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Post by Moonlit_Arcane on Apr 20, 2020 23:01:42 GMT -5
I'm still working. It's stressful, and I keep wishing I'd just get laid off? But I keep being glad that at least I'm 3rd shift so less people to interact with. I stole Cryptic's mask she used to wear in the lab at her work, and I've been sanitizing everything upon arrival and rotating pairs of gloves when interacting with the work computers and the guests. It's a lot, but if I'm going to have to be here, I'd rather stay as safe as possible. @-@ And I cringe every time I see someone cough in the lobby without covering their mouths, ugh ugh. Unfortunately with our rates dropped, we've been getting the sort of guests we usually don't attract - skeevy ones that are brought in by the cheaper prices and it's just... everything is pretty anxiety-inducing. We've had more and more reports of theft and people breaking into cars in our parking lot, the world has literally just become SO bizarre. Just trying to get through it all! My characters have been keeping me company, me and Cryptic have been doing Camp NaNo so that's been a nice distraction.  |
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Post by Mr. Pooka on Apr 22, 2020 13:13:28 GMT -5
That sounds like a nightmare Arcane. I can barely even imagine why people are traveling and staying in hotels for any reason atm anyways... at least regular type travelers, or even the skeevy ones... I could see things like putting up say doctors or nurses to be close to work or who are mobilizing at other cities hospitals, or things like that, but really who has be to traveling at a time like this?
In Canada, many major cities have completely booked out large hotels near hospitals to use as overflow sites just in case, or to move non emergency care patients. I think it was Toronto and Vancouver who are also using hotels as shelters for homeless people who have no way of social distancing.
Either way our thoughts are with you and I super hope something good comes your way! Like a lucky combo where a hospital books you out, but never need to use the site for overflow... a paycheck, little work and no weirdness...
..also, working on characters is always an awesome distraction, (-8 Pooka and I are lucky we can do that with Sphinxes and our only breaks will be to just do that more intensively with role playing offline.
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Post by springacres on Apr 22, 2020 13:50:33 GMT -5
I wish more cities in the US would book out hotels to use as shelters for homeless folks during this pandemic (looking at you, Las Vegas and Atlantic City...), because homelessness is a big problem in many places here and the pandemic is only going to make it worse.
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Post by Mr. Pooka on Apr 22, 2020 16:27:56 GMT -5
I hear ya Spring! A couple of days ago a group in Vancouver who advocates for the homeless occupied an empty school in an effort to have a place to stay and be able to distance themselves and after they were kicked out the last I read they are/were protesting in front of several closed hotels, literally sleeping on the sidewalk in front of these places with thousands of empty beds. It really puts some things in perspective.
...and ya, of course there is lots of extraneous factors in these situations... but someone could probably come up with something without to much red tape if they tried I think...
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Post by Angel_of_Music on Apr 25, 2020 17:30:52 GMT -5
still safe here on my end, but now I'll have a mask that says 'me'. Behold!! My Vikings mask!!   |
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Post by Mr. Pooka on Apr 26, 2020 21:23:58 GMT -5
That's a very cool mask Angel!
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Post by Mr. Pooka on Apr 26, 2020 21:25:39 GMT -5
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Post by Mr. Pooka on Apr 27, 2020 13:16:28 GMT -5
I've seen a few good ones myself...  or this one that comes up a lot in our home games... deciding exactly what is valuable for Dragon Hoards. The last fun one I did in game was a pair of Draconic Otaku with a hoard of rare collectibles, replicas, sealed manga and more... but this one is more a sign of the time.  |
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Post by PookaWitch on Apr 29, 2020 17:18:51 GMT -5
Okay, I really love this reaction. ETA: I just realized that I may need to explain for those who don't know. the Stand is a novel about a pandemic that kills off probably about 99% of the population in pretty much the first chapter. That is the author tweeting, of course. XD |
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Post by Sweetintoxikation on Apr 29, 2020 21:14:17 GMT -5
Okay. So update for my family. Well our state announced officially we are still 'shelter in place' until end of May. Then to re-evaluate I'm guessing. Uhm. Nothing really new there. Some of the guidelines/restrictions have a 'slow lifting' schedule. But I'm still waiting to hear more on that. My new job classifies me as an 'essential worker' so I am leaving my house daily. But I'm working in a small office with MOSTLY just my sister and I. And we pretty much keep the distance. Neither of us wants her to bring that home to the little guy. I sanitize my workstation multiple times a day and I keep the hand-sanitizer near me. But I'm not overly worried unless I have to go to stores. LIKE.. I need to make a run to Target this week for something in the office (for myself) and I'm not wanting to go. >.> Or like Grocery shopping/Costco runs I'm keeping to the LONGEST between times. Just the normal stuff. OH I did have to go to the grocery for milk the other day and I ran into another person who loves Critical Role. :D That's always fun. I don't have an actual mask to wear in public and no time to turn my fabric scraps into one, so I've been using my MASSIVE like.. scarves. And just fold those up and tie them around my face. XD I'ts really hilarious since one is all these black hieroglyphs on a 'yellow/gold' background. XD I get a kick out of that. AND.. because I did have to giggle I need to share this. (Spoilered because foul language "sort of" It says the a single 'bad word' |
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Post by scorpiomilo on May 5, 2020 22:22:47 GMT -5
This virus stuff has been really messing with my mental health, that's why I disappeared for a bit, just, was not feeling social at all and didn't want to ruin anyone's good time or mood with me being super negative. I'm taking steps to help myself , though its very hard since my biggest help, working with animals and being around allot of animals, I can't do right now, so I'm having to rely on allot of other self care ideas. I'm also constantly anxious that I'll end up being agoraphobic because of this, so that doesn't help. So just, yeah.. been trying to really take care of myself
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Post by Mr. Pooka on May 7, 2020 23:58:32 GMT -5
I've been using my scarf to Toxi! ... I wish I could find the time to make one, mostly because I need an excuse to learn how to use my sewing machine... but my scarf is functional enough. ...mind you we don't leave the house for anything so I haven't had to use it much. I haven't been to a store in... almost 6 weeks now? The only time we went out for anything in that time was because of a necessary Doctor appointment.
That sounds rough scorpio! ..and that is definitely going around. This stuff is getting to a lot of people and the news is often just darkness after darkness. Hopefully we provide a bit of a happy place here, (-8 and have a couple of threads to get some of this stuff out, but mostly just to stay connected when everything else is closed off.
We don't really have much news on this end really. On the fishing front, there are two notes. Fishing will not be canceled or postponed in any way which is a good thing, but... several of my favorite spots are closed off to the public here in our city (and nearby)... Like the place I like to catch our smelts... the spot I usually go to is a stream with a boat launch and a small park, but boat launches and parks are all closed... the fish are there, but it's just not open to the public... Mind you, as much as we need the smelts I might have skipped it this year anyways because I don't trust that people wouldn't crowd together and ignore distancing rules at 3 in the morning, in the dark. ...but at least I've got a couple of spots I can still get to easily enough, so we'll be smeltless but not fishless, (-8
Other than that, we're good I think! We've got Sphinxes to keep us nice and busy, (-8 and roleplaying breaks to recharge. ...and a ridiculous tv I bought way back on black friday which makes watching movies a treat, (-8.
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Post by scorpiomilo on Jun 17, 2020 15:30:52 GMT -5
didn't know whether to throw this into pillow fort or here, but since its directly related to this it goes here. But, I'm very nervous/worried atm my dad has been sick with chills and fever etc for about a week, and he has to get a covid test today , so if I'm a bit out of sorts that's why
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Post by PookaWitch on Jun 17, 2020 16:20:59 GMT -5
scorpiomilo D: I hope that everything is okay with your dad. Even if it is bad news keep hopeful because most people still pull through. ^_^
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Post by tierasa on Jun 21, 2020 14:07:48 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that Milo. Hope everything is okay. We just found out Friday that my nephew-in-law was exposed at work. He has to get tested Monday. He, my niece, and my great niece are all asthmatic, so it could be difficult for them especially Lenore if she contracts the virus. She only just turned two this week.
EDIT: Nephew tested negative, so all good.
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