I have to sift through my previous student evals to submit for a teaching award. Remembering the nice things students have said, while also realizing that all the things they love about my class will be gone this year. It's tough.
Next year when it (doesn't) renew, my yearly VMP membership will go from $284 (the OG yearly price) to $399. A 40% increase with no benefit for being a longtime member (since 2014). Laughable.
Coronavirus sucks, but a positive on my end is that the wife and I are watching a movie almost every day. Especially older and foreign film, which provides a much needed transportation away from these times.
Bridgers updates: Pre-ordered the indie exclusive through my local back in April to support them during COVID closures. Now they don't even have proof that I paid for it and obviously don't have a copy anymore. Sheesh.
Waiting until the week before to cancel my international flight paid off. They had to cancel it so I just got a straight up refund rather than one of those nebulous vouchers.
Never knew people had such strong opinions about John Mayer. He was kind of a laughingstock in my musical circles and when we found out he was a scumbag I figured everyone would forget about him forever.