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Hi. Welcome to the furloughed life of V. As you are probably aware, a lot has been going on in the world. There's a pandemic outside. People are hoarding items like they think there'll be a food shortage or a zombie apocalypse. Hospitals are filled to the brim and are running out of supplies. And social distancing has become a new norm. Of course, for someone like me who has social anxiety, social distancing is something I've been practicing since I was a kid. I was made for self-isolation.
So there's a chunk of bad news out there and it's easy for me to wallow in depression. Not as much as I could previously due to citalopram, but it's still pretty bad out there. There has been an ongoing discussion about what work is considered essential. Initially, I was considered essential. But after our work was reevaluated, the decision was made to furlough us. I can't go too into detail about my work nor do I really want to. Not thinking about it kind of takes the sting out of it all.
This is all extremely unprecedented. People are learning a new way of living. And it seems like there's a barrage of updates in one day alone. I've sought levity in film, going through a binge of Jean-Luc Godard's films, finally watching some of those recent films I checked out, and getting Disney+ to see if I actually want it. The Criterion Channel has a feature on Toshiro Mifune as well for his 100th birthday that I should check out. He was one of the best actors . . . ever. I've discovered a new-found love for Anna Karina too. Her acting in Vivre Sa Vie is incredible.
So I might be on here a little more often than usual. Maybe I'll talk about some of these films I've seen. Maybe I'll rewatch an extremely nostalgic show I found on Disney+ and talk about it on here (it may include one of my favorite characters with blue hair and an odd number of fingers). I may even get into some D&D with my furloughed co-workers. I'm taking everything one day at a time which is how everyone is taking it, I think.
Stay safe! And stay home!
So there's a chunk of bad news out there and it's easy for me to wallow in depression. Not as much as I could previously due to citalopram, but it's still pretty bad out there. There has been an ongoing discussion about what work is considered essential. Initially, I was considered essential. But after our work was reevaluated, the decision was made to furlough us. I can't go too into detail about my work nor do I really want to. Not thinking about it kind of takes the sting out of it all.
This is all extremely unprecedented. People are learning a new way of living. And it seems like there's a barrage of updates in one day alone. I've sought levity in film, going through a binge of Jean-Luc Godard's films, finally watching some of those recent films I checked out, and getting Disney+ to see if I actually want it. The Criterion Channel has a feature on Toshiro Mifune as well for his 100th birthday that I should check out. He was one of the best actors . . . ever. I've discovered a new-found love for Anna Karina too. Her acting in Vivre Sa Vie is incredible.
So I might be on here a little more often than usual. Maybe I'll talk about some of these films I've seen. Maybe I'll rewatch an extremely nostalgic show I found on Disney+ and talk about it on here (it may include one of my favorite characters with blue hair and an odd number of fingers). I may even get into some D&D with my furloughed co-workers. I'm taking everything one day at a time which is how everyone is taking it, I think.
Stay safe! And stay home!