Mike Wazowski: The Slow Build, Part 1

[Mike Wazowski]

On 3/10/2021 at 10:21 AM, Mad Hatter said:

Nooo no such thing! 😆 (I may have a small problem right now because I'm finding coffee too tasty haha)

Haha denial is a fun trip!

 

On 3/10/2021 at 10:21 AM, Mad Hatter said:

fixed it for ya 😉

Haha fair - I am appreciating the cinematic level of soundtrack they did for it. 

 

On 3/10/2021 at 10:59 AM, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Healed and cake can work with proper timing.

On 3/10/2021 at 1:28 PM, Scaly Freak said:

Cake can be healing, in the right context and circumstances.

 

Cake is often healing, at least for what I tend to suffer from (mostly bad mood).

 

 

18 minutes ago, sylph said:

Has your 'nose job' effect been noticeable with your running ability/capacity, too? (I'd guess, yes, but am curious anyway)

It's hard to say with detraining on running, but tentatively, I'm thinking yes. This morning I went out for a run (also with a new set of shoes, so confounding factors) and my 30 second running intervals were faster than I ever remember hitting before at not that intense a perceived effort. More to come on that front as I ramp up my noob program!

[Mad Hatter]

20 hours ago, Mike Wazowski said:

Haha denial is a fun trip!

Who said anything about denial. I don't have a problem, YOU have a problem! 😛 

 

20 hours ago, Mike Wazowski said:

Cake is often healing

Truth. Especially cake with friends.

[Mike Wazowski]

30 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said:

Who said anything about denial. I don't have a problem, YOU have a problem! 😛 

Projection is also fun for everyone!

 

Week wrap up: I'm kinda at a blah level of energy right now - one work meeting in particular left me with a bad taste in my mouth and I am still processing and figuring out how to put it behind me.

 

Also, it looks like there may be a mini COVID outbreak at the dance studio, blergh. So I'll be avoiding that for at least the next week and doing solo practice on my own. I'll also be more diligent about mask-wearing while there to do my part (mostly symbolically, given my recovered and soon to be fully vaccinated status).

[Mad Hatter]

19 minutes ago, Mike Wazowski said:

Also, it looks like there may be a mini COVID outbreak at the dance studio, blergh.

Oh man that sucks!

[Scaly Freak]

20 minutes ago, Mike Wazowski said:

Also, it looks like there may be a mini COVID outbreak at the dance studio, blergh. So I'll be avoiding that for at least the next week and doing solo practice on my own. I'll also be more diligent about mask-wearing while there to do my part (mostly symbolically, given my recovered and soon to be fully vaccinated status).

 

A small suggestion, if I may? Being vaccinated isn't a visible state.  It's also something that people can lie about, and lastly, it takes time to develop immunity after receiving the vaccine. Also do keep in mind that our vaccines were developed before the new variants/mutations arrived on stage, which means that it's entirely possible that there are strains in existence now or in our near future, that the vaccine does not protect us from. 

 

Or to put it more briefly and bluntly, being vaccinated does not mean that we no longer have to wear masks, maintain social distance, and follow all the other precautionary safety measure that the CDC and the WHO are continuing to recommend for everyone. If nothing else, a vaccinated person could still carry and spread the virus to people they come into contact with and you have no way of knowing whether they have been vaccinated, or who they may spread it to.

[Scaly Freak]

3 minutes ago, Mike Wazowski said:

To be honest, I didn’t ask for a fellow layperson’s input of their opinion.  

 

That "opinion" is paraphrasing of recommendations from medical professionals and other experts in reducing the spread of infectious disease, but you are of course under no obligation to follow any of it.  

[Mike Wazowski]

34 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said:

Oh man that sucks!

It does! In some ways, it feels maybe inevitable? With new cases still being non-zero (although now much lower) throughout my area, and knowing that cases initially were concentrated in lower-income, less white communities, it was maybe inevitable that the new cases would start being more prevalent in a higher income, whiter space. And of course it’s hard to say how much is happening spread wise vs ambient case rates.