What better time to tinker with instant noodles than during quarantine? Since watching Parasite, I’ve longed for ramdon. Paired with a well-marbled ribeye from KP, the Neoguri-Chapagetti fusion definitely did not disappoint. I also drew inspiration from a Korean Youtuber for Shin Ramyun hacks with milk or as fried noodles, and from Serious Eats for cup noodle fried rice.  Nissin’s curry-flavored cup noodles was a particularly good option, but the unexpected peanut powder might have contributed to our toddler’s mild wheezing at bedtime. My post-doc Sook brought us authentic Shin ramyun from Korea, although my comparison taste test with the American version found the difference to be more subtle than previously reported. On weekends, we continue our quest to entertain Westley at home. He was very excited with the Labo VR blaster, but the gadget didn’t quite fit his proportions. He also liked swallowing shy guys and shooting piranha plants in Yoshi’s Crafted World, although he’s still working on his eye-hand coordination. Fortunately for us, he liked Todo Math enough for us to pay the subscription fee, so at least we could sneak in some education between his alphabet work books from Dollar Tree. The tablet also keeps him entertained during times when my wife and I were both occupied with Zoom meetings. Last weekend, I attended the virtual ASRS meeting, and the experience was less than satisfactory without the usual fanfare and networking of in-person meetings, as I alluded to in my op-ed piece. I hope to find better ways to adapt to this new normal.