My department head is totally freaking out, and keeps sending out emails about how we're now all soldiers in a war against an invisible enemy.

TCG said even the local bakery was picked over and packed with people. Not much bread left and no individual pizzas, which they always have a ton of.

One of my roommates picked up Scott tissue ("There was nothing else?" "It was cheaper!") and is being abused savagely for it.

He deserves abuse! That stuff is nasty.

I'm working and catching up on The Magicians. Then my sister texted and made me watch the news conference with Ben Carson coughing into his hand then holding on to the side of the podium that the rest of them are touching. With these idiots in charge we surely are doomed.

Seriously, just taking it a day at a time. Worrying doesn't help me so I don't bother. There seem to be a normal amount of kids going to and from the park across the street. People walking their dogs and such. I'll continue to limit the crazy making news and try and focus on my list of stuff I should be doing.

I am at work. It was slow so I checked my phone and got a series of Skype messages. I have been spending a lot of time in Second Life (which I highly recommend) sitting on the virtual beach and then also watching Harry Styles be adorable because it's very calming.

Matthew's mom has schizo affective disorder so this right now is not a good time. Plus she is super impulsive and wants things done now. And they don't have the best relationship so things tend to get tense just because.

I told Matthew we are all going to sit down and finally divide responsibilities up and also bills a bit more formally and then he and I are going to sit down and talk about budgets and steps to move out

And to make things more stressful for myself I am going to make it clear that these are steps we have to take if we want to keep our relationship. Because I am not doing this forever and I'm also not going to be with someone who just takes the path of least resistance and is miserable all the time because it's easier to play video games.

I know I've done that but I grew out of it. I also think Matthew needs therapy to work through some of this with his mom and help with his stress tolerance levels but I don't think during a pandemic is the best time to look for a therapist. But that is going on the Changes that Have to Be Made list.

Cash, these is great news!

And in good news of my own: I just sent the final version of my research proposal. I am gonna science! On a topic I care about! And my faculty (people outside of my head who are not my friends!) supports this!

Go Shir! It is good to see your hard work coming to fruition.

Yay, Shir!

Yay, Shir!

I gave blood this morning, since I'm sure they're going to need it and fewer people will be donating. On the way home I decided to "swing by" Safeway to see if they had any shelf-stable milk. MISTAKE: the place was packed, the line was all the way back to the bakery section, and half the shelves were empty.

So instead I went to one of the small local Asian-owned markets and got almond milk, some shelf-stable single servings of milk, cheese, tortillas, pesto, and jalapeno cheese curls. It was busy but nothing like Safeway.

It's raining so I can't do yard work or walk the dog, instead I'm just on the couch reading ST:DSC fic...

Oh Teppy, I'm so sorry. So glad your friend was able to get treatment quickly.

Cash, I'm so glad that your brother is finally getting meds. I hope this is a start.

Yay, Shir!

askye, that sounds like a difficult but very necessary conversation to have. I hope it goes well for you.

Had to go to Costco on Thursday for supplies for the shop. No toilet paper at all and 3 packs of paper towels. Haven't tried any other supermarkets. We're doing takeout as much as possible to support local places.

I'm trying to figure out which of my spring break plans/errands I can still do. I'd had a whole stack of genealogy research stuff that required going to a Family History Center for their materials, and those are all closed (and I wouldn't go, anyway.) I desperately need new glasses, and I was going to make an appointment with an eye doctor, but even with the way they sanitize the equipment, I'm not sure I'm comfortable with putting my face on things that other people are putting their faces on. My furnace has been making some clanging sounds -- do I have someone come in to fix it?