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What are you doing for fun right now, and how has that changed since the pandemic began?

This is an ongoing challenge, but I'm trying to stay creative in my efforts to find ways to have fun. First, I started dancing. In private. In my attic. I put on the Doors, "Light my Fire" to work out to, and decided I would just rather dance. I felt so much better afterwards, like I had really moved my body in ways I hadn't for a very long time. I enjoy the opportunity the pandemic has given me to try new things in the privacy of my own home. Second, I started trading Game Stop. Not sure this qualifies as fun-- it's totally nerve-wracking. But I do feel like I'm both watching AND acting in a Netflix drama. And I feel very invested in seeing Wall Street crash. I want those reddit folks to strip the hedge funds dry. They deserve it.The Reddit folks outsmarted them and deserve to win. Third, I'm reading YA books with my 12 year old niece. We each choose a book each month and then read and discuss. Fourth, I'm doing tons of cooking. I bought a pizza peel and pizza stone and made some delicious sourdough crust pizza the other day. Five, I'm playing lots of guitar. I did before, but not this much. All this time at home has helped me find new programs to practice with. Six, last week my daughter (with whom we bubble) came over for inauguration day and we drank (Well, I drank most of it) a bottle of champagne and with her brother and their father we played card games we hadn't played since they were little (They are 21 and 25 now). We had a really good laugh. Seven, I watch most of the clips of late night on Instagram. Just the best bits. I like to go to sleep laughing.