Yikes Hil! My parents can be frustrating but they're at least taking this seriously (even if that involves texting my sister and me while we were traveling yesterday and suggesting that we wear masks and if we didn't have masks (we didn't) that we use....underwear. Wtf??)

Also Matt that place looks great and now is probably a great time to buy with the mortgage rates...and I'm gasping at that price! Wow! I figure we are entering a recession and my place will definitely loose value, but for that price how can you go wrong??

ltc is mad about everything, and I'm anxious about everything. So, she's watching muppet babies, and I'm taking a short break in my room under a weighted blanket.

How frustrating, Hil! I'm grateful my parents are being sensible.

HR clarified our clarification - anyone whose workcan be done from home *can* work from home for the next two weeks, we can still go into the office if we want to for now. Which I may do some of the time, everything is harder working from home. We'll see.

{ { sj } }

from Facebook this morning, from Eliza Rubenstein.

I am the very model of effective social distancing!
I listen to the experts on the topic of resistance-ing;
I know that brunch and yoga class aren't nearly as imperative
As doing what I can to change the nation's viral narrative.

I'm very well acquainted, too, with living solitarily
And confident that everyone can do it temporarily:
Go take a walk, or ride a bike, or dig into an unread book;
Avoid the bars and restaurants and carry out, or learn to cook.

There's lots of stuff to watch online while keeping safe from sinus ills
(In this case, it's far better to enjoy your Netflix MINUS chills)!
Adopt a pet, compose a ballad, write some earnest doggerel,
And help demolish Trump before our next event inaugural.

Pandemics are alarming, but they aren't insurmountable
If everybody pitches in to hold ourselves accountable.
In short, please do your part to practice prudent co-existence-ing,
And be the very model of effective social distancing!

{{sj}}

Matt, that condo is fantastic! I love the loft feel.

Statewide shutdown in PA for the next 2 weeks. All non-essential businesses to close, dine in bars and restaurants to close unless they can offer take out or delivery. Restrictions go in place at midnight tonight.

Matt, that place looks great!

I'm sorry about your aunts, Scrappy.

My sister and I are getting so frustrated at our parents.

Yeah, my mother went back to the grocery store this morning and was going to invite a friend over tomorrow! Duuuuuude.

In other news, I'm listening to an episode of Thirst Aid Kit, and they are doing a segment on hands, and I can't believe I can't talk about this with ita.

I'm hoping once we get into a new schedule things will get better, but ltc hates changes in her normal schedule. So everything is currently a fight or whining, even the fun things. We have an apple cake in the oven.