Hello, Week Thirty-Two. Not much to report this week. Life keeps truckin’ on, or whatever the expression is. I did some school work; it went well. I attempted some writing; it went okay. I had more difficult conversations with my nonboyfriend; they went. I also heard what our district’s tentative plan is for the fall….
Tag: Social Distancing
2020 May – Week 21
This was week twenty-one of the year, but week ten of this responsible distancing adventure. I can’t complain. It hasn’t been bad for me the way it’s been bad for others. I have a job. And a house. And cats. For some, this whole thing has created instability and financial distress. For me, it’s given…
2020 April – Week 17
Another week of social distancing in the books. Week Seventeen saw repeated news stories about the daft man “running” this country and reported on protesters in some states with signs that literally said, “Sacrifice the weak” and “Give me liberty or give me death!” These were so ridiculous, I actually wondered if people were trolling…
2020 April – Week 15
EVERY DAY IS THE SAME DAY. Which is pretty much the exact opposite of the lesson I set out to teach myself with this photo project. Maybe looking back months from now Week Fifteen will stand out to in some kind of way. After all, it is the week they announced they’re pushing this “pause”…
2020 April – Week 14
Week Fourteen… Another week “quarantined”. We’re leaving only for exercise or essential foodstuffs. We’re handling groceries with gloves and walking to the other side of the street when we see another pedestrian. My parents drop things off on the porch and then chat with me from their car in the driveway while I sit at…
2020 March – Week 13
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…
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…