Originally recorded on April 3rd, when this whole pandemic thing was still somewhat new (but definitely no less surreal).Anxiety is not new to me but I can usually pin its cause on something. It's certainly easy enough to blame any sense of uneasiness on the current state of the world, but I've still been dealing with a generalized "free floating" anxiety at times.

I've gone outside of the house as little as possible since shelter-at-home orders were given. While my introverted (and increasingly lazy) nature is fine to have an excuse to stay in, going out is sometimes unavoidable.As a non-driving human, I often rely on public transit to get around. The local bus system is adapting to COVID-19 in some interesting ways, including the use of "don't-sit-here" signs placed on certain seats, and allowing everyone to ride without having to pay a fare.

I gathered up some audio clips from these recent corona-centric news items:

Train vs. hospital shipToilet paper burst into flamesCardboard wedding party

We've been fortunate that the ongoing economic meltdown hasn't hit us (yet). Leading in to the rise of the 'rona, I'd been feeling particularly good about our finances in ways I hadn't in a long time, and wondering what event would come along to change all that. I wasn't expecting the universe to answer my question in such a bombastic way.

Hear about the above topics and more by activating the play button below. Recorded with ModMic 5 thru RØDECaster Pro. Edited/mastered in Reaper. Transcription coming soon.