Underneath my yellow skin

Author Archives: Minna Hong

My head is not my friend

I have a massive headache so I’m skipping today’s post. Here’s a SNL video instead. Bowen Yang dragging it up as the iceberg the Titanic hit. Bowen Yang, by the way, who was just the first SNL actor nominated for an Emmy. And the first Chinese American nominated as well. This skit caused the internet… Continue Reading

When the student becomes the master

I’m still bothered by my doctor’s insistence on my weight, but here’s a weird thing. My clothes are fitting better. A pair of shorts that were tight on me months ago are now swimming. There’s the possibility that they stretched, but not that much. My weight is still high so my guess is muscles. My… Continue Reading

American toxicity of constant productivity

There was a question in the Ask A Manager’s work open thread that really struck a chord with me (and many in the commentariat). It was about having a question about what did you do for self-improvement during the pandemic placed on their list of standard interview questions. She thought it was tone-deaf and was… Continue Reading

Darkening my soul

Ian and I were talking the other day about how I was difficult to recommend games to because I was very picky about games. Not only that–it’s difficult even for me to tell what I will and won’t like before playing the game. Well, more what I will like. I am usually very good about… Continue Reading