Staying Ahead
Mar. 15th, 2020 09:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mama_kestrelI had planned, before all hell broke loose, to attend a micro-con/chosen family reunion in Chicago next weekend. I held onto that plan until this morning; that was supposed to be my respite weekend, and I dearly need it. But I kept watching developments, and thinking, and finally decided that I should not go even though it was still going to take place. Sometimes adulting just sucks, y'know?
Operative word turned out to be "was". The governor of Illinois ordered all dine-in restaurants and bars closed. (Carry out and delivery are still permitted.) Then the CDC recommended that all gatherings of more than 50 people be cancelled for the next eight weeks. (Mid-May - eek!) Half an hour after that, the email went out saying that the gathering was officially cancelled; they'll be trying to negotiate moving the event to next March with the hotel. I hope they can.
And it helps to know that I'm not missing a fun weekend in the name of being responsible. If it isn't there, I'm not missing anything. But I'm also looking at the prospect of being stuck in the house with my mom for the next 2 months. It's daunting, to say the least.
Operative word turned out to be "was". The governor of Illinois ordered all dine-in restaurants and bars closed. (Carry out and delivery are still permitted.) Then the CDC recommended that all gatherings of more than 50 people be cancelled for the next eight weeks. (Mid-May - eek!) Half an hour after that, the email went out saying that the gathering was officially cancelled; they'll be trying to negotiate moving the event to next March with the hotel. I hope they can.
And it helps to know that I'm not missing a fun weekend in the name of being responsible. If it isn't there, I'm not missing anything. But I'm also looking at the prospect of being stuck in the house with my mom for the next 2 months. It's daunting, to say the least.
