Checking in with . . . Mrs. V

Checking in with . . . Mrs. V

Dominic Aiello ‘23 Staff Writer

What is the best part of being at home all of the time?

“The best part is that I’ve been spending massive amounts of time playing Animal Crossing. I’m currently trying to get this horrible snooty monkey to move out because she’s torturing the other villagers.”

What is the worst part of being stuck at home?

“The worst part is trying to make my own grilled cheese. I loved going to the cafeteria and seeing TruFoods has blessed me with a grilled cheese day, but now, every day is grilled cheese day.”

Have you perfected a grilled cheese recipe?

“Disney released its recipe for the grilled cheese sandwiches it uses in Toy Story Land, and so when I went to the store for my Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, I got the ingredients to make Disney’s grilled cheese. The sandwich is amazing, but it’s too much work for an everyday sandwich.”

What is something that you didn’t expect to miss about school?

“I miss waiting in line at the drinking fountain, and doing that thing where you wait for someone else to drink but they say “no, after you,” and then you say, “no, you were waiting longer.” Sometimes it’s the most words a quiet kid will ever say to me. I also miss playing the game when you’re done with a test and you’re bored so I see how many people are wearing sneakers vs not sneakers, without looking like I’m weirdly staring at people’s feet. I also miss waiting in the parking lot line to get out of school and hearing people’s music blasting. It’s how I stay hip on music these days. Now I am becoming no longer cool. I have to watch TikToks for cool music now.”

What is the best movie/TV show you’ve watched during quarantine?

“I watched Tiger King,which was an entertaining train wreck. I saw the Disney/Pixar movie Onward, and it was amazing. I loved the D&D elements. I watched the old sci-fi movie Tremors, though, and I think that was the best. It was campy and terrible and the graphics were ridiculous. It reminded me of something Mr. Ahronheim would want to put in his room as a Drive decoration.”

Best book you’ve read?

“Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Mr. Nilsen and Mr. Cornish collaborated to recommend it. It’s a sci-fi book that’s filling the void left by Game of Thrones. There’s magic and danger and sass and shenanigans, so it’s entertaining. I just finished and am starting book #2.”

How have your dogs been enjoying the quarantine?

“They enjoy having me home all the time. We’ve been playing tug-tug and chase-chase in the yard. There is a frog family that has appeared under our deck and they have been chasing the frogs around. Since I replaced all of the living room furniture with beanbag chairs, they have not been happy that they have to share more than usual, so they’ve been trying to sit on me to force me out of the beanbags.”

Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions, Mrs. V, and don’t worry. . . you’ll always be cool.