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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
...despite CoVid ramping up there seems an air of calm about. Friends are getting the vaccine....and I’m watching videos of cows getting their hooves trimmed... so mundane... no longer scouring the news for whatever alternate fact had grabbed hold of the alternate news that seeped into an alternate universe that felt like it could explode at anytime... and it did eventually on Jan 6, threatened again for Jan 20th and yet a smooth transition minus the tradition of one President acknowledging the next. It’s nice to have grownups back in charge... what still waits to be seen is whether the bullies of the defeated can actually reconcile the fact that it is a new and different game...
February 15, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
On the positive side, I was offered a job interview. I have been trying to find a job for over 10 months, and finally am getting interview for a job I really want and that is also decently paid. The negative side is that I have to go to the interview in person. Which means travelling by train for over an hour. I haven't gone on any public transport since March 12. And I realized that going on the train scares me. I am worried about how safe it is. I am worried about what it is going to be like to wear a mask for that long. I am worried about what it's going to be like to be interviewed while wearing a mask. Or what do I do if they tell me I need to take it off?!?! I'm worried about what are the new social codes - that although there are rules, not everyone is following. And how does one REALLY keep distance while waiting for the tube or sitting on it? ...
July 20, 2020