Quarantine Meme

 Quarantine Meme from elinox.

1. Are you an Essential Worker? - I'm working from home for the first time ever, so I guess no if this means someone who has to still commute? I was the last person still commuting in my office but gave up just before it became mandatory. I detest working from home but it is what it is. I am fortunate to have a job, so not complaining.

 

2. How many drinks have you had since the quarantine started? - More than usual. I've been trying to support the local queer-owned brewery so I've bought a six pack every week or two which is more than usual for me. I had a fair amount for each of Mal Blum's online concerts which were amazing. Also while playing Guggenheim with my family. And it took two strong ones to get through Phantom of the Opera, holy hell.

 

3. If you have kids... Are they driving you nuts? - No kids, no pets. Just me. The only physical contact with another creature I've had in months is one dog who was friendly enough to jump up and kiss me and accept pets.
 

4. What new hobby have you taken up during this? - Tabletop roleplaying-games! It's actually an old hobby but given that all my regular social things are canceled or using zoom, ttrpgs have been a lifeline while meeting new people on various discords. I detest Zoom and any other teleconferencing but thankfully discord does not have video chat by default so everyone does voice chat rpgs there which is nice. Ttrpgs used to be a big part of my life but I vastly prefer in person and I've struggle to find a group lately. Now, however, I take what I can get. Just have to finish writing this new ghost-hunting Dread game so I can run it. But wow it has been wonderful creating so many new characters. If you want to hear about them, I'll post more. I feel like I've rediscovered a part of myself I had lost. 

 

5. How many grocery runs have you done? - Two or three a week.

 

6. What are you spending your stimulus check on? - I'm trying to commission folks and support artists and musicians.

 

7. Do you have any special occasions that you will miss during this quarantine? - The entirety of my thirties. It's been gutting knowing that I'll be so old that I'll be a complete social outcast by the time this is over 

 

8. Are you keeping your housework done? - Not really. I thought I was going to do a lot more and get on top of it but the psychological damage of being 100% socially isolated has been pretty severe and I'm honestly lucky to have any sanity at all right now. Taken all my effort just to survive this. Staying at home with your family or partner is way different from staying at home with no human or animal contact whatsoever. No one has any idea how bad this is. But I'm not literally dying so I try not to complain too much as others have it worse.

 

9. What movie have you watched during this quarantine? - Well, it's a musical, but I just watched it, so why not? Phantom of the Opera. There was some thing where you could watch it for free over the weekend, the whatever anniversary version from 2011. It was horrible. I feel bad cause my friend liked it but wow it was so, so bad. I did not expect the villain to be a misogynistic, abusive, gaslighting incel. I think we're supposed to sympathize with him or he's supposed to be an anti-hero or something but nope. Ew. There weren't many likeable characters, but Carlotta was easily my favorite. She was so badass and I kept wanting her to be gay. When she and Christine were flirting as part of a play within a play, that was easily the best part. I'd ship them. The rest was awful, alas. The main theme feels so 1980s which did not fit the 1800s setting at all. I enjoyed the Cats movie so much more than Phantom. And Cats passes the Bechdel test quite easily! Phantom does not

10. What are you streaming with? Nothing. Still don't have a streaming service ever since I quit Prime.

 

11. 9 months from now is there any chance of you having a baby? - Nope.

 

12. What's your go-to quarantine meal? - All the same stuff as before, really. Only difference is making coffee at home with beans from my local coffee shop. I did invent a brand new way of brewing coffee accidentally that has been working for me. If you want to hear about it, I'll explain.

 

13. Is this whole situation making you paranoid? - I was already paranoid and socially isolated and those things have just gotten much, much worse. 

 

14. Has your internet gone out on you during this time? - Nope!

 

15 What month do you predict this all ends? - June 2021

 

16. First thing you’re gonna do when you get off quarantine? - Go to work I guess. Attending a local genderqueer group will be really nice. Yeah, my life has not been too good even before all this, sorry.

 

17. Where do you wish you were right now? - Antarctica? I guess it's Fall there, now, though, so getting uninhabitable. But that's one of my few bucket list items left unchecked. 
 

18. What free-from-quarantine activity are you missing the most? - Any kind of contact with other creatures.

 

19. Have you run out of toilet paper and hand sanitizer? - I was down to two rolls but managed. I have no need to hand sanitizer since I have soap. I am not really sure the point of hand sanitizer.

 

20. Do you have enough food to last a month? - No. I still go to the grocery store two to three times a week. I can't keep a week's worth of breakfast foods in my home without eating it, alas. But I am not in a high risk group and I wear a mask and wash my hands afterwards and all.