It’s definitely starting to affect me. I don’t feel like I’m locked in the house, I still go out, for photos, groceries, whisky, etc. But I find myself wandering glassy-eyed around the house, looking out one window after another. Circular routine. Expecting to see that UPS truck dropping something off that I didn’t order. Birds fluttering around, getting ready for winter. Will skiing be any good this season? Après?

At least the birds have face-to-face contact. Zoom barely makes it for me. My posterior superior temporal sulcus is starving.

Pandemic fatigue

Creativity seems elusive lately. And I’ve been thinking about this lethargy a lot. I’ve come to the conclusion that I miss the face-to-face connection with my family and friends. Those high bandwidth body language and facial expression kind of relationships.

Recently I had a short conversation with a person I met at Yonge Dundas Square. He obviously had mental issues, but he could talk and listen, and so could I, which made for a pretty interesting moment.

Well, that’s enough melancholy for today. Actually it’s not all that bad; I was just trying to make a point. And I invite you to add to this conversation by telling your ideas on coping with pandemic fatigue in the comments below.

 

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High Park

Yonge Dundas Square

Dance School

This bridge was formed in Netherlands, assembled in Nova Scotia, then floated by barge up the St Lawrence Seaway to Toronto, where it will be installed in the new “Port Lands” development.

Stairway to…

urban renewal

Patrick Stewart and Mark Hamill

Someone taking a picture of me

Yonge Dundas Square

Yonge Dundas Square

Just a normal bar… have to wear clothes

paired

What are we tearing down for the next condo?