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[violsva]

So james was commenting that they weren't doing any New Year's post things because it didn't actually feel like a change to them, because they didn't get a break or any time off after Christmas. This year, despite having much less Christmas than usual (usually I have four or five Christmases) I have much more of a break than usual, as I'm under mandatory quarantine until the 11th (not a cause for concern, everyone's healthy so far). Which is also the first day of online classes, the schedule having been delayed a week.

So I could use this time for ... I don't know, something, but on the other hand lots of empty time does not in fact lend itself to productivity. I have now done most of my standard New Year's bookkeeping - end-of-month budget file, end-of-term things, shifting work schedules, book list statistics. I'm just thinking that I could use this time for snowflake_challenge or something.

I love you all, and I enjoy having online friendships, but in my head they need a level of continued interaction to remain "active" that I don't usually have the energy for unless I have basically no other social outlet.

So I will go read the snowflake_challenge guidelines and then think about it while I go walk around the backyard, that being the maximum exercise I am permitted at this time. (I am enormously grateful for the privilege of having a backyard right now, I have to say.)