quarantine

It's important to be kind to yourself during these weird times. For some people, that might mean taking a long soak with a lavender bath bomb. For others, that might mean drinking an entire box of wine in a night. For us, it means scrolling mindlessly through easy-to-digest tweets to take our mind off of all the pain. And here are a bunch for you.

It's probably safe to say that most people aren't taking this whole quarantine thing very well, but we grin and bear it for the greater good of humanity. On the other hand, while most of us are doing the right thing and obeying stay-at-home orders, there are a select few ruining it for everyone else. 

Exhibit A: these protesters, who felt it'd be appropriate to march to the Ohio Statehouse Atrium and demand that lawmakers reopen nonessential businesses to the public.

If your first thought was, that is an incredibly stupid idea, you'd be correct, and the following memes and photoshopped pics display that sentiment perfectly.

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As much of the world is stuck indoors with nothing to do, many people are resorting to crafty cooking projects. Baking sourdough bread has been a big one on our feed, as well as banana bread. The latter is a delicious way to use your tired and aging bananas, when done right. When done wrong? Well, Twitter user Hend Amry took to the site to show how spectacularly wrong the simple recipe can go. And she's not alone. All over the world, people in lockdown have been trying to pass the time by making cakes, cookies and breads. And many of them should probably abandon baking altogether. These are their stories.

We hear the term "heroes" thrown around a lot when we talk about essential workers during this whole pandemic thing. Don't get us wrong, we appreciate the hell out of all of you, but we also get that realistically, you have two sobering choices: either continue to go to work every day and risk your life, or stop going to work and risk being fired, losing your source of income. 

Either way, we appreciate you and just remember that this will all be over eventually.

We've been fans of Hanna's @bloome_comics Instagram account for a while now, but her latest series is especially near and dear to our hearts. Her "quarantine chronicles" are a funny, cute and insightful look at how everyone's lives have changed in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The comics are a wonderful respite from the grim news we've been consuming, while still addressing all the adjusting we've had to do. If you like what you see, give her a follow on Instagram or consider donating to her Patreon. We need to support talented creators now more than ever. 

We need to be honest with each other: Animal Crossing is the only thing really keeping our sanity in tact at this point. Or, what was left of it anyway. For some of us, it's the only thing we can really look forward to upon waking up in the morning. 

So here are some memes for when you're not playing the game!

While some people might prefer to avoid all things corona-related during this special time, there are others who take solace in knowing that we're all in this struggle together. These memes will resonate with essential workers, anyone in quarantine, and pretty much every person who has been watching the news over the last few months. Hang in there, and stay healthy.