Day #256 of the Corona Virus Diaries..

Day 277 or thereabouts according to our Governor, who kindly holds his press briefings during my lunch break. So I can watch him.

I'm watching the Rockerfeller Christmas Tree Lightening in the background, which for the most part was apparently taped elsewhere or in separate venues around Rockerfeller Center - so you can't tell it's a pandemic.( Read more... )

Now that I'm attempting to go off sweets and chocolate, I crave it. Mentally speaking. Somehow I managed to re-gain the ten pounds I lost. And I'm dreading the gynecological appointment on Friday. ( Read more... )

I'm finding it difficult to focus again. Also, kind of...I wouldn't call it depressed, so much as just apathetic. I'm tired and I want to curl up in bed and just sleep. I'm resisting it. I feel like a marathon runner who has been running for seemingly forever...and is just tired. Fatigue is setting in.

Mother: Your father slipped again today mentally...( Read more... )

Crazy Workplace

Boss: So other than work, how are you doing personally?( Read more... )

Unitarian Bible Study or Bible Study with Humanists, disaffected Christians, Jews and disaffected Catholics

Held on Zoom. My mother asked if I had issues with the extended family chat on Zoom. I said no, I'm used to it. I'm doing Zoom with Unitarian Universalist Society of Brooklyn (aka church for people who were raised Judaic/Christian but don't really agree with any of the dogma) weekly. Also Teams with work. I've been doing Teams and Zoom since March on a weekly basis.

It's amazing what you can get used to. I put on masks now without thinking, and have nightmares about forgetting them - like one might forget wearing shoes or pants.

We discussed the book Zealot by Reza Aslan
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New York vs. the Corona Virus

Well, we're supposed to get 170,000 doses of the vaccine sometime next week.

From the Governor's email and live briefing:
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The rest from the Governor's email:
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It's interesting how NY is handling holidays - they just televise everything virtually. But the commercials are kind of weird - it's as if they are in an Alternate Universe. In a way, the televising is advertising NY and demonstrating that we're doing fine. And to come back when everything calms down. The Rockettes Christmas Spectacular and Rockerfeller Christmas Tree Lighting are to get people to consider coming to NYC next year for Christmas.

I took a walk after work - brief, down the block and back.( Read more... )

All in all not a bad day.

I've decided I'm writing this for myself more than anything else at this point. If anyone reads it ...or gets something from it, bonus. I like writing letters and sending thoughts across the airwaves - to see if they connect with anyone. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. Lately, I've not been feeling as if I am connecting with folks. But like all things, it's most likely temporary.

As we enter the dark days of winter...with the days getting shorter and shorter, and blustry storms and cloudy skies...I'm working on keeping a stiff upper lip as it were. (I'm watching dancing Santas at the moment.)
I've known for a while that this is going to be the hard part of the marathon we're all running together - the last legs of it - while be through a very dark cold tunnel.

Oh well, at least I have heat, lights, entertainment, and a laptop/phone connecting me to the world at large. Plus, I live in a city. I'm thankful.

Day #30 - of the 50 Day Book Challenge

I counted them - it's a 50 Day Book Challenge masquerading as a 30 Day Challenge

The prompt is A Book that you enjoyed with Bad Reviews.

Hee.

Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James

Enuf said. That's one controversial book.

Oh it also was a controversial movie.

Watch on YouTube

Day #26 of the 60 Day Gratitude Challenge

This is Day 26 of the Gratitude Challenge.

The prompt is meal that you had today that you are grateful for.

The baked salmon, aspergus and broccoli rabe that I fixed myself tonight, although the chicken ceasar salad I got from Foodkick today is a close second.