(Warning: this post discusses Coronavirus/Covid 19)
On a personal level, January sucked. Bad.
My beautiful Nan got Covid, and combined with her other health problems, despite the fact that she had very few symptoms, we nearly lost her.
There are very few things more distressing than watching someone you love slowly fade away via video link.
Honestly? If you're STILL not taking Coronavirus seriously, you can fuck the hell off.
And, dearest nerdlets, you know how upset I have to be to swear without censoring myself.
I really wanna delete a few letters and add *s, but I'm not gonna, cos despite the fact that I'm a nice well-brought-up Welsh girl, that's how annoyed I am, and how much you suck if you're one of the selfish people who still isn't taking precautions.
Still having UK Amazon Associateship issues, so PLEASE DON'T USE MY LINKS TO MAKE UK PURCHASES - US purchases only, because I still have my American Associateship.
I'm starting work on a blogpost explaining the whole frustrating thing, which will be up soon unless they suddenly resolve the problem (which seems less and less likely, tbh.)
On a more positive note, this year's version of The Bookish Diversity Link List is up!
This is a resources list that I started back in 2016, gathering links to spread and promote diversity in books. 💖
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That was my January, how was yours?
Tell me something happy if you can! Feel free to commiserate with me if you can't! 💖💬
Ugh, I'm so sorry about your nan, Cee. Honestly, when talking about people who aren't taking this thing seriously, the word fuck is completely needed. I have no sympathy for people who are not following the rules. Sometimes I think I'm sounding a little too harsh, but when I see innocent people getting sick and dying, I can't help but think about all the people who aren't taking it seriously.
ReplyDeleteJust... there are people on the news complaining they can't go on holidays and to night clubs, and using mental health as an excuse (I *know* mental health is under strain right now - but my mental health would be better if I knew people were *safe,*) and my Nan is struggling with a serious downturn in her general health and quality of life after this and the selfish people out there just wanna go to Spain for 2 weeks and think that's the worst thing ever! ARGH!
DeleteYes, I hate swearing, but fuck them. Just fuck them.
I gasped when I read about your Nan! I too get so angry at the selfish people who are taking this pandemic seriously--just yesterday the US reported over 500K people have died in our country alone. I've started wearing double masks when I go out, which is only to doctor appointments, the library to pick up holds or return books, and last week I gave blood. I refuse to eat inside a restaurant and for our anniversary we purchased curbside food. I hope February has been so much better for you and your family.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I can't say February's been any better - Nan's health is very on-edge and it's been incredibly stressful.
DeleteOver 5k have died in Wales alone - I know that in comparison to 500k (that number... so awful,) it doesn't seem like much. But we have a population of just over 3 million in total. Everyone knows someone who has died, and everyone knows several people who have been ill with Covid. Some communities have been utterly devastated. We're still in Lockdown here, so for my mother's birthday we had takeaway Chinese food - I don't understand people who want pubs and nightclubs open more than they want people to survive this.
I'm sorry about your Nan's health remaining poor. Any loss of life is horrible and I also don't get the life-risking activity with opening public places where you can't wear a mask (eating and drinking). So selfish and cruel. Take care!
DeleteThank you <3
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