all the open windows, I opened so many windows, and now I'm indoors/outdoors but the other night I felt like I had COVID and maybe I did, even before I'd opened the windows, but we are all asymptomatic now, did I spell that right?

it's better with her arms around me,

I bet that she's figured it out,

instead of NY's Resolution, focusing on self-acceptance,

that's helped a lot this revolution around the sun,

it's helping me now,

I'm def feeling some self-acceptance,

I'm to stay in my bedroom with the door mostly closed (can't close it all the way, the cats would be most upset) except while going to the bathroom or bringing food back to my room, and I will wear an N95 mask when not in my room. I'll wash my hands before going to the kitchen to get food, I'll bring the food back to my room. I'll turn off the ( Read more... )

I had viral arthritis! OK, new first. It was way way way worse than running a marathon, but I recovered much more quickly, because the damage wasn't physical, I mean, it was physical, but not from overuse or a blunt force trauma or sleeping on it wrong ( Read more... )

Been watching some TV that K recommended, and so far I'm sticking with it ( Read more... )

Slept until 8am, wow. I did wake at 4am needing a puff of Albuterol due to asthma. But then went back to sleep. No fever as I wake, and my other symptoms seem not as bad as yesterday morning. But I still feel sick. But maybe yesterday was peak misery for this thing, we'll see ( Read more... )

When do you need to face your fears, or when do you need to let go of your dreams. Sometimes nobody can tell you which ( Read more... )

Still sick, of course. Overnight my nose became stuffed, so I used nose spray on one nostril to open it up. At around midnight I had an asthma attack (nonstop dry coughing) so I used a puff of Albuterol to clear that up. Temperature is normal this morning at 98.6F ( Read more... )

OK, new symptom, a very mild fever, I was feeling sort of feverish, so I put in the thermometer, and it's about one degree F high. Also more sneezing, more coughing, but no asthma yet ( Read more... )

I find The Diplomat entertaining, but it feels overbaked and wacky, which may be why I find it entertaining.

"Real-life diplomats have watched the series with a mix of familiarity, amusement, and incredulity. There is, it has to be said, a fair amount to be incredulous about. Netflix has taken a lot of liberties to keep The Diplomat racing along ( Read more... )