Broken Area

So the mandatory mask order is in effect for the Algoma district.

We’re cool with it of course.

Everyone in the store had a mask on, though one guy had it not covering his nose.

I’m going to be interviewed by the local paper, well just to get a quote I think, about the anti maskers.

Isabelle is tearing down her show. It went well.

She mailed off some work to one of the artists today, which explains the extra stop.

We’ve had friends over, socially distantly, in the last week in our backyard, which is great. It’s nice to see people for a change.

I rode my bike 53 km yesterday. Yay me!

The title, while about happy trees and art, has nothing to do with Bob Ross.

Star Trek is sexist. There’s a great article at IO9 about it today.

The mask order in the district starts Friday, stage 3 opening starts Monday. So umm, I dunno….

Most people in the store today were masked up. Probably 80 percent or so.

Isabelle’s art class is going well, she’s inspired by the waggle dance of the honeybee.

It really seems that the people who are not distancing as well are the olds. That may be some odd bias I have though.

My sixties garage rock obsession continues.

Hot again, we’ve been through, well, are sort of in the midst of, a heat wave.

Things are really green.

People are either caring a lot about their lawns, or, not at all. No in between.

Our garden is doing insanely well. There are lots of gardens.

Isabelle’s course through NSCAD seems pretty cool.

People are getting used to masks and distancing. Still, be careful.

Whenever Jon hears us talking to each other he figures we are podcasting.

We’ve been spending a LOT of time on Zooms.

Damn it’s hot today.

Isabelle had her opening, and it was great!

The store has relaxed some rules, it still says ‘one way’ and ‘entrance only’ but, no more arrows, so people are stupid. Also you can bring your own bags now.

I continue to bike.

I recorded my first lecture for the fall today.

Oh I got a new audio interface, a Focusrite 2i2. The thing is great. It replaces a unit I got a long time ago, back in the Thunderbird Six days.

We went shopping a little later than usual, stop complaining.

Isabelle has been frantically setting up her show. Not frantically, that’s not quite the right word, busily.

It was my birthday yesterday. I’m old.

The store has given up on arrows, much to my chagrin.

Oh you should check out the show BTW, here’s a link. Isabelle got a lot of help from a friend, Taylor, setting it up.

It’s like 14 degrees today, weird.

Isabelle will be taking an online course this summer from NSCAD.

It’s St. Jean Baptiste Day!

It’s Wednesday.

I had a meeting this morning.

I finished my annual report, my V, I put in my intent for a sabbatical and for a promotion.

Also, we went shopping.

I am apparently ‘helping’ Isabelle at her studio by being on a couch watching Mad Men.

People were not socially distancing, some, at the grocery store today and it pisses me off.

Isabelle’s show is coming up, you should check out the website.

It’s pretty hot today. I’ve been riding my bike a lot.

Wednesday means shopping.

Wednesday means people don’t understand arrows.

Wednesday means I tell people how arrows work.

We went to a Black Lives Matter protest. It was pretty amazing.

Isabelle continues her work on her virtual show. Indeed, I’m typing this in her studio as she sets up to take pictures of work that will be in the show.

Our family are pretty much all minorities of one sort or another when you think about it. That said, cops aren’t out beating us up.

Wednesday shopping.

That said, I mean really, who has any sense of time any more?

We’ve been watching the news. We don’t really know what to say. We’ll mostly just listen.

People today were poorly behaved at the store.

I was a saint.

Isabelle made a quick run to her studio while I shopped.

Isabelle is having many meetings.

Perhaps electing an idiot racist as the US president was a bad idea.

So, another Wednesday, another grocery run.

It’s hot, 33 yesterday, over 30 today.

I had a meeting this morning via video conference, as we do.

Isabelle has had a number of such meetings, and even sort of art get togethers, which is great.

My phone knew we were going shopping, somehow.

Isabelle bought plants for our garden.

We’re doing ok, we hope you are too.

Today was a bad day for people not understanding arrows.

Isabelle doesn’t like the tandem bike.

Week whatever it is of lockdown.

Our spirits are pretty good.

This was recorded on Wednesday, but I’m just getting around to posting it now. Why the hell are you complaining? What did you pay for this? OK, I may be getting a little punchy.

Oh yeah, this was done during grocery shopping but we went back to buy dirt for our garden. Buying dirt, it seems, odd somehow.

I really can’t remember what we talked about, but I think it was about groceries and people following rules or not and the pandemic. Reasonable guess anyway.

We’ve also been going to Isabelle’s studio a bit, which has been fun.