Jer Lance @jer_@wandering.shop

Making several quarts of homemade spaghetti sauce...so...I will be eating nothing but pasta this week. Suck it, quarantine! #xp

This quarantine is going to keep going on and on. Some moron on the neighborhood Facebook has been ranting that florists are essential and folks concerned about non-essential companies being open are busybodies. Sigh. #xp

I made the mistake of looking at my 401k. I'm down about half a year's salary. I really hope I get a stimulus check.

But seriously, don't check your 401k or any of your long term investments... #xp

The upsides to this most recent adventure are: I can see clearly out of my right eye again, I'm at a "normal" level of sinus pain, and I feel more or less human for the first time in about 2 weeks. I can't wait to join normal quarantine activities! #xp

At peak pain, the only thing that could offer any relief was the hottest shower I could stand blasting directly on the right side of my face for 5 to 10 minutes. With that, I'd get 1-2 hours of rest. You can't imagine what about a dozen hot showers a day does to your skin. #xp

At yesterday's urgent care visit, I learned some things: taking random collections of medicines to get through the work week can fuck with your blood pressure to the point where doctors become awfully concerned, sinus pressure can impact your eyes, expiration dates are legit. #xp

So my wimpy little cold has spent the last few days really settling into my sinuses, especially on the right side...so today's exciting adventure is urgent care to get something to get the pressure out of my teeth, ear, and eye. Oh, and finally sleeping, I hope!

Irritating Illness That is not Coronavirus (IITinC) seemed like it was waning on Friday, so I was able to do about 7 hours of conference calls...

...whiiich might explain why it came back with a vengeance today: sinus headache, drowning in phlegm, coughing, and sore. #ImDumb

Being ill and having had to WFH for most of this week, I really, really miss Zoom. Teams might have its benefits, but videoconferencing isn't among them. #xp

I feel seen...https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/solution
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A reminder that a lot of folks need right now: Your values are what you choose to do when it's difficult, not what you say when things are fine. Make the decisions that your value statements claim you would.

If you think this is to you specifically, ask yourself why. #xp

Unrelated to the news that we have 2 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the metro-Detroit area, Yesterday, I felt a little under the weather so I worked from home...but as the day wore on, the "meh" heightened to "bleh"...so today I'm going back to sleep.

I SAID IT'S UNRELATED...

Wow...I've shifted slightly more left than when last I took one of these and WAY more liberal. Interesting. I wonder if it's a natural progression or a response to Republican part of the last decade... My political coordinates are 33.3% Left, 77.8% Liberal https://www.idrlabs.com/political-coordinates/1/33.3/1/77.8/result.php

I really love @FiresideFiction@twitter.com (if you're not a subscriber, you're missing out), and now if you back their new anthology of short stories by Puerto Rican authors, you can get awesome fiction, gorgeous artwork, and a year's subscription to Fireside! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/firesidefiction/puestes-pal-futuro #xp

The new hotness: I love how the gentle, red glow of my Ergodox keyboard matches my mouse and PC! Now to re-learn how to type... #xp

Day 3 of long sleeves, long pants, and buttons on my shirt. Send help! #xp

I love the snow, but it didn't break my heart to fly out of the winter storm this morning to this... #xp