My office has told every to work from home until further notice, and it’s just weird. Socially, I’m an extroverted introvert, but at work, I’m an introverted introvert, so I always thought working from home would be a dream. It turns out that between my endless Zoom meetings (computer-based face-to-face meetings), teleconferences, and furiously answering emails between conferences, I feel like I haven’t had a second to myself. I said to a friend this week that I wish we could go back to the office so I could be left alone to do my work in peace.
To further complicate things, Beloved and I adopted a senior cat last weekend, and she is a complete nutter. She’s aggressive, kind of mean, and won’t let us anywhere near her, so we’re falling over ourselves trying to win her over in the middle of all the rest of this chaos.
Then there’s the endless stream of bad news. Between the contagion numbers climbing, the shocking selfishness of people hoarding supplies, and the falling economy, I think everyone is feeling like we’re all in a bad disaster movie.
But all is not lost.; we still have our sense of humor. I know the world right now is no joke, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun with it. Started by The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon, this is the Twitter hashtag #MyQuarantineInSixWords, and it’s making me feel a little less desperate.
I’m going to post some of my favorites, then I’d like to ask you all to throw in your own in the comments.
Let’s play!
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My OBT 
March 20, 2020 at 7:49 am
My Quarantunes playlist needs more songs.
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March 20, 2020 at 4:49 pm
Lol!
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March 20, 2020 at 7:50 am
Funny. At least people are taking it in stride. Well some are any way.
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March 20, 2020 at 4:50 pm
Yes. The power of the human spirit to find the humor in terrible things always gives me hope.
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March 20, 2020 at 8:22 am
These are great. Will have to think on it. I felt a kindred spirit to the “Bras are no longer a necessity” and “I will wash my hair tomorrow.” Which, when you think about it, in totality, is kinda gross.
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March 20, 2020 at 8:23 am
going to go take a shower now.
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March 20, 2020 at 4:50 pm
Same
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March 20, 2020 at 4:50 pm
And yet, eerily accurate.
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March 20, 2020 at 8:38 am
I know we are supposed to be funny, but:
My Kid Needs a Heart Transplant #myquarantineinsixwords
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March 20, 2020 at 4:51 pm
Oh, honey. Sending all the love.
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March 20, 2020 at 9:09 am
haha! Yes to everyone of these!! I retired a month ago and am receiving texts from my co-workers: Come back. ‘Micromanagement by Zoom is even worse than in person.’ Hang in there, Donna.
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March 20, 2020 at 4:51 pm
OMG they are so right!
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March 20, 2020 at 9:13 am
There are some brilliant ones in there.
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March 20, 2020 at 4:52 pm
People are sometimes awesome and funny!
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March 20, 2020 at 5:40 pm
Very true!
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March 20, 2020 at 9:22 am
Online teaching is frustrating and challenging.
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March 20, 2020 at 4:53 pm
I handle lawyer training, and that’s challenging enough. I can’t imagine trying to keep kids from getting distracted.
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March 20, 2020 at 4:55 pm
You can’t keep kids from being distracted. That is there normal state now. However, being online, even with the teacher, seems to be as good as being online with their friends. Odd how that seems to work.
Many students have opted out. This means that fewer teachers will be working next week.
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March 20, 2020 at 8:54 pm
Interesting. What are the students who opted out doing?
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March 20, 2020 at 10:22 pm
Some are going home. The others are watching Netflix. They might be under the mistaken impression that it will be over quickly. They might think they can wait it out.
Many governments are ordering their citizens home.
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March 20, 2020 at 10:45 pm
Interesting.
Our government ordered us home starting on Sunday. I think it makes sense. New York City is way too densely populated to expect people to be out and about and still keep 6 feet away. It just doesn’t work.
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March 20, 2020 at 11:57 am
Thanks. We need to keep our sense of humor. I’ve been watching all the Late Night Shows via their YouTube shows.
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March 20, 2020 at 4:53 pm
Me, too! Whatever works.
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March 20, 2020 at 12:10 pm
All good luck with your new senior cat, Donna 😀
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March 20, 2020 at 4:54 pm
Thank you. She is a real jerk (but I kind of love her already)
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March 20, 2020 at 4:58 pm
I hear you, but cats are like humans in many ways. When we become old, no one will be allowed to decide, how we wish to live our lives either 😀
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March 20, 2020 at 8:54 pm
I’m not saying she doesn’t have her reasons. It’s just kind of a hostage situation in our house, and she’s the terrorist.
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March 20, 2020 at 12:23 pm
We have to try and maintain a sense of humour in these strange and troubling times. I think my response would be: “My house is now too peopley”.
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March 20, 2020 at 4:54 pm
LOL! I’m sure the new cat would concur!
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March 20, 2020 at 1:07 pm
Stay safe!
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March 20, 2020 at 4:54 pm
Thank you, my dear. You, too!
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March 20, 2020 at 1:30 pm
I know all about new animal bosses. Most of my life has been spent making a pet happy.. Still doing good here in Citra FL
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March 20, 2020 at 4:55 pm
Glad it’s going well by you.
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March 22, 2020 at 4:32 pm
How about, “Working in my pjs is fine.”
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March 22, 2020 at 6:21 pm
Yes! (But with a grownup top so I can Zoom).
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March 22, 2020 at 7:45 pm
“We’re gonna need a bigger house.”
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Stay healthy!!
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March 23, 2020 at 6:51 pm
Thank you, lovely. And to you, too!
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