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.

Aaaand the condo is already under contract with a prospective buyer as of this morning.

Ah well, it was way sooner than I was prepared to move on buying a home; I haven't even been pre-approved yet. And that unit has sold twice in the last 3 years, so it or one of its sisters might be on the market by the time I'd intended to be buying.

So they are shutting us down to the public but since we are a county entity, they will not pay us so far. There are some meetings happening that may allow us to not have to exhaust our benefits (vacation & comp ONLY--NO SICK LEAVE) during the shut down. Ugh.

I'm in a better spot than most but some (read: most) people in libraries have very few benefits or leave to burn.

If the county doesn't come through, we could lose people just by being shut down.

Ugh. Ohio wants to delay their primary and I don't want that to happen. I didn't early vote and fear mine being delayed too. Mostly I fear a precedent for November.