Timelies all!

I wish Nova would wait until 7 am to start meowing, but it's been somewhere between 5:30 and 6 for a while. Ugh.

We used to feed the cats at 7:30 back when we had, like, places to be and stuff. Now I get up at 6:30, feed the cats, and go back to sleep till whenever. Since Tom actually has to wake up at a specific time for work (no commute though), I figure it's fair to let him sleep through all that drama.

Today's fun at the grocery store was woman with mask way below nose, and her partner, man with mask hanging from his ear so he can vape.

I need to go to the grocery store today. Mask usage has gone up quite a bit from what it used to be but I'd say about 20% of the people there won't be wearing one. Technically speaking, I'm immuno-compromised so that's not great. OTOH, there are times I kind of hope to get COVID and die so it's not all bad I guess (I'm still wearing a mask everywhere though, I don't want minimize spreading it to others regardless). At least, I don't get disapproving looks when I wear a mask like I used to.

OTOH, there are times I kind of hope to get COVID and die so it's not all bad I guess

No, that is bad. We don't want you to get sick, and we don't want you to wish you were sick.

No, that is bad. We don't want you to get sick, and we don't want you to wish you were sick.

What Dana said. It sounds like an awful disease, and wouldn't make anything better.

I skipped out on going out to brunch (outdoors) because we're going for a ride in a couple of hours and I cannot do heavy exercise on a full stomach. I'm really jealous of people who can.

Went to the farmer's market this morning and although there was like 95% mask compliance, I did notice the two young white women strolling through without masks (not hanging around their necks or whatever, not there at all). What makes you special, young lady? There are signs all over the farmer's market.

I am glad the party went well, sj!

I think in Wester NY the mask usage is going down, because we didn't have a big surge. Maria and I went to a park today, and people were really gathered. We parked far away and then just walked to the hiking trail, and we only ran into one or two other families on the trail, but none of them were even carrying masks. We left pretty quickly. I mean, maybe we were dumb to even pod, but I think there came a point where we couldn't be the only (adult) person we ever talked to in person. And also, frankly, if I get sick I am going to need her and probably vice versa.

Also, does anyone else have Gwynnie Bee? I had it and loved it before the pandemic, but now I don't really need it and it seems IMPOSSIBLE to cancel. I have been on hold for hours, and I don't have that much time to be on hold, what with all the zoom meetings! I do not need to spend $80 a month on a dress subscription service I am not using. Maria thought maybe I could send a letter? It is with Paypal, so I am not even sure I could take it up with my "credit card" company.

No, that is bad. We don't want you to get sick, and we don't want you to wish you were sick.

Also this.

I think you can deauthorize a subscription in PayPal if it comes to that, Sophia. I seem to remember doing that for something or other.

Fuck! I thought I had a spider bite on my shoulder, but then I got two that were symmetrically placed on the front of my shoulders and some on my hands. And I thought "I know spider are good with patterns but that suggests it's something in my system rather than an external bite."

And I just looked up "Hives as a symptom of Covid" and it looks EXACTLY THE SAME. Even in the same fucking spot. I think I need to get tested tomorrow.

I mean, yes, get tested. But hives can be a reaction to a lot of other things -- new food, new laundry detergent, and stress for sure.

But getting tested is the only way to rule Covid in or out, so definitely do that.