A friend of mine told me that a relative of hers died of COVID. After I gave my condolences, my friend was like "Yeah, this virus is so scary. My great aunt lived a great life though. 96 years old and survived a cancer diagnosis last year. Such a shame."
Like, I'm not an asshole. I'm sorry her relative died. But ... CLOWN. WORLD. Yes, it was only COVID that did her in. Literally the
only possible cause. Okay.
In other news, my husband and I decided we're spending the week after Christmas at a theme park that we found out was still open. Got our tickets, and we're excited. We plan to tell everyone we're going, too. Seethe, you Karen cocksuckers.
Seethe!
A couple days ago I ordered some food and decided to meet the delivery guy outside of my building instead of just having him leave it at the door. The delivery guy shows up and he's not wearing a mask. I don't really care. I think all this mask shit is stupid anyway. He hands me my food and I say "Thank you." He smiles at me and says "You're welcome."
If this was before the pandemic I would have taken this interaction for granted, but because of the mask mandates I hardly see people's facial reactions anymore. I forgot how good the simple act of thanking someone and seeing their face light up felt. It made me feel like a human being again instead of a mindless drone that
just works and consumes.
Long story short: My husband and I have had a lot of home improvement-related stuff happen throughout this year. I've seen a lot of carpenters, landscapers, etc. throughout this year. The vast majority of them appear to be very appreciative and relieved when my husband and I have said, "Oh, we don't care about masks. It's all good." We've even shared beers with some of these guys after the work's been done. All around good interactions with real people who are being affected by all of this.
Yesterday morning, we had another carpenter come over to do an estimate on a new project we want done. He was shocked that we actually invited him into our house. And when we asked if he wanted us to wear masks, he said, "Oh I don't care if you guys do. If anyone is going to pass it to someone, it's going to be me to you guys since I see people all day." He then proceeded to talk about how awful this year is and how he's so "over it" with so many people and how they're so rude these days.
Can you imagine if you are someone like a carpenter or a plumber working on a Karen's house? I'm sure these guys have definitely met their fair share this year alone. Seriously, these guys have acted downright relieved when they find out my husband and I aren't self-important psychos. lol.
For several years, I've said that people act too shocked about nice gestures these days and how it's probably because nice gestures aren't the norm anymore. Well in 2020, they are even rarer. It's so damn
sad.