I gotta say....Im getting pretty pissed off by people saying this year is a dumpster fire....and whatever about "It's 2020, what do you expect".
Sure, globally things are well, not looking good, but it's not like once this year started rolling about, problems in different parts of the world started happening out of the blue. (This is a bit of a moot argument I'd argue as well, but hell, it still aggravates me to see people writing off this year because of so and so.)
My main point is one year of your life shouldn't be written off due to problems worldwide, there are still plenty of things one can do and accomplish.
That's why for this thread's topic, I can't really say much, except the pandemic/"Great Kung Flu" has well, affected the world a lot as we all know.
First Ten Weeks (until Pandemic) It went normally, I was glad to just spend time working and doing my normal thing after a hectic semester at university.
I was laid off on St. Paddy's Day, and my last shift was on the prior friday. After that, I went for a bit of hiking, a bit of walking....and some drinking here and there.
April: I started going for night walks, exploring neighbourhoods I saw by car years ago, but only now walked, and truly saw for myself. I stopped drinking on the 20th of April, and I didn't start again until August.
Through May to mid-July; I continued going for night walks, sometimes going 35+ kilometres...I didn't do very many, maybe 3 or 4 a month...but they always were memorable, fun and usually long walks. I also continued making art and doing whatever, the former being good practice for myself.
Unfortunately for me, my mental health started getting worse over time...I was just getting lonely and almost desperate at times to start conversations with strangers. In mid-July, I was brought back to work...so gradually night walks stopped.
From the end of August to now; I've been drinking a lot more, as a way to relax....but only doing so about twice a week. I've come to start appreciating some wines, and occasionally went drinking with friends at bars. I made some friends who also like photography, which has been a great way to continue doing something I love, while socializing, and heck, offering updates to projects in Toronto
With the way things have been recently, it feels like we'll be reliving March again. It's a bit of a strange feeling, but with how business has started dying down recently, it's hard to not say we'll probably be laid off in the coming weeks. I'm in a depressive state not unlike what I had years ago...though it's reminded me just how unproductive one can be in such a state. I had some bad days at times, but recently I've been a bit better.
I miss travelling to other parts of the province.....I intended to go to Ottawa sometime in the summer to check it out for a day or two....mostly because it's not incessantly far by train, and I had a good experience there 9 years ago which made me want to return someday.
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I still scream at least once a day.
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