How’s it going, People?
Another week of weirdness and fear and not knowing. Tiring. Though I think I’m getting used to it. I don’t know if that’s good.
It was a quick adaptation to wearing the mask outdoors in the world or shopping or whatever. Doesn’t bother me too much. I’ve figured out how and when to take it on and off when I’m running. Mostly for other people’s benefit, sometimes for mine. Does this mean I’m just a frightened sheep doing what I’m told? I guess. I don’t want to get sick. I don’t want to be a frightened sheep with COVID-19. That would be baaaaad.
It’s been a rough week. Lynn Shelton is staying with me and somehow, she got sick. Really sick. So, right when the symptoms started--sore throat, fever, low energy--I freaked out. I was sure we had the sickness. She went out and got tested at a drive-up operation behind our union clinic. Yes, you can just do that here in California. Get tested. Which is what the entire nation should be able to do so we can fucking know what we are up against and where we are at. I digress. What an amazing thing, to be able to get tested. I am very happy to be living in this state at this time. She said the test was not great. Swabbed. She said she felt like she got her brain tickled.
She tested negative. No COVID. For some reason I thought that was only sickness you could get now. Like all the other sicknesses were laying low. I couldn’t figure out or accept how she could get something. In the rare instance we do anything around people, like food shop, we mask up, glove up, keep a distance. Her getting sick is a testament to her uniqueness, but more importantly a lesson in the fact that we can’t see or stop these fucking bugs, bacteria, viruses. All we can do is be as safe as possible. I’m sorry she’s sick but relieved it’s not the thing. Who the fuck knows what that thing is? What it can do. We know so little and are learning new scary shit every day and there are so many dumb dumbs that assume they know enough and don’t give a shit. Annoying.
Riding it out. It’s really not getting much better out there. I’m getting used to it. Weird.
Monkey is doing better btw.
Today I talk to Cate Blanchett. It’s the second time I talked to her. The first time it didn’t record. I’ll explain that on the show. On Thursday I talk to film director Eliza Hittman about her new film Never Rarely Sometimes Always and all her other films. Also, a little bonus short chat with Dan Savage on Thursday. Great talks!
Enjoy!
Love,
Maron