I finally got to meet a bunch of my coworkers here in the city today, which was nice. It was a regular meeting where we got told about upcoming events relevant to us and a bunch of administrative things.
A group went out for Thai for dinner. I was invited, but I begged off, said I had to work out. Which is true! I do HIIT training (at home, obv), which gives me a shitton of energy, so I can't do it past 7PM, otherwise I can't fall asleep. I've been sticking to a routine of working out every single weekday for going on 4 months now, but if I skip one workout, it makes it easier to skip the next day's, and that's how I ended up losing my workout routine last time, by making plans to go out, then excuses about why I could put it off, then just being too engrossed in a video game to get up and move.... until I just stopped working out completely. I don't want that to happen again, and sometimes that means saying no when I want to say yes.
But it wasn't just that. Despite me being fully vaccinated and the state of emergency being due to lift tomorrow, I still don't think it's a good idea to be going out to eat in groups.
Yesterday, it was just my neighbour and I (both fully vaccinated), with all the usual social distancing and handwashing. I also have dinner plans for tomorrow, with my senpai from Hiroshima (who's been here for a year already), which is again just 2 of us, vaxmaxed, and in a private room where there'll be no other people. However, I just don't feel comfortable going out with a larger group unless it's like, fully outside and socially distanced, like a picnic/bbq. But I also understand that everyone is super excited about the state of emergency getting lifted and we're all going really stir crazy with the constant go-to-work-go-home-rinse-repeat routine for so. damn. long.
So I just said I had to work out and left out the part about how I didn't want to be eating in a group, because that would accomplish nothing besides possibly making the other people in the group feel bad or at least ambivalent (since technically, we are still not supposed to be going out and socialising -- there's been no word from the higher ups about what the lifting of the emergency means for those of us working at public schools; we are expecting that information tomorrow morning). But I still feel like a liar. 🙃
I am so tired of this virus, why can't it mutate into something that infects only wasps and hornets.
A group went out for Thai for dinner. I was invited, but I begged off, said I had to work out. Which is true! I do HIIT training (at home, obv), which gives me a shitton of energy, so I can't do it past 7PM, otherwise I can't fall asleep. I've been sticking to a routine of working out every single weekday for going on 4 months now, but if I skip one workout, it makes it easier to skip the next day's, and that's how I ended up losing my workout routine last time, by making plans to go out, then excuses about why I could put it off, then just being too engrossed in a video game to get up and move.... until I just stopped working out completely. I don't want that to happen again, and sometimes that means saying no when I want to say yes.
But it wasn't just that. Despite me being fully vaccinated and the state of emergency being due to lift tomorrow, I still don't think it's a good idea to be going out to eat in groups.
Yesterday, it was just my neighbour and I (both fully vaccinated), with all the usual social distancing and handwashing. I also have dinner plans for tomorrow, with my senpai from Hiroshima (who's been here for a year already), which is again just 2 of us, vaxmaxed, and in a private room where there'll be no other people. However, I just don't feel comfortable going out with a larger group unless it's like, fully outside and socially distanced, like a picnic/bbq. But I also understand that everyone is super excited about the state of emergency getting lifted and we're all going really stir crazy with the constant go-to-work-go-home-rinse-repeat routine for so. damn. long.
So I just said I had to work out and left out the part about how I didn't want to be eating in a group, because that would accomplish nothing besides possibly making the other people in the group feel bad or at least ambivalent (since technically, we are still not supposed to be going out and socialising -- there's been no word from the higher ups about what the lifting of the emergency means for those of us working at public schools; we are expecting that information tomorrow morning). But I still feel like a liar. 🙃
I am so tired of this virus, why can't it mutate into something that infects only wasps and hornets.
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