Eric’s Blog

That’s how this quarantine thing feels. Nothing much has changed for me except I get to stay home all day in my pajamas if I want to instead of being forced to wear appropriate outside clothing or interacting with other people.

I’ve never really been a social person, so not going anywhere and staying away from people has not affected me in ways that it has surely affected others.

I’ve also been in the Navy for 22+ years, so getting up everyday, going to work, eating the same food, working out on my own, going to bed and then repeating ad infinitum is second hand to me. I was on an aircraft carrier for a seven month deployment, one month in my own house is not a big deal.

Working from home has had some challenges, my internet is less than speedy or reliable. The Navy’s network wasn’t built for everyone on it to be teleworking every day, so there were challenges there as well. Figuring out how to route things through all the pertinent parties electronically instead of face-to-face was difficult, but we worked through it. We weren’t too far away from that prcoess anyhow, it just took a bit of fine-tuning. Solving problems is what life is all about, I enjoy solving problems. I just don’t like doing it with other people, I like being on my own and doing my own thing.

Going out of the house is more difficult for me than staying home. I went to the store a few times and it was madness. My first time to the store, I had an anxiety attack due to the lack of everything that was on the shelves. Our supply system is so delicate and to see it bend to the point of fracturing was distressing to me. I barely made it out of there without having a total melt-down. The next time I went to the store, there was more on the shelves, but people didn’t observe the six-feet of social-distancing they were supposed to. I had less trouble dealing with that since I already consider most people to be sheep, but since that trip, I haven’t been to the store again.

Tomorrow, I have to go into work for a few things and I’m not looking forward to it. I like my house. I’m safe here. Going out exposes you to unneccessary risks like viruses, bacteria, and [ugh] other people. Other people are the absolute worst!

Oh well, I guess I’ll have to get over it and move on with life. I can’t be a shut-in forever. My job requires me to get my butt out there and make things happen regardless of how I feel or what I think.

How are the rest of you feeling about being shut-in? Are you coping? Are you haning-on by a thin thread? Are you chilling out maxing and relaxing all cool? Let me know in the comments below.