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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I don't really feel like writing much today. This week I took apart my keyboard for the first time because there was an issue where one of the keys was sticking and it wouldn't register all the time when I hit it. It was very interesting to see the inner workings of the piano and the whole process was very calming and methodical. Interestingly, each set of keys could be removed by octave so you can access the circuitboards underneath without having to remove every single key, which I thought was a genius design. It was nice to clean out the insides as well, since I've had the piano for over 15 years now and it accumulated a lot of dust inside. It felt like the most important repair job I've ever done because my piano is so precious to me, so I made sure to do the whole process with the maximum amount of care.
January 17, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I was excited to see that eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine opened up. But then news broke of hundreds (millions?) of ruined doses, and everyone I talk to says how seemingly impossible it is to get vaccinated in Oregon, where I live. I was feeling so much more optimistic, buoyed, but now I've fallen back down a bit. I want to keep moving forward, but there seem to be so many hiccups. I know we've turned a corner and things are better than they've been, but I'm still impatient and restless, eager to be looking back on this time instead of continuing to muddle through it.
April 15, 2021