Quarantine of the Day
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- MrAbominable
Quarantine, for a tomorrow.As a number of us are trapped in stasis during the great 2020 cull, seemed like there might be need for a Corona-lite thread. More about the day-to-day QBNers rather than politics. stats. medical proclamations. politicized stats, etc.
I had been thinking about Nairn's check-in idea. #deathpool
- MrAbominable3
My new routine is working from home M-F. I work for a fine art advisory in NYC. And there is every reason to believe that my company might shutter in the next month or two. So yes the virus is bad; but like many people it's only one of the threats.
I'm overweight because my workplace depresses the fuck out of me. I had been jockeying to jump ship but the arts, like many other opportunities has totally evaporated. And so I'm stuck at home stressing about being trapped in a job that might also evaporate. And the plague.
My routine has been the working at home thing M-F but the real routine has been trying to use this time to be healthier. No more vaping. Do a little yoga twice a day to help maintain anxiety, promote flexibility, and do damage control on a largely sedentary lifestyle.
I've always enjoyed cycling. The weather has improved enough that I can now ride about five days a week. And i'm ramping up on that as another way to promote cardio-pulminary; and weight loss. Plus the endorphins help keep the anxiety at bay.
My diet is largely meat and veg and home prepared. I've been keto in the past and not sure if i want to go that hard again. One of the upsides of keto is the anti-inflammatory properites. To that end, I am returning to intermittant fasting and trying to only feed within an 8 hour window. Only water outside of that to not trigger the metabolism. The idea that autophagy will benefit my immune system.
In a normal world I would have already been doing all of this stuff already. And I've done combinations of it in the past. Maybe the keto will come back. Hard to do that with a limited supply chain. Going to stick to a sort of Primal diet for the time being.
And enjoying the quiet. Gotta keep the tv down because it's too easy to go alphawave at the end of the day and hope it all goes away. Hopefully more music; more reading; and back to producing art.
- Dope cornteen.nb
- I'm in NY too. Biking is pretty much a lifesaver mentally.CyBrainX
- looks like laps of CP are about to get slighly more morbid.MrAbominable
- your overweight because you make excuses like your job. really spend less time on the blogs reading about weight loss and just doing shitdeathboy
- not to be a dick, but that shit isnt good for you and probably worse than a j o b. Run, walk, get a partime job throwing bags of concrete at home depot.deathboy
- but easy to say without finding your own motivation and incentive. try to set a realistic goal. something small. run a 10 minute mile. a particular hikedeathboy
- blah blah blah u read enough you know it all, except your excuse, change it.deathboy
- Ramanisky22
- Reading this illiteracy makes me want to pass a microplane grater over the whole length of my face.Continuity
- @Continuity: don't touch your face!MrAbominable
- ^ LOL!!Continuity
- Is cornteen the cannibal version of corn beef?lemmy_k
- Can't beleive I had to Google that.webazoot
- Search twitter for 'Colon', you'll laugh your spleen out.monoboy
- LOL ContGuyFawkes
- Continuity0
Quarantine side-hustles: any of you doing them?
I reckon as long as I'm both unemployed and basically in stand-by mode until the economy restarts (who knows when that will be), I should try and get a little something going to try and earn a few Euro on the side.
Problem is, I'm fresh out of ideas.
Thoughts?
- you could donate Type-O blood. doesn't have to be your own.MrAbominable
- What's your passion, make a related product. Like cooking? Hot sauces. Biking? Clothing. Dogs? Meat treats. Create a 'brand' and sell online.monoboy
- You make it sound so easy boy!canoe
- stoplying4
I'm working from home and thankfully a few weeks ago we got bunk beds for my kids so that freed up a bedroom for me to convert to an office. All kinds of new challenges though as my wife and I (mostly her) have to also homeschool the two boys and that's a TON of work. It's paper print outs, reading, math and writing. We do a pledge of allegiance in the morning, take a family walk at lunch and one again before dinner. Then it's time for a few beers before bed.
The best part has been bringing my guitar, bass and keyboard into my new office and opening up Logic and jamming in little 10-15 minute sessions. Such a nice release. Oh and some dumbbells. There's a strong possibility that the rest of the school year will be from home.- Post some jam sessions please :)Ramanisky2
- Yep Jam session posting online please.PhanLo
- or, you could home school the rest of us. either / or.MrAbominable
- utopian1
I hope that I have enough food to last weeks, because I'm already running out of the internet.
- maquito3
I’m quickly becoming a totally functional alcoholic.
- I haven't touched any alcohol yet, but it's only a matter of time.utopian
- Try not to... just imagine: my home-office is where we store food and beverages.maquito
- had to gave that up last week. now drinking 4-6l water from a pint since monday and sweat out everything at night. I don't know which is better.sted
- Water, I guess. Habits suck..maquito
- Melanie6
My husband braved the outside world to bring me whisky and chocolate. He's a good man.
- deathboy4
Just another day for any freelancer
- MrAbominable2
TODAY'S GOAL: wear the uncomfortable brown shoes around the house to break them in a bit more. it will be good to have nice shoes to be buried in.
NYies: Eater wants us to believe that there's a new delivery service for bodegas. They don't deliver near me but it might be a good resource if there's a registered store near you. Point being very low fees vs other services. https://ny.eater.com/2020/3/23/2…
ARTISTS: Need an excuse to do some 'life' drawing? Famed burlesque risque themed live drawing salon Dr. Sketchy's is going to do a live feed on Sunday based on Spring / Persephone theme. Though you'll lose some magic of drawing in person it will force you to draw within a finite time. Good practice. Suggested donation to the model of $5. Link to the announcement here; link for the feed tba. http://www.drsketchy.com/site/co…
- model: https://www.instagra…MrAbominable
- I read the first sentence of your main post before clicking on the link in your note above here - she was not the model of uncomfortable brown shoe I expectedNairn
- The ole' bait and switch. gets'em every time.
M foot fetish days are long behind me, Nairn. Outside of blogging about it.MrAbominable
- srhadden9
been bingin on this
lovely stuff!- +helloeatbreathedrive
- What about The Lex Files?helloeatbreathedrive
- Thanks for posting!bezoar
- YESSS +++Salarrue
- I just heard of Landscape AotY a few weeks ago, didn't know there was a Portrait versioni_monk
- Finished.i_monk
- aslip3
Feeling for all you who live in urban areas now. I'm sure the confinement is a lot harder living in an apartment in the city.
- Ditto; I'm in the country of Ontario, Canada nestled in the Niagara Escarpment and all remains largely unchanged...
....NOT missing my Toronto apartment.ideaist - After not using public transport, I had to take four buses today, to go pick up an Important Package I didn't receive. Not happy. Two hours exposed to .. eugh.Nairn
- Isn't a bus public transport as well?SimonFFM
- yes. i've not been taking public transport, including buses, for a few weeks now.Nairn
- That's why he prefaced it by saying:
'After not using public transport,'.deadsperm - It's not easy.monospaced
- Ditto; I'm in the country of Ontario, Canada nestled in the Niagara Escarpment and all remains largely unchanged...
- pango2
someone went full death stranding...
- what could possibly go wrong?MrAbominable
- yeah, what can go wrong with cheap Chinese parts?utopian
- someone could make an iphonepango
- PhanLo4
After Seeing Khurram's training pic I decided to get back in shape
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B-M4…
- sted18
- lolutopian
- lolfadein11
- drgs...you have been put on notice!utopian
- lolprophetone
- lolzRamanisky2
- HahaBennn
- Very good, :)dorfsman
- I LOLed. :DContinuity
- Order dumbells, dumbells.CyBrainX
- Laughs in home gymsection_014
- excellent!moldero
- sted5