We are staying outdoors when we gather with friends, and backyard Friday happy hour is my weekly favorite. Gathering around the fire pit feels reminiscent of summer camp, especially when someone brings out a guitar. Otherwise, this past month has been kind of stressful. So many people we know have recently had Covid, and we’ve been limiting our contacts and indoor activities because everything feels riskier.
February 8, 2022
The inauguration was today. I've never seen Melania look so happy, and honestly I'll miss how comical she was. Like definitely a harbinger of evil, but she was so funny because of how awful she was as First Lady. Like, I didn't even know that was a job you could mess up with. I felt relief waking up and seeing Trump fly away like a villain fleeing the scene of a crime, and while I was upset that we're paying for his trip to his club, I'm just happy he's "gone". But I don't feel relief. I enjoyed the ceremony, I mean Lady Gaga performed *performed*. She was ready. But it's not like a whole new world. I guess normalcy is the goal, but what does that even mean anymore? Twitter memes are the thin strand by which I'm hanging.
January 21, 2021