Month: March 2020

Student’s Log – Scholastic/Quarantine Date 03.30.2020

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Well, I woke up this morning, and I got myself a…wait…IT’S STILL FUCKING MARCH!! OMG!!

An upset Pam Beasley from The Office
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I have little concept of time anymore. The only reminder that it is still a thing is my “To Do” list on Canvas. Otherwise, it all just blends together.

Sour Cream from Steven Universes saying “Time is an illusion”
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I was productive yesterday. At least, I think it was yesterday. Not with school, of course. Instead, I organized my closet and got rid of 5 garbage bags worth of clothes.

London Tipton from Suite Life of Zach and Cody smiling and clapping
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As you can probably tell, my mind is functioning almost solely on memes and gifs at this point. That and online shopping. OMG! MAKE ME STOP BUYING SHIT!!

I’m going to run tomorrow morning. Dave’s Running has virtual races for the next 4 weeks, so I signed up for those. Hopefully, DeWine doesn’t shut down the parks because people are being stupid and congregating in groups at the parks now!

Philip J. Fry from Futurama yelling “Stop acting so stupid” through the wrong end of a bullhorn
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And on that note, I’m off to read my weekly affirmations from the rhetorical bible.

Runner’s Log – COVID-19 date 03.26.2020

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Today, I went to Olander Park in Sylvania to run. I went early, and it was so much nicer than Wildwood the other day! There were very few people there, and everyone was staying six feet or more apart. It was lovely.

I think it will be my spot to run from now on. There are no hills, it’s a gorgeous run around the lake (so no chance of getting lost), and there was an older lady who would cheer me on every time I passed her. I loved her. It really helped me out.

I ran 3.31 miles today, and I completed the Bob Ross Happy Little Trees 5k virtual run. It was a perfect Bob Ross worthy place to run it.

I really hope Ohio can keep our parks open. Wildwood was so crowded the other day though. At least at Olander there aren’t many parking spots, so it won’t get as busy. I hope anyway.

To end this post, here’s a short video I made after my run. Stay safe and 6 feet apart out there, people!

Student's Log – Scholastic/Quarantine date 03.23.2020

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First day of online teaching. I didn’t really have anything to do except email my students. I have the week’s module all set, I’m trying to make this as easy for them as possible. (Which means no synchronous stuff!)

I also got emails/updates on my own classes. One professor is (as someone in my cohort described him) an academic angel. I swear there isn’t a nicer human being on the planet and is eliminating grades on our stuff for the remainder of the semester. We still need to do the work, but if we have issues, we don’t have to worry about our grades. My professor for my other 2 classes is giving us time to get used to the new way of life and has pushed back readings and project due dates. I love my program.

GIF of Captain America saluting

Not all heroes wear capes

Because I have been under so much stress the past few weeks, (I mean who hasn’t been?) I needed to get outside and run. We are under lockdown here in Ohio, but we can still go to parks. I had never run the trails at one of our parks, so I decided to go today. The best way to describe what happened is it was a beautiful disaster. Beautiful because I wanted to run at least 6.5 miles, and I ran/walked 7.1!

GIF of Barney from How I Met Your Mother giving himself a high five

It was a disaster because…well, just watch this video.

Strong language