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y2/D342 - President's Day
Did very little the last few days. My plans to clean things out never quite came to fruition due feeling a bit spent, and overcome with the need to do as little as possible.
Finished Around the World in 80 Days which reminded me a lot of a Victorian Steam Punk version of Doctor Who, sans Tardis, and sci-fi. Oh, I was wrong about who died, it wasn't the actor who portrayed the villain, it was the director apparently.
I decided to teach myself to knit again. (I had taught myself to do it previously, but alas forgot, so am attempting it a second go around. This time with a scarf. Also there's a big difference between learning how to knit in the late 1990s/early 00s and learning how now - youtube "how to" videos, which did not exist back then. Back then - you had to buy a book or have someone teach you. The youtube videos work better, since I have a tendency to flip what folks are doing in my head and they get frustrated with me. Also the directions in the books never made much sense to me.) So far, I can't figure out if I've completely screwed things up or it is supposed to look like that.
Also watched the Russian Skater's final performance on youtube, which was devastating. I cried. Our society's values are fucked up.
I've stopped reading or watching the news for the most part - because I often feel as if I've fallen into a Philip K. Dick novel, such as The Three Stigmata of Palmer K. Aldritch. I'd rather not know to be honest. I have to get rid of the NY Times subscription soon.
And I took a walk to the Coop - which resulted in waiting in a long line inside the store, due to lack of cashiers. But, hey, scored lunch items - which was the entire point of the exercise, well that and actual exercise.
(I walked a little over a mile or two there and back.)
The whole Covid vs. Cancer comparison that folks do - annoys me to no end.
I have very little tolerance for bad analogies. And this one is ludicrous.
For one thing, Cancer is NOT a contagion. You can't catch it from people. It's actually treatable if caught quickly enough, and people do survive it. Also, it doesn't overrun hospitals or kill the people trying to treat you.
COVID is an airborn viral agent that is highly contagious. Unlike Cancer - there's not a lot known about it, and it can infect and potentially kill anyone you come into contact with - regardless of how bad your symptoms happen to be. If you happen to have Cancer or any autoimmune disease or are at all immune compromised - it may kill you or make you far more ill than someone who isn't. Due to the above factors - it overruns hospitals and has killed healthcare workers who got infected aiding and caring for others.
Tomorrow back to work. My shoulders are tensing up just thinking about it.
The hallway smelled smokey - like someone burned something in their kitchen - so I opened a window in the hallway.
I got to figure out what to make for dinner. I forgot to buy aluminum foil so not sure I can do steak - unless I use the George Forman Grill - which is a possibility. Lunch is easier - actually.
Here's a picture...
Finished Around the World in 80 Days which reminded me a lot of a Victorian Steam Punk version of Doctor Who, sans Tardis, and sci-fi. Oh, I was wrong about who died, it wasn't the actor who portrayed the villain, it was the director apparently.
I decided to teach myself to knit again. (I had taught myself to do it previously, but alas forgot, so am attempting it a second go around. This time with a scarf. Also there's a big difference between learning how to knit in the late 1990s/early 00s and learning how now - youtube "how to" videos, which did not exist back then. Back then - you had to buy a book or have someone teach you. The youtube videos work better, since I have a tendency to flip what folks are doing in my head and they get frustrated with me. Also the directions in the books never made much sense to me.) So far, I can't figure out if I've completely screwed things up or it is supposed to look like that.
Also watched the Russian Skater's final performance on youtube, which was devastating. I cried. Our society's values are fucked up.
I've stopped reading or watching the news for the most part - because I often feel as if I've fallen into a Philip K. Dick novel, such as The Three Stigmata of Palmer K. Aldritch. I'd rather not know to be honest. I have to get rid of the NY Times subscription soon.
And I took a walk to the Coop - which resulted in waiting in a long line inside the store, due to lack of cashiers. But, hey, scored lunch items - which was the entire point of the exercise, well that and actual exercise.
(I walked a little over a mile or two there and back.)
The whole Covid vs. Cancer comparison that folks do - annoys me to no end.
I have very little tolerance for bad analogies. And this one is ludicrous.
For one thing, Cancer is NOT a contagion. You can't catch it from people. It's actually treatable if caught quickly enough, and people do survive it. Also, it doesn't overrun hospitals or kill the people trying to treat you.
COVID is an airborn viral agent that is highly contagious. Unlike Cancer - there's not a lot known about it, and it can infect and potentially kill anyone you come into contact with - regardless of how bad your symptoms happen to be. If you happen to have Cancer or any autoimmune disease or are at all immune compromised - it may kill you or make you far more ill than someone who isn't. Due to the above factors - it overruns hospitals and has killed healthcare workers who got infected aiding and caring for others.
Tomorrow back to work. My shoulders are tensing up just thinking about it.
The hallway smelled smokey - like someone burned something in their kitchen - so I opened a window in the hallway.
I got to figure out what to make for dinner. I forgot to buy aluminum foil so not sure I can do steak - unless I use the George Forman Grill - which is a possibility. Lunch is easier - actually.
Here's a picture...