Y2/D247....Full Moon

There's apparently going to be a rare and somewhat magical lunar eclipse tomorrow morning between 4-6am. And no, I'm not getting up for it. Assuming it clears off. We were supposed to get rain at 8 tonight, but have yet to see it.

Moon was full and big and orange in the sky. A pale dust covered orange, surrounded by clouds, and dark grayish blue sky. I was walking home in the moonlight again, well the moonlight and street lights. I live in a city, after all.

The commute is getting wearing. The subways weren't that crowded on the way to work, and the G wasn't packed on the way home - but alas, I got off at Carroll Street to pick up my contacts, and some groceries at the health food store. (It has lots of gluten-free, keto, paeolo, and sugar free items. The plus side of living in NYC is great health food stores.) Felt gassy though. Been having issues with gas lately. I don't know if I'm eating the wrong things or not.

I'm taking tomorrow off - so I said goodbye to my cubical mate. ( Read more... )

Chidi told me that the week dragged. "Hasn't this week dragged, and been kind of eerie almost surreal?" So not just me. "I feel exhausted, and like I'm dragging..." Me too.

Me: Sometimes I think I'd rather go back to remote.
Chidi (who also lives alone in an apartment): Nah, you don't want that - this is actually better. That would make you nuts after a bit.

It does. I think. He said he loved it at first but by the second year, it began to get to him. Since he also lives alone in an apartment by himself. And the solitude can get oppressive - particularly in a large city, or anywhere really.

We both come to work and leave around the same time. There's a small group of us who comes in at 8 and leaves at 4

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Anyhow, the commute home from Carroll Gardens - was kind of packed. It was an F train. I sat down between two people - big mistake. The guy, like they always do, felt the need to spread-eagle, and the gal next to me - was not moving. I was wedged between them with groceries. I wasn't able to get up and move to a more spacious seat until one stop away from my home. Also didn't have enough room to read my book - they guy was taking up all the space.

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As the days wear on, I find myself growing more and more used to wearing the masks. I wear the KN94 masks - they are fairly comfortable and I feel protected. Plus I can breath well in them, unlike the cloth, which I struggled more with. I should have enough to make it to January at least.

I wear them everywhere but at my cubical, outside (six feet away from people), and my apartment. All stores, public places, transportation, and work - I tend to wear them. It's a federal mandate to wear them on all public transportation, hubs, stations, etc. And since I work for a transportation agency - it's enforced.

I am slowly getting used to being around a lot of people again - without fear. It's disconcerting and kind of eerie, but doable. Nothing like an hour and a half commute twice daily on public transportation to get one used to being around a lot of strangers. I have a feeling flying won't be that big a deal. Nor will going to a movie theater. I'm getting the flu vaccine next Wednesday - so hopefully no major side-effects. I don't usually have anything but a sore arm, and fatigue, kind of like the COVID vaccine.

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Soap Twitter amuses. As does Book Twitter. The appeal of Twitter - is apparently the ability to interact with famous folks. I don't usually. Although I have from time to time - and every once and a while one of them will like or respond to my tweets, surprising me in the process. Today Ellen Kushner did - she responded to my tweet about so many folks from my organization dying from COVID. COVID, the great unifyer.

Okay, tired. So off.

Random picture of the evening...