The last 5 months have seen the un-becoming of the world which we knew. We try to navigate the new normal. What a world. But people want things back to how they once were. They wanted that too soon. And because of that, things are worse than they were before. Our country has become the idiots of the world. The world looks at us like we look at Florida. (Sorry uncle & aunt, if you are reading this blog. You are exceptions to the rule!).
The push to get the schools open. I get it. I work at one and I know in order to survive we have to do something. I just feel that it isn’t going to work. We have had 5 months to figure this out and all I think we have done is figure out how to cover our butts if it all turns south.
Move in week is next week. Classes begin on the 17th. Am I looking forward to this like I normally am? F*** NO!!!! I’m about as close to terrified as I can get. Not only about the chance of infection but by what extra f***ing duties that are expected of my crew. I understand that we are all in this together, but some people have pushed some serious work onto others. The logistics don’t work. It’s a mess.
Friday arrived and I had had enough. Total burnout. I was taking a half day. By 10 this morning I could have given a f*** about the job. I wasn’t having it. I was done. I could have cared less. This attitude is very unlike me. I do my part. I like to think I go beyond what is expected. I just couldn’t do it Friday. I had checked out. The combination of overwhelming anxiety and widespread stupidity broke me down & knocked me out. I was defeated.
So I gave the campus the bird & said see you Monday. I had a pow-wow w/ friends for lunch and then I went for a drive to relax. Hiked some. Became one with Mother Nature. Basically, got away from people for a few hours. It worked like magic. First real bit of vacation since we got this s*** rolling again. I wonder if it would be frowned upon to take the entire first week of classes off? The though excites me.
The only thing positive I can say about the university moving forward with reopening is that I enjoy having my friends back on campus to visit with in person. Apparently I’ve missed that. I also became friends with someone through text messages during the shutdown, Yvette. Before we had had only a handful of visits, but during the “toilet paper crisis” a group text was formed and for the past 5 months we have chatted. It has been nice to have in person conversation since becoming friends. It also gets me the heck out of my office. To sum up, although still in contact these past 5 months I’ve really missed seeing my campus friends. I really have. Maybe that’s a little of the old normal I can enjoy. At least, until we all get told to go home again. Until that happens we will all soldier on together. That’s all we can do.
Picture from my time in the wild.
Jalapeño
Brunch was all Bekah. Sausage biscuits w/ gravy with scrambled eggs. I added jalapeño. It was more like a traditional breakfast than brunch.
Chicken fried chicken. Again, all Bekah. side mashed potato and asparagus.
Teriyaki salmon with broccoli cheese. The broccoli might have been my favorite part. I wasn’t feeling the salmon. I was supposed to have made a crockpot meal but I lost time and forgot.
Crock pot roast, ranch style beans & rotel. I threw onion and jalapeño. We made enough that we munched on it off and on until Friday. It was also good with eggs, Bekah discovered.
Seared tuna with seaweed salad, again.
Shrimp cocktail. Uh… can dinner be easier? Probably not. Perfect summer meal.
What was going to be Bekah burgers became whatever this is. Grilled jalapeño and onion. Pepper jack cheese and green sauce. Hit the spot.
Cocktail of the Week: Marla’s Drink.
En Fuego 