It’s looking likely that we’ll be allowed out for exercise from May 2nd, so I’ve been getting the masks ready. The monkey is called Einstein (because he looks so clever) and he came to live with me on my 18th birthday. The sloth is Enric, who came back from Menorca with me last year – that’s why he has a Menorqui name. The masks are actually made from a pair…
Zombie A-pause-calypse day 35 (I think)
The lockdown drags on, and I keep translating. I’m on the last of the current telescopes, so fairly good progress. Fiction doesn’t seem to be happening much the last few days although I have sent one short story off to someone who might buy it. It’s a bit of a long shot, but nothing’s going to sell sitting on my hard drive, is it? Actually the lockdown’s been extended…
Zombie A-pause-calypse day 30: Wake me up when it’s over
This is starting to get me down. I suppose it’s not surprising after a month. I have it easier than a lot of people, but I’m longing to go for a walk in the woods to smell leaf mold and maybe even roll in it. I’m still writing. If I can’t escape the house physically, I can at least escape in my head. I finished the SF flash and entered…
Zombie A-pause-calypse day 22
Three weeks in and we seem to be hitting the top of the curve. We’ve only had one new case on the island in the last three days in spite of over a hundred tests. Sadly, there’s been another death, making 4 in all. The government’s extended the state of emergency until the 26th of April. So I’m thinking we might be allowed out, contigent on good behaviour, in anther…
Zombie apausecalypse: Day something. Mental Health
Quarentine is stressful. I’m lucky enough to be shut up in a big house with two people I get along with. Not everyone’s so lucky. Some people are cooped up in small flats with people they really dislike, or they’re alone all day every day. Both of which must be extemely lonely experiences. Perhaps that’s why the Professional Collage of Psychiatrists has issued advice. Due to the great number of…
Zombie Apocalypse day 12: Good advice
Incoming transmission. #MessageFromTheDoctor #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/WRTROxWRQy — Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) March 25, 2020 Dr Who popped in with some good advice, and I feel better. 1) It will be all right. Darkness never prevails 2) Tell jokes, even bad ones 3) Be kind. In the end we’re all family. 4) Listen to science and doctors 5) Stay strong. Stay positive. It reminded me of this: Which led to discovering this:…