Adaptation to COVID world

So far I have seen two movies I always wanted to see but never did — Moneyball and Gangs of New York

 

Anyone else back to not getting to everything they wanted to during this? Don't know if I'm over-"goaling" myself or what.

 

My quarantine go-to and best of all, FREE

 

The only crayon needed: Green, for all the pallets of cash.

 

Wait 'til furlough!

 

CVS here has closed the pharmacy counter inside the store but has the drive-up.

 

The Cult of Productivity (TM) is real -- there's no end of people on social media waxing rhapsodic about how they've learned two new languages, lost 50 pounds, and started a side hustle selling artisanal doilies on Etsy during the outbreak -- but it's all bullshit. Getting through a global pandemic with your health and sense of humor intact seems like a righteous goal to me. Anything beyond that is gravy, as far as I'm concerned. Tend to what must be done, of course, but burning yourself out and chasing expectations that would be demanding in a normal world is a sure-fire way to see that you get even less done.

 

There are days that I don't get dick done. I'm not ashamed or down on myself too hard. Some days the mental side of this thing is just too much and I say "Fuckit" and take a nap. Do it tomorrow, it ain't going anywhere.

 

The only excuse I am no longer willing to make is that I have had no time to read books.

The humblebragging about learning new languages and discovering new alleyways of art is so Twitter.

 

I had DoorDash issues last night, too. First it said my credit card was rejected, then said everything was "pickup order only." Then it wouldn't let me log in.

 

I have less leisure and personal time now, what with a pre-schooler and kindergartner at home interrupting my productivity and a spouse with her own hours of Zoom client meetings. So that means getting to the meat of my work — or catching up as my company tries to stay afloat itself — until the 2 a.m. and/or getting up at 4 a.m. to get a few hours of work done before the madness begins again.

 

They good thing about young offspring is they won't fucking remember any of this.