I overslept this morning. The alarm went off, I shut it off, and slept until 7:46am, instead of getting up at 6:30 am. I think I did it in my sleep - I don't remember shutting it off, but I do remember it going off and ignoring it.
( Read more... )New York vs. the Corona VirusApparently, they've re-opened movie theaters in New York (just not in the city or urban areas).
( Read more... )Meanwhile, New York got annoyed when the pathological liar in the white house decided to state NY was little more than a ghost town now. (It's not, I know I live here. It's no different than anywhere else.)
They are going nuts with "getting out the vote" - and detailed the dates.
( Read more... )Watching how NY has handled the pandemic has been fascinating, they have actually done a lot better than I expected. I had low expectations.
Oh, and average rents in NYC have dropped below $3000 for the first time in decades.
( Read more... )Almost forgot -
The Strand is in trouble. They were really in a tight spot and went on social media stating they really needed help, and sales had gone down by 70%, and loans were depleted. This is the last book store on book store alley. Apparently, people crashed their
online website buying books and trying to keep them afloat. So it helped, but they'll need a lot more to stay afloat. The pandemic, unsurprisingly, is really hurting the retail and book stores.
FamilyBrother went out to Fire Island for the last time.
( Read more... )Father isn't peeing enough according to mother. Yes, she feels the need to regale me with my father's daily bodily functions now.
Mother: And your father peed once today. He didn't yesterday.
Me: I don't need to know this -
Mother: You don't understand - he doesn't pee enough, I'm worried about it.
I keep forgetting things. Major brain fog. Goal this weekend is to clear out some books, DVDs, CDs, etc from current coffee table - and take them to the basement (or basically give them away). Flirted with a book shelf on Amazon, but it was too good to be true - no real assembly required, etc. I read the reviews and backed away. I'm going to wait for when I can buy and get someone to assemble. I'm not really a hoarder, I just suck at getting rid of DVDs, CDs, books, clothes and shoes for some reason.
Anyhow, we'll see if I can motivate myself to do this - before my new coffee table arrives next Thursday.
And...Whedon apparently finished his new series for HBO,
The Nevers - the link is to an article regarding the show's progress via Nick Frost, who stars in it along with a bunch of others. It's ten episodes, and no one knows how HBO will choose to drop it or when. HBO's been doing rather well in regards to new content. Television is doing better than movies, theater, or book stores for that matter - mainly because you don't have to leave your home to watch, and they've figured out how to create content during a pandemic.
Apparently skeletons are popular Halloween decorations this year. The below pic was taken on my walk around my block and to the fruit and veggie store, to pick up salad veggies, potato chips, and chocolate. (Which I'm slowly growing weary of - the chocolate, not the rest - weirdly.)
Good night, and good luck.
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