Good news or bad news, 2020 is half over. The calendar has turned the page to July, and by god we’ve made it to the center marker of this crazy and wild year. Good news of course is that we made it this far, and should count ourselves lucky if we still have employment and free of the coronavirus. Bad news of course is that COVID-19 is still very much with us, and with the recent case spikes in America, I don’t suppose there an end in sight yet to the 2020 madness.
I wouldn’t say this new reality of ours since early March have sort of become normal; all it takes is a slight shift in perspective to realize the current situation is absolutely the opposite of what it is suppose to be. Breaking bread at a restaurant with friends remains an impossibility, and I’ve nearly forgotten what it’s like to watch a movie at a theatre. I guess it’s not something that enters the mind when the combination of lockdown and racial protests are happening at the same time these past few weeks. You simply do the best you can to go about your day as peaceful as possible.
At the same time, you try not to think about what you were doing during this exact time the previous year, because it can get sad rather quickly. Last July I had the trip of a lifetime to Japan: for two weeks it was the best travel experience out of the many I’ve had in the past five years (not so humble brag). I was so inspired by the trip that I wrote a five-part photo story, and also got super depressed in returning to my normal life after being in a country that fits my personality so damn well.
Obviously, it’s best not to think about it too much during this time, and instead concentrate on making lemonade out of the crappy batch of lemons we’ve been given this year. The goal is come out of this mess a better and improved person, especially for those of us in a fortunate enough position to not have to worry about job security or the harmful effects of the coronavirus. We’ve stewed indoors for more than four months now, and it seems there will be many more months to go; the work continues.
Socially distanced Apple Store.