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7 July 2020 — The COVID Diaries: Staying Sane in a Time That’s Not
Dear Diary, Pretty much, I just want to walk around these days yelling I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW BEING ANTI-RACIST IS CONTROVERSIAL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT’S SO HARD FOR 99.999999% OF PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY BEING COMPASSIONATE IS POLITICIZED. But I do understand. I…
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1 July 2020 — The COVID Diaries: Staying Sane in a Time That’s Not
Dear Diary, Just a few quick things. Thing 1: I went to the food cart pod in our little town today, and this dude showed up, went to two carts, said, “I don’t need anything today, I just didn’t have any cash to tip last time I was here,” and then he popped cash…
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24 May 2020 — The COVID Diaries: Staying Sane in a Time That’s Not
Dear Diary, a) Back pain is NO JOKE, Diary. I’ve spent the last 48ish hours rapidly breathing short, unsatisfying breaths, pausing to mentally brace myself before I stand up or sit down, and icing, medicating, yoga-cat-posing, and generally fussing. Bright side = caught up on a lot of Riverdale. Down side = overall malaise. b)…
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13 May 2020 — The COVID Diaries: Staying Sane in a Time That’s Not
Dear Diary, Just before we moved into self-isolation, I hit a new stride with book-writing. I was managing 2500+ words per day, and not all of them were crap, so that was a major win. I’d spend the morning writing at home, and then, when my family members interrupted me for the billionth time,…