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And here I am again. I must confess, this "novel coronavirus" is quickly losing its novelty.
Still, work went pretty well. The downtown office complex is fully open again, so more people were on the phones-and four more people from my team were being dispatched to work-from-home effective immediately, so good to know that there will be more workforce on hand should the building need to be closed down again. I only hope none of them are already infected.
I'm probably using Grubhub more than I should, but I'm on a free trial of their $10/month program that provides free delivery as long as I order at least $12 in food. And it's nice not to have to go out, and some pretty decent restaurants are on it. If you want to help me defray my costs, and haven't tried GrubHub yourself yet, this referral link will get both you and me $5 off our next orders.
And incidentally, if you're looking for something fun to watch, CBS All Access just announced a 1-month-free promo. (It's pitched as a way to watch Picard for free, but you can watch Discovery and any other All Access show during the month.) Given that CBS had to know that a lot of people were just waiting for the show to be finished before signing up for one month to binge, they're undoubtedly foregoing a good chunk of revenue, which is nice when so many of us are stuck at home anyway due to the national virus crisis. But you do have to provide payment information to sign up, and remember to cancel before the month is up, as with any other free trial, so I guess there's that.
Our #StarTrekPicard season finale is Thursday, and starting today until 4/23, you can watch for free on @CBSAllAccess in the US with the code: GIFT. https://t.co/i2IfFQN3I8
It's felt good to bring Picard back. I can't wait to reunite with our cast and crew for Season 2. pic.twitter.com/lSmtMxgrN8
- Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) March 24, 2020
Posted a couple more pieces to TeleRead: a story about how this is hitting comic shops last night, and a piece about distributor Ingram staying open despite the virus just now. So I guess this virus thing is moving me to write more in general after all.
I'm still amazed at how fortunate I am, this one time in my life, to be working, from home, in a field that probably won't be harmed by the virus. At a time when so many of my friends are unemployed, or, worse, employed in "essential jobs" that involve public exposure, I'm safely sequestered at home with my cats, still earning a living. I really hope nothing happens to screw this up.
I am worried about the overall effects of the crisis, how it's going to affect people I know and care about. I wonder which one of my friends or family will be the first to come down with the virus, and whether any of them will die. My friends and I all mostly young enough that we'll probably pull through, but it's not a chance I want to take. And then there are the older generation.
This is going to get much worse before it gets better. I desperately hope that at least some of the people responsible for the delays in imposing the universal restrictions we need get to enjoy the symptoms, at length.
Still, work went pretty well. The downtown office complex is fully open again, so more people were on the phones-and four more people from my team were being dispatched to work-from-home effective immediately, so good to know that there will be more workforce on hand should the building need to be closed down again. I only hope none of them are already infected.
I'm probably using Grubhub more than I should, but I'm on a free trial of their $10/month program that provides free delivery as long as I order at least $12 in food. And it's nice not to have to go out, and some pretty decent restaurants are on it. If you want to help me defray my costs, and haven't tried GrubHub yourself yet, this referral link will get both you and me $5 off our next orders.
And incidentally, if you're looking for something fun to watch, CBS All Access just announced a 1-month-free promo. (It's pitched as a way to watch Picard for free, but you can watch Discovery and any other All Access show during the month.) Given that CBS had to know that a lot of people were just waiting for the show to be finished before signing up for one month to binge, they're undoubtedly foregoing a good chunk of revenue, which is nice when so many of us are stuck at home anyway due to the national virus crisis. But you do have to provide payment information to sign up, and remember to cancel before the month is up, as with any other free trial, so I guess there's that.
Our #StarTrekPicard season finale is Thursday, and starting today until 4/23, you can watch for free on @CBSAllAccess in the US with the code: GIFT. https://t.co/i2IfFQN3I8
It's felt good to bring Picard back. I can't wait to reunite with our cast and crew for Season 2. pic.twitter.com/lSmtMxgrN8
- Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) March 24, 2020
Posted a couple more pieces to TeleRead: a story about how this is hitting comic shops last night, and a piece about distributor Ingram staying open despite the virus just now. So I guess this virus thing is moving me to write more in general after all.
I'm still amazed at how fortunate I am, this one time in my life, to be working, from home, in a field that probably won't be harmed by the virus. At a time when so many of my friends are unemployed, or, worse, employed in "essential jobs" that involve public exposure, I'm safely sequestered at home with my cats, still earning a living. I really hope nothing happens to screw this up.
I am worried about the overall effects of the crisis, how it's going to affect people I know and care about. I wonder which one of my friends or family will be the first to come down with the virus, and whether any of them will die. My friends and I all mostly young enough that we'll probably pull through, but it's not a chance I want to take. And then there are the older generation.
This is going to get much worse before it gets better. I desperately hope that at least some of the people responsible for the delays in imposing the universal restrictions we need get to enjoy the symptoms, at length.