Everything slowed down in Week Thirteen. Not necessarily in a bad way — it feels as though everything has slowed to a walk. The news is no longer changing hourly (or maybe I’ve just started tuning it out). The stress of creating an infrastructure for remote learning and teaching has passed. The urgency we all…
Category: 2020 March
2020 March – Week 12
It’s not mandated that we stay at home, but it’s strongly suggested, and it seems safer. Which means Week Twelve brought us a new normal that we weren’t fully prepared for. Sunday I guess this was day one of “quarantine.” The sun has started to make its presence felt more, and it’s been nice to…
2020 March – Week 11
Week Eleven. The week we got jolted into an alternate universe where toilet paper is a commodity and social distancing is not just the practice of introverts, but a civic responsibility. We got plunged fully into this COVID-19 crisis and forced to confront our own vulnerabilities. Uncertainty was in the air while the news changed…
2020 March – Week 10
Maaarch! Maaarch! It’s March! (Sung like the line from Rent when Mark introduces himself to the Life Support meeting) The year still felt quite young when I was able to label the posts February. March is the equivalent to turning 30. You’re supposed to have your shit together. The New Years resolutions are supposed to…