Unclean! Unclean!

[gominokouhai]

Self-isolating. Blue is showing symptoms, probably picked up because she works inna pharmacy, and has been advised to stay home for seven days. I have no symptoms but, because I live with her, as far as I can make sense of current guidelines, the advice for me is to stay home for fourteen days.

I thought this was pretty sucky but then, thanks to social media, I put it in its proper context:

I bought a 5kg sack of rice a couple of weeks ago. That's not panic buying, that's maintaining a responsible store cupboard. I was roundly mocked for it at the time, but now I'll show them, I'll show them all. From a distance of >2m, presumably.

I cannot afford two weeks on statutory sick pay but have decided to panic about that some time after the inevitable stir-craziness sets in. Meantime, I'm quite looking forward to the opportunity to catch back up on The Further Adventures of Space Dad. Last night, after we got the news, neither Blue nor I were particularly in the mood for Star Trek, so instead we got drunk and watched CON AIR. One of these things, I find, is a necessary prerequisite to the other.

So... how are folks?

Comments

[cmcmck]

Good thanks but hope you feel better soon!

We're in partial lockdown hereabouts.

Given our local Indian grocery, that's the usual way to buy rice (isn't it)?

[gominokouhai]

I usually get smaller packets cos rice lasts for ages. But I've been meaning to spend more at our Asian grocery anyway.

[omnipotent]

I'm glad you can at least keep yourself fed and entertained while you are practicing social distancing. Here's to hoping both you and your partner feel better sooner rather than later.

[gominokouhai]

Thank you.

[miss_s_b]

Con Air is one of my favourite comfort movies. "Put. The bunny. In. The box".

I'm alive.

Stupid pandemic playing havoc with my love life in some respects (James stuck in Crewe looking after elderly mum) and actually beneficial in others (ESW working from home means we can do weekday and are not restricted to weekends).

I am healthy and symptomless and stuff.

[miss_s_b]

Indian grocery stores are THE BEST. We got a kilo of oregano last time I went to mine because I use that shit in everything...

[gominokouhai]

Yay for being alive. Boo for social stuff.

WHYCOULDN'TYEW PURRT THEBUNNYIN THEBAWX?

[andrewducker]

Also love that movie. And The Rock.

We're alive, working from home, about to be doing so with a 2-year-old, and just had a neighbourhood meeting (standing 2m apart) to talk about how we can help people.