Flagstaff, Writing Classes, and the last of the 2020 COVID memes (Weekend Coffee Share #32)

April 1, 2022 /

Good morning, and welcome to the Weekend Coffee Share, hosted by Natalie the Explorer! Grab a drink, pull up a seat, and let’s get to it.

Video of the Week

I’ve spent the last several weeks inflicting 2020 COVID memes on y’all (see here, here, and here). We aren’t quite done yet, but before we get to the last batch, I have a treat for you. Trent McDonald, a fellow Weekend Coffee Sharer, created an excellent parody of “Yesterday” at the beginning of the pandemic. Thanks, Trent, for giving me permission to share your work here–I love it! Crisis truly inspires creativity.

Writing News

Nothing terribly exciting, but I’m taking two classes:

I’m hoping that second class helps me get back on track with the thriller I’ve been struggling with for over 2 years.

Travel

Once again I haven’t been anywhere interesting, but I’ll be in Flagstaff this weekend for my writing class. I’ll try to take a few pictures, but I’ll be in class almost the entire time I’m there. Besides, having lived there, I have lots of pictures of the area. Here are a few:

San Francisco Peaks from Buffalo Park, November 2018
View from my front yard, November 30, 2019
Cinder Hills, January 2015

2020 COVID Memes, Part 4: The Final Chapter

I promised myself this would be the last week of COVID memes, mostly because I have a big ol’ stack of garden memes on deck that I’d like to share before spring is over. Then I started digging through my collection and found so many gems I haven’t shared yet. *sigh* So this week’s batch will be huge. Enjoy!

Social Distancing

We all learned some fun new terminology in 2020: “Flatten the curve.” “Shelter in place.” “Zoom” as a verb. And, of course, “social distancing,” which was probably invented because, “Stay the f*ck away from people,” was too direct. Or you could go this route:

Some of us (*cough* my husband *cough*) really did have swords.

I like this version:

Greetings from the Writer in Residence at Camp WTF.

Activities at Camp WTF (and everywhere else) included:

Anyone fill the entire card? I almost did.

You can’t be too careful:

Love in the Time of COVID

Social distancing added another layer of difficulty to dating (like it needed one).

Here are some more for you overachievers:

“Prince Charmin…” blahahahahaha.

Another approach:

Even serial killers had a hard time adapting to the new rules:

That last one is one of my favorite COVID memes ever, which tells you all you need to know about my warped, twisted mind.

Personal Hygiene

The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 2020 added a layer of complication to our personal hygiene efforts:

Toilet paper wasn’t the only thing in short supply:

Surprise–kids are unsanitary little disease vectors:

Shopping

Some of us actually looked forward to grocery shopping, because it was a legit excuse to leave the !@#$% house, but it did feel a bit complicated in those early days:

Toilet paper and hand sanitizer weren’t the only goods in short supply:

2020 was the year even the diehard holdouts embraced online shopping.

Homeschooling in a Pandemic

2020 made me so glad my son is an adult. Kids–and their parents–had it rough.

Remote Work (or when “Zoom” became a verb)

Was COVID-19 human-made? Follow the money.

Here’s another bingo card for ya. Pretty sure I’ve filled about 100 of these.

Remote work is challenging for some jobs:

And now that we’ve introduced sharks to the conversation:

Regional Differences

States and even cities took different approaches to dealing with the pandemic:

Perhaps New Jersey should have taken a lesson from Stockton:

2020: The Gift that Kept on Giving

Some of us like to plan our lives. Some of us have had a rough time with the pandemic.

Hell, I still don’t feel like I can plan anything, because:

As if a deadly global pandemic weren’t enough, 2020 had other fun things in store for us:

IIRC there were murder hornets too. It’s a miracle any of us are still alive.

Wait your turn, mummies, wait your turn.

Probably the best description of 2020 I’ve seen:

Yet, being the resilient creatures we are, we kept trying to find hope:

If you’re reading this, you’re a survivor, and you’ll have so many stories to tell your grandchildren about these strange, strange times. And one day, when the age of masks and hand sanitizer and toilet paper shortages has faded to a sepia-toned memory…

I’ll be the writer-in-residence at the cannibal raider camp.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! Got anything fun planned?

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