In quarantine, time is meaningless
May. 3rd, 2020 09:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ruI think I’ve been in a bit of a slump the past few days. I’m sure I’m not alone in this, but I think my okay-ness with this situation runs in cycles, where I have periods where I’m generally okay, and periods where the isolation and the not-normalness really gets to me. Overall I think I’m better than I was this time last month, and I think having a routine has helped with that.
I’ve found out that some things I was looking to later this year have been cancelled, though, and I think that’s contributed to the current downslump. I had a pretty good feeling they were going to be cancelled, but getting the announcement still hurts. I can’t help but feel like this is the year where no one is allowed to have any fun ever.
I’ve been trying to keep myself busy, though. I’m knitting a lot, and I’ve finished some projects and started some new ones, including my first knitalong, which is threatening to turn into an ANGER!project with the amount of restarts I’ve had to do. I think I’ve finally got it figured out and can proceed, though. I’m also working on editing a short story I wrote that I want to try and get published. We’ll see how that goes!
The urge to cook and bake has been high, although I’ve tried to keep it under control so I don’t end up with an Aziraphale-level of baked goods (If you’re a fan of Good Omens and you haven’t watched the Lockdown edition yet, do. It’s delightful). I’ve been making bread (like everyone is), and we’re in the thick of strawberry season here, so I’ve been heavy into jam (which at least will keep for a while and I don’t feel compelled to eat all at once). I’ve made strawberry jam with cherry balsamic vinegar, and blueberry jam with bourbon. I think I’m going to need to start a jam journal for myself to keep track of what I make so I know what I’ve tried and in case I hit upon something I want to make again.
I’ve started in on some gardening for this year. I’ve planted cucumbers, and I want to get some basil in because there is seriously nothing like having your own basil plant in the summer so you can have basil pretty much whenever you damn well please.
I’ve made some masks for myself and Eien, and for my family and for some friends. It took a few tries to hit upon a design I liked, but once I figured it out I think the results have turned out pretty good. I’ve used this as an excuse to break out my most ridiculous fabric, because if I’m going to have to wear a mask, I’m going to do it on my terms, and my terms are THE MOST RIDICULOUS POSSIBLE. This includes things like Dalek fabric, bacon and eggs fabric (which has gotten multiple compliments), and Gold Key Star Trek comic fabric. Because I am a classy lady.
Since I can’t work in the lab right now, I’ve also been working on honing some skills for work. I’ve been working on beefing up my R skills, and I’ve gotten myself familiar with Linux so I can work with the uni’s HPC cluster. I’ve also been learning about databases and SQL, and while I’m definitely not proficient by any means, I can at least say that I now understand Little Bobby Tables.
Overall, it’s mostly just trying to keep on keeping on as best as possible.
I’ve found out that some things I was looking to later this year have been cancelled, though, and I think that’s contributed to the current downslump. I had a pretty good feeling they were going to be cancelled, but getting the announcement still hurts. I can’t help but feel like this is the year where no one is allowed to have any fun ever.
I’ve been trying to keep myself busy, though. I’m knitting a lot, and I’ve finished some projects and started some new ones, including my first knitalong, which is threatening to turn into an ANGER!project with the amount of restarts I’ve had to do. I think I’ve finally got it figured out and can proceed, though. I’m also working on editing a short story I wrote that I want to try and get published. We’ll see how that goes!
The urge to cook and bake has been high, although I’ve tried to keep it under control so I don’t end up with an Aziraphale-level of baked goods (If you’re a fan of Good Omens and you haven’t watched the Lockdown edition yet, do. It’s delightful). I’ve been making bread (like everyone is), and we’re in the thick of strawberry season here, so I’ve been heavy into jam (which at least will keep for a while and I don’t feel compelled to eat all at once). I’ve made strawberry jam with cherry balsamic vinegar, and blueberry jam with bourbon. I think I’m going to need to start a jam journal for myself to keep track of what I make so I know what I’ve tried and in case I hit upon something I want to make again.
I’ve started in on some gardening for this year. I’ve planted cucumbers, and I want to get some basil in because there is seriously nothing like having your own basil plant in the summer so you can have basil pretty much whenever you damn well please.
I’ve made some masks for myself and Eien, and for my family and for some friends. It took a few tries to hit upon a design I liked, but once I figured it out I think the results have turned out pretty good. I’ve used this as an excuse to break out my most ridiculous fabric, because if I’m going to have to wear a mask, I’m going to do it on my terms, and my terms are THE MOST RIDICULOUS POSSIBLE. This includes things like Dalek fabric, bacon and eggs fabric (which has gotten multiple compliments), and Gold Key Star Trek comic fabric. Because I am a classy lady.
Since I can’t work in the lab right now, I’ve also been working on honing some skills for work. I’ve been working on beefing up my R skills, and I’ve gotten myself familiar with Linux so I can work with the uni’s HPC cluster. I’ve also been learning about databases and SQL, and while I’m definitely not proficient by any means, I can at least say that I now understand Little Bobby Tables.
Overall, it’s mostly just trying to keep on keeping on as best as possible.