Janae Says...

I did something bad on April 1. I posted these to my stories on Facebook and Instagram: Then I waited an hour and posted these... My cute dad even called since he saw the posts before my April Fool's reveal. He was sorely disappointed, and bugged with me. Love you dad. I ordered take out from Waffle Love that evening and watched Walking Dead. I'm just so much more interested right now than I have been in a long time! Thursday, April 2, I got some odd assignments at work, as usual. DMV title transfers in another state, etc.  April 3 was an evening of indulgence for me. I got myself In-N-Out, watched TV, and ate popcorn while reading in the bath. April 4, I made breakfast for me and Matthew (bacon, eggs, potatoes, cinnamon rolls). We watched conference but slept through most of afternoon session on accident. We ordered some food and watched Wonder Woman. April 5, I made breakfast again with pancakes instead of cinnamon

I feel like I’ve had a really easy time with this quarantine thing in comparison with a lot of people: I work in durable medical equipment; a large portion of our business is oxygen delivery. During a nationwide respiratory illness challenge, oxygen seems to be pretty necessary for lots of folks. That means I’ve kept my schedule the same. I wake up. I work out. I shower and get ready. I head to work. I come home. I am employed. That’s more than a lot of people can say. And I get to talk to people at work. Most evenings, Matthew comes over, and we eat and watch shows. And so, aside from not being able to go eat at a restaurant, or go to the movies, or do anything else we want to do, life has been largely the same for me.  Until Monday morning when I woke up to a bunch of texts and a missed call from Matthew letting me know that his cousin (and best friend) Alex passed away on Sunday evening. By 9:30am, he was driving down to his brother Chad’s house

I ask questions. That’s what I do. Even as a teenager, certain things would become popular and trendy, and I’d ask, “Why? What is so special about that? Isn’t it just special because everyone is going to get one? And doesn’t that mean it’s not special anymore?” There was a mild rebellious streak in me not to do what was popular. For the most part, I’m a rule-following citizen. I understand that laws and rules are there for a reason, and I hate getting in trouble. The panic I feel when I see police lights is real. I’ve been a God-fearing, law abiding, guilt-ridden human my entire life, since early childhood. I feel guilty for things decades after they occurred (not exaggerating). But when rules are imposed, and fines are enforced, I often want to know why the rules exist. So in the midst of Corona, with California instituting fines when people leave their homes without a face mask, I want to know why. Is there any merit to implementing this rule and its punishment?

Corona Virus.  Earthquake. Social distancing.  That was the month of March.  The end.  OK, OK. There were some good things this month, too I guess. While Tiana and I walked back to work from a snack break, CBS 2 news stopped us on the sidewalk. She stepped out to let me be on camera, which I'm not sure was the most generous thing for her to do. They were doing a story about high schoolers having to take a basic civics test to graduate, and quizzed me. They asked - What is our nation's capital? (D.C.) - How many stars are on the flag? (50) - How many Senators do we have? (50x2 = 100) - Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? (Jefferson) And they asked if I thought seniors should have to take and pass the test to graduate. I said yes. It didn't air for another week, but my grandma got it recorded for me. On Wednesday, March 4, I went to lunch with my bosses Jessica and Aaron, and coworker Tiana, at the new poke place on Regent Street. It was pre