Ugh, -t, that would be infuriating. I mean, yay for the no-layoffs part, but otherwise just irritation.

The DH gets his second shot this coming week, and we plan on our first meal out in over a year for a couple of weeks after that. We rarely go out to dinner, but we do go out for brunch at a diner each Saturday and Sunday and have done so for the last 27 years. In all the places we’ve lived, we find an awesome funky joint and become regulars.

How exciting! Myself, I can't wait to go anywhere that is not within walking distance. I haven't wanted to take transit since shelter-in-place went into effect and, aside from getting my Christmas tree this past December, I haven't been outside the city limits since January 2020.

So in MA it's generally been impossible to get an appointment at any normal time, so the word on the street is to pick a different state that has appointments available, which gets you into the signup system. You can do that part in advance, so you are ready at 12:05 or 6:05 to click the search button. I do not understand how this helps! But the local vax mavens swear by it.

That actually makes sense to me. Any time you can avoid yet another page before actually seeing whether anything is available is a win.

Timelies all!

My parents are heading north, and staying with us this weekend. I have to vacuum stuff and wash the slipcovers tonight. sigh...

At one point our VP said something along the lines of "There's no secret plan we are hiding from you, this is what we think will work so we are trying it" so now I am pretty sure there is a secret plan they are hiding from us. Or maybe just from me. Although having lunch helped a bit with that.

Logging on briefly from spring break in the Catskills (where we had a very loud windy snowstorm this morning - this region is lovely but also BAD AT SPRING) to say that Serious Eats' 2 minute mayo recipe is, as far as I can tell, foolproof. I have NEVER had it go wrong.

Good luck with the vaccine appointments!

So in MA it's generally been impossible to get an appointment at any normal time, so the word on the street is to pick a different state that has appointments available, which gets you into the signup system. You can do that part in advance, so you are ready at 12:05 or 6:05 to click the search button. I do not understand how this helps! But the local vax mavens swear by it.

This is basically what I did for NY - pick any location with available appointments, go through the signup process where you enter all your personal info, and then you can "edit" your appointment to a location that's not 400 miles away.

CA MyTurn just texted me that I might be eligible for the vaccine - 1 week after got an appointment but 3 before I get the shot, so, that's something, I guess.

I just got an email confirming my second dose for April 10th. Awesome. They're supposed to text me with a time slot on the 9th, but if they don't, they said to just show up between 11a and 3p. OK. I can do that. Yay!

I am so excited. Many of.my close friends are vaccinated or will be around the same time. I'm not sure I remember how to socialize in person, but I'm willing to re-learn.

Meant to say, -t, WTF with the reorgs? Way to freak out a workforce multiple times a year. Geez.

I am starting to think that someone decided that since we're all confused about what's going in general due to the pandemic, why not throw in more confusion and change whenever the possibility arises.

But I have reached the end of the day and tomorrow is a holiday so I don't have to think about it for 3 whole days, hooray!

"There's no secret plan we are hiding from you, this is what we think will work so we are trying it"

raises hand "Who's responsible for coming up with this secret plan that doesn't exist, and why can't they get their act together?"