We live in historic times.
Oh look, we're all still here. ;) I work from home most of the time anyway (though there's a very high likelihood that my summer teaching will be cancelled, so that's a thing); I just can't be bothered to write posts.
Since I haven't said anything here in ages I should mention I'm now living near Los Angeles; my sister took a job here and since, as mentioned, I write from home anyway, I tagged along. Our parents have been here visiting us for about a month, and just left yesterday. Since my mother had cancer in 2017 and it returned last year, I'd like everyone to stay inside at least long enough for them to make it home to Outbreak Ground Zero. (They are driving, at least, and not flying; as they are careful types they're avoiding crowds, hotel breakfasts, and so on. When they get home, despite Washington being full of infected people, they live in the country and don't have to go out much.)
Sister's job is rubbish and still sending people all over the country - the official policy is 'only travel if it's business-critical' but they operate in such a state of panic all the time that everything is considered critical. She's working from home anyway, for now.
Various colleagues are talking about how much they are going to get done while staying home. It's adorably optimistic. I'm letting them carry on thinking that for now, and not explaining that soon they will be getting stuck in Youtube vortices and refreshing instagram constantly like all the rest of us.
Since I haven't said anything here in ages I should mention I'm now living near Los Angeles; my sister took a job here and since, as mentioned, I write from home anyway, I tagged along. Our parents have been here visiting us for about a month, and just left yesterday. Since my mother had cancer in 2017 and it returned last year, I'd like everyone to stay inside at least long enough for them to make it home to Outbreak Ground Zero. (They are driving, at least, and not flying; as they are careful types they're avoiding crowds, hotel breakfasts, and so on. When they get home, despite Washington being full of infected people, they live in the country and don't have to go out much.)
Sister's job is rubbish and still sending people all over the country - the official policy is 'only travel if it's business-critical' but they operate in such a state of panic all the time that everything is considered critical. She's working from home anyway, for now.
Various colleagues are talking about how much they are going to get done while staying home. It's adorably optimistic. I'm letting them carry on thinking that for now, and not explaining that soon they will be getting stuck in Youtube vortices and refreshing instagram constantly like all the rest of us.