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A lot's happened, huh?
5 years ago
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Just checking in to say I'm still alive, wife and I are doing okay so far, though I'm doing battle with some very determined yellow jackets at the moment. u_u You are NOT nesting on or in MY house, fuckers.
Wife is essential personnel for her work, but mostly able to do her job remote, so she only has to go in to the lab occasionally. I'm just trying to get through each day with some semblance of my sanity intact. My state is (thankfully) staying mostly shutdown for another month, which should help slow the spread here. We're doing our best to stay home unless we absolutely have to go out.
As for my ongoing health saga, meds for the pressure in my head seem to be working, but I don't know when I'll be able to do an in person visit with either my eye doc or neurologist for another follow up to test pressure levels. I'm on the lookout for potential side effects, but just mild ones thus far. General stress and exhaustion are getting to me, though. Working on anything creative has been like pulling teeth. I have art in progress, but it's slow going.
Busywork is easier. I've been sewing masks for friends and family. If anybody (in the US, not sure I can mail them international) still needs cloth masks, I have fabric to spare. Let me know. It gives me something I know I can get done and makes me feel like I'm at least helping a little. x_x One of my friends is sick with covid19, and there's nothing I can do right now but wait and offer hope and encouragement digitally. They're tough, but they have some risk factors that make it more dangerous for them, so I worry. I've been mailing toiletries and nonperishable food to my 80+ yr old mom-in-law when she can't get them in grocery orders so she doesn't have to leave her apartment. It kills me to feel so helpless, and knowing this will happen again and again as more people get exposed. x_x
Oh, FYI, if I see racist bullshit from folks related to this? I'm straight up blocking. Ain't got time for that nonsense and I'm not interested in entertaining anyone's bad faith arguments on the subject. Period. I've already removed one person I've been following for years for "Chinese virus" comments. Knock it off with that crap.
Wife is essential personnel for her work, but mostly able to do her job remote, so she only has to go in to the lab occasionally. I'm just trying to get through each day with some semblance of my sanity intact. My state is (thankfully) staying mostly shutdown for another month, which should help slow the spread here. We're doing our best to stay home unless we absolutely have to go out.
As for my ongoing health saga, meds for the pressure in my head seem to be working, but I don't know when I'll be able to do an in person visit with either my eye doc or neurologist for another follow up to test pressure levels. I'm on the lookout for potential side effects, but just mild ones thus far. General stress and exhaustion are getting to me, though. Working on anything creative has been like pulling teeth. I have art in progress, but it's slow going.
Busywork is easier. I've been sewing masks for friends and family. If anybody (in the US, not sure I can mail them international) still needs cloth masks, I have fabric to spare. Let me know. It gives me something I know I can get done and makes me feel like I'm at least helping a little. x_x One of my friends is sick with covid19, and there's nothing I can do right now but wait and offer hope and encouragement digitally. They're tough, but they have some risk factors that make it more dangerous for them, so I worry. I've been mailing toiletries and nonperishable food to my 80+ yr old mom-in-law when she can't get them in grocery orders so she doesn't have to leave her apartment. It kills me to feel so helpless, and knowing this will happen again and again as more people get exposed. x_x
Oh, FYI, if I see racist bullshit from folks related to this? I'm straight up blocking. Ain't got time for that nonsense and I'm not interested in entertaining anyone's bad faith arguments on the subject. Period. I've already removed one person I've been following for years for "Chinese virus" comments. Knock it off with that crap.
but at the same time, I feel you should be forewarned:
https://twitter.com/i/events/1256637013337358336
Mostly I'm noticing people starting to go stir crazy. I'm currently not working and it's kind of driving me crazy. I've had to put some plans on hold, which is really frustrating.