The Plague Diaries: Day 21 Settling in for the Long Haul
I was texting with Bruce the other day and he said he kind of doesn't really feel like going out anymore. This new normal has begun to spin itself into a glorious web of pure inertia. Who knew banging around the house 24/7 could hold such appeal? I'll tell you who knew:
Miss Havisham, from Great Expectations. She didn't leave the house for years and turned out just fine.
Ok, she did not turn out fine. She caught on fire and burned to death.
Nonetheless, her story could be inspirational at some level. Miss Havisham must have had hundreds of amazing virtual family luncheons in her time indoors. Unlike other people.
Maybe it was Miss Havisham's decrepit wedding dress that gave her strength in the face of solitary confinement. I shall commence some online shopping for a non-new wedding dress. Oh wait, I have my mother's decrepit prom gown from 1955 in the basement. That will probably do. I knew it would be useful one day which I why I will need to remind Tom that I am not a packrat.
Another potentially inspiring icon for the homebound is Young Edie. Here's her flag dance. I definitely need to get moving choreographing a flag dance.
If you haven't seen the movies about Grey Gardens, now's the right time to see them. I'd watch with a notepad so you can take down some pointers. Big Edie and Little Edie lived in a mansion called Grey Gardens for years while the place crumbled down around them.
Here's the movie about the documentary, which I'd watch first: https://youtu.be/3LXmQfbp-LM
And then here's the original documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI62e0fRieo
Also, may I mention the podcast the Bowery Boys did about the Edies. My favorite part of any podcast ever is when one of the guys quotes little Edie. I guess animal control came to Grey Gardens about all these feral cats and Little Edie said, "The cats are in great health. Except for the one with the missing eye."
Anyway, goals.
Miss Havisham, from Great Expectations. She didn't leave the house for years and turned out just fine.
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| Miss Havisham lounging around at home. |
Nonetheless, her story could be inspirational at some level. Miss Havisham must have had hundreds of amazing virtual family luncheons in her time indoors. Unlike other people.
Maybe it was Miss Havisham's decrepit wedding dress that gave her strength in the face of solitary confinement. I shall commence some online shopping for a non-new wedding dress. Oh wait, I have my mother's decrepit prom gown from 1955 in the basement. That will probably do. I knew it would be useful one day which I why I will need to remind Tom that I am not a packrat.
Another potentially inspiring icon for the homebound is Young Edie. Here's her flag dance. I definitely need to get moving choreographing a flag dance.
If you haven't seen the movies about Grey Gardens, now's the right time to see them. I'd watch with a notepad so you can take down some pointers. Big Edie and Little Edie lived in a mansion called Grey Gardens for years while the place crumbled down around them.
Here's the movie about the documentary, which I'd watch first: https://youtu.be/3LXmQfbp-LM
And then here's the original documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI62e0fRieo
Also, may I mention the podcast the Bowery Boys did about the Edies. My favorite part of any podcast ever is when one of the guys quotes little Edie. I guess animal control came to Grey Gardens about all these feral cats and Little Edie said, "The cats are in great health. Except for the one with the missing eye."
Anyway, goals.
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