D&F 12/19/21

Happy cancelled plans and increased anxiety weekend! With the Omicron variant hotting-up, I’ve cancelled my impending trip to New York, and while I’m frustrated, hopefully I’ll be able to visit again in the spring. In the meantime, I’ve gotten a second Pfizer shot, bringing met to one J&J and a full set of Pfizer. A guy at the vaccine site was incredibly excited to see me reading a physical book (Slaughterhouse Five) and was insistent that I watch Dr. Strangelove this weekend.

Six months from now, I suppose I’ll get a booster as well, perhaps of Moderna? I’m quickly turning into the guy from the TikTok video:

https://www.tiktok.com/@richblackguy/video/7042124711140134190

As I deal with the side-effects of a vaccine, I’m looking outside and wishing I could cycle—instead of doing so I’m watching bike videos. There’s also a rather charming Zwift Academy final happening on GCN:

I’ll never be as fast as these folks, but the beauty of cycling is that I can still enjoy many of the same rides, and feel a comparable amount of pain and satisfaction as I push myself to my own limits. I don’t know why that’s fun for me, but it really is great.

Have you ever wondered if your cat is a psychopath? This quiz purports to reveal their feline dark triad. Snorri is entirely too loving, loyal, and cuddly to be even mildly sociopathic. He’s a needy, delightful boy. I still think he’d eat my body if I died though, because that’s just how these things work.

If you’ve been online lately, you’ve likely heard of Web3, or NFTs, or crypto, and wondered, “am I missing out, or is this really as stupid as it seems?” Folks, it’s even worse.

And speaking of things that are obviously bad, but people keep getting sucked into, I present to you, keeping up with the suburban Jonses. It frustrates me that instead of thinking about how we can address climate and social ills together as a community, the majority of middle-class Americans are just chasing a false dream and hating it. Our richest are busy either flying partially into space on dong-rockets, or offshoring their money and their child sex rings, which is decidedly worse. There’s more of us than them though, so I still hope we can overthrow the kleptocracy, and fight for a kinder, calmer planet.

Links

• Mulch is here, midwest emo is good:

Closing

The new season of the Witcher dropped this weekend, so you know where I’ll be—sitting in front of my TV with a mug of nog and a handful of popcorn. I’m glad the days will begin to get longer again soon, and I’m hopeful that despite my cancelled plans, I get to have a nice holiday of cycling and cooking with a few pals. Whether you’re traveling, or holeing-up like me, I wish you an excellent week. Stay safe, get boosted, and drink a nogavit for me, space cowgirls~