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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I tend to express myself better with art than words, this tends to be due to the shortcomings of language and the confusion surrounding the way in which an audience perceives what is either being said or written. Though there is much room for interpretation with art, I feel it has a more universal and connecting role in our lives. Along with being able to express myself in this way much more fluently are the reasons why I choose to draw my experiences. Covid caused my unemployment and partially my homelessness, my brother and I had to couch hop which was a challenge during these times. Staying safe, having people willing to help due to the virus and other health related issues surrounding it. The same goes for finding a house to rent, though we eventually did, it was a friend of a family instead of an apartment or other. Places weren't renting out and there weren't vacant homes due to the inability to evict. My family has always been really important to me but they are at increased risk due to my parents age so we limited severally our physical contact and now live on our own. Food Pantries were more difficult to use due to restrictions and precautions and limited supplies. Being an artist and going to university has changed much as well, not being able to make art in the studios or have in person critics and lessons completely changed how I made art. My space was much smaller, I had access to less supplies and tools. I had to rent internet and a laptop from campus to continue my education while homeless until now. These challenges have only helped me grow not only as an artist but as a person as well. We continue to take precautions and follow all the guidelines.
January 18, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
One week of no overtime. I thought I'd be more productive around the house, but I slept extra instead. Maybe next week. Did not have the nerve to go see "Dune" on IMAX, but I wish I could have. At least I was able to stream it, and tonight I'm not in the middle of a two-week period of counting off the days until I'm sure I didn't get exposed to SARS2 just to see a movie. I would've felt real stupid, explaining to medical staff that I got a breakthrough infection because I just had to see a movie on the big screen. I had requested a mail-in ballot for our local election, since I wasn't sure at the time how prevalent COVID would be by Election Day, and today I dropped it off at the county office. Where nobody, including staff, were masked. So I guess they know how I voted, since I walked in there wearing a mask, clutching a mail-in ballot. I have my booster shot scheduled with the county late next week. Happy about the possibility of a semi-normal holiday season with my kids this year. I won't know how to act. I'm also happy for the chance to safely boost my immunity to this, knowing I have coworkers breathing unmasked near my workstation during their breaks. Coworkers who are getting more blatant about being done with all this pandemic crap, and I'm sure they're planning gatherings for the holidays, too, and not wanting to have to take time off for quarantine. The company mandated vaccination for all staff a couple months ago, including those still working from home. All staff, that is, but those in Production and Warehouse, because they need us to make the stuff they sell, and it's harder to find new-hires these days. We were somewhere around 70% vaccinated, last time we were told. Before we more than doubled our staffing. I'm guessing they'll lower the boom after the holidays when business slows down and they won't need as many workers. The FDA just cleared and EUA for young children to be vaccinated. I know an awful lot of parents are not going to go with this, but at least some children will be vaccinated, now.
November 1, 2021