I’ve been lucky, Covid didn’t hit me that badly. On day five my fever broke and most if my symptoms were lessening. On day six all I felt was occasional mild vertigo and yesterday even the vertigo was less intense. All I have now is the occasional phlegm. A gem I got introduced to while…
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Covid day three: What I want to eat when I get out!
I awoke in the night with a really bad throat. It was reminiscent of the Contiki Cough I had in Europe, it hurt to swallow and that pain was enough to wake me when I had to swallow in my sleep. I was able to force down some ibuprofen but didn’t want a throat lozenge…
Covid day two: Kiwi Christmas Roast
What makes a kiwi Christmas? It’s an odd thing because traditionally Christmas was celebrated in the northern hemisphere where it was winter. As a result the foods which are eaten around Christmas are very heavy and hot, such as the traditional roast dinner. On my Mum’s side of the family it was always roast lamb…
Covid day one: Paldea’s Champion
This day was sponsored by the cough. Do you have unwanted phlegm in your throat? Is your uvula feeling tickly and dry? Are you wanting to drink honeyed tea and suck on lozenges? If so then I have the perfect symptom for you: Covid Cough! And don’t forget to like, subscribe and support us on…
Covid day zero
It was Christmas eve and I picked up my brother to bring to the family house to stay the night. He wasn’t feeling too perky, but I couldn’t blame him. He is a supermarket supervisor and just had to endure the silly season. Uh oh. . .
S3 E20: Thoughts on Futurama
I have recently completed the show Futurama. It was one of the shows that I had seen the occasional episode on TV when it was on the mainstream channels but hadn’t actively consumed, despite one of my past boyfriend’s best friend constantly telling me it was his favourite show. I enjoyed the show and am…
S3 E11: Rotational Inertia
Compared to the 2020 April lockdown, I’ve found it more difficult to get rolling with the online learning. I think that I’m in the rhythm now, it just took a bit more effort than I was expecting, like rotational inertia. Context: rotational inertia is a measurement of how difficult it is to either begin an…
Level 3 day 12: Airbrushing
This isolation has allowed me to finally get started on airbrushing my Zoids models that I have a backlog of (and intend to get more of too). I have been finding it rewarding and challenging but I like the end result so I will keep practicing and learning more as I go. My undercoat of…
Level 3, Day 1: Fast food fix
It has been termed ‘Level 4 with takeaways’, but so far my impressions of the Level 3 Response to COVID-19 have been pretty good. On the one hand, traffic has increased so I expect my students will hear the sounds of trucks accelerating up the hill in my Looms more often, but on the other…
Isolation day 33: Gendered Hobby Stereotypes
I have lots of different hobbies, some of which I spend more time doing than others. However, there are some of my hobbies which are stereotyped as ‘for women’ or ‘or men’. While I may be an introvert at heart (as shown by many of my hobbies being individual rather than group activities), and I…
Eclectic Hobbies 