The "Fuck you Covid19" thread

[aussiegeekygal]

This may not be he place for this ramble but I need to put it some place. Sorry Cas for the hijack! I hope you can cut me some slack because I know you are so very aware of our tenuous hold on life especially these days.

I recently lost a friend and only found out by seeing a random post on a social media site. I don't know the how or why but it was rather sudden so it's doubtful it was Covid related as she had other health problems.

She and I had lost touch over the past 30 years but had managed to reconnect thru social media about 3 years ago. We once were extremely close and she actually was my matron of honor but when I moved out of state, we didn't have time to share all the little details of our lives and drifted apart.

She gifted me with a quirky coffee mug when I moved that became my favorite and to this day I think about her every morning when I make my coffee. So I was quite pleased to reacquaint myself with her via the computer. One thing led to another and we slowly slipped back into just occasionally touching base because RL got in the way. I never told her that I held on to that tiny piece that kept her with my all these years. I never told her that I started each morning with a happy thought because I would pick up that cup and think of her.

I never took the time.

Dammit, I never took the time. Two minutes! At the very most, two minutes. That's all it takes to tell someone your day is a little better for knowing them. Two minutes. One hundred and twenty seconds that I neglected to use for her and never can now but I can for another. In fact, several others.

I watch the world we live in now and feel that so many of us think we have all the minutes in the world left to accomplish this. We don't. Don't kid yourself, none of us do.

So for the Litsters reading this, my day is definitely better for being here and chatting with you. Thank you. And - maybe you should think about saying something similar to your own special people. Don't waste your two minutes.

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Fuck you Covid19!

I am so sincerely sorry for your loss. Thank you for the poignant reminder x

 

[cascadiabound]

This may not be he place for this ramble but I need to put it some place. Sorry Cas for the hijack! I hope you can cut me some slack because I know you are so very aware of our tenuous hold on life especially these days.

I recently lost a friend and only found out by seeing a random post on a social media site. I don't know the how or why but it was rather sudden so it's doubtful it was Covid related as she had other health problems.

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So for the Litsters reading this, my day is definitely better for being here and chatting with you. Thank you. And - maybe you should think about saying something similar to your own special people. Don't waste your two minutes.

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Fuck you Covid19!

Dearest Gracie

This is a perfect post for here and I wouldn't count it as a hijack at all and a great reminder.

I'd like to share that as a consequence of rhe pandemic I have rejuvenated a relationship with my best friend from college. For decades we have lived time zones apart. Initially, we had long conversations comparing notes and research on masks (she works in international public health). For several months now we are talk almost every week, texting most days and we are now leading a group of people we are loosely connected to from all over the world in conversations about racism. I just told her today how much I appreciate her. How much I enjoyed teaching a class with her decades ago and how comfortable I feel working with her on this new project.

So while there are millions of reasons to say Fuck You Covid19, there are moments where we can find grace and gratitude.



P.S. dearest Gracie...so sorry for your loss. So glad you have treasured that mug all these years.

 

[Bramblethorn]

This may not be he place for this ramble but I need to put it some place. Sorry Cas for the hijack! I hope you can cut me some slack because I know you are so very aware of our tenuous hold on life especially these days.

I recently lost a friend and only found out by seeing a random post on a social media site. I don't know the how or why but it was rather sudden so it's doubtful it was Covid related as she had other health problems.

Oh, I am sorry to hear that, Gracie :-(

 

[cookiecat]

Wise words, gracie. I'm sorry for your loss and your heart ache.

 

[Stillrandy]

A Little Humor With A Timely Message...

https://cdn012.**********/uploads/photos/2020/04/1004980/bdsmlr-1004980-XvocbUekxG.jpg

 

[gracie920101]

Thanks all!

It's scary how many people I know has passed this year alone; some were friends who will be missed and others merely acquaintances. I have to keep telling myself this is normal RL as we get more mature.

I used to live by the credo of "If you're not living on the edge then you're taking up too much space".

I need to start doing that again.

 

[cascadiabound]

Thanks all!

It's scary how many people I know has passed this year alone; some were friends who will be missed and others merely acquaintances. I have to keep telling myself this is normal RL as we get more mature.

I used to live by the credo of "If you're not living on the edge then you're taking up too much space".

I need to start doing that again.

I look forward to hearing about your adventures living on the edge. Just make sure you wear a mask when in public and wash your hands.
hugs

 

[gracie920101]

Absolutely perfect!

 

[twister947]

A poet for our times...we need yard signs.

 

[Dreamliner]

 

[cookiecat]

fuck

 

[cookiecat]

 

[cookiecat]

 

[ashkitten]

Accurate.

(I did see them eventually. It took a minute to go from uhhh where, I guess being naked is happy? to seeing it the other way. And now I can't unsee it.)

 

[ultramarineblue]

Accurate.

(I did see them eventually. It took a minute to go from uhhh where, I guess being naked is happy? to seeing it the other way. And now I can't unsee it.)

I struggled to see the happy people and probably would have struggled even if I hadn't been in lockdown for so long.

 

[cascadiabound]

I struggled to see the happy people and probably would have struggled even if I hadn't been in lockdown for so long.

Me too. Either that or I'm just plain sex starved.

 

[Dreamliner]

Accurate.

(I did see them eventually. It took a minute to go from uhhh where, I guess being naked is happy? to seeing it the other way. And now I can't unsee it.)

Yes, I keep flicking between the two.

I struggled to see the happy people and probably would have struggled even if I hadn't been in lockdown for so long.

I suspect that is your dirty mind ultramarineblue.

Me too. Either that or I'm just plain sex starved.

Go with the latter cascadiabound. That can be solved in time.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Saw this, which articulates stuff I've been trying to tell the staff I look after:

https://twitter.com/gambarnana/status/1287046105398616064

 

[ultramarineblue]

Me too. Either that or I'm just plain sex starved.

I think I'm inadvertently attempting Seela's no nut....

I suspect that is your dirty mind ultramarineblue.

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Come on, I am a good girl. No dirty mind over here.

 

[twister947]

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/202...s-secret-testing-plan-went-poof-into-thin-air

 

[brightsmile]

fuck you covid19

This is so profound. It is amazing how the economy went from having union jobs in the US to sending those jobs overseas and most people are now either unemployed or risking their lives everyday in hospitals or service industries.

 

[brightsmile]

It took me awhile to see the happy people lol.

 

[cascadiabound]

I am going to get take out Thai tomorrow night and take it to some friends who have just retired. Due to Covid, it has been impossible to properly celebrate this transition with and for them. Makes me sad.

A backyard physically distanced take out meal will have to suffice. It will be nice to just share their company.

Fuck you Covid19

 

[obelus825]

I am going to get take out Thai tomorrow night and take it to some friends who have just retired. Due to Covid, it has been impossible to properly celebrate this transition with and for them. Makes me sad.

A backyard physically distanced take out meal will have to suffice. It will be nice to just share their company.

Fuck you Covid19

That's nice though. In some ways doing things like that where it is more difficult can mean more.

 

[MandalorianMaso]

Struggling with the unknown. I want a definitive date to know I can see my Daddy Dom and visit friends in the UK and Covid is just delaying that more and more. The more time that passes the more I want to cry. Of course I don't want to take a 15+hr plane ride in the middle of a Pandemic but I also don't want to wait years to see my Dom.