Thursday night. I know I keep saying the world is getting stranger, but come on… Now there’s a video of an osprey holding a shark as it flies over Myrtle Beach, SC. 2020 will never cease to surprise us, and we’re only halfway through!

My online game got to the part where there’s a widespread pandemic, with corrupt politicians being somehow involved. Fortunately, I managed to skip that mission. Things get pretty meta when you need an escape outlet from an escape outlet…

Herman Cain, who was once a frontrunner in the 2012 Republican primary, has been diagnosed with covid and hospitalized. He’s 74, which puts him into the high-risk group. He also mocked the pandemic by taking pictures (maskless, of course) at a crowded Trump rally. I hope he recovers and learns from it. If not… Every death is tragic, but some are less tragic than others. Meanwhile, the governor of Texas has made masks mandatory outdoors, which marks a sharp departure from his previous line of thinking, if you can call it that. It’s quite refreshing to see one’s quest to piss off absolutely everyone around him. Awe-inspiring, really.

More people at work have transferred away, leaving us severely understaffed and overworked. My vacation can’t come soon enough. Incidentally, that wood-cutting thing I was thinking of is called whittling. I spent $50 CAD on some basic supplies (as well as top-notch cut-proof gloves), and they should arrive tomorrow. I’ll just add it to my French lessons and pandemic-chronicling as another fun activity to do while avoiding others.

Bad news with xgf’s as well: the gal pal who offered her the free basement apartment may be coming back. The apartment is too small for two people, so it’s back to the drawing board – but for 39 days there, she had a place of her own…

There’s other worldwide news that I’m not including: the arrest of Epstein’s accomplice (who will almost certainly commit a mysterious suicide), more gun madness in the US, etc. With everything else combined, that does not make for a calm lockdown. Then again, it’s likely that my self-inflicted sleep deprivation is finally making itself known. The weekend is almost here – thing should get mildly better then…