41 wtf and what have we done

 December 21-22

Talked to mom for an hour and a half .... then made lunch (hot dog and potato and leek) and went to Trader Joe's and Central Market where they had kolsvart smoked licorice and Peter's Yard crispbread - yum. First episode of Queen's gambit. Tuesday Jim went for lunch out and I talked to mom for an hour and tried to find something to read. OH, and I had a dentist's appointment for cleaning. All is well.

World: 77,753,952 - 1,711,385 dead =2.2%

US: 18,134,027 - 321,301 dead = 1,7%

Russia:

Texas: 1,606,979 - 25,954 dead

Florida: 1,223,015 - 20,754 dead

Sweden: 389,439 - 8,167 dead = 2%

December 23

Met with Catherine and Michele at Starbucks and then went to Michaels and then home at 5 and pot pie for dinner and beading and an Inspector Lewis. 45 has issued pardons and vetoed the defense bill and is devolving in front of our eyes. *sigh* 

 

December 24

Called mom and Annika and Inger and Rulonna (left message). Did some errands and picked up the mail and there was my new calendar and the Christmas card from Jonas. Tamales for dinner - I liked the chicken but not the beef. Lethal Weapon was as good as I remember.

 

December 25

Talked to Sinikka and later Jonas and watched WW1984 - it was really not very good. Meatballs and mashed potatoes - not my best gravy. Late evening zoom call to Minnesota - they are so overwhelmingly awesome.

December 26

Got a drink and some cheese/salami at the gas station and then Meadows museum for Alonso Berruguete - renaissance sculptor in wood and paint. Weird but interesting. Very expressive figures. Fish for dinner and Jim got the shivers w back pain and some nausea and fever. Got him to bed after finishing Homefront and taking a hot bath. 

Unemployment benefits expire today since 45 has not signed the covid bill. *sigh* They are still playing chicken with people's lives.

December 27

Jim still sick. Forgot to write R so we cancelled Milton. Spent the morning in limbo and did not get unstuck even after the boflex thing was delivered at 11. Did do some beading during the afternoon. Left the house at 5:15 for a WALK - to the park and did the short circle and then home. So so nice to get out again for the first time since spring. Couldn't get the music to work but enjoyed it thoroughly anyway. Got home at 6:00 when it was dark. Got Thai food for dinner and stopped at Albertson's for eggs and got stuck in the parking lot listening to This American Life about the Mutchler's Christmas traditions  https://www.thisamericanlife.org/482/lights-camera-christmas/act-one-7 and then watched the Holiday with Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz and Jude Law and Jack Black (beautiful scenery and some clever scenes, clearly trying for a mix between When Harry Met Sally and Love, Actually, but not quite making it)

45 finally signed the relief bill, but so late that there will be a gap in support over New Year's. Gah.

World: 80,792,902 - 1,765,071 dead

US: 19,134,977 - 333,125 dead

Russia: 3,019,972 -54,080 dead

Texas: 1,690,986 - 26,966 dead

Florida: 1,271,979 - 21,212 dead

Sweden: 396,048 - 8,279 dead

Week 40 of the wft and there are very few cares left

 December 14 - 16

Monday lunch in the park. I went to campus a little bit and said goodbye for the winter break. Students were getting pictures for graduation and Kevin was there studying as always. I drove home and stopped to get my inspection done. We hit 300,000 dead in the US and the electors voted for Biden so now he really is president-elect. Even Putin said so and after him Mitch McConnell. The first Americans got vaccinated.

Tuesday a lot was not working because they were migrating servers. I still got some done and we did the second night in a row at teh store room. The hacking of so many companies and government agencies wer reported - scary.

Wednesday we had a brief meeting with the grad team and Alice was there and the world is better. I renewed the car registration. One year anniversary of Tracey's death. Over 3,400 people dead in one day in the US - is this the winning we were supposed to be doing ...

World: 74,186,004 - 1,648,512

US: 16,964,180 - 307,340 dead

Russia:2,708,940 - 47,994 dead

Texas: 1,534,450 - 24,920 dead

Florida: 1,155,335 - 20,204 dead

Sweden: 348,585 - 7,802 dead

 

December 17

Potbelly lunch in the park and then back to work. Finally got the new class set up for the certificate. Did some other stuff and then we went to the STOREROOM and emptied the old one completely. So happy about that. Tomorrow we can cancel it and be done. Watched Iliza - confirmedkills from 2016. She is devastating at times. Buttdialed mom and scared her - she scared me when she called to check on how I was doing ... oh well. At least we are both well.

 

December 18

Did the last day of work and stuff and things and then we had fish n fizz for dinner. Checked the news a bit and learned more scary things about the hack - so many systems affected. Jim went to bed early and I played a big fish game for a bit. Yay

 

December 19

Talked to Annika who's fine but T is having side effects and then breakfast tacos at fuel city and then stoneridge mall for ellipticals but we stopped at beads unlimited on the way and then we did lunch at Terry Blacks and then home and I talked to Jonas who said Rs sister tried to commit suicide .... *sigh* and told me mom got sick from the flu vaccine she took but is better today. Forgot to take my meds Friday night so feeling a bit antsy but taking them tonight. Worried about Nietzsche who has diarrhea and feels puny. *sigh* Got popcorn from teh movie theater and watched Die Hard - still fun.

US 17,649,057 -  316,144 dead today.

December 20

Talked to Rachel (who figured out that I was really hoping Milton would succeed in explaining the ways of god to man and then to Simon (who is still looking for meaning and finds dating problematic but does like his job and plays in a band) and then went out for something and checked on ellipticals and they were out at Dick's and then we had lasagna and then we watched SNL and then we went out again and got catfood and stuff and then we watched Heartridge Hotel with dinner (I ate the last rib and Jim had some Mac n Chese). Somewhere I figured out that you get jaded because you have seen so many of each thing when you get to a certain age so fewer things are new and inspiring and you think the stuff you grew up with is better because that was new and fresh (even if it was only new and fresh and original to you). 

Apparently there is a deal for another cares package - finally.

World: 76,823,486 - 1,693,205

US: 17,844,690 - 317,668 dead

Russia:2,821,125 - 50,242 dead

Texas: 1,593,471 - 25,827 dead

Florida: 1,201,566 - 20,568 dead

Sweden: 367,120 - 7,993 dead

39 are the WTFs now

 December 7

World: 67,073,728 - 1,536,056

US: 14,757,000 - 282,299 dead

Russia:

Texas: 1,322,738 - 23,137 dead

Florida: 1,058,074 - 19,177 dead

Sweden: 278,912 - 7,067 dead

Had Rosa, Renee, Amanda, and AJ share - nice and fun meeting. 

December 8-10

Talked to Inger one of the days. Wrote Beth for her birthday.

We are now at 3000 dead each day. Texas AG has filed a stupid law suit in the Supreme Court to overturn votes in 4 other states. 

Tuesday I went to campus and picked up all the stuff for the cupboard. Got it out, got it downstairs and then went outside and asked the kids outside to help carry. They did it happily and when I got to the police station V helped to unload. The world is a nice place. Oh and I met Michael and gave him the hand cream I found at the British Emporium.

Wednesday I went back and got the Portuguese language exams and talked to Lisa a bit.

Thursday Alice is back a little. We talked about Ethnic Studies in an extra meeting. I figured out that part of the optimism in the 70s (see Shulamith Firestone) was the space race. 

 

 December 11-13

and then the rest of the week went by and I honestly have no idea what happened. We had Fish n fizz one day and worked on the store room some and of course did Milton on Sunday, which also was Lucia. I baked then I think and Sunday night I got all the grading done and grades in.

38 wtf and on we gogo

 November 30

World: 63,118,430 - 1,465,492

US: 13,511,194 - 267,792 dead

Russia: 2,275,936 - 39,491 dead

Texas: 1,231,155 - 21,891 dead

Florida: 999,319 - 18,597 dead

Sweden: 243,129 - 6,681 dead

 

No class and a very very slow and unsorted day. 

December 1

paid the rent. got a little updated on email and stuff.

December 2

Found out Alice tested positive. Talked to mom a little. Some meetings and started figuring out how to do the oral exams and realized the database and other files sorely need updating - we are so behind. Oh, apparently Peter is teaching a class in the spring - I am glad someone told me ... Took a break for dinner and then back to work for a bit.

December 3

Somewhere in here there was a lot of election crazy - more and more and more. Got slippers and a new water fountain for the cats.

World: 65,220,566 - 1,506,157

US: 14,139,040 - 276,235 dead

Russia:

Texas: 1,286,369 - 22,573 dead

Florida: 1,029,030 - 18,874 dead

Sweden: 272,643 - 7,007 dead

 

 December 4-6

went fast ... Friday was the teach-in group that was good and nurturing and productive. Something else happened in the afternoon that was good, but I can't remember what. Jonas called in the evening - on his walk. We went to get graphite and missed getting fish so we had something else instead. Saturday I called mom and David and Simon so that was nice. D is firmly convinced they are doing the right thing - yeah well. We spent the whole afternoon at Jim's computer watching things and hanging out together. Fish for dinner and the book. Sunday was lunch with Grace at Taste and then we drove around and saw things in FW and then we drove by Ben's and picked up a backup drive and got to see their back yard and planned a gettogether for the holidays. Emporium Pie (and Jim had Fuel City tacos). Watched the first two episodes of the Salisbury Poisonings

World: 67,073,728 - 1,536,056

US: 14,757,000 - 282,299 dead

Russia:

Texas: 1,322,738 - 23,137 dead

Florida: 1,058,074 - 19,177 dead

Sweden: 278,912 - 7,067 dead