Friday Five
Jan. 29th, 2021 09:16 pm1) How is your year going so far?
If my year started on the 20th (i feel like it did) then it's been mostly good, very busy at work, shadowed by having my dog get hurt this week. But she's on the mend and it's nice to have insurance for her and just say "yes" to the vet.
2) Have you gotten vaccinated yet? If not, when do you think it's likely to happen?
No. I'm at the bottom of the list: hoping for June/July if Washington keeps up the target pace, but if we're looking at national pace then, well, I guess maybe for Christmas.
3) Are you bored or are you busy these days?
Busy. Work has really picked up and even though I'm done with school I am soon to be in four RPGs so I'm likely to end up with five regular social things a week, which in the before times would be unacceptable. We'll see how this goes.
4) Is this pandemic good or bad for your finances?
Good? I still have my job. We order takeout regularlybecause we're sadto support the locals, I have fits of online shopping, but the truth is that there's no small item impulse shopping or lunches out or transportation or live entertainment or movies or conventions or travel. My yoga teacher got a desk job and the pool is closed. For example, there were so few in-person soccer games in 2020 that almost our entire season ticket buy rolled over to this year (and of course we weren't buying concessions).* Our rent went down when we renewed the lease. We've given more to charity than ever and our savings are growing.
5) What are you missing most these days?

it changes from day to day. today, it was being in my office - there's a Slack channel called #slobs-at-the-eyrie where we used to post pictures of messes found in the office. it has, of course, been dead for more than nine months and today someone posted about how neat and responsible we've become. it was funny and horrible at the same time. we're getting ready for our annual team "offsite" and fuck it's just going to be a two-day video call.
* I would lay money that we'll have a similar situation this year, with no in-person games until near the playoffs
If my year started on the 20th (i feel like it did) then it's been mostly good, very busy at work, shadowed by having my dog get hurt this week. But she's on the mend and it's nice to have insurance for her and just say "yes" to the vet.
2) Have you gotten vaccinated yet? If not, when do you think it's likely to happen?
No. I'm at the bottom of the list: hoping for June/July if Washington keeps up the target pace, but if we're looking at national pace then, well, I guess maybe for Christmas.
3) Are you bored or are you busy these days?
Busy. Work has really picked up and even though I'm done with school I am soon to be in four RPGs so I'm likely to end up with five regular social things a week, which in the before times would be unacceptable. We'll see how this goes.
4) Is this pandemic good or bad for your finances?
Good? I still have my job. We order takeout regularly
5) What are you missing most these days?

it changes from day to day. today, it was being in my office - there's a Slack channel called #slobs-at-the-eyrie where we used to post pictures of messes found in the office. it has, of course, been dead for more than nine months and today someone posted about how neat and responsible we've become. it was funny and horrible at the same time. we're getting ready for our annual team "offsite" and fuck it's just going to be a two-day video call.
* I would lay money that we'll have a similar situation this year, with no in-person games until near the playoffs