It's not officially "Shelter in Place," but it's remarkably similar. The city closed houses of worship, and suddenly I miss mine even though I don't go every week. The recent Shelter in Place orders have allowed for grocery shopping, caring for family/friends, and individual outdoor exercise, as well as medical care. So it's more relaxed than when the police ordered "Shelter in Place" for them to hunt for the Boston Marathon bomber.
My work and social life is already extremely limited, but what there is of it is all shifting to video conferencing. What bothers me most is that the video conferencing itself is a migraine trigger. I'm terrified that it's going to stay this way, and I'm going to lose tutoring forever, lose my Talmud study group...I don't even know what else, I'm just afraid it will shift online and everyone will say, "yeah, this is good enough, and better for the atmosphere than actually getting together," and I'll never see anybody again except my girlfriend or the dentist.
I can walk to my girlfriend's house, but it's more than 3 miles and across a major road. (Not MUCH more than 3 miles. And there isn't much traffic these days.) So that's an additional strain, but not a complete loss.
Ooo, you're not supposed to not visit her? That's kind of nifty. (I'm not supposed to visit anyone, By Force Of Law, though otherwise my Shelter In Place is like your current situation: groceries, medical, and individual outdoor time are ok.)
Unless we can build online/virtual connections that REALLY ARE as good as what we had Before, I hope we will fight, After, to rebuild the in-person links.
In theory, they'd rather we not visit. But it's a slightly different shape of risk than taking two buses each way to get there.
Last weekend, I was thinking that yes, seeing Adrian was an acceptable-to-me risk in terms of possible infection, and she agreed. I'm not sure whether/how much that has shifted, and I would want to consult with cattitude before visiting, right now. (Usually it's just confirming that there's no reason he'd mind me not being home a particular Friday, or yes he's happy with Adrian coming to dinner on a given Monday.)
Yeah, we're usually pretty casual too (OK if I stay at ___ tonight?) but in my area right now it's pretty clear we are not supposed to do that. So no visits for a while.
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My work and social life is already extremely limited, but what there is of it is all shifting to video conferencing. What bothers me most is that the video conferencing itself is a migraine trigger. I'm terrified that it's going to stay this way, and I'm going to lose tutoring forever, lose my Talmud study group...I don't even know what else, I'm just afraid it will shift online and everyone will say, "yeah, this is good enough, and better for the atmosphere than actually getting together," and I'll never see anybody again except my girlfriend or the dentist.
I can walk to my girlfriend's house, but it's more than 3 miles and across a major road. (Not MUCH more than 3 miles. And there isn't much traffic these days.) So that's an additional strain, but not a complete loss.
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Unless we can build online/virtual connections that REALLY ARE as good as what we had Before, I hope we will fight, After, to rebuild the in-person links.
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Last weekend, I was thinking that yes, seeing Adrian was an acceptable-to-me risk in terms of possible infection, and she agreed. I'm not sure whether/how much that has shifted, and I would want to consult with
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