I can happily confirm I've had enough. Like you give a shit, dear reader. We are all trapped in the same hellscape: doomscrolling Twitter for updates on the faux lockdown, vaccines, the US election and whatever bullshit the government have leaked in order to distract from the real news that’s not being reported.
My teaching is all-encompassing at the moment (I’m currently averaging about 31 hours of solid teaching). It always was too much but at least I was able to get up and walk around a large building or walk to my nearest coffee shop on a break. Now I try to run up and down my stairs in a vague attempt to stave off a DVT.
I think the worst aspect of it all is that other countries are opening up and getting on with the rebuild post-COVID. They have solid testing, tracking and tracing (one not run by Serco with data being sold off) more transparency and stringent instruction from their governments, and most importantly, the financial back up if it is required. The majority of European economies pledged 24 months of financial support to protect jobs and business. Hearing about the gigs my Norwegian students have played this week was at once joyous and deeply saddening, with a saltbae of envy. When will I next go to a gig and hear live instruments?
I say again, I’ve had enough.
