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posted by [personal profile] damerell at 10:26am on 16/04/2020

1. Are you an Essential Worker?

No, and I can work remotely... and, it turns out, we have very little work.

2. How many drinks have you had since the quarantine has started?

Where _has_ the rum gone?

3. If you have kids...

... my vasectomy turns 15 this year.

4. What new hobby have you taken up during this?

Nothing; my existing hobbies are mostly compatible.

5. How many grocery runs have you done?

One a fortnight, which is about the capacity of my trailer.

6. gratuitously American.

7. Do you have any special occasions that you will miss during this quarantine?

Eastercon. April Whitby. Quite possibly WGT. Bother.

8. Are you keeping your housework done?

I believe lockdown has elevated my housework over the line from "very poor" to "poor".

9a. What movie have you watched during this quarantine?

Hm. Dredd 2012, I think.

9b. What are you reading right now?

A DW entry I'm writing. Oh, OK. Call of Cthulhu supplements and my notes from a campaign I ran in 2013.

9c. What video game are you playing?

Mostly the resurrected City of Heroes. Portal 2 co-op with [personal profile] ceb.

10. What are you streaming with?

I'm not, but a group of friends and I are watching stuff on Sundays by the traditional mechanism of all having a copy of the same file.

11. 9 months from now is there any chance of you having a baby?

None whatsoever for a variety of reasons, although "no uterus" is probably top of the list.

12. What's your go-to quarantine meal?

Filled pasta? Freezes, takes no time.

13. Is this whole situation making you paranoid?

Nah, I'm pretty sure they are out to get us.

14. Has your internet gone out on you during this time?

A bit.

15. What month do you predict this all ends?

Ends? Unless a seamless transition into the Brexit catastrophe counts. Or both at once.

16. First thing you're gonna do when you get off quarantine?

Stay inside as much as I can because I expect the Government to fuck that up too.

17. Where do you wish you were right now?

The Culture?

18. What free-from-quarantine activity are you missing the most?

Of things one conventionally has one's clothes on for, the Sunday afternoon meetups that #10 is standing in for.

19. Have you run out of toilet paper and hand sanitiser?

No, I had loads of bogroll when it all kicked off. I never have hand sanitiser. Since I live alone and am only going out once a fortnight, my soap consumption is not appreciably higher than normal.

20. Do you have enough food to last a month?

Yes - I have that in dry staples in the Brexit cache alone. It would be a very boring diet, but I wouldn't starve. Depending on where I am in the fortnightly cycle, 0-2 weeks additional less boring food.
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posted by [personal profile] rmc28 at 10:20am on 16/04/2020
The teenager in the house has been playing a lot of Portal 2 co-op with friends elsewhere. It seems to come with a lot of accompanying loud chatter. On consideration I think Portal 2 chatter is less obnoxious than Team Fortress 2 chatter.
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posted by [personal profile] damerell at 02:38pm on 17/04/2020
I think this may be a function of "teenager", not Portal 2. The loudest C and I get is me saying "don't drop me in the lava" and her laughing. Most of the conversation seems to be along the lines of "hmmmm". :-)
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posted by [personal profile] hairyears at 01:21pm on 18/04/2020
It's not a competition, but these are the best answers so far.

That's not quite the same as 'good', because the future holds more of the same and far worse things:

"Ends? Unless a seamless transition into the Brexit catastrophe counts. Or both at once.

Pessimist? Me?

Edited Date: 2020-04-18 01:21 pm (UTC)
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posted by [personal profile] damerell at 07:10pm on 18/04/2020
I know "no, I'm a realist" is a bit of a pat answer, but no - you're a realist.
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posted by [personal profile] fluffymormegil at 02:31pm on 18/04/2020
The answer to #17 sounds like a reasonable default position, really.
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posted by [personal profile] damerell at 07:11pm on 18/04/2020
Oh, yeah. I just wish it more than usual right now.
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posted by [personal profile] gossmore at 02:20pm on 20/04/2020
Can't wait for INVISIBLE SUN.

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