Monday, October 16, 2023
Leafy eclipse.
October is my busy month at the Museum. A talk, two floral crown workshops, two tours. And then getting ready for the All Soul's Procession Party. I have finished the flowers for my arch, now need to make about 30 more for the Museum offrenda.
Friday, October 13, 2023
Back to work. I am mostly doing small surveys and monitoring projects. Generating a lot of reports. And then they get reviewed and I get comments back.
In the last two weeks one commenter said I was unprofessional. And then yesterday I get 204 comments on a 27-page-long no-find survey report. Also told that I used unappropriate references. Strange since previously these references were considered fine.
So these people got their degrees in anthropology/archaeology and don't do fieldwork. They sit in their offices and review things. And obviously enjoy making other people miserable.
This is not why I became an archaeologist.
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
After two weeks the Covid went away. I waited to test negative for three days before I got to see Matt, I really didn't want to give it to him.
I finished a book. I watched a lot of YouTube videos. I made a chili relleno casserole. I researched how to make enchilada sauce and on Monday night made some (it came out alright!).
Anyways, I am back to normal.
Monday, October 02, 2023
Well my nose started running in the middle of the night and a sore throat started. And then I tested positive. Paxvolid rebound- apparently quite common.
And now I am waiting to see if I infected Matt. Miserable.
Sunday, October 01, 2023
Covid 19 is a terrible nuisance. So the day after I returned from my adventure I started feeling weird. On Thursday I had to drive up to Gilbert to do a survey. When I finished I had the option of going to some antique stores that Matt and I had gone to in either 2018 or 2019. Instead I drove home and went to bed.
The next morning I tested positive. That day was the worst day. At one point I had a fever of 101.6. Plus body aches, a head ache, coughing up gunk. The next day (Saturday) was also pretty bad. But then I started feeling better. By Wednesday I felt fairly normal. I never lost my sense of taste and smell.
I was still testing positive, although the line was getting paler and paler. Finally yesterday (Sept 30) I did two tests that were negative.
Sandy is also recovering and is still positive, but I have immunity from Covid for a while.
Anyways it was so nice to see Matt and do normal things. We went to Gay Pride and I was amazed at how few people I knew there. Today we went to a couple of antique stores. I'm still taking naps, I guess I am not at 100 percent.
