emergency no less. And when panic buying is at its height.

To avoid the panic buying shoppers, cashew went to the local Chinese grocery to purchase some non-perishables. Might have gone a little overboard with stocking instant ramen. XD This is probably the most stuffed I've seen the Chinese grocery since COVID-19 news broke. I guess when faced with potential starvation and quarantine, people suddenly don't care where the food is being shipped from.

Anyway, staples in cashew's quarantine pantry:

• Miso - So versatile, so delicious!
  
  
• Frozen Baozi - Because so fucking lazy. XD
  
  
• Green pea snacks - I gotta eat something between my meals, right?
  
  
• Dried tofu - Best. Food. Ever. Also, important in case fresh meat runs short. Soybean has all essential amino acids and many people who survived the Great Leap Forward did it by procuring a regular ration of soybean. Those who didn't have soybean died of malnutrition. So soybean is very important emergency food.
  
  
• Dried mushrooms - Soak in Miso for delicious soup! Also, they keep like...forever.
  
  
• Korean rice cake - Boiled, steamed, stir-fried, curried, so many preparation methods, so little time. Also, stored in freezer which means it will last a long, long time. (Will probably run out before the end of the week knowing how fast I go through this stuff.)
  
  
• Soba noodles - Never be without soba noodles. You can eat them in so, so many ways. My favorite is zaru soba.

Anyway, point is, I left plenty for the rest of the panicked shoppers. Also, still don't understand why the sudden toiler paper panic.