#pandemic walks

[badgalazzie]

Happy Lesbian Visibility Week! ❤️🧡🤍🩷💜

#gaylor #gaylor swift #lesbian visibility week #lesbian #me! out now on lesbian visibility day #lgbetty #hairpin drop #she gave so many signs #taylor swift queer #taylor swift lesbian #gaylor proof #taylor is a walking lesbian flag #pandemic lesbian #mine #badgalazzie

[adsari]

What do you mean that after Sunday I could never see my parents aka Richonne ever again? I'm not ready for it.

#i waited six years #to see them together again on screen #meanwhile I graduate #found adult job #survive global pandemic #richonne #the walking dead #twd #rick grimes #michonne #the ones who live

[existennialmemes]

Periodic reminder that you're not over reacting. The multitude of ongoing Horrors really are

✨ That Bad ✨

And you're having a rational emotional response to this Material Reality. Now, take a deep breath. Rest if you can, and don't give up hope. We need each other now more than ever.

#a pandemic a genocide and fascism walk into a bar #don't look away #but don't give up hope either

[dragonomatopoeia]

< guy who had to stop being an english instructor because the cruelties of usamerican academia crushed them into paste and they weren't allowed to help or support students in any meaningful way. lest they be fired from their position that paid less than a living wage

#no money to live and on top of that if you said hey can we help these students somewhat you get told No <3 #anyway did you know that professors aren't required to have pedagogical training #and if you DO have pedagogical training and you say hey i have ideas for activities to better facilitate understanding #so students don't just have to sit blankly in front of a lecture for an hour at a time #you are once again told No and also How Dare You. don't you know that most students are Visual Learners. they LOVE the powerpoint #they would HATE to do a structured activity. #so you ask okay well can we at least give them alternative attendance policies since we're in a pandemic and many of them are working #and then you are told that you are too soft and the students will walk all over you and also No because this is a University policy #and every day you are further ground into paste. yahoo. #anyway that's why i'm no longer a teacher

[darksisterswielder]

Introducing y‘all to my little friend from my neighborhood 😌🫶🏻

#She belongs to a family whose house I pass every time I go jogging or taking a walk in the forest #I‘ve known her for a little over 3 years now #every time she sees me she immediately walks over to me meowing like crazy and headbutting me #we‘ve even gotten to the point where she turns her back to me and just chills out while I crouch down next to her catching my breath #and enjoying nature #idk her name I just call her darling or little one lmao #during the pandemic I went for a walk every day on the same route and befriended every cat on the way #but she is special #also she is not overweight that is her pouch #got inspired by my mutuals who regularly post their cats on here #I wanted to contribute but alas I do not have any pets :( #and these little creatures are so fascinating and comforting so I felt like sharing them #animals #cats #mine

[television-overload]

i mean.

if anyone is immunocompromised and needs a mask, it's cancer man, i suppose

#i swear every time i walk past this at work #i think it's him #the man of many names #csm #cgb spender #cancer man #cigarette smoking man #txf #x files #william b. davis #also now that i think about it.... how old are those masks looool #surely they weren’t being used during the pandemic #for context this is an archive #so we've got old stuff laying around #but now i'm curious if there's any inside there or if it’s just an empty box

[ross-hori]

Kyoto, March 2021. Sakura season is in full swing. Cherry trees are heavy with blossom. Japan's symbolic rebirth is underway.

Streets should be heaving with admirers. Some drenched in the significance of the moment. Others enjoying the spectacle. A few desperate to grab that perfect selfie for Instagram.

Except there is an uneasy stillness.

Philosopher's Walk, the iconic centerpiece, is quiet and flows freely. There's plenty of time to pause and admire the moment or snap a photo without the frame filled with others doing the same. There are polite nods and even occasional words spoken between strangers.

As devastating as the pandemic was for Japan's tourism, I am grateful for these quieter moments. They offered an opportunity to enjoy the here and now without worrying about the crowds or fretting I was somehow spoiling someone's shot.

While a small part of me might hanker for quiet times again, I know it won't happen. Or rather, I hope it won't happen.

#Kyoto #Pandemic #Sakura #Philosophers Walk #On my travels #photography #original photographers #documentary photography #my photography #photo blog

[lemonhemlock]

it's so frustrating dealing with a friend that seems set on finding imaginary slights against their person and seethes in silence waiting for you to figure out what you did 'wrong' this time 🤦‍♀️

#this is the fifth time since october i've invited her somewhere to catch up and she said no #always with some excuse #which. sure. i can't verify #maybe the 8th time in the last year she refused for some reason or another #but there's only so many times you can give someone the benefit of the doubt #when she never initiates anything and just waits for us to ask her out #and if you don't happen to do that within the secret interval of time she is available and which she never discloses #she registers it as a slight #i'm so tired of these stupid mind games how old are you/?? #also she is SO hard to get hold of. never answers anything on any messaging app for days on end including the weekends #even if the proposal is time sensitive #girl you are NOT that busy bffr #i remember we invited her to see barbieheimer and she did not freaking answer on time. as usual. #and we had to get tickets without her bc the time slots quickly sold out #and ofc she was pissed at us bc she's can't be bothered to reply 🤦‍♀️ #she always is pissed even when it's clearly her fault #when she clearly sees the message bc she DOES check the apps whaddyaknow #and the one time we did manage to see each other she had the gall to propose that we go out more often!!! #and then never initiates anything and refuses everything #ik if i were to recount this to a third person they would tell me she already checked out of this friendship #it's so stupid #having to walk on these eggshells #bc we didn't even have a falling out she's just finding pretexts to become offended #that was been her modus operandi since the freaking pandemic #good lord the stories i have #lemonposting #anyway i'm bummed out now

[herrlichersonnigertag]

Just realized that maybe all my beautiful mutuals dont know that I live in the same city as my boyfriend now so I need you all to know that I LIVE IN THE SAME CITY AS MY BOYFRIEND NOW

#not just the same city. i live a ten minute walk away from my boyfriend. we can be gay so conveniently. :))))) #this may not sound like a big deal but consider this: for the first year+ of our relationship i lived either a full continent away #during a global pandemic #or I lived IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY ACROSS THE OCEAN FROM THEM #so a ten minute walk is. a big fucking deal. #שירו שיר חדש #inspired by mia as most things are #@mia #diagnosed with gay bitch disease

[notbecauseofvictories]

so I was on the el yesterday with a big honking canvas---there was a sale, so I bought a 30x40---and happened to sit down across from an older gentleman, who naturally asked if I was an artist?

because he was an artist too, he explained; he worked in acrylics, splatters like Jackson Pollack---even though his current apartment was pretty small, and he gets paint on the walls, on his shoes. (he did have paint on his shoes.)

(in hindsight, I really appreciate his body language---he was leaning back, his hands crossed over his stomach with his feet up on the seat in front of him. It telegraphed ‘I will not be moving any closer to you’ which made it a lot easier to have the conversation in the first place)

and we talked about being retired and rental prices in Seattle (where he goes once a year to visit family) and Chicago, and the problem of taggers, because he likes painting murals and if he has to paint over tags it delays his work.

(I did not get the sense that anyone hires him to paint murals, he just does, when a white wall pops up nearby.)

in the grand scheme of things, it was nothing---maybe 15 minutes out of my day---but it carried me through the rest, that little interaction. I liked that even when he talked about how small his apartment is, how infrequently he sees family, he did so through the lens of making art. I hope he had a good weekend.

#I really do have one of those faces #a coworker (coming back from medical leave which he only went on because he was clearly Not Well at work) said I was ''warm'' #people talk to me randomly - that guy at the opera who talked about his dead mother #the woman at the zoo who I hung out with for 20 minutes watching the black bear sleep and exchanging mildly funny quips #the uber who (pre-pandemic) ignored the other shared riders and talked to me about justice and divine love #because I mentioned I was going to see a play about the carceral system #the cab driver who gave me the rundown on ghanaian politics #the panhandler on the red line who told me about coming up from his small town to chicago #the guys under the lawrence underpass who were always polite whenever I walked by - saying hello or just nodding cordially #I do genuinely like having this weird skill I like people? I like talking to people? #my life is pretty ordinary and expected you might as well tell me about yours. #celestial emporium of benevolent knowledge

[gideonisms]

Still really upset over 24 hours later so I guess I am going to make some flyers

#look it's possible that i'm upset about some other things too but. #other people fucking with me or my stuff for no other reason than cruelty really sets me off like nothing else #like when i was working in the store and people would get frustrated but it was because they were struggling with a problem that's 1 thing #people who delight in making fun of me or taking my stuff even though it's not very valuable #just drive me up the wall #and it feels like ever since the pandemic that's been the mood #here i am trying to figure out how to treat people as well as i can during my interactions even though i'm misinterpreted on the regular #and none of this comes naturally to me so i have to try really hard to get people to like and cooperate with me #and i still do! but then some of the general public really goes through life not giving a single fuck #if i don't give a fuck about something for a few seconds there are immediate life consequences. if i don't have my guard up 24/7 #but then i watch other people walk around completely cold no empathy no regrets and get rewarded for it #just ask me for the $30-50 man. you didn't even have to steal my stuff

[an-aura-about-you]

ok, so I'm definitely gonna do a haircut tomorrow, so now the debate is do I wanna attempt cutting my own hair again or do I wanna go to a stylist?

#I haven't been to my hairstylist since before the pandemic 🤔 #she IS very good and I like her but idk what her schedule will look like tomorrow #she doesn't exactly accept walk-ins #but also like getting your hair cut with her is an ✨experience✨ #we're talking soft couch to sit on while you wait for your appointment and complementary soda #how many other hairstylists do you know that do that? #I could do it myself and I THINK I can achieve the look I want #and if I can't I can always just give myself a buzz cut and/or shave my head

[loveoaths]

i finally visited Disneyland for the first time in twelve years, and i could only find one — ONE! — piece of padmé merch! meanwhile there were ten billion kylo ren/imperial merch options, including an empire/vader shirt that said, and i quote, “finish what he started.” madness. absolute madness. this anti prequels bias has gone TOO FAR!!

#like WHY is there not a section where you can walk into the Jedi temple and play Jedi training games and be treated as a new Jedi?! #WHY IS THE EMPIRE THE MAIN ATTRACTION! I was frothing at the mouth. my poor brother had to gently talk me off a proverbial ledge bc i was #so annoyed #but anyway. Disneyland gave me the Covid cautious heebie jeebies but i concede that outside a pandemic it would be really fun #I am now spending the next ten days tracking any potential symptoms + dealing with PEM #but i was masked the entire time #it was me and like…. ten other masked people in the entire park which made me feel…. like I was on another planet #shout-out to my fellow maskers. we out here #walkie talkie.

[crimeronan]

this covid vaccine is indeed kicking my ass lads.

#great news. i have an immune system that works for the first time since before the pandemic started. #bad news. fever. tired. antsy. cant sit still cant walk around. bored. nothing to do #autoimmune tag

[anotherpapercut]

I had my second physical therapy appointment today and I asked about mobility aids bc I've been using a cane but since my pain is bilateral it's not always super helpful and she told me that the more I use the cane the more my muscles will deteriorate and the more I'll need the cane. then she said I'm way too young to need a walker. not really sure what to do with this

#most of my appointments are gonna be with some other guy #but idk like she kept basically saying that all this pain is bc i went from walking 5 miles a day at work to only a few blocks #during the 6 weeks the library was closed?? and i was like ok but i had the pain before. and i was still walking through the whole pandemic #just less? idk it doesnt make sense to me that my literal only problem os that i became less active. esp bc the pain made me less active #like what am i supposed to do when standing for 5 minutes makes me so tired i feel like om gonna pass out #it just felt dismissive

[freebooter4ever]

WE BROUGHT AHKY HOME TO CAIRN CITY ^_^

#my friend and i were also realizing that ever since i moved out of sherman oaks we never go walking here anymore :( #there was one good thing during the pandemic and that was cairn city lol #journal shit